The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-02-09
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THE CHINESE QUEsTION sETTLED-THE
WAR IN CABOOL TERMlNATED-AND
,MEHEMET ALI is THOROUGHLY AND
EFFECTUALLY SUBDUED.
by the packet ship North America, in a very
short passage from Liverpool, at N. York, London
papers 10 the evening of January 9th, and Liver
pool to the 9TH were received The news is Of UNI
usual importance The Lews from China is to &c
tober LIST.
lFrom the London Mercantile GazeiteI
CHINA, INDIA, AND EGYPT.
LONDON, Wednesday, evening Jan. 6
The Chinese question is settled-the war in Ca.
bool is ,erminated--and Mehemet Ali is thorough
ly subdued.
The intelligence from China is gratifying as il,
is important, and it is especially satisfactory be-.
cause it bears this great zest, it Unexpectedly
little importance bad been attached 10 the progress
announced by the last overland mail to have been
made by fhe Chinese expedition. II appears, how
ever, that tho Chinese question is thoroughly set
tlod-that the occupation of Chusan, and the pro.
! aeedngs of admiral Elliot have brought The En-
peror Of China to his senses, and that he has offer
ed to send plenipoentiarics TO Canton or Ngpo,
FOR the arrangement of all matters in difference
with Great Britain.
Shortly after the capture of Chusan, Admiral Ell
hot, in proceeding TO the Pecho river was met by
! mandaran Of the third rank of the Chinese EN-
pire, though some accounts say by the Emperor
himself, while others affirm that Admiral Elliot
had arrived at Pekn, and had an audience of the
| Emperor.
| The Emperor has agreed TO pay 5000, 900 for
the expenses incurred by the British in making
war; other authorities go ,00o, COO sterling MS
indemnify for the opium seized, and 81 900 ,00)
+! for the expenses OF the war Tho Emperor, either
hmselror through his officers has expressed pacific
intentions to the Admiral, and he disavows the
lions Of his commissioner Lin This latter, indeed,
has fallen into disgrace, and tho Emperor offers to
surrender him into the hands Of the British 10 be
dealt with as they may think proper 1t is stated
| (and certainly there is nothing miraculous in the
| fact that his Celestial Majesty should be Sc inhuen-
ced) that the Emperor is greatly annoyed at &C
cupaiion of Chusan, md his Minister limited s'that
the Admirals visit had prevented the march of
fierce soldiers TO retaie the island"
We are sorry to add that dysentery prevailed n.
mong our troops at Chusan, and that the climate
was very unhealthy.
| Inc news nom India is also OF tho utmost I'M
portance. The Cabool and Afghanstan war has
been terminated BY our advices thence, we learn
that Dost Mahommed, after sustaining another de-
feat, found it necessary to throw himself upon the
mercy ofthe British, and, accompanied by only II
single follower, had placed himsel funder tho pro-
lection Of Sir w. MNnghten. From Scinde we
also learn that the happiest results had followed
the steps taken. The Belochees had sustained
fur, doEn obI I,.,
and triiing sacrifice ours, and had been redu-
ced to Submission. They had recently plundered
the country in every direction bu, the greater por
ton Of the piage had fallen INTO our hands. Khe
lat was the 4th of November occupied without
resistance by the troops under the command Of
General Mott
All fears Of hoslities from the Seiks are also at
end; for informed that Curruck Singh,
King of Lahore, died on the 9th OF November, and
that during The funeral ceremony his successor,
Nou. Nehal Singh was killed by accident Shere
Singh has assembled the throne. With the two for
mer who considered TO be especially adverse
to Great Britain, all dread of threatened hostility
has vanished.
The plague had made its appearance at Alexan.
dr;a, but few deaths as yet.
Ibrahim Pacha still with his army at Damss
Gus, TO which he had returned in very i'll health
and beset by the noun taneors, hoping Gt was he
iieved) TO avail himself of the Napier convention
to return to Egypt peaceably and by Niche
met Ali had again written TO Admiral Stopford on
the 2lst uIt. and proposed send another message
TO expedite the return of Ibrahm and his army.
The effect of the news in England was al
most instan taneous. Tea fell sercn pence per
pound, whilst East India Cotton rose.
BANK OF MONTPELlER-(N EW)
At meeting of the stockholders of the new
bank, holden on Tuesday last, the following nam