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From the Calcutta Star, January 24, The Seikh Chieftain, Sirdar Lehna Sing Majheetia, was this morning arrested at his resi- dence at Belgatchee, by the orders of Government. The reason of this measure is understood to be, that the Governor-Genera! holds Lehua Sing re- sponsible for the acts of Sirdar Runjore Sing, his "brother, agent, and the manager of his Estates. And it is well known that this Chief, Runjore Sing, is the leader of the Seikh force, which has been. for some the past threatening the post of Loodiana, and which lately plundered the vilages in the neighbourhood of that place, and burned down two bungalows and some other buildings in the Mili tary lines of the station.
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had to be furnished with swords and saddles from the Native Cavalry Corps with the Army."
Major Burney's Detachment of the 29th Light Infantry with stores, will be at Bussean on the 19th. The 1st Cavalry, 30th Native Infantry, 24 and 31 Troops of the 2nd Brigade, and 2d Troop 1st Bris gade, are at that post. The 1st Cavalry reached Bussean on the morning of the 10th, and the 30th had retrograded from Moodkee on the 9th.
should say that no opposition will be offered to our
the botter. The true amount of Force that we took info netion was Sixteen thousand; the truc crossing the Sutlej, that little or none will imperte
amount of the splendid army which that force beat our progress between its right banks and the capi-
was Sixty Thousand! Now here, about one to four tal, but that the Silchs will there be found determin- ed to stake their all on the issue of a great battle. Mary Intelligence. The preparations for pull we drove them from the field. The Proclamation which will consist on their part in the obstinate dsing the Fort of Loodheanah into an efficient state of which announced the splendid achievement mo. fence of such positions as they will have selected, defence, are progressing rapidly under the super destly forebore allusion to the disparity in numbers and on ours in the carrying of such positions, either intendence of Colonel Godby and of Lieutenant but gave accurately the force of the enemy. What by the more tedious but more certa operations of Luke, of the Engineers, who has succeeded Capt. possible evil could have resulted from giving be a seige, or the less tardy but more bloody process Mills in the Political charge of that part of the tween that time and this, an enumeration of the of a series of storms in which great loss, but ult. country, and we understand, there is very little Regiments engaged in a struggle of mute impor mate success, are to be anticipated. We have doubt, that it will be able to stand any force which tance to our Eastern Empire than any other that bas ever occurred! Again, though our light Field stated above that no opposition is to be looked for to the Sikhs might bring against it. - our crossing, but as experience "makes fools wise, A party of Officers quilted Loodkeeanah on the pieces were mere toys compared with the heavy we would strongly recommend the exact place at on the 10th, to proceed to Ferozepoor, taking the artillery of the Sikhs, we lost none excepting those which the bridge of boats is to be throw over to be road by Bussenn, called the lower road, and ex- be so accounted which they amashed; but they kept secret to the latest possible moment as lacre is pected to reach their destination without much took none. On the other hand we took accordin some probability, were it prematurely divulged, of trouble, as the country was settling quietly down, to the Proclamation upwards of 90 pieces of Can- what would become the tete de point" on the Pun- At Umballal, one of the barracks of H. M. 31st non,the true number in our possession being 9--- jah side being undermined in the same manner as Foot, was burnt down on the morning of the 13th-and the enemy confess to have lost one hundred was the front of the enemy's lines on the occasion the fire is said to have originated in one of the wo- and five. What again; can there be in relation to of the fate battles, and being fired when our troops men's berths, in consequence of a lamp being left these facts, that the Government may not fearlessly near some bamboo frame work, which took are explain? Of our force, 3,000 dropped in the three are crossing by which great confusion and much loss would be entailed. We throw out this hint with and communicated to the roof before it could be engagements, but the killed and wounded of the difidence, but it may not be unacceptable. It is fur-extinguished. The woman was put into custody, enemy, as they honestly admit, amounted to the ther understood that in the arrangements which and a court of inquiry has been ordered to inves immense number of ten thousand! Once more, why will follow our “entree" into the enemy's territories, tigate and report upon the matter. The advantage may not truth be exhibited in all its circumstances the whole of the Political duties, connected with the of building these barracks "en echellon," was ma-and proportions when we can stand such a cour districts this side the Sutlej, will be entrusted to nifest on this occasion, as the fire would otherwise parison as this! True, terribly true, there was a Major Mackeson, while Major Broadfoot's succes- probably have extended to the remaining barracks, most awful sacrifice of human life; but waving the sor will have an entirely new field on the other side, Orders have been received at Umballah to complete question as to the justifiableness of war, never was. -It is generally believed, and the belief is confirm the range of stabling for the Dragoons.
there a war engaged in by the British which could ed by the tenor of our late Lahore letters, that dis.
