Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-04-26

flock, and herds before them. They say Una. 'ney or.
aware our artillery will NOW them Gown =, ~, - 80.
but there are tens of thousand more 10 'ake Tue
W. ha f,n Our reserves and supplies are i've
hundred miles from the places where we require 'e"'
" lth the Afghans both are al hand. ;,h;
AS soon the English were iaiiy ,ha AFT
tho de6es they cherously attacked oy tue n
ob,ns they had only twenty rounds OF cartridge ~ne
ibev entered the Koord Cabool pass, ana were oo"se
:" c,,,ge behind the rocks with the bayon Inc enc
nv acquainted with the country, were piaceo 10 Pos.
,;ons There one man was able 10 keep his grouno
,s,;ns, dozen. and The English were slaughtered 70
III directions Without the means OF retaliation ano
etrups,ng through The snow, they were ACCORDING "
The accounts s.pcked of like snipes, their onceis
were killed and captured, sixteen ladies' were oogeu
- be surrendered 10 an afghan guard, and only lew
/ miserable rassiers reached Jeliaabad.
Snch is The Substance of this affair The murder OF
Sir VIM McNaughten is shocking episode. NC .oA
Of Dost Mohnmnfd, {Ackbar hake.l sohc'eu :. ~ -
- ,sn Sir William. with few officers, gave the &C.
sired meeting The Afghans had prepared an alnous
c.de Sir William shot by Akhoaar hnau s:s
officers Gu, down taken prisoners, ai'ef "h.o Ia
head was off, portion OF his person s,ucA o I
month his green spectaces placed across his nose eh'
n this uuse il was paraded through Cabooi. heI"-
while the unfortunate mans vale and sixteen s",a
are in The power Of those savages, ana III sau,
been set to grind corn. The only guarantee tor 'he
decent treatment is, that they are Ptesei'eu ~
changed for Dost Mahonmed 80,
lire matters rest at present The sins OF individuals
are sure 10 upon them; and SO II IS win naio.
In looking at this case, we may see now surely "o
is followed by reiributon lhe tnehsh hau h' o
moss 10 invade Afghanstan; they have pa'd the penal
~ On the other hand, had the Afghans kept ialn'
and permitted the retreat of the British, the Engsh
people would not have sanctioned renewal OF 'he
INVASION The treachery and barsar'ty OF winch they
have been guilty, will, however, be followed by us
consequences 1t has united parties. Accordingly,
when Sir Robert Peel rose "a the Commons, and an
nounced that measures would be Immediately taken
to secure the safety and hcor of the county, The most
tremendous cheering burst from both sides OF the house
The snrinp therefore vii see ire sh British force IN
AFshanstau, and tk0se mountaneers again overpow'
cred But it will 20 barren triumph, and winter may
perchance again oSfige retreat One thing, however
must be taken into account. ANY snch war OF eaef,
mina,ion as Russia IS carrying IN Cncassla, and
France Algers will never be sanctioned by Inc bs'-
How true has come the prophecy of the Duke Of We'll
ing,on. ''W,h British soldiery and British oihcers
said he yon conquer first, hut with your
army placed hundred and nifty miles from your sup
plies and in such country, you will be beaten IN de-
TAIL This vas his warning in the House OF Lords;
| II wa. rejected and now have the result.
Such then, is the present prospect IN lnoia. Eng
land may succeed she will succeed; but, what will be
gained: a barren triumph over a barbarous ioe
from Il. r,r York E,7,es, .spra Is.j
II is seldom that European packet brings more I'M
portan news than reached Us BY the Great "ese rn.
The proposed alterations in the British Tariff high
10
The "income iax and the Affairs of India deeply inter
-, us indirectly as naiinn. The "in:ome tax IS
wa; ta.-Fesorted heretofore only IN time OF war,
and with the proposition to re create -, we have The
confession Of SIR Robert Peel that othe plans Of fas
ING means are exhausted and that, tor SIX or seven
wears the Treasury has been running into debt.
