The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-05 00:00:00

IVIARKET NEWS -(THIS DAY.)

7/1.4..U.Z.MT5.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 3/6s to 4/ 10s; Clover ditto, 41 lOs to
51 125; Oat Straw, 11 103 to 11 12s ; Wheat Straw, 11 13s to 11 15s
per load. Trade rather dull, at the above quotations.
CUMBERLAND.-Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to 4/ 12s; Clover ditto, 41 es
to 51 lOs ; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 145 to 11 16s
per load. A moderate supply, and a steady demand.
WIIITECDAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 3/ bs to 41 84; Clover ditto, 40 es
to 5/ 15s; Oat Straw, 1/ -10 s to 11 12s Wheat Straw, 11 133 to 11 15s
per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull.
TIEVTGATM 1120:33 LICALIIIMNITALL.
We had only a moderate supply of each kind of meat on sale, while
the demand ruled steady at full prices. Beef from 2s 10d to 29 10d;
Mutton, 4s to 4s 10d ; Veal, 4s 8d to 5s td ; Pork, 3s 10d to 5s 2d
per Blbs by the carcase.
•

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended Jan. 31,1845, made up from the Retarns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns is England and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.

1 WET. BABLET.I OATS. ME. 1 BEANS. I PEAS.
'RICE .. 543 8d 315 3d 21s 10,1 32s Od 355 Gd 333 8(1
>UTIC... 175 0(1 7s Od 6s 4d 8s Gd 6s Gd is Gd

SEIZURE OF AN ENGLISH BRIG

BY A PORTUGUESE MAN-OF-WAR.

Considerable Ecr at ion, mingh d with no little irdig-
'nation, has b. en created in this tt,wn amongst the mer
chants engaged in the African trade, by the illegal
seizure, by a Portuguese man-of-war, of the brig Lady
Sale, of this port, whilst trading on the coast of Africa
for palm-oil, ivory, Sic.
Before proceeding to rifer any remarks on the subject
of this seizure, we copy the following, imprtant testi-
mony as to the anir from a French parer, which is the
first public account we'have read of the transaction :
" It seems certain that this vessel had not the slightest
intention of trading fur slaves. But this wid not prevent
it from being condemned by the commission, for the
double reason, that the Portuguese judges will naturally
follow, in this case the exuraple given them by the
Englhh: judges in the case of Portuguese vessels sus•
putted of slave trade, end that the English will be
obliged to give proof of their impartially and equi,y, by
showing themselves inflexible with regard to one of
their own vessels, captured under those conditions o.
gullt they have themselves so rigorously laid
down ; and the vessel will be sacrificed to the
' grvater glory of British philanthropy. It is usual for
vessels going to the African coast to obtain merchandise,
such as gum, oil, and ivory, to have on board ctrtain
utensils which would be perfectly useless in other expe-
ditions. Such utensils were found on board this vessel.
She 1), longed to the house of Charles llorsfall and Son
Liverpool, had remained two or three months in Rio
Zlire and Congou, to get oil of palm and ivory, but had
not been able to obtain either, and was going to Ambrez,
to take a cargo of copal. She was captured on account
of baring on board 26 casks of water, several bales of
rice, a copper, and some bars ; and the probability is
that she will be condemned as a slaver."—Semaphorc of
Marseilles.

we
find
We hare made inquiry, and find the foregoing facts
are
actually
more,
beenbiT latere(ai
accounts
ethoerreLcat;dyansda,lewhhaast
damned by the Portuguese authorities! It appears that
there is gat the slightest itnintation of the vessel being
engaged in the slave trade; but, because she had on
board certain articles which were neees,ary for the
voyage, and which are taken by every vessel engaged in
the extensil e trade in palm oil from this port, and w hich,
by straining the latter of the treaty with Portugal for the
suppression of the slave trade, has been construed into
an infringement of the treaty, and led to the seizure and
condemnation of the vessel.
This is a question of no trifling importance and re-
sponsibility to oar Government.
There is something like 20,000 tons of shipping, be-
sides property to the value of nearly a million sterling,
engaged in this trade, the whole of which, if our Govern-
ment allow this act of virtual piracy' to pass without re-
dress, may, in like manner, fall a sacrifice to the spirit of
retaliation which seems to have actuated the captors of
the Lady Sale.
In the individual case of this vcsssl, there is no doubt,
even under the letter of the treaty, the seizure has been
illegal ab initio, the Portuguese man-cf-war having
taken her whilst the captain was on shore at Ambrez.
The treaty requires that, under any circumstances, the
credentials of the seizing officer should be presented,
before proceeding even to search the vessel. This was

disregarded.
We understand that active step 3 hare already been
taken by the merchants of this town to bring the snluject
under the notice of her Majesty's Government; but,
unless the Government are equally active and prompt
in giving and demanding redress, the consequences will
b 3 most serious to the trade of the port.—Liverpool Mail.

POST-OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS
WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
There have been just printed by command of her Majesty,
and presented to the Houses of Parliament, copies of the
conventions entered into between the Post-office of this
country and those of the kingdom of Hanover and the Duchy
of Brunswick. The conventions are dated July Bth, 1845;
also copies of the " additional articles" to the treaties al-
ready concluded with the French and Belgian Post-office
authorities. The following arc the more important articles
contained in the treaties :--
IfnAxcE.—The principal object of the supplemental article
is the regulation of the transit di,patches which may be sent
through France from or to the Swiss cantons, Algeria, &c.
It is thereby provided that letters from the United Kingdom
to Switzerland, and reciprocally, may be transmitted through
France, either paid to their destination or unpaid, at the
sender's pleasure. For all letters paid in the respective
countries, the English Post-office is to account at a rate of
2f. 40c. for every 30 grammes net weight; receiving, on the
other hand, Is. per ounce British for letters from or to the
United Kingdom, and 3s. 4d. per ounce for those for or to the
colonies and countries beyond sea.
Newspapers from Switzerland to Great Britain pay 40
centimes transit postage. Between Switzerland and the co-
lonies (except Canada), Id. is to be paid by the French Post-
office on every journal or printed sheet of paper that may
be conveyed by British vessels; and lid. when conveyed in
like manner between Canada and Switzerland, Algeria,
France, and those countries where France maintains post-
offices.
HasovEn.--The convention provides for a regular trans-
mission of letters twice a week from the central post-offices
established in England, at London ; and in llanover' at
Bremen. The postage for every single letter is to be 9d.
sterling, of which 6d. is to belong to England, and 31 to
Hanover. This postage may be paid either by the sender or
the receiver. One rate is to be charged for letters not ex-
ceeding half an ounce; two rates from to 1 ounce; four
rates, 1 to 2 ounces; and for every additional ounce or frac-
tion, two rates are to be charged. For transit letters through
the respective countries 6d. per blilf-ounce is to be charged
in England, and 2d. in Hanover, except in the case of letters
for Saxony, or the countries beyond, when the charge is 3d.
These rates of 6d , and 2d., or 3d. respectively, to be com-
bined into one of Bd. or 9d., of which 6d. will belong to Great
Britain, and 2d. or 3d. to Hanover. The two Post-offices
mutually to account with each other for that portion of the
postage which is due to each other on the correspondence
forwarded by them. The Post-office of Hanover to allow the
transmission of the closed mails, containing the correspond-
ence between Great Britain and the East Indies, British pos-
sessions in the Levant, &c., on a payment of 101., in lieu of
transit postage on every such mail. The Hanoverian Post-
office to defray the expenses of transmission in the ordinary
manner, but, if the British deem it expedient to employ
any special trains or convoy, the expense must lie borne by
itself.
Far newspapers not higher than Id. to ba charged by the
British Post-office, or than two-thirds of a good grosehen
(about Id. sterling) by the Post-office in Hanover. But this
article is not to invalidate the right of either of the offices
to refuse to deliver such of those newspapers as may not
have fully complied with the laws respecting their publica-
tion and circulation.
BRUNSWICK.—The convention includes the Duchy of
Brunswick in the previous treaty with Hanover, so that
letters from or to the United Kingdom may be sent to or re-
ceived from Brunswick at the same rate as those agreed
upon with the Hanoverian Post-office. The closed mails
between England and the East Indies are tei be forwarded
through Brunswick, should it be deemed expedient to adopt
that route, on a payment of 5/. each. Newspapers to be
sent or received on terms similar to those with the Hano-
verian office.
BErsoursr.—The only additional article to the postal con-
vention with Belgium provides for the direct communication
between the Post-office of Antwerp and the British office at
Hull, by means of .private ships navigating between those
two ports. The communication to be in all respects conform-
able with the stipulations contained in the general convention
of October 19, 1844.

FACTORIES IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND.—In his last
report (just laid. before Parliament), Mr. Leonard Horner
thus describes the result of his inquiries in his district (the
north of England), giving the following curious detai:s :
I have ascertained, by inquiry, that the 1,519 firms on my
books occupy '2,068 factories, have 1,552 steam• engines, with
a power of 44,338 horses, and 515 water-wheels, the power
of which is estimated at 5,413 horses; being together 49,751
horses power. They employ 221,437 perzons of all ages, of
which number 14,441 are children between 8 and 13 years
of age, 65,546 between 13 and 18, and 141,450 of 18 and
above. Of these there are 5,424 female children, 38,172
females between 13 and 18, and 77,293 above 13 ; making
in all 120,804 females •, or above 54i per cent. of ie whole
number employed. Since the last return to Parliament,
in February, 1839, there has been an increase in my district
of 329 factories, of 10,041 horses power, and of 50,522
persons employed. This increase has all taken place since
November, 1842, when the revival of trade began ; and
indeed the increase of persons employed since that time must
have been considerably greater than the above amount; far
between June, 1838, when the collection of particulars for
the return of 1839, began, and November, 1842, many mills
had entirely ceased to work, and others lad considerably re-
duced the number of their Minds. The total number of
power:looms in my district, ascertained by inquiry, is 142,949.
The only return of power-looms made to Parliament is that
of 1835, and I find from it, that in the same parts of Fng-
land which now constitute my district —viz., Lancashire, part
of the West Riding, and the whole of the North Riding
of the county of York, and the four northern counties of
England. there were then only 63,861; showing an increase
of 79,088 in the 10 years; and there are now 26,237 more
power-looms at work in my district alone than there were
in the whole united kingdom 10 years age. As regards the
employment of women, Mr. Homer • says that the clause in
the late Act which prevents women from working more
than 12 hours a-day, and secures to them regular intervals
for meals, applies to 85,515 in my district; that is, to all
those of 18 years of age and upwards ; and I have
every reason to believe that the interference in their behalf
is very generally approved of, and especially by the women
hemselves.

