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escape of the brave Khourou; he springs Shikarpore: in consequence of some misunderfrom among them, he reaches the foaming standing about promises made by their commandtorrent of the Salki, and flinging himself ing officer Colonel Moseley, when the men were to be paid, on the 10th July, they refused to reinto its deep and rushing waters, defies their ceive their pay-pelting their officers with brickpower to harm him. The elders and the bats. The mutinous act being reported to Genwarriors mount in haste, and, seeking the eral Hunter, the officer in command at that place, fort of Dora Bissye, demand their victim; the mutineers; and, assuming the command of he sent for another regiment to take the place of but the wail of mourning women is their the Sixty-fourth, led it to Sukkur, on the way to only answer, until the chief, pointing from Delhi; stopping at a place where boats had been his castle keep to the rushing waters of the prepared to carry them across the river. Here Salki, bids them seek and claim him there! the Thirteenth Regiment and Foster's battery had heen placed in ambush ready to fire at a mo ment's notice. General Hunter now harangued In a happier land, where the peaceful the mutineers on their misconduct, severely cenHindoos gather in their rich harvests, un-suring the officers, but requiring the ringleaders stained by the blood of sacrifice or the offer- to be given up. Thirty-nine were surrendered ing of aught but the first-fruits of the teem- accordingly. Colonel Moseley had been suspended, and Colonel Norton had been appointed to ing earth, dwelt an aged chief of one of the the command in his stead. royal houses of Orissa, surrounded by all the splendor of a Rajpoot noble in the land. Long, however, had that old man's palace been desolate, and long had he looked forth upon the placid waters that washed its marble walls, half wishing to find therein a peaceful grave, for he was desolate and childless, robbed by a revengeful slave of his only hope; but now, though that old man's beard was white as snow, the light of joy was in his eye, its voice within his heart, for his long-lost son was found again, and the young chief Khourou, with his sweet wife Sidruja, smoothed and cheered his downward path of life.

INDIA. The over-land mail brings intelligence from Bombay to the 31st July, and from Calcutta to the 15th. The steamer left Bombay on the 19th; but a shaft of the machinery breaking, the vessel was obliged to return under sail, and the mails were sent by another steamer to Suez; where the Calcutta mail arrived in a separate

steamer.

The change of Governors-General had not been perfected. Lord Ellenborough had retired from the administration of affairs, and had taken a private house in the suburbs of Calcutta. The Honorable Wilberforce Bird carried on the government pro tempore. The Hindostan, with Sir Henry Hardinge on board, arrived at Madras on the 20th July; but he did not land. He was expected to reach Calcutta about the 24th. Lord Ellenborough's removal had elicited some declarations in his favor the press very generally censured the Company for his recall; the officers of the Army at Calcutta had invited him to a dinner to be given four days after the arrival of his successor; and subscriptions for some testimonial were on foot, one regiment alone having given 1,500 rupees.

The other disaster was the loss of the grasscutters of the Sixth Irregular Cavalry, about fifty in number, who were employed, under an escort, from Sukkur. A private letter from an officer in procuring forage at Khangur, twelve miles gives this account of the affair

"It seems that the party of Syces and the escort were sent to a much greater distance than their ground and going to sleep, were alarmed by was necessary; that the horsemen, after reaching a pot-shot fired close to them: a single man only was observed; and in place of attacking him at once, they commenced firing with their short carbines. This, however, did not last long : a party of about fifty men well armed, accompanied by a small gun, attacked them in flank; and a second body, about one hundred strong, appeared almost simultaneously and attacked them in rear. The escort, on finding themselves thus between 'the horns of a dilemma,' commenced a sort of sauve qui peut devil-take-the-hindermost sort of retreat; left the grass-cutters to their fate; and, rather trusting to their steeds than their swords, they reached camp with the loss of fourteen men. The grass-cutters are believed to have all per

ished."

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Some troubles were threatened towards the North. Dost Mohammed is said to be apprehen sive of an invasion of his territory by the King There had been two military disasters in Upper of Bokhara or the Coondooz Chief, and was preScinde. First, another mutiny in the Sixty-fourth paring to meet it; and again, the Bokhara chief Regiment of Native Infantry, notorious for its in-appears apprehensive of a double invasion of his subordination some months back in refusing to territory, by the Persians from the South and the march to Scinde. The Regiment was stationed at Russian allies on the North.- Spectator.

A VISIT TO CARACCAS.

