The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-05 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE.

Oa Saturday night a Gazette extraordinary was
published containing the official despatches relative to
the operations of the armies in ladle.
INDIA BOARD, MARCH 3.—Despatches, Iron which the fel-
lowiair are attests, have been this day received at the East
India House:
FROM TILL 00YRRNOR-ORIIZRAL OPINDIA TO TRU BICRET

COUNITTI6I OF TH3 EAST IHInA COMPANY,
Dated Camp Mukkoo, Jan. 22, 1819. (liztnet.)
" The Commander-la-Chief Wag iniormed oa the 10th
instant of the fall of Attack, and the advance of &velar
Chuttur Singh to join the main body of the enemy under
Shore Sinl, determined to attack the latter, and accordingly
moved wit the British army from Loch Tibbab, at daylight
of the 1 ,to Dingee, • datums of about 12 stiles ; from
Magee, he advanced, on the =Dieing of the 13th, towards
Chillisawallah. Ile approached this plain about noon,
havinge driven back the eaessys picreat, which was
p as a mound, and took op a position is rear of the
village
; the enemy horn opened a fire from some ho artillery
on the skirmishers in front of the villa and a general ac-
tioe ensued which Jested till after Vail, terminating in
the defeat of Shore Singh's force and capture of 12 of his
. For particulars of the action and of the lose sustained
gems
the British troops, which I deeply regret I. my has been
very great, I refer yen to the despatch of his Excellency the
Commandor-in-Chief, dated the 18th instant, and to its in-
closed list. On intelligence of skis victory remain, me, I
ordered • relate of 21 guns to be tired at all the datums of
the army."
Notirteartors:-.lrCianipeDurkayanar.

Camp, Mnkkoo, the 17th et January, 1849.
I. The Governor-General has much satisfaction in inti-
mating to the President in Council, and notifying for public
information, that he has this day received a demi.official
letter from his Excellency the Commander-io-Chief, in
which hie Excellency aanwases• to the Governor-General
that on the afternoon of the 13th instant the troops under
his command attacked and entirely defeated the Sikh army
ander Rajah Share Singh, is its position near the River
Jhelum. . _ _

2. The action was obstinately and severely contested. The
enemy was in great force, and occupied very strong positions.
They were driven beck at every point with the km of many
of their guns, and had by the latest intelligence relinquished
all the positions in which they had been entrenched.
3. The detain of these operations have not yet reached the
Governor aeneral ; as soon as they are received they will be
published for general information.
4. The Governer-General directs that a salute of 21 guns
be fired at every principal station of the army as seen as
this notification shall be received. f
By ceder of the right honourable the Governor-General
of India. (Signed) 11. 2d. Eittor,l Secretary to the Go-
Tennant of India, with the Governor-General.
" EXCELLENCY TIE COMItABDEB-IN•CRIET TO THE

GOVEILNOI-011NZILLL Or INDIA.

