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From the Friend of India, December 18.)
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
jured boatman was mounting the other, and, as the to enable them to make the best possible use of it. Vice-Consul says, the Syrang of the ship struck The intelligence department has, we see, been something like an efficient footing; the THE PUNJAB The present Mail will break up him, The Syrang's statement was that he pushed
conatry is mos being efficiently surveyed, and it is the dull monotony which has for many months the man on one side, having previously called out marked the intelligence from India, and prepare to him to save him from being struck by a balo of to bo hoped, that there will be no such want of in- the public mind at home for those hostilities which goods that was being swung over the ship's aide at formation to complain of for the future, as seems were postponed by Lord Ellenborough's recal. We the moment. It matters very little which statement to have prevailed, especially at Moodkee. The was true. Mr Sullivan, Her Britannic Majesty's different divisions of the army were encamped at no cannot indeed affirm that war has actually com
great distance from, and along the banks of the menced with the Sikhs, but matters have reached Vice Consul, ordered the Syrang, without more a crisis at which it can scarcely be avoided, exceptado, to be tied up and flogged; Ind flogged be no river, General LITTLER's division of Attaree, some by measures which may be detrimental to the doubt would have been, if the crew had not gather seven miles from Ferozepoor, the Commander in character of our Government. It was stated three ed and shown indications of not altogether up-Chief, with the Head-quarters Arufkee or Hur days ago. that the advanced guard of the Sikh proving this off-hand proceeding. Captain Davis rof, as it is variously named in the General orders, some 13 miles from the same station, and the Um army had crossed the Sutledge and attacked a small was not on board, but the Chief Officer very pro-
ballah force 4 miles further towards Hurecke. The ↑ detachment of our troops, killed one man, and car. perly suggested that the Byrang and any of the men ried off twenty-five camels. The fact of the at. against whom any charge was made should be sent Governor-General has, we believe, not left Feroze- Rack does not appear to be disputed, but it is not on shore to have the case beart. The Syrang and poor since the conclusion of the military operations certainly known whether it proceeded from the one lascar were ordered into a boat alongside, and engaged doubtless in maturing arrangements for the Sikh army of invasion, or from the
It is however uttering the irreverent exclamation, as is asserted The whole of the barracks of the 62d had been no longer doubtful that the whole disposable force but denied, of damu Mr Sullivan," desired the men considerately given up to the wounded. The whole of the Sikh army, stated at 60,000 men, was in full to go on board again. A summons was issued by of the captured guns are in the entrenched maga. march to that river, with the avowed determina- Mr Lay, the Consul, and the parties duly attended zine or fort of Ferozepoor, and are said to present tion of crossing it wherever fords could be discover when the Vica in the presence of the Consul in a noble sight. We doubt not we shall not be long formed the Chief Mate that be could inflict corporal in obtaining a view of them, as they will, in all ed, and commencing an attack on our position.
punishment on him if he committed himself as his probability, be sent down to our magazine; at least we hope so. The parading of them through the Sikh protected states would do great good. The greatest exertions are being made throughout hese states to collect provisionr for the use of the army,
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wounded and dying whose number still kept on the increase.
At day break of the following morning the Go- vernor-General put himself at the head of II. M. 80th, and the Commander-in-chief in like manner led the 31st. Sir Ilarry Smith, Queen's Adit.- Gen, tried to cheer on H. M 80th but they would not respond till the Governor-General put himself at their head and called out “80th, do your duty ?” The attack wasthen renewed with a gallantry which enabled the second and third divisions to break through every obstacle and gain an entrance by which they secured the guns, the first and fourth divisions meanwhile co-operating on their flanks. In an hour the position was completely in our pos- session
the left bank of the Sutledge pathizera while they were there Captain Davis arrived, and coming campaign on the other side the Sutlej, mander-in-chief passed a wretched night. The
The present expedition it undertaken with the
full assent, consent and encouragement of the La- hore Government. It is composed of an army, not acting independently of the Sikh Cabinet, but un der its immediate direction, The Queen Regent, and all her counsellors, her chiefs, and her generals, are involved in its responsibility. The arms, am. nunition and supplies have been furnished by or ders from the seat of Government, and the move. ments of the army are directed by the constituted authorities of the state. It is dictated by the im pulse of aggression, arising out of an overweening confidence of the superiority of the Sikh army, and its object is plunder, and not self defence, Even the "villanons press of India" is innocent of have instigated hostilities. The Sikh Government is fully aware of the pacific policy of our ruler, and has the strongest proof that the army collected on our own frontier, is designed only to repel the incursions of a soldiery who have repeatedly threa. fened to ravage our territories. The first shot that is fired on our troops by the Sikh army, thus or ganized by the public authorities. absolves us from the obligations of the treaty of friendship which subsists between the Lahore Government and our selves. It is the Sikhs themselves who are plac. ing the existence of their Government on the issue of the sword, and they will only have themselves to blame for the result, whatever it may be.
