Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-02-27

Gle Of the 9Th contains The following intelhsenS'
from India aud China:
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM INDIA AND CHI
MA.
The Messenger, The official evening paper OF
Monday evening, contains the following Telegraph
| ic despatch:
"MARsRiLLKs, Jan. 2, 0 P. ~.
"MALTA, Dec. %.
"THR CONSUL OF FRANCS TO THE MINtsrsa oV
FoREiGN AFFAIRS. 81, as
"Kurruck Sing. King Of Lnbure. died on the bth
| Of November During his funeral his successor,
Now .Neba Sing. persisted by accident. Shere Sing
| ascenas the throne.
1.-THE affairs of China are on the point Of being
terminated. The English to receive three NIL
| lions sterling as indemnity.
"Dost Mohommed has definitely surrendered
| to the English"
In these three pieces of intelligence. brought no
doub, by the Indian mail, comprised. the settle
ment OF the China quarrel, the termination OF tho
Cnbuol war. and the menacsd hostility of the Seiks
removed. For the Prince, announced as having
died during the funeral Of his relative, was he who
was considered likely 10 make use OF bis power
against the English.
From The London Mercantile Gas. Jan. o.
We are to-day enabled to Law before our readers
! important intelligence from the East, which csnnot
fail to he productive Of much qualification to every
individual who can far divest himself OF party
feelings as to rejoice the signal success OF
Great Britain abroad under any administration.
| The news from China and India we have reeeiv-
| ed BY The overland mail; the intelligence from the
former having been conveyed to Calcutta by II. ID.
S. Cruiser.
Our advices from Alexandria are to the l4th ult.
and We are in possession of journals and adViccs.
| from Malta 20 the 2Sth.
| The intelligence from China, is as gratifying 40
it is important, and il especially satisfactory be-
cause it bears with it this great zest-t was unex-
pected; 50 little importance had been attached 10 the
progress announced by the Inst overland mail to
| have beer made by the Chinese expedition. II sp-
pears, however that the Chinese question is thor
oughy settled--tlat the occupation Of Cushen, and
the proceedings of Admiral Elliot have brought the
Emperor Of China to his Senses and that he has Of
fered to send plcnpotensries 10 Canton or NinEpo,
for the arrangement Of all matters in diftorsnes
with Great Britain.
Shortly after the capture of Chusan, Admiral Il.
hot, in proceeding to the Pecho river, was met
BY mandarin oftfe third rank of the Chinese en-
pre- though some accounts say by the Emperor him.
self, Will others firm that Admiral Elliot had ar
rived at Pekin, and had audnnce Of the Emperor.
The Emperor has agreed to pay G3,0Co 900 for
the expenses incurred BY the British in making
wa r; other auhories state f2 O000 600 sterling az
ind emn ity fer The opium seized. ard FL 600 600
| for The expenses Of the The Emperor, either
himsel ar through his officers, has expressed pa.
actions Of his commissioner Lin This latter, in
deed has fallen into disgrace. and the Emperor of
fers TO surrender him into the hands Of the British,
10 be dealt with as they may think proper.
Chn san is not to be given up until the treaty 10
signed.
I, is stated (and certainly there ia nothing mi.
raculuus in the fact that his Celestial Ma jesty
should be influenced that the Emperor is great.
ly annoyed at our occupation of Chussn. and his
minister limited THAT the Adm,ras visit hat pre-
ven ted the march Of fierce soldiers to retaks the
| island'
We are sorry to add tina, dysentary prevailed
among our troops at Chusan, and that the climate
was very unhealthy.
| THE NEWS FROM INDIA is also of the ut most i'm.
portance The Cabool and Afghanistan war has
been Terminated. BY our advices thence, we learn
hat Dost Mahommed, after sustaining another de"
feat found it necessary 10 throw bimself upon the
mercy Of the British and accompanied only BY Q
single follower, had placed himself under the pro-
| lection of Sir w. MNaghten. From Seinde alss
learn that the happest results had followed the
steps taken there. The Belochess had sustained
further defeats with considerable loss their part,
and comparatively small sacrifice on ours. and
had been reduced to submission. They had recently
plundered the country in every direction, but the
greater portion Of the pillage had fallen into our
hands. Chelat was on the Alb of November
pied without resistance by the troops under the COM
uiand Of Gen. Mott
All fears Of aJstiIity from the Sieks are also at
an end; for we are informed that Kurruck Singh,
King Of Lahore, died on the 9th of November, and
that during the funeral ceremony. his successor,
| Nun-Bebai Singh was killed by accident. Shere
Singh has ascended the throne. With the two for.
ner, who we're considered to be especially adverse
to Great Britain, all dread of threatened hostility
has vanished.
Ibrahim Pacha was said to have concentrated his
forces at Damascus. and Mehemet Ali was COM
pletey subdued that he had expressed his ietermi.
nation to give up all thoughts of war, and to devote
himself solely to the internal improvement Of
Egypt.
| The Chinese question is settled--the war in Ca
bool is terminated, -and Mehemet Ali is thoroughly
and efectually subdued.
| The results cannot fail to be in the highest de-
gree satisfactory. The power of British arms has
been recognised, INDICATED, 1.-THE expense Of long
protracted and distant have been saved, and
end has been put TO that stability Of affairs-the
most dangerous TO her commerce generally, howev-
er profitable in parti cular cases-which must have
given to mere spec ulation most unhealthy impe.
| tus.
1t has seldom fallen TO our lot to publish such .
mass of vitality important intelligence from many
quarters, in which deeply valuable British interests
have been al stake, as that which we have Just re-
| ferred 10.
The effect of the Chinese intelligence has been
already felt: The price Of tea at tine time write
q O'Clock )had fallen pen per ID. whilst that Of
East India cotton has risen. The cause Of the for
changes obvious; the Of the latter is that
large quantities ofcotton which, had the war contin-
ued would have been shipped for this country will
when the usual trade shall have been again opened
at Canton, be sent to that port. and we are aware
that in August last one native merchant [Jemset
Jeel had in his possession waiting the turn Of
events upwards of 100 900 bales of this article