The Sun.
London, England, 1815-10-20 00:00:00

,VICTORY IN INDIA.

We have great pleasure in laying before our
iieadels the folio win 4 interesting extracts from the
Calcutta Gazelle, dated the. 24. and 3d of May,

:-

Wehare extreine satisfictinn in announcing
-to the public that letters of excellent authority.
dmed Tuttigurli the 22(1 niiitutl, anti received in

town/ Ibis morning, comtntinicate Om agreeable
intelligence of the entire defeat of, the Goorkbah
troops under Ulm.'Siwgh liajet, by the division
of the army -commanded by General Ochteriony ;
ti!e clay of tliis brilliant affair is not mentioned.
it would, however, .appear, that Umr Singh,
straitened by the near approach of the British de-
tachments, sallied from his fortified posts between
INlaloun and Soornigur, and attacked the besiegers
in all directions. The contest was long and ar-
d,lons, and the detachment Commanded by Lieut.-
Colonel Thomson,. was at one.period critically
situated.; but atlength the enemy was-completely
beaten back at .every point, leaving several bun-
41rCils killed and wounded on the field of battle.

..During the engagement' several bodies of our
troops penetrated to the enemy's lines, inane.
tilately under the walls of the (-cwt. The victory
is expressly stated to have been decisive, and
stick as must lead to the immediate fall of
:KaTom).

" It was. not to be-expected that such an ad-
vautage could be gained without considerable
loss, but we are happy to learn, that the number
of casualties was comparatively few. We lament
to find that the names of two Oscers, Captain
Showers, 19th Nathe Infantry,. and Lieutenant
)h got, doing duty with the pioneers, are amongst
those stated to have been killed."

" WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1815.

`'` Yeste-Nlay evehiug we bad the, sincere ?atis-

faction of eounnunicating to the public the agree-
'able intelligenee of the total defeat .of the Guar-
kha fOrces under Umr Singh Thappa, h., a guite-
ral action,between them and the division of the
army commanded by General Ochterlony. We
bare since received a concise report, written on
the field of battle, which we lose no time in lay-
ing before our readers, having merely premised
that it is naturally neither so full nor so arsattrate
its it would have been in less trying circumstances.
We- were•wrong in stating the action to hare be-
gun by an attack on the part of the enemy.--
it cotnmeneed in consequence of a simultaneous
uovement made by the British troops, with a
-view of confining the enemy, and cutting off all
communication between Malone and the stockades,
redoubts, and other fortified out-posts. One of
these columns, commanded by Lieutenant-C(.
load Thompson,-was attacked by the enemy hn-
tnediately on reaching its destination on .the morn-
ing of the 15th ultimo. The struggle was kept
up with unremitting violence during the whole of
that day, and of the following night. At length,
'after a desperate attack at break of day, the cou-
rage of the gallant detachment 'was crowned with
'perfect success. -The enemy were entirely repuls-
ed about seven in the morning, leaving on the
.field. their Commander Boghtee Thapa Fleerda
Singh Thappa, uncle of Umr Singh and Gojceu
Thappa, nephew of Bughtee Singh. These; with
100 others had been brought into Col. Thompson's
stockade. Here ILO were likewise wounded ; our
loss was also severe: Lieut. Bag°, , of the pioneers,
eras mortally wounded, and died on the morning of
.the 16th. Captain Gabl, Adjutant Light Infantry
„Battalion, was severely wounded on the sth. Ma,
for Lawrie, 7th Native Infantry, and Lieutenant
Dalgairns, 3d regiment Native Infantry, were.
slightly wounded on the 16th. Thirty Sepoys
were killed, 'and 113 wounded. Capt. Showers,
19th Native Infantry, was shot, at the bead of his
column, with both his Orderlies, after having cut
flown the Sirdar opposed to him. Lieut. Spei-
lepy, 7th :Native Infantry, :Was also severely.
Wounded,- The loss in rank and file of this co-
lumn was, 20 killed and 61 wounded. In another
*rolnnor, -commanded by Capt. Bower, of the 19th
regiment Native Infantry, ' our loss was only
twenty men killed and wiAnded. Deserters
reported; that when Bughtee commenced the
attack, Urnr Singh was orrly a few yards dis-
tant front him, and that the assailants were
above two thousand in number, of whom
forte hundred were killed and wounded.. A few
of our irregulars had fallen. The termination of
this brilliant affair was such as might have been
expected from the united efforts of brave troops,
• placing confidence-in the abilities of a prudent
and able General. The blow was conceived to be
fatal to the enemy, .vbo was now cooped up in his
last hold, much diminished in numbers, and des-.
titute of provisions. Our new posts had been
inueiestrengthened, and fresh reinforcements had
joined .he troops, who were greatly jaded by ex-
cessive labour, in a hot sun, on a soil yielding no
water to quench their thirst. Our letters speak
in the highest terms of the conduct of all the
troops engaged.,

