New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-18
N.,sur. Il. Position and People.

Nepaul mas with almost more than Oriental N tsni'
6couce, sent presents and Ambassadors u Qirei
Victoria In this let Us ad conscliS lnfor oar RAJ.
tprs 18th Frslce 1.-THE Tuileries AID the n yse'
h ufbcn cesfrt our a!snce and abandon or
fiepas shin thr remote curt al KstulndO) entreas
our favor AID cts 6sTHts c0r'IlGie. let U.s.
then. eudeevor % D. derstani al! that IS au.1en1-
caily knoH Of ibis oar new ally.
Nepaul nav rot Improperly be cs'lst the V'tE'
erlsud OF lndis; FOR Il is elevated mouatsiao1s,
wen wateret, sIgb-ioas, and thialy psoP.ei 81 a
Iardy aud ea.isur race, strongly attached T. thlf
rnor country vaiuing highly rs Independence, AID
their oa D freedom 10 firm il Is long mario Par-
silelogram Il 20 SIX hundred mIes IN length, aDt
scarcely one hundred IN breadth. Toward tle
North /: is bounded b. the Hinslsyss sad Tablet;
o. the s'ufh. by that portion Of Odds assigned t)oar
ale Oh the Cl0se Cf the last GhoOrks war, aud by
ttOfe IOnious Of our own possessions which lie
within the Chumbul and me Gsnges, aud contains
some 81 finest indigo districts 10 :Le as 1, Il
separated from the almost unknown regions OF
Bho,au by the litte narrow slip Of country Which.
until lately belonged to the RaJan OF Sikhlm but
RtiCh is nov either actually, Or about 20 be, al
rexed 20 Cur territories; and on the Westith sep.
srs.ed from the Pdnjsub By the sric.s OF co0nfry
Principally taken iron or coed by the GH0o IS
during or efter the Nrrsuese war OF lsli'lJ. IN
Temperature Ncpaui Is from its n elevation Ol
snd healthy is valleys lying between the HinlI
a. as on the North. and their spur and surrounding
Jungle IN the South Il, 10 many parts, fertile aaf
well cultivated, this fertility being not little
caused by the variols streams which, flowing from
the Northern rage Of mountains, traverse u on
their way 70 the DANCES Bat In spite Of such nat
uial Advantages, Nepaal is Dot by any means rich
or highly civilized country and the relation which
il even row bears 10 the rest Of India IS probably
~, uulike that which ihe Highlsads Of 5 ,ot'ead
bore % the Southern portions OF this Ialand cen
tgry and q halt ago.
4 is tie boast ef the Nepaulese hat their com
iry has remained uncoDquered 10y thc various ur-
Cisn people, VII, q. various times, have 0'eran
tie rect n India ~ religion they arc ,0!oTJ Of
B.ahma, after the strctest fashion and as it vas
with III, ancestors that many OF the mos. learned
Brain rs sol, ut shelter and regcse LON MahOn5-
dan persecu,i0u II Is rot imprOb bic that tHe BE-
lief which has consigned 10 Nspsul the deposit .!
the largest and rprcst of Sanscrt manuscripts may
have some fundetion Ia fact rs pop llatoA - no-,
however, 90 far as Europeans have ths ne 'As Oh
forfn.ng m opinion homogeneous but the bA0'rk'
~ are fsd ~ hg the prevailing race end this race
cur recent wars IL Indin have az last taught ua -
appreciate 81 their true worth. AZ soldiers tne
Ghoorkhs arc altogether unrivai,i n d.nfostan.
10 them danger j. qaiie unknown; 10y n5at lsni
% hand = i'm cJuTa 20 amounting 70 hei0sm AMI
have IN cir irreeuiSr regiments, become the m1st
valuable part Of our Indian army. They are small
In size; seldom much eX-ce iin l01r so. "a hight,
but are a. hardy aud eufUrllS ~ frame rs tl'y Gro
iuconi,abe in sp-it. For tlc Sepoys thoy enter
tain great CJpftin pt-retuse - BE- incorporated Ia
o. there brave ed HARDY nfl8 mOlutallee-s We
have siready some fscorsiz irre5 lisr &c m sn's ia
our service; and il 0ly the other day thai, GA
the breaking up and disbandoDmout Of ais0rte-y
regular regiment one OF these Irregular leVies was
converted into a regiment of the iine; WILL wbatrC
suit time will show. Ia q our late campaigns the
Ghoorka rs distinguished themselves greatly; When
The unhappy Shan SoOjah was placed on tn. throne
Of Caboci, he choose these gallant fellows for his
body guard, aud in Jelialabad regiment Of them
had the honor Of being imprisoned with SIR Robert
Ssle. A. soldiers they have, indeed only one de-
fect il Is inabiiry 20 bear exuemc heat.