Camp Chillianwallah, Jan. 16, 184.9.
My Lord—Major Matheson, your lordship's political
agent with my camp, officially communicated to me on the
10th instant the 411 of Attack, and the advance of Birder
Chun'? Singh, in order to concentrate his force with the army
tamy hoot under Sheri Singh, already amounting to from
30,000 to 40,000 men, with six two teas, concluding his
letter the.,—" I would urge, in the event of your lordship's
finding yourself strong enough, with the army under your
eceemand, to strike an effectual blow at the enemy in our
front, that the blow should be struck with the least possible
delay."
Concurring entirely with or Mackeson, and feeling
that I was perfeetlyconipetent ually to overthrow Sherri
Singh's army, I moved from Leah Tibbah at daylight on the
12th to Dings*, about twelve miles. Having learnt from my
spies, and from other Bonnier)! informatioe, that Shore Singh
still held with his right the villages of Lukhneswalla and
Panel, Shah-Ks-Chuck, having the great body of his fore*
at the village of Lollianwalla, with his left at Ramo' on the
Jhelum, strongly occupying the southern extremity of a low
range of difficult hills, intersected by ravines, which extend
nearly to that village, I made my arrangements accordingly
that evening, and communicated them to the commanders of
the several divisions ; but, to ensure correct information es to
the nature of the country which I believed to be excessively
difficult, and illadapted to the advance of a regular army,
I determined upon moving on this village with a view to
reconnoitre.
Oa the morning of the 13th the force advanced. I made
a considerable detour to my right, partly in order to distract
the enemy's attention, but principally to get as clear as I
amid of the jiimee on which it would appear that the enemy
metal relied. We approached this village about twelve
o'clock, and I band on a mound claw to it a strong picquet
of the enemy's cavalry and infantry, which we at once dis-
persed, obtaining from the mound a very extended view of
the country before us, and the enemy drawn out in battle
arrkY, he having either during the night or that morning
moved mit of his several podtions, and occupied the ground
in our front, which though not a dense, was still a difficult
apple, his right in advance of Futteh Shah•Ke-Chuck, and
his left en the farrowed hills before described.
The day befog so far advanced, I decided upon taking up
a potties in rear of the village, in order to reconnoitre my
that I could not turn the enemy's flanks,
will upon a dense jangle extending nearly to
Hall, which I had previously occupied for some time,
and the neighbourhood of which I knew and upon the
reviney hills near Ramo', without detaching a force to a
distance ; this I considered both inexpedient and dangerous.
The engineer department had been adored to examine
the emastry before us, and the quarter-master general was
is the net of taking up ground for the eneatiment, when the
meet, advanced some horse artillery, and opened a fire on
the ddradAers in float of the village. I immediately
ordered them to be Waked by a few rounds from our
heavy puke, which advanced to an open spans in front of the
village. Their are was Instantly nggened by that of nearly
the whole of the emeray's field artillery, thus exposing the
politics of his guns, which the Angle hod hito eon-
eluded. It was now evident that the enemy Intended to
fight, and would probably &drone, his guns eir as to reach
the encampment during the nEtrv. I therefore drew up in
order of battle; Sir Walter s division on the right,
flanked by Brigadier Pope's brigade of cavalry, whit* I
strengthened by the 14th Light Dragoons, well &weir that
the essesy woe wrong in cavalry upon his left. To this
were ateeahed three troop of Horse Artillery, under Lieu-
tenant-Colossi Grant. The heavy gong were in the centre.
=Ndr-fisseral Campbell's division formed the left,
hyßeigadier White's brigade of Cavalry, and three
troop of Rem Mabry, under Lientenant•Colonel Bring,
The Geld lateielee were with the infantry divisions. Thus
firmed, the Irene were ordered to lie down, wiht the heavy
yen =An Noger Hereford, ably sissorided by Brevet-1
and air 8.. Ilhalurpeer *posed a wall-
&reeled wed peweriel ike the away% mere, where
hie gene emend petsetpauy to be *eel; end this tire
was ably pegiseresi en the flanks by the field batteries of the
infantry &Alma. Altar about an beer's fire, that of the
Iwwwl be be, Nod nibweek eiMebady disabled to
an advisee yea bb polies awl gem.
I ordered say lab idles M adienee, which had to
NM over a poster. NOM el rousio Old is front of which

the enemy seemed not to have many guns. 83011 after, I
directed Sir Walter Gilbert to advance, and sent orders to
Brig.& r Pme to neuter" the flank and support the move
men:. Brigadier Penny's brigade woo held in referee,
while the Irregular Cavalry, under Brigadier Heaney, with
the 20th Native Infantry, was ordered to protect the enor-
mous amrunt of provision and baggaAe that so hampers the
movement of ea Indian army.
Some time after the advance, I found that Brigadier
Pesnyenick's brigade bad failed in maintalniug the position
it hart carried, and immediately ordered Brigadier Penny's
reserve to its support; but Brigadier-Genersl Campbell,
with that steady coolness and military decision for which he
is so remarkable, having pushed on his left brigade and
formed line to his right, carried every thing before him, and
soon overthrew that portion of the enemy which had obtained
temporary advantage over his right brigade.
This last brigade. I am informed mistook for the 'Mall to
move in double time, the action of their brave leaders, Brigs-
diet Pennycnick and Lieut.-Colonel Brookes ftwo officers
net surpassed for sound judgment and military daring in this
or any ca!: ••—•1 who waved th-''
heads as they 7h—etr7id on their gallant comrade" This Un-
happy mistake led to the Europeans outstripping the native
corps, which could not keep pace, and arriving completely
blown at a belt of thicker jungle, when they got into some
eorifuelon. and Lieut. Colonel Brookes, leading the 24th, was
killed between the enemy's guns. At this momenta large
body of infantry which supported their game, opened upon
them so destructive a fire that the brigade was forced to re-
tire, having lost their gallant and lamented leader, Brigadier
Pennycnick, and the three other field °Sem of the 24th, and
nearly half the regiment before it gave way; the native regi-
ment, when it came up, also suffering severely. In justice to
this brigade, I must be allowed to state that they b :hayed
heroically, and but fur their too hasty, and consequently die-
order4 advance, would have emulated the conduct of their
left brigade, which, lest unnipported fir a time, had to
charge to their front and right wherever an enemy *p-
p, ared. The brigade of Home Artillery on their left, under
Lieutenant-Colmel Brind, judieiou.ly and ga lantly aiding,
maintained an effective fire. _

