The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-09 00:00:00

CHINESE TROOPS.

Niae Government junks and boats, some of them of large
size, filled with Chinese troops, have been lying in the inner
harbour for the last eight or ten days. Five are anchored
near the Leen-fung temple on the race course, and four near
the house occupied by the establishment of Messrs. Turner
and Co.
Notwithstanding the Taoutae's proclamation, cargo has
not been sent from Canton for the ship laid on for Lisbon,
which has been detained more than two months for her
teas, &c.
The Provincial Government, it is said, are building 30
boats in Canton, under the direction of five Chinese boat-
builders hired in Macao. They are to be double.-banked, 28
oars on each side; ;.te to he well armed and equipped for the
service of capturing opium ships, brigs, and schooners. The
Chinese suspect the Taoutae is meditating sonic foul play, be-
cause he is budding and putting the Portuguese off their
guard by fair promises.—canton Register, March 10.

INDIA.
(From the Calcutta Courier, April IG.)
The Madagascar steamer leaves us to-morrow morning
early—for the Straits and China. • We hear her armament is
of the most complete and beautiful description, her large
guns over her stern and bow in particular. She is to he fol-
lowed in a week or ono by the Queen ; 68 pounders will, no
doubt, soon thunder in the ears of the inhabitants of the Ce-
lestial Empire the true sense itl which the power and gal-
lantry of the British ought to be viewed : the Enterprise fol-
lows her—also fix• the China expedition.
The Mermaid and the Head-quarters of her Majesty's
49th Regiment left Calcutta yesterday in prosecution of her
voyage to China. Sir J. G. Brenoner and the Staff leave in
the Madagascar this day, and her Majesty's ship
Conway, with a di%i=ion of the volunteers, sails from Cal-
cutta in about a work or ten days. The whole force will then
have left, and we silall look with great interest for an account
of its proceedings.— Calcutta Englishman, April 17.

• THE CHINA EXPEDITION.
The transports lcustontsjee Cowagee and John Adam sailed
at day-light on Tuesday murning, with the Madras portion
of the expedition to the eastward, consisting of as follows :-
1 lieutenant-colonel, 2 captains, &lieutenants, 1 surgeon, 1
assistant-surgeon, 2 warrant officers, and 212 European ar-
tillery, 9 of the ordnance and commissariat departments, 8
native commissioned officers and 64 native artillery, 1 cap-
tain, 6 lieutenants, 1 an.,sistant-surgeon, 1 warrant officer, 4
native commissioned, 10 European non-commissioned, 1 as-
sistant-apothecary, and 266 native non-commissioned and
rank and file sappers and miners, with 132 public followers.
—Bombay Times.

Russia, ever sleepless, appears to have her eyes open to the
probable results of tie projected British expedition to China.
Letters from St. Petersburgh of the Bth ultimo state that, in
a few weeks, a mission was about to be sent to the Emperor
to the court of Peking.—Bombay Times, April 11.
THE CHINA EXPEDITioN,—It appears from general
orders, that spirits, will not be issued as rations to the Euro-
pean troops, but in lien thereof each man will receive a com-
pensation of 3 rapt cs 2 annas per mensem—the canteen
system will be estalilished on hoard, but no man will be
allowed to purchase a greater quantity of spirits than two
drams a day.
The European commissioned officers are to have four
months' advance of nay and allowances, and the troops two
months.'—Benyal literkary, April 16th.
(From the Madras Herald, April .1.)
We are happy to learn, on the authority of a contemporary,
that the Left Wing of the 15th Hussars, under tlic command
of Sir Walter Scott, arrived safely at Bangalore on the 31st
ultimo.

SPAIN.
FALL OF MORELLA:,

MORELLA, MAY 30.—Morelia has fallen.
The prisoners have just been marched out, after delivering
up their arms on the dads. The numbers are as tollows,
viz., officers, 163 ; mei;, 2114 ; total, 2277 ; to which are to
be added GOO taken prisoners last night in endeavouring to
escape, making al,ogether "877—say about 3000, for 1 am
sure many escaped my sight.
The cannonade from upwards of flirty pieces of artillery,
of heavy calibre, lasted three days and nights, doing great
damage to the town and castle. *The artillery was remark-
ably well served, and the engineer department was conducted
in the best possible manner.