POACHING ON THE DUKE OF BUCHINGHAZIS PRE-
SEEVES.—Two men, named Thomas Stokes and John Adams,
were committed en Monday to take their trials, at the en-
suing Bucks Assizes, Stokes for cutting and maiming George
Bridger, a gamekeeper in the service of. the Duke of Buck-
ingham, and Adams for assisting in the commission of the
offence. It appeared from the testimony of Bridger, which
was corroborated by an assistant keeper named Cadd, that
the prisoners, with another man, who effected his escape,
were armed with a gun, in the Duke's preserves at Preston-
corner, in the parish of Hillesden, between eleven and twelve
o'clock on Saturday night. Shortly after the keepers had
heard the report of a gun they came up with the three men,
when Bridger was instantly knocked down by Stokes with
the butt end of his gun, and a general fight ensued between
the tsoachers and the keepers. A second blow was aimed
at Bridger with the gun, by Stokes, which inflicted a severe
wound on bis nose and chin. He had also suffered other
injuries. The two prisoners were also committed to take
their trials at the assizes for being found armed, in the night
time, in the Dgkep prooryeth iz ket4Z9h 9f PM,

OVER LAN MAIL

INDIA AND CHINA.

(From tho Times.)

We have received by extraordinary express our dis-
patches in anticipation of the Bombay nulls Of. the Ist of
January, containing the important new that the Seikh
army had crossed the Suthj, and that they • having thus
declarA war against the British; th:! Governor-General
had issued the following proclamation on the 13th f
December:

PROCLAMATION BY THE RIGHT HON. ME GOVERNOR-

GENERAL OF INDIA.

" The British Governim,nt has ever been on terms of friend.
ship with that of the PanjAub. _ . _

- "In the year 1800 a treaty of amity and concord was con-
duckd between the thitish Government and the late Maha-
raja Singh, the conditiors of which have always
been faithfully observed by the British Government, and
were scrupu'ou,ly fultil:cd by the late l',laharaja.
"The same f: is relations have been maintained with
the zuccessor of 3faharajt Ruojeet Singh by the
.British
Guventment up to the present time.
" Since the death of the late Maharaja Shere Singh, the
dis9rganised state of the Lahore Government has made it
incumbent on the Governor-General in Council to adopt
precautionary measures far the protection of the British
frontier; the nature rf these measure 9; and the cause of
their adoption, were at the time fully explained to the
~ahore Durbar. _ _ _

—..„—
" Notwithstanding the disorganised state of the Lahore
Government durieg the last two years, and many most un-
friendly proceedings on the part of the Durbar, the Gover-
nor-General in Council hes continued to evince his desire to
maintain this relations of amity and concord which had so
tong existed between thp two states, for tile mutual interests
and happiness of both. He has shown on every occasion the
utmost forbearance from consideration to the helpless state
of the infant Maharaja I)huleep Singh, whom the British
Government had recognised as the successor to the late
Maharaja Shere Singh.
" The Governor-General in Council sincerely desired' to
see a strong SeikhGovernmeut re-established in the Punjaub,
able to control its army and protect its subjects. He had
not, up to the present moment, abandoned the hope of seeing
that important object effected by the patriotic efforts of the
Seikhs and people of that country.
" The tieikh army recently marched from Lahore towards
the British frontier, as it was alleged by the orders of the
Durbar, for the purpose of invadine- the British territory.
" e Governor-General's agent, by direction of the Go-
vernor-General, demanded an explanation of this movement,
and no reply being returned within a reasonable time, the
demand was repeated. The Governor General, unwilling to
believe in the hostile intentions of the Seikh Government, to
which no provocation had been given, refrained frem taking
any measures which might have a tendency to embarrass
the Government of the Maharaja, or to induce collision be-

t% eon the two states.. . • •
" When no reply was given to ti-x repeated demand for ex-
planation, and while active military preparations were con-
tinued at Lahore, the Governor-General considered it neces-
sary to order the advance of troops towards the frontier to
reinforce the frontier posts. •
" The Seikh army has now, without a shadow of provoca-
tion, invaded the British territories. •
" The Governor-General must, therefore, take measures
for. effectually protectint, the British provinces, fur vindi-
cating the authority of the British Government, and f,r
punishing the violators of treaties, and the disturbers of
public peace.
" The Governor General hereby declares the possessions
of Maharaja Dhuleep Singh on the left or British hanks of
the Sutlej confiscated and annexed to the British territories.
" The Governor-General will respect the existing rights of
all Jagheerdars, Zamindars, and tenants in the said Fosses-
sinus, who, by the course they, now pursue, evince their
fidelity to-the British Government.

" The Governor. General hereby calls upon all the chiefs
and Sirdars in the protected territories to co-operate cordially
with the British Government for the punishment of the
common enemy, and for the maintenance of order ia these
states. Those of the chiefs who show alacrity and fidelity in
the discharge of this duty which they owe to the protecting
power, will find their interests promoted thereby, and those
who take a contrary coutse will be treated as enemies to the
British Government, and will be punished accordingly.
" The inhabitants of all the territories on the left bank of
the Sutlej are hereby directed to abide peaceably in their
respective villages, where they will receive efficient protec-
tion by the British Government. All parties of men found
in armed bands, • who can give no satisfactory account cf
their proceedings, will be treated as disturbers of the public
peace.

"All subjects of the British Government and those who
poswss estates on both sides the river Sutlej, who by their
fiithful adherence to the British Government may be liable
to sustain loss, shall be indemnified and secured in all their
just rights and privileges. •
"On the other hand, all subjects of the British Govern
ment who shall continue in the service of the Lahore state,
and who disobey this proclamation by not immediately re-
turning to their allegiance, will, be liable to have their pro-
perty on this side the Sutlej confiscated, and declared to be
and enemies of the British Government.
"By order of the Right Hon. the Governor-General of
India.

"F. CURRIE,
"Secretary to the Government of India with
the Governor-General.
" Camp, Lushkurce Khan-ke-Scrai,
Dec. 13, 1845."

• LOMBAY, JAN. 3.
To understand the Seikh character, it is necessary to ex-
plain that they follow the tenets of Nunok, who four centu-
ries ago formed a religion from Hindoeism and Mahomedan-
ism, which suited the taste of the men of Lahore. Guided
by their "Goomos," or priests, they fought and gained consi •
derable territories in the Punktub, or Country of the Five
Rivers.

Some of the troops, and especially those of Rajpoot dment,
assumed the appellation of Singhs, or Lions. Runjeet Singh,
by his abilities, succeeded in placing ltitnself at their head.
He died in June, 1839, since which time three of his succes-
sors have been assassinated. Dhuleep Singh is but a boy,
and the troops refuse to obey his feeble sceptre.
The Singhs resemble, in a great measure, the Janissaries
at Constantinople; and they, to,, assume the right of select-
ing their own rulers. The Akhalees are a tribe of the wildest
fanatics, who look upon all men as objects of hatred, unless
those who profess the Seikh faith. The Seikh troops are statect
to amount in number to about 70,000 men, collected from
the bravest of the land ; for, like the Janissaries, they admit
recruits of all classes, on those recruits adopting their tenets.
The Seikh troops, inflated with vanity and desirous of
plunder, came to the resolution of invading the British ter-
ritory; and they, notwithStanding the reluctance of their
Government, marched in the end of November and the be-
ginning of December to the banks of the Sutlej, a distance
of about fifty miles from Lahore. The forced the Queen-
Mother's paramour, Lall Singh, to accompany them as a
hostage for her behaviour during their absence. On the
28th of November one division of them reached Manihala,
and on the 29th Behranna. The other divisions moved in
parallel routes, and on the Bth of December the whole force
reached the banks of the Sutlej, forming a line extending
from Kussoor, ipposite to Ferozepore, to the llurreeke Ghat.
Tej Singh, who was to be one of their principfl leaders, en-
deavoured by various excuses to delay his departure from
Lahore. The Punt or Cou::cil of officers guided the troops in
their proceeding,.__

The. Governo—r-General left Delhi on the 19th of November,
and reached Kurnal on the 26th, when he had an interview
with the Commander-in-Chief Sir 11. Gough, and with
Major Broadfoot, both of whom had come by dek from Um-
belle. It was at this meeting that the Governor-General ex-
peessai his disappravol of the measures adopted by the mili-
tary authorities in hastening troops to the river's bank. On
the 27th the Governor-General again began his march, and
on the 2d of December he arrived at Umbella, where he re-
mained until the 7th, busy in reviewing the troops; and on
that day he moved out of the fort as if to proceed to Feroze-
pore. On the 11th he rode from his camp,l6 miles' distance,
to Loodiana, to inspect the troops. On the 9th the determi-
nation of the Seikh soldiery to cross the Sutiej became known,
and orders were issued for the assembly of the army, and the
Yoked of the Lahore Government was desired to retire from
the Company's territories. The proclamation was issued on
the 13th, and on the 17th the Governor-General's camp was
at Bussean, within 37 miles of the Seiklis. The Commander-
in-Chief was stationed en that day within 5 miles of the
Governor- General's camp. On the 12th 10,000 Seikhs, with
27 guns, crossed the river by a ford about 12 miles above
Ferozepore; and on the 13th they were about 7 miles from it,
still crossing men and guns by a bridge of boats. .
The British army was concentrating; it was composed of
11 complete troops of horse artillery, 11 companies of foot
artillery, with four light field batteries, a 12-pounder ele-
phant battery of 13 guns, 14 24-pounders, 8 howitzers, and
mertars preparing; three European with seven native light
cavalryeregiments, including the body guard; four complete
corps, and a wing of the sth irregular cavalry ; nine
European and 25 native regiments of infantry, and almost
the whole corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners. There were
other corps in movement to reinforce the army.
Rumour states that Sir 11. Hardinge was likely to have a
general battle on the 20th of December, but this fact was
doubted, especially as, he is supposed to be following the
cautious tactics of the Wellington school, and not to be dis-
posed to strike until he can give a blow with power and
effect. The Seikhs were kept in check near Ferozepore by a
force under Sir John Littler, who commands at that station,
and who caused field works to be thrown up en the line of
supposed attack by the Seikhs. Reper's have been current
that he had defeated a body (I the Sans on the 15th, and
that he had lost eight officers.

