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London, England, 1841-01-06 00:00:00

known at the earliest period the result of this
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officer's misLsion.

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" Commanding the Blockading Squadron.
" To , Rig., and other British subjects in Macao."
An attempt was made, a few days since, to set fire
to the transport Nazaruth Schab, but detected in time
to prevent injury. A man had mixed among a crowd
of boats, which were at the time alongside, and was ob-
served to throw something overboard, but it was only
after great exertion that the incendiary was secured.
When become aware that he had been detected, and
that the boats were being lowered to seize him, he jumped
into the water, and, diving under the bottom of the ship.
reappeared on the other side. For some time he eluded
the grasp of his pursuers by diving and hiding among the
Chinese boats, but he was at last taken, and is now in
irons on board the Druid.

(From the Bombay Gazette.)
The Indian intelligence for the past mouth possesses
unusual interest. The first important item is the sur-
render of Dost Mahomed, the ex-ruler of Cahn!, to our
envoy at the Court of Shah Soojah, Sir W. M'Nagh-
ten. Thus, after a struggle of two years' duration, we
have finally established our point, and Shah Soojah is
undisputed master of the throne of his ancestors.
The second item of importance is the death of the
Maharajah Kurruck Singh of Lahore, and that of his
son, Nou-Nahal Singh, by the fall of a beam in a gate-
way through which he was proceeding to the river Ra-
vec, to perform his ablutions after his father's obsequies,
as prescribed by the Hindoo law. He has left no living
heir, but we are informed that one of his wives is in the
third month of her pregnancy, and that her mother has
possession of the fort, and refuses to give it up to Shere
Singh, whom the Lahore Durbar proclaimed Sovereign
of the Punjaub on the 7th inst. We believe that by a
treaty entered into with Runjeet Singh, we agreed to
guarantee the lineal succession of his descendants to
the Guddee of the Punjaub ; and, in the event of
the correctness of the report ;:of the pregnancy of the
Ranee, we opine we shall be obliged to take her under
our protection. Shere Singh is the son of one of the
wives of Runjeet, but he was disowned by him from his
birth, which happened in 1809. He is represented as
being the idol of the Seikh army, brave as the lion,
whose cognomen (Singh) he bears, but cruel, sensual,
and debauched. He was appointed Governor of
Cashmere, by Runjeet, who, notwithstandinghis alleged
illegitimacy, took him into favour, but he behaved so
ill there, and managed his government so miserably,
that he was recalled in disgrace, anal for some years
has been in obscurity. The sudden death of the heir
to the throne has called him before the world again,
but we are very doubtful whether our Government will
recognise his title to the throne of the Seikhs. A very
large army is assembled at Ferozepoor, and the Seikhs
themselves are reported to have assembled a force at
Rampoor. On all points the British star appears to
be in the ascendancy, the troubles in Scinde are fast sub-
siding, and ouly one melancholy catastrophe cast a gloom
over the news from that quarter. Poor Lieut. Loveday,
the gallant defender of Khelat, had been conveyed as a
prisoner within the camp of Nusseer Khan to the at-
tack of our post of Dadur. After sacking that town
and making an unsuccessful attempt on the British in-
trenched camp, which was a mile from the town, the
advance of a force under Major Boscawen of her Ma-
jesty's 40th Regiment caused the enemy to retreat. In
the pursuit, the body of poor Loieday, the late political
agent, with the head almost severed from the trunk.
was found chained to a kujawah (a sort of camel chair).
His servant was weeping over him. He was quite warm,
and the poor fellow said his master had just been killed
by al Sower on the alarm of the approach of the 40th.
Thus fell a gallant young fellow, cruelly murdered in
the moment when the shouts of his victorious coun-
trymen must have resounded in his cars, and pro-
mised him a speedy liberation from his severe
and protracted sufferings. His only clothing
when found was a pair of drawers. We have no
doubt that General Nott will make an example of his
murderers, as he is now master of Khelat, which
he marched into without any opposition. Since be has
occupied it, which was on the 4th of November, the
place has been quite tranquil, the townspeople have re-
turned,. and the shops anti bazaar; have been opened.
Nusseer Khan is reported to be near Llehree with a
host of Beloochees, but nothing certain is known of his
movements. He is followed by Major Boscawen's force,
who, it is to be hoped, will give a good account of him
and his rabble followers.

