The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-12 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAD

INDIA AND CHINA,

The intelligence brought by the nail is (3114
Bombay, 31st July; Calcutta, 14th July; Madil
20th July; and China, '2lst June. The letters I:,
journals, hoe, ever, add little to the nevvs brought,'
the telegraphic dispatch, with regard to the muti
kll,,
i;
of the 64th Regiment of Bengal Infantry, and
surprise of some foragers belonging to Sir -00A$L,,j;
NAPIER'S army. It appears that the
,Colonel of the
regiment, in order to induce them tc march f°,
Sinde, had held out promises which the Geners
v
could not sanction. They in conseence 5/0 j
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the greatest dissatisfaction ever since their arriv",
and on the 23d of June broke out into open ratitilt
refused to obey the orders of their. officers, and u‘
clined to receive their pay. The Colonel was susPende'le„
General HuNTER took the command, ordered tif
several regiments and marched the refractory tr°°ll
to Sukkur, when the ringleaders were given UP $ll.
some of them punished. It appears great blame is
attached to the party of foragers wio were c°1::;
manded by Captain MACKENZIE: They all°//na
themselves to be surrounded by the Belo, fad
nearly fifty of them were cut to pieces. We are g,III,
to learn that the troops in Sinde ware generw
healthy. The accounts from Calcutta and China
unimportant.

SINDE.
°
'We have letters from Hyderabad to the 4tli, and e " f
AtoO
Kurrache6 to the 2d of July ; from Sukkur of the'"
of June.
From Upper Sinde the news is unsetsfacto* tot
court of inquiry, assembled to investigate the cant&
the reverse at Poolajee, had scarcely closel its prn', .(ef
ings when another mishap, which occasioned the I°'„
80 men, befel us. The grass cutters of the 6th Irteee
;
Jar Cavalry having been emploe ed in procuring fors,
under an escort near Khanghur, was surrounded onue
upon by a party of Bellochee horsemen, when about
to
men, including 30 of the cavalry party, were
rap
teict
pieces, and 50 were wounded severely. Sir C. Mrpes
has recorded a most indignant general order in refere 0
to the affair, highly blaming the conduct of CoPtslo
Mackenzie, the commander of the Irregulars. Thisbe
exactly the style of annoyance that may constant 0
looked for, on a frontier so exposed and indefensible be
that to which we have now advanced. Four men of Ig,
same corps, when escorting bullocks towards Suko
were set upon, and having been severely wounded, ti".,
rowly escaped with their lives. :the
An officer's letter gives the following account oeeey
disaster :—" Captain Mackenzie's report has been 7b,
' in, but little further information is afforded on the Itee
ject of the Chupao at Khanghur ; it seems that
to
party of syces and the escort were sent to a 1730,
greater distance than was necessary. The boreetneo
after reaching their ground and going to sleep.
alarmed by a pot shot fired close to them ; a single Pee
only was observed, and in place of attacking him at I;e1
they commenced firing with their short carbines. oil
however did not last long ; a party of about 50 wens, isarmed, accompanied by a small gun, attacked tite's!.
flank, and a second body, about 100 strong, appeor'"The
most simultaneously and attacked them in rear. 40
escort on finding themselves thus between ' the idle'cie
of a dilemma,' commenced a sort of sauve qui pot
~ttero
take-the-hindermost-sot t of retreat, left the grasen'dieic
to their fate, and rather preferring trusting to,' the
steeds than their swords, they reached camp witmee tO
loss of fourteen men. The grasscutters are W/O'
have all perished." test
It may be recollected that when the order oil
issued to have Sinde garrisoned by Bengal his the
of Bombay' troops, six regiments mutinied 020%
subject of pay and allowances, the 64th N. L Pea,,eoo
taken the lead amongst those who refused to se— Tbo
the Indus on the terms offered by Government' .fter
37th, the most turbulent of the mutineers, TraJLetli
wards disbanded ; and the 64th, intimidated aPPl`re yr
by this, and misled by the order of Government'l"t for
ference to Sinde allowances, expressed their regnbee
their past conduct, and volunteered to serve wheretcoo
had formerly refused. On arriving at Sukkur',,,iete:
discontents on the old subject made their apell'elo
They were ordered to Shikarpore, and there, on tbeftwe
of June, they broke out into open mutiny : they, ed
to accept the pay which was offered them, cl.lwfoeer6
orders, and threw stones and brick-bats at then.° the
on parade. General Hunter lost no time in orderingeert,
69th out from Sukkur, to take the place of the rriutin',lte
who were taken under his own command, and ordere •
march to Sukkur, to be prepared to proceed with°ttu tt ee
moment's delay to Delhi, there to be dealt with /10
authorities who had sent them where they were I'l.l
to be trusted, and so unworthy to serve. On aril ,te
at Sukkur they were kept clear of the cantonment is
marched towards the river, where boats /venter
readiness to carry them across to Roree. Here her bosh
jesty'a 13th and Forster's battery were placed in sin the
within point-blank distance of the mutineers, nee
guns of the artillery loaded with grape, and the grin
holding the matches ready lighted, to have poured
volley in case of disturbance. General Hunter' )700
had taken the regiment under his own comserZety In;
tnem on tnelr Utheulicluct. and
sured the officers; he required the ringleaders to be °col.
rendered, when thirty-nir eof them were giventlP oclf
Moseley has been temporarily removed from comma
ed
and is greatly blamed. Colonel Norton has been 1311.'itee
in charge in his stead. The conduct of General fluid
appears to have been eminently firm, prudent,
ter,
judicious. It was fortunate, indeed, that Forsbeett
battery and her Majesty's 13th chanced to htiveej tO
et Sukkur, otherwise we should have been exPosith
an active, indefatigable, and exasperated enemy,
ewhoie
discontented Bengal troops alone to garrison the wi'tbe
of our north-west frontier from Roree around t°
Halle mountains.
tat
Shere Mahomed is said still to be hovering a2dd
the head of about 1,500 horsemen; but is Ter"
wiA
detachment was about to p w
roceed on the 3u listant
,001 f
from Kurrachee to Beira, to return 1,500 ra. preToute
paid by the chief of that place, as compensation Pr to
cattle which had been stolen from cam and trace /tee
his territories, but which were restored shortly sot
their abduction. The chief had beets obliged to P:oti
his arms to raise the money,and our sense of the hone
of his conduct was to be marked by a present. iT"ffro.
a small but pleasant incident, standing out amiust the
city and knavery on the one side, and violence °II tee
other. Sir C. Napier continued at Kurrsehee
treasury was to be brought up on the 4:h front itl
location.
60'61
Sir Charles Napier has just issued a veryhnnesd of
order, permitting white cotton to be worn, In'te boot
scarlet cloth, by the officers and soldiers throug
Sinde.

