The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-04 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAIL

INDIA.

The Bombay mails of the Ist of May have arrived;
they are remarkably barren of exciting intelligence.
The Governor-General and the Commander-in-
Chief had reached Simla, where they inten led to re-
main during the hot and rainy seasons. The troops
had taken up their stations for the same period in
the newly-acquired districts along the Beas, and
also in Lahore. The Seikh soldiers were tranquil,
but not satisfied. The Governments of Lahore and
Jamoo were engaged in tracing out the frontiers
between them. Ghoolab Singh is not popular with
the Seikhs, who accuse him of having sacrificed their
country to gratify his personal ambition. Dhost
Mahommed, who was delighted on hearing of the
invasion of the British dominions by the Seikhs,
has since resumed a pacific policy, for the rapidity of
the British conquests had not allowed him time for
any offensive operations against Peshawur, although
some preparations for that purpose appear to have been
made at Jellalahad by his son and Wuzeer, the noto •
rious Akhbar Khan. It is evident from the position
of the different Rajas and their adherents, as well at
Lahore as in the neighbouring states, that the
present cessation of hostilities is kept up rather as
a temporary armistice, than a lasting peace. The
division of the spoils of Runjeet Singh's kingdom is
not satisfactory to them, and it is highly probable
that before 1846 expires there will be other con-
flicts.

In the meantime the British are not idle either in
consolidating their new provinces or in weakening
their enemies. Amongst the materiel of war sur-
rendered by the Seikhs were specially enumerated the
guns which had been pointed against the British In-
dian army. Those guns, to the number of 256, have
reached Delhi, and they are to be taken with all the
pomp of a military procession from that city, even as
far as Calcutta. This procession of nearly 1,000
miles, will not fail to produce a powerful impression
in India, where men judge from what they see. The
mighty power of the British Government will there-
from be recognised by even the Mahommeden fatal-
ists. It will resemble one of the triumphs in ancient
Rome.

The Governor-General had issued a general order
that all soldiers engaged in protecting the camps, &c.,
during the late battles, shall receive the decorations as
if engaged in them.

Sinde is tranquil. Sir Charles Napier arrived at
Kurrachee on the 15th of April in good health, not-
withstanding the extreme fatigues of his late rapid
march to Lahore. The invalids and wounded men
from the battle of Moodkee had passed down the
Indus, and arrived at Bombay ; 12 had died on the
way, amongst whom was Colonel Ryan, of her
Majesty 50th Regiment. Preparations were making
at Bombay at the time of the departure of the steamer
for sending those invalids on to Europe in the best
transport that could be procured.
The King of Lucknow was crowned with Asiatic
ceremony in his capital on the 17th of April.
As all the foreign officers have been obliged to
quit the service of Lahore, Colonel Minton, a French-
man, and Captain Huron de Alcantara, a Spaniard
(by whose skill in engineering the powerful fortifica-
tions at Ferozeshah and Sobraon were constructed),
had come down to Bombay at the same time as the
wounded Europeans. Prince Waldemar of Prussia,
with his attendants had arrived there on the 18th of
April, and had come on to Europe by 'the steamer
with the mails. The Prince has gained no small ex-
perience from the late campaign on the Sutlej, as he
was continually in the company of the Governor-
General, and witnessed the battles.
The Nizam's dominions are in a disturbed state, in
consequence of the bad management of the finances
of the Government.

Several changes had taken place in the Secretaries
of the Bombay Government and in the Council. Mr.
J. H. Crawford had retired from the Council, and
had been succeeded by Mr. J P. Willoughby, who
was succeeded as Chief Secretary by Mr. R. K.
Pringle.

The health of the Governor, Sir George Arthur,
was in such a dilapidated state, as to give a colour-
ing to a rumour current of his intention to resign his
important post within a few days, and to come to
Europe. His complaint is described as of an apoplectic
tendency.
It was rumoured that in consequence of the appre-
hension of an American war, the harbour of Bombay,
which is capable of strong defence, was to be imme-
diately fortified.
Great complaints prevailed of the scarcity of
water in many districts in which the cholera was
raging. Hopes were, however, entertained of an
early monsoon.

