Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-09 00:00:00

A BRIELIAINT EXPLOIT.

The prestige of our arms, which bad been somewhat
damaged (reasonably or unreasonably) by the heavy
losses at Beyt, and the escape of the Wagbers from both
that place and Dwarka, has been completely restored by
a brilliaht achievement of 'Major HOriner,tke successful,
storming Of the Waghers' Fort on the 17bhpoora, re-
sulting in the thorough disorganisation of, it is to be
hoped, their main body. In a former overland sum-:,4
mary we noticed the disombarcation of the Ist Grenadier
Regiment at Porebunder, with the 11th, 14th, and 17th
Regiments Native Infantry, Major Ilonner commanding

, .
the whole force- The Waghers held' a- very strong
hill, position on the tibhpoora, and the strategic opera-
tions to dislodge and capture them were necessarily
spread over a- oircimfference of 30 miles, according
to the official despatch,- though, if the " extreme right -
and left posts were at that distance apart," the area
must have been much greater. Before'attacking, Major
:Honner wisely resolved 'to secure the passes by which
the Waghers; when_ driven from the fort, would proba-.
bly attempt to sneak off, in accordance with their usual
tactics. On the 16th ult., therefore, Captain Walker,
with 126 Grenadiers, was posted in ambush eight miles
on- the right of the hill, at the base of which Major
Homier had encamped. Lieutenant Pym, also, with
about 120 sabres, was posted at about the same dis-
•tance from the centre, -in—Captain Walker's rear.
On Sunday, the- 18th ult., Major Honner attacked
the position. At 4a, iu. the columns marched
from • their respective bivouacs, and clustered round
the .base, of the mountain. At dawn thhe guns, the
pre-coneerted signal, were fired from the fort at Moor-
poor, six miles islant, and the word was given to march.
Lieutenant,' and Adjutant Lewis gallantly led the ascent '
with 118 men. The enemy's third shot struck- him in -)
the chest. Ensign Bell was now to the front, and
'manfully struggled up the hill for an hour and a half,
when the fire from a hidden breastwork knocked over '-
twenty-two of his men—seven killed. The work Wag
subsequently, turned, and the brave little' band went .
ahead without further serictus. opposition. On the left
of this party Major Timmer himself tugged up the bill
. with: 200 Grenadiers- to take a' ruined. fort half way UP
-the mountain. The advance of this force took the opP9-
nents-of Ensign Bell and Captain Hill in the rear. Three.,r
times attacked, bat never checked, the men steadily
advanced, until, after a pull of nearly four hours, the
enemy's fort on the summit was captured (the Grenadiers
climbing in at one of the low bastions), with but two'
men wounded. Seventy men, women, and children
-were captured. Beyond the ruined fort the ascent
had been 'almost perpendicular, Major Honner
, avoiding the pathway,. and.thus saving his men. • The'f:
fort taken was the north. fort, besides which there were ~

