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tIlE (,YERL.D L\IL. ,Y- rlSOM ISMA AL'TOLI AMSTAS, AMI CHINA. 11,l<Mi:tfehes in anticipation ot the Overland town I'l-t tii"ht hv express from Marseilles. The intelli- ;vn.v thev eonvov is Highly interesting. Tin- tU-eision ohhc government to semlthe armies .wards Caliul, and to take possession, even for a -hurt time, of that place, has given Keneral satis- f,. ti..n General N'ott, at the head ot a chosen having left CandahM oil (hf lot], of August, proceeded in the direction >,1' 1|1I711W and aW. While (ie.ie.-al England, »i'-li tJio remainder of the troops lately stationed ,lt c,.i'.(l dKir, marched without encountering any "hta"k worthy of notice back in safety to luettl;. I andaliar has therefore been relinquished by the British. 'n?p"?"'?"?'?'? ??'?'"?' ??'"?'"? \|f"!ianistan appears, notwithstanding the ???h,,ntt'a..da).rt..r.<b).) (Mbuut:? ,.?)f<') and the accompanyins dangers to have )..())thus far ?"'tu)?t?. His corps is described h?;h's"'s'.in?i" beasts of burden, &c" (.,pry fa- .?i.'rt)?:?'; <mp!i'<)uncutotth'arduous un- ,?.,?;?. It "("d,l 1; to li,g,tis, the I „ t, 'that this march from Candahar to Cabul is „M ..f "reat important, for when successful it w.il demonstrate to the world that all the clamour about Afghan patriotism and their wonderful piitrii)tisni and their woiid,?rful 'l)?!i.:t"cfromUcn?r.tt Pollock to the 4th of ^eptemlH-r states that his troops had been emi- ■entlv successful in their gradual movement to ("bmllek, and in routing 80llle bodies of the v.rmv. The arrival in the camp of l'utteh Jung, ihe son and lieir of Schali Soojah, who had effected his escape from the prison of Akhbar Khan, was niisiden d, in the circumstances, as an event of g, eat magnitude. He came from (abul attended hy 11 i>ersons, although only one was at first al- i,.wed to enter the camp, but orders were subse- quently issued to admit the remainder. On his lladlill UPII. s tent, a salute of wcleoJuc was iHtantly tired. His reception proved the in- ?io?)s?fthe('enera)<obet.LvouraMt'tohis rights as Sovereign of ('abul. The orders for a rapid move tr ,:u (i undainuck to Cabul on the Gth or 7th of "1¡kmb('r hatl, it was said, been iupd. but some 11 \l)¡t. were, ntertaii.edofthat march beingeffected illi r t" th" certainty of the approach of Gen. Xott u,«m (!hu?eL.. report was circlIlated in Bombay 011 the 1st (),-toller to the effect that Ghuznee had opened ¡tot .fates without any great rwistanee on the up- ?.?aceef Nott's army. riii,3 fLCt file l-.atives of India could have learned witheasc, may b e.irreet, Imt it requires oHieia] confirmation, which it » not likely to have until the two coqis t in the neighbourhood of Cabul. ir Charles Napier kft lloinbay in the beginning ,.f September for Scinde, ill order to take the com- i.i.-nd of the troops from General England. Her Majesty s-Sthllcgiment had suffered sc\"crc1)" from ( holeru during its passage to Kurraeliee. The .r)? under ti?- ,rd, ,I E,igl,? was. alter the districts around <!uetta had been placed under the juri.(lidiol1 ot thp young 1ihan of: KheI.It, t«. come through the ltoian Pass on the •/Uth of September in order to take up its station -.?nt'? Indus. The presence of this corps bad 1 ,'(pHll' necessary in consequence of n quarrel and a eontlict which had taken place between the Ameers of Hyderabad and some of their neigh- >ur<. the consequence of whieh was calculated t., i„ that both parties, or at least the weaker one, w.is likely to appeal to the British autlwritie for ¡"i.)]