The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-06 00:00:00

LEFT VAN.

Queen, armed steamer ' • Phlegethon, armed iron
steamer ; Columbine, 18 ; Druid, 42 ; Rattlesnake, Tho-
mas Grenville, Futtay Salam, Allalevie (ISth Regiment);
Minerva, Marian, Worcester (49th Regiment) ;
Py -
lades, 18.

RIGHT VAN.
Sesostris, steam-frigate ; Nemesis, armed iron steamer ;
Modeste, 18 ; Palmyra ; Rustotajee (Marine Artillery) ;
Atiet R..homon (Sappers and Miners) ; Orient, Coro-
mandel, Ernaard, Blonde (55th Regiment) ; Haslimey
(26th Regiment) ; Blonde, 3S ; Cruizer,,l6.
[This looks very like a start, and I trust we Madrasees

will astonish the Celestial World.]
The folloWing is Sir Henry Pottinger's notification,
adverted to in preceding columns. We are glad to per-
ceive from it his Excellency's purpose to pursue a firm
and decided line of policy, and think it not unlikely that
the infringement by the Chinese of any part of the late
Canton treaty may be immediately followed by a close
blockade. The expedition will sail, we learn, on Alon-
day next. We have not heard yet what ships are likely
to go, and what ships remain here. Captain 'snits, of
her Majesty's ship Herald, will be senior commanding

officer in these waters.
ARRIVAL OF THE PLENIPOTENTIARY.
On Monday night last, the 9th inst., arrived from
Bombay, the Hon. Company's steamer Sesostris, and
on the morning following landed at Macao Rear-Admiral
Sir W. Parker, Sir H. Pottinger, her Majesty's Ambas-
sador Extraordinary and Min).-ster Plenipotentiary to the
Court of Peking, attended by Major Malcolm. 3d Light
Dragoons, Secretary to th.e Special Mission, Lieut. Ten-
nant, R.N., Mr. Chin:two, Secretary to the Admiral. Their
Excellencies left E,.rgland by the July Overland Mail,
arrived in Bombay on the 7th of July, and sailed thence
for China on thu 17th, having thus been, including a
stay of 10 days in Bombay, only 67 days out from Eng-
land; an unprcr..edented short passage; and what is more
singular still,' answers have been received by the, Sesos-
tris to letters from this, dated 31st March, thus the
whole time of a letter sent from here was only the sin-
gularly short time of four months and ten days, which,
before steam communication, was reckoned to be a more
than commonly good passage from this to England, or
vice versa.—Canton Canton Press, Aug. 14.
...
. NOTIFICATION.

In taking charge of the offices of her Majesty's sole
Plenit!otentiary, Minister Extraordinary, and Chief
Superintendent of British Trade in China, Sir Henry
Pottinger deems it requisite and proper to publicly no-
tify, that lie enters on his important functions with the
most anxious desire to consult the wishes, and to promote
the prosperity and well being, as well as to provide for
and secure the safety, of all her Majesty's subjects, and
other foreigners (so far as the concerns of the latter can
be affected by his proceedings), at this moment residing
in any part of the dominions of the Emperor of China;
and that he will be ready and happy, at all times, and.
under all circumstances, to give his best attention tes
any questions that may be submitted to him. At the
same time, it becomes his first duty to distinctly inti-
mate, for general and hull\ idaal information, that it is
his intention to 'devote his undivided energies and
thoughts to the primary .object of securing a speedy and,
satisfactory close of the war, and that he therefore cane
allow no consideration connected with mercantile pur-
suits, and other interests, to interfere with the strong
measures which be may find it necessary to authorise
and adopt towards the e,r;overnment and subjects of
China, with a view to compelling an honourable and
lasting peace.
Sir Henry Pottinger is conscious that among:.:‘ the
persons to whom this notification is addressed, ;;here are
few individuals who Etre not as well qualifies as himself
to form a Correct estimate ofithe reliance
_to be placed on
the agreements and promisti, of the Provincial Govern-'
meat of Canton. He 'has 'intimated to that Government
that ho is willing for the..preent to respect the existing
truce, but that the slightest infraction of its terms will
lead to an instant renewal-or active hostilities in thin
province ; and it is accordingly to be borne in mind',
that such an event is not only highly probable, from
seatndassiednetinvr.nts. it "r 1
the well-understood perfidy and bad faittoof 0:0 - r .
because
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gamst putting themselves
or their property in ti•
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ridduri
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ous arid unsettled 'state
of our relationF:wiih the em '
:
_ empire ; and to declare, that if
they do so it must be
understood to be at their own-risk
and peifi, ,
. .
to ~_, Henry Henry °Wager avails:himself of this opportunity
announce, that the arrangements which have ilwen
made by his predecessor,
connected
with the island of
Hong remain
Majesty,
regarding that isniid and thoSe arrangements
shall be received ' •
further desires -to call
; and on this point Sir Henry Pottinger
the attention of- all concerned t°
the public notice issued by her Majesty's Plenipotentiary
on the 10th of June last.--Dated at Macao on the 12th
of August, 1841,
(Signed)

lIENRY POTTINGEI3.
Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary•
* Others say he is handed over to the Boardef Punishment.
t Thermometer to-day 89, mallet a Death of wind'

INDI A.
- f this month.
, •
1 lave no very passingt to tell
approachwit t
interest. First in prominence, I think, Nevertheless, the events 1
oon. Government
of the Burmese Monarch to Raanngy
hostility on the
has made some preparations doespateb of the Childers
part of Tharawaddie by
the there have pre-
to Moulmein, and the authorities are practising them in
pared three gun-boats,
and crainst an enemy. Some
the requisite operations ia.vynekour Oist beent
have been despatched from
artillerymen, stores, &F.;
re ring two steamers for
Madras, and Calcutta isw.ri heavy guns. This by
river service, armed
v,.with heavy guns. This by
river serviCC, armed hjb,
if observed, may check
way. of preparation, n.ll
the
urmese King, if they be hos-
the intentions of
at least se. is approach to the
tile—appearances are
of
70,000 choice troops, the for-
coast with an arzmyn erection of batteries at Marta_
tification of
Ranicroul'mein, where also the jungle was
hun, opposite to
and stockades•erected, are suspicious
• awaY •
being cleared ofthem, d
the least
say
circumstances, to
withdrawal of a regiment
don - and the . from
precan ' may have given him courage to commence
Moulmein,
is a strong report at Rangoon and
hostilities. There
places, that this movement has been the result of
other
...
from the Emperor -of China • nor is it,
an applicationper_
laps, improbable. Yet one would hard
think that
Tharawaddle can have forgotten the last war, where our
knowledge was incomplete, and yet he received so severe
a lesson. He can little estimate the power of steamers
upon the great rivers, or the facilities our occupation of
Assam, 8:,-c., have given us for pouring troops directly
upon his capital ; and. the war, if there is to be one,
would soon be put an end to by taking possession of it,
and cutting off hiS Majesty's retreat. A. little time will
relieve us from our present anxiety upon this subject ;
and though a Burmese war would not be an agreeable
service, or at all desired by the Government in its pre-
sent financial difficulties, yet the emergency would be
met, and the service performed, in that resolute spirit
which is never found wanting at need.
Since the engagement with Akhtar Khan in the Hel-
mund, there has been another affair with the Ghilzies,
in which they suffered severely. There were two en-
gagements, both cavalry affairs ,in which the sth Bengal
Cavalry, and one of the local Rissallas behaved exceed-
ingly well. '.role eupay mustered about 2,000 horse and
foot, and left 300 dead on the field, which proves that