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      them from their guns , but by this time tht * nhiht had I eet in , further progress was stayed by tlte darkness , I and it was deemed advisable to withdraw our troops and retire for the night . Although thc <• nemy had been driven with great slaughter from the centre of their position , they again advanced and resumed possession of tlieir post on our troops retiring- keeping up so murderous a fire during the night from their cannons , that our men were obliged to be at them again , and in the middle of the night drove thc Sikhs a se & md time from their guns ; which had thc effect of _keeping them quiet till about daybreak , when General Gilbert led them against such portions of the inti . _nchiiieuts 'is liad not been carried the previous evening , and drove the enemy even-where befure him . In the absence of official returns it is impossible to give any correct account of the movements winch were made hv our army , and which led to our gaming * * with

      so glorious avietorv ; which , whether viewed regard to the forces engaged , or thc momentous interests at stake , may be fairly placed at the head ot all the battles which have of late years been fought bv us in India . Up to the present moment all is m the dark respecting the arrangements for thc _fignt ; and we kno . v not what was done by the right of our armv , or whether the reserve was ultimatel y brought in _-oaetion ; but enoug h has transpired to convince anv man who has any knowledge of military movement ., tbat the most egregious want of skill and m _ _naj _ - *__» t of 0 Uf limited mources . in men and gans , k : __> been evinced in the manner in which our force was _brought into action ; and there cannot be a doubt in the mind of any soldier who understands his profession that to the persevering energy of those in partial command , to the gallant example of our officers , and to the bravery of onr troops alone , are we indebted for so glorious a victory gained against such tearful odds .

      Among the killed was Dr . Hoffmeister , in medical attendance upon Prince Waldemar of Prussia , who is said to have been in the midst of the battles of the ISth , 21 st . and 22 nd . Thc Prinee will be able to tell his countrymen what gallant fellows onr native soidiers are , under thc command of European officers _, and how nobly they emulate their courage and energy . It is said the young Prince narrowly escaped being killed .

      ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS . The foliowiug is from the Delhi Gazette of December 31 : — We previously mentioned that the head-quarters camp were to reach Biiaga Poorana on the 17 th , Major Broadfoot having ridden on to examine the groaiid . This they did , and on the -Sth marched to Moodkee . twenty-two miles _fr'un Fc- _ _ epo _. e . and were quietly encamped , when about four o ' clock in the afternoon ( not on thc 19 th , ss had been previously stated on the very best authority ) an alarm was raised that the Sikhs were in full march upon the camp , sonic _. O . dUO men strong . This number _appro-iinates greatly to that given hy onr Lahore correspondent , who says that the detachment which

      marched was under the personal command of Rajah L-ill Singh , and consisted of 20 , 000 cavalry , twelve battalions of infantry ( 500 each ) , and a proportionate amount of artillery , which would give about the total mentioned in our English letters . The British troops were scarcely under arms before the Sikh guns opened npon them , but the attack was met so resofut-ly that symptoms of wavering began soon to manifest themselves . The cavalry and artillery then _ad-Tanged , closely followed by the infantry in line , and a littie after sunset the Sikhs were in full retreat , _leaving all their guns they had brought witk them in our _po-session . It was thought they would have renewed the conflict on the next morning ; but though it is evident by our Lahore letter that they meant to do

      so . at least I-. -y .-ih Lall Singh , who has shown himself a _ u _** h of great bravery , as well as of considerable talent , they contented themselves , according to that letter , witli carrying off two of their guns , thus leaving seventeen ( the number mentioned in our " Extra" ofthe 2-tlt ) in our possession , or in collecting their dead by means of small parties , who were suffered by our troops to do so . Whether the troops halted at Moodkee on the 19 th or 20 ih , wc cannot exactl y tell , but wc believe they did , and that , leaving the camp standing , they marched forward . ; on the 21 st , and were joined by Major-Gaueral Littler , with 3000 men from Ferozepore , which junction appears to have been effected south o _£ and between Sultan Khauwallah aud Ferozepore , some sixteen or

      seventeen miles from -he camp , thc troops being nearly all the time _without refreshment . When thus reinforced , the whole body formed into four divisions , th _ t on the ri ght apparently under the command of General Sir II . _Gougit , the centre commanded by - »!_ jor-General W . R . Gilbert , the left by Sir J . Littler , and the rear by Sir Harry Smith , marched to tbe attack of the entire Sikh army under the command uf Rajah Lall Singh and Sirdar Tej Singh , which had entrenched it ? elf in several strong positions in a country rendered difficult for thc march uf infantry by the large quantity of brushwood and high jungle . Tlic con > eqiieiice was , that tiie enemy ' s guns mid mo » t severely as they approached the entrenchments . That Sir J . Littler failed in his

      aii ; -i- fnmi the left there is no doubt , but how or from what cause is as yet unexplained , bu will , we trust , not _vem-iiu so long . ' 1 "he centre , under General Gilbert , was more successful , and carried some of the positions uf the- _iiitmy , but even he was obliged to desist ou account of the darkness of the night , and the _scittert-d state of our troops , many of whom were blomi up b y mines dug in the ground in front of the Sikii guns . The men had little , and some of them no food , aud were _obliged to take up their quarters on thc ban ; ground , the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief sharing in their privations . The « . _ i _ my resolute on doing all the mischief in tlieir ] Mi _ _- _ i _> , were not long in _-ndimrou _. the spot where J > ir Henry Hardinge and Sir finch _Goush had

      arranged their bivouac for thc night , and having __ r . light Mime guns t < t bear on thc same , opened a most _destructive lire , by which it is supposed the severe losscxporicnra ! amongst the membci s'ifthe _.-irmy and personal Maff of the Governor-General was caused . It having become necessary to remove thi . battery of the _« -nemy , our gallant soldiers rose from their hard bed , a _< id v _«* re , in the middle ofthe night , led to the attack , and beat thc Sikhs from their guns . After a few hours further rest , the weary men were led by General Gilbert at daybreak of the 22 : iu _, to the storming of such parts of the enemy ' - positions as _iuui not been takenj on the previous evening , and carrkd everything before them , uotv . _itlisuiidiiig the strenuous effirts which had been made by the enemy to strengthen their works during the night , and a large number of <_ uns . thirty os

      _v-iiich were ot" large size , came into their possession . "While our men were engaged in collecting their dead and wounded comrades whose number was great in { _sTOpurtui :. to the resistance made by the Sikhs , large bodies of the i _.-uter , _c-pt-ially cavalry , and camel _swivci-tin . ii , _jiourel _ o « a upon , and compelled tliem to take up their arms , and were only le _ tcn oif after a severe stra _ : __ lc , rendered much more so by thc alt--ence of artillery and cavalry , who had . tliruuxh s-iii . _ _iiiismw _. _efetatidJMj ! , retired upon Ferozepore when the brunt of the battle was over , and were not , as we Hippo-cd in our Sunday ' s " Extra , " absent _altogether , at least-such is our impression , from what ¦ vv .- nave _ i « . rd shire that "Extra" was issued . Three times did tlicy renew the battle in this manner , and time times were tbey beaten back at thc point of tiie hayohct . The whole of the _conli-t on

      the morning of the 22 ml _ai-pears to have lieen carried on bv tin . cmire division , the . left and the rear taring fa _' _tieu to co . minitiic . itc during the night , and being , we presume , without orders , sir 1 ! . _Gouph is _n-piirted to have had a narrow escape , a horse having _bi-l-n shot umicr him diiriuiL one of the _eiiuiigeiiioiiti Of the kismii the ranks wc _; m _ uoiri (!_ , but presume h must fie very great , from th . fact that her . Majesty ' s 3 r i _L-glit _Drjigooi s ar . reported to have _in-tupwards <> 1 _S'HI iiu'n in killed and wounded , other Kuropcin < : _oi 7 : 9 _> _iiff- _* ringiii proportion . Tiie number nf wounded _ _s « i ~!« - __ . European and Native , at Fero _ _--jion : . was 4 _ . iii . iat d at 2 , 0110 , and the loss in killed is said to a . tu ,-- ;«• i . __ 0 men per regiment ofthe Europeans .

