The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-02 00:00:00

3 Further accounts (except by express) can hardly be

looked !or till Monday."
(From the Gentleman's Gazette.)
"An express has reached Government from the
Governor-General's camp, dated the 23,1 of Febrcary,
which announces the defeat and routing of Shere Singh.
" It appears that Lord Gough having been joined by
the troops under Generals NY Kish and Dundas, attacked
Shere Singh on the 21st, near Goojerat, defeated him on
all points, and routed his army. The Shere fled, leaving
a great portion of his artillery and of his ammunition,
together with his standing camp, in the hands of the
victors. The British troops were eager in the pursuit of
the fleeing foe.
" SUNDAY AFTERNOON, ONE O'CLOCK.
" A royal salute has been fired from the battery in
honour of the victory of Lord Gough over the Seikhs."
(From the Bombay Times.)
"An express from the Governor-General's camp,
dated the 25th ult., was received by Government last
night shortly after eleven o'clock, bringing the highly
important and gratifying intelligence that on the 21st
the Seikh army under Shere Singh had been attacked in
their position at Goojerat by Lord Gough, and put to
the rout. The enemy aro said to have retreated in the
greatest disorder, leaving a great part of their artillery,
and the whole of their standing camp, in our hands.
Further particulars cannot reach Bombay by ordinary
dak before to-morrow morning. A royal salute was
fired at noon to-day from the battery in honour of this
auspicious event."
The intelligence from other parts of India is not
of an exciting nature. Moult= is under the superinten-
dence of Major Scott, of the Bombay Engineers—
about to become the Gibraltar of the Southern Pun-
jaub, and promises also to be soon an emporium for
British manufactures.
From Bombay we learn that Mr. Reid has left the
Council and come to Europe. Mr. Blane has taken
his place.
The following admirable journal of the operations
of the army is taken from the Gentleman's Gazette.
"Camp Cbillianwallah, Feb. 6.
" In the afternoon of the 4th there was a royal salute
fired on the right flank of the Seikh position, which for
a moment raised our curiosity. We afterwards heard,
however, that it was fired by Uttur Singh, who com-
mands the right wing of the Seikh army, in honour of
Chuttur and Shere Singh', who had been over to inspect
that portion of the army.
" I understand there is a great scarcity of provisions
and forage in the Seikhs' camp. We are, lam glad to
say, well off in these necessaries, since the arrival of the
convoy of 2,500 camels, of which I told you in my letter
of the 3d.
" I hear that General Whish is with the leading divi-
sion of his force, which may be expected to reach Ram-
nuggur about the 12th instant.
" Since yesterday a large portion of the Seikh army
has taken up a position on our right, at a distance of
about six miles. About 8,000 of them, accompanied by
12 guns, are said to have encamped at the foot of the
ridge of hills (to which I have so often alluded), and
outflink our right in such a way as to embrace even a
part of our rear, and they occasionally annoy our patrol-
ling parties by firing on them.
" Sir Joseph Thackwall is gone-with a few squadrons
of cavalry, and a troop of horse artillery to Dingee,
where the Seikhs are said to have -a party with some
guns—but up to the present moment (2 )we have
heard no firing from that direction. A few squadrons
of horse and some guns under Colonel King are also on
a reconnoitring expedition in the direction off Noor
Juwall, I should not be surprised to hear that one or
other, if not both these parties, have clashed with the
Seikhs, who are certainly inclined to be most insolent.
" We hear that Shere Singh is with the troops on
our right, threatening our communications with Goo-
jerat and the villages between us and the Chenab. Our
game, however, must be to try and keep the enemy at
play till we are reinforced by Whish's troops, and by
those expected from the direction of Laho:e. The six
companies of her Majesty's 53d Regiment must by this
time be at Ramnuggur, where, I fancy, they may have
orders to await the arrival of Whish's first division.
" It is probable that we shall change ground slightly
in a dayor two to meet the attempt of the Seikhs to turn
our flanks.
" I do not think that the Seikhs will attack us,although
they have evidently every wish to do so, and all I c.,n
say is that, should their daring lead them to do so, I
have no doubt they will very soon find the difference be •
ween attacking us in our entrenchments and defending
,hemselves in theirs."

" Feb. 7.

"We are in all respects in stabs quo. The Seikhs,
and more especially the few Affghans, who aro with
that portion of this army which has established itself on
our right, give us a great deal of annoyance, by plun-
dering our poor grass cutters, who venture beyond the
protection of our pickets.
" The 53d have not yet come in, and it is doubtful
when they may arrive. No one seems to know whether
they will remain at Ramnuggur until Whish's force
makes its appearance, or _whether they march direct to
join us here.
" The position of our enemy is calculated to give us
some uneasiness with regard to our communications, but
the 53d, if sent on from Ramnuggur, will, of course,
be duly supported.
" No dak has arrived, the Seikhs may have inter-
cepted it.
" The Seikhs are evidently moving a portion of their
force towards Dingee. We have anticipated this, and
have sent guns and cavalry in that direction.
" A fortnight hence we expect to win a decisive vic-
tory, which will, I trust, settle the whole business, and
enable us to return to more comfortable quarters before
the hot weather sets in.