(From the Overland Bombay Times, May 1.)
SUMMARY.

The field of intelligence in India during the hot
season, with the thermometer half way betwixt the
freezing and the boiling point—with general pros-
perity and peace, and a Governor- General who de-
ports himself and writes like ordinary men, presents
to the eye a picture of the most perfect barrenness.
There is not a single green spot or'shrub in the deso-
late waste—nothing for the memory to recal, the
mind to speculate, or the eye to repose upon. Our
subjects of reflection, few and uninteresting as they"
are, are not political, and concern none but our-
selves. We have some matters, it is true, in'
astronomy and gastronomy, in meteorology and:
medicine, to excite us : we are alarmed at the'
rapid approach of the sun from the equator, whir
will a fortnight hence be vertical, and delighted'
with the arrival of a ship load of ice'
from America, to assist in counteracting his influence.'
We deplore the scarcity of water and abundance or
cholera, and hope the arrival of the season of raia
may ensure the departure of that sickness. The'
Governor •General and Commander-in-Chief continue'
at Simla—the conduct of the latter throughout the'
campaign becoming very freely canvassed. The✓
Punjaub in all departments, whether Seikh or Britisbe
is now so tranquil that even alarmists have ceased:
from expressing apprehensions of.approaching dangel%
Sir George Arthur, Governor of Bombay, has in a con.
siderable measure recovered from sickness, but is far
from strong. The Prince Waldemar and suite return-
by the present steamer to Europe. The Hon. J.
Pollard Willoughby, Esq., becomes Member of
Council in place of Mr. J. H. Crawford, who has
retired on the expiry of his term of service. The'
Commander-in-Chief of Bombay and his family con-•
tinue at the Mahabuleshwar Hills.

LAHORE.
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They have removed much anxiety from our mind as to
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the real position of
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aster is impossible, except under the most ' mis-
management and gross neglect • d sib that such .
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the question the name of the distinguishedis out of
officer com-
manding is a very sufficient guarantee.
precautions have been taken to The utmost
troops from causing any
annoyance prevent the European
inha-
bitants, the Artillery and to the
bar-
racks in the citadel, close to Bth
the Foot being in
Littler in the Husooree bah quarters of Sir John
stantly under his observation.bag h, and consequently con-
of the force are all The officers of this part
as comfortably housed as they could
expeet, and the utmost exertions
vide the best
availablepro-
accommodation for the officers
of the native corps in the town, consistent with the ab-
solute neces • sity of having th and
em near their men,
they have been allowed to make any necessary altera-
tions in the quarters assigned subject the
to them, to
approval of the executive engineer,'
at the expense of the
durbar. The people of all classes are represented to us
as very civil and respectful, and we are assured they
seem already quite reconciled to the new arrangements.
The re• organisation of the Lahore army was progressing
favourably, and portions of it, as stated by our native
correspondent, are proceeding onduty into the provinces,
where the district commanders have reported several
successes over the rebels. Lord Elphinstone is about to
visit Kashmeer, accompanied by the two sons of the
Governor-General. The Maharaja Ghoolab Singh bad
reached Jamoo on the 6th, and matters seem settling
down more rapidly than we could have expected. Were
we sure that the Seikhs proper, who have suffered SO
much by the late arrangements, and many of whom are
brooding at their houses over their losses and defeat,
could become peaceable subjects of the new state, we ~I
should be satisfied entirely as to the preservation 0f
future tranquillity, but these we fear are the people
from whom danger is to be apprehended, and who wi11,.„
in some cases at least, find willing leaders in the chief.S
whose prospects have been greatly dimmed by the ester.
blishment of a better regulated Government than has
existed for the last six years. Be this as it may, sllla 1