The Washington union., 1857-11-29


engaged the mutneer of the 52d Bengal native M
antry Jubbulpore the z5th OF September ana
killed $50 of them After their defeat the mutneeIs
barbarously murdered Lieut. MGregor ~ho@a prisoner
in their hands
MHow AND ISDonE.--The Malwa country is in a very
disturbed state s5 Nsf aHa
The cantonInent OF shopahwar (shopawuri has been
burned Dhar, Amjeera, and Mndaiser src disahected
The Mhow field force Is moving in the direction OF
Sanger and orders are Immediately 10 be issued TO the
column at Aurungabad to proceed to Mhow for the pur
pose protecting the Bombay frontier which otherwise
would be open to attack from the Gwalior rebels
scIpE ALI has remained quiet in Scnde since the de-
snatch of the last mail The of the frontier is not
satisfactory although perhaps less gloomy than il
short time ago General Jacob, who has just returned
from Bushre, proceeds Immediately to Scinde and the
frontier
BOMBAY PRrsIpEacY. There has been outbreak of
the Bhees in Khandesh and also in Nassick but strn-
gent in progress for the suppression OF such
On the 4th October, Lieut. Henry, the SUI
pentendent of police attacked the Nasck Bheels at
Sonwur and drove them from their position but he was
himself killed in leading his men to the assault
Gnzerat Chundup village in the Nahee kaunta,
has been sockaded and the authorities dehed, but the
dsaoction has not spread to other villages and de-
tachment advancing to reduce the villages. With this
slight exception all Guzerat has remained perfectly
quiet
The Deccan and Southern Mahratta country quite
quiet
MEANS COUNTRY ALI is quiet in the Nizams country.
MADnAs---Al is quiet in the Madras presidency.
BosBAy OcFonrR II, Is57.---1n Bombay itself few
scpoys of the 10th regiment and marine battalion have
been detected in plotting against the government two
have been tried convicted and blown from guns three
more are in custody and under trial
MARsElILs, Friday Morning.
The vaetts has arrived. The mails leave for London
at 10 o'clock.
Tho passengers report General Havelocks position to
be very critical He is surrounded by hostile popua
ton is in want of provisions, and enoumbered with
women and children.
The Bombay Presidency is said to be in a of great
agitation and II Delhi had not fallen there every
fear should have had to deporo fresh munes in the
Bombay army.
following is copy Of the letter address
ed by the Emperor to M Magne, Minister OF Finance,
the monetary crisis
Monsieur ls Mistre see with pain that without real
apparent cause, the public credit is injured by chmecal
fears and by the propagation of sodisant remedies for
an evil which only exists in the imagination. In prece
ding years apprehensons had some foundatona
sion of had harvests compelling to export many hun
ded millions of specie pay for tho which
quired and yet able 10 avert crisis and defy the
sad predictions Of aarnists by simple Of pru-
dence adopted momentarily by the Bank To-day why
is il understood that the results rendered yet
easier by laws which permit the rise Of discount and
which suffice oor to preserve the Bank specie, seeing
that in very much better condition than last year.
the harvest having been abundant and the metallic
serve more consideIahleY
beg YOU to deny peremporily, all absurd projects at
tribued to the governmentthe propagation of which
SO easily creates aarm--and not without pride that
affirm OF France that there is no country in Europe
where tho public credit rests upon extensive and
solid basis Your remarkable report confirms IL
Give heart to those who vainy frighten themselves
assure them that firmly resolved not to employ empiri
cal means, only resored to in eases happily in
which oatastophes beyond human foresight break upon
country NAPOLEON.
The decees preventing the export Of grain -four &C.
and distlation from corn, have been revoked.
NJ Albatruec minister Of Justice, is dead Rumors
of material notifications in the cabinet already
current
The French legislative body had been convoked for the
2sth Of November.
The decree authorizing the export of wheat caused
| a rise Of fraitcs at the Paris market
The opnferece Of Paris is not likely TO meet before
january.
The bank returns for the month ending November
18th show falling off in cash in hand in Paris Of 49,,
900 900 francs and increase in the branch banks of
5000 900. The bank notes in circulation decreased
| about "a, 000 600. ,a
MISCELLANEOUS.
The workingmen OF Sheffield England, having init
mated to Miss Nightingale their intention of presenting
to her set of table cutlery manufactured by them
selves that lady returned the following characteristic
reply:
am exceedingly sorry to have allowed your letter to
remain long unanswered but mJ occupations have of
late been pressing that il has been unavoidable The
proposal which your letter contains is peculiarly crafty
ing TO coming from place connected with which
have associations that will always be dear to and
should at frankly accept the offered kindness if
could secure one point, which would be essential to
my comfort in doing gviz that the amount of sub
scptions should be fixed scale which could not pos
siby prove burdensolne to any 1t is not for to
dictate but shall be greatly obliged TO you If posi-
be to press this point and to my friends that it
is not splendid specimen Of what already know Shelf
field can accomplish that would bo gratifying to me- but
merely token, and the simpler the better Of good will
and sympathy from body in whose welfare shall al
ways feel especial interest So strong my feeling
this point that my first impulse receiving the pro-
posal to request that those who had this kind
thought would content themselves by simply appendino
their to testimony of good will and could this
be So should be than satisfied But this / must
leave for others to decide
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
The Prince of Wales celebrated his sixteenth birthday
early in the present month, that he only lacks
years of the age at which members of tho royal family of
England attain their majority The event observed
at Windsor with the customary honos military salutes
and parades ringing of bells display Of flags and other
manifestations Of loyalty The week previous he visited
the Illustrious draining ship which he is to join in
March next as cadet
The death of Sir James Boswell Is announced He was
was the only son Of James Boswell the friend and bogra
pher of johnson. BY bis death the Boswell baronetcy
becomes extinct.
Lord Clarendon has determined to send DR. Livingston
the African explorer to Lisbon with the strongest
mendatons both to the King and government of Portu
gal where also he would receive the hearty support of the
English minister at that court in his efforts to
freedom Of navigation Of the Zambese and the utmost
facilities for commercial intercourse with the interior Of