The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

order, or misapprehension of an order, they gut into
much confusion, hampered the fine brigade of horse artil-
lery, which, whild getting into action against a body of
the enemy's cavalry that was coming down upon them,
had their horses separated from their guns by the false
movements of our cavalry, and, notwithstanding the
heroic conduct of the gunners, four of those guns were
disabled to an extent which rendered their withdrawal
at the moment impossible. The moment the artillery
was extricated and the cavalry re-formed, a few rounds
pat to flight the enemy that had occasioned this con-
fusion.
With this exception the conduct of the troops gene-
rally was most exemplary. Some corps, both European
and Native, acted under most trying circumstances (from
the temporary failure in our left centre and right, and
the cover which the jungle afforded to the enemy's
movements), and with a gallantry worthy of the highest
admiration.

Although the enemy, who defended not only his
guns but his position with desperation, was driven in
much confusion, and with heavy loss, from every part
of it, and the greater part of the field artillery was ac
tually captured, the march of brigades to their fl Auks
to repel parties that had rallied, and the want of num-
bers and consequent support to our right flank, aided by
the cover of the jungle, and the close of the day, enabled
him, upon our further advance in pursuit, to return and
carry off, unobserved, the greater portion of the guns
we had thus gallantly carried at the point of the ba) onot.
I remained with Brigadier-General Campbell's divi-
sion, which had been reinforced by Brigadier Mountain's
brigade, until near 8 o'clock, in order to effect the
bringing in of the captured ordnance and of the wounded,
and I hoped to bring in the rest of the guns next morn-
ing. But I did not feel justified in remaining longer out.
The night was very dark. I knew not how far I had ad-
vanced. There were no wells nearer than the line of this
village. The troops had been arduously employed all
day, and there was every appearance of a wet night;
rain did fall before morning.
I should have felt great satisfaction if I were enabled
to state that my expectations in regard to the guns had
been realised; but, although a brigade of cavalry, under
Brigadier White, with a troop of Horse Artillery, were
on the ground soon after daylight, we found that the
enemy, assisted by the neighbouring villagers, bad car-
ried off their guns, excepting twelve which we had
brought in the night before. Most of the captured
waggons I had caused to be blown up before leaving the
ground.
The victory was complete as to the total overthrow of
the enemy; and his sense of utter discomfiture and
defeat will, I trust, soon be made apparent, unless, in-
deed, the rumours prevalent this day of his having been
joined by Chuttur Singh prove correct.
I am informed the loss of the Seikhs has been very
great, and chiefly amongst their old and tried soldiers.
In no action do I remember seeing so many of an
enemy's slain upon the same space; Sobraon, perhaps,
only excepted.
I have now, my Lord, stated the general movements
of this army, previous to and during the action of
Chillianwallah ; and, as the action was characterised by
peculiar features, which rendered it impossible for the
Commander-in-Chief to witness all the operations of the
force, I shall beg leave to bring prominently to your
Lordship's notice the names of the several officers and
corps particularly mentioned by the divisional com-
manders. _ _ _

I have already stated the obligations I am under to
Major-General Sir Joseph Thackwell and Sir Walter
Gilbert, and Brigadier-General Campbell, for their most
valuable services. I warmly concur with them in the
thanks which they have expressed to the several briga-
diers and officers commanding corps, and to the troops
generally.
Sir Joseph Thackwell names, with much satisfaction,
Brigadier White's conduct of his brigade ; Major Yer-
bury, commanding the 3d Light Dragoons ; the gallant
charge of Captain Unett, in command of a squadron of
that corps; Major M`lienzie, commanding the Bth, and
Captain Wheatley, commanding the sth Light Cavalry;
and the conduct of Captain Moore, of the Bth, with a
squadron detached in support of the artillery. He fur-
ther notices the assistance he derived from the zeal and
activity of Captain Pratt, Assistant-Adjutant-General,
and Lieutenant Tucker, Deputy-Assistant• Quartermas-
ter. General of his division; of Captain Cautley, Major
of Brigade ;of his Aide-de• Camp, Lieutenant Thack-
well; and of Lieutenant Simpson, Sub-Assistant-Com-
missary General.
Brigadier-General Campbell speaks in terms of admi-
ration of the sth Brigade, led on by that distinguished
officer Brigadier Pennycuick, and particularly of the
gallant exertions of her Majesty's 24th Foot, under the
command of Lieutenant• Colonel Brookes, and the good
and steady advance of the 25th and 45th Native Infan-
try, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Corbett
and Major Williams. He particularizes the undaunted
example set to his brigade by Brigadier Hoggan; the
continued steadiness and gallantry of her Majesty's 61st
Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel M`Leod,
under the most trying circumstances; the distinguished
conduct of Major Flemyng and the officers of the 36th
Native Infantry, and of the 46th Native Infantry, under
Major Tudor; as also the able and zealous exertions of
the Brigade Major, Captain Keiller. The Brigadier-
General also brings to notice his obligations to Major
—lzer, Assistant Adjutant-General of the Army, and
to Captain °Acne was Lieutenant Irwin, of the Engi-
neers, who were sent to Lin .asistance, and the cordial
and able support which he receiveu Major Pon-
sonby, his Assistant Adjutant-General; aria L,. ~..ticul-
arly mentioned the conduct of Easign Garden, his
Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master-General, and of
Captain Haythorne, his Aide-de-Camp, further naming
Lieutenant Grant, of her Majesty's 24th Regiment;
Lieutenant Powys, of her Majesty's 61st, who attended
him as orderly officers, and of Lieutenant and Adjutant
Shadwell, of her Majesty's 98th, who was with him as a
volunteer.