!, The tyranny of the Ameers is pro- "rhi1l1, and the removal of their government Would be a blessing to all the inhabitants of the inks of the Indus. It was therefore considered 'M .habic that the Hritish government will, for its -wii sake, as wdl as for thc advancement of l'i,,¡li- zation, be speedily induced to control the oppros- ve acts of th ne mischievous despots. l.ord Ellcnborough arrived on the HHh oVSep- h er ;.t Simla, Ihe proximity of which place to .re, a wlll as many other indications, led a. to .11-idertlie occupation of the l'ul\.1a.ha: I oalile. The (iovernor-Geneial and the Coni- ia-iiider-iti-Chief, being În the immediate vicinity ,-f the Sikh capital, could without ditUculty learn how the Hritish forces, during their passage through the P ui ijaul», ought, to conduct themselves u ;1' to support the introduction there of a good and ju-t gin eminent. The different measures ht. adopted townids the army have contributed 'v: n-.nch to establish it elliciency, Hnd to i1\ crease the confidence of the native o1di('rs In the aetual government. In addition to the junior ofli-crs who have been appointed to 1\\1 the regi- ments ill tIlt, service of the company, l.ord Ellen- rough has, it is asserted, recommended that one m >r<- eaj tain be named t" each regiment. The ""dill examination instituted into the augmented "1" udi",rl' has produced official reports from the innaittees explan-at.iry of the various compura- '1 Iv HeW items, l?" it has also insured eco- '?vinthewh?'esYs.tou. la the interior oi' India tr:\nlluinity prevails, w ith the e\ception uf the luoulltain districts «.f j I!al Ikiind, whither a strong lorce was a11\tut to i.. II! in order to put down the disturbances .i.div bv destroying the forts of the petty .'Y l a rain- were most plentiful throughout India h e -Iioi.tli of September. The much-talked of —I*atsioiis eiiterlaincd of a famine in the dis- i.ear \>elhi have vanished. The army of vi- ha- been ordered to assemble on the Sutlej The month of November, preparatory, as it is t-> some demonstration against the Sikhs, iv. rii'n -nt "t Lahore appeared to dread f' 1--U of the army of reserve, and had il: :i/l,i; n"p)';lr, .t' that :,rt i( as quickly as possible for T;k" .\t )" II some Sl'ridu.1os..('s in her )1a. h Gang" A 1H1ilt was swamped Ilear r iv up e, alill i S men o1'thl' 30th were drowned. A wing oftlH.I;l1 going in bll:1t: near llhagulpore, -A overtaken by a storm at night, which forced the '•, from t'ee i r moor i n g s, an d "S men, in- l.i,-iits. Scohell and (Jason, were lost. Th. i.llicmdo, on its voyage from l.ondonto ?t:t':?<mt;<.nn' a sand-bunk in the llooghly ho.-]. over, and in one minute went down, i 11 i-e;:s were drowned. T'ae /1, September, the 1.iti -I ;.a]i- rr.ceived at the closing of t'lemtiil from th ■ north-west of India, states that Akhbar Khan h.oi re-olve.l to abandon Cabul, and to take the ).n<!<t"tht1!indu.) K<M?h. f:?t..)'.r:.nttt.)t'?t)')?intct)i2'<'c"t'? i-i1 <■■■' t ;it fijm/ 1 h;ul Bot uni\"ul ri IHIIHICIV I»n THE ht of Ot t(,hcr. liotise of F» ri;usson Brothers and t '•». at (much talked of. I he .m m?;! uf their liabilities in India was stated to TW* l'h'}}"l':1 was making grt':1t ravaj»;ls ftlnon thr lately arrived in liombay from Europ". RILLXA. '1'1., v.< w< frq!lI Ciiina comt'-s (lown tll t.ie :!Sth .U.?..?d..t)..n??.un? ?t<.nnin')?)?'? .'? teuuiuation of the war there. \)t).r.u'm.))?tt)<c)t'i))t'mn?mts.t)'ut.x- the l^th of j I the \an?- t?-Ki.?('?m'.?'?'?"t'"<'r(.t'<'hma, on the !,mU of whieh the Chinese had cn?'tcH i i.iuv »r.j; t;,rtitkation, nnd ^anisoned them witli lur-e Uwliv^ of theiv best troo p s. Havin g ,I(:IE:i :,II:i: li:,I' t, d :vun d inus, which wtiv seen an d per-  '-).?h<.h?ct''c fleet at daylight on the '?').?.?..r.<J l'r action, and the ships taking <V ;r taiions the briUciie* from the shore opened. I ti' ami ?suh?'f').-i'i'ct ''?'?" •.iliciiiCj published in the tUlotviuj; terms: t'Jlt( tÎj,1t. u "Tin gratifying duty of anmmncin;? lurtmi loghlv important successes of her Majesty « bmed i-aees .again devo l ves onlier M ajest y .s i leJil- p it"!ii!arv in China. 1, -rth..m<?rv?!aYm.)?u'.?"g?"! 'f-.h.tyims, i()undr1{'t bari.uks, am other -Ihlie huiic!iu'N as wen as the ordnance, arm", ,d ;IH11H\lI;tiI:. Clptl;t'd at ('hapon, thp teops ri embarked, and the expedition till,']]\, '¡"itll''¡ that port nil tlH' :?:¡d of )1<1)', alld arriv ,| ,|lt. 2;ith off the Jitigged islands, wh( J'r?r.n.tu,.(i).h?t:'t'f.f.?"?' -<?.h<.).ar.vhirh ?<) ?c..n ]..