The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-05-09 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY EXPRESS.

The Indian mail of the Ist of April has arrived. It brings
a confirmation of the brilliant successes of Sir Chas. Napier
in Scinde, in the capital of which treasure and jewels to an
amount considerably exceeding one million have been dis-
covered. Doubts have been entertained if this treasure trove
is to be considered prize money. Lord Ellenborough has
declared, according to rumour, in favour of the gallant army
that won the city of Hyderabad. The matter has been re-
ferred to the Queen in council. In the meantime the gover-
nor-general has declared Scinde to be a British province,
abolished slavery therein, and appointed Sir C. Napier to be
the governor; and also declared all transit duties abolished,
and the Indus opened to the ships of all nations.
Lord Ellenhorough has also ordered that the useless cannon
taken at Hyderabad shall be cast into a column to com-
memorate the memory of all the soldiers who distinguished
themselves in the battle of Meeanee. Scinde is said to be a
most fertile district, which, when cultivated, will repay every
cost tenfold, and render the territories of the Indus some-
thing like the banks of the Ganges.
The position of Sir Charles Napier in Hyderabad required
to be attended to, for the population of some districts, led on
by some of the disaffected Ameers, were preparing to renew
the conflict. The Bombay government was most active in
its efforts to send every succour to the gallant general, and
troops had been sent from Ferozepore to Sukkur, in order to
co-operate with those lower down the river.
The Governor-General was at Agra, where he has taken
up his residence in one of the palaces, and in which he held
an investiture of the Order of the Bath. He has ordered the
celebrated Somnauth gates to be locked up there, and the
officers employed in escorting them have been sent back to
regimental duty.
The declaration of Sir Charles Napier, that the Indian
army is too scantily officered, has attracted attention, and
has become the suhj.ict of general comment.
The Ameers of Scinde, who are prisoners, will, it is said,
be placed for safety in the fortress of Alimednngger or
Asseerghur.
Some disturbances still exist in the mountainous districts
of liundelkund, but they are not of any great importance.
India is otheiwise tranquil.
The most conflicting accounts were circulated respecting
the state of Cabul. Ukhbar Khan is no longer popular there,
and another was said to have seized the government. Dost
Mohommed was going back from Lahore to Cabul, but it was
not known how he would be received there. He wished to
be aided by the Sikhs, but they did not seem inclined to give
him any assistance. _ _

The news from China extends to the 21st of February
The latest was brought to Bombay by an American schooner
—the Zephyr, which is now plying as an opium trader from
Bombay to China, arid is remarkable for her swift sailing.
The Emperor has ordered an investigation into the murders
of the crews of the Ann and Nerbudda at Formosa. Nothing
has been done in the arrangements of the commercial treaty,
for the British Plenipotentiary appeared to he waiting for the
treaty as ratified by her Majesty. The Chinese Commis-
sioner and he were on good terms. Doubts are said to exist
of the durability of any arrangement now entered into. The
Chinese were busy in repairing all their forts and in strength-
ening their_ positions in the different places attacked last
year. Trade was dull, but expected to revive speedily. At
Canton some dissatisfaction still prevailed. The immature
revolt at Manilla had been put down, and the rebels ex-
ecuted. It had for its object to declare the independence of
the islands of the Spanish yoke.
The Hindostan arrived at Madras, on the 15th of March,
60 hours after the mail had arrived at Bombay. This rapi-
dity promises well for the Steamers from Calcutta to Suez :
her arrival at Calcutta took place on the 23rd, before the
express from Bombay with the mail had reached that city.
The Hindostan was obliged, on going up the Hoogly, to
anchor at Mud-point from want of water.
The Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of India arrived
in Bombay on the Ilth of March, where he held his primary
visitation, and presided at the founding of the Great Medical
College. - -

A. Magnificent comet was seen throughout India from th
beginning of March, and engaged the attention of all the
astronomers, one of whom actually declared it had become a
satellite, of the earth—a proposition which set thousands
laughing.
Dwarkanauth Tajore has been excluded from his family
caste, in consequence of his repeatedly eating with " the
unclean Europeans."
The captain of the Belvedere, which ship was burned some
months ago at Singapore, was tried at Bombay fer taking
goods out of the ship while in harbour. He was honourabl)t
acquitted. •
A steamer bad arrived at Bombay from Kuivacbee,-which
brought intelligence to the 28th of March, and mentioned
that a fight of three days had taken place between Sir Chas.
Napier and the Ameers, in which the. British were success-
ful. There was great loss on both sides. Report said that
the British General was slain, but this part of the report
was not credited.
The Beloochees had thrown a chain across the Indus,
which they intended to defend by fortifications,oii both sides.
Her Majesty's ship Nimrod and two small tamers were
about to force the Beloochees to retire and leave the river
open.

THE CONQUEST OF SCINDE
NOTIFICATION.

Palace of Agra, March 5; 1843

The Ameers having signed the new treaty ptopose(l to them
on the 14th of February, attacked on the following day with
a large force the residence of the British Commissioner. In
this treacherous attack they were repulsed. On the. 17th
Major-General Sir Charles Napier gained a decisive victory
over their whole army, and on the 20th the British troops
occupied the city of Hyderabad.
Six of the Ameers delivered their swords to the British
General upon the field of battle. All their guns, ammuni-
tion, and treasure were taken, together with their camp.
The Beloochees lost 5,000 men.
Thus has victory placed at the disposal of tht British Go-
vernment the country on both banks'of the Indus from Suk-
kur to the Sea, with the exception of such portions thereof as
may belong to Meer Ali, Morad of Khyrpore, and to any
other of the Ameers who may have remained faithful to his
engagements.
The Governor-General cannot forgive a treacherous attack
upon a representative of the British Government, nor can he
forgive hostile aggression prepared by those who were in the
act of signing a treaty.
It will be the first object of the Governor-General to use
the power victory has placed in his hands in the manner most
conducive to the freedom of trade, and to the prosperity of
the people of Scinde, so long misgoverned.
In perpetual commemoration of this brilliant achievement
the 2d company 2d battalion, and the 3d company 3d battalion,
of Bombay Artillery, and the company of the Madras Sap-
pers 'and Miners, will bear upon their appointments, and the
9th regiment of Bengal Light Cavalry, the Poonah Horse
and the Scinde Horse' upon their standards and appoint-
ments, and the 12th and 25th regiments of Bombay Native
Infantry, upon their colours and appoinments, the word
" H yderabad, 1843."
The regiment of Scinde Horse is on its present establiih-
merit permanently attached to the army of Bombay.
The Govermir-General directs that a salute of twenty-one
guns be fired at all the stations of the army.
By order of the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India,
J. THOMASON,
Officiating Secretary to the Government of India with
the Governor-General.