Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-12-04
lByth British Queen.l
Compiled for The NerO York Despatch.

OF Ghunzee, IN the Afghnnistan coun,,v
between the English md Persian pos,s,
sions. IL was considered imprecnable h.
the Afghans. and was garrisoned by AM
soldiers. commanded by Prince Mabons
Ayder, son Of Dost Mahomed. Il was fol'
provisioned, supplied with artillery. "a
every means for resisting a long seiee. n.
Brush army, commanded b. Sir job.
keane, formerly Lieutenant Governor \
Jamaica. arrived under lis walls on the e..
ming Of the 2ist Of July. When will.
gunshot they encountered a brisk cannou,.
and a heavy fire OF muskelry, poured fuS
behind garden walls. temporary field wora
and the outwork on the right bank of h,
river. Sir John Keane ordered this FIRE ION
returned, in order to ascertain the slrenpa
ofthe enemy in guns, The outworks WEI,
speedily carried and their defenders drive.
in by ~detachments commanded by Sir VIII
loughby Cotton and Brigadier Sale; Will.
SharpneIl shells, thrown into the citadel up.
der the direction OF Brigadier Stevenson.
did much execution. On the morning Of
the 23d July. one Of the gates of the ciadel
was blown down by mining. and the plac.
taken by a coup de main. The English
lost on the 2isl and 23d, in killed, wounded.
and missing. 1871 officers and men.
On the heel OF this success the army push.
ed on TO CabooI. where Dost Mahoned
awaited them with 10000 men. He mad,
no resistance. however, but finding his men
not TO be depended upon, fled, and his arry
went over TO Shah Shoojah, the monarch b
place whom on The throne the English N
deriook the expedition. The end of il hu
been fully answered. If the Shah may i
considered established. In him the BiitA
have such q barrier between them and PEI
STA as they wish-a friend and ally. lfih
Shah can keep his seat after the depar,ur
Of the English army, all will result well;
but there is some doubt in the minds of tho
sagacious.
AFRIcA.-The most distressing account,
have been received in France OF the state Of
the health Of the army in Africa.-Privs
letters from Stora. dated the 22d ulL state
that the Duke of Orleans. seeing the i'm.
mense number Of sick lying wilhour any &C.
commodation at Philippeville, had ~freighled
several merchant vessels 10 convey part Of
them TO Algiers. and which were lowed 10
then destination BY three steamers The
sick thus embarked amounted to upwards
OF 600. The mortality OF Philippeyille bad
averaged between i3 and Ia per day.
RUSSIA serious conspiracy has been
discovered in the Russian army, which rts
nlted in the dismissal Of Gen. GeismaE,-
20s officers OF his corps were arrested 10
one night, and a number Of them shot
The conspiracy was not to break out until
the arrival Of the corps ut Warsaw. to which
city it was ordered; and the Poles were 10
be called upon to rise en- masse. II appenrs,
however. that the Poles were unawar even
Of the existence OF such a conspiracy.
The Circnssians have given The Russians
a pretty severe beating. 10 which the latter
are said to have lost 1900 men. and the for
mer about 600. The Russians had besieg.
ed The fortress of Akulko about three months
A: length large additional bodies were OF.
derrd up from Black Sea. The beseiged
repulsed them four times; and al length az
was forced. aud The Circassiaus
held their ground till the darkness of mid,
night permitted them to evucuate the place
Just at this jnnciuic. another party which
TO the relief OF the Circassians, arrived
loo late TO save The town, fell upon the Rus
slams, and turned their victory into q disas.
trous defeat,
On the goth Of August The town Of Irka.
lsk. in Siberia. was visited by a violent earth
quake, III houses we're thrown down, and
persons persisted in the rims. "a peo-
pie were very seriously injured. Unduls-
lions continued successfully from 8 ill IL
accompanied with a heavy rolling
sound like thunder.
TURKEY n EoyPT,-It is said that
Ali has made a proposition 10 the
Divan to settle their differences without the
aid OF the Five Powers. Meanwhile, the re.
Of Admiral Roussin by France had eaus.
a suspension Of diplomacy. and matters
stationary.-Hafd Pacha. il is
said. has been reinstated in command Of
he Turkish army in Asa Minor; and il is
rumored that he has caused the execution oil
Pacha at Aleppo. and that the
syrian Provinces had generally risen in re.
against the Egyptians.
CHINA,-News from India to July rs is
by This arrival-much later than
We have had direct. The Canton aulhori-
les had issued Two more edicis; one, pro-
all native vessels from trading with
ships outside. the other ordering all
ships 10 enter the port, or depart
within five days. on pain Of determination
y FIRE ships. There are about sixty sail Of
'essels outside. and sales of opium are still
,oing on all along the coast The deslruc'
ion ofihe drug at. Canton was going on m
be rate Of 5000 chests a day, and foreigners
we're invited 10 witness the Interesting cere'
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