The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-20 00:00:00

THE PUNJAUB.

We have so little news of any importance for dis-
patch by this mail that we must make much of the
little we possess. In times more stirring the Pun-
jaub tidings as they now stand would hardly have
been thought worthy of a separate section. In the
middle of March the city and citadel were occupied
by one portion of the troops; head-quarters, under Sir
J. Littler, were encamped immediately under the pa-
lace gates. The Seikh troops were turned out of the
city so often as individuals of them were discovered,
guards having been posted at the gates to exclude
intruders. From 90 to 100 pieces of ordnance be-
yond what we expected were found in Lahore, and
taken possession of by us. Ranjeet Singh's artillery
is said at one time to have consisted of from 700 to
800 pieces, of all calibre; and there are reported to
be still in the Punjaub nearly as many guns as we
have captured The rumour does not seem very cre-
dible in either case. The consummate cunning of
ghoolab Singh now becomes apparent ; he was all
along acting a part so as to secure the best terms he
could to himself. The Commander-in-Chief, who
had attended the Governor-General as far as Urn-
ritser, having returned to camp, finally quitted La-
hore about the 22d—proceeding towards Nugger
Ghaut under an escort of her Majesty's 9th Lancers, the
3d Light Cavalry, and Ist European Infantry. The
Seikhs in and around the capital were tranquil enough,
but turmoils were said to have arisen near the Jhelum,
and Ghoolab Singh seemed anxious to do
anything rather than soothe and pacify his
countrymen. The sulky soldiery were breathing
curses against us not loud but deep, and vowing that
as soon as our armies were withdrawn the Queen and
her Government should suffer. Meanwhile two Seikh
corps are to be raised for British service, and these, we
should imagine, would go a considerable way to absorb
the balance of disbanded troops not taken into the Lahore
army. The extreme fertility of a large portion of the
Jullunder Doab seems the admiration of every one.
The weather was beginning to feel warm in tents.
Lieutenant Hodgson, of the Engineers, had been
detached to erect quarters for the troops to be
stationed at Dukkun-i-Serai. eighteen miles from
Jullundar, and thirty from Pulloor. Here the Ist
regular, and the Bth irregular cavalry, and the 3d troop
Ist brigade of horse artillery, were to be stationed.
At Jullunder the main body of the force was to re-
main, consisting of the sth cavalry, Swinley's troop
of horse artillery, and four regiments of native in-
fantry.

In our recent acquisitions the 41st Native In-
fantry were to be placed at Noorpoor, the 44th
Native Infantry at Kote Kangra, and the 59th Na-
tive Infantry at Hoosheearpoor. The Shekawattee
Brigade marched from Jullunder on the 24th, on
their way to Dhurmkote, the station destined for
them. A wing of the 2d cavalry is posted at Tul-
wundee. Col. Lane and Major Campbell's troops of
horse artitlery had on the 28th reached Ferozepore
from Lahore. On the 30th Col. Frushard's brigade
arrived at the same station from Sinde. The 7th
cavalry were expected on the Ist April. Captain
Duncan's troop of horse artillery left Ferozepore
for Muttra on the 27th. With these meagre no-
tices we may dismiss the summary of intelligence from
an army whose doings six weeks since required pages
and pages of our journal. We now receive with much
reserve and hesitation the tales supplied by native cor-
respondents, seeing to what extent the best of them must
for the last two years have been unauthentic.