<.v.? .?) buoved .tf. i.i).?a?-t.«-'?. ?" ,in!'where th. ric- r U joined ''?'?? I I -? i,i" point ¡h(, ('hi'j(" nnthor;tir"  trd i..nj.? in?.s<<f works to delend t i '?n..?nf ,),uvcr..?(.s..cn.h"? h°e •'aiti. 1. „T ot iheir abilitv to repel u¡. th:\t tn ;} permitted a vcrv dos(' r'I'('f;/fun':s/rllU'(' to be 1IHH.1C t ,.t II. 11;11.,1' <k;)I,lel'S hy thejr }':x('ell('}\t'it" ?.?.n.).) ?.'i..v('r.p.n??.<?" •I i- ?'tm .? .ciitlne.vdandeiiWJa^ea. the boats whieh were sent in the same night to lay down huoys to guide the ships of war to their allotted positions of attack. At daylight on the morning of the 16th the squadron weighed anchor, and proceeded to take up their respective stations, which was scarcely done when the batteries opened, and the cannonade on both sides was extremely heavy and unceasing for ahont two hour that of the Chinese then be- gan to slacken, and the seamen and mariners werc landed at once, under the fire iron the ships, and drove the enemy out of the batteries before the troops could be disembarked aud formed for ad- i\vo hundred and fifty-three guns (42 of them brass) were taken in the batteries, most of them of heavy calibre, and upwards of 11 leet long. The whole were mounted on pivot carriages of new and efficient construction, and it waslikewiseobserved that they were fitted with bamboo sights. The casualties in the naval arm of the expe- dition amounted to two killed and 25 wounded, but the land forces had not a man touched. It appears almost miraculous that the casualties should not have been much greater, considering how well the Chinese served their guns. The lllonde frigate had 14 shots in her hull, the Sesos- tris steamer U, and all the ships engaged more or less. The loss on the part of the enemy is sup- posed to have been about 80 killed, and a propor- tionate number wounded. On the 17th of June some of the lighter vessels of the squadron advanced up the Wousuug river, and found a battery deserted, mounting 55 guns, of wliieh 17 were brass. On the 16th two more batteries close to the city of Sang-hai opened their guns on the ad- vanced division of the light squadron, but on re- ceiving a couple of broadsides the Chinese fled, and the batteries, which contained 48 guns ( I i of them brass) were instantly occupied, lIml the I troops took possession of the city, where the public buildings were destroyed, and the extensive go- vernment granaries given to the people. His Excellency the Admiral proceeded up the river Woosung with two of the small iron steamer on the 20th inst., about 50 miles beyond the city of Shang-hai, and in this recimnonsaintv two ad- ditionaftield-works, each mounting four heavy gUliS, were taken and destroyed, bringing the total of ordnance captured ill these operations up to the astonishing ituniber of 364, of which 76 are of brass, and cliielly large handsome guns many of the hrass guns have devices showing that they have ben east lately several ofthem have Chinese characters signifving 4 the tamer and subduer of the barbarians,' and one particularly large one is dignified by the title of the I barbarian.' The Chinese high officers and troops are sup- posed so have tied in the direction ot the cities of Sooeliow. AVuug-chow-foo, and Nankin. The same high authorities have made another indirect attempt to retard active operations by an avowed wish to treat, and have also given a satisfactory pi-oof of their anxiety to conciliate by the release of 16 of her Majesty's subjects (Europeans and natives of India) who had been kidnapped but a" the overtures were not grounded on the only basis on which tin y can be listened to, they were met by an intimation to that effect. God save the Queen. 