The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 2, 1849.

permanent bridge of boats was next ordered tote
constructed acrom the Chenaub. On the Bth, a part
of the infantry were moved up to—the cavalry camp,
two or three miles in advance. A fine plain extended
itself in front of the nzransosition ; this was com-
manded by a large ekes to the camp, and
again by a chain of villages in the rear, with Oodby's
brigade and twenty guns in rear of the villages. On
the 10th, four li•uich howitzers and two 18. pounder
guns crossed the river in boats, and pre to towards
Thackweli's amp.
On the 18th, the Ist and 8:11 regiments of light
cavalry, accompanied by three gone of Capt. Milses
battery, left Bamnuggur, under Brig. A. Pope, C. 8..
en route for Wuzeerabad, at which place they were
encamped on the 22nd. On the morning of the 18th,
the head•qaarters camp, with H.ht.'s 29th, the 22nd,
30th, and:4sth regiments native infantry and 9th irre-
gular cavalryjrroseed the rival, the pontoon bridge ; a
number of spare ammunition u aggons, and a epee
gun, to replace that lost by Lieut.-Colonel Lane's
troop, were at the same time dragged over
by manual labour; the bridge, which is genemly
spoken of as a very wet tched affair, being unequal to
the great additional weight of horses and bullocks.
The troops and departments that remained at Rani-
bugger on the departure of hie Excellency the Com-
mander-in-Chief were six heavy guns, three of Capt.
Miles's guns, the 13th, 16th, 20th, and 69th regi-
ments of N. 1., the 12th Irregular Cavalry, the field
hospital, artillery park, and the commissariat stores.
The engineers, or at least Capt. Olusford and Lieut.
C. B. Young, were hard at work constructing a
bridge of boats across the Chenaub about a mile above
Ramnuggar. They were also throwing up. bridge-
heads (light field works) to protect the bridge and
the regiment that will be employed in locking after
the communication. In consequence of a heavy storm
that occurred early on the morning of the 19th,
the commander-in-chief wail, on the 22nd, @till en-
camped close to the right bank of the Cherb. The
heavy thunder and rain (the latter fell in such tor-
rents that umbrellas were in requisition in some of
the tents), had contributed to clear the atmosphere
and reduce the temperature. On the 20th the
troops had a superb view of the Hashmeer snowy
range. A salute of from 45 to 60 guns was fired
by the Sikhs on the night of the 19th, and was
distinctly heard in the several British camps. The
sick and wounded were in general, we are glad to learn,
doing well. Some cases of small-pox ha', however,
broken out in camp, and we regret to have to ea- I
11091)01) the death, on the 19th, of Ensign Hillier, of
the 20th Native Infantry.—From the advance camp
we learn that Major-General Thackweli's advance
cavalry would probably fall back about four miles
from its recent position.—lt appears that a move was
ordered on the 18th, for the morning of the 19. h, but
countermanded late at night. It was 'appalled to
have been intended in the direction of Ooojrat, in con-
sequence of information having been received that a
strong division of the Sikh army had marched to take
up a position at Dinghee. It seems beyond a doubt,
says the Delhi Gasette, that the policy of the Com-
mander-in-Chief is to act on the defensive until the
fall of Hocken, especially as the British force
now
holds the most fertile portion of the Jetch Doab from
Julalpoor, a little to the eastward of Goojrat on the
right, to Phalle on the left.
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