The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-04 00:00:00

INDIA, CHINA, AND AUS-

TRALIA.

We have received by extraordinary express, in
anticipation of the Overland Mail, letters and papers
from India and Australia. The dates are—Bom-
bay, Jan. 9 ; Sydney, Dec. 13 ; Melbourne, Dec. 20 ;
and Adelaide, Dec. 20.
THE INDIAN FORCE FOR CHINA.

The chief topic of general interest that will go
home by Shia mail is, the composition of the force
told off for China. We now have manifestoes on
the subject from Bengal, Madras, and Bombay,
from which, and other sources, we are able to give,
we believe in part exclusively, the following par-
ticulars :

('Supplied by Bengal, t by Madras, 4,1 by Bombay.)
EUROPEAN TROOPS.
fi No. 7 Battery, 14th Brigado Royal Artillery.
* Cavalry (not detailed).

t Her Majesty's Ist (King's) Dragoon Guards-200 men
and horses.

t 23d Company Royal Engineers.
1- A and K Companies Sappers and Miners.
* Her Majesty's 3d (East Kent, or Buffs) Foot.
* H•r Majesty's 6th (Royal let Warwickshire) Foot, Ist
Battalion.

* Her Majesty's Bth (King's) Foot, Ist Battalion.
Her Majesty's 31st (Huntingdonshire) Foot.
* Her Majesty's 37th (North Hampshire) Foot.
t Her Majesty's 44th (East Essex) Foot.
It- Her Majesty's 56th (West Essex) Foot.
* Her Majesty's 60th (King's Royal) Rifle Corps, lit
Battalion.

Her Majesty's 66th (Berkshire) Foot.
* Her Majesty's 6th (South Hampshire) Foot.
* Her Majesty's 73d Foot.
NATIVE TROOPS.

t Artillery Company sth Battalion Artillery (Golun-
dauze).:

t Ist Supplemental Company (Golundausto).
* Irregular Cavalry (not detailed.)
* Five Battalions Infantry. including 15th Regt. PUII•
jaub Infantry (each 800 strong).
3d Regiment Native Infantry (1,000 strong).
sth Regiment Native Infantry (1,000 strong).
The details of the European Cavalry and Native
Irregular Cavalry, to be furnished by Bengal, aro
not yet known. The 3d Buffs is the only regiment
that has yet left. They embarked at Calcutta on the
15th November, on board the steamer Coromandel
and ship Tasmania. The 31st followed immediately.
The Bombay Presidency, it will be seen, contributes
two European and two native regiments to the
little army, for it is no less, which which will ere
long be on its way to the scene of our late repulse.
The Bombay Gazette lately stated that the two na-
tive regiments which Bombay furnishes were to go
to Canton merely to relieve two Bengal corps, and
remarked severely on the rest of the troops from
this presidency being transferred to the divisions
under the command of Generals Sir J. H. Grant,
Sir R. Napier, Sir N.Chamberlain, &c. The Bombay
officers and troops need not fear that any position
will be assigned them in the coming operations in-
consistent with that consideration which brave men
have a right to expect: it is reported that Major-
General Sir J. Michel, K.C.8., temporarily com-
manding the Malwa division, is to command the
Bombay column.

The force above enumerated will number not
fewer than 20,000 men. Of the five battalions na•
tive infantry supplied by Bengal, four are to be com-
posed of volunteers from Punjabi regiments, and
one of ♦olunteers from Hindostani regiments. Each
man is to volunteer under his hand or seal, and for
two years. The battalions, with the 3d and sth
Native Infantry, will enjoy the usual privileges of
foreign service. A due proportion of native com-
missioned and non-commissioned officers will be
attached to each, in eight companies, and the fol-
lowing European officers :—A commandant, second
in command, adjutant, interpreter and quarter-
master, surgeon or assistant-surgeon, eight oZeert
doing duty, and an apothecary. A general order
enters fully into further conditions of the special
service. We mention last a very important regula•
tion. To secure uniformity of ammunition, the
native force is to be armed with the smooth bore
musket, such as is used by the regiments of Bengal
and Madras Native Infantry now serving in China.
Corps now armed with rifles are to have them ez•
changed, before embarkation, for the musket. It
is to be hoped we shall not find the Chinese better

armed than ourselves.
THE CHINA EXPEDITION.
The Mofussilite publishes the following impor•
tant General Order :

Camp Meerut, Dec. 20.
His Excellency the Governor-General issues this notifia
cation for the information of the Bengal native army.
It is likely that an army will shortly be required from
India for the Queen's service in China.

