The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-24 00:00:00

STABS', GENERAL AND BRIGADE.

Killed :
Major- General Sir Robert Sale, K.C.8., Q.M. her Ma-
jesty's Forces.
Major-General Sir John M'Caskill, K.C.8., her Ma-
jesty's 9th Foot.
Captain W. Hore, 18th Bengal Infantry, Deputy Secretary
to the Government, Military Department.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. B. Wood, her Majesty's 80th Foot,
Aide-de. Camp to the Governor-General.
Captain Harries, her Majesty's 3d Light Dragoons, Aidc-
de-Camp to the C-overnor-Qeneral.
Lieutenant-Colonel Taylor (Brig.), her Majesty's 9th Foot.
Wounded :
Lieutenant-Colonel Mactier (Brig.), 4th Light Cavalry.
Lieutenant-Colonel Gough (Brig.), Military Secretary.
Lieutenant-Colonel Taylor (Brig.), her Majesty's k9th
Foot.
Major F. Somerset, Military Secretary to the Governor-
General.
Captain Munro, 10th Light Cavalry, Aide-de-Camp to the
Governor-General.
Major Grant, 59th Native Infantry, Deputy-Adjutant-
General.
• Major Codrington, 49th Native Infantry, Assistant-Quar-
termaster-General. _

ENGINKERS,

Wounded :
Lieutenant Nicholls, Ex-Engineer, Loodiana.
ARTILLERY.

Ki led :
Major D'Arcy Todd, H. A.
Captain Dashwood, H. A.
Captain J. Trower, F. A.
Lieutenant P. Lambert, H. A.
Lieutenant Pollock, H. A.
Wounded :
Lieutenant Wheelwright.
HER MAJESTY'S 3D LIGHT DRAGOONS.

Killed :
Captain E. Codd.
Captain Newton.
Lieutenant Worley.
Lieutenant Bruce.
Lieutenant Ellis.
Wounded :
Captain S. Fisher.
Lieutenant Swinton.
HER MAJESTY'S 9TH FOOT.

Killed :
Major Taylor.
Captain Dunne.
Captain Field.
Lieutenant Gaynor.
HEH MAJESTY'S 29TH FOOT.

]Gilled :
Captain Lucas.
Captain Molle.
Lieutenant Carey.
Lieutenant Simmons.
Wounded:—
Mnjor Congreve.
HER MAJESTY'S 31ST FOOT.

filled : •
Major Baidwin.
Captain Willes.
Dr. Gabali.
Lieutenant Hart.
Lieutenant Brenelilev.
Lieutenant Bernard.
Lieutenant Pollard.
Wounded :
Colonel Botton.
Lieutenant-Colonel Byrne.
Captain Young.
Captain Bulkeley.
Captain Lugard (two places).
Lieutenant Plaskett (slightly).
HER MAJESTY'S STH FOOT.

filled ;
Lieutenant -Young.
Dr. Graydon.
__

MEn MAJESTY'S G2D Foor.

Killed :
Captain Clarke.
Captain Wells.
Lieutenant and Adjutant Sims.
Lieutenant APNair.
Lieutenant Oubbins.
Lieutenant Kelly.
Lieutenant Scott.
Wounded :
Six Officers. _

HER. MAJESTY'S SOTII FOOT.

Ilea :
Captain Best.
Captain R. Sheberras.
Lieutenant Bythesea.
Lieutenant Boyle Warren.
Lieutenant S. Fraser.
GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S BODY GUARD.

Killed :
Lieutenant and Adjutant Fisher.
Wounded :
Captain Dawking (Commanding).
Lieutenant Bouverie.
Lieutenant Taylor.
4rit LIGHT CAVALRY.—No return.
STH LIGHT CAVALRY.—No return.
BTII LIGHT CAVALRY.—No return.
21l IRREGULAR CAVALRY (LEESON'S).— No return.
D IRREGULAR CAVALRY (TArr's).—No return.
BTH IRREGULAR CAVALRY (BECHER'S).
_

Killed :
Captain Becher, Commanding, was reported killed ; but
we are happy to say that letters have been received
from him dated December 23, so that the report must
have been erroneous.
9Tn IRREGULAR CAVA I.sy es).—No return.
IST EUROPEAN LIGHT INFANTRY.
Billed:—

Captain Box.
Lieutenant Moxon.
Wounded :
Six officer 3.
9.13 REGIMENT GRENADIERS.—No return.
11TH REGIMENT NATIVE INFANTRY.—No return.
12TII REGIMENT NATIVE, INFANTRY.
Killed :

Colonel Bruce.
14Th REGIMENT NATIVE INFANTRY.—No return.
tiTII GRENADIERS.