The Nepaulese, it is said, have again been threaten-
ing our frontier, and keeping our Envoy, Mr. Hodg-
son, a prisoner in his house, and that they have 28,000
men ready to rush down on Katmandoo, being instigated
by the Chinese to attack us. However, this was re-
ported some time ago, and some of the Calcutta Papers
seem to throw doubts on its authenticity. We have
very little news from Burmah or the Straits. Oar pro-
ceedings in China appear to have struck them with awe.
Aden has been exempt from attack for some months,
and the fortifications are being strengthened, which is a
proof that it is intended to ha retained in perpetuity.
The climate agrees with Europeans, but the native
troops suffer much from scurvy, brought on as it is said
from want of good vegetables. There is no domestic
news of any importance. The army still continues over-
worked, and stands wolully in need of an addition to its
numbers. Events have shown that 'nothing but a large
army cantoned in Scinde can keep it quiet. In the
event of an European war breaking out, there is not,
we believe, one of her Majesty's ships of war, except the
Childers and Cruiser (which are both at Calcutta), be-
tween this and China, while the French have two or
three ships of war in these seas, to which we have
nothing to oppose but our armed steamers, and they
arc constantly employed carrying the mails between
Bombay and Suez.
Since writing the above we find that Khelat was
occupied without resistance on the 4th of November,
by General Nott's force.

