New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-09
INDIA AND CHINA.


ueIt have arrived at Bombay, under dying seal,
Mr. Thomson confirms the report current duriog the
lest four months OF the capture by Russian force
of Tashsepd q town the Upper Jaxsrtet =
little north Of Koksn an Samarksnd. hsgo also
private letters from officer a. Cashmere TO the
seine effect, and the report Is confirmed from Ca
bul, and directly by merchants from koksa-
Int Russian forces are established on the Lover
0xus and Upper JaXartes is an historic Al fact,
"a certainly sscertaaed as the presence OF the
Austrisns in Wsllachia Nothing is kaown re-
sroips The constitution or strength OF the k1ss,;n
forces AZ Urghenoj or Tashkend; they are probably
composed, like the grester portion Ot the army OF
Caucasus, OF provincial corps merely Differed by
Russians but they are evidently stonger than any
force that either the khivans CT Usoecks have bssn
hitherto able to bring against them. koksn Is
celebrated in Indian history as the birthplace
ana psuimony OF the Emperor Babes. few years
o.o Kokaa was invaded by Nusse-coils, the
frucious Ameer Of Bokhsra, who took the capital.
put tie Khan and all his family TO death, and An
Iexed the country. There our information stops
regarding the recent history Of the Principsy, bat
il hes apparently recovered It's independence.
lit IS reported and generally believed that tbs
Shahzada of Kokaa has arrived at Peshawur 90 ask
the assistance of the British Government against the
Russians.
A letter in The TIMES gives the following account
Of Russian intrguss in Central Asia
Ali Khan of that country, kokan.l was. | am
given to understand by Tartar authorities, viruous
young NAN, rs beautiful as theiu moon; but Russian
accounts agree in styling him an unprincipled rutsn-
CON- and took unto himself his fathers youagest
wife. This proceeding not being sanctioned BY
the Mohsmmedan law in those parts, tue
Khan Of BoAhara whose power a"ays in
fuenced the councils Of the neghboring Stats.
wrote 10 desire that Ali wonld put her away. This.
however, be refused TO do; so the Khan of Bokhara
brought against him an army of $4,000 men, aud.
having fought seven days, conquered, aud slew
him and all bis house. An uncle OF Ali, however, es
capedth the massacre and afterward reook the country
from the Bokharan monarch, and II was still At tss
time my note maze lsis the khandom OF no
Nan. 1'oshkend is town formerly famous for iS
large manufacture OF cotton goods and the exports
thence TO Russia were very considerable, but OF ltto
wears since cotton has been largely imported through
st. Petersburg, and the emperor has pstronzed tho
establishment Of cotton factories at the two capitals,
very little of the manufactured article Is exported
IRON KOkan, and of the rae material not more than
one.fourth that quantity which is imported through
~. Petersburg. Bokhara produces, i belve .
considerable portion of the cotton manutac-
tured at TssIkend, and also some silk which
is made up there into studs OF inierior out curious
quality. Ny informant, n Bokharln, told me- there
was more than one EDglshman employed IN the cot
ton-factories of Tashkend The Lake Iaikssh Is ihs
authorized southern limit OF the Russian tributary
lands ImIne oiatoy south Of that lake is chain VI
mountains Inhabited by the Black kirehese. From
his chain south ward to the river Syr. Dara-Upper
Js Yares Of corespODdentis extended the beau
itni country of K0kan Of which the principal towns
Koksn and Tasbkenf-lie on the northern bank Of
the river TashkeLdi sad to be, in eastern language,
perhaps hyperbOcaly, as large "a Msacow. South
OF this country, between the SyrDa1a aud Amou.
Daria Lower Oxus, | supposed lies the Khan
dom of BoAhsra the most warke aud least cult
vhted # the principates Of Central Asia. Bokhars
aud SamM cand are the principal towns Of this khan
! oom. kOh8n sLd BOkharD ale seats OF the t~oGov-
ernments and places Of resort OF the Tartar arstoc-
racy; Tasbkend is mercantile town. and Samsrcind
il said to be ~ holy a. Mecca, AID the resort of
! pilgrims from all the Asiatc tribes. Inc forces
mentioned by your correspondent ~ established
on Tile Syr and Amou Rivers are probably composed
ofSiberan u supported by the Cossacks OF tho
frontier which all highly disciplined aGd well or
grained. 1t the Rcssians have a. length established
Themselves at khiva 10y treaty Il IL more than proba
bic they have succeeded ia forming an alliance with
Bokhma, because, "a ] sisted last year khva
j. the priu cpalty and BOkhara the railing state.