" We Hope soon to give to the community a
fuller and more distinct accountaccourit.of the action than
contained in this rude sketch."

(RECEIVED THIS MORNING•)

BAME, OCT. 4.—On Saturday a report was ge-
nerally current, that orders were come to blow up
the WOAS of Huningen. It is not yet confirmed.
However, they continue 'to undermine the works
situated on tive side of the Rhine._ File passage
of artillery- and .ammunition taken in France -con-
tisnies without interruption, These convoys have
always a strong -escort.
seems now certain that the demo-
lition of the fortress of Hilningen, and the en-
gagement to raise no new ..works within three

leagues of the frontiers of Switzerland, is among
tht.nutuher of the articles of the Treaty of Peace.
CoLoctic, Ocr. 13.—His Majesty King Fre-
derick William, our August Sovereign, ebtered
this city yesterday at noon, when his presence
caused the most liveiv-enthusiasm. After having
received the public authorities, and visited what is
most remarkable at Cologne, his Majesty con-
tinued his journey at three o'clock.

BRUSSELS, OCT. 14.—The King has given very
large sums to those of his subjects who have most
suffered by the calamities of war. He has ►►lso
ordered that all the cattle destined for the artror,
and which bare, not been distributed, shall be
given to those poor who are least able to bear
their losses.

FRANKFORT, OCT. 12.---Their Imperial High-
nesses, the Grand Dukes of Russia, Nicholas and
Michael', arrived here last .night.

Prince Francis of Sayn Willgenstein, died at
Willgenstein, the 6th inst. at the age of 35.
BRUSSELS, ()CT. 14.---Letters from Lille iay,
that the magazines formed there when-the town
was threatened with a siege, arc to be sold by
auction. A report had been spread that the ar-
tillery and ammunition was to be removed to
Arras and Picardy, which made the inhabitants
very uneasy ; however nothing has yet been clone
to execute this measure. The Allied troops how-
ever, continue ,o become more numerous in the
neighbourhood of Lille. Meantime, the depart-
ment of the North is a prey to the most dreadful
excesses. Incendiaries, actuated by a spirit of
vengeance and party rage, have for this month set
various country houses on fire, and it i remarked,
that it is chiefly the propertynf well known Royal-
ists that is laid in ashes. It is well know that the
department of the North is that which at all
times has behaved la the most loyal ma.ner, and
where the public spirit is the best. It may there
be imagined in what a situation this unhappy
country is.
For some days past, several Officers, native
Belgians, have arrived here, who have retnaiaed
till now in tho French service ; among them is a
well-known General who was formerly in the
Dutch service, with some of his Aid-de-Camps.—
It seems that they desire to enter into the service
of their country, whose fate is irrevocably fixed.
Officers of rank in the Austrian service, but na-
tives of Belgium, are likewise soliciting to be re-
ceived into our national army.

HAGUE, OCT. 15.—The ordinary As:embly of
the States General will meet at the Hagoe to-
morrow, at one o'clock, with the usual cere-

monies.

HAMBURCIT, OCT. 12.----The Senate of Lubeck
has published a decree, forbidding, at the request
of the Spanish Minister, all intercourse between
the city of Lubeck and its terrifot y, and the ports
of Buenos Avres and Montevideo, whicfr arc in a
state of rebellion against the mother country.—
We IrAve received a long account of the ceremonies
at Drontheim in honold of the Crown rrince.