The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-05 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION:

_
vEIILAND MAIL FROM INDIA.

.A.TEST NEWS FROM CHINA AND

INDIA.

By the arrival this morning of the overland mail
from India, we are enabled to lay before our readers
the subjoined intelligence from Central Asia. The
nags from Beyrout and Alexandria will be found
Under the head " War in Syria" :
AsCANToN, JUNF 5 —The Enalish are lying quietly at
11"°. The Canton'. market was cleared of teas, and
the-4
lAmericans were preparing to leave by the end of
1f1.9e. The expedition had not arrived. The last seen
o
it was at Polo Sopata on the 13th ult. Lord John
ohurehill, of
her Majesty's ship Druid, died at Macao
n the 2d ult., of dysentery.

The 1 CHINESE EXPEDITION.
following sessels, forming part of the expedition,
ire sailed for China, Viz.:—
1, .1'!4). Majesty's
ship Alligator (28), Kuper.
30.—Her Majesty'sajesty's ship Wellesley (74), Capt.
bearing the broad pennant of Sir J. J. &or-
ki Bremer Cornmodore of the. Indian squadron.
u-----
.Her Majesty s ship Rattlesnake (troop-
I-1P) '),
Brodie. I
taYBo.—Her Majesty's ship Cruiser (18), Gifford.
Majesty's ship Algerine (10), Mason.
Ruge .-' 30.--Hon. Company's steamer Atalanta,
Me,. cm
.r.--Transports with troops and stores—Rah-
rnaad, Defiance, Indian Oak, Edmonstonc,
ELrn .`"anY, Blundell, Isabella Robertson, Stalkart,
1414je' John Adams, Rustomjec Cowasjee, Victoria,
musa, and Mermaid.
Ca 43' 31.---The Hon. Company's steamer Queen,
Jan rd en.
Captaienlii. The Hon. Company's steamer, Madagascar,
Ju Dicey,
tie 4.--The transport Futty Salam, with troops.
..u,
June "-- Her Majesty's ship Conway, 28, Bethune.
Wilje 6.—The transports Mahomed Shah, William
3,1", and Elizabeth Ainslie, with troops and stores.
the :e13.--Her Majesty's ship Larne, 18, Blake, with
June matt.
13--Her Majesty's schooner Young Hebe,
Ju :; •
'tad '3.---The transports Marion, David Malcolm,
ju Braemar, with troops.
fag 18.—Her Majesty's ship Melville, 74, with the
°1 Rear-Admiral Elliot.
18.--Her Majesty's ship Blonde, 44.
June 18.--Her '11: jest ship Pylades. 18.

IV° SINGAroRE, JUNE 20.
take advantage of the sailing of the Governor
of rn`rLY for your port to give you a few lines on thestate
VArketS, &C., here.
jureiral Eliot in the Melville, 74, arrived here from
th Pe On the 16th inst. ;he was accompanied by
.°ll6e, 44. and Pylades, 16 : they all sailed for
ski 1,1 en the 18th. The Blenheim, 74, Pique, 44,
114,7 'we 18-gun brigs, are now hourly expected.,We
Wite ihad no arrivals from China since the ater
fo: and the Governor Doherty is the last vessel
Nr• 3'°Or quarter, excepting the steamer Enterprise.
of luir the last three weeks upwards of 1,400 chests
nu
have arrived here, about two•thirds of which
p 4, been got rid of amongst the Chinese dealers and
soot." shipping to China by the Kitty. For the pre-
bp, the demand is over, but the first vessel for China
atlitatlause a stir again ; parties are offering to-day for
10ta 8°95 for Patna, and $268 to $270 for
--arcs
eotta ' he Company has ceased drawing 0n... C al-
to
rni d private bills are scarce at 220. Bills on
at a arc also getting scarce ; the last sales were
bins • 78' (1. for navy, and 4s. 9d. for six months' sight
suns ,
tiShiPping is considerably more plentiful than it
dals ago, and we dare say a few vessels
r" en to Calcutta in search of homeward freight.
tzulis OF CHINESE JUNKS.—Almost immediately
tue appearance in harbour of the squadron that has
bilst rarrived from the Cape, a Chinese junk that had got
%tier waY on her return homeward was followed and
akwn by her Majesty's frigate Blonde, and taken
ssession of by a party
stz
sent from on board that vessel
ia Proceeding which was short after followed the
ure of three other Chinesely junks (being ally that
bt-uer.e.‘ then in the roads), much to the surprise of the
'''Pean community of the settlement, and greatly to
consternition of the Chinese, as well on board the
aks as on shore, r many of the latter being interested to
Admiral
extent in their cargoes. Yesterday, however,
11-,,,`?iral Elliot directed the release of the junks, and
aro now at liberty to proceed on their voyage, at
least if their apprehensions as to what may befall them
°,ll the coast of China will permit them. According to
7 information we have been able to obtain on the sub-
there is no doubt that Admiral Elliot was acting
ertiv in pursuance of his orders in taking possession
ofl.-
a. t4e junks • but, as the Chinese here had some time
(r teceived 'something
like an assurance from the local
wao vernment that their junks would not be molested,
fit ''l7.,irkier that, on being made acquainted with the
tuhneraelau:i'll:4l Elliot assumed the responsibility of setting
Under
t
liberty, iu preference to detaining them
sue 4 circumstances.