The number of Seilihs that crossed the river before the 14th
was said to amount to 30,000, with 70 guns. Their great
object appears to be plunder, which they expected to find
without any difficulty. They have brought their own pro-
visions for the campaign, as they dread being poi9oned if
they use any food found in the British territories. They are
said also to be alarmed at taking Ferozepore, which is de-
scribed by them as being undermined, and to be blown up in
case they enter it. They were vacillating before they in-
vaded the British territory, and appeared to be more so on
finding their progress resisted. The Ranee, or Queen-Mother,
remained at Lahore, declaring she had opposed the march of
the troops, who refused to obey her. At her request a
force had been sent back to Lahore to protect her and the
capital.
Apprehensions were entertained that the Seikh troops would
separate themselves into plundering bands, and scatter de-
struction through the British provinces to Susa, Ilansee, Brc.
Hence great anxiety prevailed as to the results of the pitched
battle which was expected on the 20th of December.
illoultan is a tributary province of Lahore, and the troops_
stationed there, to the number of 30,000 men, Were described
as having moved towards Beawulpore. They were under
the command of Dewan Moulraj, the Nazim or Governor of
Moulton. .
News of the invasion of the British territory had reached
Sir Charles Napier on the 24th of December, and her Ma-
jesty's 86th Regiment and the 12th Regiment Native In-
fantry, and all the other disposable forces there, were in-
stantly ordered to prepare for marching to the frortiers of
the Punjaub. The Ist Regiment Bombay Europeans, her
Majesty's 17th Regiment, and the 4th Wiles, 3d and 11th
Regiments of Bombay Native Infantry, were under orders for
starting in the steamers from Bombay fur Ku.erachee, en route
for Sinde, to reinforce the Sinde army.
The latest news from Caubul describes a feud between Akbar
Khan and Sultan Tan, which induced the latter to excite
disturbances. Dost Mohammed bad grown suspicious of all
persons except his sons, to whom alone he confided the com-
mand of his troops.
Of Peshora who some time back raised a revolt at
Attock, it is not known whether he is dead or alive. Some
suppose him a prisoner in the fort of one of the chiefs.
JAN. 2.—The steamer was delayed in consequence of the
non-arrival of the Governor-General's dispatches. The
steamers which took up to Kurrachee the firs detachment
of troops from Bombay returned yesterday, and one started
this morning, and others are to start to-morrow, with her
Majesty's 17th Regiment, and detachments of artillery.
It wad rumoured at liturachee that au opgagemeut had

irm

if

taken place between the advance guard of the British ar,_ ,
and the Seiklis at Aloodkce, in which the 3d Dragoons` did
great execution, by routing the enemy, and taking
teen guns. General Al‘Caskell is said to have died of his
wounds on the following day. The date is not stated.
Great anxiety prevailed respecting the position of the
Governor- General and the Commander-in-Chief and their
army, which was stationed between Loodiana and Feroze-
tlt
epaotrieonins such
' a manner
racse
ptott
ebde. liable to have the commuai-
The main body of our troops, advancing from IJrnlialll
towards Ferozepore, were on the 17th of December at 131ith
s:
seen, within thirty-five miles of the Seikh army, and w
the Commander-in-Chief close by. On the 22d it was kncV
that the Lahore troops, to the number of 30,000, with i 0
guns, had crossed the river Sutlej, and had taken up such 4
position as would enable them to intercept the Ferozepord
,nails. None of later date than December 13 had reache

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Cawnpore.
The chik between Loodiana and Ferozepore is stopped, and
the whole of the intermediate jungle swarming With Pliut-
d.irers of the worst de,seription.
The departure of the steamer, which was fix
this day, had been further postponed till five o'clock tin
cv -ming.
Every exertion is making at this port to send troop
rocs
all kinds off to Sind:. to enable Sir Charles Napier to
at the head of a large f.)rce. 1 h trit
Fr .IDAY EVENING.—The mails are now closing, 11-1-° "
the Governor-General's dispatches have not arrived.
e 1 for noon

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
ALEXANDItIA, JAN. 22. Th e steamer Victoria left 1301':,7...
on the afternom of the 3d inst., and brings the impart'l",„.re
formati.)n. of the invasion of the British territory bv
Svikli force on the 2 let of December, on which a batile 101'

diately took place:—
" BOMBAY TIMES' EXTRA.
San 3.
" Times-office, Saturday 12 er-
" A dispatch arrived this morning from the Govert!,.
General from,Ferozepore, which mentions that a battle (1
taken place at that place. Our forces had stormed Ither
the enemy's positions, and were preparing to storm thee ,„,
when the disnatch left. Sir 11. Itardinge led the c
Sir 11. Gough' the right, and Sir John Littler the lcfr. tet
slaughter was very great. Further particulars have,ll° Lle
reached us. The steamer Victoria had made cot/sive!' I,
rrtve:rt
way out of the harbour when the above dispatch
when she was immediately recalled, and returned it° V
about half-ast ten o'cleci."
The dispatch is dated from Umballa the 2Gth of Dec,e„ at
11 o'CLocic.—The news is that the battle took Pitba
Ferozepore ; the Governor-General led the centre, left.
Commander-in-Chief the right, and Sir John Littler 33 tb° _
The centre and right held their ground well ; the let%,
hard pressed.
The troops had stormed one position, and were Prer—
to attack the other, when the dispatch left.
The slaughter was very great. tviatero
There is no doubts of as Mr. Cochrane, the „va,„„aer
has just come from Government-house, where the u°'""
announced publicly the news. • 0 r
This intelligence relieves us from all approhensi°. us of
I:.ttive to the garrison of Ferozepore, and to the pOSitl°

the army.
The Seikh lost 65 guns. ,u The
The fighting was for three days, day and night~
British occupied the Seikh camp.
Noox.—Anotherreport is that the Seikh force of more tb„2:.
50,009, and 150 pieces of artillery, invaded the Bsh pus-
-50,000,
sessions on the 21st of December. A battle was the inlocer
dicta result, which lasted till the 23d, and was no` but
when the express left. The loss was great on both ejecs'it
the enemy suffered most, and lost 65 pieces of cannon. 6,6 t
also said that Sir John Littler was forced to retire on tif,„o-es
attack, and that the enemy were only routed on the a',.'s"..No
of the Governor-General and the Commander-hi-Chic" V be
doubts were entertained that the enemy would short
driven across the Sutlej.
The steamer is about to start.
routes
As the advantages of the Marseilles and Trieste be
have been frequently and very warmly discussed, it 11 ue,
useful to state, as nearly as our present means will alio 0
the exact time which the transmissioLi of this dispatch try
Alexandria has occupied. by the
The mails were brought from Bombay to Suei "„'t the
East India Company's steamer Victoria, arid arrive,' "-oerr
latter port on the 19th of January. They were then
ached
veyed by the ordinary means across the Desert, and r°
Alexandria out the morning of the 22d. ,„i OP
The Austrian steamer Imperatrice was there in for
and departed at noon on that day with our disPat`e he
Trieste. She arrived at Dwino, near Trieste. viler that
mails were landed, on Thursday the 29th ; and Wed to
evening the courier who carried our dispatches, our
whom we are indebted for most strenuous exertions I", rtes
behalf, left Dwino en rout! for Ostend. His first NT-doll°
Carlsruhe, whence he hoped to obtain a steam-bee" iree
the Rhine to Bonn or Cologne, but so extensive,,,iled
the inundation that no steamer could be PreNr:ellea
on to undertake the voyage, and he was coarbiell
to post onwards, encountering all the difficulties
r aelleti
flood, snow, and rain could interpose, until lie ~eteetl,
the Belgian
_railroads. By this means he reached nevi-
and thence crossing to London, succeeded, with rare 1°414
gence, although not speaking a word of English, in rear sit
our office without a moment's delay. He arrived
o'clock, and had thus performed the journey from lefs
under every imaginable disadvantage, in some 11°u'-ndris
than six days. The whole time occupied between Ales
and London is a little more than 13 days.
When the Imperatrice left Alexandria the Iber.3t
waiting for the ordinary English-mail, but she vas 1/°:zete
petted to sail until the meaning of the 23d on her CO..'"
Marseilles, via Malta. itber
Our Marseilles advices of the 31st ult. state that Ile tbe
the Iberia nor the Orient, a French steamer attached taa.or,
direct line between Alexandria and Marseilles, had i.l-e.)811,',
rived, although they had been expected as early ea
Our private letters from Suez announce that the Aufortber
steamer was expected there in a few days with •-•
dispatches.

