The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-22 00:00:00

JULLUNDHUR DOAB.

We have intelligence from beyond the Beeas that Ram
Singh, who bad, after his defeat at Deenanuggur proceeded
to join Raja Share Singh, had been furnished by him
with the means of returning a third time to disturb the
Rechno, Doab. Oa the Ist instant Lieutenant Hodson
sent intimation to Brigadier General Wheeler, then en-
camped at Deenanuggur, of Ram Singh's approach, and
accordingly that persevering marauder crossed the
Ravee and entered on our territories on the 2d, encamp-
ing near Shahpoor with about 1,000 followers, whose
numbers were immediately magnified into 3,000 or 4,000.
We have hopes that General Wheeler may may have
been enabled to cut off his retreat, and if successful in
this,manceuvre, Ram Singh will not trouble us again.—
Ibid.

Tho following short summary from the Bombay Times
conveys the main features of this importanthatelligence:—
" Moultan has at length been captured, after one of the
most obstinate and gallant defences on the part of the
enemy ever recorded in our annals. The city, after
having been battered and bombarded by nearly a hun-
dred and fifty pieces of ordnance for a week, was taken
on the 2d. The fort was expected to be stormed on the
7th instant. The Bombay troops joined General Whish
on the 21st of December. The, besieging army now
amounted to 15,000 British troops, the allies amount-
ing to about 17,000; or 32,000 in all. The artillery
amounted to about 150 pieces of ordnance, of which
nearly one-half was of the largest calibre. On
Christmas-day, and the day following, the force changed
ground; on the 27th, the troops advanced in four co-
lumns to the attack, and, clearing the suburbs and drive-
int; in the enemy on all sides, established themselves
within five hundred yards of the walls. Batteries were
now constructed in every direction, and on the morning
of the 2ath a terrific cannonade and bombardment com-
menced. On the 29th, the heavy guns were battering
within eighty yards of the ramparts. On the morning
of the 30th the principal magazine in the fort blew up
with a terrific explosion—nearly 800,000 lbs. of powder
are reported to have been ,stored in it—blowing a vast.
column of dust a thousand feet up into the air.
The destruction it caused all round must have been
tremendous. A mighty conflagration, supposed to
be that of the principal stores, was now spreading
in the town. 50,0001. worth of grain were afterwards
found to have been destroyed. The enemy's artillery
slackened their fire, but still continued unsilenced. On
the two next days the cannonade continued; shells were
thrown sometimes every minute, sometimes at intervals
of ten minutes, and fearful salvos were from time to
time discharged from the heavy batteries. A furious
cannonade having been kept up all the previous night, on
the morning of the 2d a column of
.Bengal troops, com-
manded by Colonel Franks, consisting of her Majesty's
32d and the 49th and 72d Native Infantry, pushed for-
' ward to a breach near the Delhi Gate. Here they found
the enemy determined to oppose them to the last. The
breach besides proved impracticable, so the troops re-
tired, and moved round to t he opposite side of the town,
where the entrance of the Boinbay column had already been
effected. The breach stomped by them had been much
more complete than the other, and the enemy defending
it were driven off at the bayonets point. The Fusiliers
entered first, and speedily placed their standard within
the walls of the town. The Bengal column followed
them, and the city of Moultan, which was captured
about 3 Pen., was before sunset filled with British
troops. The fire from the fort, which had for a time
slackened, was meanwhile renewed. In the course of
the night a mine was sprung on us, which occasioned
some mischief'. Moolraj seemed determined to main-
tain himself to the last, and showed no sign of fear •
amidst all hie reverses. On the morning of the 3d the
cannonade was again resumed by us, and the Dowlut
Gate, the last hold of the enemy, destroyed. Large quan-
tities of pillage were being collected, and the bankers
were said to have offered 30,000/. if we would leave their
establishments alone.