3. This army will be composed partly of European and
partly of native troops.

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4. The European portion of it will consist of seven rog{.
ments of infantry (in addition to the two regiments recently
sent to China), and some cavalry ; but respecting that portion
of the forces, his Excellency the Commander •in-Chief will
in due time issue the necessary directions.
5. The native portion of the army will consist, in the first
instance, of five battalions of infantry, of which four will bi
selected from such Punjabee regiments as may volunteer for
the service, and one from the Hindostanee regiments which
may volunteer. Some irregular cavalry will also be sent.
6. The strength of the battalions will be 800 privates
each, with the due proportion of native commissioned and
non• commissioned officers, in eight companies.
7. Each man, whether belonging to a regiment volunteer-
ing collectively, or coming forward separately, will be re-
quired to sign or seal a paper declaring himself to be a
volunteer. This precaution for securing individual willing-
ness will be taken after the offer of a regiment, or of any
man belonging to it shall have been accepted by the Gover-
nor-General.

8. The period for which volunteers are now required 11
two years. If it should happen that the service in Chine
extends beyond two y ears, any man who may wish to be
relieved at the end of that term will be relieved.

9. Depots will be formed in India of regiments volunteer..
ing, to whica men who do not proceed on foreign service
will bo attaohed, and the property left behind by the men,
and any of their families, will be carefully looked after at
these depots.

10. The Native Volunteer Battalions proceeding to Chins
will enjoy the established privilege of foreign service, via, :
I. The privilege of granting family money certificates.
11. The nomination of heirs to family pension in cue of
their decease.

111. Pay and full batta, in addition to free rations. The
full batta will be drawn from the date on which each MAIL'S
offer of service is accepted.
IV. Rations, gratis, on board ship and on shore, while
on foreign service and until re-landed in Bengal. The Cora•
missariat Department will issue the rations, of which the
cost will be defrayed by Government.
V. On embarkation, haversacks, canteens, and hunmockat
and a great-coat per man, at the public expense; the anti•
des to be accounted for by quartermasters, in the periodical
return,s.

VI. Half batta during leave of absence on medical certi-
ficate.

VII, After return of a regiment front foreign service if
in time of peace, a quadruple proportion of native (Awe
and men will be entitled to furlough, for periods propor-
tioned to the distances of their homes and with the privi-
lege of half batta during such furlough.
11. The native force will be armed with the smooth-bore
musket, such as is used by the regiments of Bengal sad
Madras Native Infantry now serving in China; and, is
order that uniformity of ammunition may be preserved
throughout the entire native force in that country, corps
now armed with rifles will, before embarkation, have them
exchanged for smooth-bore muskets.

12. Each volunteer regiment will have the followin;
complement of European officers :

A Commandant.
A Second in Command.
An Adjutant.
An interpro tor and quartermaster.
A medical officer (surgeon or assistant-surgeon). Eight
(8) officers doing duty.
An apothecary.

His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is requested to
issue such further subsidiary orders as may be necessary
respecting the formation of the force, European and Natiye,
proceeding to China.
R. J. H. Ilium, Major-General,
Secretary to the Government of India, with
the Governor-General.
THE WAGIIERS.

The prestige of our arms, which had been some-
what damaged (reasonably or unreasonably) by our
heavy losses at Beyt, and the escape of the Waghere
from both that place and Dwarka, has been com-
pletely restored by a brilliant achievement of Major
Honner, the successful storming of the Waghers,
Fort on the Übhpoora, resulting in the thorough
disorganisation of, it is to be hoped, their main body'.
In a former Overland Summary we noticed the die'
embarkation of the Ist Grenadier Regiment at rem'
blinder, with the 11th, 14th, and 17th Regiment°
Nativo Infantry—Major Honner commanding thei
Whole force. The Wag hers held a very strong h