      It .-. j . ; .. ar ., however , certain that , _iin-ti-ad of standing Ki v . ait tiie _result ot another action on the new ground tin : _em-my had taken up , and which had been arranged tu conic off on the 25 . li , they lied across the Sutlej , aud _iluis rid the position of Feio _ _- _-pore < if their presence , after being eight days encamped on British ground , with an _ai-my of from . 50 , 000 to 00 . 000 men , and fighting three battles witli a-pirit and determination worthy ofa better cause . Major Broadfoot fell on the evening of the 21 st . lie was last seen near the entrenched position thrown up bythe Sikhs , about seven o ' clock . He attempted to take his horse over tiie ditch ; the animal felL and three Sikhs rushed < _-u aud spear . J the gilkmt major to death , liis _l-eiii . rnis were not found till the 25 th , when they were interna at Ferozepore , followed by the Goveraor-Generai and staff . He was buried as he was found .

      THE BATTLE OF MOODKEE . We give the following extracts from tlic Commandcivin-Chief ( Sir Hugh Gough ' s ) despatch , daved "Camp . Moodkee , Dec . 19 , 1815 : "" You , sir , know , but others have to be told that thc sudden and unprovoked aggression of the Sikhs by crossing the Sutlej with the great proportion oi their army , with the avowed intention of attackin " Ferozepore in time of profound peace , rendered in ° - di- _ peu . abJe , on our side , a series of difficult combinations for the protection of our frontier station so _Diijusiifia-ly and so unexpectedly menaced . ' * * # * "The troops were in a state of great exhaustion , principally from the want of water , whicli was not procarablcon theroad , when , about 3 , p . m ., information was received that the Sikh army was advancing , and the troops had scarcely time to get under arms _, and move to their positions , when the fact was

      _ascertssintd" The country is a dead flat , covered at short intervals with a low , but , in some places , thick jhow jungle , and dotted with sand y hillocks . Thc enemy _serc-ucd tlieir infantry and artillery behind this j- » -. k \ awl sneli undulations as the ground afforded ; and , whilst oar twelve battalions fennel from echelon of brigades into line , __ _*_ ned a very severe can-

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      nonade upon our advancing troops , which was vigorously replied to by the battery , of Horse Artillery under Brigadier Brooke , whi-h ' wan soon joined bv the two light field batteries . Thc rapid and welfdirected fire of our artillery appeared soob to _paralvse that of the enemy , and . as it was necessary to complete our infantry dispositions without advancing the artillery too near the jungle , I directed the cavalry under Brigadiers While and Gough to make a fUnk movement on the enemy ' s left , with a view of threatening ' and turning tliat flank , if possible . With praiseworthy gallantry , the 3 rd Liirht Dragoons , with thc 2 nd brigade of cavalry , consisting of the Body Guard and 5 th Light Cavalry , with a portion of the 4 th Lancers , turned the left of the Sikh

      army , andsweeping along the whole rear of its infantry and guns , silenced for a time thc latter , and put their numerous cavalry to flight . Whilst this movement was taking place on the enemy ' s left , Idirectcd the remainder of the 4 th Lancers , the . tli Irregular Cavalry , under Brigadier Macticr , and a lig ht field battery , to threaten their right . This roanceuTre was also successful . Had not thc infantry and guns of the enemy been screened by the jungle , these brilliant _charges of tlie cavalry would have been productive of greater effect . When the infantry advanced tothe attack Brigadier Brooke rapidly pushed on his _lorse Artillerj close to the jungle , and the cannonade was resumed on both sides- Thc infantry , under Major-Generals Sir Harry Smith , Gilbert , and Sir John M'Caskill , attacked in echellon of lines the enemy ' s infantry , almost invisible amongst wood and the approaching darkness of night . The opposition of the enemy was

      such as might have been expected from troops who had everything at stake , and who had long vaunted of being irresistible . Their ample and extended line , from their great superiority of numbers , far outflanked ours ; but this was counteracted by the flank movements of our cavalry . The attack of the infantry now commenced , and tbe roll of fire from this powerfularmysoon convinced the Sikh army that they had met with a foe they little expected ; and their whole force was driven ' from position after position with great slaughter , and the loss of seventeen pieces of artillery / some of them of heavy calibre ; our infantry using that never-failing weapon , the bayonet , whenever the enemy stood . Night only saved them from worse disaster ; for this stout conflict was maintained during an hour and ' ahalf of dim starlight , amidst a cloud of dust from the sandy plain , which yet more obscured every object .

      I regret to say this gallant and successful attack was attended with considerable loss . Major-General Sir Robert Sale , to whom India an- England are so much indebted , had his left thigh -htvtter-d by a grape shot , and that the wound has since proved mortal . Sir Jehu M'Caskill , an old and valued officer , who has done his country much good service , rcceivd a ball through his chest , on the advance of his division , and immediately expired _.

      BATTLE OF FEROZESHAU . Extracts from the despatch of the Commander-in-Chief . Sir Hugh Gough , dated Camp , Ferozeshah , Dec . 22 , 1815 : — Alter the combat of the ISth at Moodkee , information was received thc following day that the enemy , in increased numbers , werc moving on to attack us . A line of defence was taken np in advance of our encampment , and dispositions made to repel assault , but tbe day wore away without theii * appearing , and at night wc had the satisfaction of being reiuforccd by ber Majesty ' s 29 th Foot and the East India Company s 1 st European Light Infantry , with our small division of heavy guns . * * On the morning of the 21 st the offensive was resumed ; our columns ofall arms debouched four miles on tbe road to Ferozeshah , where it was known that the enemy , posted in great force , and with a most formidable

      artillery , had remained since the action of the ISth , incessantly employed in intrenching his position . Instead of advancing to the direct attack of their formidable works , our forces manoeuvred to the right ; the 2 nd and __ th divisions of infantry in front , supported by the 1 st division and cavalry in second line , continued to defile for _.-ome time out of cannon-shot , between the Sikhs and Ferozepore . The desired effect was not long delayed , a cloud of dust was seen on our left , and , according to the instructions sent him on the preceding evening , Major-General Sir John Littler , with his division , availing himself of the offered opportunity , was discovered in full march to unite his force with mine . The junction was soon effected , and thus was accomplished one of the great objects of all our harassing marches and privations , in the relief of this division ot our army from th . blockade ofthe numerous forces by which it was surrounded .

      Dispositions were now made for a united attack on the enemy ' s intrenched camp . We found it to be a parallelogram , of about a mile m length , and half a mile in breadth , including within its area the strong village of Ferozeshah ; the shorter sides looking towards the Sudej and Moodkee , and the longer towards Ferozepore and the open country . We moved against the last-named face , the ground in front of which was , like the Sikh position in Moodkee , covered with low jungle . The divisions of Major-General Sir John Littler . Brigadier Wallace ( who had succeeded Major-General Sir John M'Caskill ) , and Major-General Gilbert , deployed into line , having in the centre our whole force of artillery , with the exception of three troops of horse artillery , one on either flank and one . in support , tobe moved as occasion required . Major-General Sir Ilarry Smith ' s division , and our small cavalry , moved in second line , having a brigade in reserve to co ver each wing .

