Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-25
From the BALTIMORE Patriot. Aprn21
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA,
AT BOSTON.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
WHiGs or STAFFORD.
FOR TIE WING.

The Britannia arrived at Boston on "Wednesday
morning, bringing both London and Liverpool ma.
pers 10 the 5th April.
There had been no mportan, change in the mar
kets since the arrival ofthe Great Western.
The ship Hibernia arrived at LIVERPOOL from n
York on the 2d April
The Brush Parliament was still busy discussing
SIR Robert Pecl's proposed Income Tax.
TROOPS FOR INDIA.
Very active exertons are in progress at the Eas
India House, and At the Horse Guards TO forward
without delay, troops reinforce the army m All
shanis,un. Within the last week the East Indi,
Directors have accepted tendersior Is ships of lnree
tonnage, and which have been regularly surveyed
| to proceed to India to cary 1000 men.
CHINA.
Nothing has occurred oil importance. The date.
are to the l7th OF January from Macao. The Ad.
mlral IS waiting for achievements
The Chinese at Canton were busy in making the
deiences Of that river effective ms possible
Great preparations stated to be made in In,
province of Pekin, which is under his own impet M
jurisdiction To resist the invaders who are exnec,ed
there.
Large forces were collected in the neighborhood
troops necessary in order to maintain that position
the Admiral despatched a ship to take about sOr
Europeans from Hong Kong. II. NJ. ship Corn.
wallis had proceeded from Hong Kong to Join the
expedition. The Clio had arrived at Macao.
lNDlA-lMroRrAsr.
The Oriental steamer arrived at Marseilles on
Thursday evening, March 81 She bears the fol.
lowing disastrous intelligence:
"rhe news from India is to the end Of January
according to which 1t appears that after tho death
OF SIR w Iliam MNaghten, negotiations were re
sumed by MAJOR Pottlnger, and convention agreed
on Tor the evacuation by the British forces OF JeIa
'abad, Ghuzu, Chbool and Candnhar; that in pur.
suance thereof the troops, TO the number OF 10 600
set out and were IN reacherous defiance of the Tree
~ all mastered. Two or three natives alone es
capped"
Gen. Sale has refused to surrender Jellalabad.
aud IS prepared for vigorous defence. Ger FL
phinSione IS not dead, although wounded ue IS a
prisoner IN the hands of Ukbar Khan.
The Liverpool Mail Of the 5ih says
"Our Cotton Market during the past week has
been marked with dulness and the prices ofthe loS
descriptions OF American have given way about I'D
per To-, the bes, qualities maintain their prices The
sales of the week were - $50, including 1900 Ame
ucan taken on speculation, and GOO American and
$50 East India for oxpouation.
COMMERCIAL DIsTREss-Er'ensire Failure-The
Lcinstcr Express announces the sioppaee of one oil
the largest manufacturing houses in Ireland the firm
OF Joseph Beale < Co., Of Mountmelleck, Queen.
county.
The ioiurc Of the Rerirewshire Bank of Gree.
mock, which took place last Wednesday, has been
productive Of great eommotion md alarm in the
town of Greenock, where the head office was es,ab
/ shed.
PASSENGERS.
For Bos,on-Mr McRay, WIN Blake, Mr. Waite
WIN Melniosh, Smith, Colquhoun, X emile, Jas r
l Orr, Allen, Thos Rgney, ID Teherman. WIN
| Is. Cumming, X VI Sutherland, Filder, c p Saun.
ders, jas Connah, II II Whitney, Jno Armour. u a
( Boyle T. Meest, Thos Wallace, Mplor Boula,y, inc
Fisken, G w Moir, Mr. Gilmor. Jas Lewis. IT,. Mr.
and Mrs Henry Blaekwood Smalley.