The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-16 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAIL

INDIA AND CHINA.

We have received, in anticipation of the Overland
Mail, our papers from C Acutta of November 7,
Bombay, November 17, and China, October 30.
Although the intelligence received is not of great
importance, it possesses considerable interest.
(From the Bombay Times of Nov. 17.)

SUMMARY.--The events of the past fortnight,
although they cannot be said to be very interesting,
are still sufficiently so to attract the attention of
those who have an interest in whatever concerns
India. The state of alarm and excitement which
prevailed in Bombay i❑ consequence of the disturb-
ances that had occurred between the ➢iahomedans
and Parsees, has entirely subsided, and the most
thorough tranquillity now prevails. The Calcutta

papers of the 25th ult., which came to hand on the
3d instant, supply the particulars of a storm ex-
perienced there and off Diamond Harbour on the
22d and 23.1 ultimo. The Powerful steam-tug,
Captain Smith, was driven on shore near Silver-
Tree Pagoda, the commander's wife and two children
having perishad. The light vessel Hope was bilged
on Saugor Beach. Both these vessels have, however,
been floated and towed up to Calcutta for repair. The
Mary Ann and two or three other vessels were also
ashore, but have since been got off; the Lahore, from
the Mauritius, with returned emigrants, had been
tugged off by a steamer. The P. and 0. Company's
steamer Precursor went ashore at Cowcolly on her
way down the river on the 22d. At the time she
encountered the hurricane the Precursor was proceed-
ing to Aden and Suez with a large number of pas-
sengers. These together with the mails were trans-
ferred to the Erin, in which veasel they left on the
24th or 25th ult. The Precursor was subsequently
towed off the bank and returned to Calcutta without
having sustained any serious injury. Several native
craft had foundered and gone ashore near Saugor,
and many lives were lost in them. The only ships
yet known to be actually wrecked are the Bengalee,
outward bound, which was lost on Saugor Island, and
the Scourfield, inward bound, which was disabled and
driven on the coast near Point Palmyras. In both
cases the whole of the crews were saved. The
semaphore below Diamond Harbour was much dam-
aged, three or four of the towers having been blown
down. The Post-office at Kedgeree being also de-
stroyed by the hurricane, the communication with the
mouth of the river was entirely suspended for two or
three days. It is believed that Dhuleep Sing, the son
of Runjeet Sing, will shortly pay a visit to England,
where he will, doubtless, be lionised for a short time.
The state of affairs at Gwalior, the capital of Scin-
diah's dominions, is again unsatisfactory. A force of
2,000 men, under the immediate command of Briga-
dier General Sir Colin Campbell, marched out of
Peshawur on the 25th ultimo to chastise the Mo.
munds of Mitchnie, a town to the north of that sta-
tion, and commanding one of the main roads into
Affghanistan. The troops were provisioned for a
week, in which time they were expected to bring
these tribes into subjection. The latest accounts

