Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-09-02
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FORE GIN.
| RrsstA.-The Russian army under General
| Gfabbe have been defeated by the Crcassans
with a loss to the former of 1900 men and %
officers. The Russian artillery was, however,
saved
| CHINA, INDIA, &c.-Thc overland mail, which
left Bombay June 18th, arrived a, Marseilles
LIST instant, and reached London on the 3D. by
extraordinary erprcSs The latest intelligence
from China is to the l2h Of April 1t was said
| that Yang, All imperial commissioner, was en-
route to offer lO,OOO,OOO dollars as co,npensa.
ton to the British for the expenses of the war,
and the surrendered opium also the cession OF
Hong Kong as the price of peace. The Chi
nese had already commenced removing the
RUNS and rubbish preparatory to rebuilding the
Bogue forts. Some fighting had taken place at
Ningpo in which 100 British routed 5000 Chi.
ncse, with the loss of from five to seven hun
dred slain. The British had three killed and
| forty wounded
Among the items of Intelligence from Scindc,
and which may he depended upon as authentic,
are an announcement that large army, said to
be 10000 strong, is advancing from Mushcd to
llcrat, and that very suspicious conferences
were held at Iydrabad, between the Ameers
and others, requiring the most vgant attention
OF Major DURAN The Scks are said to be IN
force on the Muree territory, without their OBJ
lect being understood.
| 1fGhaHjTdn.-News from Jallalabad is to
the 29lh OF May Akbar Khan had demanded
10000 rupees for General Elphinstone's re-
mains. The Delhi Gazette of the 18th of May
mentions that they had been inferred, on the
Both of April, within the walls of Jallalabad.-
Akbar Khan claims that Dost Mahomed be sent
back, and that the British evacuate the country,
leaving an agent at Cabul in exchange for the
English captives. The army, it was thought,
would not leave the place until they moved to
Cabul, there TO meet General Mott from Can
dahar. The khyber pass was to be re.occu.
pied by the Afreedcs and the whole road to Ca.
bul stockaded and defended by all the obstruc-
tIons the enemy could oppose. General Sales
victory over Akbar Khan had struck such ter
ror into the minds OF the people that it was
thought the British troops might have moved
on to the capital without resistance, had not the
force been deficient in every requisite for
largo an army.
In Quettah, every thing remains in statu guo
Half the Candahar force had moved out to re-
enforce kelat Ghilzie,and make demonstration
on GhuZncc. Instructions had been given OH
the lth Of May from the Adutant- General
office. TO withdraw the troops serving west OF
the Indus within the British provinces.
Roundabout coy Of announcing Fact.-Thc
Liverpool Standard says
nc stH'"' 10 , s'oou, 10 as''n III .nc
ING to the King Of IIanovcr's chance Of ever
reaching the throne OF England.
Nearly one half of the people in the island of
Harris, one Of the llebrldcs, were preparing at
the last accounts to embark for America. Emil
grafton appears to be the order OF the day.
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orel' imported l''.o ,,u'luee nlHer 'he ne" TAR
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