From the United Service Journal.

dress was a violation of decorum. The altars churches, contain a sufficiency of gilding and and chapels, both in the cathedral and other florid ornaments. The convents, public edifices, and private dwellings, though differing in dimensions and materials, are generally upon the same plan in the interior construction

people, through whom, at the hour of mass, a path is opened towards the doors of the cathedral by a train of shovel-hatted ecclesiastics, CARACCAS, principally known to fame by their charming mantillas on, followed by their and many a group of Caraccas ladies, with having been knocked down by an earthquake in 1812, is now the capital of the Republic of brown or black servants, carrying kneelingVenezuela, as it formerly was of the Cap tinued attachment of the people to the old dress carpets, chairs, and prayer-books. The containcy-general of Caraccas, under the Span- of the ladies for attending mass, is very decided. ish rule. Its population, which, before the above earthquake, when 12,000 were killed Shortly before our arrival, two English ladies at one blow among the ruins, was 50,000, is from Trinidad having innocently entered with not only fast recovering from that loss, but bonnets, were so much mobbed on their refrom that of the equally destructive guerra al turn, that it was found necessary to call for muerte. The architectural losses of the same the interference of the authorities for their protection; catastrophe have not been so easily repaired. this outburst proceeded not from bigThe upper part of the town, formerly the otry, for Venezuela in the present day is no finest, is still a pile of ruins. He who apman Catholics, but from an idea that their land of bigotry, and the ladies were both Roproaches Caraccas from La Guayra, with the prepossession that he is visiting the finest city in South America, is startled by finding himself traversing long ranges of roofless convent-walls, smashed cathedrals, arches and towers, and terraces of other days, silent and deserted; even after passing this city of the dead, the cracked belfreys, the shaken churches, and fissured houses of the still inhabited part large courts, with fountains or gardens in of the upper town, have inscribed a fuit Ilium the centre, surrounded by buildings one, two, upon the walls of Caraccas, however young or three stories in height, with roofed galleries, Venezuela may boast that the glory of its supported on tiers of pillars. The apartments inhabitants is only now commencing. Never- of the President, though respectable enough, theless, Caraccas is a fine city. The churches are by no means remarkable for elegance or dimensions. In the chamber of represenand convents are numerous, and several of them handsome structures; the latter, how-tatives, a spitting-box is placed under the chair ever, have been suppressed as convents, and of each member of the assembly, and at each the buildings and revenues devoted to the end of the chamber, are benches for the acCaraccas owes purpose of public instruction. There are several handsome squares, the largest of which much of its beauty to the magnificent mouncontains also the market-place. On one side tain of the Silla, with the saddle peaks, from of this is the cathedral, a massive but irregular which it derives its name, towering over every building, to the interior of which, shortly before object around. The streets are all laid out at our arrival, had been transferred, from Santa right angles, and the shops are handsome and Martha, where he expired, the ashes of the well supplied, though little is to be procured Liberator Bolivar, and here they reposed in a at any of them of native manufacture; howdraperied catafalque. Drawings of the de-ever, there are French boot-makers, Yankee tails of the processions and obsequies by which the solemn transfer was accompanied, were to be seen in every bookseller's window; but as these had been executed prospectively in Paris some time before the ceremonies had taken place, the artist, unshackled by matter-of-fact, had rather represented a poetic vision of what Paris would have done for such a hero, than

what Caraccas did.

commodation of the public.

with much taste.

tailors, English saddlers, quantum suf. The more modern houses are seldom more than one story in height, though those still occupied in the shaken part of the town, are three or four; some have large gardens attached to them; those of General Paez were laid out One of his sons, who spoke English fluently, having been educated abroad, showed us a large collection of plants which Opposite to the cathedral, is the municipal he had been making in the neighboring forpalace, and several other public buildings; to ests, and had transferred to his parterres, the the left of the cathedral, is the archbishop's parasites, as usual in Venezuela, occupying the palace and a fine convent, and opposite to principal places as to beauty of blossom. A these a flight of steps, and fountains and bal-painting at the end of one of the walks of this ustrades, backed, it is true, by a row of ple- garden, which, tea-garden like, prolonged the beian edifices, but these are backed by the vista ad infinitum, was the admiration of Catowering Silla, in whose magnificence their deformity is forgotten.

raccas.