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EVENI:-.4G E,,

voyages, and is ascribed principally to the good effect; •
of the better quality of caal employed on the present
trip. Capt. Engledue brought a letter to the Pacha from
the Directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Compa*
acknowledging their sense of obligation which he had con'
(erred on them, in common with ell their countrymen
'crested in the free, safe, and speedy intercourse With
India, by the liberal protection he had granted to their
enterprise at such a crisis. The letter was accompanied
by presents of some valuable varieties of young 01)1',t,,'e
trees and strawberry plants, specimens of presets'eP4
fruits of every kind that England could furni,b, "nu
some splendid fresh turbot and salmon brought out 4'
ice. The Pacha wa; much pleased with these token°
of acknowledgment, and was particularly struck with
the line condition of the fish, brought 3,000 miles, and
still as fresh as if just caught. The wonder rail
through the place, and even the very cooks were coq'
vineed of the suporiority of steani navigation io tb6
hands of the Inglese.
We have to regret the early appearance of the pbgir '
here. Two " suspicious cases" occurred last week'
two private soldiers of the 20th Regiment, one in the
Egyptian fleet, and ot.e on shore. Then came
official notification of a decided case on the 1601-.4
boy who died in the vicinity of the Paella's magarines
the western harbour. The following day aeother death
from plague was notified as occurring in the ¶.201b refs'
meat. Again, on the 21st inst., a third death %vas ar
flounced at R ssel can (beside the Palace) of an artiO!
employed in the arsenal. Tue disease has set in
year a month before the time of its appearance 110,
season, and it is feared that in the crowded state °I
the city serious consequences may ensue before it roar
its course.
These occurrences will also have a depressing effigi
on travelling and commercial intercourse in the 111ed:i
terranean. The quarantine at Malta will be increao
to twenty-five days, the rapid steam communication br
tween Egypt and England deprived of half the adca
tage that justly attaches to it. It is a disgrace to oicv
l!zation that these tedious impediments to free intet:i.,
course should be still suffered to exist, when it is
mitted by every medical man who knows anything aboll',,
the plague or its symptoms, that two days are qui",,
sufficient to allow the peculiar appearances to &yell
themselves in anybody seized with the disease. 91.
fact of its never being carried into the holy cities by teeti
of thousands of pilgrims annually, nor into Persia, 1341 t.,
across the desert anywhere, nor even into Upper EgYr
the grand route of the Nile, ought to convince every 'Jr,'
telligent mind that it is an affair of locality.
The dangerous state of affairs in Syria still claims COroif
siderable attention, both on the part of the Pacha and
the allied forces. Sir Charles Smith arrived here
Hydra steamer on the 17th inst., and had an intervie'i
with the Paella on the morning et the 19th. &bled:
quently to the ceremonial of pipes and coffee, the atten
ants were ordered to withdraw, and the remaining Pf
tion of their intercourse was carried on in halve!, al t
Turks express it, which is not precisely equivalent o•
tete-a-tete, for there is the Draeutnan's head and tone;
in addition. Three subjects of the I-3, c'ia's cony( roan,
have, however, transpired—the continuous mischief();
intermeddliog with. Russia in his affairs, to which bre,
tributes the greater part of the opposition his pacifinP.ro,
positions have experienced at Constantinople ; thesl3l,
ing and shuffling conduct of France, with which bed
now heartily disgusted ; and lastly, the very peculiarr
sition in which Ibrahim Pacha is compelled to 014 t.
despite the wishes of everybody to the contrary.
/.110
had just received information, through the 13141.;
Vice-Consul, that the state of disorder still prevailiolfloi
Syria was attributed by the Allies to the prolonged stsi
Ibrahim at Damascus :-44 But how can he or I help:i
concluded Mehemet Ali, when your Admiral stops. '
sends back my messenger who bore the ordet for IbA
him's return ?" It appears that the Peelle and Si co
Smith agreed upon this point, and the good result 1
been, that yesterday the Hyd:a was despatched to 4
Admiral, at Marmorica, with a letter from the Mieill"
Boghos Bey, of which the following is a translation
ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 21, iB4O.
' " Monsieur l'Arairal,—Your Excellency will
! perceived, on perusing the letter addressed !Ai Id," ‘-
Viceroy my master to his Highness the Gran',,
that we had been indirectly informed by ar, ovetllfr •
despatch, dated the last days of Ramazan, that
Highness Ibrahim Pacha proposed to effect his rote l`
from Damascus on the 3d or 4th of Chavral (the ;'"all
• or 27th of November), and to re. enter Egypt 14'0
his army. This news has, it appears, been furtherell
firmed by advises received by your Excellency, alTilt
consequence of which you have thought proper, Morts'ehi,
Atniral, to send back to Alexandria Ilamid Bey.
conformably to the clauses of the convention cent:Wog
! with Commodore Napier, had been forwarded to 1.0
Excellency with despatches for his Highneis IttrAbi
" Mr. Larking having made known to me, that, the
cording to the information forwarded to him 14
cb
, steam-boat which brought General Sir Charles Sal.r.
H to Alexandria, that the state of rebellion in whiolligr
tain parts of Lebanon still continued against the 80' re •
