Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-17
T Correspondence IF the Ersning Post ]


After three nights discussion Lord John Russell
resolutions against the income tax were re eced on the
18th April, by majority OF IUo SO tat not me seht
est doubt now remains as TO the passing ol the inca
sure and as it is generally supposed that SIR hooer
Peel has considerably moderated the sums likely to be
raised under the tax there can be little doubt but tina
The national income will exceed the expenditure, long
az the mposl is continued, even making the most ibe
ral allowances for the war China and the disasters
| in Afghausian.
There flying reports OF further caiam'es III 'ne
latter quarter. A letter received from Bombay, Of
March lst mentions that it was current there, that
Ghuznee had been retnken and the garrison Of o0C
men put 10 the sword also, that Gen Mott, al the head
of IL 900 men, about to retreat from Candahar
The latter report is more unlikely than the former
Private letters give ay oable accounts of the treatment
of the ladies' who are in captivity Public opinion is set
ting in strongly against Gen. Ephinslone, the command
er of the unfortunate army that has been annIhlaed IL
is scarcely fair to condemn him unheard; but alleged
that his conduct has been weak and vacatng, and II
certainly would seem that he not the man TO meet
and master the difficulties his situation II is said that
he was fool to leave Caboo and that convention with
people proverbaly treacherous the Ahghans, was
not worth the paper which it was signed Tohs weak
trusting TO the faith of Ukbnr Khan, attrbu-
ted all the msfortunes which followed, and II IS sur.
missed that Lady Sale would have made much better
comma nder.iD chief. This heroic woman IS wife oil
Sir Robert Sale, who holds Jellallabad, which place
Cen Elphinstone agreed Sir Robert should evacuate,
and sent him orders accordingly Lady Sale, however,
privately to her husband not TO march, and, to
his having followed the advice OF bis wife, rather than
the orders Of his general attributed the safety of the
troops under his command Lady Sale wounded by
musket ball in the retreat from Caboo and had her SON
in. law, fine fellow, killed near her. She is now one
Of the captives Her husband seems worthy OF her,
for when Ukhbar Khan sent word that If Sir Robert
did evacuale Jellaabad, he would put his prison
10 death; Sir Robert (who then aware OF the
reachery which had been practised in the fatal re-
treaty cooly sent word that he might use his pleasure
but that if he did so, the British Government would
would have vengeance thousand fold The most
Calling part OF the whole affair is, that il is supposed
that Shah Soojah, 10 maintain whom on the throne, all
this blood and has been sucrI6ced has made
his peace with his chiefs by being prvy to the attack
upon the British At all events he able to MAN.
lain himself without foreign assistance.
The French, and others, predict the downfall OF the
British power in India, from their disasters in Cabool
This is reckoning rather too fast, and without looking
fairly at the circumstances. The British rule in All.
ghensian that of injury and oppression-the Brl-
ish rule in India is that OF hrmness and justice.
No doubt, the Mahomedans in India, will sympathize
with the success of the Prophet in Afghanistan, but
then they are weak and isolated BESIDES, between
AGyhanstan and British India, lies the extensive
country of the warke Shieks-a country remarkable
for its deep and rapid rivers, and filled with people,
friends TO the English, and hating the Ayhans with
that cordial hatred which is common to neighborlng
nations differing in and faith No doubt the news
of the disasters Caboo will give courage to The DIS
conte ned but the fear that discoDten INSTRUMENTATION,
and rebellion will spread like wdfre, is not justified
by cool survey Of the circumstances Of the case
The admiralty have just ordered new steam frigate.
which in size and power has to far exceed any thing OF
the kind which has yet oated. She is 10 be 600 horse
power, has 10 carry twenty guns of the heaviest ca
bre besides carronnades, and has to stow one thou.
sand troops below haches with four months stores and
provisions, besides carrying crew of four hundred
and fifty men. In order 10 save time, she has to be
made on, of forty -four gun frgae lately built, cut in
two, with fifty. five feet length added. These the
sort of things which ustonsh the French, who annu-
ally construct magnificent steamer-on paper but
which, like the government lines of railroad, never &C
oure a tangible existence.