      A very heavy cannonade was opened by the enemy , wbo had dispersed over their position upwards of 1 UII guns , more than forty of which were of battering calibre ; these kept up a heavy and well directed tire , which the practice of our far less numerous artillery , of much lighter metal , checked in some degree , but could not silence ; finally , inthe face of a storm ot shot and shell , our infantry advanced and carried these formidable intrenchments ; they threw themselves upon the guns , and with matchless gallantry wrested them from the enemy ; hut , when the batteries were partially within our grasp , our soldiery had to face such a fire of musketry from the Sikii infantry , arrayed behind their guns , that , in spite

      ofthe most heroic efforts , a portion only of the intrenchment could be carried . Night fell while thc conflict was everywhere raging . Although I now brought up Major-General Sir Harry Smith ' s division , aud he captured and long retained another point of the position , and her Majesty ' s 3 rd Light Dragoons charged and took some of the most formidable batteries , yet the enemy remained in possession of a consideraole portion of the great quadrangle , whilst our troops , intermingled with theirs , kept _possession of tho remainder , aud finally bivouacked upon it ; exhausted by their gallant efforts , greatly reduced in numbers , and suffering extremely from thirst , yet animated by an indomitable spirit . In this state of things the long night

      wore away . Near the middle of it , one of tlieir heavy guns was advanced , and played with deadly effect upon our troops . Lieutenant-General Sir I (« i . ry Hardinge immediately formed-heriMajesty ' sSOth Foot aud the 1 st European Light Infantry . They were led on by their _commanding officers , and animated in their exertions by Lieutenant-Colonel Wood ( Aide-dc-Camp to tho Lieutenant-General ) , who was wounded in the outset ; thc SOth captured the gun , _and-the enemy , dismayed by this counter-check , did not venture to press bn further . During the whole night , however ,

      they continued to harass our troops by fare of artillerv , wherever the moonlightdiscovered our position . But , with daylight of the 23 nd came retribution . Our infantry formed in line , supported ou both flanks by Horse Artillery , whilst a lire was opened trom our centre hy such of our heavy guns as remained effective , aided by a flight of rockets . A masked battery played with great effect upon this point , _dismounting our pieces , and . blowing-up our tumbrils . At this moment , Licutenuiit-Geuera ! Sir Ilenry Hardinge placed himself at the head of the left , whilst 1 rode at the head of the right wing .

      Our line advanced , and , unchecked by the enemy ' s fire , arove them rapidly out of the village of Ferozeshah , and their encampmeut ; then , changing front to its left , on the centre , our force continued to sweep the camp , beaiiug down all opposition , and dislodged the enemy from their whole position . Tlio line then halted , as if on a day of manoeuvre , receiving its two leaders as they rode aiong its front with a gratifying cheer , and displaying the captured standards of the Khalsa army . We had taken upwards of seventy-three pieces of cannon , and were masters of the whole field .

      The forceassumed a position on the ground wbich it had won , but even here its labours were not to cease . Li the course of two hours Sirdar Tej Singh , who had commanded in the great last battle , brought up from the vicinity of Ferozepore fresh battalions and a ; large field of artillery , supported by 30 , 01 ) 0 Ghorcpurras , hitherto encamped near the river . lie drove in our cavalry parties , and made strenuous efforts to regain the position at Ferozeshah . Tliis attempt was defeated ; hut its failure liad scarcely become manifest when the Sirdar renewed the contest with inure troops and a large artillery . He commenced by a _combination against our left flank ; and , when this was frustrated , made such a demonstration against the captured village , as compelled us to change our whole front to the ri ght . His guns during this _manoeuvre maintained an incessant fire , whilst our artillery ammunition being completel y expended in these protracted combats , we were unable to answer him with a single - . hot .

      I now directed our almost exhausted cavalry to _thrci'ten both flanks at once , preparing the infantry to advance in support , which apparently caused hiin suddenly to cease his fire , and to abandon the lield . For twenty-four hours not a Sikh has appeared in our front . The remains of the Khalsa army are said to be in full retreat across the Sutlcj , at Nuvguipntbur and Tilla , or marching up its left bank towards liurrcekceputluir , in the greatest confusion and dismay . Of their chiefs , Bahadur Singh is kil . _' t-d ; l . nl Sinirh said to be wouitdvd . JMchfab Sin . - .., Adjoodbia Pers nad , and Tej Shi - h , the late Governor of l ' cshawui _* , have iled witli preci pitation .

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      Their camp is the scene of the most awful carnage , and they have abandoned large stores of grain , comp equipage , and ammunition . Thus has apparently terminated this unprovoked and criminal invasion of the peaceful provinces under British protection . The loss of this army has been heavy ; how could a hope be formed that it should bc otherwise ? Within thirty hours this force stormed an intrenched camp , fought a general action , and sustained two considerable combats with the enemy . Within four davs it has dislodged from their positions , on the left bank of the Sutlej , 60 , 000 Sikh soldiers , supported by upwards of 150 pieces of cannon , IOS of which the enemy acknowledged to have lost , and ninety-one of which are in our possession .

      In addition to our losses in the battle , the captured camp was found to be everywhere protected by charged mines , by the successive springing of winch many brave officers and men havebeen destroyed . LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE OF MOODKEE , Return of killed and wounded in the army of the Sutlej , under the command of his Excellency General Sir Hugh Gough , G . G . B ., Commander-in-Chief , in the action fought at Moodkee , on the 18 th of December , 1845 . Camp , Sultan Khan Wallah , 2 Cth December , 18 * 45 . Personal Stuff— - oflieers killed ; 2 others wounded . General Staff—1 officer killed ; 1 officer WOUndtd . Artillery Diviiion—2 officers , 4 Serjeants , 13 rank and file , & syces and grasscutters , 3 sjee drivers , 45 horses , killed ; _. officers , 1 native officer , 2 serjennts , 22 syces and grasscutters , 11 lascars _, 2 syce drivers , 7 syces 25 horses wounded .

      Cavnlry Division —* 3 officers , G Serjeants or _havildars , 1 trumpeter , 11 rain , awl file , YO . horses , killed ; 9 officers , 1 native officer , 6 eerjeants or havildars , 1 trumpeter , 70 rank and file , C 3 _horsis wounded . 1 st Infantry division—4 officers , 1 native officer , __ serjeant . or havildars , 69 rank and file , killed ; 18 officers , 2 native officers , 20 Serjeants or havildars , 299 rank and file , _. horses wounded . 2 nd Infantry Division—1 native officer , 17 rank and file , I horse , killed ; 4 officers , S native officers , 10 Serjeants or havildars , 81 rank and Be , wounded . 3 rd Infantry Division—1 officer , 1 serjeant or _lia ' y _ildnr _, 6 rank und file , killed ; 1 officer , 4 Serjeants or havildars , 7 * rank and file , 1 _lascar _, wounded .

      Total—18 officers , 2 ,. native . officers , 15 serjeanti or havildars , 1 trumpeter , 170 rank and . file , 5 syces and grasscutters , 3 syce drivers , 210 horses killed ; 39 officers , 0 native officers , 42 _setjeants or havildarB , 1 trumpeter , 545 rank and file , 1- lascurs , 2 syce drivers , 7 syces , 82 horses , wounded . European officers , 18 ; native officers , 2 ; non . _commis--ioned officers , drummers , rank and file , 192 ; syces , __ c , 8 , killed . Grand total , 21 S . European officers , 39 ; native officers , 9 ; non-commissioned officers , drummers , rank and file , SSS ; syce ., < S . c , 21 , wound * -. Grand total , 657 . Grand total ot all ranks , killed aud wounded , 872 .

      iijt of Officers Killed and lPbii ) i- « t . Head Quarters'Staff—Major-General Sir 11 . H . Sale , G . C . l * ., Quartermaster-General Queen ' s troops , killed ; Major W . It . Herries , A . D . C to the Governor-Genera ) , killed ; Captain J . Munro , killed ; Major V . Grant , Deputy-Adjutant Generulof the Army _. _daniierously wounded ; Captain G . E . Hillier , A . D . C . to the Governor-General , severely wounded ; Captain II . 15 . Edwardes _, A D . C . to the Comm _ n < lc _ -. in--liief , slightly wounded . Artillery Divi _ iott '— Captain Jasper _Trower , tilled j First-Lieut . It . Pollock , killed ; Captain P . Dashivood , severely wounded , since doad * , I " rst-Lieutenant C . V . Cox , slightly wounded ; First-Lieutenant C . A . Wheelwright , wouuded ; _First-Lieutenant C . Bowie , slightly wounded . Cavalry Division Stuff—Brigadier W . Mactier _, severely ; Brevet Captain and Brigade Major T . L . Harrington , severely ; Volunteer Mr . A . Alexander , A . D . C . to Brigadier Gough , severely .

