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from China

" Admiral Elliot arrived in the Wellesley on the 28th from
the Gulf of Pe-che-lee, as 1 before told you. The result of
his fiegociation, at the mouth of the Peho, with the third in
rank in the Chinese Empire, is not fully known ; but I may
say, that the Emperor is willing to apologise for the insult
inflicted upon Captain Elliot, and that his Excellency Lin is
to be punished in any way which we please. The chops were
couched in very civil language, containing none of the offen-
sive epithets so freely applied to Europeans on former occa-
sions. The Emperor had been kept in ignorance of Lin's
proceedings, but many of the nobles of the Court had perfect
information relative to the Viceroy's conduct at Canton. In
referring Admiral Elliot to Canton for the settlement of the
matters in dispute, the Emperor said, through his deputy,
that Granting all which y u say to be true, it would be ex-
ceedingly unjust to condemn Lin without giving him a hear-
ing ; besides, Lin's report is quite different from yours. I
will send plenipotentiaries to Canton to make proper in-
quiries, and who afterwards will arrange with you there.'
This reasonable course may have been adopted for the pur-
pose of removing the Admiral from the vicinity of the capital ;
in that the Emperor has succeeded, but nevertheless the ex-
pedition has effected something ; the men of war have
fully surveyed the Gulf of Pe-che-lee, and have partial!_
plored the mouth of the Peho. The Madagascar steam-
sel crossed the bar at the mouth of the Peho, and ascended

the river for about two mile
plied with sheep, bullocks,

The fleet was plentifully sup-
tables, and fruits.

" Tbe Kite armed vessel was sent under the command of
Lieutenant Douglas, soon after the taking of Tinghae, to the
mouth of the Yang-tse-Keang, for the purpose of surveying
it is supposed that she has beep wrecked, as the lieutenant in
charge, the captain's wile (Mrs. Noble), and some Lascars,
are in the hands of the Chinese at Ningpo, who treat them
and Capt. Anstruther also with kindness; until the Chinese
informed us of the circumstance, we knew nothing of the loss
of the Kite. Tbat the vessel had been wrecked, I believe,
is an inference only, from the fact of the lieutenant and others
being prisoners of the Chinese."

The following highly interesting extracts are from letters
of our correspondents with the China expedition :
" TINGHAE (CIIIISAN), SEPT. 28.—The sickness conti-
nues to increase daily. The 26th had 520 yesterday, and I
believe they have more to-day. 'Yesterday quarters for the
whole regiment, in empty houses in the city, were allotted.
This should have been done long ago, and much sickness. in
all probability, would hare been spared. Our first casualty
among officers took place last night, in the depth of poor
Captain Stean, of her Majesty's 49th regiment, who had only
been ill about a week, and prior to which he was looking as
well as possible.
" H— has come back, but he says he found the admi-
ral and everybody in the ship very busy writing, to despatch
by the present opportunity, and he came away with the im-
pression that we should remain here at least five months
more. This is a sad blow to most people, for most had made
up their minds that we should be off the island very soon.
The admiral says the whole of the troops must be housed as
fast as possible. Report says that the Blenheim, 71, is to
go to Ningpo immediately, and that the admiral will follow
in a few days ; that a commissioner has arrived there from
Pekin, of high rank, and of the blood royal, for the purpose
of negotiating. I suppose it will take a few months to get
an answer from Calcutta, and perhaps the admiral will await
the orders of Lord Auckland. I really believe that all hos-
tilities have ceased ; but I very much fear that the business

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Parties varying from 50 to 200 men have been making fre-
quent excursions in different directions, for the purpose of
discovering armed men, but have always failed. Two officers
and four men on a foraging excursion were attacked, and
with difficulty escaped ' • one Chinaman killed, and several
others wounded in the affray. Captain Anstruther, Madras
Artillery, was carried away prisoner to Ningpo whilst making
a survey of the country ; the wife and family of the cap-
tain since taken prisoners themselves. Sickness amongst the
troops on the increase, and deaths more numerous. The
wreck of the Indian Oak, off the Lew Chew Islands, crew
and cargo saved, the natives there being so kind, that on the
Cruiser being sent to bring them back they refused to come,
as the, natives were building them a junk out of the wreck.
The capture of 20 Europeans, one lady, and several Lascars
at Ningpo,, reported to belong to the brig Kite, since sup-
posed to be the crew of some opium schooner wrecked ; the
assurances of the Ningpoites that they shall want for nothing,
and that they shall be given up as soon as the island of Chu-
san is vacated. The arrival of the Madagascar from Pe-che-
lee, with intelligence that the emperor is most anxious to
treat, and offering Lantao in exchange for Chusan.
Seven transports have been ordered to be in readiness for
sea, and it is supposed two regiments will be sent to take pos-
session of Lantao. Authentic intelligence has just arrived
concerning the prisoners at Ningpo, that they are the crew of
the Kite ; Lieut. Douglas of the royal navy is amongst the
number. Advices have come to the admiral that one of the
head mandarins will be at Canton on the 18th proximo, for
the purpose of negociating, and it is supposed the admiral will
leave this for that place in a few days. _

