The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-20 00:00:00

MO ULTAN.

The Meerut paper supplies the following, which
is the latest from Moultan

" Camp before Moultan, Dec. 2.—Very little going on
here at present. Admiral, I think, the day betore yes-
terday, sent off a strong detachment with two guns, it
is supposed to the assistance of the Kardar of Jhung, who
is at present besieged in his fort by the people of the
country. Sheik Emem-ood-deen left this :yesterday
morning with his force. He is, if possible, to reduce
Jhung. Edwardes and Cortlandt, on the arrival of the
Bombay troops, are to go to Bunnoo. Lake is to en-
trench himself at Sourajkhoond and keep open the
communication with Bhawulpore. Colonel Nash's de-
tachment arrived the day before yesterday.
"Brigadier Cheape, Captain Western, and other en-
gineer officers, have also arrived here. You will be glad
to hear that we have at last heard for certain that the
Bombay troops have all started. The advanced detach-
ment, consisting of a battery, one regiment Native In-
fantry, and two Sinde horse, are expected to arrive on
Thursday next. The siege train has reached the con-
fluence of the Chenab and Sutlej.
" The main body are expected about Christmas, under
Brigadier Dundas.
An apothecary, named M Evoy, of her Majesty's
32d Regiment, who was marching with Nash's detach-
ment, was brought in, murdered, yesterday. His body
was found at a place called Alliwalla, between this and
Soojabad. He had five balls in him, and as the body
was not stripped, it is not thought that the Seikhs had
any hand in it.
" Hay, of the Malwa Contingent, joined us a short time
ago. He came across the desert from Mehidpore. En-
sign M'Kenzie, of the 51st Native Infantry, died last
night. The cause was, I hear, a low fever. He had
been ill for some time."
The annexed extracts are from the Delhi Gazette
of the 9th :
" From the Jullunder Doab we have more cheering in-
telligence than we have had to communicate for some
days. The report that the siege of Pathankote had been
raised was quite correct. The place was relieved by the
detachment under Major Simpson, commanding the 29th
Native Infantry. The insurgents retreated to Deenanug-
gur, and were attacked there on the 26th cf November by
a detachment, consisting of the Seikh corps (Hodgson's),
and four horse-artillery guns. Many of the enemy were
killed, and the rest were dispersed. Had the remainder
of the force in the field (a wing of Ferris's corps, and the
29th Native Infantry) arrived in time from Pathankote,
as we expected would be the case, the whole must have
been killed or taken priscners. The force then returned
ta Mookereean on the 27th of NovN tuber, and moved by
Hajeepore up the Sssne valley against a Raja (name not
mentioned) who had risen, seized the police, and was
collecting the revenue. Ho was attacked on the morn-
ing of the 2d of December, at two differents points, at
has residence, at Aknot, by the 2d Seikh corps, under
Major Hodgson, and at Umb, or Umb ka Hutta, by the
wing of the 29th Native Infantry. Both parties were
successful in their attack, killing a number of the enemy,
and dispersing the rest. Three) or four were wounded
on our side, and among them we are sorry to say, Lieu-
tenant anti Adjutant Faddy, of the 29th Native Infantry,
severely. We learn also that the Memoree Raja has
risen in the upper range, seized Teere, and has a force of
about 1,100 men, and some guns. These Riles have, it
seems, had emissaries for some time among them, from
the Seikhs, and here is the result. There is no doubt
that Beekram Singh, the High Priest of Oonah, is also
in rebellion, so that the Jullunder authorities have
enough on their hands."
The Governor-General was to leave Umballah on
the 9th of December, in progress to Loodianah, and
we hear that Captain Larkins, the Deputy-Commis-
sioner, was to meet his Lordship at Kana-ke-seraie.