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Sir Cohn Campbell arrived at Alexandria on the
22d. He was to leave immediately for Suez, and
would reach Calcutta early in September.

When the nervs of the insurrection first reached
Calcutta, a Sardinian frigate, Il Beroldo, was then
in harbour, and the Sardinian consul, acting upon
his own responsibility immediately tendered to the
Government the use of the artillerymen on board.
The King of Sardinia's Government have highly
approved of this step taken by the consul, and
it has received the best thanks of the British Go-
vernment. The good feeling of warm friendship
evinced by this act is above all praise.

FRANCE.
PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.
A Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor pre-
sided, was held yesterday at St. Cloud.
The Monileur publishes a decree promulgating the
convention recently conc:uded between France and the
Grand Divdiy of Baden, for the construction of bridges
over the Rhine.
The Emperor and Court have gone into mourning for
five days, commencing from yesterday, for the Prince
of Canino.
According to the last wishes expressed by the Prince
de Canino, his nratal remains wilt be conveyed to Cor-
sica, to be dep .sited in the farui:y vault by the side of
those of his mother and of Cardinal Pesch.
A fine Austrian ship, of 1,000 tons, the Argiro, Capt.
Mocovich, arrived the day before yesterday at Mar-
seilles, having on board 22,000 hectolitres of oats. This
is the largest cargo of that grain that has ever entered
that Dort.
BOURSE, July 31.—The following were the last
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SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S REPORT ON
TuE INDIAN ARMY.
401

Yesterday was issued a return to an order of the house of
Commons containing extracts "of such partE; of a report
addressed by Sir ~.harles Napier, on the 27th day of Novem-
ber, 1819, to the Governor-General of India, as relate to the
state and discipline of the Indian army." The extracts are
as follow :

" SIR CHARLES NAPIER TO TILE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
" A general report on the militny state of India, 27th
NGvember, 1849.
"The defence of our Indian empire is confided to four

distinct armies —Queen's, Bonpl, Madras, and Bo abay, con-
sisting collectively of about :300.00) fighting men and 400
pieces of field artillery, ready for war, without including
thaw of position, mounted on forts, or lying in our arserals.
" This is a vast army, and it is in a good state of disci-
Wine, complete in its equipments, full of high courage, and a
high military spirit reigns through all ranks ; it is also neces-
sary to say that this force could be doubled without any in-
jurious pressure ou the population, and that every part of
. _

India can furnish recruits in abundance ; our service is ex-
tremely popular, and the troops faithful to a proverb. There
are some things which admit of correction, and these may be
put right when the Cunmander-in-Chief is placed on a proper
footing, but not till then. I shall consider these matters iu
another letter. Let it here suffice t 3 say, it is my decided
opinion that this magnificent army is sufficient to guard In-
dia at present, and that the annexation of the Punjaub does
not, or at least need not, demand an additional regiment. I
shall now proceed to the consideration of the immediate occu-

patio's of the Punjaub.
" For this, and, indeed, for every purpose, I think that 1,
Delhi is the proper plan for our great magazines. It lies in
a central position to supply troops and reinforcements. For
ti is reason, also, I think that the head-quarters of the Ar-
tillery should be u:arehed to Delhi or Meerut, as may be here-
after arrange].
" The great principle to follow in India, as regards armed
forces, I think is this : to have a large well-organised police
to do all those duties for the civil branches of the Govern-
ment that require armed men ; such as occasional guards for
civil servants, escorts of treasure, putting down robbers, ar-
resting men by order of the civil power ; iu short, a consta-
bulary force that leaves the military to their own duties.
" There is scarcely any illness which the troops suffer from
that may not be traced to want of room in bai racks.
"I have heard that Lord Hardingc objected to the as-
sembling of the Indian troops, for fear they should conspire.
I confess I cannot see the weight of such an opinion. I have
r. ever met with an Indian officer who held it, aid I certainly
do not hold it myself ; and few men have had more opportu-
nities of judging of the armies of all three Presidencies than I
have. Lord Hardinge saw but the Bengal army, and that
only as Governor-General, and for a short time ; I h•ve
studied them for nearly eight years, constantly at the head
of Bengal and Bombay Sopoys, and can see notlvng to fear
from them, except when ill-used ; and even t en they are
I less dangerous than British troops would be in s milar cir-
cumstances. I see no danger in their being massed, and
very great danger in their being spread over a country as
they now are; on the contrary, I believe that, by concen-
trating tut; I propose, its spirit, its devotion,
and its power will all be inere..sed.-