Yesterday morning, at about half past four-o'clock, a four-
teen-inch shell was thrown i 1 )wn into t. - pat t of the castle,
and a tremendous explosion immediately place. A few
hours afterwards a Cmlist officer casttfierlheyl„lf over the wall
of the town, and although he was , managed to
atinillery,
escape to our camp. I i e Stated that the effect'Ponof the explo-
sion was to kill the commandant-general
g likewise
and
about fifty' men--the governor of the castle be
severely wounded. Titert: 18 ere also about forty men wound-
ed by this explosion.
The consequence was Ilea the garrison of the castle had•
become panic-stricken, and there had been a mutiny of a

majority of the officers, who had resolved to effect their es-
cape with the garrison, during last night, if possible.
This information was very valuable ; the general-in-chief im-
mediately gave orders for all the divisions of the army to
approach nearer to the castle, and for the utmost vigilance
to be used during the night, so as to intercept the fugitives.
At about midnight a sharp fire of musketry w.as heard in
the direction of the town. This was occasioned by the
attempt of the garrison to carry their project into effect.
They sallied forth in silence from the Puerta del Estudiu ;
but a party of the queen's troops were at band, and fired
upon them. The result was that they fled in all direc-
tions, and almost all (say six hundred) fell into the
hands of the queen's forces stationed as above-men-
tioned. About 40 who were fired upon by a party of Christinos
stationed in a ruined house not far from the gate attempted to
re-enter, but others who were waiting to follow them hearing.
the shouts of " Viva Isabella II." from the queen's sol-
diers and conceiving that they were about to enter, fired on
the retreating Carlists, who were all pressed together on the
draw-bridge : there they were between two fires ; and at this
awful moment a shell, fired from one of our batteries, fell on
the bridge, shattered it to pieces, and the whole were precipi-
tated into the ditch and crushed to death! I have just seen
them all lying in a heap in the ditch—a most frightful sight.
The governor was among those who attempted to escape ; he
was seriously wounded, and returned to the town; his horse
was killed.

This morning, at day-break, the fire from our batteries
opened with increased vigour, and all preparations were made
for making a breach in the wall of the town, by batteries
placed more in advance. The castle had been the princi-
pal object hitherto aimed at, and it was very much battered.
At about seven o'clock, however, a written communication
was sent to the general-in-chief, from the civil governor, of-
fering to capitulate, upon condition that the whole garrison
should be allowed to go to France under escort. The reason
given for this request was, that they feared persecution
from the inhabitants, and dreaded that their lives would be
sacrificed if they surrendered themselves as prisoners of
war. This request, of course, could not be complied with.—
The general-in-chief sent an answer to that effect. General
Linage accompanied the aide-de-camp who was the bearer
of it, and explained verbally that the fears expressed were
groundless. However, such was the terror with which the
whole had been inspired by the falsehoods of Cabrera and
his agents, that they could not make up their minds to sur-
render at discretion, until a peremptory message was sent by
the duke to say they must do so at once, or hostilities must
instantly recommence. The consequence was that the sur-
render without conditions took place as above mentioned.
Our loss has been trifling. In the siege of Morella itself
only one man has been killed, and very few wounded.
The whole of the superior officers, by whom the duke was
surrounded, embraced and felicitated him upon this happy
event, as did Colonel Michell, her Britannic Majesty's com-
missioner ; Lieutenant Lyner, of the. Royal Engineers; and
Lieutenant Dickson, of the Royal Artillery. Colonel Michell,
and the above officers who are attached to him, have been
constantly present during the whale operations ; in which
they have taken that interest which is not only due to the
cause of her majesty's ally, but also personally ; and I have
good reason for knowing that this is highly appreciated by
the general-in-chief and the whole army.
To complete the happy state of affairs, Brigadier Zurbano
arrived yesterday at head-quarters, bringing with him seven
officers and upwards of fifty men, taken prisoners that morn-
ing at El Bogs, about five hours' march from this. About
thirty of the enemy were killed. The rebel chief, Forcadell,
is said to have been killed ; all his baggage was taken, and
his horse killed. Brigadier Zurbano was surrounded by five
battalions, commanded by the rebel chief Polo, to whom lie
offered battle, but this was not accepted. He, however,
surprised and dispersed one Carlist battalion in El Boga,
gaining the advantages above described.