• •THE CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTH.
(From the Delhi G aie!te, Dec. 24.) tales
It would be difficult to describe the almost bred eitod
anxiety with which the arrival of the claps has heel' Wats",
for since our last. The various phases of the Affghtle,aoa
disasters were scarcely more exciting on the public lidest
than the expectation which has been created by the sg-tier
inroad of such an immense body of Seikhs into our ter eat
ries, end the preparations made by the British Governsa'aga
to resist this breach of the peace, which has so long sub To.
between the two nations, and to punish the invaders.
Fs
ing, however, carefully weighed the position of our army ae
well as that of the Seilihs, and now examined oureasPs'er
apprehend that the delay which has taken place in thatbali
petted collision is more easily to be accounted ao,ao
would appear to be the case, had we correctly stated "'oar
tame between. Bussean and Ferozepore, when flee tail!!
tioned that the head-quarters of our force were, on 2t tics
within 37 miles of the Seikh force. It is possible Outposts
estimate may have been strictly applicable to the ° 00'
of the force, but certainly not to the main bodYaa aroat,
being near Ferozepore, must have been fully 60 iniTolioa"
our head-quarters. It appears also that the neighb9unatioll
of Busseau was assigned as the place at which ailitoal°
should be formed between the Loodiana and 011'
forces, it baying been very prudently considers ,iosr/
safe to allow the former to take the direct and e
first
°,1:',1001?
tnh
road to Ferozepore. The consequence of these aa°' los!:
through a country out of the direct line of CO
cation, is (no arrangements having been made for
few days for °inning a new one), that no letters e 3 1e bee.
well have been expected until such new line shall littelos se:
completed; and we are at a loss to know how the Ita, to
were enabled to publish in our Extra'of the 18th C3l',lry ate
from camp. Of their correctness as to the tenWeroaal
rangements for the command of the force in the a.t
have since had full confirmation, with the addition t'w,,a t:
garrison of the small fort of Wudnee (the stage of
Biweati), rendered grandiloquent by the crossing;oicil;
seildis, actually threatened to close their gates 411 retUrf
hold supplies, but ,thought better of it when we 'l, gat'
threatened instant destruction, and that on the 18' cog
aoge;
Broadfoot had ridden on to Bhaga Poorana to make tartaree-
incubi for the progress of the force. As the places a- temp
Busscan and Ferozepore, elsewhere indicated, have
__l'traCtr-
porary interest, we give a short account of them, e't.
from the " roadside meets. " of an able. correspondeatlaP'it
BV3SEI.N belonged to the Jeend state, and when 03_0
,s
was in the portion retained by the British GoverninYaaia
is a pretty extensive place, has 2,500 inhabitants, re o,
about 500 houses of brick and mud, and has twentY
and one temple of Siva. tirAllll'
e Pt
I WUDNEE, 16 miles from Bussean.—The Wudnee PigarrS,
was occupied some years back by the late Captain aiata
as a lapse., to the British Government; but Runjees aoago
ever anxious to keep up his influence in the state it
of the Sutlej, put in his claim ; eventually, I believe; sere,
settled on the favourite son, Sheer Singh, . and, en I,!are rOl4
sion to the guddee, became a portion of the Laic 00,10
sessions. To retain it, a garrison, of 200 men (ta at2if
be almost a libel on the military
_p_rofessionalia
them soldiers) is kept in the fort of Wudnee. et
of the place is of brick, and consists of a square at et es ea
hundred yards with a dodecagon tower or bastionaeli 1)/4.
corner, and midway is each curtain ; it is surrounds
fausse braie of mud and encircled by a dAeer a• ds 0;
The bastion in the east face is prolonged and aeail'ean
a semicircle; through it is the entrance of thearaoaatae
access to the finesse braie is from the north ta'arats,:aa
casemated circular bastion, and by a causeway • sit'as
ditch. On my riding towards the entrance, the lit3"ao shat
sentry rose and closed the gate, and then informed Ova
beingshookunt naheen for strangers to visit the interior be)10
is contained within the walls I cannot therefore St3'rcel,t'hot
a small white temple of Siva, whose pinnacles are Pe deo,4,
above the rampart. The brickwork is in a good o'4o aesa
the fausse braie is in a bad condition. The village of Oita
nee, Budnee, Woodnee, or Boodnee (it is called bYOO
• 1 a
names), is east of the fort, and is composed of abouttbei Waal
,
houses; the shops are thirty-five in number, and "
bitants about 2,000, principally Seikhs, Bra".— sto
Khetries. belong la°
Bbaga Poorana, twelve miles from Bussean,i, al
on!
Nebel Single Aloowala; it is a small village, 9.l,fahon! ea
mud houses, and about 700 inhabitants, Seikhsann,',s
but ojl
dans, principally the former. There are five sn'Tergialep
temple of any description ; and, as a symptom of deep.
the desert, the three wells are about forty yards. a, se°
cultivation around is various—wheat, barley, htale re
la
and mustard. • is 3 DO"
Moodkee, sixteen miles from Bhaga Poorana, .0a A.lO,
village belonging to the Lahore Raj, and conts.:, aeis4,o
600 houses (many of brick and 4,000 inhabits nt'ns
in
Mahommedans, and Hindoos. There are 30 si.hbc'ar place of
village, and 100 Lahore Sepoys are on duty at 4aosistilaps
Sooltaun Khan Walla, 13 miles from Moodkee, the aaatit
about 259 houses, of which but eight are of brick., to saaaaf
are 10 in number ; and the inhabitants arnountoaaticla
1,200, of the three religions. There is also 3
nicer,
pOt
mud, and a small fortification of the same
November 1838, the villae ignition in several
_al;-atacltr.4.ol/
partially Curnt, from the of_aar„daa.._%De
some followers of a brigade of the army of the 7 00'05
is about two miles distant, and when we werwater• rear
other day the bheestis had to come here fbrng t°4.7g,°°°
place, Furreedkote, and 58 other villages, bed„o of -
the ,t'utaay.Draiial'o
Pahar Singh, who derives from them a revel' ' ~„ ot
rupees. full 11_ • _
We have no reason for doubting in
General Littler to hold Lis own, so long b
as
5.1.5
cessary, and believe that a plan has been COn
~_,5
attaCbo ,tarte•O
it is hoped to give the best account of the SelK" - ' 0
could wish to have. In case of his being au bead-q; 01,1
merely to defend himself ; but, in case of ta,s own t. 41
division coming up with the enemy first, he ' whle la re:
out and take them from his side, an arranga,Tatta 000,1,00
insure a most decisive result. In case the. ?I`ide the th,
treat altogether, without offering battle tntsoiLaborlaaarsaS
we believe they will be pursued to the walls ttaere• the a
force now on their heels, and made to kh_a_zepore the
division of the Meerut troops will be at a er"
force to Ocl
to oa, to
and 4th of January, the second three day'snfter'
. the day after them, and will increase thefrau etla striet-ee
men ; enough to sweep the Punjanb
boaolaeso
clear it of the rabble soldiery. We have I3aof the tO bell
quirics regarding -the alleged invasioieive acoonsally
territory by Dewan Moolraa and have v rL'ia
the report had
; at least such an etc": the 13-1,0• 8
sible, but had not occurred at the dal_ ,_Tlvoipore_s4
The disturbances which did occur at Isa,_';"aater 0110
of a feud between two sons of the Xeiwp
had, bees pima ezz the glicl4o9,_ 91'd
tit 35,00 a

