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

THE PUNJAUB.

The letter of our Lahore correspondent will, on peru-
sal, afford a considerable amount of information regard-
ing the doings of Chuttur Singh, of Dost Mahomed, and
also of Raja Shere Singh—andlhat information may be
depended on. It is certain that thedatter chief has him-
self moved (on the night of the 29th December) some
three miles further up the river 'towards Russool, but
also that the greater part of his men are, or rather were, at
the date of our last advises (Jan. 4), .still. encamped at
Moong, under Soorut Singh, Mai eetea, and that none had
up to that time crossed the river.. It will be seen by our
Lahore letter, also, that Attock was safe up to the 28th
December, and that Captain Abbot had received a further
supply of money from Ghoolab Singh. We have at length,
by means of a map prepared more than ten years ago by
M. Court, and which we propose reprinting for circula-
tion amongst our friends, ascertained that Hillah and
Phalia are not the same places, the former being on the
direct road from Ramnuggur to Jellapoor, the latter con-
siderably to the right. We are pretty certain that this
map, which embraces all the country between the Chenab
and the Khyber Pass, will, when published, leave little
to be wished for in the geography of that part of the
runjaub; we only regret we did not see, it before. It
will be ready in about twelve days, time being required
to do it something like justice. From letters variously
dated from the Ist to the 4th of January, we learn that
on the evening of the 2d, Ram Singh, whom we take,
from the way in which he is mentioned, to be the com-
mander of the Buunoo troops, had, with twenty or
twenty-five suwars, surrendered to Major Mackeson, and
that the party of Horse Artillery and Cavalry who had
been detached to Kaderabad on the Chenab (not Amda-
dabad, which is, we now see, on the right of the
Jhelum) was expected in camp on the evening of the
4th (a correspondent under the head of " Local Intel-
ligence," says it had actually arrived). It appears
that the information on which the authorities relied,
when Brigadier White was detached on Dec. 31st, was
incorrect, and that, so far from Narrain Singh having
been enabled to effect his escape from Chunout, he had
fallen into the hands of Sheikh Emam-ood-Dean, who
was .conveying him a priioner to Lahore. Such, at
least, is the nature of the intelligence received at Fero-
zepore on the sth instant ; and though it may require
confirmation, we have more than one reason for believ-
ing it will turn out to be correct. It appears that the
Stn Irregular Cavalry also accompanied Brigadier
White. The news of Generel Whish's first successful
approach to Moultan (27th December) reached the
head-quarters camp by express on the night of the Ist
of January, and a royal salute having been fired that
same morning, ushering in the new year, the enemy
took it for granted that the powder had been ex-
pended in honour of that success. The Seikhs them-
selves are said to be very quiet : the various parties
of cavalry sent to proteet camels at graze, or to patrol,
from either camp, have an occasional meeting. It is
stated in one of our letters that General Thackwell's
force had lost a considerable number of camels since
they have been encamped at Heylah. The fact is, we
presume, that the jungle has been so thoroughly ex-
hausted in the vicinity of the camp, by the thousands
of animals belonging to them, that they have now to be
driven a considerable distance. The stupid camel-men
"will manage to take them to the front, and as Go-
vernment pay 50rs. for each camel lost, they care very
little what becomes of them." We should be induced
to believe that some of these said " stupid drivers, whose
homes are known to be beyond the Jhelum,
drive off their camels to some place of safety, and
then return to claim the sOrs, on the plea
of their having been captured by the enemy.
There is no doubt that the force is to wait the fall
of Moultan, and the approach of General Whish with
his division, before operations will be resumed on the
Jhelum. It was currently stated, and we believe cor-
rectly, that both the camp of the Commander-in-Chief,
and that of Sir Joseph Thackwell, would move on the
6th or 7th to a fine plain, in the right rear of the present
ground, the head- quarters of the joint force being
posted at Peeareeawallah, distant about two or three
miles from Janoo-ka-Chuir. In the mean time sky
raoes and cricket continued the order of the day. The
former recommenced on the Ist of January, his Excel-
lency the Commander-in-Chief being present on the
occasion, and promising, we are told, to give a cup to be
run for. " Mr. M—, of Jullundhur celebrity, showed
to great advantage on the back of the Marchioness,' an
old mare of note." Some of the Seikhs having, on the
afternoon of the 4th, brought some guns to the edge of
the jungle, Brigadier Goldby was sent out, and returned
at a late hour after doing nothing.—/bid.