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Major L. N. Hull.
Captain Burnell,
24m REGIMENT NATIVE INFANTRY.

.Killed :

Captain i lnckintosb.
Lieuteaut Shakespear.
26Thi LIGHT INFANTRY.

Killed :

Lieutenant Eatwell.
Lieutenant Cro
27-en REGIMENT OF NATIVE INFANTRY.—No return.
33D ItEcnmExT OF NATIVE INFANTRY.—NO return.
42D LIGHT INFANTRY.

Killed :

Lieutenant Spene.
Lieutenant \\Totten.
45T11 REGIMENT OF NATITE INFANTRY.
No 10E3 in officers; 50 Sepovs killed.
'47Tui REGIMENT OF NATIVE INFANTRY.

Wt untied :
Lieutenant W. Pogscn.
48TH REGLIIENT OF NATIVE INFANTRY.

Killed

Captain Van Homrigh.
Wounded :
Lieutenant-Colonel Wheeler.
54-ru REMMENT OF NATIVE INFANTRY.—No return.
63D REGIMENT OF NATIVE INFANTRY.
Killed:—
. .

Lieutenant Rawson (not certain).
Wounded :
Captain Houghton.
730 REEGI3IENT OF NATIVE INFANTRY.
Killed:—

Lieutenant -Colonel N. Wallace.
Captain Hunter.

ABSTRACT.
Killed-52. Wounded-39.
ABSTRACT OF TROOPS SUPPOSED TO 13E ENGAGED.

Artillery, six troops six companies, say l,OOO

Sappers, two companies, say - 2OO
3d Dragoons
Six regiments of Royal Infantry, at say 750 4,500
Four regiments of Native Cavalry, at say 400
Three and a half regiments of Irregular Ca-
valry, at say 700
Ist European Light Infantry
17 regiments of Native Infantry, at say 800

Total.
Deduct two regiments in Ferozepore, Sappers
and Miners, and three regiments supposed with
camp, say-

24,700

4,200

Balance engaged, 5ay......... 20,500
The death of Major-General Lumley, Adjutant-General
of the army, is also reported, having died from over-exertion
and fatigue.
Lieutenant-Colonel Brooks, of the Artillery, reported
missing, is all well.
The conduct of some of the protected Seikh chiefs having
been fount: culpable, they have been severely punished. The
Raja of Pattenla was hanged on a tree for treachery. The
liaja of Ladwa on the 4th of January approached Loodiana,
where he burned the European barracks; but it was expected
that he would be driven back.

The Seikh troops having been disappointed of their plunder,
and driven oat of the British territory, doubts are enter-
tained of their uniting to fight another battle. A party
under Runjoor Singh has approached Loodiana, as if de-
sirous of plundering
("Tenttmheere, but nothing was known of the
results of their The Queen-Mother has, it is
said, encouraged the troopse. to tight in order to get rid of
their turbulent rule.
It was reported at Bombay, at the departure of the mail,
that the Governor-General had resolved to maintain his
position within the British tertit°r3and not to make any
attack on the Seikhs until the expedition
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which was preparing in Sinde, undertheleon against Moulton
orders of Sir Charles
-Napier, had begun operations.
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Letters dated Hyderabad, in Sinde, on the 7th of January,
state that there was great activity in the rations
,ending the troops forward. The Sinde hoprrseep had started
at the close of December; the 13th and 18th Regiments
were to quit about the 10th of thatlme not: month.
of
Native Infantry.
i
Her Majesty's 86th Regiment, and Rowland's troop of sr-
finery, were to be ready at Hyderabadiver, the on the 8t
other what of tat
month ; one wing was to go by
the r
Rowland's troop, by land. The 12th Regiment of Native
Infantry, with Brett's and Forster' Batteries and the Sap-
pers, were to leave Hyderabad in the middle of January.
The 17th Regiment of Native Infantry, and the Be
rachee
loo-
chee corps, were hastening Infa
ntry, f Be
by water, and her Majesty's 17th Regiment of Infantry were
goin,:: by land. The chief want in Sinde was camels. The
Bombay Government had exerted itself in sending various
regiments.. and river steamers, flat boats, &c., so that it was
expected t'iat Sir Charles Napier would be soon able to make
a powerful diversion by attacking the Seikhs in the neigh-
bourhood of noultan. Great excitement prevailed in the
Bombay army in the hope of participating in the conquest of
..the Punjaub. There was a continual movement of the
steamers to and from Kurrachee.

