The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-31 00:00:00

6VEitiAAND MAIL

INDIA.
India
enlilave received from Marseilles papers from
'
anticipation of the Overland Mail, which left
India on the 23d ult. Toe following is the letter of
a fiernbay correspondent of that date :
„ Considerable excitement km heen occasioned in
the military circles of the North-West by Sir Colin
inupbell's resignation of the Peshawur command, an
"vent attributed to that General's impatience of the
tAtainitieirferryence of the Board of Administration in the
affairs of the frontier. It is generally th thought at there are faults on both sides—at Sir Colin has
atilii?" hat
temper in throwing up his command at
ls
abl Particular juncture, and that, though unquestion-
edsh experienced end most gallant officer, recent
y rants have proved that mountain warfare and bush
4hting are not his forte, and that he is unduly shy
tesPonsibilite.
The military journals of the North-West, though
constantly rot t• ains the inrference of
Psliticala • P ag
the in military affairs t,
ave all a telong taken
ti "toe g
title
eneral view as the Board of Adminisira-
% in this particular case ; they have all strongly
cleated the necessity of reading the border tribes
;▪ Ilsvere lesson, and maintained that Sir Colin's force
1114 more than sufficient for the purpose. It was rei
I,llted that General Pollock had advanced on Cast,u
ga fctly
iiiidanizcd Equipped, and orce less numerous and not nearly so perfectly
too with the territory
sad P"wernel army ot a very doubtful ally in the rear,
scith°llt any certain line of communication or
cilltte
ether base of operations; that Sir Colin, on the
the ph and, and, had Pe-deawur and the British army ofa
aajaub close behind him, and that Lallpoora and
and were places much less important than . Cebu l,
4tmftteh nearer to Peshawur. The following ex-
lec iiro°_nt a communication to_
_the Delhi Gazette
defe,44ever, show that Sir Colin is not without
Atli r
Campbell goes to Murrie on the Ist, and
egiottut return to Peshawur. He cannot agree with
Ilesaolotelie::aalleylscson, and he will not be insulted by the
teett-' The above is the news from Peshawur, and it
pal
cause your readers to ask how is it that
CMaekeson and the Board disagree with Sir C.
itiert; ',I1? Prom the time when, at St. Sebastian,
and littitatit Campla 11 three times ascended the breach
tlthee -e,e times was thrown hack wounded,' to the day
I'ol4 Ohillianw-dish the 2d Infantry Division, by
villioag ul) the enemy's line, saved Gilbert's di-
aiata- 'r°cu the fary ot the Seikhs, Sir Cohn has
doeY distinguiehed himself. What has he now
t• Ze lath•t annoys these Heaven-born politicals ?
'es i'niehini affair last
to holde,th Octber, Sir Cohn wa p
s ro-
halt `eat out 1, e district while a fort
kt,,btalt at .bah ,and when one of the B gird talked of
advanceu anw
Lallpoora, Sir Colin wrote to the
Viyte-tGeneralon"lheroad to Lallpoora is by the
th Ipan-tp',4ls• does your Lordship wish me to go to
ey '`
Oh: not no Khyber Pass—what would
the ~saY at home?' was. the reply. Then the attack on
Sitl,id?' camp occurred. Sir Colin and Eeaminundas
":"„Owed in an able paper the folly of marching
s."ltio4„:"Y containing 150 inhabitants. Still an expe-
fllalEtily.;" rated: It marched to Rannezye, and frame-
," th etarned with ten or twelve creatures as hostages
he SPll,,,,)nient of 5,000 r. The hostages were bullied..
11',1aesr,,",r• was not paid. Then the Shubkudder affair.
alte tlielrtyk,!son a•as crtain the Momunds would not
a'cld 'tns. Sir Colin thought differently, and the
:entleinan rode out some twenty miles, returned
with evening, and the following morning took some
via tar' few irregular cavalry to the spot. How he,
om guns and 300 men, beat back 10,000 fanatic
tlhitirteitr is known. 'f hen the gallant Shahkote
ts'atd'a- Sir Colin himself led the attacking column
"tseea",Yet the Chronicle says Sir Colin should march
,olsat and make a severe example. Why not
Gotta be "11l at once? An expedition into Swat mast
°,l„_ the 11‘ncitrtaken hastily. Read what history says
"%try., f:lareat Mogul's' doing in that part of the
'lke
daer Sir Calin's opinions regarding the in-
lb). fer• tie3' of the force at his disposal and the neces-
he e-eallituleriting it was right or wrong, it is much
I erred
41. -gretted that his views on the subject were not
by the Board; as, with the exception of
'Vs' -Rade at Moultan, the whole of our regular
e. to- alailsetdhe Punjaub (some 50,000 or 60,000 etrong)
I_ll' Cor,„ r,4long the Lahore and Peshawur road, and
teN clele,alupbell's field force might therefore have
Zhat as'lluted without occasioning any inconvenience.t
2hce, a-11,8 to be done would then have been donea
Lthre-dtk: at Much less cost than has been actually
1.7,41....ettz,.0,,e,:::aekpi.inng in the field a force of about 4,000
Sir Colin's opinion. to act aggres-
n'tbi •Y'' certainly most unnecessarily strong for.
sh
Ptateci • tart of aggression. Much difficulty
t: 1.• In
finding successor to General Campbell.
ites Po4-I,Pii!ted thata General_Ro_be.rts will be put in
a% is e Y as a locum tenens for Brigadier Markham,
k_mt 6A'l,Pected shortly from England. It is stated
„li'tisa;",xeneral Somerset arrived at Bombay his ex-
`ce lo h e • would have rendered him
tte,t s aguting
ethate officer in India for the command of the
aacl ur brig
tide—already a brigade of the first class,
" prelY to be considerably augmented.
