The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-04 00:00:00

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LON.VON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1847.

His lacellency the Earl of DALHOUSIE will find
anextra ordinary and almost unparalleled tranquillity
estabtirated throughout the British possessions in
Hindo stag on his arrival at Calcutta. To a Governor-
Gene cal, who is most distinguished as a civilian, the
induc *ions which can alone be drawn from the peace
now prevalent in our Asiatic dominions must inspire
him with confidence by explaining to him the means
which have been employed so effectually for the
conquest of foregoing difficulties. The immediate
preducessor of Lord DALHOUSIE is among the most
memorable of those oaptains who have at dif-
ferent: periods since the age of the immortal
wielded the vice-regal sceptre of Leaden-
hall-street over the Oriental idolaters. That fact is
preguant with meaning. It demonstrates the cause
of th a present quiescence of those who speak the
dialect' of Hindostanee. It demonstrates that the
pacifi cation of so many millions of the turbulent
Asiatics has been effected solely by the terrors of
rnilitetry puissance, accompanied by equity and de-
termi.mtion. It demonstrates, that but for those
butehavies which were forced upon us by the aggres-
sion of the Seikhs along.the banks of the Sutlej—that
but for the valour displayed by the conquerers of
&imam), of Aliwal, and of Feroaeshah—that
but for the terrible vengeance wreaked by
the Anglo-Indian army upon its assailants
during the winter of 1845-6—the tribes situated
on the frontiers of our dependencies in Hin
dostan would still furnish the Central Governmen
of Calcutta with unnumbered anxieties and perpetual
obstructions. Upon the principles which are inevit•
ably deducible from these considerations, the Admi-
nistration of the successor of Lord HABDINGE must
be modelled, or otherwise the advantages already
ensured by the policy of that gallant soldier wili
prove most miserably evanescent. Justice and gene-
rosity as the paramount projects of the supreme coun-
cils ; activity and enterprize as the more prominent
chars cteristics of the officials appointed throughout
the Indian empire; vigilance and efficiency as the
most conspicuous peculiarities of our military depen-
dents—these are the principles which have rendered
the poi. icy of the Hardinge Administration so effica-
cious, and these are the principles which must be the
inspiration of the newly-inaugurated government of
the Earl of DALHOUSIE. It will be fortunate for the
Population of Hindostan if the recent alterations are
found to have been merely a change of names, and
not of policies.
From the intelligence which has just arrived from
Bombay, in anticipation of the Overland Mail, it would
appear that diaturhances have harassed our armaments
n only two directions, namely among the Goomsoors'
and among the
Booghtees. That inquietude should
still
prevail
matter of intehe-eountry of the Goomsoors can
scarcely be
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animosities which ha
Jakranees and Booth
can the recent are taken into account,
invasion
their residences of the latter from
among the
mountainous dis-
tricts situated west of
_aree
the Shik
any—even the smallest—reason f
is curious, however, and not altogoerth7,...,re give
Prise.
of commemoration in the annals a Singe, It
the very day which witnessed the departure tof4n
Sir
CHARLES NA PI",
a formidable body of the bucca-
neering Booghtees, to the number of 700, desevnded
from their fastnesses, and commenced a systeniatie
plunder of the more pacific races who live in the
plains, midst the protection of the British autho-
rities.• After encountering a rather disastrous
reception at several of the fortified towns
scattered through that quarter of Singe, the marauders
were assailed by a detachment of 183 troopers of the
Sinde cavalry, under Lieut. Meeerver HER
'either destroyed by the discharge of their M and were
usk etoons
er taken prisoners and reserved for a different
Palaistmleot This brilliant encounter—brilliant

consSieleing the remarkable disproportion of numbers
ty we hive already intimated, on the Ist

Octo.lnr-LE slay rendered memorable to Sinde by the