There was a report of a foolish attempt having been made
at Dinapore by some Massalinens to excite disaffection
aniong the troops. They were seized and punished.
prevails in the other parts of India. The ship
ILA4likliyeliza, from China, had got upon a rock near Calicut;
,L"'.!y throwing overboard a part of her cargo, and by con-
tinual Tvruing, she reaci4d Bombay barlsour on the even- ,
ug of
,die 1t th vf JLwuary.

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The Hon. Company's sloop Coote was lying ou the rocks
near Calieut, but an attempt was to be made, although she
had been deserted by the officers of the Indian navy, to get
her off, under the guidance of Mr. Lauchlan, the euterpising
assistant of the Bombay Master-Attendant.
A correspondent in the Doab has favoured us with the fol-

lowing:—
"The crops are suffering a great deal in the Doab and
Rohilcund districts, where no rain has fallen since the 15th
of August. Wherever wells can be dug and stand the pres-
sure of the water they are being constructed to their fullest
extent, to secure something like a crop. An immense deal
of land is lying nnsown, the moisture hawing dried up too
suddenly to admit of the ground being prepared for seed.
Grain has risen full 25 per cent. since then."

The following are summaries of the battles and results
from the correspondents of two morning Contemporaries :
(From the Correspondent of the Times.)
"The Governor-General's proclamation, sent you by the
express on the 23d ult., would prepare you for the commence-
ment of hostilities with the Seikhs, but no one anticipated
that the short time which has intervened would have been
fraught with such momentous results as have taken place.
" The grand army of the Seikhs, cmsisting of 80,000
men, and about 140 guns, has been put hors de combat, with
immense slaughter, and beaten across the Sutlej, leaving be •
hind theta all their guns, camp equipage, stores, &c. They
acknowledge the loss of 9,000 men killed, and froin 20,000
to 30,000 wounded. Would that I could add that our loss
was but small. The official returns have not yet been re-
ceived, but I have drawn up as correct a list as it
is possible to prepare from a great many dif-
ferent accounts, which you will receive with this,
showing the frightful amount of fifty-seven officers
killed and 50 wounded ; and the loss in rank and file is esti-
mated at 4,000. The whole of the operations leading to the
decisive defeat of the enemy are as yet but imperfectly known.
The following detail, however, may be considered pretty
correct :—lt was formerly stated that the Governor-General,
accompanied by the Commander-in-Chief, with a numerous
body of staff, was pushing on for Ferozepore. On the 18th
of December they arrived at a village called Moodkee, about
22 miles from Ferozepore, and were encamped, when about 4
' o'clock p.m. the alarm was given that a large body of
the enemy was marching to attack them, and scarcely
had our troops got under arms when the Seikh forces,
consisting of 20,000 horse, 7,000 foot, and about 3,000
artillery, were upon them, and commenced a heavy
fire from about twenty-five guns. Here occurred the im-
mense loss which the Governor-General's staff suffered, and
on this occasion fell the survivor of a hundred battles Sir R.
Sale. Here also fell Sir John M‘Caskill, Captains Munro
and Herries, of the Governor-General's staff—Major Grant,
Deputy Adjutant-General, Captain Hillier, Aide-de-Camp,
and many other officers being wounded. The enemy was,
however routed, with great slaughter, and with the loss of
seventeen out of his twenty-five gans. During the 19th and
20th the forces halted at Moodkee; and on the 21st advanced
about ten miles to the attack of the intrenched camp of the
Seikhs, at a place called Ferozshuhur, about halfway between
Moodkee and Ferozepore. Previous to this attack the Com-
mander-in-Chief's force was reinforced by General Littler,
with 5,000 men, from Ferozepore, and it would seem had
been joined by a portion of the Loodiana force. The en-
tire force at Ferozepore, Umballah, and Loodiana, amounted
to 8 troops of Horse Artillery, 5 companies of Foot Artillery,
1 regiment of Dragoons, 2 of Native Cavalry, Governor-
General's Body Guard, 2 regiments of Irregular Cavalry, 7
regiments of European, and 16 regiments of Native Infantry,
or say, in round numbers, that they consisted of 48 Horse Ar-
tillery guns ; Foot Artillery unknown; Cavalry, 3,500; Euro-
pean Infantry, 6,000; Native Infantry, 12,009; total, 21,500
of all arms. But a portion of the above must have been
left at Loodiana, at Ferozepore, and even at Umballah ;
and it is not improbable to suppose that the actual
force engagtd with the Seikhs on the 21st and 22d did not
exceed 19,000 mea. In addition to thess may be added the
Ist European and 29th Foot, perhaps 1,500 strong, which
would increase our force to near 21,000 men. The force of
the enemy is variously stated at from 60,000 to 80,000 men,
and from 100 to 140 guns; but the Governor-General's an-
nouncement to the Vice-President in Council, states the
number of troops at 60,000, and f guns in the intrenched
camp at 70 pieces, many of them of large calibre, and much
longer than is usual in our armaments. As at Maharajpore,
the principal loss in our army was caused by the overwhelm-
ing superiority of the enemy's guns to ours, and tie ditli-
cultyof our gallant fellows getting at them with the bayonet ;
for the Seikhs had taken up a very strongpos.tion, and forti-
fied it in a masterly manner"