I,lthe 1111„.the following extract from the Mofussilite
hs-"ita n-bu, just received, it appears that the autho-
-404d4i,* Propose to give up the territory the Mo-
t'usa.' lit-ealfe been solonifighting for, on condition of
41111,11“--...141g Us a nominal annual tribute on its ac-
kaolintlesiLsll,.ethße°lsie_tittons are ndowgoing forward with the Mo-
oa Ragnnezey people, which when
th'uoed ttces an
two north ,It is rumoured insure us a peaceful border
ito, thre„ and north-etisti:ofn Peshawur for the next
paiS to Ba° Years. The I‘.l h ie lands are to be given
le on condition of their
lidut Khan's peop
O "Niel tribute of 600 r.
of Jar latestnews from Rangoon extend to. the 22d
44
dal! "1 . AccOUnta extending a fortnight later
'h- aulhourly
iitta'he h troops in Burmah continues
health of expected.
our
?et (et. The rains at Rangoon have not been as
(ItV,4greeably heavy. and the temperature appears_
`Qtli 'or the time of year than at most stations. of
Ittk' I mentioned in my last that the Proserpine
t!ile,er.had surveyed the Irrawaddy to within a few
"oh,, eQrome. She still remains there, andd. has
j.o.l,:zeellent service in intercepting and sending
Nl° Rangoon upwards of 100 very large boats
‘o4y,7lth rice, intended for the use of the Burmese
-4°W assembling at Prome, and which it ap-
ltoaolepended principally on the lower country for
1174t1tdaissEiriat supplies. The Proserpine has as-
-1 has far without meeting an enemy, though
164er-iseu fired into occasionally by bonds of gang
k.'ciliftt'okvibo are said to range uninterruptedly
sap country below Prome, which the Bur-
TV"at to have entirely abandoned.
pia I'hlegethon and Mahanuddy have been
ll1;"1 repairto reconnoitre ed, and sent up
as to
fare
up the
the Pro:serriver
-
Z tbal, "u orders
tha can with safety. These light steamers give
kee lie,,ettlPlete command of the lower country.
has been ordered from China to join
t
Ite Iteht d
tte 'lumber might be further increased to
flos. esired from the Ganges and the Indus
1, %Ns
at rue e •
11st of the Burmese expedition up to the Ist
. Et been
has...tereel:l for the Bengal forces alone
as fol-
Zb'te a-t'llissariat 58,0001.; ordnance, 60,000/. ;
.0)001°°°/-; general charges, 50,000/. ; total,
of b this is to be added the cost of the troops
the tBe
rallttai marching, allowance, &c., the expenses_
411:444°,,,re numerous Madras contingent, and of
400-14 itiajth, 11,0 Y, and these items will swell the
"l• 're°l up to the Ist of July, to at least
thkt—e ht,%-tdiency of an immediate advance to
of th rat Dr 'earl strongly urged, on the grounds
1/4rt:ait eae°t, and for the two next months
dove I,atetunil !eaten, there will be water for our
their Prome gates for a considerable distance
15;-:, but that we shall lose the benefit. oft
41;4 ,t°ll 'th4tel by deferring our. operationtshaagtaihnesr
tlea, 4ahi dry season. It is thought
to
b take' ox and 1,500 troops wouldleesuffi-
N 4, „care of Rangoon till reinforcements
trod '4l-ra Madras, and that the 2,000 r -
k it taken up to Prome by thesteam
Vfithoe",.°llld) with the assistance of the latter,forbce'aorestable
aelere 1059 to disperse the Burmese
pt themselves Prome until the general.
the a on kva
,Naie trertior..l'int cold weather. It is reported that
lete -General was himself anxious for an
11141 I qa"anee on Prome, and communicated his
ftetejellaone,";eeral Godwin, but that the latter declined
thLl atici au'lity of advancing with his presentl
etcr,
rl, 1.;""1 called on to state what additional
b`' to complete the conquest of the
(rtn,4% - uernanded (in addition to the 6.000 men
Door e pr.
t11e,,,-seat) 10 more battalions of infantry
°f ho"" 63 be' Europeans), 500 cavalry, two
Waa,,,c2 rae artillery, and a light field battery. The
4,juPltitte,'Lremarks on this, that General Godwin
ilia,' had "lined to head an army, and not a mere divi-
-0 ee4t le 11151 if the Governor-General signs his
lis'-‘OO
hen sts integrity, he will have 18,000 or
:I,Aer his command—a force with which
ksta,"t of (11.1,e451y March to PAcin, if necessary. The
„N,t4l our nt,e, rai Godwin's requisition has occasioned
Peaear:'". Recent events have proved that 26
re, u‘st „„--s and the loss of territory consequent on
kt"stliltceslrf, b,es very greatly diminished the military
th,t4rohib
itue Burmese empire. In the last war
'1%4 4,000" Campbell advanced on Ava with less
kr-the men, leaving only 1,200 in garrison at
tOrt'lN:t General Godwin'gives out that he shall
tkt'l,soo")°°o for the advancegon Ave, after having
th.N tha,t Prome and 3,000 at Rangoon. To what
Marl (04sa.overnor-Geueral will cotnply with Ge-
tsk, rasita.,;%;zu's requisition is y. et uncertain. In the.
te`,)(ticetits`i!ldtrcy two European and four native
a troenzte been warned for service, together with
),,,;ssrs
e?T horse artillery, and as many sappers and
hitt tai be soared. Any troops required tr-
pf.tolit,i,:vt)'ll,6 furnished either wiiolly from Ben-
Ipo regitneY and Borgibay. Two Euro-
-44 of as nts the Peonah lfrf gular Horse are
likely to form the quota of the latter