      Her Majesty ' s 3 d Light Dragoons—Brevet Captain G . Newton , killed ; Cornet E , Worlcy , killed ; Lieutenant S . Fisher , severely wounded ; Lieutenunt E . G . Swinton , severely wounded ; Lieutenant E . B . Cureton , severely wounded . Governor-General ' s Body Guard — Lieutenant W . Fisber , killed ; Brevet Captain C . D . _Dawkins , severely wounded ; Lieutenant G , It . Taylor , very severely wounded . 5 th Light Cavalry—Major Alexander , slightly ; Lieut . It . Christie , slightly . First Division of Infantry . Divisional and Brigade Statf—Captain Van _Homrigli , _< sths , i _,, Acting A . D , C „ hilled ; Brigadier S . Bolton , C . B ., dangerously wounded ; Brigadier n . M . Wheeler , C . B ., severely wounded ; Captain E . Lugard , Deputy Assistant Adjutant General , slightly wounded ; Lieutenant Nicolls _, Engineers , Acting A . D . C ,, severely wounded .

      First Brigade . Her Majesty's 31 st Foot— Lieutenant H . W . Hart _, killed ; _Lieutenant-Colonel J . Byrne , severely wounded ; Captain W . Willes , dangerously wounded ; Captain T . Bulkeley , dangerously wounded ; Captain G . 1 ) . Young , dangerously wounded ; Lieutenant J . -L . It . Pollard , lightly wounded ; Lieutenant J . Brenchley , mortallywounded , since dead ; Assistant Surgeon , 1 ( . B , Gahan , 9 th Foot , dangerously wounded . 47 th N . Infantry—1 wounded , Lieutenant J . F . Pogson _, dangerously . / Second Brigade , H . M . ' _s SOth Foot—Assistant Surgeon A , Graydon , killed . Captain II . Needham , severely wounded ; Lieutenant W . S . Carter , slightly wounded ; Lieutenant J . C Bishop , severely wounded ; Lieutenant R . E . De Montmorency , severe contusion ; Lieutenant C . E . Young , severely wounded .

      4 _* _iu < l X . Light infantry—Li . utcnnnt J . Spence , killed j Ensign E . Van II . Holt , slightly wounded .

      Second Infantry Dicisum , Divisional and- Brigade Staff—Major It . Codrington , Assistant Quartermaster General , severely wounded . Second N . Grenadiers—Captain T . W . Bolton , severely wounded ; Captain J . Gilford , severely wounded ; Ensign A . D . Warden , severe contusion . TJiird Infantry Division . Divisional and Brigade Stall—Major General Sir J . M'Caskill , K . C . B _., and K . H ., killed .

      Fifth Brigade . 11 . Al . ' s Oth Foot — _J & Hsign J . Hanhain , slightly wounded . Sixth Brigade . B .. M . ' s SOth Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel T . Bunbury , slightly wounded . P . Ghaut , Major , Deputant _Adjutant-Gencnil of the Army . U-turn of Ordnance captured from the Sikh army , at the battle of Moodkee , on the 18 th of December ,- 1845 , by thearmy of the Sutlej , under the command of his Ex . celleney Sir Hugh Gough , G . C . B ., CommaiuIer . il . > Chief . i » brass guns , 4 in . _ClSths , 12 pounders ; 1 brass howitzer , Cin . 0-lOths , _CJ pounder ; 4 brass guns , 4 in . 2-10 ths , 9 pounders ; 3 brass guns , 3 in , C-lOtlu _, 0 pounders ; 1 brass gun , 2 in . _U-lOths _, 3 pounder . Bcmarks .

      Total number of guns captured 15 . ' It was _impossible to compute the quantity of metal iu these guns , but it was evident that they were much heavier than thoso of a similar calibre in the Bengal artillery . The _carriages were all in good repair , with the exception of one or two struck by our shot . The whole vf ere destroyed , and the guns left iu the fort of Moodkee , Four more guns reported to have been dismounted by the men of the horse artillery , and left on thc field from want of means to bring them away . Geo . Brooke , Drigadur , commanding artillery , army of the Sutlej .

      LIST OF KILLED AXD WOUNDED IN TUE BATTLE OF FKItO ' _. ESJIAJr . Itttum of killed and wounded ofthe army of thc Sutlej , uuder thc command of His Excellency General Sir Hugh Gough , Hurt ., G . C . U ., Commander-in-Chief , in tbe actions fought near Ferozeshah , ou the 21 st and ' _' _. ud of December , 1815 . Camp , Sultan Khan Wallah , Dec . 27 , 1845 . Staff—I European officer killed , 3 European officers wounded . Artillery Division—2 European officers , 2 nativo officers , 1 sergeant , 2 ( 5 rank und file , 4 lascars , 4 syce drivers , 2 syce grnsseutters , 118 regimental horses , killed ; 4 European officers , 2 warrant officers , 10 Serjeants , CI rank aud file , 7 lascars , 2 syce drivers , 2 syce grasscutters , 7 . regimental horses , wounded .

      Cavalry _ 3 European officers , 2 native officers , 4 bavil . dars _, 1 trumpeter , 78 rauk and file , 9 officers' chargers , _10 _' 3 rcgmieutal horses , killed ; !) European officers , 2 native officers , 1 warrant officers U havildars , 133 rank aud file , 2 officers' chargers , 118 ' _rejjimental _Iiomos , wounded . 1 st Infantry—4 European officers , fi _Native officers , 5 _serjoants or havildars , 1 drummer , 119 rank mid file , 9 officers' chargers , killed ; 19 European officers , 21 Serjeants _orjliavildars , 8 drummer-, ' 299 rank und file , 2 officers ' chargers , ivoundcd . 2 nd Infantry—8 European officers , 3 nativo officers , C Serjeants or harildnrs , 150 rank and file , C officers ' chargers , killed ; 13 European officers , I ) native officers , ' _. G Serjeants or havildars , S druminors , 305 rauk and file , 2 officer- * chargers , wounded .

      3 rd Infantry—11 European officers , 1 mUive officer , 2 Serjeants or havildars , 2 drummers . Ill rank and file , 2 olricers ' chargers , killed ; 9 European officers , 2 native officers , 13 Serjeants or havildars , 2 drummers , , 315 rank am ! file , 1 lascar , wounded . . __ t . i Infantry—8 European officers , 3 native officers , 9 Serb-ants or havildars , 115 rank and file , 7 officers ' chargers , killed ; 21 European officers , 5 native officers , 20 . eijeants or havildars , 5 drummers , 323 rank and file , wounded . Grand Total—37 European officers , 17 nativo officers , 27 Serjeants or havildars , 4 trumpeturs or drummers , 5 _'J !) rank and file , 4 lnscars , 4 syce drivers , 2 syce grasscutters , 33 officers' _charters , 281 regimental horses , killed ; 78 European ollicci _s , 18 native officers , 3 warrant officers , 99 Serjeants or harihliirs , 2 d trumpeters or _drumnK-rs , 141 K ! rank ami file , 8 lascars , 2 syce drivers , 2 syce jirnsscutters , G ufficers' chargers , 187 regimental horses , wounded .

