The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-12 00:00:00

HERAT.

A letter from Herat, dated the 14th of January, mentions
that the last report that had reached them regarding the move-
ment of the Russians on Khiva, is, that the advancing force,
not more than 6000 strong, was still 45 or 50 marchesirom
Khiva, and that the cholera had broken out with violence in
the Russian camp. It is believed there that the Russians
will not reach Khiva this year. There is an envoy from
Khiva at present in Herat, and he seems to be confident of
the truth of the above.—Bengal Hurkaru.
(Prom the Bombay Times)
Letters from Candahar to the 9th of March state that the
road between that city and Caubul had been shut for some
weeks. Every thing, as far as is known, is said to be quiet.
Shah Soojah proposes to visit Candahar in July. Dost Mo-
hammed is reported as in very bad odour at Bokhara. Grain
at Candahar was still high, but the prospects were still fa-
vourable, and a magnificent harvest expected all over the
country. The sepoys are in better plight, but all cry out
" This is not Hindoostan." Wines and all shop goods are
much wanted; nothing, we believe, but the risk of being
plundered on the road deters the shopkeepers from sending
up supplies from Bombay to Candahar. We would therefore
recommend the political agent there and the officers to ar-
range some plan for the safe conduct of private stores from
the Indus, when we doubt not everything wanted would soon
find its way to the place.
DOST MOIIAMED.—By a letter from Jullalabad, dated the
20th ultimo, we learn the important intelligence that the per-
son of Dost Mohamed had been violently seized on by the
King of Bokhara, and that the Dost is now in close confine-
ment. It appears that though under surveillance and closely
watched, he still enjoyed the range of his own camp, and the
free intercourse of his followers. Things were in this state
when a night attack was made upon the camp by a body of
the Bokhara troops, in which two of the Dost's sons were
killed, and he himself seized and placed in rigorous confine-
ment. Information of the event, according to our corres-
pondent's account, reached Sir W. M`Naghten on the 24th
of February. It has all the appearance of truth, and is con-
sistent in every point with what we might fairly assume
would be the conduct of the King of Bokhara in such a case.
—Agra Uk,hbar, March 28, 1810.

(Bombay Courier, April 21.)
Letters from Goa state that orders from the Portuguese
government came by the overland mail to the governor of
that settlement, to prepare a body of troops, and to send
them with all possible despatch to Macao, in order to aid in
the defence of that city. Independent of their commercial
advantages the Portuguese people attach great importance to
their foreign possessions, as contributing to remind them of
the period when their fleets ani armies commanded great in-
fluence in India.
The subjects of her most faithful Majesty in India are
much concerned at the unexpected death of the newly-ar-
rived Governor of Goa, the Baron do Candal, which melan-
choly event took place in Goa on Saturday last.
In consequence of the prolonged disturbances that occurred
in that settlement, during the war between the constitution-
alists and the absolutists in the mother country, the Portu-
guese are afraid lest new disturbances should arise.
rhe Governors of Goa seem lately destined to enjoy their
honours but for a short time.
The Baron of Sabroso arrived in Goa on the 19th of No-
vember, 1837, and died from a fall out of a carriage on the
14th of October, 1838.
The Archbishop elect succeeded him as President of the
Council, he died on the Ist of February, 1839.
The Baron of Candal arrived there from Europe on the
9th of November last, and died of an attack of fever caused
by a cancer in the back, at half-past eight o'clock last Satur-
day morning, the 18th of April.
The various members of the Council of Administration
were kninediatelysugnoivneironnmed by the secretary to make ar-
rangements for the en
It appears
body of troops is expected to arrive at1
that a -
time from Lisbon.—Bornbay Courier,
Goa, within a short

April 23.
MADRAS.
(From the United Service Gazette, April 10.)
THE GOVERNOR.—We are happy to announce that we
yesterday received a letter from Kaite, mentioning that
Lord Elphinstone's health has greatly improved within the
last few days.
BIRDS NEST ISLANDS TAKEN BY PIRATES.--With
reference to the Gazette of the 15th ultimo, wherein we
stated that a native merchant of this place (Syed Abbas) had
fanned these islands from the Siamese government of Que-
dah, we have learnt, during the week, that depositions have
been made at the police office by a Malayan inhabitant of
Paulo Corab, that Thanku Mahomed Saad landed at and
took possession of that island on the 11th instant, that he
had burnt all the huts, and seized the whole of the birds'
nests which had been collected, together with some people
protectingthe
place. The latter, however, contrived to
make their escape to nulls, it is said, by swimming across,
one of
fwohflo.ntio, having
island,aviingacci ldeetaitvainllv
hfoisuncdoma
apstamonpasni,nllaedand
paddled man-
grove jungle, where theylrerepborted to companions
concealing
themselves.—Penang Gazette.

(From the Madras Herald, April 4.)
We are happy to learn, on the authority of a contemporary,
that the left wing of the 15th hussars, under the command
of Sir Walter Scott, arrived safely at Bangalore on the 31st
ult.

pENANG-AFFRAY ON THE WEST COAST OF SUMATRA.
In our last number we made mention of an affray which
the French sloop-of-war Lancier had with one of the ports
of the west coast of Sumatra. It appears that Mons. Luco,
the chief officer of the French barque Cornpte de Paris, was
despatched by her commander, Capt. Darlue, in a Malayan
sampan, on shore at a place called Senaghun, where she was
then trading, with a sum of money amounting to 1,045 dol-
lars ; but, in consequence of no tidings being subseqently
heard of him, it was strongly
suspected that he had been mur-
dered, and his body thrown overboard, notwithstanding the

report cie the Malays that his death was occasioned by the
sampan upsetting in the Bud. It also seems, that on rapt.
Darlue going on shore, in company with Capt. Sylver, of the
American ship Lacula, which was likewise then trading at
Senaghun, for the purpose of ascertaining more satisfactory
pitliculars of the death of Mons. Luco, and endeavouring
to obtain restitution of the money, they were detained two
days as prisoners by the rajah, but on threatening him that
he would be visited with severe chastisement hereafter by
some French or American vessel-of-war that would be des-
patched expressly to demand satisfaction for these atrocities,
both the captains were liberated and the money restored.
On completing his business at Senaghun Captain Darlue
sailed for France, previously leaving with a juratalis, or
writer, who was in his confidence, a letter to be delivered to
the first French vessel that might touch at that port. When
the Lancier arrived at Senaghun, the letter in question was
handed to Captain La Roque de Chaufray, who having re-
ceived from Captain Sylver a confirmation of Capt. Darlue's
statement, he landed with a suitable force on the Gth ultimo,
but not being able to obtain the surrender of the murderers
of M. Luco, he burnt the village of Senaghun, tilled with
merchandise of various descriptions, after an obstinate resist-
ance from the Malays, many of whom were killed. The bar
of the river on the return of the French party to the sloop of
war being found suddenly obstructed and rendered impassa-
ble, the sailors destroyed their boats to prevent them falling
into the hands of the Malays, and marched along shore to
Annalaboo, seven miles to the northward, under the protec-
tion of the Lancier, which was under weigh sailing down the
coast. She lost three men, who were drowned off the bar of
the river. Thus, as the account states, has most ample ven-
geance been obtained for the murder of Monsieur Luco.—
Gazette, March 7.