The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-04-26
FOREIGN NEWS.
LATER FROM ENGLAND.


IMPORTANT News FROM ISDIA-CA,ruRE OF
THE ENGLISH ARMY-AssAssINArIoN OF SIR
WILLIAM M'NAGHToN, Sc.
The packet ship Sheridan, from Liverpool
10th March, arrived at New York on SATURDAY.
afternoon. We are indebted to Harnden s. Co.
for London papers to the 18th and Liverpool
to the 10th March.
U. S. Bank Stock is quoted at FL Ell
INDIA.
SirWilliam Hay McNaghten, the envoy and
Minister at the court Of Shah Soojah, has been
basely assassinated. On Christmas day the
envoy, attended by Capt. Connolly, Lawrence,
Trevor and Mckenzie, having gone, appar-
emily at the request of the insurgent chiefs, to
discuss the terms of capitulaiion, an angry ill.,
terview ensued; it appears probable that the
same insolent terms previously rejected by the
envoy, had been pressed upon him in a man.
ner more intolerably offensive than those for.
merly employed. lie appears TO have treated
them with scorn; high words ensued, when
Sir William McNaghten was shot dead on tie
spot, ii is believed by the hand of Ukhbar
Khan. Capt. Trevor having drawn his sword
and rushed on the murderer, was Immediately
cut 10 pieces, and there is too much reason to
fear, that al least two of the remaining three
officers have also persisted.
From the Liverpool Corrier of March l6.
the intelligence brought by the overland
mail is the most disastrous which it has eve r
been the task Of historian or journalist TO re-.
cord since the foundation Of the Indian en-
pire. The summary from the Bombay paper
gives as clear and full an account Of the trans
actions ut Caboo as the present stale of infor-
nation supplies. The fate Of Sir William
Hay Nc Naghten will excite in every English.
man feelings of grief and indignation not to
be repressed. The Times correspondent thus
describes The indignities 10 which his re mains
were subjected: The head of Sir w. II. Nc.
Nagten was cut off, and the mouth being filled
with a portion of the mutilaicd body, /, was
decorated with the green spectacles which Sir
William used TO wear, and in that state par.
AIDED through the town by order of the son of
Dosl Mohammed.'
Thus fell in the discharge of great pnblic
duty, an amiable man, a gentleman and a
scholar, whose loss as public servant is sim
cerely deplored, and for whose death. by the
hands OF an assassin and traitor, the whole
British Empire will demand, as India has al
ready done, the most decided vengeance.
Dost Mohammed himself, it appears, is at
present at Saharunpoor. He is strictly watch
ed and guarded, but otherwise under no par
ticular restraint. So far from being detected
in correspondence with his former subjects,
or suspected of exciting them against us, he
seems 10 be severely and deeply annoyed a,
the conduct Of his son.
At Jelladad, Sir R. Sale had succeeded in
establishing himself in strong position, and
strong Reinforcement were on their way for
India. Our allies, the S,khs, have granted
us passage through their country.
Colonel wilde's brigade was, on the It Dec.
Ut Kynbur Pass, waiting the arrival of Gener-
al Pollock, who was TO take command of the
reinforcements, consisting of her Majesty s
9Th regiment, 26lh native regiment, compa.
ny of the Goth native infantry, the recruits of
her Maiesty's 18th and 44th, the 10th light
infantry. squadron of irregular cavalry, and
and detail of artillery, with three 9 pound
ers and "a pound howiIzer. 10 reach Jellala-
bad, befpre the advance OF General Sir r..
Sale upon Cabool, and thus form a component
part of the army destined to revenge the muir
der of the envoy.
Rumour further asserts, that the whole force
(nearly 5000 men) in the entrenched camp
at Cabool had been destroyed in the endeavor
TO force passage through the deiles to Jd.
labad. We trust, however, that this will not
be confirmed. The force comprised her ma
iesty's 44th regiment. three regiments of the
Bengal native infantry, and 100 cavalry, be-
sides artillery. IL seems incredible that q
force like this should be destroyed by the in.
surgent Ghilles.
From tho Times of Friday.
The worst can no longer be doubted Of the
unhappy troops at Cabool. Accounts have
been received which can be implicitly relied
on, and from which the following is an ex.
tract:-
'On the 18Th Of January, DR.. Dryden stag
gered into Jellalabad, wounded and confused
from tho suffering and fatigue. He relates
that our people Quilted Cabool, under the con-
ven,ion agreed upon by Major Pottinger, on
The 5th inst. The cantonment was immedi.
aiely occupied by the Afghans. and the Eng
! lsh were almost Instantly attacked. The march
became and continued constant fight.
At the Khoo-d Cabool pass, about ten miles
from Cabool, the ladies were sent back under
an escort of some of Ukbar Khans people.
who promised to protect them.
At Tezeen, General El2hinstone a: d Col.
Shelton were made prisoners. The native
troops became disorganized ana scattered.
AtJagdaluk four hundred Of her mnjesty's 44,h
who had before we'll kept together became dis
organized also, broke and scattered.
Some stragglers may have escaped, but
there is little hope that the main body have
been any thing but annibilated.
We gave up six hostages before leaving the
Wahb Walsh Co,oI,, ~ IT.,