When in Siberia an officer Of the Russian stan
informed me that the whole country as far as
Bokhsrs had been surveyed by his corps bofore
my arrival in ls4s Aagiice, | suppose, obser-
vatif MS bad been taken for future advance Of the
frontier 10 that direction. The country they found
yery tbny populated and only occasionally met with
obstructicnr which they soon succeeded In oyercom-
ing. The SyrD ira flows into The Ara at its eastern
point; The AmOu. Dara, on which hhvf "a situstef,
eniers that sea az its southern angle. Undoubtedly,
Kokan would be great acquisition 20 Siberia az the
whole country slopes 10 the south, ana Is very fertile
where iuigatel
From The Time Couesponteat
UoSo.FosG, "Wednesday, Sept. 81, 1884.
The mail Of the 9th of August arrived here on the
10Th nst-ODe Of The quickest passages on record.
We have but meager news 10 report this NAL.
The principal mstter Of inteFest s the departure,
since the ith u OF the three snipotsDtiaries for
sbsnebsi-His Excel'eney Sir John 30 sring and
Mons BourblIlon in Her nsjestys steamer Rather,
on the 18th, aud His Exceency Mr.. McLane, in the
Powhaitar Oh the 10Th The arrangement Of the
duty question and the revision Of the treaty, II 10
sso will occupy their immediate attention. Any a.
tempt H. proc eed 10 the PeibO will be attended with
lots Of tine and difficulty owing to the IortA-east
monsOoD having SET IN.
Political Affairs at Canton have again assumed a
threatening aspect The rebels are in force little
dstance from The city, and fighting Is going forward,
and also down the riser. fsshan continues In pos
Of the rebels There appears no prosPect'o Oh
/ amendment in TIE present state Of aners
Thee Is 10 trade except IN rice Ieas 90 no coh
down en- the two vessels aains hnd dincal,y "a
completing their csTgoes Piracies on me river arc
/ frequent, aud the mah ooet ~s- se'~"1 10" 1'''
sgo and cll h letters caTiei on a., ,,.t ,...o.
eOur date. from shanghai are OF fbe I'm instant
| We have no news Of q pOlliicsi nsturs 70 IePos'-
Shipments % and ak are yoi5s aor ~,
| latter il advancing in price NO csmaso I2' tP;
| E,,iob,s arc f.lipo from OyertrPpyo i .hPpi,s.
- % bas,d II the British Admiral sncs lie ssllea
rom Voosupg on the 26h, supposed iof japan a"A
| m re,o-,s abe az the Rgssisn squadron 49,.
w. I.srn from Annoy, under date the Zis' in ISL
A., 80 insnr0epts we're collecting neaf mere. ino
Goyeren had lately been successful ~ -,
abodv Of them in the Interior. Trade was g""s '-
actively and the city wa quiet - I--.,.;,~
.yA Namoa the rebels were 10 force hs'Iae'<
the town and the smal villages In me ~ r. cos.t
Pirates ere svsrmiDg and very BOG =. On A mar.
and no h sI's N zoo @IT un. sound % Fooehor Va.
Gently ATTACKED three times p .s% sSa sppi
running eeiore t @y t-sgedy tsking place,
henson o. s0 Ter Misery's ,bP Spartan and oni.ea
ssies ss oSp A. Canton; H' oa s
naG g.bov Her M.jestys brig BIttern and survey
Al .Sboon@r sarseen. At shanghai, Her Msjestys
. .Is Rscehor,e and brig Giecisn United Stsses
sissluer John Hancock, sloop J. r. Kennedy, sIcee
%S.JsI;s snd schooper II. Cooper; His Imp9la