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night, and so pitch dark was it, that several men
were injured severely by falling over 'kutis.' What
the 41). N. I. were doing I have not hitherto heard,
but have no doubt some insurmountable obstacle kept
them from joining, as it was intended they should have
done."

POSTSCRIPT.
A letter from the Punjaub, dated the 22(l inst.,
has just arrived, from which I take the following
interesting extracts :

" Lieutenant Hodson, of the Guide Corps, reached
this place (lJmritsir) last night, en route to join tho
Commander-in•Chiet's camp, an express havieg been
forwarded to him, in Brigadier-General Wheeler's
camp, to hasten over to army headquarters. This
officer brings the melancholy tidings of Lieutenant
Peel's death, which occurred in this wise :
He was present with his corps—the first regiment of
Seikh Infantry, as second in command, an:l was se-
verely wounded in the fight with Ram Singh's
men near Dullah. On the rebels rushing down to
attack him, after he was prostrated by his wounds, his
own me❑ ran away and lett him, when one of the Seikh
rebels deliberately notched his neck with his tulwar, to
strike and then give him a severe cut, leaving him fur
dead. This ill-fated officer just lay long enough alive to
relate the circumstance to Lieuteeaut Hodson. Since the
affair of the 13th, so disastrous to our party, I hear that
the Seikhs are actually patting each other on the back,
with feelings of exquisite delight. They regard the
Feringhees in the light of vermin, which ought to be
exterminated, and their dislike to us has been greatly
increased and aggravated by a religious, or rather trantio
zeal to rid their country of our hated presence.
" Lord Gough will hold his present position till he is
reinforced, and it is said he will even wait for General
Whisk's force, in which case there will probably be no
more fighting for another week. Moultan is 300 miles
from his Lordship's camp.
" It is a fact that 10,000 Affghans are at present en-
camped at Rotas, beyond the Jhelum, and not far from
Lord Gough's position. Should this force co-operate
with Chuttur Singh's and Shere Singh's it will go hard
with our army.
" More troops will have to come up from Bombay, to
enable us to hold our own position in the Punjaub,
which is very precarious.
I have little doubt the Seikh General of Artillery has
merely given himself up from treacherous views. He
will take notice, and will write to his friends in the Seikh
camp, so as to enable them to attack us with advantage.
" You will hardly believe it, but it is a fact that the
Garrison Orders at Lahore directed a royal salute to be
fired for the bloody victory' of the 13th. Had it been
less sanguinary, would there have been fewer guns?"

