INDIA.

Westport Times, Volume 1, Issue 146, 18 January 1868, Page 2

INDIA.

Cabool.—The following intelligence embraces the latest news from Cabool: —Sirdar Mahommed Azim Khan and Sirdar Abdoolrahman Khan fought a great battle with Sirdar Fyz Mahommed Khan at Bamaean, in which Eyz Mahommed was slain. The remains of the Sirdar were brought into Cabool and interred at a place called Syud Mehndee Badshan. The Ameer Shere Ali has reached Balkh. The Russians are stationed on the right bank of the Oxus and are engaged in throwing a bridge of boats over the river. It is positively stated that four Persian regiments, under a Russian general, have reached Purrah from Herat. It is also reported that Sirdar Ibrahim Khan, son of the Ameer Shere Ali, has been taken prisoner and conveyed to Cabool. Chinese Titrkistan. The new leader who has arisen in Chinese Turkistan, Takoob, Khoosh Begee has sent a mission to Cashmere for the purpose of opening trade and relations with India. He appears to be engaged in fomenting a coalition against the Russians. Should war break out, and he be defeated, the Russian frontier would become conterminous with the frontier of the Ruler of Jummoo.

Bhootai*.—A.n attempt has been made by the Bhootan chiefs to assassinate Toungsoo Penlogo. His food was drugged, and he himself rendered insensible. In this state his body was cast into a ditch. After some time, however, he revived, and found his way back to his castle, to the consternation of the conspirators. He is assembling his retainers for the purpose of punishing his enemies. Belooohistakt.—A civil war has been provoked at Khelat, in Beloochistan, by the Khan, Rhodado Khan. This chief belongs to that branch of the great Brahooe tribe which has for many years enjoyed the sovereignty of Beloochistan. He is of feeble intellect, suspicious, and cruel, and a few years ago was compelled to abandon his throne. He was, however, reinstated by the influence of Taj

Mahommed Khan, chief of the elder branch of the Brahooes, and an alliance was formed between them, cemented, it was supposed, by the uniou of the Khan with Taj Mahotnmed's daughter. The Khan grew jealous of his father-in-law's influence, and at length took advantage of the old man's coming alone to the palace on an invitation to dine, to murder him. The crime has caused a great sensation, and the Brahooes, a tribe able to send 20,000 men into the He'd, have risen in arms against Khodndad Khan, whom, according to the latest advices, they had succeeded in shutting up in the fort of Khelat. A su'i eqnent account tells us that the Khan has followed up the murder or his father in-law, by executing two other influential ohiefs and fifteen leading men. The whole country is in 'lisorder ■ the insurgents are ende ivori>g to array snch a force against the Khan as shall drive him out of the country. A deputation of Brah>ee chiefs hid been sent to the British authorities at Jacobabad. The moving spirit of the tribe appears to be the mother of the murdered "T/tj Mahommed, who promises to pluy in this r volution as important a part as that taken in Cabool by the celebrated Beehia Moorwared. Affairs in Khotew. —The Gazette of India contains several letters from !)r Cayley, at Ladal, from which it appears that Yakoob Kush Begee, of Yarkund, having been applied to by the people in the Khan of Khoten for protection against their ruler, determined to invade the country. He first imprisoned the Agent of the Khan to prevent him sending intelligence, and at the commencement of the year, sent a strong force into Khoten. When he joined this force himself, he sent a friendly letter to Hudeeboolla Khan, inviting him to come out and meet him for the purpose of entering into an alliance. Hudeeboolla at first rsfused, and went to the camp with one of his sons and a few followers. He was at first received with every mark of friendship, but during the night was made a prisoner, with all his attendants, and his signet-ring ' aken away. A letter was then written sealed with the Khan's seal, directing all the chief men in Khoten to come to the camp, as a friendly alliance had been entered into. Some of them obeyed the summons, and as they left Khoten by one road, a force inarched in and took possession of the town by another, and the greater part of the garrison were slain. Kush Begee then appointed one of his officers governor, and returned to Yarkund with a large spoil. The women of the harem were divided amongst Kush Begee's chief officers, but not approving of this means of disposing of their persons without their own consent, they formed a plot, and, attacking their new masters, murdered several of them. This so exasperated Kush Begee, that he at once ordered Hubeeboola and his son to be shot as well as many of his followers. After that he marched against Aksu and took it, and then advanced to Kucha. He has also taken prisoner and carried off to Yarkund the envoy of the Maharajah of Kashmere, and a report states that the detachment of Kashmere sepoys at Sadoola has been attacked and looted. The consequence of this disturbed state of the country is ahat all t'ade is stopped, and the Kulu traders are returning empty handed. Violent Storms and Shipwrecks on t ie North Coast of India.—The Calcutta Englishman, of the 15th of October, says : —" The intelligence received at Madras reports the loss of the ships Beneke and Mercia at Vizagapatam, on the 24th ultimo, in a gale which passed over that station. The Gallant Neill, it must be remembered, was wrecked on the 10th idem. The Eiza Beneke is a ship of 983 tons. She left Madras on the 29th August for Calingapatam, via Vizagapatam, where she was to load rice for Liverpool. The ship left Madras with about 1000 bales of cotton and some red-wood for Liverpool. It' is also reported that Captain M'Guire and fourteen of the crew lost their lives. The Mercia, Captain Simmers, belonging to a firm in Liverpool, left Madras for Calingapatam on the 19th September, and the Gallant Neill left this on the 21st. The ships Cheviot and York are reported to have stood the gale very well. The Collector of Vizgapatam has sent the following telegram to the Madras Government:—' Vizagapatum^October 4.20 p.m.—Severe cyclone gale on the night of the 29th ultimo. Barque Gallant Neill wrecked, all all hands saved. Municipal poor-house fellin, eight persons killed. On the 30th, ferry-boat rver the river got loose, went to sea, twenty-four lives lost. Much damage to houses at Bimlipatam. Twenty-four cargo-boats carried out to sea.