      . . A ' _arncs of Officers Killed and Wounded . Personal Staff— Lieutenant-Colonel H . _Jj . Wood , _Aidede-Camp to the Bight Honourable the _Governor-General ,

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      severely wounded ; Lieutenant r , p . Haines , Aide-de-Camp to his Excellency the Gommander _> in-Chiel , severely wouuded , Geueral Staff—Major A . W . Fitzroy Somerset , Military Secretary to the Bight Hon . the Govwiipr-General , mortally do ., since dead ; Brevet Captain W . Hore , _Oh-ciatmg Deputy Secretary to Government , killed . w -v Artillery Division , Divisional Staff-- » _P- « ln _^ * Warner , Commissary of Ordnance , _. lightl " wounded . _ Brigade Staff—Captain M . Mackenzie , Major of Brigade , slightly wounded . 2 ud Troop , 1 st Brigade , Horse Artillery—Captain E . D . A . Todd , killed . 1 st Troop , 3 rd Brigade , Horse ArtUlery—1 st Lieutenant R . M . Paton , slightly wounded . 3 rd Troop , 3 rd Brigade , Horse Aitillery—1 st Lieutenant P . G . Lambert , killed . ' 3 rd Company , 4 th Battalion—1 st Lieutenant E . _Atlay slightly wounded .

      Cavalry Divwkm . Divisionil Staff—Lieutennut-ColonelD . Harriott , Command » nt , slightly wounded ; Captain C . F . Havelock , H . M , 9 th Foot , D . A ., _Quarter-MiiBtcr-Geueral , w « unded . Brigade Staff—Lieutenant-Colonel M . White , C . B ., commanding 1 st Brigade , slightly wounded . H . M . 3 rd Light Dragoons—Brevet-Captain J . E . Codd _, killed ; Cornet H . EUis , do . ; Cornet G . W . K . Bruce , H . M . Mth , do . Do . —Major C . W . M . Baldcrs , slightly -wounded ; Lieutensnt H . C . Morgan , severely wounded ; Lieutun & nt J . G . A . Burton , slightly wounded ; Cornet V 7 . H . Orme , severely wounded Cornet Lieutenant J , D . White , ? lightly wounded ; Cornet J . Rathwell , do .

      lit Division of Infantry , Divisional Staff—Captain E . Lugard , D . A . A . G ., wounded ; Lieutenant A ! ' J , Galloway , D . A . Q . M _. G ., d _» . ; Lieutenant E . A . Holdich , A . D . C , do . H . M . 31 st Foot —Lieutenant J . L . A . Pollard , killed ; Lieutenant and Adjutant W . Bernard , do . . Do . — -Major G . Baldwin , severely wounded ; Lieutenant T . H . Flasket , severely wounded ; Lieutenant A . Pilkington , do . ; Ensign J . Paul , slightly wounded ; Ensign H . P . Hutton , do .

      H , M , 50 th Foot—Captain TV . _Khowles , wounded ; Lisu . tenant CA . Mount , do . ; Lieutenant E . J . Chambers , do . ; Lieutenant R . M . Barnes , do . ; Ensign A , White , do . ; Lieutenant und Adjutant E . C . Mullen , do . 24 th Regiment N . I . —Brevet Major J . Griffin , killed . Do , Ensign E . A . Grubb _, wounded . 42 nd Light Infantry—Lieutenant J . G , Wollen , killed . _Doi Lieutenant Adjudarit C ; W . Ford , wounded : Ensign J . Wardlaw , do . -8 th Regiment N . I . —Lieutenant E . W . Litchford _, _slightly wounded ; R . C . Taylor , do .

      2 nd Division of Infantry , Brigade Staff—Lieutenant-Colonel C . C . Taylor , Brigadier , wounded . , Captain J . O . Lucas , 'Major of Brigade , killed ; Captain J . H . Burnett , _lllth N . I ., do . H . M . 29 th Foot—CaptainG . llolle , killed ; Lieutenant A . A Simmons , do _. Do . Major G . Congreve , wounded ; Captain A . St . G . H . Stepney , do . 1 st Euro . Lt . Inf . —Captain T . Box , killed ; Ensign P . Moxon , do . Do . —Captain C Clark , severely wounded ; Captain B . Kendall , dangerously do . ; Lieutenant D . C . T . _BeaUon , 14 th H . I ., Officiating Interpreter , severely do . ; Lieutenant II . W . H . Fanshawe , slightly do . ; Ensign F . O . Salusbury , severely do . Elwign C . R . Wriford , slightly do . 2 dRegiinentN . L _, _Grenadiers—EnsigsG . A . Armstrong , killed . ' Ditto—Captain T . W . Bolton , severely wounded ; Ensign W . S . R . Hodson , slightly wounded .

      16 th Regiment N . I , Grenadiers—Major L _.-N , Hull , killed . Ditto—Ensign 3 , 3 , 0 'Bryen , slightly wounded . 45 th Regiment N . I . —Lieutenant C . V . HamHton , wounded . 3 d Division of Infantry , Brigade Staff—Lieutenant . Colonel N . Wallace , Brigadier , killed . . H . M . 9 th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel A . B . Taylor , killed ; Captain J . Dune , ditto ; Captain J . F . Field , ditto , Ditto—Captain A . Borton , severely wounded ; Lieutenant A . Taylor , severely wounded ; Lieutenant J . U . Vigors , slightly wounded ; Lieutenant F . Sievwright , dangerously wounded ; Lieutenant W . G . _Cassidy _. danger . _ously Wounded ; Ensign W . H . Forster , contused . II . M , 80 th Foot—Captain A . D . W . Best , killed ; Cap . tain R . Scheberras , ditto ; Lieutenant R . P . Warren , ditto ; Lieutenant G . C . G . Bythesea . ditto .

      Ditto—Major R , A . Lockhart , wounded ; Brevet Captain S . Fraser , since dead ; Lieutenant M . D . Freeman , wounded . 2 Gth Light Infantry , N . I . —Lieutenant G . A . Croly , killed * _, Lieutenant A , C . Eawell , ditto . 73 rd Regiment , N . I . —Captain It . M . Hunter , killed . 4 th Division of Infantry , Divisional Statf—Lieutenant Harvey , Aide-de-Camp , killed ; Captain J . F . Bgerton , D . A . Q . M . G ., wounded . Brigade Staff—Captain C . F . J . Burnet , Mnjor of Brigade , slightly wounded ; Lieutenant-Colonel T . Reed , slightly ditto . II . M . 02 nd Foot—Captain G . H . Clarke , killed ; Captain H . Wells , do . ; Lieutenant T . K . Scott , do . ; _Lieutenant'Mc-fair , do . ; Lieutenant R . Gubbins _, do . ; Lieutenant M . Kelly , do . ; Lieutenant and Adjutant G . Sims , do .

      Ditto—Major W . T . Shortt , slightly wounded ; Captain S . W . Graves , badly do . ; Captain C . W . Sibley , do . ; Captain D , Or . A . Darroch , slightly do . ; Lieutenant M , 3 , Gregorson , badly do . ; Lieutenant W . L . Ingall , slightly do . ; Lieutenant A . S , Craig , severely do . ; Ensign C . Robert , do . ; Ensign J . M . M . Hewett , slightly do . 12 th Regiment Native Infantry—Lieutenant Colonel L . Bruce , very severely wounded ; Captain W . B . Holmes , severely do . ; Lieutenant C . B . Tulloch , very severely do . ; Ensign J . 11 . C Ewart , slightly do . 14 th Regiment Native Infantry—Captain W . Struthers , 6 lightly wouuded ; Be Captain C . G . Walsh , do . ; Lieut , A . O . Wood , severely do . ; Lieutenant I , H , H . Lukin _, slightly do . ; En 6 ign G . Weld , severely do . P . Grant . Major Deputy Adjutant-General of the Army . Kilmd . —European officers , 37 ; native do ., 17 ; noncommissioned , drummers , rank and file , 030 ; syces , drivers , & c , 10 . Total , 694 .

