country, and there still continues much difficulty in
getting the preservers of order to withstand or secure
the insurgents. The insurrection has long lost its
character as a civil war, and at present continues simply
as a nuisance, mainly alarming from the difficulty of
getting it finally extinguished.—Serious disturbances
continue every now and then to break out in the
Nizam's dominions. Information having been received
that a party of Rohilla robbers were plundering the
country to the north of Hyderabad, a force consisting
of 250 men of the Nizam's cavalry, under Captain
Doria, a wing of the 4th Nizam's infantry, and a couple
of howitzers, started on the 6th of September against
the enemy, whom they defeated, killing and taking
prisoners the greatest number of them.

Religious disturbances have once more made their
appearance in Oude. In February last, a Hindoo
renegade, who had become Mahomedan, spread about a
statement that the Hindoos had defiled and destroyed a
temple in Hunnoomanghurree. Contriving to collect a
considerable force, he established his head-quarters in
the neighbourhood; a violent conflict ensued, in which
the Hindoos proved victorious; some seventy or eighty
of the Mahomedans cut their way through and found
refuge in one of their own temples near by. The
Hindoos attacked the temple, and, after repeated
repulses with heavy loss of life, succeeded in capturing
it, and put the whole of their enemies to the sword.
This was but the commencement of the strife, and both
parties are now so violently inflamed that it is impossible
to foresee the result.

The Cape of Good Hope papers, received down to the
4th of August, speak of increasing prosperity and
internal improvement. Sir George Grey had left Cape
Town on an extensive tour, embracing the settlements,
European and native, beyond the Orange River, Natal,
Caffreland, and British Caffraria.

Among the subjects attracting attention was the
increase of sugar-cultivation at Natal, the success of
which was considered certain; and the capabilities of
the Cape for the production of dried fruits, olive oil,
and other minor articles of commerce. The exports of
wool, which in 1835 amounted to 215,808 pounds, was
expected to exceed nine millions of pounds in 1855.

By the West India mail we learn that the islands
generally are healthy, and that the weather has been
favourable to the planter. The Jamaica legislature
met on the 16th of October, when the session was
opened in a speech from his Excellency the Governor.
He congratulated the several branches upon the
complete success of the financial measures of the
previous session. "The revenue actually raised within the
financial year had been sufficient to cover the whole
expenditure authorised, so that the receiver-general had
been enabled, for the first time for six years past, to pay
in full all claims against the treasury for the October
quarter, upon presentation." The governor proposed
to effect reductions in the estimates for the clergy and
judges.

NARRATIVE OF FOREIGN EVENTS.

SINCE our last month's publication additional details
of much interest, respecting the defeat of the Russians
by the Turkish garrison of the city of Kars, in Asiatic
Turkey, have been received. The following is the
official account of that brilliant victory, in a despatch to
the Earl of Clarendon, from Major-General Williams,
her Majesty's commissioner with the Turkish army in
Asia:—

"Kars, Oct. 3.—My Lord,—I had the honour to
announce to your lordship, on the evening of the 29th
ult., the glorious victory gained on the morning of that
day by the Sultan's troops, on the heights above Kars,
over the Russian army, commanded by General
Mouravieff, and I now beg to furnish your lordship with the
principal incidents of that sanguinary battle. Your
lordship will, perhaps, recollect that in my despatch,
No. 123, of the 28th of June, I stated that the Russian
general, after his second demonstration against the
southern face of our intrenchments, which is flanked by
Hafiz Pacha Tabia, and Kanli Tabia, marched south,
and established his camp at Bugah Tikmé, a village
situated about four miles from Kars. Knowing that
General Mouravieff served in the army which took
Kars in 1828, I conceived his last manœuvre to be
preparatory either to a reconnaissance, or an attack upon
the heights of Tahmasb, from whence the Russians
successfully pushed their approaches in the year before
cited. Whilst, therefore, the enemy's columns were in
march towards Bugah Tikmé, I visited those heights
with Lieutenant-Colonel Lake, and after studying the
ground, decided upon the nature of the works to be
thrown up; these were planned and executed by
Lieutenant-Colonel Lake with great skill and energy.
I enclose, for your lordship's information, a plan made
by that officer of the town and its neighbouring heights
which are situated on the opposite side of the river of
Kars Chaï, over which three temporary bridges had
been thrown to keep up our communications. As all
verbal descriptions or bird's-eye view of ground convey
but an imperfect idea of any locality, I beg to enclose a
sketch, made by Mr. Churchill, which will, I trust,
tend to elucidate my description. Your lordship will
observe that whilst our camp and magazine in the
town were rendered as safe as circumstances would
allow, the hills above Kars commanded all, and were
therefore the keys of our position. The intrenchment
of Tahmasb, being those nearest the enemy's camp,
demanded the greatest vigilance from all entrusted in
their defence; General Kmety, a gallant Hungarian
officer, commanded the division which occupied this
eminence; he was assisted by Major-General Hussein
Pasha, and my aide-de camp, Major Teesdale, who has
acted as his chief of the staff. Throughout the investment,
which has now lasted four months, the troops in
all the redoubts and intrenchments, have kept a vigilant
look-out during the night, and, at their appointed
stations, stood to their arms Ions before day-dawn. In my
despatch, No. 155, of the 29th ult., I informed your
lordship of the arrival of the news of the fall of Sebastopol,
and of the landing of Omar Pasha at Batoum. I
also acquainted your lordship with the fact, that the
Russian general was engaged in sending off immense
trains of heavy baggage into Georgia, and showing
every indication of a speedy retreat; this in nowise
threw us off our guard, and Lieutenant-Colonel Lake was
directed to strengthen many points in our extensive and
undermanned lines, and amongst other works the tabia
bearing my name was constructed. At four o'clock on
the eventful morning of the 29th the enemy's columns
were reported to be advancing on the Tahmasb front.
They were three in number, supported by twenty-four
guns; the first or right column being directed on
Tahmasb Tabia, the second on Yuksek Tabia, and the
third on the breastwork called Rennison Lines. As
soon as the first gun announced the approach of the
enemy, the reserves were put under arms in a central
position, from which succours could be despatched,
either to Tahmasb or the English Lines. The mist and
imperfect light of the dawning day induced the enemy
to believe that he was about to surprise us; he advanced
with his usual steadiness and intrepidity; but, on
getting within range, he was saluted with a crushing tire
of artillery from all points of the line. This unexpected
reception, however, only drew forth loud hurrahs from
the Russian infantry as it rushed up the hill on the
redoubts and breastworks. These works poured forth
a fire of musketry and rifles, which told with fearful
effect on the close columns of attack, more especially
on the left one, which, being opposed by a battalion of
450 Chasseurs, armed with Minié rifles, was, after long
and desperate fighting, completely broken, and sent
headlong down the hill, leaving 850 dead on the