11 Dated on board the steam-frigate Queen, in the Yang-tze-lviang river (off Woosung,) the 21th ot June, 1812. HKNKY I'OTTINOHI, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary." The name of I.ieut. Hewitt, K.M., on board the lllonde, has been published as oneoftJwtwo killed, his head having been cut off by a round shot. The results ofthis victory have been remarkable. The Mandarins in the two most fertile provinces of China were dreadfully alarmed lest ang- chow-foo and Nankin should be taken and sacked and the mouth of the Great Canal seized. They sent a Hying express iÜr a son or some other re- lation of'llowqa, tlieoldllongmcrehantat Canton, in order to interpret between them and the Hritish. Thev exhibited a wish to make terms, but whe- tlkt-r with the object of merely gaining time, does not appear certain. The approach of the expedi- tion to the mouth of thc (ireat Canal and the dangers that threaten Nankin, would, it was thought, induce the Emperor to make equitable arrangements but doubts were still i ntertaiued ot his being exactly informed of the truth. The effi rts of the ('hinese authoritirs to make resis- tance have hitherto been very great. A procla- mation issued by the Emperor in the beginning of June, breathes the most decided hostility to the" barbarians," but does not brag of the valour of his generals and soldiers. This proeht)na)iun, it ought to be remarked, is datedprior to the attack on Shau.hai. It is worthy of remark, that while llussia is described as busy, notoulv in exciting the Chinese against the just demands of Great llritain, hut in assisting them with officers, the 1 nited States and France have sent their ships of war to watch our proceedings with that anomalous race, and, it is opcnlv declared, with the intelltion of de- manding all the advantages that we may obtain by the expenditure ol so much blood alld money. TheAincricanand l'r. lich frigates have sailed from the Canton river to the northern ports of China, which their ships were never before permitted to enter. A V KG 11A N J ST A N. OFFI('I-kl. No'I'IFI(' -k'['I()N lil,:N -L ENGLAND'S KKTKKAT. TO T. II. MAIMIOCK, l:s<l. K.xmTAltY TO T1IK 110- VLIINMKNT OI' INDIA WITH THE GOVKIIXOK- CI:.M:KAI.. Cam)',m-ar KillaAbdoola, August t.i. formation of the 1 light Hon. the Governor-General Sir.-Ihav?thehni?urtcrcpurt.iui'thum-j in Council, that the Hritish force at Candahar having evacuated that city on the .th and Sth, I moved frt?iii iiin- icitr ?t, wt?ll., ('1? the 10th, pursuant t? instructions, with 1 troop ot the late Schah's Horse Artillery, 7 guns drawn by bullocks, 2 lleissalah's Irregular Horse, 1 lleis- salah's Poonah Horse, 25th, lloinbay Native In- l'antv, late Eight liattalion of Native Infantry, and 1st, 2d, and 5th Kegiments of the late Schah's t,, thi ground yesterday. n. _) 2. It was coinmumcatcU to me oil me am anu subsequently, that the insurgents were preparing to attack the column and convoy ullder IllY l'harge in its passage, and especially that they would make efforts to intercept it in the strong eountry of the Ivoiuck range, at the northern extremity ol which I arrived, with little molestation, on the morning of the 16th. 3. Whatever might have been the intentions of the enemy, it was ascertained by reconnoitering that the highc-st points of the mountain were not v,t occupied by them, and I thought it right, therefore, notwithstanding that the troops had j,? .,t iii,,Iit of2tmnes.to push  to seize the summit push forward a light column to seize the summit at oopr. was perfected by three bat- tation?. and the most important ridge and aHthe pcakscomnianding thcprincipalpasscs were gamed bv the troops before dark. oj. On the following morning the insurgents hegan to appear in small bodies on diOerenthiUs, bir the route being flanked thev did little mis- ItiL'f' 4iiid tll(? ill'tillt?l-N-, and immense retinue under the protection ot this tamp, indutl- !mi ?tt()u or 10,000 beasts of burden, began the a?.nt covered bvarear-guard of two battahon.s and the (-?tvalry al?(i I soon made aware of our eood fortune in havmKse.xed the heights on ?he Devious evening for the number ot the enemy ?aduat)viucre.ed.butaitth?rett..nstocap?- the ba""age, or indeed to intercept us to any sen- ous extent, were frustrahd, and the passageaenws tile Kojuek mountains may be saul to have beoi perfect d bv noon on the ISth. (! I have had the highest reason to be gratined with the exertions of aU the oiheersaud noops on this occasion, and it i, t,, t)?,,ir i.?