a centre fort, containing the tanks and huts, and a south '
fort. From the latter- hundreds—of families were stream-
ing 9uti,proteeted: by a fire -of matchleamen, "who
stood quietly looking at us,.. but beyond our fire (coMA--.1
mon muskets.)" Pleasant, very. We hear that our old
friend, Ram Takeasite, •headed these men. The next
attack •CM Major Honner's left, looking at the hills
from Bhanwar, was from the other side of Moorpoor, and ',.
consisted of four mountain train guns, manned by.'
Golundauze and six or seven Grenadiers, and each
gun attended by ,100 of the 14th Native Infantry, the''
whole under Captain Hill. The ascent of ,the hal
up which these guns were _dragged was difficult even
for empty-handed men, and-the feat that was achieved
in getting them into • poSition cannot be overrated,
especially as their passage was somewhat hotly con-. ,
tested: Still further to the left were posted Lieu—
tenant Hallett with fifty Grenadiers, under Lieu-
tenant Maunsell of the 11th, with forty of - his men.
They were to assist the Joonaghnr Seebundee in -taking
the Dantal hill, twelve or fourteen miles from the
Übhpoora. The Seebundee, however, fought shy, greatly
to the disgust of their master -and his minister. In
mounting the Dantal; under fire the whole way; a match-
lock ball fired from the highest peak of the Dantal, 600
yards distance, struck and lodged in a telescope slung at
Lieutenant Hallett's back. The extreme left attack was
conducted by Captain Anderson, -with. 250- of the 11th
Native Infantry. This attack became .mixed up with
Lieutenants Hallett's and Mailmen's. The fire of the
Arabs and 'Waghers holding the Dental• being hot on-
the 11th, Major Ronne'. -despatched four guns and 100
men, under Captain Hill, to a ridge in their rear, to
draw off their fire. The Dantal was eventually taken ,
by a splendid rush, in which Captain Anderson pistolled
two of the enemy himself. He was shot through his
clothes, and lost four killed and fourteen wounded. The
endurance of the 11th was something wonderful.' They
marched- 45 miles in 31 hours, next day started again".
were under arms for 20 hours, and marched equal to 60.
miles.! By 3or 4 o'clock in the afternoon all was over
at headquarters, the enemy stealing away through the
jungle. It was now that they fell into Capt. Walker'o,
ambush, that officer grabbing nearly 500. The whole.
operations are a model for bush-fighting. Major Hon-
ner's forethought in posting Captain Walker and Lieu-,
tenant Pym ; his care not to expose his men in the
ascent 'more than was unavoidable ; the support sent
to the 11th ; and his refusal tie permit pursuit, that
would in all probability have ended disastrously, mark
the qualifications which a commander so situated should
-possess. The force engaged numbered 1,058 men, beside°
the artillery. We lost 12 killed and 44 wounded, four
of the latter having since died. No officer was killed;
The killed and wounded of the enemy may amount tO
25, the disproportion being fully accounted for by the
natural obstacles with which the force had to contend.
It would seen from Major Honner's despatch that vire
have more than-recovered our own prestige—we have
broken the neck of the Waghers. It would be ungra-
cious not to notice the very modest character of thiee
despatch, and the almost superhuman magnanimity el,
its closing sentence :—" Had I guessed that Colon
Christie would have been permitted to come, I shoe
o
have delayed my attack."—Bombay Times,

STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LIVERPOOL

• AND HAVRE.
~. ..., , Loadinz Berth, West Side Huskisson Dock.
1 tit !tit CAMBRIA Capt. M'Arthur.
4-...:,---A!!.... BALBEC Captain Little.
- -„.. ' "BRITISH QUEEN Captain Harrison.
STROMBOLI Captain Cook.

Or' -other irst-class 'steamers, are intended to sail (with or
without pilots) WEEKLY, to HAVRE, direct, as follows :
.BRITISH QUEEN...Monday...February'l3...at 2 p.m.

„Per' particulars, apply in Havre to Donald Currie, 21, Quai
u Orleans ; in Paris, to Donald Currie, 12, Place de Ia
urse ; in London, to J. B. Foord, 52, Old Broad-street ; in
fumy, to G. and J. Burns, 9, Buchanan-street ; in lianches-
'r) re) Jno. Walker, 47e, Market-street; or here, to
- BURNS and MACIITER,i, Rumford-street.
1143' Shippers are required to send a shipping note with each
cart-load of goods, and must describe on it the- contents of
1"."-' Package...

On her way-round from London.
Win load in the Prince's Dock, and have immediate despatch,
the greater portion of her cargo being engaged.
FOR SHANGHAI,
The fine fast-sailing British-built Clipper-ship
A\,.. MIRAGE,
lona ROBERTS, Commander ;
718 tons register ; A .1 for, ten years ; well known in the trade
for her rapid passages; and has just arrived from China in 99
days, beating several other celebrated clippers by several days.
For freight or passage apply to
ROBERTSON & EWING,
4fll 53, The Albany, Oldhall-street.

STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
LIVERPOOL,,AND_CANADA,

-
AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMEItICA.
Under contract with her Majesty's Provincial Government for
the conveyance of the Canadian and United States'Mails.
. 1860-WINTER ARRANGEMENTS 1860.
THE MONTREAL OCEAN
• 4igay; - STEAM-SHIP COMPANY'S
First-class powerful Screw Steamers
• Captains.
BOHEMIAN W. Grange.
NORTH 'BRITON R. Borland.
HUNGARIAN ' T. Jones.
NOVA SCOTIAN A. M'Master.
ANGLO-SAXON W. Ballantine.
NORTH AMERICAN T Aiton.
CANADIAN.fnew). .
Are intended to sail between
LIVERPOOL and PORTLAND (MAINE), U.S.,
as follows :

Callingatt Queenstown for her Majesty's Mails and Passengers.
FROM LIVERPOOL.
HUNGARIAN Wednesday, February 8.
ANGLO-SAXON Wednesday, February 15.
NOVA SCOTIAN Wednesday, February 22.
FROM PORTLAND.
`ANGLO-SAXON Saturday, January 28.
NOVA-SCOTIAN Saturday, February 4.
NORTH AMERICAN Saturday, February 11.
Rate of freight to Portlana, 605 per ton 'immurement, and 5
per cent,. primage for packages measuring 'l4 cubic feet and
up wards. Packages of less measurement will be charged El Is.
each, na.-::.ss shippea wider special agreement.. Weight sub-
ject to agreement.
Cabin Passage Money to PORTLAND, EIGHTEEN GUI-
NEAS and FIFTEEN GUINEAS, including Provisions, but not
Wines or Liquors, which can be ..btained on board.
Steel age Passage-Money to PORTLAND, EIGHT POUNDS,
including a plentiful supply of Cooked Provisions.
By arrangements made with the. Grand Trunk Railway
Company of Canada, bills of lading and passage tickets will
be granted in Liverpool for the conveyance of goods and pas-
sengers at very moderate through rates to most of the prin-
cipal towns in Canada and the United States.
Baggage taken from the Ocean Steam-skips to the railway
cars free of expense. - - - - • - - - • :
No Bill of Lading will be signed for a less amount thaw
El Is. to Portland; and Shippers will please observe that one
stamped and one plain copy of each Billpf Lading are required
for the Captain.
-All Parcels must be forwarded through .tke British and
American Express Company, 22, Water-street.
All Letters for Consignees must pass through the Post-office.
None will be received at the Office of the Agents. •
For Freight or passage apply, in Montreal, to Edmondstone,
Allan, and Co. • in Quebec, to .George Durns Symes and Co.,
in Glasgow, to James and Alexander Allan, 54, St. Enoch-
square; in London, to Messrs. Montgomerie and Greenhorn,
17, Graceehurch'-street; or to
ALLAN BROTHERS & CO. •

For steerarilagralWilliPl7 i„S'Oltlit'ficku-Wche7 IV, Water
street, Liverpool.
PARCELS for different consignees collected and made up in
single packages addressed to one party for delivery abroad,
for the purpose of evading the payment of freight, will, upon
examination by the Customs be charged with the proper
freight.

fratut

REDUCED RATES TO THE MEDITERRANEAN PORTS.

LIVERPOOL AND BORDEAUX
.LINE OF.SCRENV

STEAMERS,
In connection with the .South of France Railway and Canal
Company, from Bordeaux to Cette, &c., taking Goods for
NIZZA, MARSEILLES, LYONS, GENOA, LEGHORN,
CIVITA VECHIA, &c., &c., AT THROUGH RATES.
The powerful fast-sailing Screw-steamer
Irdb' DESPATCH,
At' an 600 Tons Burthen,
Jon): FARRELL, Commander.
Will sail from Liverpool on Friday, February taking

CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM PACKET COMPANY.