Majnr•Gcneral Sir J. Thachwell, on the extreme left and
rear, rimed the enemy's cavalry wherever they showed
themselves. _ _ _

TTle7;i;iit attack of infantry, under that able officer,
Maior-General Sir Walter Gilbert, was met praiesworthy
and successful. The left brigade, under Brigadier Moun-
tain, advanced under a heavy fire upon the enemy's guns, in
a, manner that did credit to the brigadier and his gallant
brigade, which eame tint into action and suffered severely.
Tree right brigade, under Brigadier Godby, ably supported
the advance. Thui ttivision nobly maintained the character
of the Indian army, taking and spiking the whole of the
enemy's guns in their front, and dispersing the SikEs wher-
ever they were seen. The major-general reports most fa-
vourably of the firs of his field-battery.
The right brigade of cavalry, under Brigadier Pope, wu
not, I regret to say, so successful. Either by some order,
or misapprehension of an order, they got into much eon-
fueiou, hampered the fine brigade of Horse Artillery, which,
while getting into action against a body of the enemy's
cavalry that was coming down upon them, had their horses
separated from their guns by the false movemenn of our
cavalry, and, notwithstanding the heroic conduct of the
gunners, four of those guns were disabled to an extent which
rendered their withdrawal at the moment impossible. The
moment the artillery was extricated, and the cavalry re-
formed, a few rounds put to flight the enemy that had
cautioned this confusion.

With this exception, the conduct of the troops genenilly
was meet exemplary. Some corps, both European and
native, acted under moot trying circumstances (from the
temporary failure in our left centre and right, and the cover
which tho jungle afforded to the enemy's movement.) and
with a gallantry worthy of the highest admiration.
Although the enemy, who defended not only his gnus but
his position with desperation, was driven in much confusion,
and with heavy loss, from every part of it, end the greater
part of his field artillery was actually captured, the march
of brigades to their fi inks to repel parties that had rallied,
and the want of numbers and consequent support to our
right (link, aided by the cover of the jungle and the close
of the day, enabled him, upon our further advance in pur-
suit, to return and carry off, tint Layered, the greater portion
of the guns we had thus gallantly carried at the point of the
bayonet.
I remained with Brigadier-General Campbell's division,
which bad been reinforced by Brigadier Mountain's brigade,
until near eight o'clock, in order to effect the bringing in of
the captured ordnance, and of the wounded, and I hoped to
i bring in the rest of the guns next morning. But I did not
feel justified in remaining longer out. The night was very
dark. I knew not how far I bad advanced. There were no
wells than the line of this village. The troops had
been arduously employed all day, and there was every ap-
pearance of a wet night ; rain did fall before morning.
I should have kit great satisfaction if I were enabled to
state that my expectations in regard to the guns had been
realised ; bat although a brigade of cavalry under Brigadier
Whit*, with a troop of Horse Artillery, were on the ground
soon after daylight, we found that the enemy. assisted by
the neighbouring villagers, had carried off their guns, ex-
cepting twelve which we had brought in the night Were.
Host of the captured waggons i had caused to be blown up
before leaving the ground. The victory wee complete as to
the total overthrow of the enemy; and his sense of utter
discomfiture end defeat will, I trust, soon be made apparent,
unless, indeed, the rumours prevalent this day of his having
been joined by Chuttur Sing prove correct.
1 am informed that the loss of the Sikhs has been very
great, and chiefly amongst their old and tried soldiers. In
no action do I remember seeing so many of an enemy's slain
upon the same space : Sobraoo perhaps only excepted.
I have now, my lord, stated the general movements of this
army, previous to and during the action of Chillianwallah ;
and as that action was characterised by peculiar festureo,
which rendered it impossible for the commandevin-chief to
witness all the operations of the force, I shall beg leave to
bring prominently to your lordship's notice the names of the
several officers end corps particularly mentioned by the
divi-
sional commanders. _ -

