The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-03 00:00:00

MONTHLY SUMMARY.

(From the Bombay Times of Tuesday, August 27.)
The intelligence in oar present summary refers to
a period of nearly six weeks, extending from the 19th
July to the 27th August. Though broken in upon
by the dispatches from Bombay on the 31st ult., after
the return of the Semiramis, and those from Calcutta
by the Tenasserim on the Ist of August, we shall
keep the thread of our narrative uninterrupted, since
our last regular publication, to preserve perspicacity
to our readers. The unusual lapse of time supplies
but little news. The troops in Sinde are, on the
whole, eminently healthy, with the exception of
Brett's and Rowland's artillery, and her Majesty's
86th, all of which have of late been suffering severely.
The mutiny in the 64th has been quelled, but not till
after severe measures were resorted to; the lesser
offenders are to be dismissed the service, a portion of
the larger ones will, in all likelihood, be punished
capitally. Another detachment sent out in the neigh-
bourhood of Shikarpore has been compelled to retire
in consequence of heat and want of water : an attack
from the enemy made on them during their exhaustion
might have proved fatal to them. General Napier con-
tinues at Kurrachee, but is expected to: proceed to
Sukkur in October.—Lord Ellenborough left India on
the Ist August, having received an entertainment
from 200 officers of the presidency division, and a
testimonial of 1,5001. subscribed for by about 100
gentlemen in the Bengal presidency—both the most
insignificant marks of individual approbation ever
bestowed on a Governor-General; surpassed by the
acknowledgements conferred on private individuals of
the most common-place popularity. The rains
threaten to be unusually scanty in Western India,
and alarms for security begin to be experienced.
Affghanistan has, of late, been considerably more
tranquil than formerly ; and the power of Dost Ma-
hommed and his family begins to be established on a
firm and substantial basis. The Punjaub is consider-
ably less noisy than hitherto. The new Governor-
General has had no opportunity as yet of doing any-
thing to call forth a general expression of opinion.
From China the news given in our last extended to
the 28th of May. Our present intelligence comes
down to the 21st of June. It is of no great general
importance. Sir Henry Pottinger and staff, who sail
for England by this day's steamer, arrived here on
the 29th of July.

with the artillery, are distributed around the town.'
The 13th Native Infantry are at Alyar-ka-Tande. At
Kurrachee we have a company of European artillery,
her Majesty's 78th (Highlanders), and the 14th and
25th Native Infantry. Another mischance—the
fourth that has befallen us within these few months—
had occurred near Shikarpore. On the 18th of July,
Captain Mackenzie marched from Kanghur with 150
horsemen to attack the fort of Burhoree, 36 miles to
the north-west. On the 19th he was followed by
Captain Smith of the Artillery, with 160 horsemen,
70 sepoys of the 69th Native Infantry, and a couple
of guns—these detachments joined near our frontier
post of Rojhan, 11 miles north-west of Kanghur.
The detachment, now consisting of about 400 men,
remained here during the whole of the 19th, the men
subject to the most intense suffering from heat and
want of water. They bad only proceeded about
seven miles on their onward march, which they
had begun about five in the evening, when Captain
Mackenzie became alarmingly ill and insen-
sible from the effects of the forenoon's sun.
Captain Smith having assumed command, the men
were found in such a state of extreme exhaustion, and
no signs of water being procurable having made their
appearance, it was resolved to fall back on Kanghur,
near twenty miles in their rear. Shortly after the
return of the unsuccessful detachment, the Belochees
plundered a village near Larkana. These are inci-
dents which may be looked for as of incessant occur-
rence. According to one report, Poolajee, the head-
quarters of the Murree and l)oomkie robbers, is to
destroyed when we get at it ; according to another and
more probable one, Beejah Khan, with another of the
principal freebooting chiefs, was to be taken into our
pay, to protect the country. The orders which had
been sent for the immediate dispatch of the Bundle-
cund Legion, a regiment of Europeans, and another
of Irregular Cavalry, have been cancelled. Active
measures have been taken to prevent the undue spread
of the Indus, which this season had risen to an un-
usual height.