The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-23 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAIL

EXTRAORDINARY DISPATCP..

FROM CHINA.

RECAPTURE OF CAUBUL

TREATY of PEACE WITH CIIIIY)

The following important intelligence was
brought to Malta on the 13th instant, from Alexandria, and forwarded to Marseilles by the
Locust steamer. Caniml has been again taken,
and General Pollock and General Nott have,
with their victorious troops, met in the capital of
Affghanistan. Some severe fighting took Place
on both 'routes, but the British forces
tained their high character, and detente('
the enemy with comparatively
little
in every encounter. A number.: of ,'..the
prisoners detained by Akbar Khan were
found in safety at Caubul, and strong:lloes
existed that Lady Sale and the rest Oft:
loss
dily be set at liberty. Akbar Khan had-"- dq
the mountains.
In China the success has been equallY_„ccli:
plete. The city of :Nankin bn% been cagt
and the treaty Of peace between Great Br"
and China was signed on the 29th of Antrir:i
board the Cornwallis, a ship of the line, anc°°"4
in the river Yang-zsc-kiang, under the wa „9:,iii"
this great emporium of trade and commerce:
China. The Tartar troops made great resistance.
Their leader fought to the last, and on 11E1
every hope of success or retreat vain, he
himself up in his chamber, ordered his
to set fire to the house, and perished in the 11'

CHINA -!:
On the 11th October, the Honourable en°l3„rani d
steam frig* Sesostris, Commander OrrespY,l-3ist
at Bombay, bringing news from Nankin t° -
August, and Hong-Kong to the 10th SepteinberiVoo„
The last mail informed you of the eapture_°l:,' d of
sung and Shanghae, in the Yang-tze-Keang."..s on
the destruction of numerous batteries and defenc-ted
the banks of the Woosung river ; and it Vill.s,4lthe
that the fleet had proceeded towards Nankin `°-,.tv
purpose of commencing operations against thttht
The squadron set sail from Woosung 00 t:tees
July, and on the 14th arrived opposite Wile "-'fonl
built on a range of hills commanding the riserl,;lo
which a fire was opened on the leading ship'' d the
guns were instantly silenced, and the whole of
defences destroyed. On the 20th the vesselshich
chored abreast of the city of Chin-Keang.44 "A
the
commands the entrance of the Grand Cana), an
next morning the troops were disembarked, ope
marched to the attack of the Chinese forces.
brigade was directed to move against the enel-bedfs
camp, situated about three miles distint, as.
from 1,500 to 3,000 men, it was reported, I;ith
sembled ; another was ordered to co-operate the
this division in cutting off the expected retreSt Pthiri
rd
Chinese from the camp of the city; while tfr-Ii
received instructions to escalade the northern'Attast
the town. The Chinese, after firing a 'few
volleys, fled from the camp with precipationOlu-iver,
persed over the country. The city itself, "ti, who
was manfully defended by the Tartar soldier''4;th
prolonged the contest fur several hours, resistiil„bri,
desperate valour the combined efforts of the Outset.
gades, aided by a reinforcement of marines alluidal
men. At length opposition ceased, and ere Igr
o
we were complete masters of the place. Chin- na the
foo, like Amoy, was most strongly fortified, t/-orri-
works in excellent repair. It is supposed thejthese
son consisted of not less than 3,000 men, sou- and
about 1,000 and 40 mandarins were..kil7i":'rot-
wounded. " The Tartar General," sari Sir'""si.stall
tinger, " retired to his house when he snvrt;it in
was lost, made his servants set it on fire,:nit-,H;to
his chair till he was burned to death! 111 s. r.:Lea
secretary was found, the day after the assault,-.h,!
re,
in a garden ; and on his being carried to the Otto,
cognised the half. consumed remains of his ,111•
who was worthy of such a death." rs of
Our list of casualties was heavy : three OPf_Ar ad
the land-force, and one of the navy, being lobed
nine of the former, and two of the latterboth
wounded.* One hundred and fifty-four men'
services were killed and wounded.
of
Leaving a strong garrison for the reten-'°32-0.
Chin-Keang-foo, the fleet proceeded townM3A arrived
kin, which was about forty miles distant/ an" -.00-
were iwtroeg
onithe 6th of August, when preparations
diately made for an attack on the city. A 15ord
force under the command of Major-Genera
,on to
Saltoun, was landed, and took up, their Poi,ti_ut to
the west of the town ; and operations were
the
be commenced, when a letter was sent off to t oigb
nipotentiary, requesting a truce, as certfunfil neer,
°
Commissioners, specially delegated by the „their
0"
and possessed of full powers to negotiate, were entif
way to treat with us. The attack was Cont`eq,iu the
deferred, but the Commissioners did not orrice'
15th. Their names and rank are thus give%:;oo'
1. Kee Ying, of the Royal Family, and
der-in-Chief of the Tartar troops in Kuang elf
2. Eleepoo, Lieut.-General of Shapeo, f°;tieg
Governor of Chekeang, but degraded for Übe
•
the prisoners last year.
3. Gnu, General of the two provinces, Neettnb. foo
and Keeang-see.
discussion
After several visits, and a good deal of' —l5 sr'
between the contracting Powers, matters lere 190
ranged to their mutual satisfaction ; and on t hold
of August the treaty was publicly signed po,nnttinget
her Majesty's ship Cornwallis, by Sir 0. ;000
and the three Commissioners. Of this con
.....
the following are the most important articles
the two
" 1. Lasting peace and friendship between
empires.