The day after our arrival in Caraccas was The interior space of the square is sur-spent in strolling about and sight-seeing. Alrounded only by rows of stalls, occupied by though, from the high elevation of the plain the various tradespeople by whom the market of Caraccas, the air is delightfully cool in the is supplied, and within is a dense crowd of mornings and evenings, it is otherwise at booths, donkeys, provisions, and market- noon, when the sun seems to strike the more

branch of the fine arts, was that of a tailor, which both he and his friend the artist at Rome were practising in the capitals of the Venezuelan Republic and the Papal States. The Yankee tailor, who practised in Caraccas, then commenced a piece of nasal declamation against Venezuelan gentlemen generally, designating them as a low race, innately vulgar, without souls. "Would you believe me, sir?” cried the outraged snip, "I finished a suit of garments here lately that might have adorned a prince. I sent them home to a gentleman of this city, whom I forbear to name, and-and

violently_through the purity of the atmos- the craft which the interrogator assumed to be a phere. The natives-but all people find fault with the air they are obliged to breathe-declare that the climate is too variable, and rather give the preference to that of La Guayra, supposed to be one of the hottest places in the world; the latter was also formerly supposed to be the head-quarters of yellow fever; it has, however, latterly divided that distinction with many parts of the West Indies. No wheel-carriages are used in Caraccas, and the streets are execrably paved. Few people ride out for pleasure till an hour or two before sunset, by which time they have generally dined. The horses are small; those for hire, being seldom broke to the fashionable amble of the country, are rough in their paces, uncurried in their persons, and infamously bit ted. The English saddle is occasionally used, but that of Moorish origin is more frequently seen with all but strangers. The ladies are seldom seen in the streets except on their way to mass; a bright eye occasionally flashes through the bars of an unfrequented window in the long convent-like walls of the houses, but the hour for visiting and social intercourse is the evening.

At the table d'hôte of the hotel there was a strange medley of countries and languages, Yankees rather predominating in numbers, and making manifest their country by the pertinacity with which they persisted in deliver ing their sentiments in tones of nasal sweetness long drawled out. It is not customary for ladies to appear at the table, nor, indeed. in travelling, to stop at hotels, or travel at all if they can avoid it. Venezuela is not yet frequented by T. G.'s. Among the party of about thirty whom we met at the hotel daily during our sojourn in Caraccas, there was only one traveller, an Englishman, who, like ourselves, had no object in view but amusement, nor, indeed, did we meet another during our trip, although we crossed the track of a German baron, who had reached the country from Trinidad shortly before our entry by the Oronoko. "Certainly the English are an extraordinary race for wandering over the world," observed a gentleman to us, to whom we had an introduction. "You are not content with traversing Europe, Asia, and Africa, but you must now begin with our remote savannahs." Naturalists, French and German, have occasionally traversed the country, and for these we were frequently taken during our wanderings; in fact, the first question that was generally put to us, was as to how we liked the birds in Venezuela.

On the first day of our joining the table d' hôte, a Danish miniature-painter was sitting by me, who, having mentioned that he had been in Rome to study, was immediately questioned, by a talkative American opposite, as to his having met with an artist of his acquaintance, as no doubt the congeniality of their pursuits must have brought them together; it appeared upon explanation, that

he returned them to me! The paltry price was objected to. No, Sir! the people are essentially low; they give no encouragement to the fine arts." Many of the respectable and well-dressed gentlemen whom we met the first day of our arrival, discussing politics and pleasure, we afterwards found in their shops and warehouses, attending to their several crafts, girt around with linen aprons. One deficiency was remarkable, as contrasted with the betravelled cities of Europe-no views of Caraccas and its environs were to be seen in the shop windows; nor indeed, did a diligent search after such mementos of our excursion produce any thing but a bad lithograph of Angostura. A Murray's Hand-book for Venezuela is not yet visible to the naked eye of the keenest seer into her futurity.

The Danish miniature painter before mentioned and an English portrait painter appeared to find employment enough, and the former at least seemed likely to improve the taste of the Venezuelans, as far as his branch of the art was concerned. The History of Venezuela by Rafael Maria Baralt and Ramon Diaz, contains lithographic portraits of most of the worthies of the war of independence; a grimmer-looking set of savages never scowled out of a Gothic frieze; if the excellent chroniclers have overlauded the deeds and the characters of their heroes, they have made up for it by libelling their bodies. The contrast between the Dane's likeness of the present President, Soublette, which he showed us just completed, and the wooden-featured lithograph, was very much in the Dane's favor, and still more in that of the president himself. The Englishman had made some paintings of scenery and figures, but finding no encouragement from the natives in these branches of his art, he had with more success devoted his ef forts to portrait painting.