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men had done. The next day when application was made for the ship's papers-the vessel being ready for sea-an intimation was received that Captain, Davis had been fined 25 dollars for the "rescue" of the Syrang and lascar, and that when it was paid the papers would be forthcoming. No allusion Amongst the earliest intelligence received was was made to the assault on the boatman, la ad- that of failures on the part of Major General Sir J. dition to the fine Captain Davis was required to LITLER'S Division, the result being what no man make an apology to Mr Sullivan, that gentleman who knows any thing of the character and fame of having graciously intimated his willingness" to this gallant Officer could for a moment have anti Captain Davis wrote a very mild cipated. It seems that on the morning of the 21st receive one. note, admitting he was wrong in ordermy the men, the action began by the left division under his out of the boat, submitting to the fine, but declin- command, which on the advance being sounded ing the apology. Then comes another official letter moved on in line against the western face of the announcing a fine of 25 dollars for "contempt of enemy's camp. The first half of the distance was Court," This was immediately paid, and another through a bush jungle, but the most admirable or request made for the papers, which was met by an der was preserved. The rest of the ground was an open plain affording to the enemy a full view intimation, that if Captain Davis sent 25 dolars more he would get them and he did so, thus pay of the advance, of which immediate advantage was ing dollars 25 for rescuing two prisoners, and dol. taken; the whole fire of the entrenchinent on that lars 50 for affronting Mr Bullivan, which marks side being concentrated on the right wing of the the relative estimation of the Consul between Iler Queen's 62nd, and the left wing of the 12th N, I. Majesty and Her Majesty's laws and the personal causing great havoc in their ranks. Our men went dignity of Her Majesty's Vice Consul at Amos on andeterred, and rapidly closed upon the en- But this was hot all. The Syrang was fined dollars trenched position under a fire as furious and des. 10, and the lascar drs. 6-which Capt. Davis paid tructive as any on record. Their brave leader had two horses shot under him, both within a few mi. in all, the sum of dollars 91-because Mr Sulli- van had an idea thai he could tie up an offender on nutes, and his Aid-de-Camp, Lieut. HARVEY, H. M 30th fell mortally wounded in the act of cheer Sir Henry Hardinge left Calcutta with the full the quarter-deck of any ship he might honour with
ing on the men of H. M. 62nd: This occured determination to maintain pacific relations with his presence at his own good will or pleasure. Af Lahore, to the last practicable moment He has ter the hearing before the Consul. that gentleman within a few paces of the enemy whose fire be hitherto maintained his resolution, under circums- addressed a long letter to Captain Davis, in which rame, if possible, still more terrific every moment
and then their musketry and camel jazails sent in tances which would have broken down the for it is said. Mr Sullivan is a magistrate and can
a deadly shower, under which the 62nd rected and bearance of any other ruler. There is not a power direct the apprehension of any British subject with. in Europe which would have remained quiescent out the formality of a written process or warrant," singgered. Up to this point we had reserved on
fire in orderto give it full effect; hut in the confi- under the provocations we have received; which Whether Mr Lag desired this to be understoed as would have allowed a large and well disciplined unqualifiedly as it reads, we do not know; proba-sion, the men began to fire indiscriminately an army to remain within four days march of our bly he did, as the principles of British Law do not without producing the least impression. They had
now to reload, and halted; a panic sized them, frontier, breathing destruction against us, without appear to have been held in the highest reverence
But it is due to the the whole went to the right about, and retreated. in our China possessions demanding explanations which much have terminut- od in removing the cause of disquietude, either by Consul to say that he doubted whether a Magis The 12th N. I. held its way for a few paces, when negotiation or hostilities. We question whether trate, though a Vice Consul to boot, was justified the example of the Europeans proved contagious in proceeding to the lengths Mr Sullivan had pro- The Sepatees called out to their officers Goralog in the whole course of our Indian history any Go vernor General has ever abstained so long from posed. Mr Lay says: "The propriety of inflicting hath join, and at this moment to complete the dis- hostilities, in such circumstances. Most assuredly corporal punishment upon your Syrung, or boat- aster their Colonel (Bauce) had his arm shot off Sir Henry Hardinge cannot be charged with hav-swain, in the presence of your crew, might admit The panic immediately spread to the 14th N. I. on ing created 'constructive hostilities." or exhibited a doubt"--we think so too but the Conful would the left of the 62nd, and the whole division turned any thirst for territorial" aggrandisement. If he appear to treat it after all rather as a question of and did not stop till out of reach of fire has erred, it has been on the pacific side. The prudence than principle, for the point, it will be ob very latest accounts from the frontier mention, that served, is the intention of inflicting the punishment his Excellency has not yet abandoned the hope of in the presence of the crew: we may infer therefore being able to stave off the war for the present that if the Vice-Consul had flogged the man on season; but there are men well versed in the polities shore it would have been all night in Mr. Lay's of India, and thoroughly acquainted with the Na- opinion.
