The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-02 00:00:00

THE B

WAR.

There is little news of interest from the Punjaub.
If anything, the health of the troops was mending,
except at Peshawur, where a Dr. Brown and a
number of European soldiers, had died, and nearly
• everyone was laid up sick. General Roberts had
gone out from Peshawur on a tour of inspection to
Kohat, Mitchnee, Rawul, Pindee, &c. Colonel
Mackeson, the commissioner, was still out in the
districts. At Mooltan the troops were in a deplor-
able condition from sickness, News had been re-
ceived on the frontier of Dost Mahomed having
caused a great massacre of the people of Balkh to
be made, and it was believed that the Ameer was
determined of possessing himself of Herat. A Rus-
sian is again reported to have made his appearance
in Central Asia to court an alliance with the Doo-
rannee sovereign. All this is looked' on in India as
sheer bosh. Sickness to a great extent prevails
throughout Scinde, more especially at Hydrabad
and Shikarpore. The wing of the 64th Foot sta-
tioned at the former place has been relieved by a
wing of the 83rd ; the men are said to resemble
spectres in appearance more than living beings.
The Nawaub of Bahawulpore, one of the staunch-
est of our allies, and who proved himself a true
friend during the Mooltan campaign, has just paid
the debt of nature and gone down to the tomb of
hie ancestors. He has been succeeded by his son,
who 'assumes the name and title of his late sire—
Bhawul Khan. The Meer Ali Moorad is believed
still to have hopes of regaining a portion, at least,
of the territory recently taken from him.
The ship Nizam, Captain Jadman, was totally
wrecked on the Shipgunge Sand, in the Hooghley,
on the 14th ult ; crew all saved except second mate
and one sailor. A gentleman named Mostyn, late a
lieutenant in the 18th Royal Irish, has been tried at
Calcutta for forging Dr. O'Callaghan's name to a
bill of exchange ; found guilty, and transported for
seven years. Colonel Yates, 51st Bengal Native In-
fantry, has been appointed to a divisional command
during Sir John Cheape's absence in B.armah ; and
Brigadier Sargent, Madras army, commands the
ceded districts during General Steele's employment
on service. Superintending-Surg. R. Scott, Madras
army, has applied to retire from the service. The
Governor of the Straits is in future to have a salary
of 4,200/. a year instead of 3,6001., with a govern-
ment residence, and an aide-de-camp and secretary
provided him at the expense of the state. The vo-
lunteering of the 3rel Dragoons is by this time over
—they sail down the Indus and take ship for Eng-
land about the beginning of January. The Duke
of Argyle, with troops from London, reached this
port on Oct. 18, after a fair run of under ninety
days. Ensign Wilson, 70th Foot, died at Cawn-
pre on the Bth October • Lieutenant Fraser,
h Madras Cavalry, at Laugor,l on the 28th
September ; Lieutenant E. S. Kennedy, 64th,
at Meerut, on the 15th October ; Lieutenant R.
Crosse, 73d Native Infantry, at home on the 7th
September ; Dr. A. Brown, garrison surgeon at
Attock, Peshawur, on the 4th October ; the ?toy.
Mr. Boustead, at Bareilly, on the 14th October -
Ensign J. S. Smith, Madras Native Infantry, at
sea, on the 19th June. Brigadier Brooke reached
his new command, at Umballa, on the 18th Octo-
ber. It is reported that the young Rajah of Malwa
has offered to construct a line of electric telegraph
from Indore to Bombay, entirely at his own ex-
pense. To this he has probably been incited by the
resident and the residency surgeon, two of the most
philanthropic gentlemen in India. Dr. Dodd, the
Calcutta Mint-master, has returned from the Cape,
and resumed his duties • and Dr. Shaw has re-
turned to the Madras Mint on being relieved
• by him. A severe gale occurred at Madras early
in October, in which the ship Successor, laden
with stores for Rangoon, and several native craft,
were totally wrecked. Along the coast also
several native vessels were destroyed betwixt the
Bth and 14th. A foul murder of four people
has been committed at Landour, the murderers
having been discovered to have been • the
police of the town ! The invalid establish-
ments of the three presidencies are to be abolished,
and those now belonging to them pensioned.
Lord Fitzclarence was expected to arrive by the
steamer of the 24th inst., and _Lord and Lady
Falkland leave the hills on the 16th, to come
to the presidency to meet him. His lordship's
health, about which so many stories have been set
agoing, is as good as ever it was. General Stave-
ley and the general staff of the army have arrived
at the presidency : it is not known for certain
whether the General, on delivering over command
t° Lord Fitzclarence goes home or re-assumes
charge of the Poona division—the former is thought
most likely.
thedeamer Lady Jocelyn reached Madras on
and 111-t" and sailed next day for Calcutta ;
se,„2, limelooitan, with the mail of the 24th
masq:rlr, on the 25th. A Provincial Grand
brethren •;, been created for Madras, and the
of the
ei nviiva elected Mr. R. H. Williamson,
moured that ree' to the office. It is ru-
, Attune, Ist MV(lra-,
succeeds Sir 11. PoGti. W.
Anderson; from Ceylon,
er at Madras as Governor.
Lieutenants Cor,to
s Fusiliers,
and Thompson
died on hoard the aa.alabatiras Native Infantry,
their way to the
Cape, on the 20th August
atn, don
13th September re-
spectively. Sir R. Armat
rola, w
j;
at Vellore
The artist Beechey,ata Madras before
on the 23d, and was not looked Cr
te 28th ult.
Beechley, died at Lucknow on the vursocf Sir W.
silver mine is said to have been discov`4,,tl:4?er. A
in the
Tenasserim provinces at Koedan, by Nix T'o.
and another at Henzie, by Messrs. M
Booth Zci
Mating. During the last day of the
-°-urriun Cawnpore, the Mahomedans again quarrelled „it,at
the Hindoos, and the Military were called out";
.e-eSt.i.Atevo lives were lost.
rangeto say, up to this day not a single token
c, r/cthas been paid to the memory. of the late
‘Wt:‘, Duke of Wellington in the Bombay pre-
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MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
Cas • ualtles by death in the armies. of India since the
item of the mail on the 17th October :
c TRoops.-__Ensign T. B. Watson, her Ma-
ty's 7th regiment at Cawnporc on the Bth October of
•er.