be better justified than this-the very spot whero affection is spreading in the Sikh encampment, and
the bones of the slain lie, tells of the honorable that many soldiers have deserted, but these must,
struggle of the injured on the one part and of the we apprehend, be merely Hindoostane Najeeds
punishment which befel the aggressors on the other. and Cavalry, The Sikhs proper will be found of
But great as the disproportion is, our loss was too sovero;-and it is to conceal the cause, that the enduring material.
displeasure of the authorities is threatened, ahould any one be too communicative with respect to the details of the engagement Yet there was nothing that could for u moment bring into question the heroic bravery of the Governor-General and the Commander-in-Chief. nor, with the exception of the failure in our first attacks at Ferozshahr, where under the circumstances success was at the time impossible, was there any thing which could enst reflection on the conduct of the Troops, even tho discredit of temporary discomfiture, soon vanished in the glory of the brillant achievement by which they made themselves masters of the field. What then remains, that in the judgment of the authori ties should be suppressed? The fact that completo accounts have not been published,-that letters from the scene of action exhibit a suspicious hiatus, and that the authorities are known to have dis- couraged too great explicitness, must do him. -- With this conviction and in justice to the Troops we mention that a great part of our loss, and all the danger with which the stability of our rule in India was threatened, arose from ignorance in the Intelligence Department. Wo did not known the The Right Wing and Head Quarters of the 7th nature of the soil and sò gúns were lost-we did not Bengal Infantry, left Delhi on Thursday morning know the position of the enemy in the dark, aut so our Troops fired into encher,and worst of in charge of a further large supply of ammunition for the use of the Army of Suilej," and will push, we did not know that the enemy were entren on with all practicable despatch,
ched 1 Here is the secert the men having been staggered. The defences of the Sikhe wore in part masked by throwing their men forward, till our Troops closed up when they retired, and under such covoras gave us no chance of making an impression unprepared as we were for the amba cade, they opened up a fire which it is wonderful did not annihilate thit part of the Force exposed to it. This will we hope, vindicate the conduct of our Soldiery, and when
The usual rumour prevailed at Loodhecanah on the morning of the 11th, that the Sikhs would cer- The left Wing of the 6th Bengal Infantry reach tainly cross that day and attack the place, especi ed Kurnaul with the ammunition on the 11th. They ally as it was believed that the Army at Phulloor got on remarkably well, considering they had charge had been re-inforced, though one of our informants of a convoy consisting of seven lakhs of porcussion thinks they spread out their tents in order to in-caps, and six lakhs of musquetry ammunition from duce a belief of the kind. They had been consi- Cawapoor, in addition to what they took on from derably frightened by the reconnoissance mention Delhi, altogether 560 Camel loads and 225 Hae- ed by our Native Correspondent made down to the hery loads, some of the latter of 6, most with 4, river banks, on the occasion of which the Officers and some few with three bullocks. with the party kept moving the Pattecalls horse. men about, in order to make the Sikhs believe they wero a much large body of men than they actually were. The party of Officers who loft Lodheeanab on the lith, were on their departare, warned of the danger they ran, but we have reason to believe they reached Busscan in safety, hearing as they went occasional firing, which they at first thought might proceed from some hostile parties, but it turned out to be salutes exchanged at small forts amongts the chiefs of the neighbourhood,
The intelligence received this morning is to the The Delhi Gazette of the 17th Instant, says. effect, that the arrangements for crossing the Sutlej are so for complete that orders will shortly be is The Gazette Extraordinary giving publicity to
sued for dividing the army into three unequal di- the Government Notification of the 25th Decem her, was published in Calcutta, some time after the visions, the first and largest at Forozepoor, the Delhi Gazette containing the same had reached the second at Hurreeke, and the third at Loudheenah. at which several points the passage is to be effected. Metropolis, a fact which our contemporaries are,
The Divisions now between Ferozepoor and Hur- not at all anxious to put forward, Wo should have
recke, were each to advance on the 12th or 13th thought they would have taken a pleasure in ac- knowledging their obligations to us for such carly some three or four miles with the view of chang information. They were all of them ready to thank ing ground, a measure of precaution against such Sir H. Maddock for the considerate promptitude diseases as might arise from the filthiness of a long with which he furnished a short account of the bat-standing camp. We have heard but mention the malter as a rumour, which is very probably cor fles, but not one has acknowledged that the Extra
rect, that a Sikh had been caught at Ferozepoor of the Delni Gazette of the 28th ultimo furnished
in the act of attempting to fire our Magazine. We them with even earlier intelligence, and quite as
are also informed that orders have been issued for
uthentic.ee, as regards the Calcutta Star, the jus. the raising of a 14th carps of Irregulars at Sabaran tice of our cotemporary's complaint And first poor, of which Captain Fisher, of the 3d Dragoons, with reference to the Governor-General's Notifica is to have the command, with Lieutenant Pattin tion of Dec. 25th. On the 6th Inst, we received son, of H. M.'s 16th Lancers, as his second. The laet item communicated to us will be one of coo. from a private source an account of the Battles at Ferozeshuhr on the 21st and 22d Dec., which we siderable disappointment, viz., that the official des- published in n Extra with a partial report of the patches of the late actions have been sent to Cal cutta for publication. We really thing, consider killed and wounded, but giving no fewer than 61 names. As that Extra was going to Press we re-ing the great anxiety naturally fell in all quarters ceived the Delhi Gazelle of the 31st, with the Noti. of India, and there are now none where the fication of the 25th, and we stopped the Press to in Gazette is not read, that it would have app clude it, at the risk of being anticipated with the much more considerable to have publish more interesting news. So much for our not being documents whence they would, undoubtedly had the most rapid and extensive circolation anxious to put it forward.
