Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-18
Further Foreign liens by the Battle.
ITiom the Bangalore Herald.

rom thc Dii EaioEc hclau'
DEATn or An ExGLIsn OFFICER HY WILD ELEPuANT-
1t is With deep regret that have tie VIC
lent aud truly m,aaehoy death of Lieut.. D. o. wedler.
burn the 37th Geenaiiers which occurred Tppa
c.rdoo on the Neigherries on the inst The unortu-
nate gentleman a shooting expedition, and whilst
AZ breakfast the above date natives arrived aud
i,fo-nri him thar they could lead him elephant
far OFT. H. with taeu Immediately, aud the ami
nal 80. discovered or plain. Mr.. We!IeI burn,
sIy- o.: Informant armed with ride, aud having
pended npeArIs Of 20 shots without begging his game
attempted the elephant when IL turned upon him,
charged seized Him in it, trunk tranpled him under foot,
gored him earuly with tusk leaving the uuucky
sportsman corpse, disappeared in the jungle
This sad air j. warning to all ines perenced sports
never attack elephant single handed, for IT the
game shows pluck the chances against him IL il
easy matter, happen TO know by experience, to
bring down elephant y hi,-t charging.
DREADFUL SnPwETgH Loss % TWO HUNDRED AND
~ LIyEs-Leers by the Overland Mail convey iutc!li-
geuce Of the lnentabe wreck Of British slip supposed
to be Lady Evelyn, and caIJl sacrifice Of life she
fine vessel. recently built 7l5 tons burthen,
mauded by Capt Mcclellan, and the property Of
MbssIs lIeniugs Of Liverpool On her last voyage from
England she bound Port Philip, and her arrival
there she taken up for Calcutta add China.
She then chartered for the conveyance OF $50 Chi
emigrans san Francisco, aud departed in
apparent safety with her living freight The catastrophe
y reported occurred the night of the goth Ju
w. Oithc cluster Of islands knosn Typingson,
10 the Eastern Chinese Sea. situate some fourteen miles
Of Loo Choo. She quickly went 70 pieces, aud
Z
including the crew, only European sailors and twenty
Cinnamon were saved The advces furnished further
intelligence. The ship vas insured.
THE SHOOTING OF GEN. NEUILLY-PART1CUL
Of THE AFFRAY WITH NJ De LAPORTE-EXTRA-
ORDiNAEY SCENE
The Gazette de. Trbunaux publishes the following de-
tails Of the melancholy aifarat Chaons, notice Of which
wastecciSc cd by telegraph from Halifax:
Iappears that General Count dc Neully in consequence
Of anonymous communications made to him, conceived
grave upicons pectiug the conduct Of his Wife but
the communications DID designate any person; they
merely spoke Of officer Oi the garrison who often vii
tied az hi- house. THE General made observations, aud
hc soon perceived that je Laporte captain Of the staff
Of the third division, commanded by General Peuot,
the person referred to. But still he not absolutely
CERTAIN aud before making exposure be wished ob.
tain positive proof Capt de laporte who bad obtained
leave Of absence was 10 quit Chalons OF Saturday
ming The General had numerous party that evening,
. and u. De IAporte wa- present AT IT,
The General carefully observed the conduct Of his wife
and that Of tbs captain, and be signs Of Intelligence
botWecii them which clt linn doubt ~ eleven o'clock
the company retired. Capt de LnpOrte took leave of the
General aud announced that be meant Immediately N
gasc Gh.ous Tor Sry where his servant had already
gone The General afterwards withdrew % biz chamber
aud the cOlues 10 herr. The apartment OF the General
Is separated by several rooms from that Of tae cpuuss-
aud the ittet- bedroom opens on gtricn. The Gene"
fal vent into the garden armed with nu-kei; and nfei
waiting short time, the door was opened and the noi.c
Of footsteps heard proceeding to the chamber oi tho
llc secfctsd hnscli behind some trees. but b
movement perceived by the p'f-nn who had cptersd
' Doe stopped and rctflcci i- steps. AZ that moment
General fired H. gln, but the dtkn@s prevented hiu
from taking correct aim, and he missed biz object
IT, then vent into thc chamber ui tho countess, ard
bad long explanation with her after which he retired Z
his room. The next morning, before O'Clock, m,
General went with q cane IN bic band, to ~ de La
pprtes residence ". de- LapUrte alone NJ the time
What then took place, ~ de LapOrte alone state
But lev minutes only had passed away, when doubt
delonaton heard ond General de Nouily
leave The house pale staggering aud covered with blood
lo made about hhy steps IN the street. aud NJ the mo
men at shich woman approached to as,is, him, be 81
down, syDg ~ 5 captain de LspoFte Who has assss-
mated me. Tie tlienmais violent effort 10 pronounce
some more wcrds but expired. Two wounds were oun'
on hnoue vas IN the left shoulder, tho other near tb
n heart
" de Lspo'te Hho bore the mark Of violent bloE Of
the face, arrested lie declared that az the moInen