- cesnaiit dibits in duties ot?eat fatigue, undo ?'ion of water, both in c.imbi.?np thc «" ir.me points of the ran.e to drive of tlie ™mj Whenever thev appeared, and )n drains. U ??'???fartilh.rv over the ndse. that th? suviic }ias hcen accomplished with so little loss on our Si<> 7 *1 be" to enclose a li,t of the car-wiltios in 7.i,f thl;?, cullizi,ii %1,,i-?h liii-c occurred since I Ie t the immcùiate vicinity of Candahar. 8. My lastaecountsoflajor-Genpral Xott were of the 13th, three marches north of Candahar. 1). His Highness Prince Timoor and his family are in my camp, and eypry possible attpntion is paid to his comfort and saicty. 10. The Right Hon. the Governor-General will have been informed that the chief Saloo Khan, who had taken service with us after the affair with the enemy of the 28th of April, near Hykulzie, suddenly absconded from the military post held bv us at this place on hearing of our abandonment of Candahar and itwas presumed, therefore, that he was at the head of the insurgents in the Kojuck- liills, but I am not inclined to believe that he was thus employed, and I think it is more probable that hc may havepweeeded to join Prince Suftllr J ung, who had placed himself at the head of affairs at Candahar. 11. I have no information to warrant the ex- pectation of any serious opposition between this and Quetta, especially as the Hrahoee connexion with the Atfghans seelll severed for the present, and I hope to be cnahlcd to report my arrival at Quetta to his lordship on the 27th or lith inst. 12. Pursuant to the instructions of government of the l!»th of March, I have assumed the political I resjionsiliility as wcllns military command, va- cated by the casualty therein contemplated in the departure from these countries of Major-General Kott. I have, &c. H. ENGLAND, ;llujor-General, I' Commanding the S?i.d? For?,2. Iteturn of Casualties among the troops under the Command of Major-General England, K.II., I l?avillg Candahar up to this date inclusive. 1st Irregular Cavalry.—1 Private killed, 1 do. wounded. 1 Horse killed, 1 do. wounded, 1 do. missing. Poonah Horse.—I liheestec wounded. Detaehnwnt of the 12 th Regiment of Native In- fantry.—1 Private killed. 25ih Regiment of Native Infantry.-1 Private wounded Light Compally.-1 Ilavildar wounded, I Pri- vate missing. 1st Irregular Infantry.—1 Ilavildar, 1 Private, i.st Irrt?giilar Iji f ,,tiitr y wounded. 5th do. do.-1 Ilavildar, I Private wounded. Total.—2 Privates, killed. 3 Havildars, 4 Pri- vates, 1 Blimstee, wounded. 1 Private missing. 1 Horse killed, 1 do. WOU(Aj.i1ltsing. I W.WYLUH, Iajor, Brigade-Major Scinde Force. Return of killed, wounded, and missing, of troops under the personal command of Major General Pollock, C.B. commanding in AtIhanistall, on the 24th Aug. 1842 Killed.—3rd Irregular Cavalry, 1 Native troop- er Her Majesty's 9th Foot, 2 privates; 26tli Regiment Native Infantry, 1 Sepoy Sappers and Miners, 2 Sepoys; Camp Follower, 1 Sepoy total killed 7. Horses killed- and woundcd.-3rd Irregular Cavalry, a killed; 3rd Irregular Cavalry, 5 wounded; total B. ,rounded.-3rd Irregular Cavalry, 1 European officer; Her Majesty's 9th Foot, 1 European officer, 1 sergeant, and 7 privates 26th Regiment Native Infantry, 2 European officers; Sappers and Miners, 1 sergeant; Native commissioned, non-coiuniissioned, rank and tile, and camp fol- lowers wounded; Sappers and Miners, I officer, 1 drummer, and 4 Hepoys; detachment of 5th Cav.Urv.t trouper; ;(rd Irregular Cavalry, 1 trooper; 20th Regiment Native Infantry, 4 Ha- ;rai't;ut:111 LS,?';j eu¡: I ment Native Infantry, 1 S,.],(?y; and 1 squadron 10th Cavalry, 1 camp follower; No. 6 Light Field liattalion, 1 camp follower. )Iissing.-Uctachm"nt 5tli Cavalry, I horse. (True copy.) Secretary to the Government of India, with the Governor-General.

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