The MADRAS, JULY 28.
of the Cuowing statement, which may be dependedon,
lofty „ "ee furnished from India for service in China,
rr"e of interest to our readers. It is, it will he
smaller than is generally supposed :—.
European troops from the three Presi-
den 6,666
NT -eles and Ceylon
.4i're soldiers and sailors from ditto 2,175
Camp followers from ditto

--•
9921
Total
Tlf •
afro is, with the force from
unt to 15 000 England,
Calcutta
Ne ls state
• There ' *preparationsgoing forward, the.
the
304r_
a. are
,for
rsemewill probably
iiettili,s4,lllleze• We hope that questi
on will be speedily
demonstration against
__
success of the ex-
tor,, for, with every wish for the.
strikes us a large
tur',!tion to Chinn, we confess thatßitee,
Bengal, in case it be
14:,,;e Ought to be in readiness in
m Aug. 22.
e required in China.—Bombay
Courier,
as having
1441,1'46re of Macao had been denounice s
st coast.
11. ggt seventchests of opium on
.t le wi es
fi d
, eeeivir, however,enn ctimely c to
information, al „-,, -g,
d'Lhis father
4-1" a. The Government therefore seize
relation of
;V brother and another elderly man,
anted by the
q* The latter' was so inhumanly
died within a very
iiit:_gistrate of Heang-span, that he
Thisd .
has roused the
rte
short time of the consequences.
headed by a
; of the relations and neighbours,
and,threatening,
orlittitiate, they proceeded to the said office,
ample satisfac-
ti: eflieer that if he gave not the most
la,
their corn-
PI n:' th,eY would immediately proceed to y
atilt before the throne-
l'i , 'the Pekin Gazelle.)
(1 From
r • A new 4g. lict
,AIINA.—
IR LATE EMPRESS OF .
/Nees
the tue one of the numbers of April, in which
vir-
tue% ef the late Empress, Newk?olu 1,
1 arc held forth in
Over-
fle strongest language of conjugal affection.
winning,
kit:i,.ag with kindness towards all, lovely
andall around her,
Dot ,rid the control over the hearts of
ne s
and for-
-1) 'I the
of authority, but by gentle
he
was strongly
tn":„ateef• The Emperor confesses that
above sterling
'--.lect to 1 1 account of the .
fitl,l. . her, and on
her his spouse,
Ines was prevailed upon to make _4" the head • harem. Three happy )CATS thus
_
pris,_, . of his.
d the burden of govern
tile u, ber in•ercourse lightened
the court
t 1.4, and the charm she transfused around
tchtl„eiliated all hearts.however,; were
How soon, d her unfor-
tett:, 44nes of bliss changed to sadness, an
forsaken.
/Ce Partner feels himself now alone and
was espc-
eaiZ wOS one good quality for which she
became a
1 t'' eteinent—filial piety. And since she
Warne'tter4 to the court in this particular her posthumous
Hwanghow,
tren will henceforth be Heaou tscuen
.'re's Perf, tab lity of Filial Obedience..
th i c . ,
'PI e burial has been celebrated with very great
"'dour Tl Mongol Princes have been
directed to
go ju • he
has b inourning, and eventribute bearer,
the Korean .
with all his suite,
til, ee.o ordered to wear for a time,
White
()Ile dress.
has been sent to
1‘101„1 of the princes of the blood
him with
, -;"._Ce, with strong injunctions to treat
sfev-,r,:tY, and to watch over his conduct. The reason
or‘‘
proceeding is not stated.
C 1 1 the province
~ , ts - —ln n the t C of Honan
st the
t-
"'s a set of men who circulate among
to
l'e°Pulotis seditious writings, calling upon peoplethefiht
their
,:n4' themselves against Government, and
to
oto fight
mob
that BsB They have given assurances
soon rise
it, s'x provinces out of the eighteen would
are
livarrns and assert their rights. Their followers
ce to the au-
thon:;","s, and strong enough to bid defian
commit other
0 't". They also rob and plunder, and
utrg„
supreme
As their d •
Go_ • numbers ally grow, the
and forwarded
_e. vernment has expressed great anxiety, .
to nut a
r iterated directions to the local Mandarins Pehin
stop to the insurrection. This is all that the
used by
,zet,te reports of this case. The langu!tge --r,
t rouse
ati'lt- Court is so earnest, and the exliortati,ms
are . the enrrgies in order to suppress this rising .
,s.
so seriou4 and u Perm.
Ithe s must be a ck.
urgent, t lat case - one.
S •
deli-
_lNGAeonn, JULY 4.—The Montezuma only
/•e're'l her letters yesterday ; by them we learn that ;i•er!thing in and near Macao was quiet on the 18th
'lull.`j• Patna opium is quoted at 380 Sp. drs•
and very
Malwa at 480 to 490 Sp. drs. On the East
toast the drug was nearly unsaleable from the strict
118;eh ltqu by the Mandarins. Nearly all the cotton
Of 39-40 had found its way to Canton, via Macao,
and at. :1, • all - ' best B b ' and
/len, , .1s that could be got for 0111 tly .in ''ll. Teas of good quality were not to be had at
last -' P,de,e• 'An American ship, the Akbar, arrived here
easels
night but has not delivered any letters ; she is full
for the London market, and reports three other
ilrdae were on the way with the same cargoes. The
seer is also expected, full of teas, to be transhipped.
the Amelia we got accounts of your former opium
sale' patties are now asking and 83() 300 Sp. drs. for Benares,
rates; Sp• drs. for Patna, but no buyers at these
; adeed, your Calcutta prices are altogether too
high far this market. The Harlequin has not yet ar-
. rived, it appears captain Wallace, of "the Cowasjec,

