The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-28 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA.

INDIA.
The following is the lettar of our (Ti»aps) Cal
cutta correspondent :

CALCUTTA, Nov. 23.

The most important anaouncement that I can
make in this letter is this, that the Nana is still
living. He is encamped with three or four thou-
sand followers in Thibet, just beyond the Nepaul
frontier, and in a country' over ahi ch Jung Baha-
door can claim no supreniff. He has plenty of
money, and is able to subsiehis followers without
committing depredations on the villagers. He is
thus not only tolerated but cherished, and the
inhabitants have aided him in his attempt to con-
ceal the fact of his existence from our authorities.
It may appear strange thus to assert that a man,
the story of whose death has been so circumstan-
tially told, regarding whose demise the members of
the Oude Commission, in their report recently
published, assert that no reasonable doubt can exist,
is still alive and at the head of a military force. I
have, nevertheless, the best reasons for knowing it
to be true. The Supreme Government is likewise
cognizant of the fact, and has debated as to the
proper course to be pursued under such circum-
stances. It has come to the resolution not to
interfere actively in the matter; but to keep a
watchful eye on the frontier upon which a descent
from Thibet Would appear most feasible. Admit-
ting, then, the fact of the existence of the Nana,
the question arises, how, up to the present moment
has he succeeded in deluding asd hoodwinking not
only the British public and tMatheritiesrbtil the
people of 'lndia, many even of his former satellites
and friends ? Even Jung Bahadoor fell into the
snare and declared his implicit credence in the
story of his demise. He must be indeed a man
fertile in expedients who could deceive a whole
people and an entire magistracy; all more or less
interested in his life, on a point on which at first
sight there would appear to be little scope for
deception. The story, of which we have at
present but faint outlines, will, when disclosed
in its integrity, doubtless take a place among• the
most strange of the very many strange incidents of
personal adventure in whichlndian history abounds.
Up to the month of August last not a doubt
remained on the minds of anyone as to the fate of
the Nana. It was believed that he had died of
the fever in the jungles. This was asserted by his
fellow rebels and by everyone who had had any
opportunity of inquiring into the matter. The
statement was accepted far and wide. His former
retainers of Bithoor believed it, and two of his wives
left behind in Hindostan showed their faith in the
rumour by performing that xeligious ceremony
which constitutes them irrevocably widows. Yet
all this time the Nana, Bala Rao his brother, Deoi
Buksh, his commander-in-chief, were alive and at
the head of an army of some thousands of men, with
elephants in abundance, and some 30 fieldpieces.
The course they adopted is briefly stated as follows :
—When in November and December last year a
British force under Colonel Holditch advanced,
with the permission of Jung Bahadoor, towards the
Nepaulese frontier, that eminent Minister, foresee-
seeing all the credit which must result from doing
that himself which otherwise we should have ac-
complished without him, suddenly gave evidence
that he was going to support us in real earnest. The
notice of his intentions was conveyed to the rebels,
then divided into bodies, and acknowledging two
distinct authorities. One of these, with whom Khan
Bahadoor Khan, Mummoo Khan' and other Maho-
medan chieftains of Oude and Rohilcund were con-
nected, acted up to the dictates of their creed, and,
wearied with a hopeless resistance, accepted a fate
which appeared to them to be sooner or later inevi-
table. The Nana and his party, on the other hand,
resolved to have one more stroke for life, and pos-
sibly, under more favourable auspices, for power.,
From the statement furnished by a native who has
just escaped from their camp, it appears that they
moved northwards into the hills, and marched 15
days directly onwards without halting. Before
doing this each of the Chiefs cut off the little fin-
ger of his right hand, and caused funeral obsequies
to be performed over it. This was done with the
fullest ceremony accorded to a corpse. The finger
was burnt, the usual signs of mourning were
made, and it appeared to all not in the secret that
it was actually the Chief who was thus disposed
Of. The rumour of this occurrence speedily
spread, and was everywhere believed. How could
it be otherwise, when some were able to assert that
they were actually present at the obsequies ? This
was the account brought by Khan Bahadoor Khan
and others to Lucknow at the beginning of the
present year, and this the nature of the evidence
upon which the Oude Commission came to the con-
clusion that the Nana, Bala Rao, and Azi Moollah
had perished miserably in the jungles. It was
under cover of this ruse that the Nana and his
party moved into the hills. After marching 15 days
they came upon the mountains which separate
Nepaul from Thibet. They moved beyond these to
a little town called Thoowaria, where, at the time
of the escape of the informant—last August—they
were yet encamped. Of their manner of life, and of
the resolution at which our Government has arrived,
I have spoken above. It is possible, however, that
the matter may not rest here. Sir H. Rose is on his
way to Goruckpore, our frontier station in the
direction of the Nepaulese and Thibet hills. He
will there have an opportunity of conversing with
the escaped native, and of comparing his statement
with others which I am sure have since been re-
ceived, as to the nature of the locality and its facility
of access to the plains. A deadly enemy, having at
his disposal some 4,000 or 5,000 men, and 30 guns,
might commit for the moment terrible depredations.
Although the Nana will, if he knows his own in-
terest, keep quiet, it would be unwise to leave any
portion of our frontier to tempt his inroads, and
this, you may be well assured, Sir Hugh Rose will
not do.