shall, however, suspend our further opinion we see why this course has been adopted. possible that a printed copy may issue from Commander-in-chief's Office in which case this patches may be expected to-morrow or Mo and if so, they shall have our earliest attention
Secondly, it is said that none of the papers ac- knowledged that the Delhi Gazette Extra of the 28th Dec, furnished earlier intelligenc of the bat. les than the official communication made to the Press We turn to our Extra of the 31st instant and find it commenced thus "We had just read
The whole of the 6th Regiment were to move from Kurnal, direct to Ferozepoor by the centre route, yesterday morning, with 11 lakhs of trea, sure, and the small arm and Light Artillery am- munition which went from this under charge of ona wing of the Regiment as above detailed,
It is now understood, that the seige train, instead of proceeding to Umballah, will proceed from Kur nal, direct towards Ferozepoor. At Bassean its ultimate destination will be communicated.
The Light Field Battery, commanded by Capt. Alfred Huish, may be expected in Delhi from Meerut on Monday morning, to relieve the De tachment now here.
The 9th Light Cavalry marched into Delhi yes terday morning, and encamped outside the Lahore gate. They left again this morning,
Six mortars, a supply of which we are surprised, to hear did not go along with the seige train, leave Delhi in a day or two, and will most likely go un der escort of the 9th Infantry expected on the 19th. The Agra Medical Depot, with the establish- ment, Storekeeper and all have been ordered to
proceed to Lead Quarters by dak. Heavy pick ages of Medical stores have been ging daily through Delhi, by dak, for some time pist
It is now said that the 56th Regiment will be the first Regiment to leave Agra,
A portion of the Agra Police Battalion have heen put on duty in several parts of the station formerly allotted to the line
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closure from Governin nuntiated by a full die lessly mistrust has been engendered at a critical period by present concealment. Now we are most certainly safe, Our treans of intelligence has been rendered complete, the largest Force that ever took the Field in India is now on our Frontier, Agents from our recruiting officers are negotiating
to draw off some of the hostile chiefs-and the en
The following is a correct list of the Officers of emy, alarmed at our preparation, have broken up The Gwalior Contingent, who have directed to join their new entrenchment, retired to the more im- the Army of the Sulej:-Major Graves, 16th Gire-portant posts in their own country, with no better madliers: Major Young 2d Grenadiers; Captain hope than to procrastinate their fall from Indepen- Blake, 58th N. 1; Capt. W. Erskine, 180 N. 1.dence. Our letters mention that there is no inten- Capt Macpherson, 531 N. L., Lacatenant Hook, tion of an advance for nearly a month, -nut then,
3d N. L.; Lieut. Carter, 54th N. 15 Lieutenant the consummation--Agra Ulchbar, January 17.
Cunningham, Engineers; Licut, Cureton, 38th Light Infantry; · Dra Crozier, More, Loch and
linton.
The 71st Regiment Bengal Infantry reached
Wheir destination on the 12th.
Movement of Troops.-Under our Millitary head will be seen an intimation of divers movements of
The Beli Gazette Extra, which will be found below, the mean time, we are able to publish an authonares, on the Sth, and were to start again for {troop, from which it will appear that the defective
when we received the following official document." On the 5th Inst. we published as an Extra, the Delhi Gazette Extra of the Dec. 30. Further Under the above circums- News from Camp.” tances we apprehend cur contemporary will admit that, to us at least, he has been unjust. It is per fectly true that we did not inlite a paragraph for the express purpose of mentioning that the Delhi Extra of the 28th had anticipated the Government announcement, but in acknowledging the latter re stated the fact. We do not think we have been slow in doing justice to the Delhi Gazette's exer- tions on this or former occasions, and we have sim- ply to ask that he will do us a little more justice for the future. We now subjois a goodly extract from his columns, and other departments of our paper borrow largely from his issue of the 17th Inst.
and most interesting return, by which it w seen that the loss is, as already mentioned by a former number, not tear so great as was at t represented, at least in regard to the Europ subordinato ranks. The return is a most im tant one at the present moment, and curiou many respecte, and we have to acknowledg communication with our best thanks.**
A Return of the Non-Commissioned Ofar
Rant and File, of the European Troom, who have been Killed, Wounded and will require to be sent home..