The vessels of the Company convey
Her Majesty's Mails
between Holyhead and Kingstown, twice every day. Hours
the London
0
2.
DUBLIN,pi)c.
of sailing :—From Holyhead, 1.30 a.m. and ' 5.0 a.m.
_Dublin Time, or as soon after as the Mails are on board,
b,.41/4„. The IRON DUKE, or other vessel of the
FOR KINGSTOWN,
-- Every Monday and Wednesday evening, at
Seven o'clock, and from Klxesrown.on Tuesday and Saturday
Evening, at Seven o'clock, until further notice. For particu-
lars apply at the Company's office.
They also sail their Cargo Vessels (as below) from the
Clarence Dock to Dublin Quay (with or without pilots), of
;Conif:nyli:sailsngst°FfrOwnoßm'
which shippers are desired to take notice :
- -
Thursday February 9, at 10 p.m.
Friday February 10, at 12 Noon
Saturday February 11, at 1 p.m.
Monday February 13, at 2 p.m.
Tuesday February 14, at 3 p.m.
Wednesday February 15, at 4 p.m.
FrOrn. DUBLIN for BELFAST, every Monday, returning
every Wednesday.
FOR BANGOR, BEALTMARIS, AND CARNARVON.
_ The PRINCE OF WALES is intended to leave Liverpool
during the. Winter months. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, in
the Morning; and Menai Bridge on Mondays and Fridays, at
Ten o'clock in the Morning, calling at Llandudno (weather
permitting) to land and receive passengers.
All goods for the Prince of Wales must be sent to the Clar-
ence Dock. Goods for Carnarvon may be landed at the Menai'
Bridge, and in that case forwarded by the Fairy steamer.
'For further particulars apply to Mr. Timothy, Menai Bridge ;
Charley and Macolm,.Donegal Quay, Belfast ; City of Dublin
Company's Office, 15 and 16, Eden Quay, Dublin; or to
JOHN K. ROUNTHWAITE -Agent, 20 Water-street.
::drie7r.ahoeadpan

STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
DUNDALK, NEWRY, AND LIVERPOOL

FOUR TIMES EACH WEEK.

THROUGH FARES BETWEEN ENNISKILLEN AND
LIVERPOOL.

Single. Return—H days.
Cabin and First-class Rail 20s. Od.
Cabin and Second-class Rai1...175. 6d. •27s. Od.
- These rates do notinclude conveyance of passengers or lug--
gage between the Steam Packet Quay and Railway Station at
Dundalk.
For times of sailing of steamers and starting of tcains, see
hand -bills or Guide Books.
The Dundalk. Steam-packet Company's (Limited)
New Iron Steam-ships
EARL OF ERNE JOHN WILLIAMS,
ENTERPRISE BERNARD JOHNSTON,
, PRIDE. OF ERIN HENRY BYRNE,
les
• INDEPENDENCE lourr WILLIAMS,
_ DESPATCH JOHN FARRELL,

Are intended to sail as under :
FROM LIVERPOOL TO DUNDALK.
(Sailing from Cohngwood Dock.)

Friday February 10 at 1 Afternoon.
Saturday February 11 at 12. Night.
Monday February 13....,....at 2 Afternoon:
Wednesday February 15 at 4 Afternoon.
(And extra tailings, as may be required.)

Leaving Dundalk every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and
Saturday.)
FROM LIVERPOOL TO NEWRY,
(Sailing from Collingwood Deck.)
...February 9 at 11 Night.
...February 13 at 2 Afternoon.
...February 16 at 5,1 Evening.
...February 20: ..... . .a t 9i Night.

Thursday
Monday ~
Thursday
Monday

Railings, may be required.l

Leaving Newry every and S4turdax„
Fares between Dundalk and Liverno9,l _een•"arr,_ ea.._
DoiTmatsm-I.4erluecic," ss. •
Return Cabin Tickets, available far fourteen days, but not
transferable, Iss. (including Steward's Fee).
, The Company will not be responsible for loss or damage sus-
tained by Live Stock.
Goods and Cattle to be alongside four hours before the
time of sailing...
For further particulars, apply to the Agents—Robert
M'Cracken, 27, Merchants'-quay, Newry, and Warrenpoint ;
Wm. M‘Master, Steam-packet Quay, Dundalk ..or. .
JOHN CAHILL, 10, Water-street, Liverpool.

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