(From the Bombay Correspondent of the Herald.)
" The Governor-General's dispatch arrived here four days
ago, but under the strictest seal of secrecy. You, of course,
have been waiting with feverish anxiety the mustering of
troops in the north ; when, however, it was stated that there
was an army of observation, 50,000 strong, assembled on our
north-west frontiers, the public will have been terribly mis•
led. This number of troops there was assuredly; but
35,000 form the usual strength of our frontier poSts, which
had only been strengthened to the amount of 15,000 or
20,000 extra men. The Ferozepore division, where imme-
diate danger was expected, was raised from 2,000 to 8,600,
and the other stations were all made stror g enough to
meet the occasion. No human being ever dreamed that
the Lahore Government would be mad enough to
draw down upon itself its doom, and provoke hosti-
lities which would, certain as fate, ensure their dis-
comfiture, and so bring about the very thing they of all others
wished to avoid—that of placing the destinies of the country
in our hands. You would observe by the dispatches sent you
by last mail, that the Seikhs had, about the 11th of December,
crossed the Sutlej in force, and were actually showing face
before Ferozepore. The division went out to meet them on
the 13th: it consisted of her Majesty's 62d, the 12th, 14th,
33d, 41 h, and 54th Native Infantry, the Bth Regular and 3d
Irregular Cavalry, with 24 guns. They encamped at first in
a strong position, a little way beyond the walls; and on the
15th advanced to within three miles of the Seikh camp, far
from their own cantonments and the native city, which had
only 2,000 men in all left to defend it. A further forward
movement might have permitted. the enemy's cavalry or field
artillery (the last a finely appointed force) to get into their.
rear, and master (and such a host could readily have done so)
the handful left in the garrison. The Seikhs were believed
to amount to ne fewer than 60,000, with above 100 pieces of
artillery, guns in fine condition and of the largest calibre,
before which our light field artillery could do nothing.
Our men having fallen back at night and slept in camp,
again made a demonstration in advance on the 16th, the
enemy maramuvring on both occasions with their cavalry,
but no collision actually occurred. The Governor-General
and Commander-in-Chief were now pushing on by forced
marches of some thirty miles a-day, with all speed, to succour
the Ferozepore division, believed to be, as it actually was, in
very imminent danger, and troops and munitions of all de-
scriptions were hurrying up from the rear. On the 17th the
Seikhs committed the grand blunder which proved fatal to
them. Instead of throwing their whole force on General
Littler and the weaker Ferozepore division, they left him in
their rear, and hurried off to intercept the progress of the
larger force, to the movements of which I must now direct
your attention.
On the 13th of December the Governor-General had issued
a proclamation, declaring that as the Seikh army, by autho-
rity of the Lahore Dos-bar, had crossed our frontiers, the do-
minions of the Maharaja on the hither side the
.Sutlej were
confiscated. The whole troops that could be collected on the
instant, including the entire of the Loodiana and Umballah
and Meerut divisions, were now ordered to march without
delay on Ferozepore. The force, about 15,000 in number,
with a fair supply of cavalry and light field guns, was headed
by the Commander-in-Chief, accompanied by the Governor-
General. They pushed on by forced marches, enduring
every kind of privatiOn, without a murmur, and on the after-
noon of the 18th arrived at a place called Mobdkee, some 20
miles from Ferozepore, which they hoped next day to be
able to arrive at. The Seikhs, as already- stated, had the
day previous to this quitted their camp with a view of in-
tercepting the advancing army. The encounter was short
but severe, the enemy being compelled to retreat from
all points, leaving seventeen of their guns in our hands.
The slaughter was severe on both sides ; our loss in
officers being peculiarly heavy. General Sir J. M'Caskill was
killed, General Sir R. Sale mortally wounded, and shortly
afterwards died of his wounds. The Ferozepore division,
5,000 strong, under Sir J. Littler, was now on its march to
meet us, and the Commander-in-Chief, leaving his camp
standing, marched out, endeavouring to effect a junction ; on
the 21st he succeeded, after a long and fatiguing march of
16 miles, during which neither rest nor refreshment of any
sort could be obtained. The army, now formed into four
great divisions, immediately proceeded to attack the enemy,
The Seikh guns were of immensely larger calibre than out%
which for a time produced scarcely any effect upon the
enemy ; so that, after some unsuccessful efforts, in which we
suffered severely, we were compelled toretire with heavy lose.
The troops having rallied and reformed made a brilliant bayonet
charge, the artillery at first covering their advance. This proved
successful, but not without a fearful sacrifice of life being in-
curred. A little after noon a general charge was made,
which, after a desperate resistance was brilliantly successful ;
the enemy flying in all directions, leaving their camp ap-
pointments, tents, 'stores, Ste., and 90 piecesof artillery in our
hands. The Commander-in-Chief and Governor-General
were repeatedly in the thickest of the fire, both victors head-
ing
in Pe
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theer mosth brilliant and successful of the
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felrftll.iof killed
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wounded includes 150 commissioned officers, of whom 62 are
slain.