Though our relations with the Nepaulese have
never been intimate " have on two occasions been
involved 10 hOsthtts with them; once when Give
uterlercd % protect the RaJah OF Nepaal from the
attacks OF bis rebeli0us subjects end ieodatones;
and again in 1914 and 1915, when OR hOstllisies
rose to the digni Of war Atthis latter period tns
Ghocrka conqGcss had brous their frontiers to
those OF our ally, the Nawsu5 Vzier, and 70 tho pro
tecied Sikh States On this approximation disputes
arose rs 10 boundaries these were from tlme to
time accommodated, but In such manner As -
courage the GLoOrkas and 70 leave the BRUSH
government the impression that they aimed at sui
larger territorial GggrcssiOns. Gradually the Me-
peuese laid claim 20 BoOlurel end Sheoraj this
claim was, however, referred to arbitrator, 0ut
when the evidence before the arb.Erators was solng
| strongly aganst them, the Nepsulese commission
ers withdrew from tbs reference, and shortly alter
words their sovereign seized the disputed terri
| tory. This seizure IN November 1914, produced
war; angle though severe campaign, hOTey-
er, produced its effect in ladiasubmisslon; and in
December 1915. Treaty OF peace was signed at
SeooWley by Colonel Bradshaw and the ag,ats Of
tho Rajah. = this treaty, not only was the disgu.
ted territory gwen up, bpt large adjacen. districts
! were ceded TO the British government aud security
| taken for the protection OF our allies. In addition,
the ah Of N6paul agreed not to take any British,
| European, or American snbjee. into his service
without permission OF the British government and
70 receive q reEldeIt az the court Oi atmandOO.
II is by the terms Of this treaty that our rola-
| tcns with Nspa1l are stl regulated; unlike most
of our arrangements after C0nquestS /. leaves With
! O single exception We have just mentioned, free
| dom Of political action 10 Nepa1L That STATE il
neither subsidiary 10, nor dependent on, tbs Gov.
eminent OF India II IL unrestricted IA its external
alliances and unfettered in It's internal edministre
] ton il owes US no fealty, pays u, no tribute, re-
ceives from no contingent, aud ia a. liberty 70
| form what friendship it pesses
| Thus situated, and, IL cur opinion, very much be
| cause Of this freedom from our Lammels, Nepagl
has since 1915, remained az peace With the Indian
| Government. Whenever other parts Of India have
| been disturbed then We hear Of uneasiDess, Of
movements, and Of hunting meetings IN Nepau!, as
| significant as those OF Lord Mar in l7l5 bat il
would be unfair to attribute any serious hostility
from these, but very natural signs OF restlessness.
Since 1916 we have had residents et the Co1r. Of
| KatmandOo igeneEaIy sOle andinteiligent men or
one Of them, the late Mr.. Trail, an anecdo.e is told
which throws soneligh GA the character OF people
| shout whom we know SO little. When Lord William
BeBtinck ssoended to the hills, Mr. Trail proceed
| ed from Nepaul ~ meet the Governor General IL
was however, remarked, that no Left the enormous
train which accompanied him on the opposite bank
Of the JumDa, and when the fact was noticed to
him, his reply was, that if he allowed his followers
70 see that there was in India greater man than
himself. his influence over tnem would be destroyed
What nay be the precise object of the mission
from this strange and interesting country mas not
as yet trsnspired. It is probably partly comp-
mentary and in part dictated By desire to pre-
serve that independence which is 50 dear to the
Nepsuiese; and which, they can scarcely bat
thiik is threatened by the territorial progress cur
srr,s and our diplomacy making to the east snd