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were injured severely by falling over kuth:.' What
tho -Ph N. I. were doing I have not hitherto heard,
nut have no doubt 801110 insurmountable ast:lcle kept
them from joining, as it was intended they should have
done."

POSTSCRIPT.
A letter from the Punjaub, dated the 221 inst.,
has jost arrived, from which I take the following
interesting extracts:—

" Lieutenant Hodson, of the Guide Corps, reached
this place (Umritsir) last night, en route to join the
Commander-in• Chief's camp, an express having been
forwarded to him, in Brigadier-General Wheeler's
camp, to hasten over to army bead-quarters. This
officer brings the melancholy tidings of Lieutenant
Pt el's death, which occurred in this wise :--
Ile was present with his corps—the first regiment of
Seikh Infantry, as second in command, an i was so'
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 men ran away and lett him, when one of the Seikb
rebels deliberately notched his neck with his tulwar, to
strike and then give him a severe cut, leaving him for
dead. This ill-fated officer just lay long enough alive to
relate the circumstance to Lieutetant Hodson. Since the
affair of the 13th, so disastrous to our party, I hear tint
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 frantic
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
Whish'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 Shero Singh's it will go bard
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 hide doubt the Seikh General of Artillery has
merely given himself up from treacherous views. lie
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 I 3th. Had it been
less sanguinary, would there have been fewer guns?"

ARMY OF THE PUNJAUB.
" CHILIANWALA, JAN. 14.—The army marched yes'
terday at half-past seven o'clock in order of battle, 10
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, et
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 let brigade of cr
valryt(exceptthe 14th dragoons). The troops were dravill
up in columns of brigades with intervals of 100 yards-
The 6th brigade of infantry (except the 20th Native
!entry), was in reserve, 200 yards in rear of the heavy
guns. The corps of the right wing were drawn up left 10
front, those of the left wing right in front. Each corps
supplied its own advance guard, and all paraded 115
strung as possible, guards joining their regiments. The
baggage moved in rear of brigades respectively, the argil'
lery and Engineer Parks, the field hospital, stores, &C-,
in rear of the heavy guns. The rear-guard was cow-
posed of the 4th brigade of cavalry (3d and 9th irrege'
tars) 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 bushe:, passing a village whose
name 1 have forgotten, and Busra Unfra to Clots
Umrts. Here a halt of an hour and a quarter tools
place, and the baggage was ordered to remain at this
village for the present. From this spot could he seen
part of the Seikh camp near Russoolpoor, about three
or tour miles in front, on a low wooded ridge. At Ili
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 009
were speedily dislodged (leaving one man dead) by *
few rounds of shot and shell, and on coming up W
the place, we found it to be entrenched, with aattls,
on the outer slope of the parapet. It is to be observes
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 W
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 end centre, therefore, was posted on the
nearest ridge in front of the mound, anti 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 00
both sides. It would seem that at this time the meal);
extended their line to the right to turn our left, anti'
consequently our lett wing, under General Campbell,
advanced to meet them; the 5:11 Brigade was unsuccess-
ful in their attack, and had to fall back with great loser
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 eals,
now after three o'clock, and the cannonade ell,'
fusilade were fierce and incessant ; eventually
our infantry advanced and drove the enemy from
their position (an entrenched one, I bear) on the se'
cond ridge, and captured many of their guns. irni
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 firioAS
would slacken for a short time, and then be eenevre`e,
and rage as furious as before, and so matters continued
until the evening closed in and put an end to the coo*
flict. The main body of the troops were withdrasf°;.
leaving a piquet on the position, to bivouac in front 0'
Chiliauwala for ithe night. The baggage had bee°
brought up from Chota Umbra to another village
(abandoned, and name unknown), about a mile fresel
Chiliauwala, in the afternoon, and there it remain s
during the night. This morning the encamputend
was marked out in rear of the village and mound,. O
the tents were pitched just in time to afford shit, lte..:
from a heavy fall of rain, which continued more or lel
till evening. (Nearly all day yesterday it was eleiutl
and lowering, and there was a smart shower in the
night.) The baggage cattle had been laden since filo
yesterday morning, and were from 20 to 30 hat
under their burthens without food or water, and in t":
latter respect horses and cattle fared but little bet
The Alkalies fought most desperately, and many Ivo*"
under
found the
on influence of
of t opium (the drug having since
e hem). A man,
Fitzgerald, I believe, of the Bth Lancers, transfixed
Alkalie with his lance, but was affable to withdraw it: fin
the wounded man continued to deal out somefuriousbl
with his sword, until he received his coup de grace.
has been our loss in this desperate engagement L .13%6
not heard; it must have been very great, and so Oa::
have been the enemy's. lam told that of one regh sle°",.B
officers were left dead on the field, that 14 other owe
brought in wounded, and that one is missing; taut for
this report I cannot vouch. The names of many . )ffieerci
have been given to me, as being among the kill ed fin
wounded, but as I am sure of none I shall mentioi a 01(1/0
but that of Major Ekins, Deputy Adjutant-General,' ",
l'
is among the slain, and whose body was breugh e in. t°
day dreadfully mangled by sword wounds. Major uollB,
:1
has been appointed to act as Deputy Adjutant Gen err
and Major Chester as Assistant Adjutant-General of the
Army."
'
" Jere. 15.—We had a blustering rainy night, ..a
so the weather continues to-day. The Commisataf .9°
Ordnance has been directed to receive the
milt ore,„
guns. Thirteen, it is said, had been brought in yi.!o,_te,
;„
day morning, but I have not heard the number slo!""j
quently placed in our park. The dead are to be. bUferin,
h
this afternoon at four o'clock, on the mound.. rot'
enemy are said to be about five miles to the west' Nara fs..
us on this side of the Jhelum, where they purpc use 1:09,10
ing another stand; and it is positively assert ;ed tt„
Chuttur Singh is on the right bank of the river; it is D'it
possible to say whether any credence can be pl aced the latter report, so many false ones of his arrival. luiv"
been previously circulated."

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOMBAY, FRB. 3.
Telegraph and Courier-.,ffice•
REPORT OF THE BOMBAY MARK ET c
FROM 20TH JANUARY TO 2D OF FEBRUARY INC'1.1011.,;;
During the past fortnight the transactions in ival).°'.
have been on a very limited scale, and prices of reco
goods particularly must have declined had there!), gen lary,
stocks on hand, or had sales been pressed. This alters
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 nati res beta
not regarded this campaign in a very serious light ; "he
judging from tho almost total suspension of businsta t 7,
Razaar, and the fact that orders which were under exos-:
Lion to a large extent having been countermanded/ ;
very different feeling seems now to operate on the
sonde
of the native merchants.—Metals have rather impr. coed
in value, if we except copper, which is not so firm—i r
eels being freely offered for sale to arrive. Cotton ya '-
are dull of sale.
I EXCHANGE.—An advance of # tot upon last goir!
quotations has occurred in Exchange, first class rift
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. 11d. Such a rise could not reasonably be expected'
however, when the rate in Calcutta was Is. 1004
and exchange here upon that place at above par.
make this remark having understood that buyer!
found fault with the operations of one of the banks,
_B;7
tending to keep down rates; it appears they commence-
purchasing at Is. 100.; but in the face of the above'
tacts we see no ground for the alleged interterence'.
Last mail remitters were much beholden to this esta.:
blishment for granting bills on London at fully ita
above the Bazaar rate for Barings, and other first-rata
signatures.

Freights have Advanced to 41. to Liverpool and Loa•