The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-01 00:00:00

MEMOIR OF MAJOR RDWARDEB.

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voysie) he willed a weekly ship newspaper galled the
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was imetly altiewaell WNW to the Ist Ben's! European
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Our yoang biro Sew lap* to study the native La-
rMSud Anita-India' history ; and soon ate:sated Reda
emiss of monthly letters oa 'skint/ la the
Gamete, to widish he affixed the signatare of Breit-
mina, Balk Them were variously attributed to several
old civilians la the Bengal presidency ; but** real author
(after preserving his incognito for two years) was rt length
discovered ; and in November, 1845, ha was selected by Sir
Hugh (now Lord) Gough to be an Bide-doicansp on his per• staff. In the mast month he passed an interpreter's
emastinatima ia three native languages.
At this them, the first Sikh war broke out, and Lieutenant
Edwardesenetained a seven wound in the thigh at the battle
of Moodkoe, while carrying Sir Hugh Gough's orders.
Dating the second battle (Fercashuhr) he was lying with
tits wounded is Moodkm tort ; but he was sufficiently reco-
vered to take part is this battle of Sjbraon, which closed the
campaign.
He now accompanied Sir Hugh Gough to Llhore, and in
March, ISIS, was recommended by the gallant veteran to the
notice of Sir Henry Harding', no then governor general,
who placed him on the new political staff formed at Lskore,
maim Sir Henry Lawrence, whom private secretary be be-
came remaining with him until 1848, when the declining
health of that distinguished diplomatist compelled him to
ratans home. _

Shortly aster Lieutenant Bdwardes received his new op
pointenent, he received a wound in the head while assisting
Si: Henry Lawrence to put down a religious tumult in the
city of Lahore. • month afterwards he assisted at the siege
of Kate Hasps (the Rajke Kate of Lawrence's Adventurer
in the Punjab). In September, 1848, be was selected to re-
lieve Major Macgregor, C 8., in the important charge of
the city of Lahore ;In, he had scarcely reached that capital
when (the revolt of Sheikh Emansoulen breaking out in
Cashmere) he was, ordered to proceed to Jar moo, and rouse
Maharajah Golab Singh, to the aseertino of the rights which
had been ceded to Ma by the British government.
To effect this, Lieutenant Edward.' opened negotia-
tions with the Solekh bitamil, when be induced to deliver
up the secret orders to rebel which he had received from
Rilsh Lai Singh, the paramour of the Ranee. Oa this, the
Shaikh was permitted by Sir Henry Lawrence to surrender,
and giving himself up to Lienteaant Edward's at the toot
of the Cashmere bills, he was by that officer conducted to
Lahore. On the evidence of the papers thus obtained, the
Rajah Lal Singh was brought to trial under the walk of
Lahore, was deposed item the Ministry, aLd banished to
Waviest's.

While the new treaty of Lahore, of December, 1846, was
being retake! at Birowii, Lieut. Edward*, was left in the
sole political charge of Labors ; and for his s xertions in ap•
pealing a second religio..e tumult at the festival of Mohur.
rum, he received the thenks of the Court of Directors of the
Met India Company.
In February, 1847. he war deputed, in commend of a Sikh
army to mak* an amicahle flutes! uttlement of Bunnoo,
an Affgban valley, west of the Indus Failieg in this—as
Runjeet Singh had failed for a quarter of a century—be pro-
jectel and proposed to the rmiusut at Lahore the plan of •
regular military reduction and occupation of the valley,
offering to coadact the espediton. This plan, recommended
by the taident and approved by Sir Beaty Harding', war at
once earned out. Lieut. Ildwardes, in Demeter, 1847, woe
despatched with five thousand men and two troops of bone
anillery ; end in the brief space of two mcatts, he levelled
the wails of four hundred fortified vinare, built a strong
tonnes in their stead and tan a military road through null
bean of the valley, the,, means entirely subjugating
it. While effecting hie life was twits, attempted by cey. I
tail patriots of Buenos., who Knight Is assass.nate Lim i.t
his tent. Oa the Kenai occasion he only escaped by'
shooting the assasein with hi. own hand. The redoes:on at
Btu.u.a, %al barely aceomplisied, when the Moolten rebel.
lion broke out.

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We have Ts corded several important services which Lieut.
Edwards. was enabled to render to his country while yet a
very yang man ; we have now to tell of those transactions
upon which his fame for the present rata.
lu March, 1847, a treaty had been concluded, by meuvi
of which the geurreesgeneral (Lord liar :Slue) had under.
taken that the Punjab should be managed during the mine-
ri.y of Mnbarajah Duleep Singh. He engaged to control
the civil internal administration of the csuntry, and to
maintain the tranquillity within, as well u to provide for i's
ex.arnal security ! and this be enraged to do at the especial
Instance of the Sikh Surdas,. The cons. quenco of this aet
rangenunt was, that a peace ensued in the Punjab 'o which
it had long been a stranger. But in April. 1848, occurred
the treacherous murder at Mooltan of Mr. Vans Agnes and
Lkut. Anderson, young men of great promise, and who had
already distinguished themselves. Thu event gave rise to
e namotions in Mooltan, which speedily spread into other pro-
vinces, and resulted in a general insurrection of the Punjab.
When the govern-if-general, the Earl of Dalhousie, be-
sun. convinced that it was hopeless to ezioct that the c
motion at Mooltan would die away, by the subusivion of
the Doran Mollraj, the chieftain commanding at Meoltan,
or Chit it could he extinguish!! by the force appled to put
down the rebellion, he pr pa rtM to enter into a vigorous
wet.