I have already stated the obligations I am under to Major-
General Sir Joseph Thcckwell, and Sir Walter Gilbert, and
to Brigadier General Campbell for their most valuable ser-
vices. I warmly county with them in the thanks whieb
they have expressed to the several brigadier., and dicers
commanding soups, and to the hoops generally. Sir Joseph
Thackwell names, with much satisfaction, Brigadier Wtite's
conduct of his brigade, Maj. Yerbury commanding 3rd Light
Dragoons, the gallant charge of Capt. Unett, in command of
a squadron of that corps, Major Mackenzie, commanding the
Bth, and Captain Wheatley commanding the 6th Light Ca-
valry, and the conduct of Captain Moore of the Bth, with a
equadron detached in support of the artillery. lie further
notices the assistance he derived from the zeal and activity of
Captain Pratt, Assistant Adjutant General, and
Tucker, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General of his divi-
sion ; of Captain Cautley, Major of Brigade; of his
Aide-de-Camp, Lieutenant Thackwell ; end of Lieu-
tenant Simpicsa, Sub-Assistant Commissary General.
Brigadier-General Campbell speaks in terms of admiration
of the 6th brigade, led on by that distinguished officer,
Brigadier Pennycuick, and particularly of the pliant exer-
tions of her Majesty's 24th Foo', under the command of
Lieut -Col. Brookes, and the good and steady advance of the
25th and 4.5 th Native Infantry under the command of
Lieut.-Col. Corbett and Major Williams. He particularises
the undaunted example set to his brigade by Brigadier
ll
gin, the continued steadiness and gallantry of her
Majesty's 61st Regiment, commanded by Lieut.-Col.
, under the most trying circumstances the distin-
/ ;sashed conduct of Major Flemyng and the officers of the
36:b Native Infantry and of the 46th Native Infantry,
under Major Tudor, as also the able and zealous exertions of
the Brigade Major, Capt. Realer. The Brigadier General
also brings to notice his obligations to Major Tucker, Assis-
tant Adjutant General of the army, and to Capt. Goldie and
Lieut. Irwin of the engineer', who were sent to hie assis-
tance, and the cordial and able support which he received
from Major Ponsonby, his Assistant Adjutant General; and
he particularly mentioned the conduct of Ensign Garden, his
Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General, and of Capt. Hay-
thorn*, his aide-de-camp, further naming Lieut. Grant, of
her Majesty's 24th Regiment, Lieut. Powys, of her Majesty's
61st, who attended him as orderly officers, and of Lieut. and
Adjutant Shadwell, of her Majesty's 98th, who was with
him as a volunteer.
Sir Walter Gilbert speaks warmly of the charge led by
Brigadier Mountain against a large battery of the enemy,
and followed up on his right by Brigadier Godby, and of the
subsequent conduct of these officers ; as also of the conduct '
of Major Chester, Assistant Adjutant-General, and Lieut.
Galloway, deputy assistant Quartermaster-general of the
division; of Lieut. Colt, his aide-de-camp; of Capt. fiber-
' will and Lieut. litacdonitell, Taejon of brigade ; and of Capt. ,
Glesfind and Lieut. W. E. Morton, of the Engineers.
The majorgeneral farther mentions the undaunted
bravery on this occasion of her Majesty's 28th Regiment,
under Lind -Col. Congrave ; the distinguished conduct of
the 2nd European Regiment ander Major Steel; and the '
=new in which ;Majors Smith and Way of the WA, mid
Major Talbot of the tad Baropeans seconded their able
commanders. He also expresses his thanks to Linit.-Colonel
Jack, commanding the 30th Native Infantry, Major Bans-
field, commanding the 56th Native Infantry, who was mor-
tally wounded; Major Corield, commanding the 31st Na-
tive Infantry, and Major MCausland, commanding the
70th Native Infantry, for the manner in which they led
their regiments into action, naming likewise Captain
Nembbard of the 56th, who succeeded to the command of
that corps • Captain Dawes, commanding thie field-battery
of the divikon, and Captain Robins of the loth, who acted
as his aide-de-camp.
The reserve, consisti-g of the 15th Native Infantry and
eight companies of the 691 h Native Infantry, was ably
handled by Brigadier Penny, well seconded by Lieut.-
Colonels Sibbald and Mercer, commanding the corps. The
brigadier particularly mentions the steady conduct of the
rifle company of the 69th. under Capt. Sizemore, and sh-
knowledges the services of Capt. Macpherson, his major of
brigade and Brevet-Captain Morris, of the 20th Native
rafeatri, who attended him as orderly officer.
Brigadier General Tennant, eommanding the artillery
division, rendered me every aid, and presided over the
noble arm of which he is the head mmt creditably to him-
self, and most beaeflclelly to the service. Ike Brigadier-
' General particularly mentions Brigadier 0. Brooke, who
commanded the whole of the hone artillery ; Brigadier
Huthwaite, commanding the foot artillery ; Lieut.-Cola
C. Grant and P. Brind, Major R. Honford, and Major
Mowatt--all of whom were in important commands.
further brings to notice Capt. J. Abercrombie, Deputy
Assistant Adjutant-General,. Lieut. Tom% Deputy
Amle-
taut Quartermaster:General, his aiderimeneep ; Lieut. 01-
pnerts ; Capt. Hogg*, Coonsimary of Gramme • and Lient.
De Teissier, who attended him es erdfea7 Am:
I have in the beginning of this d sodas& the ser-
vices of Brevet Major Sir Richmond and Bre-
vet Major Ludlow, in command of the heavy es, nosier
the general superintendence of Major Horsford ; and it only
remains for me to add, that the conduct of Major Fordyce,
Captains Warner and pluton, Lieutenants Robinson and

