The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-17 00:00:00

THE NORTH-WEir FRONTIER.

From the columns of our Delhi contemporary we
gather the following items from Peshawar and the fron-
tier:—" We learn from 13hawar that Ghuzun Khan,
Chief of Kashicar, who some time since joined the
Swattees with 2,000 troops against the British, had been
in treaty with the authorities for the purpose of effect-
ing the capture of the Swat-Chieftain; the latter, how-
ever, was too shorp for him, phi on Ghazal Khan pre-
senting himself, he found the tables turned, for he was
taken prisoner, and marched off to Swat, and the Kash-
kar troops returned to their villages. Late letters
(dated the 2d of April) mention the arrival of Major
Mackeson at Peshawur. The Swattees had gone back
to their villages and all was quiet. On the Ist instant
another outrage was committed, near the village of
Muchnee by Darya Khan Momund, and about fifty of
his followers, on some eight or ten merchants travelling
with about 5,000 rupees worth of property towards
Kohat. One of the merchants was killed and three
wounded; the remainder returned to Peshawar and com-
plained to the commissioner of the outrage. An order
was sent to .the Maliks of Muchnee to produce the
thieves. They replied that it was out of their power to
do so, as Darya Khan, who had been causing great dis-
, turbauces all over the district, was alone answerable for
the outrage. The M.alaks were then ordered to be re-
leased, and steps are about to be taken to apprehend
Darya Khan.'
The Lahore Chronicle d the 7th instant supplies the
following disheartening accounts of the statJ of
matters :

" We regret much to hear that fresh troubles are
awaiting our authorities, both political and military, at
Peshawar. It was known at the station on the 30th of
March, that in three days after the return of Brigadier
Campbell and his force from the northern extremity of
the valley, that the Momunds and Swattees had
coalesced, and were assembling in considerable num-
bers, the latter under the leadership of their King, who
is also their high priest. It wa: reported that some of
them had seized the Bariumle Maalik, who had taken
the lead in effecting the settlement of the previ-
ous question' with Colonel Mackeson, plundered his
house and property, and told the friends and rela-
tions of the hostages in the hands of the commis-
:Eioner that they hal better quit the country, as the sum
stipulated for as a fine should not be paid. It was given
out by these gentry that they proposed laying down a
different line of frontier to that marked out by our Go-
vernment! It was even believed they might bring
themselves to attack the post of Kupeor Gurhee, held
by Lieutenant Lumsden, of th 3 Guifh:s, and Lieutenant
Henderson, of the 31 Punjab Infantry, who quitted
Llaz irah about the 20th of March, and has been some
ten days in the Yoczlfzaie country. As a matter of
course, Brigadier Campbell will have to go out again,
and we are much mistaken if late events will not have
shown him that it will be the safest and most politic
plan to draw his sword, throw away the scabbard, and
give the Swattees, to begin with, ouch a lesson as will
last them half a generation at least."
Amongst our extracts will be found particulars of a
skirmish betwixt a detachment of the 4th Punjaub
Cavalry with some of the frontier police, and a party of
Kusranees, near Dera Futteh Khan, a town fifty miles
From Dera Ismael Khan, in which we had a jemedar
and three men killed, and three wounded. The town
had been plundered, and five of the police killed, and as
many wounded, on the 17th ult. Sir H. Lawrence,
Colonel Napier, and Major Nicholaon reached the scene
of the skirmish on the 19th, and no doubt took active
measures for following up and securing those of the
marauders who might have fallen in their way.

MISCELLANEA.
reiSdiarleWo.f Gthoen7riesweanst lmoooknethi . for at limb alla ab )n t the
Sir S. G. Smith has resigned the Bengal civil service.
observe, been The Rev. IL 13. Burney has,
not ri ,t
hbea have 31st 1111. Meeruthas snc-
to 13urmah.
ap-
pointed chaplain to the Bengal orcweethat has
Colonel T. Palmer, 7-
'' 'sidled staff of the
on the divisional proceeded
cee
Bengal army.
Captain S. C. Starkey, sa! the
d General
rasssyy Hamilton
n.a
Dr. R. J. d Native Infantry,
ke from the north-east.
xtadraessrpNeraietinvceedlna_
aired from the Bengal army.
medical leave to the
CfsimtanhcOpat
erreetp, Nativetat hahhteoaecseklilbygnoeh.fat Infantry,
.n
granted
jeo.erht
ett
ot
wra i
00, y
ears'
rmanestedßuachmaneadnieoalf
ftuhre-
Ktninek, A. 13., Madras Ecclesiastical
aodter
Cavalry,
thatalry
,hae Lieutenant
been James
chaplain ,
Establishment,
has been appointed at K.,,ha
4lotuiligVhihe to Europe.
ptee.
lhe Rev. A.
Mr. W. G. Young has been appointed to officiate as
Under-Secretary to the Bengal Government, during the
absence of Mr. W. Saton Karr.
3,fr. W. Chapman, head overseer of the Commissariat
Department tat Madras, has had the commission of
lieutenant on the Veteran Establishment conferred on
him by the Court of Directors.
The rate of exchange for officers' family remittances,
&c., for the year 1852.53 has been fixed at 2s, the rupee
by the supreme government.
The post of inspector of prisons in the North-west
Provinces has been conferred on Mr. C. B. Thornhill,
the former incumbent, Mr. W. 11. Woodcock having re-
signed the service.
The following officers of the Bengal army have inva-
lided : —Major T. Goddard, 4 tth NatiVe Infantry, end
C,,ptain F. J. Thcmson, 2d European Fusilcers, En-
sign R. S. Graves, 66th Native Infantry, has been
granted a medical furlough to Europe.
The 14th Madras Native Infantry, from Kulladghee,
was expected at Bellary by the 28th inst., when the Ist
Madras Native Infantry would march for Madras. The
hot weather had sat in at Bcllary, but the usual mango
showers had this reason been wanting
.
The Madras papers announce the sudden death, on
the 27th ult., of Surgeon W. Thompson, of the 94th
Foot, twang Deputy Inspector-General cf her Majest9'6
Hoepitale. A coroner's inquest had sat on the body,
but the decision of the jury had not become known.
The Englishman states that he has no doubt troops
from Bombay will ere long be called for to take!!" tr't'ae
be
in the Burmese war. We do not doubt it, '
found necessary to resume hostile operations afterafterthe
monsoon.
o that a
Th© Bengal Flurharu of the 27th ult. tells ri__1...,...,,,,.
sum of 50,000r5. has been sanctioned to enable lab
~..Juude_
we pre bwe
ington, the railway commissioner, to t
taken for the railway."
z ,tte of the 25th
mends for payment of compensation for the properties
We cheery° by the Calcutta official Er' am, judge ad-
ult. that Lieut.- Coloael R. J. IL Biregciate as military
vacate genera! has been directed to o
secretary to genera!,
during
o'ntmen.
sense. Colonel Birch had reached Calcuttao
and assumed charge of his pow
llPPleitter of the 31st ult.
liiV ALTAIR, —We gather from. act ht d taken place. there
from this station that a fall of h
stoats
werz,, we are told
Stuart's sb-
on the 23d,
about 2 P.M. on the' 22d. TheethanC one, although he
by the writer, not much larger
hadbe
enbAeonk
cassured tthhaet
te others
wn of a much larget size had