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_
—7.-
k 113 morning's Mc brougt Ils letter:from Lahore, with
intelligence of the 14th, 15th, band 16th. Also a letterfrnoom_
our native correspondent at Loodiana of the 21st, which
gatires a report prevalent at Umballa, on the 22d, that the
)
Face had been 'acked by the Seilelis; which is said there t
aare 0 -,,,* attacked
„ . Ninated with one of tha party of officers who were on
taeir way t.• the armY and which, it is added, induced them
e
baktit,4.li the Umball_a- 'instead of the Loodiana route.
'r eOrIiCSS that the latter station seems to have been. some-
*irll4taet neglected by the authorities in their anxiety to concen-
t_,
_ne troops upon Ferozepore. Nothing has come in from
1,,10a11a regarding the army which can b. e.trroel.ieda upon.
li„', °His report having the appearance of
20th inst. by
tjuiee had baen razed to the ground on the truth
i that
'°nol Wheeler.
Si
Witaitt.—The following party of o.fficers IDI siacktorleatyge aotf titile ia.,11.
lucre to start from that senator:llin on th
krel2.', in order to join their respective
,regimeents, or the
k..!• in the field :—Captains Stephen, 415.. B al InfmtrY ;
R44,tionzie, Ilth ditto ; Whitelock, I3th dittoen;.ganadAlga,y_owd, 4eropeans.
~ Lieutenants Lawrence and MainlY.!
eyi 76
h would
hiej,alintantry, and Drummond, 70th ditto.
on the same
14.. a.n,sowlee on the 20th, and Kalka
Niaccording perhaps
for Um-
bliiand Shape their course direct for Loodiana
th the intelligence they t,t,,the state of the roads. - might receive re-
:nson reached
Vt.\ AuL—The detachment of the s.ah and 68th Rogi.
al. 8, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Di
Fat's
the , .
'ruing of the 9',(1 instant. I
sae;Ers and
• to march
tn'tB Were to arrive yesterday morning, Thee
asalsolthe 30th
te,,PI Infantry from Delhi. John Grey
114;4' Porozepore yesterday morning,
the head-
ilaartaetrB 16ili Lancers, her Majesty's 10th Foot,
in corn‘r!l'aBand of her
Net r 8 and 341 troo 2d brigade of horse Arallery, (lLii.euatoe-_
84, e'eionel BiddulPh jandl"" 3d Light Cava r. t
cielo
me
(1111-eald.
stl-iseert ef one cmPan7niofnSappers and Miner,
ililar''''d one of the 68t The Sappers and Mi
In'zeir,rsd' 30th, 55th and 68th Regiments, f!.)'l
of --ti, end ' Lieutenant - R. Colonel
R. Wilson,
the aoth er command ofn-e7ow this
, Wort IP.
Pehoa on
`ll'2lst'' -ainPbell's detachment, which, was atLancers, the Ist
compen inst, consists of her Maje:Ay's 91.11 ,
c,j 4th battalion of Artillery (under Captain Waller),
2dand Bth
b, egUlar C,
t • also a detacn-
Irt 'll'anv Sappers and Miners, a party of the
.-,isnt of th avaltY, the 433 and 49th Infan ry,
4 "t batte u.
by us- Campbell
"'Ph '"e 30th und • Captain Ewart, and the formidable
Colonel
toitoonsleeotitY lately described .
and
all
rch ia rear of the latt_
three'lol Wilec3:
.....6' marches aheada of Sir John Grey,
Pore iiili'll larg; "b , di etacehmon:ntms
k B"'Leett days, by the following' route :
Miles.
algwi;l severally reach YerrOze-
Miles
8
kheguah '• ••• .............. • 10
Pet, I .....
12
q0(oa
.. •.. ......... I4L Phurawalee
1 2
Katie° Mulhair
4 la'it . .."- -• •• ...... 14 Bussean
15
vBrtiaiie.• ................. 16 Waudnee .
12
p na
,_"ala„, • .......
19 Bhaga .... oora
ae„,"'Pore ............ '- it oakee
chi--)°rPors . ..............
9 Sooltanin Khan Walls
, 51104,4
.....
..
... ........... 10 l2lO
Ferozepore
were to have been joined
'ottay'll'odiltit3's:oi:ii.e.. ..... aBnd 68th regiments of infantry
)rith''' lleal.',",','.ire on the 20th, and
'march in rear of Gererfil 4.)
Je.._ ?Nei% t'il"iacters of the Sappers and Miners at Badow]ee,__r
ad In Urey. ..,,f,_ op one day s ,
by a party of 150 men, `who
to
114 were to t,lue 68th had not a man. in hospital of their
4 Drteedm 'joined at Kurnaul who'
tier to the collector of Panecput.
In4(ice -4
"'cm with treasure for Umballa ; the cs.s
on their way to
(:"e de.e.:-"Gneral Sir J. Thackwell anti. Captain Roche,
its P' passed through this state)
C. li and two deligh-
t.' day, b S.
Rohm t Dick and Captain !nates are expected
i;, 11,3 put Make no halt. Lady IP-askl accompanied
Lad '"ienel G uzh a. I Mrs. Galloway,
Li. ?rBlnith, °C-',, 'Ain' me days ago.
ouchLerut4t A.,iact.cli ...ieeruitlisao.
t_N 4.l,_`_il.tinson, of her
kj er Ghat, with a detac
1,,, Qr eon,. 7111 g fur Ghurmue tes .
estY's- 39th Foot, was
hto_
I,o;hae,ad
toibalescents to the lower provinces.
- 'ard of Lieut.
WA,- -agrzi -PanY, Ist battalion, of Artillery, marched in
)tic'n. I.3).esterday morning under the command
of trea-
kirtelitheal freol_aelltnents of the Local I!tctelylto'asitaicsalion came
B 4 `)ill thar
stuaitinolundshuhur, escortingo
arrived in
tith;ll-gistient•-Conlo.nel Lane's troop
_of
.Horse Artillery, Chi th 'gilt Cav• 1 -under Colonel Stedman, _
4114 A la Inornin ar3
IN.. arch
on a
A. They leve their heavy baggage here,
tereBBEitAnA 43 11,ght as posslble.
h Ilialid , ,b-- hie 11th Regiment Light Cavalry,
notice
Is- the ~,°' uolonel Satter,marched at the shortest
Ithe lerti,t.h inst.
in
.. under
to urnaul vie/ Hansee, and
tie fell,Zig cf the 1171°1Regiment, Bengal Infantry left on
IftliSeb;itatinegttenilnr'ning head-quarters of
th 4„st irrs °Nude. We should not
' be surprised to hear
for Joonjnoo, the
14, e v 0,.. War horse ng been ordered from Neemuch,
1., uiaber
~,, ra Seems an
ie n "rn°t-Gene lanxious to have an unusually
,i-iaa,,ktr.
„nu( cavalry.
liehe,h'iree Ihe detachment of the 53d Bengal Infantry,
-''''',ret to Agra with treasure under command of C t
iv-aa4o,,t'rned on the 20th.
'iltifrisi)eati lE''.."-Thot 9th Light Cavalry, one cohmpßanenygaolf
litartitr3,' aNililielY, some Golundauze,
lieri?)43 loltaan'titilt rahhiohead-quarters otfhethelolt7th, are all
0ti5.1 0: /774cral Sir jonsepl:).Thackwel K.C.Bp left Ctawannd-
or-Ge„e Morning of the 20th, for,Umba.ha duce ,
p the
.leral Sir R. Dick, K.C.8., followed in. the evening
iptain ire dtreetion, accompanied by his aide-de-mr,
illBllntei.in't_tes% both travelling by d‘ik
vic2
Mee;rfuort. Meerut,j
,14;itiieesutelanett 41ai
ni I" teoC7morfnits:ea'Eant' inaelseots,stqauritted Cawnpore
bellPle44lTe . -ace on the 19th. Colonel Speck, of the 17th,
e - the station, and it is expected that Brigadier
i The i. a!, Lucknow, wil divisional command.
,tact sttinelT Whichmarched from Cawnpore on the 15th
Ni re Ilhder th
114 estitied to e command of Lieutenant-Colonel Wood,
th advantages o
405Aiee. lA,,_mall the siege train preparing in the Delhi
teee"Ntnent ofuaat Would not havebeenoa_ ~,y. as hie _
resrailway through the kt Vie gt 2 ent?
ear to have been halted. e(lana-k;(tegtl.lar Cavalry, whoa pp
te4 to oerat till the 20th instant,
D bon such an emu-
-4 the 2841alch on to Ferozepore, which they hoped to reach
received on that day
ktter Ala'.,l instant
:Id zliasty's 53d root passed Matra on the 21st instant
trtarch tiollt
t 741.8 er, be
exPecto tDelhi on Saturday, the 27th. It. ap-
,eit. -cella
heheftriloantrtither.ey are to remain here, or continue
It •

