The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-07 00:00:00

The news altogether is satisfactory. In the interior of
India, tranquillity prevails with the exception of a skirmish-
ing warfare between the British and the chiefs of Kolapore,
Sawunt Warree, and the Northern Concan. Several collisions
had taken place, in one of which, in the month of Jarmary,
the following officers were killed :—Captain Taynton, of the
Bth Madras Native Infantry, and Lieutenant Campbell and
Ensign Faure,of the 2d Bombay European—and seren others
wounded. There are four corps of British troops employed
in this service under General Delamotte; Lieutenant Colonel
Williams, Madras army; Lieutenant-Colonel Carruthers, of
her Majesty's 2d Regiment ; and Colonel Outram. The
fighting is reduced almost to single shots in the jungles, for
the rebels refuse to show themselves in large bodies in any
place where they can be attacked. Colonel Outram was en-
gaged in scouring the country. The accounts in general
represent this as a very paltry and contemptible warfare.
The accounts from Sinde are very favourable on the whole,
though we regret to learn that sickness still prevailed to a
great extent in the 78th Regiment. It had at last
been removed from Sukkur to Hyderabad, but in a
very feeble state. The rest of the troops were healthy.
The whole of the country is perfectly tranquil and satisfied
with British rule. Some of the neighbouring tribes, how.
ever, infest the frontiers, and Sir Charles Napier had left
Kurrachee to chastise them. lle had published a manifesto
in reference to the disturbances, which will be found below
After leaving Kurrachee Sir Charles proceeded by Hydera.
bad to Larkhana and Sukkur, leaving the troops behind him
at Larkhana, to avoid the pestilential air of the Indus. He
remained some ten days at Sukkur, until the approach of
the Bengal 2d European Regiment and Bundelkund Legion'
to relieve the troops about to be detached. .The artillery
having been dispatched before him, he proceeded on the
13th to Shikarpore, and was followed by 1,600 ca-
valry, regular and irregular, and 2,400 infantry,
under the command of Major-General Hunter, who was
directed to make his head-quarters at Kunghur, on the
further side of the desert. The object is to chastise the
Doomkie, Jakranee, and Boogtie tribes, to which belong the
robber bands which have infested our frontier throughout the
hot season. The results of the expedition are looked to with
interest. The Delhi papers, and others, give particulars of
the revolution which had taken place at Lahore, but they
possess little interest. A boy bad been placed on the throne,
to be deposed or murdered as soon as some chief, who can
command the services of a mercenary army, marches
against him. In fact the army completely controls
the Government, and seta up whatever idol for
the moment pleases its fancy. Accounts from Delhi
state that Sir Henry Hardinge was expected in the north-
west provinces in May. The British troops along the line o
the Punjaub were kept in constant activity by drilling and
reviews, and preparations are evidently in progress to watch,
and perhaps control, events in a country so intimately con-
nected with the British possessions in India. Railway
schemes were in operation both at Calcutta and Bombay, and
it is extremely probable that in a short time some of them
will be carried into effect. Sir Henry Hardinge remained at
Calcutta, where Sir Robert Sale,with Lady Sale, had arrived
by the Hindostan. The accounts from Hong Kong, which
are to the 19th of December, are favourable. The Chinese
inhabitants had become accustomed to the new Government,
and were peaceably engaged in their usual labours.
(From the Bombay Times.)
The troubles of the Kolapore and Sawunt Warree country, and the
formidable robberies in the Northern Concan, continue almost un.
abated, in defiance of the efforte of an army of 12,000 men,
scattered in detachments above and below the ghaute. Various
forts and villages have been taken—detachments have been parted
from each other, united, and parted again; yet subordination can
scarcely be maintained beyond gunshot from our pickets. Colonel
Outram has obtained command of a light irregular detachment,
and is scouting the jungle in all directions, attacking forts, and
taking possession of them when evacuated by the enemy The
roads, nevertheless, continue blocked up, and general intercourse
Interrupted. Three officers in the course of the month have fallen
_Captain Taynton, of the Bth M. N. I ; and Lieutenant Camp.
bell, and Ensign Faure, 2d European L. I.; seven others have been
wounded—Lieutenants Tyacke, Thompson, Munbee, Gardiner,
and Peyton, and Captains Kelso and Jacob, Colonel
Ovens has retired from the Satter* residency, and is
now in Bombay. Mr. Reeves has been restored to the
political charge of the southern Mahratta country. General Napier,
with five thousand men, has started with an expe.
diti a forceonacrossaf eathwedrclayert, from Shikarpore, to chastise the Doomkie
robbers, who, for the past ten months, have infested our frontier.
The country generally continues quiet. The temperature at pre-
sent is moderate and agreeable. Large supplies of pontoons and
tat-bottomed boats have recently been forwarded from Bombay for
service on the Indus. A fresh revolution has occurred at Lahore.
Heera Singh the vuzeer, his chief adviser Pundit Jella, with two
other Birders of note, have been slain. Property to the amount of
40,000/., chiefly in gold and silver, was found in the house of the
deceased minister, and was confiscated and made over to the public
treasury. The entire power is in tke hands of the troops, who
pull down and set up governments at pleasure. The latest of the
governments was working tranquilly and with effect, and it is now
universally admitted that nothing short of the violation of our fron-
tier—an incident not likely to oecur—will induce the Governor.
General to interfere. The troubles in Kashmere seem on the in-
crease. There is little news of interest from beyond the passes.
Affghanlstan appears as tranquil, and its chiefs as authoritative, as
during the most peaceful portion of its history.
The Runnymede and Briton transports, the one from Australia
and the other from England, with troops for Calcutta, hare made
their appearance after having for a long white been missing. They
were believed to have gone down at sea, but turned out to have
been wrecked side by side on the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of
Bengal—no lives lost.

We have intelligence from China to the 18th December; it Is
of comparatively little interest.
With the exceptions mentioned above, India generally is tears-
quil. Some apprehensions of drought are entertained from the de-
fective fall of rain during the two past wet seasons. Sir H. Har.
diege continues at Calcusta quietly conducting the amslrs of Go-
vernment, and using every effort for the Improvement of the
country.