      Wounded . —European officers , 78 ; nativo , do ., 18 ; mon commissioned , drummers , rank and file , 1610 ; syces , drivers , ic , 12 ; warrant officers , 3 . Total , 1721 . Grand total of all ranks , killed and wounded , 2415 . Return of Ordnaiic . « ap . « r «<{ during the Action of the 21 * 1 and 22 nd instant . Camp , Ferozeshah , 27 th Dec , 1845 . One 9-pounder gun ; one 42-do ., howitzer ; one 18-do ., gun ; one 18-do ., do . ; one 18 . do ., do . ; one 9-do ., do . ; one 9-do ., do . ; one 9-do ., do . ; one 8-do ., do . ; oue 9-do „ do ; one 9-do ,, do , ; one 9-do ., do , ; one 18-do ,, do , ; oue _o do ., do . ; one 9-do ,, do . ; one 18-do ., do , _; onc 8 _> do ., do . ; one 8-do ,, do . ; oue 8-do ., do . ; one G-do ., do . ; one 9-do .,

      do , ; one 12-do ., do . ; one 7-do _., do . ; one " -do ., brass do . ; oue 8-do ., brass do . * , one 18-do ., bvass do . ; on . 15-do _., brass do , ; one 11-do ., brass do . ; one 24 _> do „ brass howitzer ; one 3-do ., gun , brass ; one Iron o-do . ; one G-do . ; oue brass 2 t-do . ; one 6-do . ( do . ; one G-do ., do . ; one 9-do . ; ono 3-do . ; one 8-do . ; one G-do . ; one 9-do . ; one 9-do . ; one 9-do . ; one _*| 12-do . ; one 10-do . ; one _6-do . ; oue 8-do . ; one 12-do . ; oue 10-do . ; one 10-do . ; one 12-do , ; one 8-do . ; one 3-do . ; one 10-do . ; one 9-do . ; one 8-do . ; ono 8-do . ; one 9-do . ; oue 3-do . ; one ten-inch shell mortar ; oue 3 _,-pouiidcr gun ; one G-do . ; ' one 8-do . ; one 7-do . ; one 3-do . ; one 8-do . ; one 8-do . ; one 32-do . ; one 9-do . * , one 24-pouwdev mortar ; one 9-pounder gun ; one 9-pounder howitzer ; one _18-pounder gun ; one do .

      Many of these guns have long Persian inscriptions on them , and very old dates ; some are highly ornamented , carriages in good repair , aud closely assimilating to those iu use with the Bengal Artillery , the whole well fitted for post guns ; the metal in these guns is much heavier than those of a similar ealibva in use witb the Bengal Artillurv .

      SUFFERINGS OF THE _BEIT 1 SH TROOPS . Ex . _iuc . fuom a LEtTBit . — " The privations endured by all from the time we left Ferozepore were excessive , the cry for water _universal , and when we found a well on the 22 nd in trout ot the village , the water was putrid , it having been destroyed by the Sikhs , aud partially filled with their dead ; it was then eagerly drunk by all grades . " " The havoc said to have bcondone amongst the artillery , and its haniet'S , and the number of the horses killed , is described as beyond conception ; and the most urgent indents have been sent down thu country for material . of all kinds , to replace the damage ; the officers oh the spot doing iu the meantime all in tlieir power to render their troops efficient , and some of them had succeeded so far as to p lace tlieir batteries in at least very re . peetab ] e order . The sufferings of tlie wounded on the field of battle during the night of the 21 st must have been beyond conception frightful , "

      ISx-iuci fuom Sir 11 . Gouou ' s Despatch . — " Most harassing have been the marches of the troops in completing this concentration . When their march liad been farther prolonged to this place , they had moved over a distance of upwards of 150 miles in six days , along roadsof heavy sand , their perpetual labour allowing them scarcely time to cook - their food , even when they received it , and hardly an hour tor repose , belore they wero called upon for renewed exertions . " See also tlie following : —

      L _SfffK . l _^ r _! , ERS 0 NS ENGAGED IN Zl-SilAU . Tlie following letter we extract from the Delhi Gazette ; — » Thank God , I am safe and well . Wo liad dreadlid marches ot thirty-odd miles a day , and after on . of such , the enemy came down to oiler battle on the 18 th , about three p . m ., just as we readied our ground , lhe troops of all anus turned out as fresh

      as it they hud been in their liuca for a month . We marched out a couple of miles , met 20 , 000 'of infaintiy _, 12 , 000 cavalry , m \ _&& hma jutillery . lhe horse artillery and cavalry set to work , and the infantry came up iu echellon and set at them . The hrc was just as hot as man could wish , and the 10 th among otners came on part of the enemy ' s guns with the bayonet , and did the needful in good style . The only fault found was that the meu wero too fresh , and could not be kept from running at the enemy . Wc took seventeen beautiful «„ U 8 ami thousands of the

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      enemy were slain . The _cavalry got in amongst them , and carried destruction till night put an end to . it . We got , back to camp at _. _half-past one next morning . We h lted on the 19 th and 20 th , and the 1 st Europeans and 29 th Foot having joined , we moved on the 21 st , and came near the enemy ' s fortified position at two p . m . We opened our artillery ; but with light guns little was or could ' bid done against their heavy ones . The infantry were formed in brigades and advanced in line from the right by regiments 80 paces distance ; when our artillery ceased 'firing , the infantry went at the fortified positions , found the enemy posted at them , went at them with the bayonet , every gun of theirs turning down half a dozen of our ranks every time they fired . We carried , we overcame all , '¦ but

      mines were then led off and disabled guns , and hundreds of our fine fellows were blown up . Nightcame on , and we were obli ged to withdraw the troops outside the fortified position , and draw them clear of it . The noble 3 rd Dragoons went en , but came on another position with guns , and the infantry suffered dreadfully and retired . Theenemy occupied the position again , and began hammering away withall their heavy guns at 9 o clock p . m .. They got so bold that we were obliged to _detach a brigade or two , and cleared their position , but not without heavy loss . They kept up a heavy fire on us all night . Wc were without water or covering , and tired enough on the morning of the 22 nd . The enemy assembled every man and gun they had , and _brought their cavalry to threaten an attack . We formed again in echellon of bri gadesand advanced from the rig ht'by echellon of regiments , attacked and carried everything before us in two of

      _thepositioha , and thought all was ours and over ; but in an hour another alarm was sounded , that 40 , 000 cavalry with infantry , and a heavy battery of artillery , were at hand . Our cavalry and horse artillery were in advance , and forced to retire . The infantry threw themselves into squares of regiments , and bore the most dreadful fire of round and grape _j _* ou can imagine . Part bf the infantry in an hour or two were ordered to take possession of a strong village ; the rest ready to advance . The cavalry were formed on both flanks , and ordered to advance . Such cheering as took place , each corps and regiment cheering each other , . and on all went ; but the Sikhs , horse , infantry , and all , took to their heels , leaving there 101 as fine guns as any in eur army , the whole of their magazines , tents , cattle , baggage , and everything , and were off across the Sutlej . We have loBt many very dear _friendsl "

      . Extract of a letter from an officer with the Ferozepore force , dated Dec . 2 ., 1845 .: —• "Mydear , We have had a most severe and t . rribl . fight , eucb as'Jndla , never saw ; before . We have gained a victory , it is true , but at what a cost ! There arc , I am sure , at least 2 , 000 killed and wounded ; amongst the former , Generals Sale and M'Caskill , Major Broadfoot , Captain Nicolson , Captain Egerton , and . a host of others . The Europeans have suffered dreadfully ; onlyabout 200 ofthe 3 rd Dragoons can now be brought into the field . The Sikhs , after threatening to attack us ibr many days , moved off to meet the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief—that is , a portion of them , the main body being ata village about eight miles distant from

      this ; they were defeated with great loss , aHd seventeen guns taken . We suffered terribly . On the morning of the 21 st ( Sunday ) we , for the fourth time , turned out ahout 7 a . m ., and , after marching about ten miles , fell in with the other force under the _Governor-Gencral and Commander-in-Chief . At 3 p . m . we came up to the Sikh camp , and the action commenced . Sueh a terrible one it was ! it raged fiercely till night fall , I may say till 9 p . m ., and the cannonade lasted all night . The troops bivouacked , and , oh 1 what a night it was ; dying and dead all around us ; balls whistling around us in every direction ; no food ,

      and above all , no water : and the cold intense . May I never spend such a night again . At four the next morning the action commenced again , and vaged with great fury till seven , and from that time to ten o ' clock with redoubled fury . At one o ' clock their camp was taken by storm , and the fighting thus ceased , and the Sikhs retreated , * we took their whole camp , and 106 guns . The field is literally covered with dead , ahd horses and camels out of number , ammunition , and baggage , guns , ic , blown up . The whole of the Sikh camp ground was mined , and they are even now going off every hour . The 62 nd barracks are full of wounded , so is the magazine . "