" February 8.
" Our enemy have for the last day or two been on the
move, evidently with the intention of attempting to out-
flank us, and to disturb our communications with the
Chenab. Lord Gough, however, changed ground slightly
yesterday to our right, so as to admit Campbell's infan-
try into our lines; and the front we now present to the
Seikh division encamped at or rather near, Corea, is a
most formidable one, and one which I do not think is at
all likely to tempt the Seikhs to an advance.
" A squadron of the 14th Dragoons, which was sent
yesterday to Basaarwalla, a village about four miles to
our right rear, was obliged to return by a very large body
of Seikh cavalry, with whom they skirmished as they fell
back upon our camp.
" A party of Tait's Horse, on a reconnoitring excur-
sion, fell in with a body of the enemy's cavalry, and gal-
lantly dashed at them—killing nine of their number on
the spot, and wounding many others. This will, I doubt
not, have a salutary effect, in some degree damping the
ardour with which bodies of marauders from the Shore's
camp are in the habit of carrying on their depredations
upon stragglers and camp followers belonging to our
force.
" Markham's brigade of General Whish's army may,
I believe, be expected at Ramnuggur on the 12th.
Should Whish make an immediate advance from that
point upon the division of the Seikhs encamped upon
our right rear, he might deal a most effectual blow
before they could receive reinforcements from the main
body of their army, which is still at Russool.
" Flour, in the villages in our immediate neighbour-
hood, is selling at 10 seers the rupee, which, considering
the number of mouths to ba filled, is not much out of the
way
" In the Seikh camp, we hear that they are put to great
shifts to gain the wherewithal to keep body and soul to-
gether.
" The day on which this letter reaches Bombay, will,
I think, be about that, which will, please God, see Lord
Gough the victor in the battle of the Jhelum, and in
possession of the guns of the Shere.
" However, bo that as it may, you will no doubt hear
of a great battle being fought very shortly after Whish
joins us. Of the result with such force there can be no
doubt.]

Feb. 9.

"All with us continues quiet enough. The enemy en-
camped on two sides of us, occasionally skirmish towards
our pickets, evidently with the wish to provoke us to at-
tack them, bat too wise to take the initiative of attacking
us in our entrenched position.
" Whish must be with us in a few days now, when
I trust our chief will make a signal example of Shere
Singh and his Khalsas.
"A man was taken prisoner by some of the patrols,
and brought into our camp last night; from the sole of
his shoe he produced a Persian letter, in duplicate, which
purports to be from some one of the name of AmeerKhan,
who states that Dost Mahommed is collecting the re-
venues of the country he occupies; and further, that he
has built a bridge of boats over the Loandye, near
Jehangheeru, and a second one over the Indus, near
At tock.
"It is quite impossible to say what the Dost's inten-
tions may be, but I have no doubt he has entered into
some arrangements with Chuttur Singh. He may also,
it is said, be jealous of seeing us in possession of coun-
ries bordering so slosely on his own kingdom, but I can-
not think he will ever join the Seikhs.
" Provisions are again growing rather scarce in our
camp—however they must be still more so with the
Seikhs."

" Feb.

" There is a strong report this morning that the enemy
are advancing in force upon Burra Oomrah, about half
a mile to our new front, facing the position lately taken
up by Chuttur Singh, near Coira, which has caused our
whole line to turn out, and they are now under arms.
"The patrolling squadrons, consisting of one of the
Lancers, one of the 3d Dragoons, and some of the Light
Cavalry, had been skirmishing for the last two hours in
front of our pickets. The 14th Dragoons, with Warner's
troop of Horse Artillery, are drawn up in the plain as a
support; Christie's and Tait's Horse forming the see3nd
lide, and the infantry regiments at their several alarm
posts.
"Should the Seikh; advance beyond the limits of
the jungle they will meet with such a reception as they
little dream of from our entrenchments and heavy bat•
teries.
"The Seikhs managed to cut off both our outward and
inward deka yesterday, so that instead of my letter of
today, s
dthe 10th going down to enliven your column :4, no doubt
the Shere has had the pleasure of studying my lucubra-
tions. I hope he will he the better of his stuuiei.
Rarn Wnuhgigtr with
. d h
acnavalry and horse artillery, reached
will join us the day after to-
morrow.

" The Seikhs are no doubt puzzled at Sir Henry Law-
rence's proclamation, not knowing what effect it may
have up-n the country at large.
" Sir Henry assumes the Government in the name of
Dhulcep Singh, and promises forgiveness fur the past to
all who now become loyal subjects by retiring to their
homes, and threatens all who continue rebels, after this
warning, with condign punishment.
" Sir Henry makes no reference whatever in his pro-
clamation to Dust M/hommed or his acts. The Dost
may therefore look to himself.
"To-morrow's letter may contain matter of greater