doliArs''

"2. China to pay twenty-one millions of ors.
he,,c3o.urTse of the present and three succeeding/ foe,
at
pe
ahaniedi
drpseoghrtuaslnagorhfattnCi,dat
jnoutobsnte,tatAirl.rff7n,
olpel(71-ct4.011ristiicisile
merchants; consular officers to be appointed ``)
and
port (as well as inland transit) duties to bPeed:rest:sab-riiiihneaci
and published.
"4. The island of Hong-Kongi sti:fbeime i Pet.
petuity to her Britannic Majesty, her be-
suc“cess.soArsll.
subjects of her Britannic 01.1 es, tibe(vieobile:
ttilnwerd
inna taitvl3,e of E
,s
part
oufrtohpee
Chinese
nlensedieam)
empires i
res Tot woo'
ditionally released. to be ell-
" 6. An act of full and entire amnesty 013:.
lished by the Emperor under his Imperial" *7:l t'
nual and seal to all Chinese subjects, on Thc:- r re'
their
having held service or intercourse WU,'
sided under the British Government or its of
Cr°v
" 7. Correspondence to be conducted on er"-erir
perfect equality amongst the officers of both
ments.
" 8. On the Emperor's assent being received to
ethnit:
treaty, and the payment of the first instal°l6re
to retire
TOOO her Britannic Majesty's fbl'es
from Nankin and Grand Canal, and the military P of
att Chinhai to he also withdrawn, but the igallvef
Chusan and Kolongsoo are to be held until the arts
payments and the arrangements for opening th
be completed. hr°
It appears the Emperor at first objected —t, t 0
open the port of Foo-chow-foo, on the ground
cu
place was within 70 miles of the tract of r
this io
try
where the black teas are grown, 'thilgtori,
would take their cargoes in here, instead of ash O
(which is 400 miles off), and consequently ode
of the latter place would be ruined. The PleniP° bis
tiary, however, refused to
Majesty was obliged ultimately to give Way. 19.,
At the time the Sesostris left Nankin, the Mono
yield the point, Bnd
rins appeared most anxious for our departure lc°_,
this neighbourhood, and the 6,000,000 dollars,i;
quired to be paid ere the expedition would be
drawn was in the course of collection.
indeed had been already tendered, as anFo iunr stl:llrniwiie.°llll-4:
but Sir Pottinger refused to receive any thing le'
than the whole sum.

* LAND FORCE. r
Killed.—Col. Driver, 6th M. N J.; `-'313".
son, 89th R. 1.; Lieut. Gibbons, ii. M. 49th. •
Wounded.—Lieut. Bernard, 18th B. T.
Lieut. Badeley, 11. M. 49th (danflerouily); "551 th
Grant,, same regiment (slight) • Major Warfel,. eo
regiment (severely); Lieut. Cuddy, same refirri, ;go
(severely); Capt. Simson, Rifles (severely); "Asrtil-
Travers, 2d M. N. I. (slight); Waddle Modrisji,)
lery (severely); Jamedar, 2cl (seggv--"' •
NAV!
Rilla—Major Uniacke, Royal Marines. , 0
Olinded.—Lieut. crouch, Liidel2ipaill 4°