In my letter via Bombay I gave you a concise
account of the severe measures taken by the Com-
mander-in-Chief at Dinapore, and I referred to the
excellent effect which had resulted from his prompt
and resolute conduct on that occasion. Letters from
several other stations have since been received, and
in all it is asserted that some such measure was ab-
solutely necessary. Discipline was becoming .a mere
mockery, and, had not some severe step been taken,
the orders of officers in many places would have
come to be disregarded. Sir Hugh has nipped
the evil in the bud, and by the sacrifice
of one mutineer and the disgrace of one corps
has put an end to insubordination. In India
his conduct on this trying occasion has been
loudly applauded, and, being the strongest in-
stance of the many in which Sir Hugh has shown
a determination to be guided by the principles of
impartiality and even-handed justice, it has sufficed
to confirm the anticipations that were formed; and
to secure for him the respect and affection of officers
and men. His Excellency was approaching Benares
when last heard of; thence he was to proceed to
the frontier station of Goruckpore before joining
his camp at Cawnpore.
Lord Canning left Calcutta for his tour in the
north-west on the 20th inst.
I enclose the latest commercial news

Government securities have been dull ; there seem to be
more sellers than buyers. There is a report of a rise at
Bombay of 2 per cent. in the rates all round.
The quotations in our market aro as follow :
Sicca Rupee Four per Cent's. 19 12 to 20 4 per cent dis.
Company's Rupee Four per
Cents: lB 8 to 18 12 „
Public Works Five per Cents.
Rupee 3 Bto 3 12 ~
New Five-and-a-Half per
Cents. Rupeo 1 12 to 2 0 ~ pm.
Exchange on London—Up to the 20th inst., just before
the native holidays, business for the mail was done to a
very fair extent in local bank bills at 2-1 k at six months'
sight. First-class and other credits have been sold at 2-1 k
I to 2-li, the latter to only a trifling extent.
The banks being no longer sellers, the rates have some-
what receded, to 2-1 to 2-Ik.

There is nothing doing in China bills ; there are buyors,
but few sellers ; we may quote rate at 220 r. per 100.

CHINA.
HONG KONG, Nov: 16.
During the past fortnight the deman,l for imports has
been limited, and prices for some descriptions have slightly
declined. T-cloths have mot with fair inquiry. The fol.•
lowing are the sales reported at Hong Kong and Canton,
and quotations at the latter place, duty paid, cash two
months:—

Cotton—Bombay; sales, 9,750 bales; prices about four
mace lower; good to fine, 7t. Gm, to Bt. 5m.; medium to
good, Gt. Gin. to 7t. 4m. ; common, st. 9m. to Gt sm.
Madras ; no sales.
Cotton Yarn—Sales amount to only 97 bales. Prices
remain as before, but have a downward tendency.
Canton Silk—Settlements are very trifling. Stock about
800 bales.

Tea—During the fortnight a considerable business has
been done in congou, and again at irregular rates. Dealers
are firm owing to the heavy loss they are incurring, and the
feeling is in favour therefore of no material decline, though,

of course, such is dependent on supplies and the advices of
the home market. The total supply for the season is still
estimated not to exceed 400 chops. Country Greens—One
chop of fine Moyune is down, and is likely to be taken at
extreme rates. Price is likely to regulate the supply, and
it is considered probable that a good deal may be diverted
to this market, though it will be late in arriving.
At Macao tea continues to arrive, and prices keep steady.
The Janet Willis has filled up at this port, and the Rhin is
loading.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS PROM GREAT BRITAIN.
At Hong Kong—Nov. 2, the White Star, from Queens-
town ; sth, the Neckar, from Sunderland ; 7th, the Scanfell,
from London.; 9th, the Patna, from London.
At Shanghai—Nov. 5, the Sir Isaac Newton, from
Swansea.

DEPARTURES FOR GREAT BRITAIL
_ _

From Hong Kong—Nov. 15, the steamer Imperatriz, for
London.

From Macao—Noy. 5, the Thetis, for Londen and Rot.
terdam.

From Whampoa—Oct..27, the James Yinincembe ; 29th,
the War Eagle ; Nov. 2, the Filar Tuok ; 4th, the Chasse ;
sth, the Janet Willis ; 10th, the Lwke, all for London ;
12th, the Lady Agnes Duff, for Dublin. .
From Foochow—Oct. 24, the Art Union, for London ;
25th, the Teazer, for Liverpool ; 28th, the Foam, for London.
From Shanghai—Oct.' 26th, the Wynaud and the Kate
Kearney, for London; 21st, the Koh-i-noor, for Liverpool ;
31st, the Palmerston, for London.