has had another battle with the war jut.ks, and beat off
20 of them. All the spare tonnage here has been taken
up at 51. to carry hone tea.
:flay, 10, 1840.—Since writing the aforegoing, the
Dido and Harlequin have arrived from Calcutta,
bringing some :100 chests of opium for this market,
which is rather dull just now. Some shipments of Cot-
ton arriving from Bombay, had been stored here in
readiness for any opportunity that may turn up of get-
ting it sent to China. At present we are quite igno-
rant of the plans to be adopted by the Admiral. He
Majesty's ship Blenheim, 74, passed on to China from
the Cape two days ago, and the Columbine went on
from Anjer without touching here. The Pique and

Inconstant are still expected.
We have no sales or changes in market to quote.
SINGAPORE, JULY 14.—" Our latest dates from
Manilla are to the 231 May, where Bengal opium was
unsaleable at 350 to 360 Sp. drs. per chest.
Her Majesty's ship Nimrod, IS, Captain Barlow,
arrived here yesterday, from Plymouth, 19th February,
and the Cape, 12th May. She spoke the Good Suc-
cess in the Straits of Sunda, from China, bound for
Bombay, all well. The Nimrod waits here a few days
in hopes of the I‘ty mail, now daily expected per Mor,
and than proceeds to China.
Advices from Batavia of 7th instant, mention that
the Fairy Queen and John Berry had been lost in the
Straits of Lumbock—after getting aground they were
plundered by pi.ates.
(From the Canton Press of May 30,1840.)
BLOCKING UP CANTON RIVER.—WC learn that se-
veral large junks,loaded with stones, have been anchored
at the first bar, with an intention, apparently, of block
ing up the passage of the river, in case of need. Quan-
tities of blocks of granite have also been piled up on
both banks of the river, whether intended for the same
purpose, or to build new fortifications, is not known.
On the 22d of May the Hellas, Captain Jauncey,
was becalmed not far from the Brothers, to the north-
ward of Namo, in company with eight junks and three
large pulling boats, to all appearance trading vessels,
and no particular notice was taken of them on board
until their moving nearer to the Hellas roused the
suspicions of the commander, who gave orders to clear
for action. Before everything could he got in perfect
readiness, the jurks had approached the vessel right
astern, and immediately opened a smart fire of mus-
ketry upon her, which the Hellas could only answer
with a similar fire, the calm preventing her from bring-
ing her guns to bear , besides which she had got en-
tangled between the fishing stakes, which rendered mo-
tion without the aid of wind altogether impossible.
The fire from the Hellas proved ineffective, the junks
being well defended with mattresses and mats, from be-
hind which their crews fired with great steadiness, taking
such good aim that they generall) wounded whoever
for a moment exposed himself to their fire. The
Chinese, besides, made use of hand-grenades, by means
of which the vessel was fired several times, but
the flames were fortunately extinguished before
they could communicate to the rigging or sails. At
length a breeze sprung up, which enabled the Hellas to
make use of her guns, and after having done consider-
able damage to the junks, and killed, it is supposed, a
great number of pirates, these after a fight of four
hours sheered oft Of a crew of 50 the Hellas had
all the Europeans, 15 in number, and 10 lascars, more
or less severely woooded, and we are sorry to report
that Captain Jauncey was of all most badly wounded,
having, besides, several flesh wounds in the legs and