LAHORE.
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The affairs of the Punjaub have grown mere ye,
Heera Singh's Ja.t successes have secured his Oro
e.
and caused his provocations of the British t° eel's f
Dispatches from home are said to deprecate an}' T:111
conquest. Heera Singh is in want of money, .and of
menaced by his uncle, Goolab Singh, and the wr:A'sa w nce•
Such:.t, but for the monmnt he can set them at oleo- re-
The young Maharajah had the 'small-pox, but htil
covered.
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It is said the British Government have agreed to
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store the treasure belonging to the estate of the- iaS
Rajah Suchet Singh found at Ferozepoor, on tbe.r
receipt of Rajah Ileera Singh and Goolab Singh. rile
A large number of troops have returned by, ()„, of
from the province of Peshavrur, as all apprehensi°-
an invasion by the Affghans have vanished for the, e •
sent, and the Minister has succeeded in persuativs
number of the men, to the amount of ten or, t;',•fe,
thousand, to take some two, some three months' 7,00
which it is customary to grant to all native troops'lt IS
in our armies) during the hot season. This thee'
pi-
supposed, Rajah Heera Singh will devote to the gisob or,
sation and augmentation of the troops more partkitire
rD
devoted to him, drawn chiefly from his own jag":, case
the hills, so that he may have effectual support :2 the
of any future outbreak against him on the part:" clif'
Sikh soldiery, whom he still fears on account of the
ference of faith, and their rancorous feelings ttir; es
death of one of their most celebrated priests, the -1111
Bheer Singh.

AFFGHANISTAN.
Dost Mahomed appears to have beat' down the ePPtt;
sition which his government experienced on his rettir„;iis
Caubul ; and has now begun to relax in the severitiebad
first probably found necessary. Mahomed AkbB', be
been foiled at Bsjore, but been successful at Koonerci
is
had returned from Jellalabad, and been receicenitd
triumph at Caebu!. His troops had reached the csr
in detachments before him. An idea of toak'n'ter
attack on Pe.hawur, if any such was in reality °et.
tained, appears to have been abandoned for thePhre:ii-ief
n,
Commerce at Caubul was improving rapidly. e bile
of Koondooz was still said to threaten
Bameeen' tote
the Bokhara barbarian was in terror of an attack "re.
Persia. The chiefs of Candahar are said to be Is&
hensive of another attack of the British, a veryff;,- of
less apprehension, and are cultivatin the Men "tet-
the Caubul ruler. The news from Herat is so collDeile
ing, that we can scarcely venture to attempt to ree„eiber'
the statements of the opposite authorities with each

COMMERCIAL RETROSPECT.
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CHlNA.—lntelligence from China has been 7,1, et
since our last to the 28th of May. The qu":" 05
adulterated opium, particularly the Idalvra qualitlor
the coast and at Hong-Kong was immense. The ear
Kong Gazette of the 15th of May states, that then le • g
hge
sity of a reduction of the duty on tea is daily in
more evident. The increased consumption of gbi'thert°
China must be
met by a corresponding export ;
with the exception of tea and silk, China has beelde t°
able to furnish other articles to any amount, suits it is
the English market, and so far as is now known'
with these commodities the enormous importationsde
is
England and India must be paid. The opium thtraitate'
draining the bullion out of the country, snd safe
mean bills on London, which has long afforded 5 that
remittance, are decreasing the Americans findiefirefit,
their own manufactured cottons yield a handsome bins
will send goods to procure their tea charges. Tha' lore
will, in the course of time, be an outlet fora an
to.
quantity of the staples of Bri,ish manufacture tgo,
doubted. But the question now is—how is she 'the
for them ? With the enormous drain upon her :on'
shape of compensation money, and the heart
burden of some tw,-niy millions of dollars for opium'io.
.1j there are mines je I's fog
vi isuitripciOlS sandlJl