Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-03

INDIA AND CHINA.

hay 10 the 9Th Ausus'. AM ION Au shantstan "
the 81 of ,hA, mcn,h. nnd frem China to the III
June. We suhioin eopcus extracts from them. bu
they contain li,.Ic ss,fy The anxiety o! the public
either a. to the t.nicr ct ferhsr proceedings IL
AH.haai.tan, or tho FINAL destiny OF the prisoners
thsagh IL sesus to be goreraIy believed that It
nox The in cation OF the Bitch to advance upot
C,bool. We borrow the following summary Of thu
new by this arrival from the BtmSoy Tunes:
"rhe task OF prepirng a summary is, on the pre-
sent occasion. pefplsxing one. Though our mar
,atiye extends over period Of 10 days-from the
issh July To the 27th August-we have little to
tate as to matters which have occurrcd-mueh on
which 10 speculate - on the eve OF disclosure. Chi.
N, news Of sreat moment may be on the way, and
may yet reach in time for tho mail. though too late
f our paper; whils have every reason TO believe
that movements are already aAoat all along our N.
w, frontier, and on through Central ASIA, which
will shortly arrest the attention Of Europe. Gen.
PoIicek's force continued up TO the I'D Of August
a, Jellaabad, as formerly, engaged IN petty exit
billions and sklrmishes with the cnemy, without
results The prisoners remained IN the Snnahs
hands kindly treated, and with hope OF speedy
liberation, Captain Troup, who had been sent on
the I4,h TO treat for their surrender, having
returned TO Cabool with our final terms. Sickness
continued prcvalent-an6 eight officers had been
Gu, off since the l6.h April, seven by disease, and
ono by wounds received in battle. From Candabar
our news extends from l2lh June TO I'd August -
Ths force there had been employed IN the same
manner with similar issues rs at Jellalabsd; they
were TO march about the tenth; tour thousand
retiring On Scinde by Keu,ah. 1000 moving north
ward towards Ghuznie 10 cross the mountains on
Deierat ON their way to Ferozepore, cs was gwen
out, but actually, Us" Is sae, !" S. %one ms
march on Ghuznie, or perhaps on Cabooi AN ar,
my OF observation IS it is believed. TO nc assemoed
IN Scinde under the command OF Sir u Nap'er'-
Thus the troops are everyW asut OF, sone s,.at
but unex plained adventure. TOT WINCH We sna'
sneediiy have n force of $4,000 men on the iron
t,c,s of the Puniaub all around. The Chinese tn
telirence gives particulars OF the fall OF Chapoo on
the 18Th May. A want oil transports Is complained
Of and il seems probable, nothing mai VIII oe &C =
complished to the norihwatd THIS season; tnuia
continues tranquil, the disturbances 10 Bandokhund
having been pretty nearly quoted. The monsoon
IS nearly over, and has been very favorable. The
Gauges has flooded the country TO very Injurious
extent. Cholera prevails In b9moay' ana COM
merce continues greatly ccpre'Sed.
We had last mail advices from Macao so late as
27,h OF May, and wo have up TO the present time
ronc later than the 7;h June. The only intelligence
OF Importance is the capture oi Chspo'' Sh''h -
thus described in the Canton Register:
This celebrated city and mart OF the Chinese
,r.,, with Japan was captured, aor slight resls-
tanee by the British force under L'eutenant General
SIR ri Cough and Vice Admiral Sir w Parker on
the 18th May" The most inmate narteuve ., .ne
fa of this place is siven in letter from an ofhcer
dated n few days after the action.-We moved says
the writer from Chusan the Slh, and on the 10th
VIC reconnoi,red IN the Phieeeihon and Nemesis
~ilhou, interruption and satisfied ourselves oil inc
Chinese means Of defence. The line CT land from
east to ives; for about miles, ending at the suburbs
of the city, comprised Separate hills the slopes be-
tween were fortified by heldwork-, and on the last
Of these hills next the town were two batteries about
one third up consisting Of seven and 1--WE suns. In
front of the town facing the water. was circular
battery, mounting, | suppose, fourteen or h'teen
guns and further the westward another, aito>
gelher about As guns on tho sea lace Inc nils
and works appeared 10 be covered with soldiers On
H. IL 10 NnTr
wallis. Blonde and Modesto, being anchored abreast;
and as close TO the batteries possible opened their
fire, which very family returned 10 our flsht
(eastward) the troops dsembarked on hne sandy
bay without accident, and headed by the gallant
Sir Hugh pushed over the heights, and soon
came upon a causeway leading TO the city. The
Chinese fled before them In every direction. As
soon as possible after the troops moved from the
cast the naval brigade landed at the west end OF
the heights, and joined the troops between the
heights and tho suburbs. Up to this lime every
defence had been carried without any loss but 300
Tartar troops finding escape impossible, and being
inspired with the idea tina, the English would give
no quarter, took possession OF joss House on the
SPOT, defending themselves most desperately; and
il was not until the house fell upon them that 40
were taken the rest persisted. In this affair We
have met with very severe loss. Col. Tom!Inson
OF the 18Th, and men of the army Killed. Col
Mountain, the Adj. Gen; Campbell, 55h, and
Iodell, 49th, wounded severely, and As men. The
navy, killed and wounded. The Chinese had
about 10 900 men, one third Tartar. We eap,ur.