LAILORE, DEC. 11.
kl,,i' i 3, rePOrted to the Ranee that the whole of the Aeen (re-_
thlr) troops reached the banks of the Sutlej yesterday, and
k,t h, the Whole
_of the irregular cavalry will reach the ferry
,!litrreeke this day. An urzee has been received from
Oa Goolab Singh, informing theitanee that be had collected
.
ck at thirty thousand country people, and that he was only
►alit
for intelligence of the crossing of the river by tle
1/4also troops as a signal to himself to march upon Lahore;
)4N,Trther represented that he had made arrangements fo
km
~,ng Metall Juwahir Singh in charge of a bill country
;hid Peshawar. It is given out as a report that there
it,44troops have marched out of the Fort of Feaozepeo
a,
Iteilrile,4 up a position two or three miles from
4 ide'nee which has impressed the Khalsa troo
6441,4 a that the fort had been undermined and was 12
pesn
to
with
Soiv,„,,uP,if they should enter it. They have accordingly.
?Ike ",, 037 the advice of the Punts, on not entering the,....
liti-zr, "hen the 7 should have defeated the British, although
4114 't
be tehl them that the fort was filled with gol4ol,
hiel; trul jewels. The battalions of General Mewah Singh,
(od had been ordered to march to Dhera Ismael Shan,to
4/., were encamped at Shadra, have recrossed h
D and, eturned to Lahore
tahene: 12....../t
ad , was as ert ined that the Mewali Singh bat-
Ql.!eigien-sc...e.,e,ii recalled from the other side the river, in 1,413che,. '", the report of letters. from the Nawab of
,riteti ;La at Ohera Ismael Khan, in which. it was repre-
''esei he and others held Futteh IC.!ian,
so straitened
Tawanah,
kt th4e'Cedf and that he was also alreadysspeedy*
capture.
ii `'111:1 eneh`v,as every probability of
promised to put him to
Zth, tied
s..oe the case, the Nawab
ht'Lehiag islicl his head to the Sirkaras 1,,,, attaii„!u, turbulent spitit. A report tphree
Ns.
auirl ea s
at
lws
oatyh
ao
tf
Illii;i:4l:iree:inel wtheare not recalled on the strength of his
.letter,l‘_as
Punt, who wrote to themll ttohesaiortclicsatoint
the ki, "11 fr H.lPortant to concentrate a
thtrkta, amonthtinetr, than to be sending troops to D. hera Ismael
Ath. would q Nllen the war with the En
~ircivers:he time enough for looking afterglmtsihnowrasafinavierrs'.
'4, t), ton is that they have returned ofhtheir own ae-
Nils' N the Sirkar had refused to pay t em the four
ttft rtl:{lvance they had demanded.
which four
l'..tlßeillnor Prevails that eight ofbattalicnos'ssed the Ghat at
ki,N,,t),.... qeneral Meurah Singh, bl,!vre'd. Another Tu-
t47lir h4;Zbut it is not y_ 1
14 kroa3° come in patenst x.
tiliiehaßiritisShuw,aa,errse, hpoaystiendg,
uitreal,,,,...,the river to see h
NI . T- -ea to find a gun inowpositiooniwtthiieemh wraas,fiurpedtouptohne
it ~ am i were touched, but one
te.:thdlaltikset.as, it was going to. be fired a secondft
whichi me,
Ivho
hiiret, 1t.,; Into the mouth, in consequence of
immedia . .
Zar4-ai 4 ided the British soldiers, and wounded the. man
ajollai„)ee this bold act.
in recommending
er,,,40r 4 ':,, ,°,ff, and a letter has com
Purbeea Sepoys have
His compeanions
_e
tlioe aer,:.‘,,ble reward. Some more 11; tlit '7 40111 the other side, and state itunadsermainfledt.
44 a,3' Wel., °llt .of Perozepore is complete y .
• of N. Notably rewarded for the information. Thet
et.'
tt t'ain,.ll,4bu has written to the people
large
tehe n
uPinu
bn (liatPeople theta that he had collected a
tll,4.thaat'e atid that he was prepared
kt Tir.
tit4a, SOOll 118 the Khalsa troops shouldtaC)hrgatc•erecartoessead
it, 0 r 0.4
r ''a 1 ' sent a messen-
h, e3e to ti, 41,) lihalsa camp to inquire why t eye
41%1'1101e oltiver Sutiej, on which the Punnt
r plied
Ikitpetl of • the country from Ferozepore to de
thatn e
th ,rarr thNlit to them,and that the British ought to
pi th.7,4,11,1i.b42P8 from thence, and if they would not,
of !''ect ..--..Th, szacie to do so.
4:4PLI'' t4or tire ha 1 Si„:1" having reason
hasusepnttperemptoryy
ehe bm'utu to eohn,l. I, Aloowallah,
lijti cross oolltt,,d me forthwith to lAhore, with such troops
Lot '-'4 the lc • It is intended, when he comes,. tov
1:11,..,vet kih , River ii.„._
dee,' pee %larniBl`,Avee and encamp at Shadra, his am.kakeele,
toe4a4wit4/%.harlionieil Khan, also tßoebeekesremntatosymmhritteer.:
g...,
the
„ttialotrimi audViti'teeting i'writtent to
collect all the people of
•-qatu:"" thatah -11, to thun o 'tance of the Khalsa.d It is
sand
eUtemLettler 1,4 be al eadayssgisot 6,000
INfes;•"ed, by 3 . "e obe;eed with alacrity,
though-erity of his
,mencoll
lk hieh 4413, as h spate who knew him, of thei2i`olnarcdedocoftuem,hoinaec,
Alike - ha • eis s
ry ', Will a trIOWn to have a large
T'ay 6" 1° ill
w`.'euhtless prefer keeplu.
I„ha 4 7 the tro 1 Ittnrnunition are being
everyt
to the camp.
-. b a4roh 01)8 from Lahore, and taken oti
Cannonsda carrainedd
etOst.a4/'e It 1.. People having heit,rd that the Seikh.3 are
carbioautet
aacm'at: on their hands are preparing
.irl.,,R abo„',4 their count!. ' A Ilurkaru came inthis
the
threegr a ''' aaaSer, f 3r. with reports for
again to
wags L and
timu , roin the camp
attaii,ts
the
intelligence that o.n the day heft)"
ielnillutted tb I
t le Khas troops, with six gu.ns, had ac-
-01%. -4 of r e eanlP, and crossed the river in the neigh-
.* - and lerozepore. The whole of the troops were to
le-Ch had Pass over ne
hes4bout beer' killed. When the p
4°
. ,„ MOO al.- ,
~the
e INNa-chnollevwhtreoroepsß, amounting
baee Bheer
!..t!,- to ,alit th.„
..,.., naNc crossed, they illßat.ataLckar
Singh
t 6 tkt the i... 7 uefeat of the troops there,
ult,,,,:brit4
Places
commence the other iiiYe of the river.
' in eon-
ill'illce oft yet left Lahore, and it is now said that t
all,
et fin he
~.,s repeated delays, he will not lea.ve
betir dija'ulgives out that he will proceed to join ina three
to, .I's 14. '
kflbx'utl hir,;tet::Ternader, in charge of mine boats belonging
lt IP
111 to "It the service ot; the British, and who
1.),) 4`"jee f obtain a valuable consideration from the Sirkar
,114 ts t,)
.. Or his treachery delivered over the whole of the
f- 'l'iaelt tile lihalsas. Ta men were highly delighted, and
i4t4site'l) their
a„, the
to reward him handsomely. Some
s
!)f til'er° It ere actually used by the Khalsas to, crtroon
1, e A,,_ is certain that, although the greater io i
'Qgttr"'",), troops b
RN oar cavalry have gone over near Ferozepore, the
1110 tit'tet It under Raja Lall Singh,
have not vet
\Ther-ritiah , 13 said this day that news came in_ that
Plate 14 ts
b'avo. given. orders for the. dismil4sal. of
_t.4
0:,,, the
~dili vakeels from their territorie, and
t 4
s, .uselieels of such Sirdars on the other side .
.Iscont. 'essions on this side have also been desired to
4`114.1•1y 11,4Zetdheir service. Rae Kissenchund has accord-
1, .. fl 6. e.to liii own JerrliPor, and the other valieels
n'aJEt qL -,e4 his exaniple. A'rumour prevaib this day that
firr„ - 'ttreet' g proposes
-
' till -°°l2° Sin 11marching with all his troops
-`44t* ICM of Subatboa and Sunlab. It requres non-
-4°lv ab°tbn• 5 Ittle depe dence is to be placed in the rumours
lltitt:Zr°*ad*..-I ~.• 4'
-- it' ay that Runjeet Singh had
-.% 4.40.„ was told '4
IV.
.74. he, 4 wvi,l op itclar TO
-`111Z1,3 yet 4
,_
"ud tiltiv

Singh, is, still in the capital. They say they will leave for
certain on Tuesday Ole 16th), but no dependence is to be
placed on these promises. More outrages have been perpo •
trated last night in the house of some dancing women, one of
whom was hung by the villains to a post as they were going
away. Fortunately it was near daylight, and the cries of a
woman brought the neighbours to the spot, and she was re-
leased from her position before life had departed.
15.—1 t is beyond a doubt that a large proportion of
the suwars of Raja Lall Singh have crossed the river, and
that some 10,000 of them prop Sed marching direct upon
Patteeallah, and in case they were joined by the Raja's
troop, to commence plundering the country in every direc-
tion, at least such part as belonged to the British, and cut-
ting off their supplies and dak communication. The cavalry
have been divided into • three joks or divisions, one of them
to march upon Ferozepore, the second upon Loodiana, and
the third upon Patteeidlah. An European habited in his
own dress, and attended by some servants, was this day
walking in the city of Lahore, when he was asked how he
• ventured to do this pt the present critical time. If he had
come on his own business he most divest himself of the
English clothes, and dress as a Punjabee. The Feringhee
replied, that he had nothing to do with the British or balsa
Sirkar : that he was a merchant and not at all afraid to de-
clare his business or his intentions. He then went on and
was met by two. Selchs, who began abusing him, threat-
ening to make him a prisoner, but did not proceed to actual
violence. It is also stated that a lady and gentleman, who
were driving out in a buggy a'ong the open country, were
seen by some Seikh Sepoys, and shot dead. The buggy and
property were seized and carried into the camp. A re-
port prevails that the troops (British) at Ferozepore have
• thrown no some defences,,while others report that they have
quittel the cantonments, and retreated five or six koss, with
the determination not to fight. A consultation was this
day held by the Sirkar with Dewan Deena Nath, regarding
the dismissal of the Sikh vakeels by.the British. The De-
wan said it was very cruel to treat vakeels in this way ;
and that, for his part, he would not-agree to the British
vakeels being treated in the came way by the Seikh Go-
verament.
DEC. 26.—1 t is given out this day that a fight has taken
place in Ferozepore, and that a good many men have been
killed and wounded on both sides. It is not said who was
victorious. A person has arrived from Jamoo, and stated
that Raja Goolab Singh now talked of going to Peshawur.
?deean J uwaheer Singh, and Meean Pueneea Singh are also in
Jamoo, while the other is to proceed with troops to Lahore.
200 Suwars have certainiy already come from Jamoo, and
are encamped at the Badarnee Bagh near the fort. A con-
siderable-number of Poorbeeas are reported to have deserted
from the British and to have joined the Khalsas. They were
received wilh open arms by the Khalsas, and obtained each a
golden. necklace. They were immediately incorporated with
the several battalions. Intelligence has been received
from Peshawur that some troops had quitted Caubul
and Jelallabad with the intention of coming down to
Peshawur. Immediate orders were issued for the march of
Sultan Mahomed Khan from Shadra towards Ferozepore.
He is making arrangements accordingly. It is confi-
dently asserted. that the Raja of Patteealah has written to
the Sirkah to say that he had collected all that was required
except carriage, and that, if tha Khalsa troops would but
send him carriage, he would forward ammunition; grain, and
everything else they might require. The Nazim of Umrits
cecr~ha3 consequently received orders to hasten the collection
of camels, bullocks, mules and hackeries to be sent to Pat-
teeallah. A rumour prevails that the whole of the country
between the Sutlej and Delhi having heard that the Seikhs
were going to cross, are greatly alarmed. A servant of
Sirdar Tej Singh says his master has received a letter from
the troops at Ferozepore, in which it is stated that the
British had attacked the Khalsa troops, who immediately
turned out arid began firing with matchlocks. The Seikhs
then threw away their matchlocks, drew their swords, and
fell upon the British. A severe skirmish ensued, in which
200 Khalsas were killed, and 250. wounded. The loss •of the
British is stated to have been 400. The Seikhs then entered
Ferozepore l the town), and the remainder of the British
force quitted their cantonments and encamped outside. Sir-
dar Runjoor Singh no sooner heard this than he started off
to join his troops. Sirdar Tej Singh then sent for some
officers of the Mussulman troops, and told them that as he
placed great reliance on them he should leave them in
charge of the capital. They stated their readiness to under-
take the charge, and the Sirdar forthwith quitted the capital
for Ferozepore.

LOODIANA. DEC. 21.

