The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-22 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

The Bombay overland express mail has brought
letters and journals from Bombay to the 21st July
inclusive. The following is from the summary of
the Bombay Overland
:
It is feared that 8,000 or 10,000 of the European
troops of the late East India Company will claim
their discharge.
Iu Rajpootana, Saugor, and Gwalior small bodies
of rebels are still moving about.
The Governor-General has appointed Tuesday,
the 26th instant, as a day of general thanksgiving
for the suppression of the mutiny.
The English mail of the 18th ult. arrived in
Bombay on the 10th inst.
BHOPAL—Under a Government which persists
in so jealous a monopoly of information as this, it
is impossible to affirm with certainty what the state
of the country really is. It was the complaint nine
months ago, of high officials in the Southern Malt-
ratta country, that the Bombay press knew less of
what was doing there than it did of what was doing
in Cabul ; and it remains to be seen how long this
mischievous reticence will be tolerated. When Mr.
John Stuart Mill was examined before the Lords
in 1852, we find him repeatedly. lamenting that
there was no efficient public opinion brought to
bear upon the Indian Government. How can there
be a public opinion in India, when its Government
exercises the most jealous monopoly of all informa-
tion that reaches its hands ? What is the state of
our Mofussil to-day—what the state of Rajpootana
and Central India ? We defy any man out of the
precincts of the council room to tell.
We received information yesterday of two im-
portant actions having been fought near Saugor
within the last month by Lieut. Roome, of the 10th
Native Infantry, with certain rebel bodies, consist-
ing, as we suppose, of the debris of Tantia Toper's
force. Lieut. Roome, than whcm the service does
not contain a more gallant officer, is commanding,
we believe, a detachment of the 10th Native In-
fantry, and of Mayne's Horse, at Basonda, and is
said to have surprised Adeel Mohammed on the
93d ult., in the neighbourhood of Gooriepoora.
The attacking force consisted of 160 men of the 10th
Native Infantry, and 100 of the horse. Roome left
Basonda on the 22d, hoping that the rebels, said to
be 2,000 strong, and amongst them 800 mutineers,
would await his attack, if made with so small a
force. The rebel leader had taken up a strong posi-
tion in the hills, about a coss distant from Goorie-
poora, but seems to have wanted at the last moment
to sustain the assault. Our little column advanced
carefully, though rapidly, upon the position, to find
it abandoned. Lieut. Blair with the cavalry pursued
and cut up 100 of the enemy. The column was fired
upon on its return at the village of Gooriepoora,
when Roome gave orders to storm it, an operation
which was performed without loss, and the supplies
of an army collected therein destroyed. On the 27th
information was brought into Basonda that another
leader, Surferas Khan, with 300 sepoys, was again
encamped at Gooriepooria ; and Roome marched at
12 o'clock that night to come upon the rebels just
as they were preparing to march in the morning.
The cavalry were at once let slip, but the rebels
made for and secured the hills. A few only were
cut up. These were all Bengal sepoys, and showed
a good deal of discipline in their tactics, for after
the first charge they took up a position in the rocks
where the horses could not follow, and kept up a
steady fire of musketry and abuse upon the assail-
ants. The infantry finally dislodged them from the
ground they i ad taken, killing a large number of
them, and capturing all their horses and baggage
animals. Among the dead were sepoys who had
fought at Moadla and Guzerat, as was evidenced
by the medals that were found upon them. The
effact of these operations has been to reduce the dis-
trict to the semblance of loyalty. The villagers had
previously refused supplies, and vaunted that thy
did not recognise the English Sirkar, and would
sell nothing to the troops. It is hard to see the cad
of this state of matters. We are reaping the whirl-
wind, and know not when our work will be done.

GlVALlOR.—Particulars have been received in
Bombay of a very gallant action being fought by
Major Meade in the neighbourhood of Seepree. On
the morning of the Ist inst., Meade arrived at the
village of Goorweilajee with 40 men of the 92d
Highlanders, 100 of Meade's Horse, and 100 of the
9th Native Infantry. The village was stormed at
once, and the rebels took shelter in a square tower,
whence they were finallysmoked out, and destroyed
to a man, with a loss of 10 killed and wounded on
our side.

