The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-03 00:00:00

SCINI)E.

The hot weather has effectually put an ezti to hostile
measures for the present., and with the exception of an
abortive movement on a place called Noasky, for the
purpose of punishing a chief named Fazi Khan, who had
successfully attacked one of our allies, we have nothing
of moment to record. On this service was employ-
ed a field -detachment, under the command of Colonel
Soppitt, consisting of the 4th troop of Horse Ar-
tillery, a squadron of the 3d Light Cavalry, two
companies of the 41st and the 20th Native Infan-
try. The force left Quetta on the 3d May, and Colonel
Soppitt, having previously collected every available in-
formation concerning the enemy, made a forced night
march of forty miles with the intention of taking Fazil
Khan by surprise. Fazil Khan, however, was not to be
caught so. easily—he also had obtained information of
what was passing, and when the troops reached Noasky
they found he had fled far away into the desert. The
cavalry, and two companies of Europeans (mounted on
camels) were despatched to seek him, but the chance of
success on such an errand must be very slender.
Nusseer -Khan is at a remote town called Kedge in
Mekran. The period allowed him for deciding on the
acceptance or rejection of the proposals of our political
agents has long since expired, and of course no further
overtures will be made on our behalf. Should he come
in, the act will be spontaneous.
The Beebee Gunjan has been again "negotiating"
with Mr. Bell, the political agent, and, it is said, ex-
pressed a willingness to guarantee the submission of the
young Khan if the khanate of Khelat were assured to him.
It would appear either- that Mr. Bell has refused to
employ her intervention, or that her influence with Nus-
seer has been found nugatory, for she has returned to
Kotria, and Shah Nimaz has been sent for by the politi-
cal anent.
The latter circumstance leads us to conclude that as
Mr. Bell cannot secure the king he wants, he is about to
make a virtue of necessity, and invest Shah Nimaz with
regal power. In order to pacify the country we deposed
this prince from the throne we had ourselves given him,
on the death of Mehrab, and endeavoured to persuade
Nusseer, the son of the latter, to assume the government,
but Nusseer incomprehensibly refusing his own legiti-
mate inheritance, we now have recourse once more to
Shah Nimaz, and offer to reinstate him in the Khanate.
Highly complimentary this to Shah Nimaz. What mi-
serable politicians are those who have had the conduct of
affairs in :''.cinde, and what contemptible puppets are the
Belochee princes if they can be played with thus.
As soon as the hot weather is over military operations
will doubtless be resumed. This Scindian war is costing
us dear, and there seems to be, no prospect of its termi-
nation. Were the country entirely conquered, the dif-
ferent tribes subdued, . and peace establishished, this fa-
vourable state of matters could not be preserved without
the continual presence of large bodies of our troops, and
it is much to be doubted whether armed interference
would not from time to time be rendered necessary from
the jealousies and quarrels of different chiefs, and the
various internal dissensions which in a country such as
this but too often arise. As it is, it may be pretty con-
fidently anticipated that many a valuable life will be sa-
crificed, and many a lac of treasure expended ere the pa-
cificati©n is effected.

The inundations of the Indus are very. late, and great
rear of scarcity in the spring crop prevails.
AFFGHANISTAN.

Everything is pretty quiet in this direction-7at least
comparatively speaking. A small fort in the neigh-
bourhood of liela-ti-Ghilzie has been captured Hand this
is the only event of importance which hasN.occUrred to
break the pacific aspect of affairs. The fort was taken,
after a smart engagement, in which Captain Macan and
Lieutenant Hoppe were wounded slightly ; and Captain
Sanders of the Engineers very severely.
The enemy lost their chief and 15 men ; a few pri-
soners were made, and the rest of the garrison escaped.
A fort is in the course of erection at Kelati-Ghilzie,
for the protection of our troops. The Ghilzies, it is said,
are much annoyed at this. The garrison has been with-
drawn from Ghirisk.
His Majesty Shah Soojah and Sir William M‘Naghten
were expected. in Candahar in October.