The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-03 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE Three o' Clock:

INDIA AND CHINA.

By the Overland Mail from India received
this morning by Extraordinary Express from
Marseilles, we have received letters and papers
from Bombay of the 19th July, from Calcutta of
the Bth, and from Ceylon of the Ist of the same
month; from Candahar of the 19th, and from
Jellalabad of the 2Gth- of June ; and from China
of the 27th of May. They afford a complete ex-
position of the lying and dishonesty of the
officials connected with the workinguf the French
teltgraph. Instead of the news from Afghan-
istan and China being most disastrous, as re-
presented for vile stock jobbing purposes by the
French authorities, it is upon the whole exceed-
ingly favourable. If Lord ELLENBOROUGH ever
really intended to abandon Affghanistan in the
disgraceful way pointed out in the last over-
land dispatches, his Excellency has abandoned
that design, and has ordered an army of reserve
to co-operate with the force in Caubul, to be
formed in the district of Sirhind, under the im-
mediate command of Sir JASPER NICOLL, the
Commander-in-Chief. This army is to consist of

20,000 men, and to be well provided with stores,

ready to push at any moment wherever their ser-
vices are most required. General PoLLocx
remained at Jellalabad, waiting for the arri-
val of camels, which were on their way to him.
His men were suffering from heat, but not to the
dreadful extent reported. The troops were on
good terms with the natives, who supplied them
tolerably abundantly with provisions. Our ex-
tracts from letters from Jellalabad will show that
General POLLOCK was master of the country
for ten miles around, and that the detach-
ments sent out by him defeated the enemy in
every direction. The Affghans had made a
daring attack upon the fort of Khelat-i-Ghilzie,
but on the 21st of May they were gallantly re-
pulsed by Captain CRAIGIE. Their loss was con-
siderable. nevertheless, it was judged necessary
afterwards to evacuate that fort, in order to in-
crease General NOTT'S division at Candahar.
On the 29th of May an immense rebel
force, under the command of several
chiefs, attempted to capture the city of
Candahar by surprise, knowing that the
garrison had been weakened by a detach-
ment, under Colonel WYatER, being sent to chas-
tise the Ghilzies. The enemy were gallantly
attacked by General NOTT, who sallied- out of
the city to meet them, and by whom they
were quickly dispersed, with great loss. Our
only loss in Affghanistan is that of the Balla
Hissar, which is reported to have been stormed
and taken by AKBAR KHAN in person. In blow-
ing up the tower, by which an entrance was
effected, a great number of the KHAN'S followers
were killed, owing to their unskilfulness in firing
the trains. Another rumour stated that the

KHAN was made prisoner in the town, which, if
true, would be of the utmost importance.
General PoLLocK was joined at Jellalabad by
a reinforcement of 7,000 Sikhs, sent by the Go-
vernment of Lahore. This attests the good faith
of the Ruler of the Punjaub, and will add greatly
to the moral influence of our army in Affghanis-
tan. POLLOCK was meditating a march upon
the city of Caubul, the scene of our
sad reverses in November last. As the
distance was only ninety miles he felt con-
vinced that he could accomplish it without
much difficulty. A simultaneous movement
from Jellalabad and Candahar could very well
be made with a certainty of success, and yet
leave in these cities garrisons strong enough to
defend them against any force at the disposal of

the Affghan chiefs. Such is the substance of the
news from Afghanistan, which, upon the whole,
is so favourable as to warrant the conviction that
our arms will yet be more triumphant in that
country than they have been at any moment
since the accession of the unfortunate Shah
SOOJAH. In saying this, we but express what
we believe will prove a fact, without offering any
opinion as to the sound policy of the war from the
commencement. That is a different question
altogether.
We have more decidedly favourable news from
China. The British troops under the command
of General Sir H. GOUGH and Admiral Sir
W. PARKER having, on the 10th of
March, defeated the Chinese army, com-
manded by General Yin, and taken the city of
Chinliae, marched upon the city of Tsekee, near
which another Chinese force of from 8,000 to
10,000 men were strongly posted on some hills,
commanded by Generals TWAN-YUNG, YANG,
and Cnoo. Arrangements were made for
an attack in three columns, two of which were
gallantly led by Sir H. GOUGH and Sir. W.
PARKER in person. Nothing could exceed
the bravery of the troops. They contrived

to surround the Chinese, and quite be-
wildered them. The carnage was dreadful,
being more a butchery than a battle. Ignorant
of the laws of civilized warfare the poor
creatures knew not how to surrender, and were
massacred. Not less than a thousand
of them, including a great number of
Mandarins, were killed, or drowned in
the canals; whereas of the British troops
only three were killed and twenty-two wounded.
The encampments, and such of the buildings as
had been occupied by the enemy, were burned,
and the grain magazines thrown open to the po-
pulace, who speedily emptied them. On the
16th the force moved to the Changki Pass, in
the hopes of destroying the remaining divi-
sion of the enemy and capturing the treasure
chest.. A three hours' march brought the column
to the foot of the hills, where they found the
position a remarkably strong one; dispositions
were made to attack it, but as they advanced

they perceived that the enemy had retreated,
taking with them their guns and treasure. The
works and neighbouring buildings were destroyed,
and after a two hours' halt the troops returned
to Tsekee, which they reached at night. All
the villages on the route were deserted. The
conduct of the troops is spoken of as most
orderly and forbearing throughout. On the 17th
the whole force returned to Ningpo. The Se-
sostris steamer had been despatched to Ainoy to
bring up 300 men of the Royal Irish from thence.
It was currently reported at Canton that

the EMPEROR, rather than await a visit from
General Sir H. GoUGH and Admiral Sir
W. PARKER at his Palace at Pekin,
had preferred retiring beyond the Great
Wall with his family, considering himself to be
much safer in Tartary than in China. His
Celestial MAJESTY before going was graciously
pleased to command his loving subjects
to fight away, promising that if they killed all
the barbarians he would return and rule them
as before. Such Imperial condescension must
be very
gratifying to them. We quote from the
Canton Press the latest news from China:—

PLIGHT OF THE EMPEROR.
We learn on good authority that the Emperor, appre-
hensive of a visit from the English to Pekin, has retired
into Tartary, and has, before his departure, magnani-
mously issued proclamations to his people, enjoining
them to defend themselves to the very utmost. We
wonder what the people will ray to be forsaken by him
whose duty it is to protect them—such pusillanimity
deserves that the people should throw off their allegiance
to a Prince who seems so little deserving of it.
The transports Thames, Roberts, Peru, Maria, have
arrived at Hong-Kong. Her Majesty's steam-vessel
Vixen, passed through the roads here on Thursday last,
only six days from Singapore. Only part of her letters
and those per Medusa have yet reached Macao ; and we
are among those who have not received as yet any letters
Majesty's ship Cruizer, has, during the
week
a papers.
proceeded Her tothe northward.
At length we learn that some tidings have been received
from Captain Denham, of the brig Ann, which we stated
some weeks since to have been cast away on the Island of
Formosa, and her crew made prisoners by the Chinese.
Captain Denham writes that, up to the 10th of April, the
date of hip letter, he (Mr. Gully) and crew were kept by