We have stated the facts of this case as we col. tive feeling and disposition, and their inevitable jendencies and result, who consider it impossible lect them from the report, and we think they tell to avoid a war in the present season; because, wha- very unfavourably for the temper, discretion, and fever effort may be made, under existing circums. knowledge of Mr Vice-Consul Sullivan; and though fances, to secure this object, will tend to increase the Consul's lemper seems to have been equal to the arrogance of the enemy and to hasten the catas. the occasion, his judgment does not. This may be trophe. It is needless to observe, that although thought a very trifling affair, and, happening a long there never was perhape a period when greater way off, hardly calling for the notice we have be stowed upon it; but we deem it an arbritrary, and tranquillity and confidence reigned among our own subjects, in the provinces which extend from our unjust exercise of power and deserving reprehen- northern frontier to the Jumma, all eyes are intent.sion wherever heard of. We gather from what ly fixed on the Sutledge, and the conduct which the Friend of China says, that Mr Sullivan form. our Government may pursue during the next three orly held a warrant in H, A's Navy, if not a Com. pr four months, will be closely criticised in every mission, and it is desirable ho should be taught if durbar from Joudhpore to Hydrabad, and serve he is to continue in bis present employment- that either to fix more deeply or to weaken their confi-justice requires that examination and conviction dence in the stability of our paramount power. In this emergency, we feel certain that Sir Henry Hardinge, after having sufficiently vindicated the character of his administration for moderation,-by a forbearance which to some may appear to have been too much protracted,-will not fail to act, as the case becomes emergent, on principles worthy of the responsibility with which he is charged, with put any reference to the clamours of the in-door or the out-door Parliament of England.
CONSULS IN CHINA AND THEIR VICES.
should precede punishment, and that Magistrates are not in the habit of ordering men to be tied up and flogged on first impressions Mr Lay does not omit to tell Captain Davis in his letter that it be felt aggrieved by his men being made prisoners be had an appeal to him; but he omits to fell. Air Sullivan that he might have issued or obtained a summons, and had any complaint made to him or of which he was cognizant formally heard-or when he insists on no apology does it occur to hien that one was called for to the Master of the ship by Mc S. for his unseemly behaviour on board or to the First Mate for telling him that he would flag him too if he thought fit. We should certainly (Erom the Calcutta Star, Dec. 11.).
have found great excuse for the Master and Slate We re-published yesterday from the Friend of if they had put Her Britannic Majesty's Vice Con. China of October 25th, an article which we headed sal into the slings and deposited him in his boat.
It disclosed #Consuls and their Vices in China ”
Mr Tradescant Lay, we find, was a Missionary the conduct of Mr Vice Consul Sullivan at Amoy an employment, from which, as his Christian nasse towards the Master of the Famy Connell, and the beams with Trade and ends with Cant, he is pos view taken of it by his superior, Mr Tradescant Lay,sibly well relieved; but whether he has been placed the Consul. We have read the case over carefully, in the fatest position to earn an enviable disuncion and while we eee very little in the behaviour of the we lease our readers to decile. commander to invite censure, we find the gordoct of the officials to be most reprehensible. Mr Sol.