At this time, Lieut. Edward. it, recently appointed assis-
tant in the management of the coning iu the et ighbourhood
of Mooltan, and having at his d6posata single native regi-
ment oily, conceived the stolen of driving the rebel Mos:rej
into his fortress, and rescuing the whets of the country round
Meehan from his grasp. lie effected this, and he achieved
it without the assistance of a single European soldier.
‘.*iieh was his character, such the esnfidenco he had inepirei
ainangst the natives, such the means that he used, aril
the revenue he raised at the moment, in the very estintry he
MU rescuing from the treacherous Monlra that he was
enabled to raise all the mountain tribes, to discipline them
raw levies, and to drive back that chieftain into the Tory
walls of the fortress from whose citadel he oppressed the
surrounding country. It was on the 18th of June, 1848,
that he gained his first victory, end took eight oat of ten
guns which the rebate brought into the field ; and on the
ltt of July, haring been joined by the troops of the N e wants
of Bhawalpore under Lieut. Lake, he fought a second
battle, and again completely routed the army of htoolrej,
ceptunng two more guns. It was daring these operations
thst he lost the use of his right hand by the explosion of a
pistol in his belt while arming for a fight. In these battles
Lieut. Edwardse inspired confidence among the troop,
by his exertions, and by his uniform ability commanded the
'actions and the newt of the natives who ful'owed in his
arm,.

Although, in the fiat instance, the GovernorAgsnersl of
India and the Commander-in-Chief considered that the
season would not admit of the march of Nuropean troops,
l.et in consequence of the great efforts that had been made
Lieut. Edwardes and Lieut. Lake, it was thought 'dole.
a le by Sir F Carole, the resident at Lahore, to despatch a
force amounting to about 7,000 men of ell arms, under
Major G I Whish, from Lehoro to Moolean. We have
all read of Whish's attack ion and capture of Mooltan,
which formed so bright a page in the subjugation of the
Punjab.
No sooner were these brilliant operations of Lieut. Ed
wai.'el known in this country, than the government recom-
mended him to her Majesty as an officer well worthy of im-
mediate distinction; rewards of whatever nature not being
nasally bestowed until the termination of a war. The Queen
at onto conferred apes the young hero the local rank of
seine, and made him a Companion of the Bath. The Court
of Proprietors, following the illustrious eumpla, voted him
a gold medal, the execution of which war entrusted to Mr.
Wyon, and which will soon be overly for presentation.
On the vete of thanks in the House of Lords to the Berl
of Dalhousie, the Governor 0 e 1; to Lord Gough, the
Commanderin•Chief ; and to other distinguished officers,
the Marquis of Lansdowne specially referred to Major
Bdwardes, and gave a glowing description of his exploits.
Viscount Harding, "'greed in what had been said by the
noble marquis with rigard to Major Edwardee. He had
bun in communication with him while in India, and had
found him to be a mat sensible, intelligent, ad clever
yang man. In a letter which he bed received from him,
he stated that he was most anxious that the comrades who
participated with him in his services should also be eases-
dated with him in his praise, particularly Lieut. Lake and
Lieut. Pollard, late a student in the Kong's College, and
Lieut. Nicholson, and other officers who had cistinguisbed
themselves."

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And the Dubs of Wellington said, " I entirely concur is
the approbation which the noble marquis has expressed of
the conduct of Major Ildsardes and other °Eon in the
course of these actions. They have immortslited themselves
by their conduct. It is impouible to speak too highly of
Ma* Edward's and the other gettlemsn who have been
tamed in these invitee."
Alter such praise as this, what more is to be said ? Major
Edwards. reached England with his old commander, Lord
Gough, a few weeks since, and is now residing in his native
county to mesh his health and strength, after a nine yean'
service in India, narked by the perfinmanee of deeds which
it has Liles to the lot of very few at such as age to achieve.

Lou OF GOODS AT Saa.—The ship Charlotte, ar-
rived from Calcutta, reports officially that the following large
proportion of bar cargo bad to be thrown overboard at ma:—
via 38 chests of lac dye, cite slab of tic, 30 bags and 369
secets of singer, one hale of silk, 173 bass of turmeric, one
of sugar, 39 boxes of shellac, 148 bales of safflower, one
of bides, Wee chests of indigo, 10 boxes of cunt Arabic,
16 Is.les of MUDS, 101 casts of castor oil, 3 packs; eof rice,
614 bags of rape end, two boxes of silk piece goods, and 4110
box of !ortoieeslisil

TON CONVICT &trams E.—The point reserved on
the trial of Rename, at Nottingham, and in consideration of
which theyrieoner was respited by Lord Canaphtll, will be
argued before the Court of Appeal in Criminal Cams, until
the decision of which the opinion of the Secretary of State
on the case will be atcriaattly stispcodsd.