MADRAS.— Lieutenant R. 11. Davies, 48th N. 1., at
Coehin on the 6th September, Lieutenant Charles

We have received our dispatches and journals in
anticipation of the Overland Mail. The dates are :
Bombay, Nov. 2 ; Calcutta, Oct. 23. Our Bombay
correspondent's letter is as follows :
BOMBAY, Nov. 3.
The gallant old Admiral Austen, C. 8., naval
Commander-in-Chief in the Eastern seas, is dead.
He accompanied the expedition to. Prome, and had
come nearly in sight of Prome, when he was at-
tacked on the sth Oct. with cholera, and died at
four in the evening of the Bth, after the fleet had
arrived off their destination. His body was sent
back to Rangoon by the steamer Pluto, and there
put on board the steamer Rattler, by which vessel
it was conveyed to Trincomalee, there to be de-
livered over to his bereaved widow, who proceeds
home on board the Hastings, and will probably
take the remains of her husband with her. He
was in his 74th year, and was consequently too
old to bear the fatigues incident to his appointment.
The spirit was strong, while the body was weak,
and. he has been removed from the land of the
hying. He was universally beloved by those under
him. Commodore Lambert has assumed command
of the fleet as senior officer, and a more gallant and
energetic officer could not be found for the duties.
Prome has been captured, with scarcely any loss
on our side ; and it is now thought there will be
little more fighting. The city was occupied on the
9th by our forces, when General Godwin imme-
diately returned to Rangoon, which he reached
on the 15th, having Sir John Cheape in com-
mand at the advanced post, with orders not
to move till his return with the second divi-
sion. The following account of the taking of
Prome is given by a correspondent of the Ben-
gal .Hurkaru, who was present with the force :
The Burmese offered no resistance worthy of the
name—they fled like poltroons as they are, arid do
not seem to have as much courage for the fight even
as the Chinese. The troops at Prome were in good
health, not over 110 out of the entire force being
on the sick list. The city was being made defensible,
and the troops placed under shelter. The order
for annexation of all the country now in our pos-
session was believed to have reached Rangoon from
Calcutta, to be published on news reaching of the
capture of Prome. There was a considerable body
of Burmese about six miles above the city : but
they were not to be molested till General Godwin's
return to Prome. The gallant old commander is
slow but sure in his operations. A com-
pany of native artillery and the remainder of
the First European Fusiliers had reached
Rangoon ; a detachment of the latter corps
was to proceed immediately to Bassein, to
relieve the party of the 51st Light Infantry
now there ; the detail was to consist of two
captains, four subalterns, a doctor, and 103 rank
and file. The entire 51st Foot and a detail of
Sappers had received orders to be ready for ship-
ment to Promo. The steamer Sphinx was unser-
viceable, owing to her bad boilers, and was to be
placed as guard-ship at Martaban, in place of the
Zenobia, which had had her shaft renewed, and
was fit for active duty. The 10th Bengal Native
Infantry started for Rangoon, from Calcutta, on
the 21st October, and the 4th Sikh Locals and two
troops of irregular cavalry of the Ramghur bat-
talion, were to proceed as soon as possible for the
same destination. Captain Phayre is spoken of as
the commissioner for the annexed province of
Pegu. '

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