Having heard that the theatre was open the evening of our arrival, we repaired thither in order to ascertain the state of the drama; it proved, however, to be only that branch of the illegitimate drama in Caraccas, which corresponds with our Astley; in fact, a circus whose roof was the spangled vault of heaven. Two American horses and an intelligent pony, with the usual dram. pers., performed the highly interesting equestrian

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branch of the fine arts, was that of a tailor, which both he and his friend the artist at Rome were practising in the capitals of the Venezuelan Republic and the Papal States. The Yankee tailor, who practised in Caraccas, then commenced a piece of nasal declamation against Venezuelan gentlemen generally, designating them as a low race, innately vulgar, without souls. "Would you believe me, sir?" cried the outraged snip, "I finished a suit of garments here lately that might have adorned a prince. I sent them home to a gentleman of this city, whom I forbear to name, and-and

violently through the purity of the atmos- the craft which the interrogator assumed to be a phere. The natives—but all people find fault with the air they are obliged to breathe-declare that the climate is too variable, and rather give the preference to that of La Guayra, supposed to be one of the hottest places in the world; the latter was also formerly supposed to be the head-quarters of yellow fever; it has, however, latterly divided that distinction with many parts of the West Indies. No wheel-carriages are used in Caraccas, and the streets are execrably paved. Few people ride out for pleasure till an hour or two before sunset, by which time they have generally dined. The horses are small; those for hire, being seldom broke to the fashionable amble of the country, are rough in their paces, uncurried in their persons, and infamously bit ted. The English saddle is occasionally used, but that of Moorish origin is more frequently seen with all but strangers. The ladies are seldom seen in the streets except on their way to mass; a bright eye occasionally flashes through the bars of an unfrequented window in the long convent-like walls of the houses, but the hour for visiting and social intercourse is the evening.

he returned thein to me! The paltry price was objected to. No, Sir! the people are essentially low; they give no encouragement to the fine arts." Many of the respectable and well-dressed gentlemen whom we met the first day of our arrival, discussing politics and pleasure, we afterwards found in their shops and warehouses, attending to their several crafts, girt around with linen aprons. One deficiency was remarkable, as contrasted with the betravelled cities of Europe-no views of Caraccas and its environs were to be seen in the shop windows; nor indeed, did a diligent search after such mementos of our excursion produce any thing but a bad lithograph of Angostura. A Murray's Hand-book for Venezuela is not yet visible to the naked eye of the keenest seer into her futurity.

At the table d'hôte of the hotel there was a strange medley of countries and languages, Yankees rather predominating in numbers, and making manifest their country by the pertinacity with which they persisted in deliver ing their sentiments in tones of nasal sweetness long drawled out. It is not customary The Danish miniature painter before menfor ladies to appear at the table, nor, indeed. tioned and an English portrait painter apin travelling, to stop at hotels, or travel at all peared to find employment enough, and the if they can avoid it. Venezuela is not yet fre former at least seemed likely to improve the quented by T. G.'s. Among the party of taste of the Venezuelans, as far as his branch about thirty whom we met at the hotel daily of the art was concerned. The History of during our sojourn in Caraccas, there was Venezuela by Rafael Maria Baralt and Ramon only one traveller, an Englishman, who, like Diaz, contains lithographic portraits of most ourselves, had no object in view but amuse- of the worthies of the war of independence; ment, nor, indeed, did we meet another during a grimmer-looking set of savages never our trip, although we crossed the track of a scowled out of a Gothic frieze; if the excelGerman baron, who had reached the country lent chroniclers have overlauded the deeds from Trinidad shortly before our entry by the and the characters of their heroes, they have Oronoko. "Certainly the English are an ex-made up for it by libelling their bodies. The traordinary race for wandering over the world," observed a gentleman to us, to whom we had an introduction. "You are not content with traversing Europe, Asia, and Africa, but you must now begin with our remote savannahs." Naturalists, French and German, have occasionally traversed the country, and for these we were frequently taken during our wanderings; in fact, the first question that was generally put to us, was as to how we liked the birds in Venezuela.

contrast between the Dane's likeness of the present President, Soublette, which he showed us just completed, and the wooden-featured lithograph, was very much in the Dane's favor, and still more in that of the president himself. The Englishman had made some paintings of scenery and figures, but finding no encouragement from the natives in these branches of his art, he had with more success devoted his ef forts to portrait painting.

Having heard that the theatre was open On the first day of our joining the table d' the evening of our arrival, we repaired hôte, a Danish miniature-painter was sitting thither in order to ascertain the state of the by me, who, having mentioned that he had drama; it proved, however, to be only that been in Rome to study, was immediately branch of the illegitimate drama in Caraccas, questioned, by a talkative American opposite, which corresponds with our Astley; in fact, as to his having met with an artist of his ac- a circus whose roof was the spangled vault quaintance, as no doubt the congeniality of of heaven. Two American horses and an intheir pursuits must have brought them to- telligent pony, with the usual dram. pers., gether; it appeared upon explanation, that performed the highly interesting equestrian

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