The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-27 00:00:00

SINDE.

The Kurrachee Advertiser of the 21st of July con-
tains the following General Orders by his Excellency
Lieut.-General Sir C. Napier, G.C.B. :
" Head-quarters, Kurrachee, July 14.
" A party of plundering Mundranee Boogties had
pitched their camp about 20 miles from Kusmore, to
plunder our frontier, under the command of a well
known marauder, Dota Mundranee. Lieutenant.
Younghusband, of the police, resolved to attack him
on the morning of the 7th of July, with about an
equal number of the mounted police.
" Both parties ha& spies, and both spies left their
enemy's camps abOut the hour Lieutenant Young-
husband marched. Dota Mundranee's spy being on
foot, was outmarched by Younghusband's detachment
of horse, and arrived at the Boogtie camp too late ;
Lieutenant Younghusband had surprised it, and,
after a sharp combat, was victorious. But let Lieu-
tenant Younghusband give his own account.
The report from the Lieutenant of Police is then
cited, after which are the following remarks :
" The above very gallant action is just what I ex-
pected from the excellent Scinde police. The conduct
of Lieutenant Younghusband has, in this enterprise,
been marked in a prominent manner by the skill with
which he surprised the enemy, by the decisive bold-
ness of the charge, by the capturing so many
prisoners, and by the protection afforded to the women
and children of the robbers. All are glorious to
himself and his brave companions, and the two last
the most so, because it prominently marks the perfect
discipline of the police—the respect due to humanity
and to the honour of our arms.

" It may here be useful to observe, that in a private
letter, Lieutenant Younghusband says that his men
were saved by preserving a good line, knee to knee
while charging the enemy, who wounded and slew
the horses of the police, but could not get at the
men. This is another instance added to the multitude
of examples which history presents to us, that not
only victory but personal safety attends upon disci-
pline. Had the charge made by the police been
broken, loose, disorderly, many men would have
been killed !

" Soldiers of all ranks should ponder well on these
matters. " C. J. NAPIER."

THE PUNJAUB.

The Delhi Gazette, of July 21, has the following
paragraph upon the affairs of the Punjaub
" From Lahore we learn that, at seven o'clock on
the morning of the 14th of July, eight murderers
were hanged by order of the Durbar, and we notice
the fact prominently lest that plot-inventing paper at
Meerut should stuff people with the information that
they were `conspirators' or political offenders in any
way. The Lahore Adalut has been brought into
good working order under Sirdar Khan Singh Man,
we mentioned in our lest,
n
e convicted under sentence of
d
example
as impressive as possi-
oaneadlyth the
an
. To above
n make alm
possi-
ble, the gallows was erected on a rising ground oppo-
site the Delhi gate of the city, on the road to Umrit-
sir, and a regiment of Infantry, with 500 Suwars,
under General Cortland, kept the ground. The
bodies were to be left hanging two or three days in
terrorern. We have every reason to believe that the
approaching relief will include a second European
Regiment for Lahore. It was, indeed, originally in-
tended to quarter two regiments there; but as suffi-
cient accommodation could not have been provided
before the hot weather, an additional native regiment
was sent instead. Meanwhile experience has, we are
happy to learn, proved that Lahore is, after all, a
healthier locale for European troops than many of
the up-country cantonments, and the second regiment
ordered up, whichever it may be, will have no cause
for grumbling.
"It affords us much pleasure to add that the delay
in Colonel Lawrence's departure for Sirnlah is caused
by a sensible improvement in his health. All con-
tinues quiet and is settling down throughout the
country, and the most rigid economy continues to be
introduced into every department of the expenditure,
so that the minor, when he comes of age, will have
great reason to bless his guardians. The Government
which has been bestowed on General Cortland com-
prises the whole of the trans-Indus territory belong-
ing to the Lahore State, extending from the boundary
of Konat (the jagheer of Sultan Mahomed Khan,
Barukzaie) down to Dhera Ghazee Khan, part of
the Mooltan Ilakah. Each of the Doabs has now, as
will have been gathered from the communications of
our native correspondent, a Sirdar as Nazim to look
after the Kardars, and to administer provincial jus-
tice, thus saving many a poor suitor a footsore trudge
to the capital in search of redress. We will present
our readers with a Punjaub Blue Book in the course
of a few days. The latest letter we have received
says the weather has become very hot in consequence
of the rain having to all appearance ceased. The
water is subsiding from the parade-ground at Anar-
kullee. All looking out anxiously for the steamer.
The arrival of the vessel will be an era in the annals
of Lahore. It is surmised by one of our correspon-
dents at that station, that the native corps there will
exchange with as many from the Jullundur, but this
we apprehond is error, at least in part:"

CHINA.