Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-20
FROM INDIA.

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Sn w Macnaghten, ~ an interview with Akhh,t
hhan me leader OF the insurgents, and by the ,nd
OF mat Chiei, there j. unfortunately no ,ioub IL
iuf'her SAID that the remainder Of our s. 800 men
SCI Out ,n despanfom Cabool, the desperate hone
Of hghting their way so miles through country in
nsch almost impossible. under the attacks of an
enemy computed at about 10000. The last an
thentc European intelligence announced this in.
tended departure; and the native reports which ar,
said always to precede, by some days, the arrival
OF our own dispatches, went on to say that TINT
departure had taken place, with the result 10 which
probably, the men themselves had made up their
m'nds-the'r total destruction. To these reports
| our own correspondent, whose letter our readers
VIII peruse with much interest. refers ineredulous.
| ", mentioning their circulation, but adding that
they "met with but little credit" Two papers,
however, profess TO give the intelligence on the au.
"ot'ty OF survivor, who saw with his Own eve.
seven OF his brother officers fall
hno,net letter describes the i4th and Queens,
49, "s' seem, as reduced TO l50 hut strug glin z
.n'cugh tue snow still in body. The hopeless
bon.,... .u.n enor' woa'd seem only less than the
nope'essness OF remaining where they were or than
mat OF preserving their lives by any eapitul,,ion
Ihs late OF the envoy, coupled with the bitter Al.
mand that they should lay down their arms. leav,
their women, and so march out would ,bo,, ,h.n,
| that they had little choice excent he,..an 49,;
with or without arms in their hands They cboos.
u seems, the latter, choice beeon;n, R,;,;L ~
dlers, whose duty to their country calls unon thar,
so 70 IaIi ialI they must, or to show their enc
| as victims now, as avengers petbnns L.,..f,.r "
| Even more melancholy than the fate of our conn.
hymen, however, would be that of the +, ,h6,I n,
i've troops who would have been involved in their
defeat ana destruction The Engshman know he
is sacrificing himself for his coun,rv-he i; .'n.o,
ing the honor and advancing the power of n mama
IN which he shares; the Sepoy is fnlliny nj III. nd
nlns OF ms master IN a quarrel in which he has ro
| interest, and from which he and his will roar M
national honor. Yet have these ro.n .P no
shown themselves not less firmly faithful. even 10
| the last extremity OF hopelessnexs than our own
brave fellows.
We cannot, however. yet believe the aceoun,
which is put forward. IL is too terrible IL seems
not an event of the English Empire in the nine,een,b
century, but hidcous dream, horrible tale vben
we read ot 5000 men massacred almost in coll
blood, a British Envoy ueaehcrously murdered. and
! sixteen OF our eountrywomen las is assertedl car
rled oil by an army Of savage enemies with scksn.
ing details, which We could scarcely bear 10 wri,e
feeling ms we dc, that there are those in Eno,nd ~
whom such particulars are not, to ourselves, mere
! irishuul barbartes, fearful page OF history
brought nearer, but piercing appeals 10 ,be;, oyyn
personal rccollections and affections.
From the Times Of Thursday.
The worst can no longer be doubted of the un
happy troops at Cabonl. Accounts have been re-
ceived IN town which can be implicitly relied II Don
AMI from which the following is an extract:
| On the 18th of january, DIR Brydon stnpe.raI
| INTO Jellalabal wounded and confused from safer
ing and fatigue. lie relates that our peope oui,t,d
Cabool under the convention agreed on by Major
Poitineer on the 5th instant. The cantonnent ,y
| Immediately occupied by the Afghlns, and the En-
gsh were almost instantly attacked. The m tch
became and continued n constant fight.
Az the khoord Cabool Pass, about ten m lies from,
Cabool, the ladies were sent back. under an escort
| protect them.