      Extract of a letter from a Surgeon in the Army : — Ferozepore , Dec . 28 , 1 S 15 . My dear , The nature of the Indian news , which will I dare say reach you before this letter , will make you anxious to hear from me . For the last month a brush with the Sikhs has been talked of , but I for one did not anticipate anything of the kind , and I think I said so in my last , letter . However , after several notes of preparation , the order came to Kupowlie , or the evening ofthe 10 th , for our regiment to march on active service the next morning at seven o clock . The marches on the route sent us were very long , from fifteen to twenty miles , and in a direction towards this place . We were to overtake and join the Commander-in-Chief ' s army , then

      hastening to the frontier , which the enemy had already crossed . Though we subsequently marched from twenty-five to thirty miles a day , we did not effect this junction till the 19 th , at Moodkee . An action had been fought the day before ; in which , though our troops were victorious , they were very severely handled , and were obliged to acknowledge the enemy a more formidable one than had been anticipated . Each party , on the morning of the 18 th , retired to their respective camps . On the 20 th the army halted at Moodkee , and the next morning at 3 a . m . started on the road towards Ferozepore , to meet the division under General Littler . from that station ; these two portions of the army met about mid-day , and it was determined then to lose no time in

      attacking the Sikhs in their entrencheA camp . The _cavaVry of the enemy were already annoying us , but the action seriously commenced at two p . m ., and , expecting for about an hour or so after miduight , did not cease till four p . m . the next day . Our troops had driven thc Sikhs from their position on the evening of the 21 st ; but , from some cause or other , wc did not hold our ground , but retired , and the enemy , returning in the course of the night to their entrenchment and guns , left us the same work to be done over again the next day . Our - regiment was engaged in the thickest of the fight , both days , and distinguished itself as it did in the Peninsula . Nothing could bc more admirable , iu the way of daring and discipline , than the advance of the regiment upon the murderous entrenchments of the enemy , both on the 21 st and 22 hd . The havoc inthe chnrxemade on the 21 st was

      frightful ; three of my brother officers , with forty men killed , and about 120 wounded , and in the most horrible manner , by cannon and grape shot . On the second day the slaughter was less , but still numbers of poor fellows fell . On the 23 « _i , we halted on the field the remainder of the evening , retiring to the Sutlej during the night . The army marched on the 21 th , in the direction tho enemy had retired , and halted at Saltan Khanwhallah , about seven miles from Ferozepore , where I came with all the wounded of the regiment I could collect , numbering , on the evening ofthe 21 th , no fewer than 173 , and _T have received many since . With my small hospital equipment , I advanced into the lielil with my regiment , iind when tho wounded began to drop behind fast , I j

      opened hospital . We had nothing to protect us but the cover of one stunted tree , the ground here being for an endlessdistanceonesandy plain as flat as a pancake . I assure you whilst I was operating , and 1 did many amputations on the field , the cannon shot were playing about us much too near , and now and then a shell would make thc whole party of us bob our heads . Knowing there would be no water for us on the road or on the field , I had taken the precaution to load several vessels and leather bags with it , and carried thom in the doolecs or portable beds for the sick and wounded . I had also about two and a half dozen brandy , without which two articles . 1 sec nothing is to be done in the campaigning line . My surgical operations continued incessant till dark , and would

      have continued through the night , fori I had candles with me , but I had no sooner lighted them than orders came to put thom out at once , and keep all dark . Shortly after , I was ordered to remove my wounded and join my regiment— -very easily said , but not to be done . I had no carriage-, and 1 had a crowd of wounded from all regiments ; however , as they said the Sikhs would be down upon us , those who could get away were anxious for a start , and it was at last determined to remove as many as we could , and proceed in search of the regiment . Unfortunately in endeavouring to find the regiment in the direction pointed out , we strayed a little to the left and came upon the Sikh camp , fancying it the position of our troops . The enemy soon undeceived us by commencing to fire upon us , and it became necessary to retreat rapidly ; and here my hospital establishment , that is .

      the native part of it , in the hurry to get away , threw down their loads , and I lost the whole of my instnimentsaml stores . In retiring from the Sikh camp we were challenged by an officer , and upon advancing lie proved to be an aide-de-camp with Sir Henry Hardinge . Tho Governor-General asked mea great many questions , and whilst the conversation was going on an officer of my own regimentcame up , and 1 found that the regiment was close by , lying silent , under arms , within gun-shot of the enemy ' s camp . Tho army havo marched to-day to a point ofthe river about twenty miles from this , whore there is an island to wliich the Sikhs have retreated , anil which they are fortifying . Our artillurv is to bombard them ou this side , and Gholab Sing is to have at them from the other side , for you must know thc Sidars , or chief men ot the Sikhs , have not joined in this invasion of our territory .

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      CONSPIRACY AT DINAPORE . Ihe lollqivmg is an extract of a letter Irom the above station giving details of a murderous _conspiracy against the Europeans , wliich had just been frustrated : — _' We have all had a most wonderful and miraculous escape here , for there has been n plot against Diuanore ana every European , all of whom were to have been murdered the town humt , » mi the _bamtck- taken possession of by the Hqnulcu . 1 will relate to jou the story as I have heard it , and yon may rel y on the truth and accura _. v of it . _YVlulsc the row was going ou iu the Puujab , aud

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      almoit all the troops were there , it was proposed to th « _Kiug of Nepaulto murder all the inhabitants at thig itation and take _poisewipn of thei plac _* ' . The man who made the proposition was the _Mbbniheeofthe UtRegi . meHt , who was to be made the . King ' s Vizier . He wag to bribe the whole of tho Mussulman Sepoys and to raise men in the King ' s _serrice , take the barracks , and murder all the European soldiers and inhabitants . Per l . u par . pose he _reeeived , they say , three lacs of rupeei , _and thou _, sands of rupeei have , I believe , been found in his house done up into small parcels . He bribed several of th e Mussulman Sepoy * of tbe lit Regiment , * nd offered a large bribe to two of the head of the Jemadars and Subadars ; th 6 y accepted the bribe , and signed the reccipt for it before four witnesses , and the Moonshee

      revealed to them the whole plan , to which they readily assented . After he had settled everything with tliem , and had taken his departure , the Jemadars and Subadu-g went slick to Major Rowcroft , _commaniiirig tbe 1 st Regi . ment , who wai just going out in bis buggy , and told him that they wanted to speak to him . He said they must come at another time , as he wa 6 in a hurry , but the rneQ told hira it was sometbiug very particular and important , and they then related to him the whole plot . He told them te go to the _ _. _oonihee _. house that evening under pretence of asking him some questions ; and he went himself . _\ believe , with a guard , surrounded tbe house , and , of course , nabbed the Moonshie , who was clapped into the main guard cells , " with two luropean gentries wilh muBkets before the doors , with orders to shoot hirn if he tried to escape . He was sent to Patna for trial the other day , and must feei in rather an awkward pre . dieament , as letters have . been found upon hira which , they say , prove the whole affair , and some say that he

      will be hanged , others that ho will be tied to a cannon « n __ blown to pieces . Tbe massacre was to have taken plaee last Sunday during church time , when the rascals were to have gone to the barracks , taken possession of the arms and ammunition , and have rushed into church and murdered all - the European soldiers , and also all the officers ; some were to have gone to the bungalows of the different people and sacked them , aad the ** a regiment was to have been sent over by the King of Nep-ul ; in fact , there wa g to have been a regular mutiny among the Jacks , It is rather amusing , isn't it , when you come to think that you have escaped being murdered in cold blood , Next mail I shall be a blew tell you more about it . Ther » has been a robbery committed at Patna , at the house of a very rieh _Zemindar . The Dacoits tried to steal all th * rupees which he bad in his house , but four of them were killed , and they turn out to be Kepaulese _, which looks very suspicious . The Grenadiers and Ligbt Infantry of the G 6 th have been ssnt , with three officers , to Patna _» o

      guard the Treasury ; which , they say , is to be attacked tomorrow by all the rabble . Should they try it , they « _iji find rather a warmer reception than they bargained for , Dinapore , Dec . . 1 , 1815 .

