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The following are the general orders of the Governor-
General. announcing the conclusion of the war:—
GENERAL ORDER BY THE RIGHT HON. THE GOVERNOR-

GENERAL OF INDIA.
Foreign Department, Camp Ferozepore, April 2, 1849.
The Governor-General has the gratification of pub-
lishing, for general information, dispatches which have
been received from his Excellency the Commander•in-
Chief, and from Major-General Sir Walter Gilbert,
K.C.8., announcing the termination of hostilities in the
, .
Purfjaub.

The Governor-General declared, that before the war
could cease, every enemy, whether Seikh or Affghan,
should be driven from before us; and the British army
has well and gallantly made good his words.
The Seikh Sirdars and the remnant of their army
were pursued, have surrendered, and have been dis-
armed.

The Ameer of Canbul with his troops has fled before
;be British force, and has been chased ignominiously
prom the territories he invaded.

The war has thus been-brought to an end, and the
Punjaub has been declared a portion of the British em-
pire of India.
Once again the Governor-General offers to his Excel-
lency the Commander-in-Chief, to the general officers,
the officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers of
the army, the assurance of his deep and unfeigned gra-
titude for the great services they have rendered to the
country by the zeal and energy they displayed, and
for the sustained and cheerful exertions they have made.
In anticipation of the wishes of the Hon. Court of
Directors, the Governor-General will grant to every
officer and soldier who has been employed within the
Punjaub, in the campaign, to the date of the occupation
in
of Peshawur, a medal, bearing the word " Punjaub,"l
commemoration of the honourable service they have
done.

The Governor-General is also pleased to direct that
every corps which has been so employed shall bear the
same words on their standards, colours, and appoint-
ments.

The Governor-General desires to take this oppor-
tunity of acknowledging his obligations to officers who
have been serving in various positions connected with
the army in the field.
The Governor-General is sensible of the zeal and
activity of Major. General Sir D. Hill, K.C.8., com-
manding the reserve, and he would have looked with
confidence to his services if the division under his com-
mand had been called into operation.
Brigadier-General Wheeler, C. 8., has executed the
several duties which have been committed to him with
skill and success; and the Governor-General has been
happy to convey to bim his thanks.
The Governor-General is indebted to Brigadier
Stalker, commanding at Moultan, for the successful exer-
tions which have been made under his directions for
placing the fort again in a condition of defence, and for
maintaining the tranquillity of the country.
The Governor-General begs to acknowledge the ser-
vices which have been rendered by Lieutenant-Colonel
M'Sherry, Ist Native Infantry, commanding at Go-
vindghur. The energy, vigilance, and tact which he
exhibited during his occupation of that important
fortress have been of much value to the Government of
India.

From Sir F. Currie, Resident at Lahore, previously to
his return to his seat in Council, the Governor-General
received at all times effective and most ready co-opera-
tion; and he has continued to receive from Lieutenant-
Colonel Sir H. Lawrence, K.C.8., the support which his
known ability and experience enabled him to afford.
The meritorious conduct of the several assistants to
the Resident has elicited the strong approbation of the
Government. In addition to those whom he has before
named, the Governor-General offers his especial thanks
to Major George Lawrence for the able management
which so long enabled him to maintain his position at
Peshawur, and to Captain James Abbott for the gallant
stand he has made in the hills of Hazarah.

Lieutenant Taylor has earned the full approbation of
the Government by his judicious and persevering efforts,
which regained and have held the province of Buonoo.
The sustained defence of the fort of Attock, which
was made by Lieutenant Herbert under circumstances
of great difficulty, has been viewed by the Government
of India with admiration, and entitled him to their
warmest praise.

Mr. Jan Lawrence, Commissioner of the trans'Sotlej
Province, has received the thanks of the Governor•Ge-

neral. Well seconded by his assistants in the distric-,
he has greatly contributed by his promptituie, energy,
and firmness, to the maintenance of the general tran-
quillity which has prevailed in these newly acquired ter-
ritories.

The Governor-General especially wishes to record his
marked approbation of the manner in which Major
Mackeson, C. 8., as his agent with the army, has dis.
charged the duties which were entrusted to him. In the
important political matters in which he has been en-
gaged, Major Mackeson's proceedings have been distin-
guished by ability, judgment, discretion, and firmness;
and tho Governor General begs to convoy to him the ex-
pression of his unqualified satisfaction.
The Governor-General concludes by tendering to the
officers of the Government in his camp sincere thanks
for the assistance he has at all times received from them.

