INDIA.
been captured at last, beyond all doubt. He was taken at Ajaniere, in a Hindoo temple, by Major Davidson and three officers. A widespread conspiracy is indicated by his papers, An impostor, calling himself Tantia Topee, is at Salamba, with 5000 Bengal sepoys. The long protracted siege of Herat is ended, Dost Mahommed's troops having taken the city by storm. Galle, July 13. The French steamer Donnai, for Suez, has put back, disabled, with her screw broken. The Marian, for Melbourne, sailed on 13th July. There is more tonnage in the harbor than it required. Calcutta, July 5. Violent south-west gales have prevailed in the Bay of Bengal, causing much loss and damage to shipping. Money is plentiful. There is a considerable demand for seed. Tonnage — Freight £4 2s ; dead weight, verj scarce. Indian securities show a decline of one pei cent.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1910, 22 August 1863, Page 3
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143INDIA. Wellington Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1910, 22 August 1863, Page 3
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