Sept. 30,

It appears that the Kite got on shore at Ningpo, and of
course the whole crew were captured.
The admiral is just outside the inner harbour, in the Wel-
lesley. The report that the whole land force will winter here
is gaining ground. A chop has been sent to the Ningpo
mandarins by the admiral about Anstruther : the answer has
not yet come. Tne reply, whatever it may be, will be a key
to the recent conference at Pe-che-lee. The Wellesley not
having come inside looks as if she was not destined to remain
here long ; however, nothing is known of the destination of
any of the naval people.

MACAO.
DEFEAT OF THE CHINESE.
(From the Canton Press, Aug. 8.)
On Tuesday last, her majesty's ships, Druid, Columbine,
Larne, Hyacinth, and Nimrod, anchored in these roads, and
left again on Thursday last, with the exception of her Ma-
jesty's ship Larne, the two former for the Bogue and Cap-
singmoon, the Hyacinth for_the Broadway, and the Nimrod
for Chusan. The reports which we noticed last week as to
their probable movements have not been confirmed, but we
hail the entering of the Hyacinth into the Broadway as an
earnest that the blockade of the Canton river will hencefor-
ward be strictly enforced.
It is with the deepest sorrow we have to announce that a
British subject has probably fallen into the hands of the
Chinese, Mr. F. Stanton, formerly tutor to the sons of the
late Mr. R. Turner.

SMITH,
" Commanding the blockade squadron.
" To , Esq., and other British subjects in Macao."
An attempt was made, a few days ago, to set fire to the
transport Nazaruth Schah, but detected in time to prevent
injury. A man had mixed among a crowd of Chinese boats
which were at the time alongside, and was observed to throw
something overboard, but it was only after great exertion
that the incendiary was secured. When become aware that
he had been detected, and that the boats were being lowered
to seize him, he jumped into the water, and diving under the
bottom of the ship, re-appeared on the other side. For some
time he eluded the grasp of his pursuers by diving and hiding
among the Chinese boats, but he was at last taken, and is
now in irons on board the Druid.

INDIA.
(From the Bombay Gazette)

The Indian intelligence for the past month possesses unu-
sual interest. The first important item is the surrender of
Dost Mahomed, the ex-ruler of Cabul, to our envoy at the
court of Schah Soojah, Sir W. M`Naghten. Thus, after a
struggle of two years' duration, we have finally established
our point, and Schah Soojah is undisputed master of the
throne of his ancestors.
The second item of importance is the death of the Maha-
rajah Kurruck Singh of Lahore, and that of his son, Nou-
Nahal Singh, by the fall of a beam in a gateway through
which he was proceeding to the river Ravee, tb perform his
ablutions after his father's obsequies; as prescribed by the
Hindoo law. He has left no living heir, but we are informed
that one of his wives in the third month of her pregnancy,
and that her mother has possession of the fort, and refuses
to give it up to Shere Singh, whom the Lahore Durbar pro-
claimed Sovereign of the Punjaub on the 7th instant. We
believe that by a treaty entered into with Runjeet Singh, we
agreed to guarantee the lineal succession of his descendants
to the Guddee of the Punjaub ; and, in the event of the cor-
rectness of the report of the pregnancy of the Ranee, we
opine we shall be obliged to take her under our protection.
Shere Singh is the son of one of the wiles of Runjeet, but
he was disowned 6y him from his birth, which happened in
1809. He is represented as being the idol of the Seikh army,
brave as the lion, whose cognomen (Singh) he bears, but
cruel, sensual, and debauched.

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

BOMBAY, DEC. 1, 1840.—November has been an important
month in India. The points of highest interest are four—
viz., Affghanistan, Scinde, Lahore, and China.