He particularly desires to express his obligation to
Mr. Henry Elliot, Secretary to the Government of In-
dia, for his very able, laborious, and most valuable aid in
the important affairs which occupied the Governor-Gene-
ral's attention; and to Colonel Stuart, C. 8., military
secretary to the Government of India, and to Lieutenant-
Colonel Benson, C. 8., member of the military board with
the Governor-General, for the great assistance he has
derived from their experience and judgment in the affairs
of their respective departments.
While thus congratulating the army and British sub-
jects iu India on the triumphant success which has been
achieved, the Governor-General desires humbly to ac-
knowledge the hand by which alone all victory is given.
He has accordingly intimated to the Lord Bishop his
wish that on the first Sunday in May thanksgiving shall
be offered to Almighty God for the successful termina-
tion of the war in which we have been engaged, and for
the restoration to the people of the blessing of peace.
By order of the Right Hon. the Governor-lienetal of
India, H. M. ELLIOT, Secretary to the
Government of India, with the Governor-General.
The following dispatches describe the operations under
General Gilbert in pursuit of the Affghans, and the ter-
mination of the campaign :
(Copies.)
From his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief in India
to the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India.
Head- quarters, Camp, Army of the Punjaub,
Vizierabad, March 25, 1649.
My Lord,—l have sincere satisfaction in forwarding to
your Lordship. a copy of a dispatch received this
day from Major• General Sir Walter R. Gilbert,
K.C.8., commanding the advanced force of this army,
No. 291, of the 21st instant, announcing the occupa-
tion of Peshawur by the British troops ; the
precipitate retreat of the Ameer Dost Mahomed
Khan and his followers beyond the Khyber Pass, and the
consequent dissolution of the Affghan confederacy.
These brilliant results have been obtained, your Lord-
ship will observe, without a single shot being fired by
our troops since the victory of Goojerat on the 21st ult.
It is almost superfluous for me to repeat to your
Lordship how very highly I estimate the unwearied and
zealous exertions in these subsequent movements of that
most energetic and able officer, Major-General Gilbert,
and the excellent troops under his command.

In soliciting your Lordship's particular attention to
Major-General Gilbert's commendation of Major F.
Mackeson, C. 8., your Lordship's agent with the force,
I beg to repeat the high sense I entertain of that officer's
merits, and the excellent service he has rendered
throughout the campaign.
'The Seikh rebellion and Affghan confederacy having
been now effectually put down and overthrown, I beg to
be favoured with your Lordship's instructions for break-
in up the army of the Funjaub, which has, I trust,
break-
me rited the approbation of your Lordship and the
country.

I have, &c.,
Gotraa, General, Commander-in-Chief in India.

(No. 291.)
From
mending Field Force on Special
K.
taut-General of the Army.
Camp, GSielrbveircte, toet:hie' ACdojm-
u-
Pes.hawur, March 24,'1849.
Sir,— Mal advanced this morning from Nowshyro. to
Peshawur with the Bengal division of my force, and
jo-General Sir W
have much satisfaction in reporting, for the information
of his Excellency
.the Right Hon. the Commander-in-
Chief, that I an in possession of the city of Peshawur
and its Balla Hisser.
The Affghan army, under command of Ameer Dost
Mahomed Khan, retreated from Peshawur on the 19th
inst., and is today reported to have reached Daklot ou
the western side of the Khyber Pass. The city I found
untouched by the Affghans. the Ameer having directed
the gates to be closed against his troops; but most of the
garden houses in its neighbourhood have been burnt or
otherwise rendered uninhabitable, and the Seikh can-
tonment at Alli Marden Khan's Bagh has been burned
to the ground. The fort of Jumrood is also reported to
be destroyed.
By the expulsion from the province of Peshawur of
the Ameer and his army, I have carried to a successful
conclusion the whole of the instructions of the Right
Hon. the Governor-General of India, conveyed to me
through his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, with
your letter of the 8d of March inst.
The Seikhs have been humhled and their power
crushed, the British prisoners released from an irksome