(From the Bengal Hubru, Jun. 19.). Jixao seems to be a gentleman with an exceedingly
We have nothing of any great importance to mistaken notion of his powers, and should ha take it into his head to play the foslaw again alter the communicate from the fronts this day beyond the fashion of his performance on board the Fanny fact, that the Sikhs are so far from skawing any Connell, he may consider himself rezarkably for. symptoms of retiring from the hacks of the atley, tunate if he does not get assisted over the ship's that they have bera exestructing a trigade of boats side. Mr S, the Vice-Consul, cane on board le in the neighbourhood of Harrecke, with the de- cause a Chinese boolman had complained to him chared intention of crossing over to attack the of being struck, by some of the ship's people as he (British army, in the mean time making the myst was pulling them on board-their version being formidable show of their power on the other sale by that because they refused to give hima money (the extending their encampemnt; we apperevist that Captain having sent them off) ize Chinaman ihrer no some will be taken to prevent theer, and that ened to pull back to the shore, to prevent which seaking would gite smester sitifficing to the M- the lascars took the oars from Lim. As Mr Sul. litary cacauanders then to nor the
livan was getting up one side of the ship, the ta- )cially as our amay a ser sudevally regarded
The other division were similarly affected, the Artillery of the enemy served as it was with al- mirable precizon and alacrity, and of weight far overpowering ours, having with the small arms done fearful execution amongst them and they re- fired in the same manner for the night, not having been able to dislodge the enemy at a single point The whole of the divisions bivouacked as near each other as they could get in the dark, The night was a terrible one, the cannonade being kept up by both parties, and on our side, the exhausted men, suffering from hunger and thirst, fatigue and cold, had to attend to the wants of the numerous
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Sir Henry Hardinge is said to have been quite exhausted by his exertions, and he and the Com-
former, as brave and gallant a soldier as ever led. into action, (as indeed is his companion in arms Sir Hugh Gough,) is reported to have said that he must conquer or fall, for he could not survive de- feat-and so summoning up his energies, the morning saw him retrieve the fortune of the field.
(From the London Mail, Dre. 24.) COURT AND FASHION.
We have great satisfaction in being enabled to announce that an event calculated to strengthen the affectionate attachment of the people to the Throne, and at the same time increase the hap. piness of her Majesty's domestic circle, may be expected to take place early in April next.-Moru- ing Post,
The Queen has been placed to appoint the Right Hon, the Earl of Liverpool to be a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath.
Sir Augustas D'Este, son of the late Duke of Sussex, has resigned his governorship of the Cale- donian Asylum from bad health and infirmities, - The Ladies Patronesses of the Caledonian ball paid in 700 to this benevolent institution, proceeds of the late festival -
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Hano: ver, who has been seriously indisposed, is, accord. ing to the latest accounts froin Hanover, much better. -
Lord Dinorben has. suffered a painfd shock by the receipt of the melancholy news of the death of his brother, Col J. Hughes, C. B., who expired on the 29th olt, at Poggibruzzo, in Tuscany.
A sad accident befel Lady Drumlanrig at Flor- ence. She was riding in the Cascine mounted on a race horse belonging to Mr Vansitmart, when the animal ran away, and threw her with,
great violence against a tree. For a while it was thought her ladyship was killed, as she lay senseless, her unsa perfectly fattened, with several gaping wounds on the forehead, No bones were broken, and the facul ty have pronounced her out of danger.
Proliminaries for maninonal alliances have been adjusted between the H Rober Dily, son of the newly creitel Lor! Dinsan.lie, and the accom- plished Hou, Miss A'Court, only doughter of his Excellency Lord Hylesbury, Lord Livutenant Ireland; and between the Hon. Capt. Sklieflingio 1, brother to Viscount Massarene and Ferrari, an Ming Blesnechussell, daughter of the A. Bign nerhasselt, dauther of the late A Bonnerhasset, Esq. P. M. for Kerry,
On the 11th December, Charlos Home Drum. mond Esq., second son Henry Flame Drummmon I, Esq, of Blair Drommod, P. M. for the county of Perth, was married to the Lady Anne Gr gina Douglas, youngest daughter of Charlos late Marquis of Queensbury, at Churchover, in the county of Warwich. The bride was attended by Lady Elizabeth Doughs, Lady Frances Kerr, and Miss Whitmore, and Miss Lucy Whitmore, was also accompanied by Eur youthul bridesmaids, Miss Caroline Whitmore, Miss Mary Whitmore, Miss Frances Cage, and Miss Lucy Cage, grand. daughter of the Dowager Marchioness of Queen- sbury. The bride was given away by her uncle Lord William Douglas.
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27 3
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219
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22 15
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714
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26.570
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113
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151
203
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102
22.200
12,000
201
262
283
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