The proposition to this "ncome tax, which OF
course generally falls upon the rich though as men OF
small salaries and means are Affected oy III II also ias
upon the poor indicates great courage upon The part OF
he mir I'm
tact with his friends. Ii will require the whole
energy Of his character and the strength OF powerful
party 10 carry it through but there IS hardly DOUBT
that he will be successful, he has stsked The exist
ence of his administration with its success
The III success of the British IN India indirectly IN
teres,s Us and not little too The British aggres
sion. in Afghan have been SO unprovoked and unne-
cassary that the British press itself Cannot and DO not
attep, TO Justify them II cannot, therefore, be ex-
pected Of to feel any sympathy with the movements
of the Indian Government The slaughter OF b,0C0
British ard Sepoys, and of 10000 Afghuns however,
terrific slaughter which interests our feelings less
than it ought perhaps far removed IS the terrible
scene of action. Bot while humanity is shocked,
and we look upon the retributlon as just we cannot
but hello seeing that these calamltes of the British IN
India compel the removal of part OF the British cor
don Of bay ones that environ our fronters and ihen
force upon her disposition 10 be peaceful through her
Minister Extraordinary al present negoatingt N Wash
neton with our Secretary of State.
This news thus looked at in these points OF view IS
highly important 10 Us, and to the whole CIVILIZED
world who have reason TO be alarmed on account OF
= the overwhelming power Of Great Britain whose I'M
prime pied ambition needs check.
! The money affairs Of Great Britain very favor
able The rate Of interest," per cent, Is low, and mo-
ney on all sides is represented plenty. When mo-
new is plenty a, that rate in England Federal Loan
canno, po begging. Bullion is increasing IN the
Bank of England all the while, and there is no alarm
felt for the future there disposition Tor such
r speculation.
of The
Bank durn. the -i three months Of ls2 IN the
25h Of March there 81 in specie deposited IN rs
the advance inscts and money TO s the adsan
ors 1857: capital the branch banks. 10 81 600 of
reserve Io0t of the Judgments in public 10
O,l the hotel and furniture Of The bank to ana
other 3d2 the assets
the period exclusive Of those issued ~ me oraeh
@ inS an e on n
bills during the amounted 90 30 oo1f i9so,s
and money 00; public securities. on 9f on
Mint bonds 10 80, 70of.-n ALL 10 2i1,Sh,too
Private letters from England state there no mltiga.
ton in the distress fell in the manufacturing districts,
revival oftade, bot the contrary, that things
were getting instead of better. The activity that
is displayed the Continent IN manufactures and lie
low price Of labor there had sensible eff. CT
: featured goods in England. That the new ministry are
about adopting important measures IS most CERTAIN
II The United States undoubtedly her best custo-
ner That there is great falling off in the manu-
features sent here is most manifest This suspension
of trade falls more heavily the operatives, and the
/ evils is SO great ii calls loudly for remedy That
remedy sought for, and is about to be applied The
l. present rate OF duty the productions of the United
States, with the exception Of cotton, amounts nearly to
prohibition Under these circumstances, The ministry
are at no loss perceive that if Britain takes nothing
, from The u. S, the u S. cannot long take the manu-
factnres of England The only payment that Amer.
cans can make in cotton, and within two years past
lha, has fallen TO low point that its proceeds have
not been more than half sufficient 10 pay for the amount
Of goods purchased. In view of thus state Of things
the present ministry have proposed very important al
. teralions in her tariff which must, if adopted, have an
u nportant effect The productions Of country
u These alterations aec, articles not heretofore touch
= ed, viz:
q Present Duty. Proposed Duty.
:. Turpen,;ne 9G cents per cut. 81 cents cwt.
|. Tar % cents per bbi III cents per Dbl.
Ashes Pot & Pearl cents per Al per cwt
J. Rice So cents per ewt ~ cents per ewl-
j. C.nver seed 4iI cents pei I'd rer cwt.
\ Lard Ii cents per h. cents per h.