The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-05
lnGin and Chir..

Dispatches have been received in anticipation os tho
over and mail tho dates being Calcutta Nov Bombay
Nov. II. ana Hong Kong. Oct 80
The state Of alarm ard excitement which prevailed in
Bombay r of the dstur Dances that had
CURED between the Mahomedans and Parsees, had ea
tirely ~ sided
hurricane had occurred in and around Calcutta On
the 22l nnd 23 ult which drove several vessels ashore
amongst then the PENN uar and Oriental Steam Com
auyr steamer Precursor she proceeding to Alden
the Erin in which they left the 25th ult Sevs
raj native craft had fonndered and gone ashore
saugor, and many lives were lost in them Tho onir
ships yet known to be actually wrecked the Bengalss
outward bound which was lost Ssugor Island anl
The Scoprfeld inward bound which was disabled AMI
driven the Point Palmyras In both cases
the whole Of the saved The Soma phore be-
low Diamond Iiarbor, much damaged, three four
of the tower, having been blown down The post ofcs
at Kedgeree being also destroyed by the hurricane
communication with the mouth OF the river entirely
sutpendtd j for two or three days.
1t u believed that phUleep Sing the OF Egniest
Sing, will shortly pay visit to England where hs win
doubtless be lioni2ed for short time.
The state Of affairs at Gwaior, the capital Of scin-
diphs dominions, again unsatisfactory force 3e
2tuo men, under the immediate command OF Brgadicr
General cir Colin Campbell marched out Of Peshawur
the 2Sh OF October to chastise the Momunds Mitch
lie town to the north of that station and
ipg Of the msin roads into Aghanistan The troops
pro,isioned for week; in which time they were
expected 10 brig these tribes intc sutecton The
latest accounts from the forces to the 30t6 ut
IL had been occupied all the previous day in blowing up
the Fort of Ntchne and the villages surrounding that
place. Heaps Of that lay stored in the houses Of
ire MomuId inhabitants fired, and their goods
Dipe troops from distance but th cir shots fell
short OF the camp. No casualties side had besz
reported.
Rumois again rife Of the death Of the Amesc
Doet Mahomed Khan the ruler of Caubul
II is said that fearful of anarchy civil broils.
and all the horrors coDcomitan thereto had
in Anshanisan. The Mahajuns, (indoo traders) with
the rest of the peaceab inhabitants reported to
fleeing from the land; into the districts under
British rule Two the claimants to the succession
The Ameer's brother, Sultan Mahomed, and his son,
Gholam Hyder.
Recent accounts received from the province Of Berar,
state that fight had lately taken place there between
the forces Of Zemindar, named Naga Ram and those
Of another chief whose name Is not mentioned in which
affair about fifty killed and many wounded
Mega RAMS beaten
Our relations with the Burmese in unsatisEac-
tory state and correspondence has recently passed
between the Governor General and Commodore Lambert
the senior naval icer the spot, the subject Of
visit proposed to BE- made by the Commodore to Esngooa
for the pupce Of obtaining redress for wrongs inflicted
on British subjects there and for securing better treat
ment for them In future. 1t is believed that Lord Dali
housie has decided on trying diplomacy first on hi. Bu-
man Maesty and force afterwards, If the former should
prove unsuccetsful.
An extensive fire occurred at Canton the Sth 0cto.
ser which 1t is ,aid destroyed some five hundred houses
and large quantity Of property The reports very
vague
The Hong Kong papers Of the Goth October state that
seyere typhoons had occurred ia the China seas