AT Tezeeu, General Ephinstone and Col. Shell
| ton were made prisoners. The native troons he
came can d,sorssn'eed and scattered. A, Jagdaluk
4oo OF her Malesiy's Nth, who had before kent
well together. became disorgan zed also broke and
| scattered. "N
Beyond this the Doctor knows nothing. having
with the greatest difficulty preserv ID his own life.
lie gives the names OF officers whom hs know, 10
have fallen. Brgadier Anguetil, Major Ewart. and
Lieut. Stuart arc among them.
some strngglers may have escaped, hut there IL
! but nnnihilatet. h
We gave up sly hostages before leaving the can
| tonmeAt, Webb, Walsh. Connolly and three others
chosen, suppose, by lot. There is more hope
perhaps, for the women than for any one else
| Gen. Ephinstone (the report OF whose death
must nave been erroneous) and Col. Shelton were
taken prisoners. Something like a treaty not very
reputable to us, preceded the march of the troops
Inc Times OF the next day contains letter from
an oiicor recently returned from India, in which
he discredits the statement above. and insists that
the information could not possibly have passed
over Inc distance m the time allowed. But these
OPINIONS OF the officer appear to command but lit
Tie respect In fact the worst seems 10 have been
supposed the truest account.
FRANCE
The Paris papers have reached us. (sAys the
London Timesl but their contents are as unim
por'snt ms those of their anteccdents during the
week. The Sugar question and the approaching
dissolution OF the Chambers are the principaI 10.
PICS referred to in them. hut in neither case do we
Ind paragraph that would interest British rea
der.
We regret to learr from a source entitled 10 con.
hdenoe, that the King OF the French is laboring
under disease which, TO man Of his age is yerv
alarming. lie is said to be affected with dropsy;
and as he is now IN his 69tE year, a complaint Of
THIS Kind may Justly excite the most serious appre.
tensions.
MONEY MARKET-LosDos SrocK tx
ouAsGE-ApriI lsL-If We may Judge by the
operations which are taking place in the Stock
Exchange, we should imagine that we are on the
eve OF period Of great activity and speculation.
Ihe value OF all descriptions OF Foreign Stocks
as well as of Railway and other Shares, is improy.
ing daily; and Spectators shew great confidence,
which Is evinced 10y the high rates offered by them
for temporary loans, to enable them to Gerry for
ward their accounts when the settling day comes
around. THIS will do TO harm, if the advance
taxes place slowly. go as to allow prices TO rise IN
the same proportion on the Continent
But " our market Ae raised permanently above
those Of the Continent. we shall be inundated with
Stock from the other SIDE and the Exchanges will
then be Immediately turned against Us, after which
prices will be beaten down again, and heavy losses
incurred by the Spectators
Two oclock-A further improvement has taken
place in the English Securities leading broker,
who sold largely yesterday, bought back % day.
IL IL generally believed on the Stock Exchange that
the Bank will discount at per cent next week,
which will give a farther impetus TO speculation.
Consols for Money arc 90; do for tho Account 9Ol
to !; New Three and Half per cents 99l to
Exoheqner Bills Sis. TO 33s. premium; India Bonds
to lis. prem.
Liverpool CoTroH MARKET, March 81 The
sales this week are % 800 bales. and the imports
24,479 bales. The quantity OF cotton taken by the
consumers this year is estimated at 233 900 bales
against 2I5,000 in ~; but the greatest disparity is
IN the speculative operations, which, since the first
Of January, sum % to only %, 900 bales whilst in
the corresponding period Of last year they were lIJ.
600 bales. Fair American cotton ranges TO day at
! I'd to IA year ogo II was at I'd to I I'D.
2sth-The cotton market has been quiet through
out the week, which closes without alteration from
last weeks quotations. the better qualities Of Amer
lean remaining scarce at firm prices, while the
lower are very freely offered. The sales amount
to 1870 bales including 1900 Am. on spec, and
$50 Am, and so Surat for export.
3Oth.-There was poor demand for Cotton TO
dny. Middlng and inferior American have 70.
ceded Id. per To- since Friday. The sales are 800
bales.
3l.-No improvement TO notice. The imports at
llavre since the beginning Of the month arc 25s9S
bales. Outgongs 81. 467.
LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDaY,
April !, lsi2.-The tfndc has been very firm since