from the force are to the 30th ultimo. It
had been occupied all the previous day in blowing
up the Furt of Mitchnie and the villages surround-
ing that place. Heaps of corn that lay stored in the
houses of the Momund inhabitants were fired, and
their goods and chattels thrown into the river. The
Momunds were firing on our troops from a dis-
tance, but their shot fell short of the camp. No
casualties on our side had been reported. Rumours
are again rife that the Ameer Dost Mahomed lihan,
the ruler of Caubul, is dead. This has been stated as
a positive fact in some of the Mofussil papers, but
we shall take leave to doubt it, until it is more
authoritatively announced. It is said that a fearful
scene of anarchy, civil broils, and all the horrors con-
comitant thereto, has commenced in Affghanistan.
The Mahajuns (Hindoo traders) with the rest of the
peaceable inhabitants, are reported to be flying from
the land, some into the districts under
British rule. Two of the claimants to the
succession are the Ameer's brother Sultan
Mahomed, and his son Gholam Hyder. Another
force is out on the frontier, from Kohat,
under Captain Coke. The object to be effected by it
is to aid in the revenue settlement of the newly occu-
pied districts in the Bunnoo country, and up to the
present time its march has been a very peaceful and
pleasant progress. Recent accounts received from
the provinces of Berar state that a fight had lately
taken place there between the forces of a Zemindar
named Naga Ram and those of another chief, whose
name is not mentioned, in which affair about 50 men
were killed, and as many wounded. Naga Ram's men
were beaten. The opposite party consisted of about
600 Rohillas, and about 400 Goands, a tribe residing
chiefly in the Telangana district. Naga Ram's troops
amounted to about 900, including 150 Seikhs, the rest
being chit fly people of the neighbouring country. The
Seililas and 500 others of Naga Ram's party were
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burnt it, and entered, killing some of the defenders,
and getting possession of Naga Ram's head man. It
is said the Rohillas were promised by their employer
a present of eight thousand rupees if they could take
the fort. Naga Ram is said to have escaped, having
crossed the Wurdah river, and taken refuge in the
Nagpore Raja's territory. Our relations with
.the
Burmese are in an unsatisfactory state, and some cor-
respondence has recently passed between the Gover-
nor-General and Commodore Lambert, the senior
naval officer on the spot, on the subject of a visit pro-
posed to be made by the Commodore to Rangoon, for
the purpose of obtaining redress for wrongs inflicted
on British subjects there, and for securing better
treatment for them in future. It is believed that
Lord Dalhousie has decided on trying diplomacy
first on his Burman Majesty, and force afterwards, if
the former should prove unsuccessful. Brevet
Captain James Gordon, of the 59th Regiment
Bengal Native Infantry, has been dismissed
the service by the sentence of a court-martial,
arising out of certain pecuniary transactions of a
very questionable character with Messrs. Mackenzie,
Lyall, and Co., of Calcutta. The sentence has been
confirmed by his Excellency the Commander-in-
Chief. A body of three hundred horsemen, supposed
to be men of the Sheoranee Hills, made an attack on
the post of the Punjaub Irregular Cavalry (the sth or
Fitzgerald's) on the 21st ult. at a place called Zufer-
khan-ke•Kote, just under the Sheoranee Hills, and
taking them almost unawares cut several of them up.
Five men were killed on the spot and several others
severely wounded. The financial question betwixt
the Nizam and the British Government has been sa-
tisfactorily settled, his Highness having at the twelfth
hour opened his purse-strings and paid off the whole
of his enormous debt to us. The Governor-General
was expected at Mussooree on the 13th inst. He pro-
ceeds direct to Saharunpoor, and Roorkee, stopping
two days at Dehra Dhoon. His Lordship
and party were to have left Simla on tin sth in-
stant. The Commander-in-Chief and Lady Gomm
intended leaving Simla on the following day. Lord
_Falkland returned to Bombay from the Mahabu-
leshwur Hills on the sth instant, accompanied by
Mr. Goldsmid and Colonel Melvin, the Secretaries
to Government in the Revenue and Military Depart-
ments. It is expected that his Lordship will remain
at the Presidency for some months to come, and the
Viscountess Falkland may be expected here in a few
days. We regret to have to notice the death, at
Poonah, on the Ist instant, of the Hon. W. H. Ly-
saght, second son of Lord Lisle, late an ensign in her
Majesty's 86th Foot. The deceased gentleman was
about to return to England, but was suddenly cut off
by an attack of liver complaint. Trade at Calcutta,
both in imports and exports, is still very dull. The
Money Market has undergone little alteration. Freights
are very low, owing to the quantity of tonnage in port
and expected. Exchange has risen, and is quoted at 21.
14 d., at 2s. lid., but little has been done in it. The Bom-
bay market for imports is on the whole in a satisfac-
tory state. There is a considerable degree of firmness on
the part of holders of cotton piece goods for the stock
now held. Freight to Great Britain 2/. 10a. to 21.
17s. 6d. per ton. Exchange on London has advanced
to-2s. I id., at which first-class credit bills have been
offered.