New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-04-22

.ide. the sx officers and the SICK " no were -. "
Cabool IN tn departure Ut the troops AAhoa'
Khan. in the letter. from that fort, which are r.
ceiyed u,.ealed :. described a. dong eFsryulik
o.. to make them comfortable.
A. .tfsmrt IT the insurgents % -eize Tnu1ntr
ssid o. 30 - Tar successful - that ~" town : 81"
their power. bat c.. Palmer. with H. regimen
and * months, provisions i stated To b. SAFE b"
the cltaiel ~ Candanar an insur.ent force
showed i,>elf % the ION OF January. when AZ A.
tempt wa made % carry on TIC camel, 'elei-
~ the i3d Bengal Infantry. On TIA I'm. Irince
Sgft8r jung tie Youngest and iavorie >on oi >Aih
Shooah and Mahommed Alta the thiei came Win
larre force within about i've niles distance.
General Nott marched against them an the l-'H'
and in short time dispersed the ~h1.s " nh
trifing l3.s; the young Prince proved himself .
coward. a. h. IS n traitor To his father friends,
General Sale ha., however. maintained h. po-
si,ior nj T.ualabad. which he has fortified with a
ditch and planted cannon IN i'fi'rcnt pace Win
a determination 10 defend h.s position To- the IT,
no., Akhbar Khan has attempted 10 r.se the
Ooioo.e.. or head. Of the ncighborr- clans in Or
der IN attack Jellaalad. but the ga.antry and rc-
solution displayed by Sir Roberi Sale IN October.
during hi. march from Cabool to Je.alsbsd, had
Given them .uch proof, Of bis bravery that they
have hitherto rather hesi,ated. The troops In Jcl-
lalabad are stated to he we'll provided with food
and able 10 keep their ground until tho beginning
Of March. particularly since they have already dis
cornf,ed TWO contemplated attacks.
The following i, the Government Manifesto on
the Aighanistan massacre:
Intelligence having been received which leaves
no room TO doubt that after the British force at
Cabul had maintained It, position against over
towering numbers Of insurgents for moro than TX
weeks, the officer commanding had Judged 1t ne
ce.sarv in consequence Of failure ct provisions.
10 agree 10 convention with the enemy, and To
retire on the faith OF that convention toward Jei-
ialabad. when the tr.sps, exposed TO the worst
rgors Of cold and privstIOn m the mountain passes
and hara-.ed by treacherous attacks, suffered eN-
ireme disaster. The Governor General 10 Council
deem. IL proper To notify that the most active
measures have been adopted, and viii be stead
fa-ty pro.ecgted, for expecting strong reinforce
ment. Ia the Afghan frontier, and tor assisting
such operations as may be required in that quarter
for the maintenance OF the honor and interests "i
the British Government
The ample military means al the di'po'a. OF the
British Government will be sircuuousiy applied To
these objects 50 a. at once - support external
operation. and to insure efficient protection 10 ~
the foul crime of assassination. ha,, through
failure Of supplies. followed by consunmatc tfcach-
cry, been able to overcome body oi British troops
in a country removed by distance and the difficult
ties of the season from the possibility ct succoT'
But the (iOyernor-Gencral IN Council, while ne
most deeply laments the loss Of brave officers anu
men. regard, thi. partial reverse only as ne"
occasion for displaying the stability md 'igor OF
tie Br.ti.h power and the admirable -plrIt and
,nlor OF the British Indian army.
TURKEY AND EGYrr.- Account, from Cousian-
tinoplc were that the Porte. in compliance with the
rcmonstrancc of the Five Powers had revoked
the appointment of the Austrian renegade, Omcr
Pu,ha, 10 the government Of Mosnt Lebanon, and
ri"eed II in the hands OF two native princes, Ma
ronitc and Dru>e.
The establishment Of the English Bishop At Jc-
nisalcm had caused some di-.at -iaction IN Palc'-
tine and SYRIA
Account. bad reached England to the cfico, that
the Dru-e., from dissatisfaction with tie conduct
of the British agent, had attacked the English and
American missions, puudercd their contents de-
.tro,ed the establishments, burned all the books
and manuscripts, and finally elected the reverend
gentlemen from the country. The particular. OF
I'M. calamitou, event had not been received. The
Augsburg Gazette Of March q says that the SUI
INV
Grand Vizicr. and that t.e pos; would be- offered
to Akif Pasha. a friend Of kho,rcw, and d declared
enemy of Rcdscmd Pashs. ksosrew j. supposed
TO hc strongly in the Russian interest. Mehemct
Ali returned from Upper Egypt to Cairo on the
9th of February. after an absence of four menths
His first business wa. 10 despatch special envoy
with presents and 10000 pur.es I 100000 To
Constantinope. to obtain reduction OF the demand
for arrears OF tributs-thc demand being for li5,-
600 purses.
% The venerable Mrs. MADISON is at present
at the A,tor House in this city
u Prof. BAKprR lectures this evening at Gin
ton Hall on the Poetry of BrRoS. He will also
read some Of hi. finest passages.
u Y4SKrE HIM. unique performance went
Oft last evening in grand style at the Society l.
brary The room was full Mr.. Hardwick and
Austin Phillip. were very successful, and nearly
every piece wa. rapmrou,ly cncorcd The whole
is 10 be repeated ths evening at the Rutger. lnsti-
'ute
u Hon. W. W. IRwIN. formerly member OF
Congress, and ono Of the sblest members Of the
Ohio bar, died At Marietta on the l0Ih instant.
aged 60.
% We learn from the Saco. Mc Democrat
that fire br.ke ont on sunday morning last in the
stable of Lamos's Tavern, in Limerick, which
could no, be .ubducd until the tavern. the dwoli-
ing-hou.e OF Dr. Focg the store occupied by :.
b. Smith, and eight tSa other buids-,, were
en,.uroed Tirhf hor.es and ore COW. uari .b9I I'M