ARMY OF THE I'UNJAI.7I3.
" CHILIALTWALA, JAN. 14.—The army marched yes-
terday at half-past seven o'clock in order of battle, in
the following order from the right:—The 2d brigade of
cavalry, with the 14th Light Dragoons temporarily at-
tached; Lane's, Christie's, and Huish's troops, of
horse artillery; the 3d brigade of infantry
(except 45th N. I.) ; No. 17 light field bat-
tery ; the 4th brigade of infantry ; the heavy guns,
Shakespear's battery ; the .sth brigade of infantry, with
the 45th Native Infantry, temporarily attached, in lieu
of the 22d Native Infantry at Ramnuggar, I believe ;
No. 5 light field battery ; Fordyce's, Duncan's, and
Warners troops of horse artillery, the Ist brigade of ca-
valry,(exeept,the 14th dragoons). The troops were drawn
up in columns of brigades with intervals of 100 yards.
The 6th brigade of infantry (except the 20th Native In.
fantry), was in reserve, 200 yards in rear of the heavy
guns. The corps of the right wing were drawn up left in
trout, those of the left wing right in front. Each corps
supplied its own advance guard, and all paraded as
strong as possible, guards joining their regiments. The
baggage moved in rear of brigades respectively, the artil-
lery and Engineer Parks, the field hospital, stores, &c.,
in rear of the heavy guns. The rear-guard was com-
posed of the 4th brigade of cavalry (3d and 9th irregu-
lars) and the 2d brigade of infantry, with three guns.
In this order the army moved about three miles to the
north-west across the country, which was pretty well
furnished with scattered bushes, passing a village whose
name I have forgotten, and Basra lUmra to Chota
Umra. Here a halt of an hour and a quarter took
place, and the baggage was ordered to remain at this
village for the present. From this spot could be seen
part of the Seikh camp near Russoolpoor, about three
or four miles in front, on a low wooded ridge. At a
quarter to ten o'clock the army advanced again, and
moved for an hour; passing overperhaps about three miles
of ground, taking a more westerly direction than before.
and leaving the ridge just mentioned on the right hand.
At about a quarter to eleven we came in sight of an
outpost of the enemy on a mound, from whence they
were speedily dislodged (leaving one man dead) by a
few rounds of shot and shell, and on coming up to
the place, we found it to be entrenched, with aa!tis
on the outer slope of the parapet. It is to be observed
that the Seikh system of forcing field works is the very
reverse of ours; we place the ditch before the parapet;
they place the parapet in front and take post in the
trench. A trench connecting the mound with the
village of Chiliauwala, to the south had been partially
traced out. It was about eleven o'clock when the army
arrived at their position, and here they remained some
time. In front, to the west, the country appeared to
rise to a low ridge tolerably covered with jungle, then
to, dip a little, and afterwards to rise to a similar
ridge. On the further ridge the enemy were in force,
and apparently threatening an attack. Our artillery
of the right and centre, therefore, was posted on the
nearest ridge in front of the mound, and opened a
heavy fire at about half-past one ; the Seikhs replied
to it, and in a quarter of an hour it was very hot on
both sides. It would seem that at this time the enemy
extended their line to the right to turn our left, and
consequently our left wing, under General Campbell,
advanced to meet them; the s:h Brigade was unsuccess-
ful in their attack, and had to fall back with great loss,
but the ground was held;by the 7th Brigade, and cavalry
and artillery of the left. Meanwhile a desperate attack
was made by a party of Alkalies on our artillery.of the
centre and right, and the 2d division of infantry under
General Gilbert was advanced to the ridge. It was
now after three o'clock, and the cannonade and
fusilade were fierce and incelsant ; eventually
our infantry advanced and drove the enemy from
their position (an entrenched one, I hear) on the se-
cond ridge, and captured many of their guns. In
the vicissitudes of the battle some of our own guns had
to be abandoned; but they were all, I believe, after-
wards recovered. As the afternoon advanced the firing
would slacken for a short time, and then be renewed
and rage as furious as before, and so matters continued
until the evening closed in and put an end to the con-
flict. The main body of the troops were withdrawn,
leaving a piquet on the position, to bivouac in front of
Chiliauwala for ithe night. The baggage had been
brought up from Chota Umbra to another village
(abandoned, and name unknown), about a rni!e from
Chiliauwala,: in the afternoon, and there it remained
during the night. This morning the encampment
was marked out in rear of the village and mound, and
the tents were pitched just in time to afford shelter
from a heavy fall of rain, which continued more or less
till evening. (Nearly all day yesterday it was cloudy
and lowering, and there was a smart shower in the
night.) The baggage cattle had been laden since six
yesterday morning, and were from 20 to 30 horses
under their burtheus without food or water, and in the
latter respect horses and cattle fared but little better.
The Alkalies fought most desperately, and many were
under the influence of opium (the drug having been
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found on some of them). • 'A. man, flamed
Fitzgerald, I believe, of the Bth Lancers, transfixed, one - -
Alkalie with his lance, but was unable to withdraw it; and
the wounded man continued to deal out some furious blows
with his sword, until he received his coup de grace. What
has been our loss in this desperate engagement I have
not heard; it must have been very great, and so must
have been the enemy's. lam told that of one regiment 7
officers were left dead on the field, that 14 others were
brought in wounded, and that one is missing; but for
this report I cannot vouch. The names of many officers
have been given to me, as being among the killed and
wounded, but as I am sure of none I shall mention none
but that of Major Ekins, Deputy Adjutant-General, who
is among the slain, and whose body was brought in to-
day dreafully mangled by sword wounds. Major Tucker
has been appointed to act as Deputy Adjutant General
and Major Chester as Assistant Adjutant-General of the
Army."
" JAN. 15.—We had a blustering rainy night, and
so the weather continues to-day. The Commissary of
Ordnance has been directed to receive the captured
guns. Thirteen, it is said, had been brought in yester-
day morning, but I have not heard the number subse-
quently placed in our park. The dead are to be buried
this afternoon at four o'clock, on the mound. The
enemy are said to be about five miles to the westward of
us on this side of the Jhelum, where' they purpose mak-
ing another stand; and it is positively asserted that
Chuttur Singh is on the right bank of the river; it is im-
possible to say whether any credence can be placed in
the latter report, so many false ones of his arrival having
been previously circulated."

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOMBAY, FKB. 3.

Telegraph and Courier-office.
REPORT OF THE BOMBAY MARKET
FROM 20TH JANUARY TO 2D OF FEBRUARY INCLUSIVE.
During the past fortnight the transactions in imports
have been on a very limited scale, and prices of piece
goods particularly must have declined had there been large
stocks on band, or had sales been pressed. This altera-
tion in the state of our market is owing to the disastrous
accounts received from the Punjaub and the North-
West frontier. Until very recently, the natives have
not regarded this campaign in a very serious light ; but
judging from the almost total suspension of business in the
Bazaar, and the fact that orders which were under execu•
tion to a large extent having been countermanded, a
very different feeling seems now to operate on the minds
of the native merchants.—Metals hare rather improved
in value, if we except copper, which is not so firm—par-
cels being freely offered for sale to arrive. Cotton yarns
arc dull of sale.
ExcuANGE.—An advance of I- to upon last Mail's
quotations has occurred in Exchange, first class paper
having been freely offered at is. 10 11.16 d. to The
China Mail, which arrived on the 23d ultimo, brought
a large supply of bills, so that buyers looked for
Is. I Id. Such a rise could not reasonably be expected,
however, when the rate in Calcutta was Is.
and exchange here upon that place at above par. We
make this remark having understood that buyers
found fault with the operations of one of the banks, as
tending to keep down rates; it appears they commenced
purchasing at is. 100.; but in the face of the above
facts we see no ground for the alleged interference.
Last mail remitters were much beholden to this esta•
blishment for granting bills on London at fully id.
above the Bazaar rate for Barings, Rnd other first-rate
signatures.
Freights hare advanced to 41. to Liverpool and Lcu`