RAJ POOTANA.—Extract of a letter from Rajpoo-
tana, 2d July :—" Nixon goes towards Nuggur
Parker. It appears that Colonel Evans and Lieu-
tenant Tyrwhitt thought the business was over,
and dismissed almost all the troops, retaining only
two levies and a couple of companies. On the
night of the 20th (the day that the head quarters of
the Belooch battalion marched on their return to
Hyderabad), the Nuggur Parker Rana made a suc-
cessful attempt to escape, overpiwered and cut down
Evans's and Tyrwhitt's guards, cut the tent ropes,
.seized the treasure, and liberated the prisoners.
The new levies bolted. The two companies of
Beloochees, however, must have stuck to it ; for
they were fighting till sunrise, when Johnson's
Beloochees returned and cleared the place, pursuing
the rebels into the hills, with severe loss, and kill-
ing many of the liberated prisoners. Another field
force has gone out from Deesa, and they will be
obliged to maintain a force at Nuggur Parker for
some time to come.

vV
EUROPEAN LEVIES OF THE LATE COMPANY.—
There is every reason to believe that eight or ten
thousand of these troops will demand their dis-

charge, in terms of the general order published by
us in our lastissue. It is impossible to say whether
a new bounty would ham -e led these men to re-enlist
or not. It was surely imperative, however, for
Government to have ascortained that fact before-
hand, and if a bounty would have retained them it
was sheer madness to refuse it. We have lighted
upon evil times in India, and there is no man in
the country who seems to understand the epoch but
Sir Charles Trevelyan, whom the Madrassees are
ready to immolate for his uncomplimentary minute
upon Indian juries.
GEn'ERAL INTELLIGENCE.—The Bank of Bengal
has declared a dividend of 12 per cent.
We observe that the Chepauk Palace and grounds
were bought by the Madras Government for
580,000 rupees. The gold throne of the Nawab of
the Carnatic was sold for 22,000 rupees, and the
silver ladder for 2,500 rupees.
The Mofitssilite has heard that the Sikh cavalry
at Allahabad have followed in the -wake of the Eu-
ropeans in demanding bounty, but on what grounds
is incomprehensible. They are reported to be
" disaffected," and their officers cannot control them
efficiently. There seems to be no end to the combus-
tibles in the mine upon which we arc standing.

The Delhi Gazette records three cases of Suttee
dlring the month of May last. One took place in the
neighbourhood of Futtyghur, another at the village
of Koongur, in Hansi district, and a third in the
estate of the Dadree Nawab. It is stated that at
Koongur the subject was talked of for some days
before, and the barbarous rite celebrated in the open
day, without any remonstrance or check from the
local police.
At Bombay there was a fair business in imports,
at advanced prices. In exports there was little
doing. The money market was extremely easy.
Exchange, 2s. 5-Bths.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.

The royal mail steam-ship Europa, Capt. Leitch,
arrived to-day with the New York mails of the 9th,
Boston of the 10th, Halifax of the 12th, and tele-
graphic advices from the former via the latter port
to the evening of the 11th. She has brought
250,000 dollars on freight.
The Arabia, hence; the Circassian, from Galway ;
and the Hammonia, from Southampton, had ar-
rived at New York ; and the Nova Scotian, hence,
had arrived at Quebec.
It is stated in a letter from Boston that two ves-
sels were fitting out at Salem for the slave trade
on the coast of Africa. The principals in the affair
are said to be a Spsnish firm in New York.
A despatch from Washington states that a cargo
of 600 Africans had been landed on the coast of
Florida, near Tampa. As soon as the landing was
effected the vessel was fired and abandoned. The
statement is made on the authority of the United
States Marshal Blackburn.

According to a despatch from St. Louis some rich
gold diggings had been discovered at the head-water
of the Colorado.

The advices from British Columbia, via Califor-
nia, state that there had been fresh discoveries on
Fraser River. Mining operations had recommenced
with vigour.
Judge Mason, of the New York Supreme Court,
had granted the motion for the appointment of a
receiver of the New York and Erie Railroad.

NEW YORK, AUG. 11.

The steamship Fulton, from Havre and South-
ampton, arrived here this morning. Our cotton
market is dull, and prices have given way -lc. per
lb. The sales of the two past days foot up 1,400
bales. Midland Uplands is quoted at like. Bread-
stuffs have a declining tendency, and flour has been
selling at a decline of 25c. to 37c. Wheat is quiet,
but without any decline. Indian corn is buoyant,
and slightly dearer. Pork is heavy, and prices
are somewhat lower. Coffee is active and buoyant,
at an improvement of per lb. Freights are
firm, and quotations have slightly advanced.
NEW ORLEANS, AUG. 10.
Our cotton market is quite stagnant, but prices
are nominally unchanged.

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY
MORNING.

The screw steamship Sultan, Captain Cook, has
arrived with Lisbon dates of the 17th ; Oporto
and Vigo, the 18th.
She brings 42 passengers, £4,342 in specie, and
a cargo of fruit, eggs, corn, &c.
Spoke Colombo steamer on the 17th inst. ; and
Ceylon on the 21st ; also the American ship Richard
Watson, at 8 a.m. on the 21st, beating up channel.

Lisbon Exchanges on London 521,-, to 51; Paris,
542 ; Amsterdam, 411 ; Hamburg, 461 ; Genoa,
515; Bank of Portugal shares, 61 to 7 per cent.
premium ; Bank of Oporto, 25 to 26 ditto.