The Seikhs have once more recrossed the Sutlej, and
preparations are now making for the invasion of the Pun-
jaub.
(From the Overland Bombay Times, of Jan. 15.)
SUAIIIARY.

We are once more in the midst of war, and on the eve of
mighty conquests. One of the most bloody
would we could add brilliant and successful_ and
severe has
been fought by our troops in which wo were engaged since
the foundations of our empire have been laid in India
The increasing troubles in the Punjaub had occasioned the
Acgittn.u.JatOn of a heavy mass of troops on our north-west
frontier; the apygrppr-Ger eral determined, apparently, to
avoid advance, was anziop fop once honestly to carry out
Ole peaceful and anti-aggressive policy WA :,O ponstantly
professed awl FP rarely practised. The invasion Of our
territories by the enemy was BP eminently insane, so certain
t 9 811111r4 their destrUction, that lipwereK 4isorderly ma-
rauders, p 7 a CM* foldierp might annoy ns, i.nc9vet*.q)
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beyond this' was unlooked for, prepared as we were to
avenge it, and to protect eurselves against it. A large body
of Seikh troops—about 60,000—having approached Feroze-
pore on the 15th, the division, 7,000 strong, under Dlajer-
General SirJ. Littler, marched out to protect the city. Several
feints were made, but no collision occurred. On the 17th
the enemy moved off to intercept the army under the
Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief, now hurrying
forward at the rate of 30 miles a day, to support General
Littler. A severe encounter took place near Moodkee, 22
miles from Ferozepore, on the 18th, and the battle was con-
tinued with much obstinacy and various results on the 21st
and 22d. Betwixt the evening of the 21st and morning of
the 22d the enemy's intrenched camp, defended by 60,000
men and 70 pieces of artillery, was captured, and in the
course of these various operations no fewer than 90 guns fell
into our hands. Both armies continued for the next eight
days inactive, reinforcements arriving rapidly for both,
when, about the 29th, the Seikhs are reported to have re-
crossed the Sutlej. The fighting seems to have been fearfully
severe—the loss heavy almost beyond precedent. Above 100
British officers have been wounded, and 61 are killed ;
amongst these latter are Major-General Sir Robert Sale and
Sir John M'Caskill, with considerably upwards of 3,000 men
killed or wounded. Large masses of troops continue hurry-
ing northward from the Bengal upper provinces, and Sir
Charles Napier is in progress towards Sukkur, to the north-
ward of which he will speedily have assembled under him
an army of 14,000 to 15,000 men, to co-operate with the
grand army under the Commander-in-Chief in a general
scheme of operations against the Punjaub. The campaign
will probably be a protracted and severe one ; the results are
beyond doubt. The country, from the Attock to the Sutlej,
from Cashmere to Dloultan, will be ours in four months if we