cd an immense quantity of arms OF all Sorts"
MACAO From this city we have news TO the 9Th
June. The following is n letter of that date:
sThe Chinese in Canton DO not seem 10 appre-
bend a recommencsment Of hostilities 10 this pro-
vince, but II still remains TO be seen what course
their Mandarns will take alter II Is known that all
the renforcements have passed OF 10 the norihward
The American ftigaio Constellation still remains at
Wbampon but the Boston has been lying for some
tlays in Macao roads. The frs; division Of The re
Inducements, consisting Of the Endymon irisute,
thres steamers, and seven transports, sailed Tor the
north some days ngo. Many transports and one or
two men-of war have since arrived, and we under
stand they TO be despatched with rs little loss OF
time as possible. Nothing authentic has yet trans
PRED to the plan of the approaching campaign,
but it is very generally believed that the Yang
TIE kenng and the Great Canal are 10 DO the
points of attack and not Pekin."
CHUsAN.-The following accounts from Chusan
are supplied by the Captain OF the kssirel, up TO
the end of May:
"sir, knowing you to be anxious for any intelli
genco from Chusan, beg to trouble you with the
following abstracts from the kes,re's log for gene
raj information, up TO the 25ih OF May, the day
left. May z. Ningpo evacuated by the English,
the fleet sailed from there 10 Justin the way,
place Of anchorage between Chusan and Chinhae,
leaving about $50 troops the latter place, with
Of her Maiesiy's ships and one transport. May 8.
The admiral and flee, sailed from ChusaD, and join
ed the other ships at Just-in-h o.way, leaving OF
Chusln 800 troops and her MaJesty's orlg Cito
Transports. Blay Is. Fleet left Just the way,
and soi'ed for Chupoo. May l6 Reports on shore
of 10000 China troops landed on the Island oil Chu-
san, and great many war Junks IN readiness; The
spes also reported great number of FIRE ships were
going TO be sent down. and severe attack made by
land and water. May IS. Great numbers Of Ere
ships sent down amongst us with TWO and thee
chained together, but with the assistance OF the
French irigate Erigonc succeeded in towing them
all clear.
We had oil been on the alert the last two nights,
expecting TO have regular hare-up, but % the FIRE
ships did succeed, they burst not venture upon
us. II. NJ. ship CnmbfIan, Capt. ChudS, arrived
this day; he mmed atoly oil his boats round the
island and burnt all the brushwood that was piled
up 10 enormous heaps Nloneshoro in readiness for
other FIRE. ships.-May 25. ! saw the wounded at
Chnpoo landing at Chusan. Reports exceeded far
beyond the real number, by what could see. The
statement in the Canton papers about the city of
TIBghae having been given up, and China troops
fast collecting Is believe incorrect, rs was lately
in the city, and could nothing Of the kind, but
every thing the same as had been previous, with the
exception Of The troops and they have left the city
some days back, and took up their quarters in bar
racks that had been built for them md walled round
1t The landing place, and not on Joss house hill os
reported in tho Canton papers. The policemen still
remain nj their stations. Several attempts had
been made 10y the Chinese TO burn down different
houses that occupied by Europeans by un.
deuminibg the foundations and coneealing guDpow.
der; they had eded IN burning down four or five
houses that joined Of the police stations at the
entrance OF the south gate. In many other places
gunpowder had been dug out from under the foun-
Jations; also found concealed on the premises
OF the haIbor master, who has oil the naval stores in