The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-28
THE NAILS FR,M TIE EAST INDIES.

THE MAILS FIR I'M TIE EAST INDIES.
Asistfc Newspaper -rhs Indian KepeAnon
not yet EDdei.-PurAuiC and saau&nsek VI
Reben-Ch.nese and Malay PirAtos-rne
American Mercantile Marine Cfieacsse@-
East Indian Justice--A Stray EdAtsr-A
Chinese Proclamation, &c. s.Hs r..
We sre ,, receipt Of es Of East lntAn neyspapers To
ihe lsb OF June laa The papers are the Calcutta Eng
.isi an and Military ChrcMic thin cadaveroue looking
iovo snset, printed daily the poorest quality Of paper
and with miserable type; the Sais fSes and Singapore
o,s val of Commerce. weekly Of the sane sizs and shape
su, much better printed. cool, strong paper the SIN
x.rore Free Press, weekly, smaller sheet OF decent sp
psIarce, and the Hcpg Rons Opsla~s Register and Price
Cwssnt recently established paper, small in sze hand
scney printed and devoted to the mercantile and chip
ping interests. The Eegsuhman which seemn to be the
sciAl organ Of the British army in India conducted
With good deaf of spirit and tact, and exhibits
y sturdy independence worthy Of genuine, John
Bull Is does not hesitate 70 crcise and condemn edi
tofa the acts OF the government and s agents In the
pla,neH language, and sons into s columns numerous
ron and ncomsessncy upon civil md m,ssr; ianctiop
aries The DiaSy department Of the paper filled With
osdsrs 70 the troops records Of court ms reports Of
canmsnoels, &c. rraf
THE REBELS SILL UNsuBDUSD--MORE BATTLES.
appears that, though the rebellion % believed 70 be
as about The Country coScssns hsmssTs. in iunciss
pursued from place TO place by The troops oocssoa
q ssn % ks ana s' o. S
NO prisoners are taken; and, on ono occasion, when
party Of rebels was promised pardoa on condition o. sur
YeBSeriDg the answer 10 reported TO have been-"we
would sooner die Lieut.. a klet, 40 officer Of the
Second Jezlchus. Of the Oade division gives the follow
ipg account OF affair small force under his
rorsmand and the rebels in the Sota on the 18th
OF May last
A. n and being probable that the rebel force still
n the place where the spy had seen 10 on the 18th ns
~Srs reported 70 s 60 and
from AGO to 500 Sepoys all cndef the nmaad OF Joec
tor. Khooda Bnksa Khan, and we're said 10 BE- encampsa
In the bed Of the KrrTau,a Sofa, i'm netstey under tho
hills which separate the Sonar Valley from the plains Of
me distance from Khsodawah to the Kar~ania Sofa ID
ex miles, tne path iesang Inc entire way through the
After advancing half q mile through the jungle We
met ~ rebel s0was, who a. once turned ami ed
the Kur~alia Sofa The advanced guard red, but WIKI
sus Ri'lin eny OF the rebels.
seen would give the alarm 70 the enemy, ana 1t being
most necessary that should obtain early Information
oAvsry from the rear and sent tnsm ahe.d under native
Ccmmapdxnt Jnffr Khan Of the I'd JezIicneas With
ders DO sever 70 the later rot TO commit himself in any
When We had arrived wS,a two miles o. the Karwania
Sofa, of brought ba;k report from Nicer
ssaspg that the enemy had fallen ia e the sound Of the
buge, snd appeared inclined 70 show tghs
Continuing advance rapidly as p1aAibie,
reached our advanced cavalry and looking over N in
Aervenipg rise ia The ground perceived body Of rebels
solicited in Tat hzsn o. the So:a to the number Of fully
400 men. -7.a - f.'r'r
Allowing few moments for the infantry to collect under
cover OF The rising ground detached twenty Of the
many TO the left to crown the hills ehs. sds OF
advance, ~ 10 prevent any smsl bodice or enemy
The eth company Fiith Panjanb Irfsntry and No. 10
company 2no JeZailchees ordered to steadily
fof gard in reserve, whilst attacked with NJ Company
Of Sth Pupjaub Iasnsry, and No Company OF the Je
zaichees, ,.
There preliminary arrangements were speedily effected,
snd az moved the brow o. the rise the
attack.
The enemy gave ne q heavy voley OF mlsSe.sy as we
liking he ass tbs f
our men they commenced rapid retreat, bat arst
IN good order, towards Sonar.
Ine pursuit was a. once pressed with all speed, and
many the rebels soon sought protection in the intricate
auliahs 20 the right and lef They were, bo ~ever,
destroy ed in al directions In oae small rsvine On the
yighs no less than twenty one rebels Ked At the
mpg viRor al ranks yieing with each other to over.
take the flying enemy On this Central pzsn alone
aiso heavy on our e Alter continuing the pursuit for
three miles, most difficult ground found that the
enemy was utterly and as ,H the heat and 1
farther and farther from water, stopped the pursuit
You will be glad 70 know that our loss consisted Of but
man killed and two wounded, whilst Can safely put
down The eneys loss at certainly over eighty and the
general impression that one hundred would be nearer
the mark
Another engagement is thus reported
80 CAMP bALAPoRE, Nay 7, 1859.
have tho honor to report for the Information Of Lieu
senant Colonel Gordon commanding she force that In ac
ocrdance with his orders patroed yesterday with nifty
men On the Uaa 70 - vaps ON
where heard that ice rebels were ootpg village ol
pore) the jungle. Immediately pressed on, drove
Them out OF the village, and Killed as far rs could judge
thirty rebels, captured elephant and some buocks.
The rebels we're reported TO be force 900 infantry,
s ssS OF 80
Second Commanding FIRST Rsgt. Hodsons Horse.
THE PIRATES AT SINGAPORE.
The Singapore contain alarming accounts OF the
frequent onrages OF pirates both Chinese and Malay who
are sgan becoming very daring Two pratcal Chinese
steamer Rooghy, and finally succeeded In beating of the
steamer bus subs quensy captured by ner Asestys
-, sa, Rse s
Rbores and hsrbors ~ belonging properly 70 the tribe
OF crGng last OF bayou ses gpses who are found lead
sn Archipelago but being much more ON the water than
the land. rhe prs'es Of this class, who carry on
lsm essnS sns saan. and Cher pisces IN tie sae
Langaa Archipelago They are not 20 numerous and
wei orIsDi,ed AZ in former ysa,s when s1ey were
but sill capable Of much mischief They generally
sanpare, manned by from eight ten men, and these
shfee Occasionally they their ss far az TO
tbe north Of ppang, but in larger class Of prahus
pirate .Ampsrs have been busy in the ns;shborhood Of
Epgspore of late. boat which vas conveying some
Chinese from rapgoon to Johore was stopped
10 Inc sapeoon creek BY pTstcal sampan and the Chi
ness pnndered Of everything they had their posses
sion sne next eFeu!pg, very coon afterwards, Ca
lang sampan by Of sbe Trmupggopg armed
bosts and Immediately chased The pirates did n,tthow
Fight, although fred upon and Of them ap
psrny ht they managed to reach the and escape
into jungle Their ssmpau aken possession of and
found contain number Of articles taken from The CHINESE
carpenters Ga she morning OF June police jemadar
manned by six peons fell IA with boat near the Large
Red Cliffs containing Chnanan, vino stated that the
boat had been only very short tune previously plumber
ed BY two sampans which then ia signt proceeding
IN tie direction OF Rho Straits The police boa: imme
da.ey gave chase, and ABOUT eight O'Clock WITHIN
hail Of the pirates, but they would stop tho DO