The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-08 00:00:00

THE CHINA EXPEDITION,

The ;novel:news of the expedition against China have
been watched during the past eight weeks with intense
anxi,Jy. Admiral Elliot left the Cape about the end cf
April, and mai: the 10:h of June we heard no more of his
movements. At this latter date her Majesty's ship Mel-
ville, with he Admiral on board, the Blonde, 44,
and two sloops of war, direct for China, were
spoken with itY Anjeer by a ship which reached
Bombay on the 12th of July. The Admiral
was understood to have despatched a vessel to Singapore •
to give advice of his having taken the Anjeer Channcl
Tonto. By this means be could probably reach China
about the same time with the body of the fleet, consisting
of 16 transports, with her Majesty's ships Wellesley,
Cruiser, and Algerine, together with the steamer Atalanta,
which sailed from Singapore on the 30th of May, and
which were afterwards followed by her Majesty's ship
Conway, and transports Futtay, Salarn, William Wilson,
and Elizabeth Ainslie.

CnINA, MAY 19. —The intelligence from China pos-
sessts no peculiar interest. The English merchants con-
tinued unmolested at Macao.

The Americans were making every preparation to ex-
pedite their business before the arrival of our expedition.
the course of next n onth we may expect to bear at least
of their arrival in China, if not of their doings.
There are rumours of an intended expulsion of all fo-
reigners from Canton, but we know not whether they de-
serve attention. It is now confidently asserted that an impe-
rial edict, addressed to Lin, has been received, in which the
imperial displeasure about some oz his acts is made known to
him. The tec-tuc, or admiral, is said to have a share
in this reprimand, which propably is on account
of the affair cf the Bogue, and the false reports forwarded
to Peking► regarding it. It is also said that the true state
of the affairs of Bilbaino has reached the Imperial ears.
Lin is said to have been degraded three degrees in rank.
k Of late several vessels have experienced difficuttes in
entering the Bogue, the Chinese refusing to allow them
to pass, on the plea that they have taken in their cargoes at
Tunghoo.

THE PLENIPOTENTIARY FOR CHINA.
It was at first reported that Sir George Staunton
had been appointed by the home Government to conduct
the negotiations with China. Afterwards it was said, that
no less a person than Earl Auckland would go in
propria persona in the Hon. Company's steamer the
Queen. The most creditable and natural report is, that
Admiral the Hon. George Elliot, C. 8., will conduct both
the coercive and diplomatic business.
The expedition is to direct itself against Canton.

THE BRITISH SHIPS OF WAR COMPOSING
THE CHINESE SQUADRON.
(All these vessels supposed to be before China.)
1. At China, on the 19th May, her !Majesty's ships
Druid, 44 guns, klpei ,th, 18, and Volage, 26.
2. Lett Singapore %sith despatches for Macao, on the
19th May, her Majesty's ship Alligator, 28 guns.
3. Sailed front Singapore, on the 30th of May, with
steamers and transports, her Majesty's ships Wellesley,
bearing the flag of the Commodore, 74 guns, Cruizer,
18, and Algerine, 10.

4. Was to sail on the 4th of June, her Majesty's ship
Conway, 'L6 from Singapore. Remaining at Singapore,
to talr., on the April at the same date, the Larne, 18
S. Were spoken in the Anjeer Channel on the 10th of
June, on their wey to China direct, her Majesty's ships
74 (brarieg the fl 4g of the Admiral Comman
der-in-Chief), Blorick, 46, Idodeste, 18, and Pylities, !R.
6. l'nd r orders for sailing from the Cape to China, on
the 25th of April, her Majesty's ships Colombine, 19,
Nimrod, 20, blenheim. 74, and Orestes, 18.
It does not appear that the Herald, Pelorus, Favourite,
Andromache (and the Pique), as was originally stated.
will form any part of the Chinese expedition, the Pique,
And ed, off Alexandria, The Pelorus got on snore
at Purt Essington, in a gale of wind.—Manilla.

ADMIRAL ELLIOT'S SQUADRON FROM THE

CAPL.

CALCUTTA, JUNE 23.
" We have also the pleasure to advise you, that Admi-
ral Elliot is probably by this time in the Chines:, seas. The
Mcdeste, 18, detached from his squadron, having delivered
despatches for Calcutta to the Eudora, fr om Hobart Town.
arrived to-day, which vessel spoke the Modeste on the 12th
in.t., in lat. 12, 30 east."

THE DESTINATION OF THE EXPEDITION

AND POINT OF ATTACK.

It lms been very generally surmised that the preliminary
(iteration of the expedition will be to batter down the
Booue forts; an] we believe there is no doubt that such
are the irstrucons of Sir Gordcn Bremer. Put we un-
derstand the campaign is to be opened by the taking pos-
session of Macao at the same time, we presume under some
iirrai)gemer.ts eff,cted at home between the British and
Portuguese Governments.
To occupy the island 3, or some towns on the coast,
w 11 not, we feel perfectly, be sufficient to alarm the Im-
perial Court—oothing, short of a march on Pekin will
arouse the Imperial Government. We think the present
force competent to this, providing we content ourselves
with garrisoning Macao, and leaving a small naval force
there, without occupying other positions on the coast. For
the success of such an enterprise, however, it is absolutely
necessary that our force should be at the mouth of the Ki
He locg before the approach of winter. That is now.

SUMMARY OF INDIAN INTELLIGENCE
SINCE MAY 23.
(From the Bombay Times of July 22.)
FROM THE NORTH-WEST PROVINCES.
The accounts and the cenduct and condition of the
Shall Soojah continue the same as formerly—that his
habits are chose of a haughty, silly, sensual, confirmed re-
probate, totally onwerthy of British countenance or pro-
tection ; who, the moment that cur forces were withdrawn
from the country, would become the deserved victim of his
own outraged subjects, by whom he is held in equal hatred
and derision.

FROM THE GHILZIE COUNTRY.
We have no very recent copious or authentic
information. The entire sueregs of the affair be-
tween Cahoot and Kelat-i-Gilzit on the 6 h of
May, when nix thousand of the enemy were die-
persed by a mere haprifill of our troops, afforded them
doubtless a very soli tar/ lesson ; on which the more
recent operation of Colonel Wallace in capturing and
bleavin4 up the principal stronghold of Marro, the rebel
chief, will be a valuable improvement. Sweeping arid de-
termined measures have been essential. and the carrying
out out of these have been entrusted to firm and vigorous
hands.

FROM HERAT.
By letters from Herat we learn that all was quiet down
to the 3d of June, and that an excellent harvest was ex-
pected in the country around, the grain had got into ear,
and was beginning to ripen. Colonel Stoddart continued
to be a prisoner. D. at Mohamed had been relieved from
restraint, and his daughter hid been received into the
harem of the Ameer. The Russian retreat was belieied in
at Herat, but bad not been ascertained. No wonder, then,
that we in Bombay know little of the affairs of Khiva.