other parts of the body, been struck by a ball on the
chin, which broke his jawbone, and also received a dan-
gerous wound in the eye ; the wounds are not, how-
ever, considered dangerous, and we are happy to hear
that he is doing well. From all accounts the officers
and crew of the Hellas have behaved most gallantly,
and an act of bravery by the First Tindal, a Malay, de-
serves particular mention, who, when one of the junks
had got foul of the Hellas, jumped on board the junk
and cleft the head of a fellow whom he saw just taking
aim with his matchlock, and then returned unhurt again
to the vessel. Had the pirates had cannon it is more
than probable that in spite of the most gallant defence
the llellas would have been overpowered.
PROCLAMATION—Tang, assistant Magistrate of
Heang shan Heen, has received a copy of the following
edict from *Tang, Governor of Kwang-tung and
Kwang-see provinces and E, Lieutenant-Governor of
Kwang-tung, provinces ; who have again issued pointed
nstructions for the information of all whom they may

concern, viz.:—
" Whereas opium injures men as one of the poisonous
drugs, the Emperor is sadly distressed with the desire
to protect the silly people's lives ; and on this account
has determined upon stern measures ; but considering
the smokers have already contracted deep-seated
chronic diseases, he could not bear to punish the foolish
fellows with the weighty penalties of the law, without
giving them timely notice, therefore the limited time was
extended.
" The deep benevolence and thick virtues of his Ma-
jesty are made manifest both in China and elsewhere.
Ought not all who have blood and breath to be in-
fluenced even to tears now so as thoroughly to put away
this evil practice ?
"It is found on examination that the fixed limited
time for the winding up of opium smoking was one year
and six months. At the distant provinces the day on
which the paper arrived containing the instructions on
the subject, became the commencement of the reckon-
ing. At Kwantung province that paper was received on
the 26th day of the sth month of the 9th year (June
16th, 1839.) Time flies like an arrow. Already one
year is gone, and again in the twinkling of an eye the
limited time will be out.
" Again we unitedly issue pointed commands, ad-
dressing the same to all belonging to our jurisdiction,
both soldiers and people, for their full information. You
who desire to protect your lives exert yourselves imme-
diately to break off longing for this smoke. Do not
suspect that the breaking off your longings will easily
make you sick, nor by any means fear it that will kill
you. Observe those who have made a trial of breaking
off their smoke longings, why are they not constantly
sick—why not constantly dying ? Moreover, should you
die with sickness, this is but the common fate, but to be
tortured to death in prison is not. Which is light and
which is heavy ?
" Being grieved with your stupidity, and not fear-
ing the labour, we unitedly again and again ma
our
de
known the law. If, as formerly, you retain y
errors without understanding until you shall have com-
pleted the alienation of your lives, once the limited
time is out, to ask for your life will be vain. T. et-
cape death there will be no way. How will you then
attain to repentance? Most revcreitdly obey. A
special edict.
" Touakwang, 20th year, 4th month, 13th day (May
14th, 1840)."
Late adviees received from Fokeen leave it beyond
doubt that several maritime distracts of Fokeen are in
a state of ir.surrection. 'Fang's indiscriminate seizures
and his great rapacity have given rise to this revolt.

INDIA.