; rity of the Sublime Porte was attributed to the cu.
longed sojourn of the Egyptian Genwal-in-Chief at
mascus, and having further expressed to me his optty
that it would be proper to forward to his HiglinesiP'ls,V;`
him Paella a repetition of the order to evacuate s7rof.
I hastened to submit this information to the Vite.l,lo::.
His Highness having been pleased to take it into 1,
' I consideration, has ordered me to state to yone ~„
I lency that the communication by land with Syria is
I pletely interrupted in consequence of the state of aOlllO
in which that province is plunged at present ; and thiehre '
appears to him impossible to keep his Highness Id
him Pacha au courant by that route, of the re're,
of the late negotiations. His Highness also
minds your Excellency, that the return of Hernia 'a
(who was previously charged to forward his order,
the General-in-Chief) had left him no other resoerp
no other means of communication. Consideriu6l
existence of these difficulties, the Viceroy wishes ('f di
apprehensions of Mr. Larking are well founded, an i
your Excellency still possesses any means of comine.,,l)
citing with the head-quarters of the Egyptian Geeer,d
that you would be pleased, Monsieur l'Amiral, to send
a steam-boat to Constantinople to carry anew to Si'd
Hamid Bey, together with the English officer wilt'
be charged by your Excellency to second hint is
mission to Ibrahim Paella. 4
;
" Your Excellency is in a position to form It A'`IDI
idea of the actual state of things in Syria, and 1 brgl-0
will do me the honour to transmit to me, as sone ;
possible, your opinion on this importr,nt point., to theser
that we may promptly conform to it our ulterior 1) f
ceedings.
I avail myself with eagerness, Monsieur l'Aret4-1,
of this occasion to offer to your Excellency the al'
sion of my high consideration atze.,
" BOVHOS JOUSSOLIe.
" To his Excellency Admiral Sie Robert Stopforii,
Colnmander-in- Chief of her Brittinnic Majest,,ll
Naval Forces in the Meditertnneata." 101 f
It would appear that Cornmodoya, Xipier's cooventg,
for the evacuation of'Syria is. ins rifer way of f,iang °,lO
tied out after all, although it is freely dewily cad by
allied authorities "as an act of insbiardinati cea." ft
The Paella's two steant-hoats 'aid a corvette bop
had orders to hold themselves in readiness to take
,d
board the sick and wounded, who it was ispee'de
were at Gaza, but by a courier recently arrived heel
learn that not a single man of IbraVitia's army ,
reached that fortress. As far a's we can
ho is still at Damascus, whither hr, had returned
all his army, after haying suffered considerablY
health fiom his recent attempt to penetrate southrflrnil
He was very
'ill before the 'march commenced, ieiri•J
was obliged to travel in a lktter. His attendancgLg
hint down on the road two or three tinier', fnnwo-t,
he was dead, hut by the faest "accounts he still v •
vived, though much reduced by dropsy and recent
tacks of dysentery. The state of Damascus is e'd
to he truly lamentable at this crisis. " The reign of •
terror" was established there, and accuaatioai
treason brought destruction on the heads of numbece
The commercial houses at Cairo in em:respondlor
with the disaffected or suspected had been closed ;,..(1
a little sufficed to compromise a man. Report -'1,(1
been spread that Seheriff Pacha had been inassOfili I
by the inhabitants of Damascus, and that I‘l.'lll;',,a
Achtnet Pacha had deserted Ibrahim's standard wit
500 men, but these two assertions are di!;cove'jf
to be without foundation. The report, hov wevet'
the sufferings of the Turkish troops at Acr, and
other garrisons from dysentery, and similar cause%e
too true, and it was et one time an open qu estiou 0" j
ther any British soldier or marine should lir; left on len,.
in Syria. By the last arrivals, the hosoltal at oleo
contained only 101 patients, and the deaths had
front eight or ten a-day to one or two. ej
I translate the following letter, whie.'d has just sirriveill
in Alexandria ; though the date is r.ot very recent, tot
it contains interesting news to us.. However, now IP
the blockade has been official!Y raised by the Porte,
may daily expect to hear more, important intelligence
Beyrout, Dec. 9, 1840.0
..v,
" On the 2a and 30. 'inst., we had here a tempest ot
violent, that it threw upon the, coast eleven merellob
vessels of the tour try—not one European. Among. to
number were three from Alexandria, laden with ecr
and just arrived{. The cargoes are all lost. Snell
storm is not on record for the last eighty-five yell.
The Austrian corvette La Lipsia has been serindeo
daniager!,, and was obliged, in the ensuing
calm, 0 go
take' in tow by an English steamer to be repairee, d,
Miremoricit. In the Bay of Acre, at Kaiffa, the 1/%°1;0
hrft brig of war Zebra had been driven on shore,
she still lies without hope of being helped off ; nerd All
companion, the Pique, had her masts carriee, awaY•or
the Arab barques and heats in our road and hardbooll
have been destroyed without a single exe,Qption, a° 01%
the coasts whence the news has reachr.al us have

fared similar calamities.
le6'
" By these shipwrecks, we are les:t in a serionor`too
ciency of grain, and, but for the univt.l to-day (11
vessels laden with corn from Alexandria, the WI." ['-
would have been felt both in torcniaud on the inovee,
thins ; and we should, perhaps, I,,ave had nn inEur,rbei
tion on the part of the mountaineers, deprived, no *heir
are, of supplies of grain from Jala au d Kaiffa by tirlic
new Governors, for reasons whi..th not Jody knows.