Sir Walter Gilbert speaks warmly of the charge led
by Brigadier Mountain against a large battery of the
enemy, and followed up on his right by Brigadier God by,
and of the subsequent conduct of those officers; as also
of the conduct of Major Chester, Assistant-Adjutant-
General, and Lieutenant Galloway, Deputy-Assistant-
Quartermaster-General of the division, of Lieutenant
Colt, his Aide-de-Camp, of Captain Sherwill and Lieut.
Macdonnell, Majors of Brigade, and of Captain Was-
Curd and Lieutenant W. E. Morton, of the Engineers.

The Major-General further mentions the undaunted
bravery on this occasion of her Majesty's 29th Regiment
under Lieutenant-Colonel Congreve; the distinguished
conduct of the 2d European Regiment, under Major
Steel; and the manner in which Majors Smith and Way,
of the 29th, and Major Talbot, of the 2d Europeans,
seconded their able commanders. He also expresses his
thanks to Lieutenant-Colonel Jack, commanding the
30th Native Infantry, Major Bamfield, commanding the
56th Native Infantry, who was mortally wounded, Major
Corfield. commanding the 31st Native Infantry, and
Major 11‘Caualand, commanding the 70th Native Infan-
try, for the manner in which they led their regiments
into action, naming likewise Captain Nembhard, of the
56th, who succeeded to the command of that corps,
Captain Dawes, commanding the field- battery of the di-
vision, and Captain Robbins, of the 15th, who acted as
his Aide-de-Camp.
The reserve, consisting of the 15th Native Infantry,
and eight companies of the 69th Native Infantry, was
ably handled by Brigadier Penny, well seconded by
Lieutent•Colonels Sibbald and Mercer, commanding the
corps. The Brigadier particularly mentions the steady
conduct of the Rifle company of the 69th, under Cap-
tain Sissmore, and acknowledges the services of Captain
NlTherson, his Major of Brigade. and Brevet Captain
Morris, of the 20th Native Infantry, who attended him
as orderly officer.
Brigadier-General Tennant, commanding the Artil-
lery division, rendered we every aid, and presided
over the noble arm of which he is the head most credi-
tably to himself and most beneficially to the service.
The Brigadier-General particularly mentions Brigadier
G. Brooke, who commanded the whole of the Horse Ar-
tillery ; Brigadier Hathwaite, commanding the Foot
Artillery ; Lieutenant-Colonels C. Grant and F. Brind,
Major R. Horaford, and Major Mowatt, all of whom
were in important commands. He further brings to
notice Captain J. Abercrombie, Deputy-Assistant Ad-
jutant-General ; Lieutenant Tombs, Deputy-Assistant
Quartermaster-General; his Aide-de-Camp, Lieutenant
Olpherts ; Captain Hogge, Commissary of Ordnance ;
and Lieutenant de Teissier, who attended him as or-
derly officer.
I have, in the beginning of this dispatch, noticed the
service of Brevet-Major Sir Richmond Shakospear, and
Brevet-Major Ludlow, in command of the heavy batte-
ries, under the general superintendence of Major Hors-
ford; and it only remains for me to add, that the con-
duct of iMajor Fordyce, Captains Warner and Duncan,
Lieutenants Robinson and Walker, commanding troops
and field batteries, as well as the officers and men of the
artillery gnerally, has been named in terms of praise by
the divisional commanders.