As the whole of the British troops have marched towqrds
Ferozepore from Loodiana, Umballst.ll, and Meerut, thus
leaving this part of the country unprotected, the people of
this place are going away in great numbers. Two companies
of sepoys are in the fort, but not one man is left in the city.
The fort is, however, well prepared, guns are mounted, and the
sick European and native soldiers ought to be able to hold it.
.All the ladies are gone in there. Yesterday they directed the
whole of their servants to collect supplies for eight days.
The order caused great alarm in the town, and it is greatly,
regretted that the British should have left the place so tho-
roughly unprotected. It is said that Sirdar Runjoor Singh
is marching direct upon Phulour, with a large body of troops,
and will cross the Sutlej. The number of the inhabitants is
reduced to one-half, and all who could do so have carried off
their property.

(From the Agra Uhbar, Dec. 24.)
Reports, from native sources, are current in our Bazaar,
that General Sir J. H. Littler, after an action with the Seikh
troops, has obtained a victory, inflicting on them a great
slaughter, and himself suffering a loss of some eight officers,
400 or 500 men killed or wounded. It is also said that a de-
tachment of the 2d Grenadiers, of probably 200 strength,
escorting treasure with or to the Governor-General's camp,
have been attacked and suffered considerably.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Della Gazette.)
The following is a tabUlar statement of the troops in motion
for the frontier, or at present stationed there
Immo ARTILLERY.
Ist troop Ist Brigade, at Loodiana.
2d troop lst. Brigade, from Umballah.
3d troop Ist Brigade, from Umballah.
sth troop Ist Brigade, at Ferozepere.
Ist troop 2d Brigade, from Meerut.
2d troop 2d Brigade, from Meerut.
3d troop 2d Brigade, from Meerut.
Ist troop 3d Brigade, from Umballah.
2d troop 3d Brigade (two guns), with Governor-General.
3d troop 3d Brigade, at Ferozepore.
4th troop 3d Brigade, at Loodiana.
FOOT ARTILLERY.
Ist company 4th Battalion, from Meerut.
2d company 4th Battalion, from Umballah.
3d company 4th Battalion, from Umballah (with No. 7
Light Field Battery).
4th company 4th Battalion, from Umballah.
2d company 6th Battalion, from Umballah (with No. 9
Light Field Battery).
4th company 6th Battalion, at Ferozepore (with No. 19
Light Field Battery).
2d company 7th Battalion, from Delhi (with No. 6 Horse
Field Battery.
4 companies from Cawnpoor.
SAPPERS AND MINERS.
The whole corps.

CAVALRY.
Her Majesty's 3d Dragoons, from Umballah.
Her Majesty's 9th Lancers, from Meerut.
Her Majesty's lfth Lancers, from Meerut.
Ist Regiment Light Cavalry, from Muttra.
3d Light Cavalry, from Meerut.
4th Lancers, from Umballah.
Bth Light Cavalry, at Ferozepore.
Governor-General's Body Guard, from Umballah.

EUROPEAN INFANTRY.
ller Majesty's 9th Foot, from Umballah.
Her Majesty's 10th, from Meerut.
Her Majesty's 29th, from Kussowlee.
Her Majesty's 31st, from Umballah.
Her Majesty's 50th, at Loodiana.
Her Majesty's 53d, from Agra.
Her Majesty's 62d, at Ferozepore.
Her Majesty's 80th, from Umballah.
Ist European Light Infantry.

BENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY.
2d Bengal Infantry (Grenadier), with the Goveror-General
6th Bengal Infantry, from Shabjeeanpoor and Futtygliur.
11th Bengal Infantry, at Loodiana.
12th Bengal Infantry, at Ferozepore.
14th Bengal Infantry, at Ferozepore.
16th Bengal Infantry (Grenadiers) from Umballah.
24th Bengal Infantry, from Umballah.
26th Bengal Light Infantry, at Loodiana.
27th Bengal Infantry, at Perozepore.
30th Bengal Infanty, from Delhi.
33d Bengal Infantry, at Ferozepore.
38th Bengal Light Infantry, from Moradabad.
41st Bengal Infantry, from Umballah.
42d Bengal Light Infantry, at Loodiana.
43d Bengal Light Infantry, from DlLerut.
45th Bengal Infantry, from Umballah.
47th Bengal Infantry, from Umballab.
48th Bengal Infantry, at Loodiana.
54th Bengal Infantry, at Ferozepore.
55th Bengal Infantry, from Meerut.
59th Bengal Infantry, from Meerut.
63d Bengal Infantry, at Ferozepore.
•
68th Bengal Infantry, from Meerut.
73d Bengal Infantry, at Loodiana.
IRREGULAR. CAVALRY.
2d Regiment (a wing), from •Saugor.
3d Regiment, from Umballah.
4th Regiment, from Bareilly.
Bth Regiment, from Ilansee.
9th Regiment, from Loodiana.

ABSTRACT.
Horse Artillery,-Ten complete troops, and part of ono
more.
Foot Artillery—Eleven companies with four light field
batteries.
Siege Artillery-1 12-pounder elephant battery of 12 guns
(the remaining part of this arm not yet accurately known.)
Cavalry—Three European and five Native Light Cavalry
corps, including the body guard.
I rregular Cavalry—Four •zomple,te corps and awing of a fifth.
Infantry—Nine European and 24 Native regiments.
Sappers and Aliners—The entire corps.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
•
THE BOMBAY MARKET.
(From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current.)
BOMBAY, JAN. 1, 1846.—We have on the present occasion to
report a very general depression in the market for imports, and a
decline, in some instances considerable, in the value of most articles
of British trade. There can be little doubt that the commencement
of hostilities with the ninjaub, combined with the prospects of a
partial failure of the crops in the interior, has contributed to exert a
prejudicial effect upon trade ; but the present unfavourable state of
affairs is more immediately owing to the prevalent scarcity of
money, to which we made allusion in our last. This dearth of the
circulating medium became, shortly after the departure of the mail,
of so very serious a character, that the banks were obliged, to refuse
the usual accommodation to the mercantile public, even where loans
were asked on the security of Government paper, at high rates of
interest. Within the last few days the money market has been
somewhat easier, but a severe pressure still exists, and trade has as
yet exhibited no indication of recovery from the effects of the
scarcity. In the course of a short time, however, this temporary
embarrassment will doubtless correct itself, and things be restored
to their former footing.
Metals—The prices of every description of copper, except nails, of
which article we have to report a sale of 12 ewt. at 56r. per cwt.,
have nominally declined, and, in the total absence of active demand,
transactions have been in the last degree limited. Eln British bar iron
there has also been a nominal decline in price, the present rate being
29r. to Mr. per candy. Swedish, sn the contrary, has slightly Ira-
proved in value, a sale of 100 tons having taken place at 51r. per
candy. In nail rod, round is without change, but square is scarce,
and in some request, and the price has improved 3r. per candy. In
hoop, sheet, and nails, there is little alteration to notice. The first-
named sort, however, is wanted, and a sale of 800 bundles is said to
have taken place a few days since at 6}ir., the price now quoted.
In iron nails there have been transactions at 11 ihr. and 12%r. por
cwt. respectively. Steel in tubs is cheaper than before—in fag-
gots, without change. There has been a sale of speller, large-sized
plates, at 15r. 2a. per cwt., and neither in this article nor in lead,
quicksilver, or tin plates, is there any material change to notice, in
value or demand.
Cotton Manufactures—The scarcity of money has, as might be
supposed, affected the- trade in cotton fabrics more than any other
description of British imports. With the exception of 45-inch gray
shirtings and stout gray domestics, of which latter the stock is
light, and for which a demand exists for shipment to Arabia, every
kind of cotton piece goods has been more or less depressed in value.
The better qualities of gray madapollsms, and gray and bleached
shirtings, have been in request, and some transactions in them have
taken place, but holders have nevertheless been obliged to submit to
a reduction on former rates. For bleached madapollams, and gray
and bleached jacconete, there la no demand, and even the liner

qualities of the latter, which before commanded fair prices, can now
only be sold in small quantities at unremunerating rates. The gene-
rality of dyed, printed, and fancy goods, 'are without inquiry, and
few transaction§ have taken place in them.
Yarns —The lower numbers of mule twist have latterly declined
somewhat in price, and the demand has become languid. From No.
GO to 100, however, there has been no change. Water remains sta-
tionary, with the exception of No. 30, v hich, owing to the lightness
of the stock, has arisen from o%a. to 10a. and l 0 4d. per lb. In dyed
yarns we have heard of no transactions. Turkey red, we believe, is
in slight request, and has declined somewhat in value. Orange
wholly unsaica.ble.
Woollens—For these there is but little demand, and it is difficult
to obtain remunerating prices. The only sale .of which we have
heard is in blankets, of which 240 pairs have been disposed of at 7r.
per pair.
Marine Stores—Little or nothing appears to have been done in the
articles under this head. Paints are somewhat lower, and the prices
of the other items must be regarded as nominal.
Beer—The market is still quite inactive, and we
quote prices,
which continue nominal, a little lower than before.

Spirits —ln these there is no change.
Cochineal —Prices have an upward tendency, and we hear of a re-
cent sale of 1,3601 b. silver grain, at 3r. 9a. per lb.
Red and White Lead —Red lead continues without alteration, but
in white a nominal reduction of price, to the extent of 2r. per cwt.,
has taken place since our last.
EASTERN PRODUCE.

Cotton—The prices of produce have felt the effect of the pressure
on the money-market, the same as those c f British imports, and
cotton, amongst other things, has declined in value from 4r. to Gr.
per candy. Even this reduction, however, has not occasioned any
great activity, or led to extensive purchases for shipment to England.
Several native holders have shipped produce, receiving Government
advances at Is. lid. per rupee—the established rate fixed a short
time since by the authorities, and which has not been altered. Sub-
joined are the rates now current for this staple :
Broach and Surat, Blr. to 82r. per candy ; Dhollcr, 80r. ; Oomra-
wuttee, 78r. to 80r. ; Barsce, 75r. ; Comptah, 70r.
Coffee—Both Mocha and Malabar have.declined slightly in value,
and are now quoted respectively at 81.1 r. to. 9r. and OA r.,per maund.
Gams—Animi is sr. ; and Arabic lr. per cwt. cheaper. 01.banum
unaltered.