Walker, commanding troops and field batteries, as well as
the allays and men of the artillery. generally, have been
named in terms or praise by the dimatenal commander.
Lieutenants C. V. Cox and E. Kaye, brigade-majors of this
arm, have bean also named by their r. vertive brigadier,.
From the engineer department under Major Tremenheere,
I received active assistance, ably died by Capt. Durand,
Lieutenants R. Baird, Smith, and Goolwyn..
To the general staff lam greatly indebted. Lieut.-Col.
Gough, C.B. quartermaster-general, and idnior Loped,
acting adjutant-general, and Capt. C. Otter, acting assistant
adjutant general of her Majesty's forms; Lieut-Col. P.
Grant, C.B. adutant-general of the army; Major C. Ekins
(killed),• valued and must'-regretted officer, Deputy Adju-
tant-General, and Major Tucker, assistant adjutant-general
of the army; Lieut.-Col. W. (laden, C.B. quartermaster-
general of the army ; Lieut. W.F. Tytler, assistant quarter-
master-general ; and Lieut. Paton, deputy assistant quarter-
master-gf nail of the army; Lieut.-Col. Buch,judge advocate
general, and Lieutenant 61. B. Johnson, deputy judge ache-
cola General, 11.skr G. Thomson, assistant commissary gene-
e. • •
rlnt, •. v. n, vuatts, asitstant commis-
sary general, Captain C. Campbell, paymaster to the army.
Captain J. Lang, postmaster, and H. Franklin, Esq., in-
spector general of her Majesty's hospitals.
To my personal staff I am also much indebted. Captain
F. P. Haines, military secretary ; Major 11. Bates, aide de-
amp; Lieutenant A. Bigot, aide-de-camp; Lieutenant S.
J. Hire, aide de-camp ; Captain Gabbett, aide-de-camp ;
Lieut. G. N. Hardinge, aide-de-camp ; and Lieut. W. 0.
Prendergast, Persian interpreter.
The unwearied exertions of Dr. Benny, superintending
surgeon, and of Dr. Mac Rae, the field surgeon, in the care
of the wounded, have' ten beyond: all praise.
L,rd Gifford kindly accompanied me throughout the
operations, and was most useful in conveying my orders'
to the several divisions and brigades. I had also the advan-
tage through the day of the active services of Lieutenant-
Colonel Sir H. M. Lawrence, Major Macke n, Mr. , Ceti's,
C.SCaptain Nicholson, and Lieutenant Rlbineon, as well
as of Diaper Anstruther of the Madras Artillery, end Lieute-
nant H. G. Mayne, of the 6th Madras Light Cavalry.
' Captain Ramsay, joint deputy oommtmary-general, with
the several officers of that department, has been most icdo-
fatigable and, has hitherto kept the army well supplied.—
I have, sic. Got on, General, Commander-in-Chief.

List of ordnance and ordnance storm captured from the
enemy is the action of 13th January.
Camp, Cnillianwallab, Jan. 15, 1849.

Abbrr.

Nature.

Biz of these nuns have carriages and lim-
bers; and ail are without limbers; ad of
the pattern nearly in ass with our field
pima.

pt.
61 pr.
6 pr.

Two ammunition awriages (one partly destroyed by explo-
Cen), 1 platform cart, 144 cartridges liners flied to shot. 16
cartridges unfixed, and 18 purl fires have also been brJught
into Dark. J. TENNANT,
Brigadicr•General commanding Artillery
J. ABERCROSIBIE,
Captain, Deputy A,siatant Adjutant-General, Ar-
tillery, army of the Punjaab.