Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-05-07

these miserable wars amongst the very
flower of the intellectual men of our SER
vice. Eight political agents have persisted
violently amongst those affairs they had
been appointed to arrange. Young Ed
ward Connolly, brother of the traveller,
was shot through the head by the side of
Sir Robert Sale, Sept. % 1910. DR.. Lord
fell at Purwan Durrah, Nov. 2; Rattray,
his successor, and DR.. Grant, his assistant
and friend, were killed in Rohstan on the
outbreak of the present Instruction; Sir
William M'Naughton, Sir Alexander Barns,
Captain John Connolly, (not the traveller,
he is at Khiva) Captain Broadfoot, and
Lieutenant Burnes, have become victims at
Cabool.
From the Times Of Friday.
The worst can no longer be doubted of
the unhappy troops at Cabool. Accounts
have been received which can be implicit
ly relied upon, and from which the follow
ing is an extract:
"On the 18th of January DR.. Dryden
staggered into Jella bad wounded and con-
fused from suffering and fatigue. He re-
lates that our people quilted Cabool, under
the the convention agreed by Major Pot
finger, on the 9Th inst. The cantonment
was Immediately occupied by the Affghans
and the English were almost instantly at
tackled The march became and continued
constant fight.
cat the Khoord' Cabool Pass, about ten
miles from Cabool, the ladies were sent
back, under an escort of some of Ukbar
Khan's people, who promised to protect
them.
"At Teezeen, General Elphinstone and
Col. Shelton were made prisoners. The
native troops became disorganized and
scattered. At Jagdaluk 400 of her maies-
tvs 44lh, who had before kept well togeth-
err became disorganized also, broke and
scattered.
beyond this the Doctor knows nothing,
having with the greasest difficulty preserved
his own life. He gives the names of seven
officers whom he knows to have fallen.--
Brigadier Anguetil, Major Ewart, and
Lieut.. Stuart are among them.
Some stragglers may have escaped, but
there is little hope that-the main body have
been anything but annihilated.
ave gave up six hostages before leaving
the Webb, Walsh, Connolly,
and three others-ohosen suppose by lot.
There is more hope perhaps, for the women
than for any one else.
General Elphinstone (the report Of whose
death must have been erroneous) and Col
one Shelton were taken prisoners. Some
thing like treaty, not very reputable to-
us, preceded the march of the troops.
MARKETS.
Correspondence Of the Jour. Of Commerce.
LIVERPOOL, March Is.
Since the date of our Circular by the
last steamer, Sd inst. though a. fair extent
of business has continued to be done in
Cotton, the demand has not been sufficient
to sustain prices, and the low and middling
qualities, of which the bulk of the late ex-
cessive imports consists, maintain their
former value; but good and fine being held
with more frmness, and having the benefit
of some export demand, remain steady.
The sales for the week ended 4th inst,
amounted to 2S,60O bales. and for that en-
ded 18th inst. the business was 26,7OO
bales. OF the latter 1850 were Upland at
4 l-2a6 81; 1880 Orleans at -2a6 Is,
with 81 bales at 7l-2; $3.50 Alabama and
Mobile at l-2a5 81; and so S. Island at
8 1-4alOd ID; 1000 bales of it were taken
on speculation, and $500 for export. On
Saturday the business was $500 bales, and
about $500 were sold yesterday.
The sales the past week show the ranges
of the market prices very nearly except
that the most ordinary merchandise Cot
ton must be quoted as low as led, fair
Upland 3-S; fine Mobile 5 I-2, and New
Orleans SD per Id.
h. ~
cline and are very heavy, and Flour in
bond may be bought..at the reduced price
of 25s. per Dbl. Free -four is selling in a
retail way as low as 33s I'd per bbl The
new Corn Bill is expected to 90 into opera
ton in month, when the duty on flour
will probably be about is cd per bbl The
last sale of Turpentinc was at l2s I'd per
cwt. for good quality. Tobacco rather
dull again. The government has intro
duced bill into Parliament for the reduc-
ton of the duty of great variety OF ar
ticles, the most important of which as re-
CARDS the United States, we give at the
foot, together with the intended duty when
i'm ported from the British Colonies The
measure is expected to take effect in the
course of next month, except as regards
Beef and Pork, which will be in September
next.
Present Duty. Proposed duty. If Colonial
Rice, per cwt l5s IS Is
Do rough per Or bu Dos IS Id
Cloverseed per cwt POS los IS
Quercit. bark per cwt Sd Cd Id
Tar per Dbl Is 3D. Cd Sd
Tnrpentine, per cwt Is 4d Is Cd L
Ashes, prl&pts, per cwt 6s Is Is
Lard, per cWt. IS IS Cd
Beef& DOrk SLID ,prcWt lbs "a %