The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-14
Correspondence Of the .N;,c York Erenisg Post.
LONDON, Jan. II, 1874.


The leading feature in the news received b, the
lat Indian mail, Cup 10 Dec. from Bombay are
order and tranquility In China, and confusion and
disruption m northwestern India. There had been
much sickness in the amy IN the new;y acquired
province of Scinde, occasoned by the action of the
sun on the lowands Of the Indus, after the annual
suosiding OF that great stream. One half Of the
troops had been Ill, though few had died. Sir Chas
Napier engaged in looking out for healthy sta
ton for the future. In the Punaub the scene of tie
late wholesale murders, treschery and confusion
everywhere prevailed, the petty chiefs intriguing
against aud assassinaing each other The DO, Du-
leep Sing, the nominal occupant Of the throne had
not yet been taken off and may obably owe his safe.
ty 10 being made a tool OF by the several factions
The people who do not profess the Sikh religion were
fearful II general massacre, and escaping in.
TO the British domnions; and, TO add to the coufu.
sion, the Skis were IN dread Of attack from the
Afghans on Pesha1ur. Runjeet Sing the able chief
who formerly governed the Puniaub had a number
OF French officers in his service. These have In
and are leaving the country IN disgust and tins being
known TO the robbor mountain tribes, the Afghans
and Belooches, they anxious 10 pour down through
their passes upon Pcshawur aud the fertile plains
Of the PunJaub. In the meanwhile, England has an
army OF about Is, ZOO assembled on the Sutledg.
AN army Of observation Should the Slbhs be
able TO restore anything like settled regular govern.
ment and so be prepared 10 repel the Afghans this
army may remain one Of Conservation ~ But should
DISCRIMINATION continue, and the Ahghans get pos
session OF Peshawur then in all probability the BrI
tsh will advance and take possession Of Lahore the
capital OF the Punjaub There appears 10 be pret-
ty general conviction that England has already as
much territory in India she can well manage, and
that its extension will be source OF weakness ber
than strength. Butthere many instances in which
she cannot stop, and the present appears 10 be one of
them. IL the Silks can protect themselves well and
cd but II they cannot II will never do TO have the
predatory hill tribes row NJ over the puniaub merely
a nd trr ~,
the Indus. In such case, the inhabitants OF the
plains would doubtless mplore the Indian COVE nment
to pro,ec, them from the Afghans, and the result
would probably be he passing OF the country under
British rule, and The conversion Of peshawur into a
strongly fortified British outpost. This NAV or NAV
no, come to pass, but such result is far from impro-
bable.
The news from China, though pacific. Is highly inn
portsnt Sir Henry Pottinger had concluded @,uo.
Elementary treaty" with the Chinese Emperor, ore
clause OF which guarantees 10 all foreign nations the
same privilege firs$e to tie British themselves
This will render embassies from France and other
powers supethuous they will have nothing 10 ash
and 1t certainly affords evidence that England has MOI,
sought to secure eroiusirs advantages m her inter
course with China. There had been much sickness
al Hong hong ocossioned II is said, by the climate
and the bad wa.er Of the island
The French papers are fever about the Eng
lish having taken possession Of some h,rbor. "tbe
finest IN the world (ihe usual description IN The
island OF Madagascar. The French, some time sgo.
took posse sion Of another harbor in The same island
but they have now discovered that it is eomparatively
worthless The National points at and ubderyalue,
the French acquisitions in the Pacific inst as much
os they were a short while ago overvalued II does
not blame the English, but says they are quite right
olahes JUS own government Tor not managing things
better. II must be borne IN mind however tba, the
NATIONAL IS an opposition print The election Of S,u
yet as President Of the Chamber Of Deputies together
WIN The election Of other officers gives Indication