Lieutenants C. V. Cox and E. Kaye, Brigade-Majors
of this arm, hare been also named by their respective
Brigadiers.
From the Engineer department, under Major Tre-
menheere, I received active assistance, ably aided by
Captain Durand, Lieutenants R. Baird, Smith, and
Goodwyn.
To the general staff I am greatly indebted:—Lieut.-
Colonel Gough, C. 8., Quartermaster-General, and
Major Lugord, Acting-Adjutant General, and Captain
C. Otter, Acting-Assistant-Adjutant-General of her
Majesty's forces, Lieutenant-Colonel P. Grant, C. 8.,
Adjutant-General of the Army; Major C. Ekins (killed),
a valued and much regretted, officer, Deputy-Adjutant.
General and Major Tucker, Assistant Adjutant-General
of the Army; Lieutenant-Colonel W. Garden, C. 8.,
Quartermaster-General of the Army ; Lieutenant W.
F. Tytler, Assistant-Quartermaster-General, and Lieu-
tenant Paton, Deputy-Assistant- Quartermaster- General
of the Army ; Lieutenant-Colonel Birch, Judge-Advo-
cate-General, and Lieutenant G. B. Johnson, Deputy-
Judge-Advocate-General ; Major G. Thompson, Assis-
tant-Commissary-General ; Lieutenant-Colonel J. G.
W. Curtis, Assistant-Commissary-General; Captain C.
Campbell, Paymaster to the Army ; Captain J. Lang,
Postmaster, and Mr. H. Franklin, Inspector-General of
her Majesty's Hospitals.
To my personal staff I am also much indebted :
Captain F. P. Haines, Military Secretary ; Major H.
Bates, Aide-de-Camp ; Lieutenant A. Bagot, Aide-de-
Camp; Lieutenant S. J. Hire, Aide-de-Camp; Captain
Gabbett, Aide-de-Camp ; Lieutenant G. N. Harding°,
Aide-de-Camp ; and Lieutenant W. G. Prendergast,
Persian interpreter.
The unwearied exertions of Dr. Benny, superintend-
ing surgeon, and of Dr. M‘Rae, the field surgeon, in the
care of the wounded, have been beyond all praise.
The Earl of Gifford kindly accompanied me through-
out the operations, and was most useful in conveying my
orders to the several divisions and brigades. I had also
the advantage through the day of the active services of
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir H. M. Lawrence, Major Macke-
son,Mr.:Cocks, C.S., Captain Nicholson, and Lieutenant
Robinson, as well as of Major Anstruther, of the Madras
Artillery, and Lieutenant H. 0. Mayne, of the 6th Ma-
dras Light Cavalry.

Captain Ramsay, Joint-Deputy-Commissary-General,
with the several officers of that department, has been
most indefatigable, and has hitherto kept the army well
supplied.

I have, &c.,
GOUGH,
General, Commander-in• Chief.

Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing of the Army of
the Punjaub, under the personal command of the Right
Hon. Lord Gough, G.C.8., in the action with the
Seikh forces, under Raja Shere Singh, at Chillian-
wallah, on the 13th of January. 1849.
General Staff-1 European officer, 1 horse, killed; 2
European officers wounded.
ARTILLERY DIVISION.—IIORSE ARTILLERY BRIGADE.
Ist Troop 2d Brigade-5 rank and file, 1 Lascar, killed;
1 rank and file, 4 Lascars, 2 horses, wounded; 1 rank
and file, 22 horses, missing.
2d Troop 2d Brigade-4 rank and file, 1 Lascar,
wounded; 2 horses, missing.
3d Troop 2d Brigade-1 sergeant, 6 rank and file,
killed; 1 European officer, 2 rank and file, 3 Lascars,
1 Syce, wounded; 1 rank and file, 6 Syces, 31 horses,
missing.
4th Troop 2d Brigade-1 Europea❑ officer, 1 Syce, 6
horses, killed; 2 rank and file, 2 horses, wounded; 4
horses missing.
Ist Troop 3d Brigade-1 rank and file, 1 horse, killed;
1 rank and file, 1 horse wounded.
2d Troop 3d Brigade-1 rank and file wounded.
FOOT ARTILLERY BRIGADE.
Ist Company Ist Battalion, No. 10 Battery-1 horse
wounded.
3d Company Ist Battalion, No. 17 Battery-3 horses
killed; 2 European officers, 1 drummer, 2 rank and file,
wounded; 1 horse missing.
Ist Company 4th Battalion-1 rank and file killed;
7 rank and file wounded.
2d Company 4th Battalion-1 rank and file killed; 7
rank and file wounded.
4th Company 4th Battalion-1 rank and file, wounded.
6th Company 4th Battalion, No. 5 Battery-1 horse
killed ; 5 rank and file, 1 horse, wounded ; 1 horse
missing.
Park Establishment-1 sergeant killed.
Total-1 European officer, 2 sergeants, 14 rank and
file, 1 Lascar, 1 Syce, 11 horses, killed; 3 European offi-
cers, 1 sergeant, 1 drummer, 28 rank and file, 8 Lascars,
1 Syce, 7 horses, wounded ; 2 rank and file, 6 Syces, 61
horses, missing.

ENGINEER DEPARTMENT.
6th Company of Pioneers-3 rank and file wounded.
CAVALRY DIVISION.—FIRST BRIGADE.
Her Majesty's 3d Light Dragoons-1 sergeant, 23
rank and file, 26 horses, killed; 2 European officers, 14
rank and file, 14 horses, wounded.
Her Majesty's 14th Light Dragoons-1 European
officer, 1 rank and file, 2 horses, killed; 1 European
officer, 2 sergeants, 12 rank and file, 2 horses, wounded;
2 rank and file, 4 horses, missing.
sth Regiment of Light Cavalry-2 havildars, 1 trum-
peter, 3 rank and file, and 7 horses, killed; 2 Europea❑
officers, 1 native officer, 2 havildars, 11 rank and file, and
7 horses, wounded.
Eth Regiment of Light Cavalry-1 rank and file, killed;
2 rank and file, and 1 horse, wounded; and two horses
missing.