To lesast
Killed REGrest. F'tended home
103
13 Artillery. 3d Dragons
44 115 3462 103
216
116
30
221
112
183.
40
78
101
13
15
97
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"We have nothing of any very great importance 29th Fri. fo communicate to-day, from the scene of interest, 31 except a confirmation, from a very well informed 50th Face source, of what we stated in our Extra of the 18th | 522 Four bltimo, (and which was then given on such com- 50th Foot, petent authority that we had no hesitation in making In Eurgems. 151 it public,) to the effect that the annexation of the Punjab had been, even then to all appearance, fin. ally determined no. The appointments for a dia- linet Agency at Lahore are even said to be es the eve of pulkcation, but this must be a premature an. nouncement, as to time at least, de Sir Henry Har dinge would, we apprehend, not think of making such appointments public until the resu's of our operations across the Sutlej shall have plost the country actually at his disposal, fearing the subju. gation of the minor dependencies to be carried out as a consequence of the victories we may look for- ward to, under the very wals of Labore, for there
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It appears that arrangements are being made to All ep the Commm senat appointments with the Army of the Sulej, one has already loss made hour to as that of Cagain W. C. Hollings of the 45th Regiment Native Infantry, nominated to the Artillery Division.
The Lows in arowand horse appointments in 3 Dragoms has her so great that the survivom hare
and Kostrand buy very resa, sad die wunda kang pe
we appréhind the last grent struggle will be darilah 14 SEzzaw Be a 3, mind bag. This is quite
we are not misled by present appearaares, el de cocta Arch Fatur. Hures w
strength of the Bombay Army is to be supplied The 231 Regiment left. Benares, en route far from Madras; that one the regiments of the he Lucknow, on the morning of the 19th. Trey would nighted hand to the South-east moves from Bellary ost likely, be at Sukaopoor, Oudh, on the 17th to Dharwar, two from other stations groping their
18th, and at the Capital about the 30th instant,
way to Poonah. To this state of disorganization Captain Henry Hollings, 65th Native Infantry, | has the conquest of Scindo reduced us the moment
been selected to accend Captain Kaye, 2udan emergency is experienced in the north. reaadiora, permitted to join his Regiment as As our last no fewer than thres steamers have left the tant Adjutant General of the Dinapoor Division. Presidency for Seinde, with men or munitions of Colonel Graham, Principal Commissary of Ord- war, and a strong force is mustering in the north ines, is probably on his way to the Upper Proto protect the upper frontier of Young Egypt, or
cas, having been directed to quit the Metropolis th all possible despatch..
The Right Wing of Her Majesty's 80th ware embark at Kottee for Sukkur, on the morning the 8th, the left Wing to march up the left bank of the Indus frors Hydrated to Sukkur.
Her Majesty's 14th Light Dragoons expected in reach Mhow on the 21st instant.--Delki Ga- zelle, Jazz. 17.
Shall we out with it). Is that which sme not to. be heard in Asacion or bull in Cath to be da disguisedly mentioned; The eneralinens of facts to long persevered in by the wathorities in produce ing not good but esil, not intuential source of the country are busy propagating doubra of the trash of what is known. They do not, or they will cot, better and the Sikhs have been beaten, and when the notifications and orders are referred to, tscy ask in reture, whether confessedly, in relation to tallers, we have not been mystified by our Govermats ? Dus, we have; but whist not a doubt can remain in any sound or partial nint of the fage that a sietoer moes glacius un mare acing was voo at hoodie and Ferozuby, the conceal mext of any thing, fire occasion for such mesin. tarpestation that the sooner every thing is known
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be in readiness to co-operate with the Grand Army ander the Governor General so soon as in shall have pushed its way fairly into the Punjauh. We know no leader, under the circumstances, fitter to create alarm amongst his enemies than the Go- vernor of Sciøde. Sir Charles Napier is the very last man we should consult as to messures of peace oe war, or the policy to be pursued in case of an invasion; but he certainly is one of the best that could be appoint where conflict has become india. penable, and where operations were to he entered on immediately and against a terror stricken enemy we know no one we would prefer to him who has earned he himself the designation of the "brother of the evil one," frogs the marvellous disproportion betwixt the damage bo bas occasioned bis op- ponents, and the means he has employed in bring- ing it about in such a case as the present, Sir C.. Nagier with ten thousand mes at his back, in the neighborhood of the scence of his past exploits, is
worth macet officers with three times the number.- Bombay Times, Jany. 13
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