The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-07 00:00:00

INDIA.

A private letter received in town from one of the
captive officers in India, furnishes the following list of
persons who escaped the slaughter at Cabool, and were
safe in Fort Buddeeabad, Lughmanee Valley, about 60
miles from Jellalabad, on the 18th January, 1842
Gen. Elphinstone Lieut. Mein
Brig.-Gen. Shelton „ Melville
Major Pottinger Mr. Ryley and family
Capt. Lawrence „ Fallon
„ Troop Lieut. Eyre and family
„ Mackenzie Lady M'Naghten
„ Boyd and family „ Sale
„ Anderson and do. Mrs. Sturt
Lieut. Waller and do. „ Mainwaring
, Johnston
'They have been very k:
Akbar.

indly treated by Mahmood

It must be satisfactory to the friends of the officers
named, to know that they were in safety up to the
date specified, and that Mahmood Akbar had just told
them that, as soon as the road was clear, he would
himself escort them all safely to Peshawar.

STATE AND PROSPECTS OF BU-
SINESS in the UNITED STATES.
The following is an extract of a letter from one of
the oldest merchants in New York, dated March 15,
and received by the Hibernia :
" With respect to cotton, I anticipate a further
decline in your market, unless the Corn-laws are mo-
dified so as to meet, in some degree, the wishes of
the bulk of your population. I observe that Sir
Robert. Peel intends the continuance of the sliding
scale, which will keep bread so dear that the people
cannot clothe themselves, and, of course cannot pay
for the goods they make ; and we cannot sell them,
except at a great loss, if they are sent here. The
produce of all kinds in the United States
is so low in price that it will not pay for transporta-
tion, and our farmers must make clothing for them-
selves, which is the case, to a great extent, at present,
particularly in the cotton growing States and in the
northern sections of the country. There is enough
to eat, for a man can earn a bushel of corn for his
day's work, and mechanics two bushels ; so they are
not likely to starve, as Englishmen are doing, but they
have not money to buy clothes, and, therefore, must
make them.
" I am quite of opinion, that low as the prices of
cotton are, it will lose money to ship it to England.
" You will be disappointed in the orders for mann-
' factured goods from. the United States : they will be
much curtailed from want of consumers able to pay
for them. Your newspapers say it will not do to sell
goods to the Americans, unless they pay for them. We
do not want your goods, whcther paid for or not.
Englishmen will not trust Americans who wish to pur-
chase on credit, but, in lieu thereof, send theirgoods out
here and sell them at a loss of 25 to 50 per cent.
Our mutual friend, D. S., who, you know, lived in
Liverpool nearly thirty years, and has a thorough
knowledge of manufactured goods, confirms what I
have said •as to the loss of 25 to 50 per cent. on
imports of new goods ! The reason of this loss is,
that our agricultural population are unable to pay
for goods, and, therefore, make their own clothing.
"I well remember when every farmer made his
own clothes, and were then independent, and they
must do the same again. They own their own farms,
ana have scarcely any taxes to pay.
" Trade, generally, has been much depressed, and
will, I fear, continue so. I anticipate a bad trade al
this year, and think that those who will do the leas
business will, ultimately, be the better for it.".
Liverpool Albion.

TURKEY and the HANSE TOWNS.
TREATY OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.
CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 15.—The ratifications
of a convention of navigation and commerce, concluded
between the Sublime Porte and the free Hanseatic Re-
publics were exchanged at the Porte, on the 10th
instant, by his Excellency Sarim Effendi, Ottoman
Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Colquhoun,
Hanseatic Charge d'Affaires, on a special mission.
The following is a textual translation of this document.
the publication of which cannot fail to be interesting
to various States of Germany, that have or have not
negotiated commercial treaties with the Sublime
Porte
"IN THE NAME OF GOD—In order the better to
explain the treaty of friendship, commerce, and navi-
gation, recently concluded between the Sublime Porte
and the Senates of the free Hanseatic Republics of
Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh, and to regulate the
duties payable upon merchandise imported from
Turkey as well as that imported into the Sultan's
dominions, and in order to establish and consecrate
the rights, privileges, immunities, and obligations of
'Hanseatic merchants, traffickin§-, or residing within
the limits of the Ottoman Empire, it has been
agreed to regulate, by special additional Act,
the commercial intercourse of their citizens and
subjects, with the view of augmenting the trade be-
tween their respective States, and of facilitating the
exchange of the produce of one country for that of
the other. They have consequently named for their
plenipotentiaries, his Imperial Majesty Abdul Medjid
Khan 1., his Excellency Mohamed Sadjk Rifaat
Pacha, one of the noble ministers of the exalted mon-
archy, actually Minister of Foreign Affairs, decorated
with the particular insignia (nishan) of his high rank,
&c., and the Senates of the free republics of Lubeck,
Bremen, and Hamburg, each for itself separately,
Patrick Colquhoun, LL.D., who after having com-
municated their respective full powers, found to be
in due and proper form, have agreed upon the follow-
ing articles :

Art. 1. All rights, privileges, and immunities
which have been conferred upon Hanseatic citizens,
subjects, or ships, by treaties already existing, are
now and for ever confirmed, excepting such as may
be specially modified by the present convention, and
it is, moreover, expressly understood that the rights,
privileges, immunities, and prerogatives, which the
Sublime Porte now grants, or may accord hereafter
to the ships or subjects of any foreign power, or which
it may permit to be enjoyed by the ships or subjects
of any other power, shall be equally granted to Han-
seatic citizens, subjects, and ships who shall 'possess
the rights, exercise, and enjoyment thereof.
"Art. 2. The citizens and subjects of the free
Hanseatic Republics, or their agents, shall, from this
time forth, be at liberty to purchase, at all places
within the Ottoman empire, whether for internal
trade or exportation, all articles, without exception,
the growth or manufacture of the said empire.
" The Sublime Porte formally engages to abolish
all monopolies affecting agricultural produce, and all
other articles whatsoever within its territory, and
likewise to abandon the custom of Teskeres (per-
mits) demanded from local Authorities, either for the
purpose of merchandise, or for its removal from one
place to another when purchased. Any attempt that
shall be
made, by any local authority whatever, to
compel Hanseatic citizens or subjects to provide them-
selves with such Teskeres, shall be considered as an
fi
on
rf
trha cw t
toh ly
n seovfertreeaties, and the Sublime Porte shall
functionary found punish any Vizier or other public
. guilty of such infraction, and the
Sublime Porte shall cause Hanseatic citizens and sub-