The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. 1841

make known at the earliest period the result of this
officer's mission. I have, &c.
" H. SMITH,
" Commanding the Blockading Squadron.
To -, Esq., and other British subjects in Macao."
An attempt was made, a few days since, to set fire
to the transport Nazaruth Schah, 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.

1 IN DIA.
(From the Bombay Gazette.)
The Indian intelligence for the past month possesses
unusual interest. The first important item is the sur-
render of Dost Mahomed, the ex-ruler of Cabul, to our
envoy at the Court of Shah Soojah, Sir W. M'Nagh-
ten. 'Taus, 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.
Tile 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 Re-
vee, 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 tof the pregnancy of the
Renee, 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, notwithstanding his alleged
illegitimacy, took him into favour, but he behaved so
ill there, and managed his government so miserably,
that he was rec tiled in disgrace, and 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 Seiklis
themselves are reported to have assembled a force at
R•impuor. On all points the British star appears to
be in the ascendancy, the troubles in Scinde are fast sub-
siding, and only one melancholy catastrophe cast a gloom
over the news from that quarter. Poor Lieut. Loveday,
the gal:ant 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 Lovoday, 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 a 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-
tr!. men must have resounded in his ears, 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 he has
occupied it, which was on the 4th of November, the
place has been quite tranquil, the townspeople have re-
turned, and the shops and bazaars 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 Nepaulose, 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. Our 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 be 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 wofully 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
are 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.

INDIA MAILS.
The Cleopatra steamer left Bombay on the Ist, at
8 p. in, and arrived at Suez on the 18th, at 3 p. m.,
with mails, and the following passengers :—Colonel
Sergeant, Lieut.-Col. Smyth, Major and Mrs. Hook,
Captain R. Farquhar, Lieutenants Beachcroft, Law-
rence, and Hume, Mrs. Grey and two children,
Messrs. E. P. Thompson, G. Parbury, and John
Mylne, and the Right Rev. Dr. Connor, all of whom,
except the last, arrived at Malta in the Great Liver-
pool, and, with the exception of Lieutenant• Colonel
Smyth (who landed at Malta,) proceed on by her to
Southampton, and likewise Sir William Eden, Bart,,
who 'came from the coast of Syria and Egypt.
The Berenice steamer arrived at Bombay, No-
vember 22, from Suez the Ist, and Aden the 12th,
without mails.

The London mails for India of November 30th and
December 4th were landed at Alexandria on the 17th
and sent on immediately to Suez.

BOMBAY, DEc..l, 1840.
November has been an important month in India.
The points of highest interest are four—viz., Affghan-
istan, Scinde, Lahore, and China.
In Affghanistan the attempts of Dost Mahomed to
master that country have failed. He was totally de-
feated on the 2d of November, by Major-General Sir
Robert Sale, and having escaped from the battle, he
fled to Cabul, and surrendered himself to the British
Envoy (Sir W. M‘Naghten). Several excellent officers
have fallen in the conflicts—viz,, Captain Conolly, Dr.
Lord, Lieutenant I3roadfoot, and Lieutenant Crispin,
and others were wounded. The surrender of the Dost
will, it is hoped, secure peace to Schah Soojah.
In Scinde there has been some fighting. 11Iisseer,
the young King of Beloochistan, with 5,000 men, at-
tacked, plundered, and burnt Dadur, in sight of an en-
trenched camp of 400 British Sepoys, who dared not
hazard thernselve out of their fortified position. The
Beloochees took their plunder to the hills, but before
they left Dadur one of their chiefs, who had the care of
Lieutienant Loveday, the late British political agent
in Khelat, had him murdered beside a tree, to which
he was tied as a prisoner.
In Lahore, Maharajah Kurruck Singh, the son and
succcs;or to the far-famed Runjeet, died on the sth,
as it is said, of the effects of poison and bad treatment.
One of his wives and some female attendants were burnt
with his body. His son and heir, Nou-Nepal Singh, a
vio'ent opponent of the British, on returning from the
funeral met with an accident ; the great beam of one of
the gates fell on the elephant on which he was riding,
killed one of his friends, and so severely injured the
young king, that he lived but a few hours. His death
has lessened the risk of war in Lahore. Shore Singh,
an illegitimate son of Runjeet, has been raised to the
throne.
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s continue in the neighbourhood,
There have been rumours current of an impending
war with the Nepaulese, but they are discredited.
The Khelat jewels have been sold for little more
than 5,000/.
The great anxiety is about the chances of war in
Europe. The underwriters demand war premiums,
from fear of its having broken out.
secured.