_ ...
Hemp—The Concan and Cabot varieties have advanced in value
to the extent of Cr. per candy. In Gliatee there is no change.
Opium is 25r. per chest lower than last month.
WoolA decline in price to the extent of sr. to 10r. per candy has
taken place in this article. We now quote the several varieties as
lbllows

Khorassan, 135 r. per candy ; Mekran, 126 r. ; Marwar, 120 r. ;
Catch, 125 r. to 130 r.
In other articles of produce we hear of no change.
FREIGHTS.
There have been numerous arrivals since our last, but, owing to
the engagement of several vessels to load on the Malabar coast and
at Madras, no decline has taken place in the rates of 6 eight. On
the contrary, an advance of les. per ton upon the rates current a,
fortnight ago is now generally asked to Great Britain. This, how-
ever, has not yet been paid, shippers being indisposed to give more
than-31. 55., which may now be considered the nominal rate both to
London and Liverpool. There is no ship on the berth for the Clyde.
Freight to China is 15r. per candy.
MONEY MARKET.

Government paper has declined in value. The following are the
current rates :-
5 per cent. Loan of 1825-26
4 ditto ditto 1832-33
4 citto ditto 1835-36
5 ditto ditto 1841.42
4 ditto ditto 1842-43

- ns. 107 to 110
- 99 to 101
- 94 to 95
- 104 to 105
- 94 to 95

Exchange—Transactions have taken place since our last at
2s. 03 d. per rupee for six months' bills on England, but the rate on
Tuesday was 2s. 0%d., and yesterday 2s. to 2s. 044 d. for. drafts at
six months. On Calcutta and Madras the rate is 96r. at 60 days.
Banks —The shares of both banks have given way; those of the
Bombay Bank to 48 per cent. premium, and those of the Oriental
Bank to 190 r. to 210 r. premium on shares of I,ooor. 500 r. paid up.

PRICES OF BULLION.

Sovereigns, each -
Bank-notes, per £ -

- 11

(From the CaTcutta Overland Price Current of Dec. 20.)
We were, on the morning of the 7th, put in possession of accounts
from home to the 24th of October, via Bombay, but the letters of that
date, per Hindostan, were not delivered until late on the following
evening, so that but few could have been replied to by the Bentinck,
although the closing of the mail was deferred from three to s!x r.sr ,
for that purpose. The result of the October indigo sale, which was
anxiously looked for when we last wrote, appeared to disappoint the
expectations of most parties here, and caused a cessation of operations
for a few days; but the market has since been more settled, as will be
seen by reference to our remarks on the dye. The accounts of both
raw silk and silk piece goods have caused purchasers to act with great
caution, but with these exceptions, all descriptions of produce have been
in brisk demand, and a very large business has been: done, which
would doubtless have been even further increased, but for a slight
advance in the rate of our exchange on England, and above all, the
extreme scarcity of tonnage, or, as we should rather say, the inade-
quacy of the supply to the shipments in progress, as the river is at
present anything but bare of shipping.
Our import market continues In a most unsatisfactory state, for,
notwithstanding that the accounts received from home of several
articles have caused some holders to manifest a determination to
resist the comparatively low currency established here, it has not as
yet produced any other effect than that of curtailing business, as
dealers do not show the least anxiety to operate, except to a mode-
rate extent for local consumption.
Exchange has been gradually advancing, and good 10 months
date bills may now be quoted at ls. 11%d. to is. I I%d. per rupee,
but thls has already had the effect of causing several parties to send
their goods through the export warehouse, and it seems probable
(should GoVernment continue their advances at the present rate,
which the probability of a war in the Punjaub makes somewhat
doubtful) that a considerable portion of this season's indigo will be
drawn against from that source ; so that the only apparent reason
for the late advance is the abundance of China bills at six months'
sight, which are said to have been offering in Bombay at 2s. to
2s. o%el. per rupee, or the limited demand for bills caused by the
very moderate business doing in imperts.
Freights have advanced considerably since our last, and as nearly
the whole of the dead weight in the river, as well as a portion of that
to arrive, has already been engaged, we cannot see any reason to
look for au immediate decline, but with the present inquiry for ves-
sels for the Mauritius, think a further advance almost equally pro-
bable, except in the event of less favourable accounts being received
from home of our more bulky articles of export.
Indigo—Six public sales have been held since our last, in the coarse
of which eyery description has been offered. At first the finer quali-
ties attracted most attention, but these selling, generally speaking,
much above the limits, there has, of late, been mere anxiety man!-
fested tooperate in low and middling sorts, which had before been
comparatively neglected.
Very little has been done by private contract, buyers being in most
instances indisposed to purchase large parcels, in expectation that
the accounts by the mall now due will have the effect of lowering
the currency here, and the only transactions we have heard of are
the annexed. A much larger business would, however, have been
done had holders been disposed to accept the offers made, which were,
in several instances, very fair, considering the prices now ruling,
notwithstanding that the upward tendency of exchange has rendered
many less desirous to operate. At the public salts the biddings were
good, and the rates obtained may be quoted at five to fifteen rupees
above those of last year.

It will be remarked that exports are not going forward so quickly
as customary, but we still think planters will, in most instances, be
disposed to sell at present rates, rather than run the risk of shipping
on their own account.
Sugar—We have but little alteration to notice in the price of this
staple, but, if anything, it has been in favour of purchasers : supplies
of second and third Benares have come forward more freely than is
customary at this season, but continue to find a ready sale, especially
the finer descriptions. Of really fine white none is procurable,
but a few hundred bags of what might almost be called fair
first quality have been taken in at 13r. Ba. to 13r. 12a. per
maund, being an advance of nearly 2r. on the price the same
sugar would have brought six months since. Several shipments of
European manufacture have of late gone forward, but we hear of
but few sales in this market : Dalloa and Date sugars have only been
obtainable to a most insignificant extent, and these, as well as
Khaurs, continue entirely neglected for shipment. Exports to
Great Btitain, from the lot inst. up to date, amount to 100,816
reminds.
Saltpetre—This article has continued in brisk demand for the home
market, and Gudna has sold freely at from 6r. 4a. to 7r. per maund,
xotwithstanding that it has for some time past been anything but
easy to procure freight even at our quotations, most vessels (espe-
cially those for Liverpool) preferring a cargo of rice ; good Chuprahs
and other descriptions have also fully maintained their price, although
inferior sorts of heavy refraction must be quoted lower. To Ame-
rica shipments have not of late been very heavy, but a fair amount
cf business continues to be done.
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2r. 12a. to 3r. per md., with inferior descriptions in proportion ; and
as the almost unprecedentedly high ruling cf freights (61. to 61. 6s.
per ton) has not has yet had the slightest effect in curtailing opera-
tions, we see no reason to look fur any decline until less favourable
advices arc received from home.
Since the receipt of accounts from the Mauritius, stating that owing
to the alarmingly short supply on the island the Governor had been
induced to offer a bonus of 12 annas per bag, for all imported after the
Ist of February, considerable purchases of Moonghy and Balani have
been made, and prices have advanced to our quotations, notwith-
standing that they cannot be sent forward within 8 to 8 to 12 per bag
of the rates current at the date of our last.

Raw Silk—This article continues almost entirely neglected, trans-
actions having been confined to a few small lots which holders were
forced to realise at whatever price they could obtain; the large
holders, seeing that it would be useless to attempt sales in the present
state of the market, arc holding back, and a considerable portion of
the last band is still in the interior: prices must be looked upon as
quite nominal, for although we do not hear of any lot having been
offering much under our last quotations, we think, were purchasers
to show any disposition to operate, they would be readily met by the
native holders, who seetiT sensible that no mates ial improvement can
be looked for for some time to come. Exports to Great Britain from
the Ist inst. up to data are only 618 mds.
Silk Piece Goods—Superior cloths continue in moderate inquiry,
but of these few are obtainable, and all others are completely ne-
glected except at a very material decline on the rate lately current ;
and this holders, generady speaking, show no disposition at present
to submit to ; the large stocks of silk in the Mofussil will most pro-
bably induce an increase in the manufacture of these goods..
Oilseeds—The difficulty experienced in effecting shipments, ex-
cept in broken stowage, keeps exports to great Britain on a mode-
rate scale, but in prices we have nothing to notice, linseed espe-
cially, from the continued demand for America, being seldom al-
lowed to accumulate in the bazaar to any extent.
Jute—But ltttle change has taken place in the value of this ar-
ticle, as, owing to the comparatively small shipments of light freight
going forward at present, some vessels are still willing to take it
at the rates current on the Pith (about 4/. ss. per ton), and there
appearing but little probability of its being sent forward under this
for some time to come, several parties have been induced to operate.
Shell Lac and Lac.Dye,-In our last we had to report an excited
market for the former article, bat accounts since received of the
state of the home market being less satisfactory than were antici- •
pated, the demand has again fallen off, and but little, if anything,
has been done. Lac Dye continues in demand for both England and
North America, but very little saitable to the former market is at
present obtainable, and transactions have been confined to ,a few
purchases of low and middling qualities at somewhat advanced
rates.
Cotton -But little has been done in this staple since our last, but
the new crop may now shortly be looked for, should prices at Mir-
zapore rule sufficiently low to induce pants's to purchase.
Hides, Horns, and Tips—A good business continues to be done in
COw hides, principally for the English market, at about our quota-
tions. Buffalo hides arc seldom procurable, and parcels, as they
arrive, find a ready sale for America. In horns and tips we have no
change to notice.
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