The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-03-29
FOREIGN NEWS.
FROM INDIA AND CHINA.

The ne,ys by the overland mail, which Is
f-o,, Pomh,v TO Jan. /, and from China to
Nov. IA. is of great interest. In Caoul the
P.,3;,h f,rcos had suffered serious disaster IN
sudden outbreak, in which Sir Alexander
Rurnes. and seyereral other officers were kill
ed. A rumor of this event was received by
the previous mail, but it was not credited. The
following particulars are from an india paper.
The outbreak was so wholly unexpected,
that letters written on the proceeding day by
the envoy minister (Sir William Macnagten)
speak of affairs being in prosperous condition
and every thing quiet and peaceful at the cap
ita. He himself was about to leave Cabul at
that very time to proceed with all haste to
Bombay TO assume the goveinorship of that
presidency. The occupation of the Koord
Cabul pass by insurgents assembled to vindl-
cate their right 10 sort Of toll, or black mail.
and the subsequent opposition which General
Sale had met with, had ceased to cause any
anxiety. as it was supposed that the insurgents
10 the eastward had been efiectually put down.
But in the midst Of this supposed security the
storm broke over Cabul with terrific fury. As
far as can be gathered from the disjointed &C
counts which had yet been received. (for the
communication between Cabul and India was
still cut off, the first manifestion of the popu-
lar anger consisted in a murderous assault on
a party of British officers, who were then lea
wing the Durbar.
Sir Alexander BurneS, his brother Lieut. T..
Burnes, and Lieut.. Broadfoot, of the European
regiment were massacred, and another officer,
Lieut.. Sturt, of the Engineers, cut down, in
the presence of Shah Soojah himself. Sir Al
exander was shot as he was about 10 mount
his horse, by a treacherous American in his
own service. Soon the whole city was up in
arms the bazars were plundcred; the houses
of the British officers were ransackcd and their
property destroyed; the treasury was plllaged,
and other depredations were committed In the
town; whilst another large party, chiefly Kuz-
zilbashes, it is said, attacked the British can
comments, which are situated about two miles
from the town. J he rebels are said to have
declared king one of The sons of Shah Iemaun,
a blind elder brother of Shah Soojah, who was
long known to have been intriguing Whether
the outbreak originated to the intrigues of this
party, or whether it was religious movement
having for its end the determination of the Brit
ish is not very clearly known but the rebel
lion was of the most alarming character, for
the whole population were up in arms, and the
British troops being divided, a portion of them
in environments, portion Of them in the Ba.
lah Hissar-and the enemy holding the town.
which lies between the two position, but little
stand could be made against the heavy onset
of the insurgents. The enemy, unfortunately,
at our early stage. got possession Of tie COM
missariat godowns; Two horse artillery guns
had been sent to their defence, but the ammu
milton failing, the stores were captured. Two
of the Shah's guns were also taken by the en-
envy, and turned against the British, and one
of our magazines was destroyed. On the 18th,
the insurection, in spite of partial victory
achieved by our troops few days before, was
at its height and though these seemed at one
time some little hopes ofthe Ghlizie portion of
| the confederacy being brought over 10 our side,
at the date of the last intelligence affairs were
still wearing an adverse aspect.
In CHINA the British expedition had met
with uninterrupted success. They had recap
tured Chusan Notwithstanding it had been for.
fitted with labor since its recent occupation by
them, and had also taken the city of Chlnhae,
and Ningpo.
These successes, however. had not as yet,
it is believed, drawn any pacific overtures from
the Chinese. 1t is understood that Sir Henry
had sent TO India for further reinforcements,
TO proceed to Tcen-sin and Pellin next season;
as the season was too far advanced to do SO al
once.