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      Dublin, Feb. 22.—Conflict Between The Po...

      Dublin , Feb . 22 . —Conflict between the Police and the _Rockites . — 'f he following appears in the Limerick Chronicle received this morning : ¦— " About eleren o clock on Tuesday nig : _ t , a police patrol from Kilfinnan station , consisting of constable O'Brien , sub-constableB Roohan , Kenna , Kearney , Donoghue _, and Ireton , fell in with an armed party of men , with their . faces blackened , from twelve to fourteen in number , near Cush , at the foot of the mountain . Before the police closed on the gang ia conflict , several shots were fired at them , which were promptly returned . Thc Rockites , disregarding the summons to stand or surrender , again fired at the police , but fortunately without fatal aim , a ball having cut the forehead of sub-constable Kearney ,

      raising the skin on the left temple , and a second perforated the waistcoat of constable Ireton . Both parties now came to a personal encounter , and a desperate conflict ensued , hand to hand , in which the police behaved gallantly against double their number , displaying courage , resolution , and confidence in one another . Not having space or time to reload , they fought with the bayonet and carabine , as if with sticks , and wrestled one to two with their assailants during the collision . Eventuall y thc lawless band , yielding to superior skill and discipline , fled , and were pursued by the police , who succeeded in apprehending three of the actual party , one of whom , Patrick Dwyer , was dangerously

      wounded , a ball having passed through his body , which entered at the breast and came out at the back . This man alBO received a severe bayonet wound in the conflict . Patrick Cosheen , and James Sheehaii , his comrades , were besmeared witb blood , from the violent nature of the contest , but did . not suffer any fatal injury . It is rumoured that others of the marauders were wounded by the police , but they have not yet been discovered . After arresting the prisoners , the small police force conceived it imprudent at that hour to march them to the station , and accordingly kept them in safe custody in a cabin on the road side , until morning , when a reinforce _, ment arrived , and they were conveyed into Kilfinnan , from whence Cosheen and Sheehan werc transmitted

      to the county gaol , on Thursday , but Dwyer is under medical treatment in Kilfinnan bridewell with only slight hopes of recovery . Near the spot where the engagement took place , a large rifle percussion-lock gun was found , also a pistol , and the barrel of a gun , which , it is supposed , exploded during tbe attack . Fifty bullets , a quantity of powder , wi some percussion caps were also found on the scene oi action .

      Suppression Of An Ancient Custom In Derb...

      SUPPRESSION OF AN ANCIENT CUSTOM IN DERBY . THB RIOT ACT READ , AND THE MILITARY CALLED OUT . The authorities of Derby announced last week their determination not to permit the game of foot-ball to be _ag & ui played iu _Dttby , according to an old custom , on Shrove Tuesday . The announcement was placarded very freely , and every possible publicity was given to the notice . In order , however , to seeure the town against disturbance , and to effectually put down the pla _)* , itwas deemed necessary that the civil power should , in case of need , have the assistance of tbe military , and for thiB purpose two troops of the oth Dragoon Guards , under the command of Lieutenant ' Colonel Scarlett , from Nottingham , were located here . Several hundreds of special constables were also sworn in , and ordered to be on duty in various parts of the town .

      Matters , however , appeared to take so favourable a turn that it was hoped , and indeed many persons felt assured , no breach of the peace would be attempted ; and this belief was most materially strengthened from tiie circumstance that a body ot the ordinary promoters , orpiayers , visited the To _* ffn _« hall on Monday evening last , wfien they delivered up a ball , declaring their intention to obey the wishes ot the mayor and magistrates strictly and cheerfully , and , not only to abstain from playing at foot-bail themselves , but to use their endeavours to induce and prevent _. otherB from violating the law iu this

      respect . The morning of Tuesday betrayed considerable symptoms that there still lingered a strong disposition on the part of many individuals to set the law at defiance ; and this feeling increased as the hour at wliich the game is usuall y played drew near . Large numbers of lads and young men thronged the streets , but not to an extent sufficiently to demand thc interference of the constables . The special constables were on duty , and blocked up the different entrances to the market-place , where the ball has always been thrown up , in order to prevent any body ofmen congregating there .

      Two o clock in the day is the hour at which thc play has always commenced , and at this time , witli the exception that a groat number of lads were ill the streets rather noisy , nnd giving various indications ofa desire to see the game played , no material act oi insubordination took place . A ball , indeed , was brought from the opening leading front Eaglestreet towards the Pig-market , and was in the water instivnter . A general huzza was set up , hundreds rushed to the spot ; but the ball was secured hy the police , and aut in pieces . Things went on for about an hour , when the special constables on duty in the Morled ge were insulted and at tacked , and were obliged to exert themselves to put down the attempt to break tha law . A good deal of contusion ensued , during which a ball was thrown out of f t public-housa | ia the Morled ge , and immediatel y a number ot persons commenced the _olav . The Mayor

      OV . h . MouseJy , Esq . ) , Dr . Baker , and the restot the magistrates who had been in attendance duritiL ' the whole day , were on tho spot immediately , liis worship was struck on _theshoufder b y a brick-bat hur ed , and severely bruised . This , and other proofs otthe temper of the mob were too unequivocal to bo mistaken , and it became instantly necessary to have the Riot Act read ilus was done , and the aid of the military was called m ; the playen . having , meanwhile , got the ball in the water , and were _proceeding to the Holmes . About fifty of tho dra » oons accompanied the mayor and Dr . Baker , but the playci _. weresoon out ot the limits of the borough , ami , ia lact , at the time tho military arrived many of them , « well as spectators , fled into the town again . The dragoons and magistrates then returned , and up to ibe time ot our _goiug to press with our lint edition , no other outrageot : the . public peace had ocoun _. d . - Derb y Mercury of Wednesday .

      Imwatombo Jew.-Oneof Tho Exhibitions At ...

      _ImWatombo JEw .-Oneof tho exhibitions at the suit of the _Brnf Gras , on Sunday last , at Paris , which excited the most attention , was a procession on horseback , composed of the principal characters ot Le Juit Errant" of M . Eugene Sue . The costumes were admirable . Dagobert was attended bv a great concourse ot people . Strike Among the Enoixhkrs . _Millwricuts , axd _bMiThs , —During the last few davs the whole of tlio London mechanics , connected with the various extensive engineering establishments , have bceu in a state ef great commotion , inconsequence ofthe whole body of the trade having struck work , for the purpose of getting the masters to sign an agreement tt > alhvw them to leave oil * at four o clock on Saturdays , and to be paid their full time . Sir John Keitua _* . Messrs . Maudeslay and Field , _Penn , of Greenwich , Simpson aud Co ., of _I'imlico , and otlier large manufactories , have acceeded to the wish ol ' the men .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 28, 1846, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_28021846/page/6/