desire it. There are reports of risings and disturbances in
tipper Sinde, such as might have been expected on the
descent of the Seikhs upon our territory. The country is
fortunately this year healthy, though the present is the period
when sickness usually sets in. India is generally tranquil
throughout. Various financial returns of importance have
just been published. Lord Ellenborough, it appears, so far
from diminishing our expenditure, in two years added four
millions sterling to our debt, and the expenditure of 1841-45
exceeds the income by nearly two millions. Sinde costs a
million beyond its returns. The booty captured at Hydera-
bad in 1843, amounting to above half a million, has been or-
dered to be divided amongst the troops. The share of Sir
C. Napier amounts to about 70,0001. Great apprehensions
are being entertained at Bombay of suffering for want of
water, the fall of rain during the last monsoon having been
unusually deficient.
(From the Agra Ukbar of Jan. 7.).

The battle' of A.loodkee seems likely, from all that we can
gather of it, to take precedence in military history of those
of Alaharajpore and Meanee, as far as regards the bravery of
our gallant forces when opposed to an enemy immensely
superior in numbers. Though this action has not been
decisive as to the results of the campaign—though it secures
no territorial acquisition—yet it fairly equals some of those
wonderful achievements which struck terror into our earlier
enemies, and established and consolidated our power in so
many regions of the east. When we hear of a battle be-
tween 10,000 men or less on the one side, and 60,000 or
upwards on the other, and learn that though the latter
neither lacked courage nor perseverance, and yet were
beaten—most thoroughly beaten—the heart of the man
must be cold as an icicle that warms not with admiration
of the gallant victors. The Seikhs first came down on the
Governor-General and his escort, but notwithstanding they
had him at advantage, he kept his ground till the Com-
mander-in-Chief came up with the main body of the fbrce.
and then went into action in command of a division subor-
dinate to Sir Hugh Gough. The lire of the enemy was
literally one continuous roar of thunder, and was heard at
immense distances, justifying the remark of Sir Henry that
he had never seen otte so hot in Europe. Of course our small
army sutlered dre dfully—one-half of the whole force, in-
cluding nearly fifty officers, having been either killed or
wounded—the Governor-General and his staff being through-
out especial objects of aim. No hill account of the battle has
been yet received, nor does the.last notification give any data
of the manoeuvres. The enemy seems, however, as we gather
from other sources, to have been succeaul in strategy, in
having drawn the 3d Dragoons upon a body of their horse,
and then retiring and opening up a destructive fire from a
masked battery, and completing the work by pouring in
upon the shattered corps a heavy body of cuirassiers ; only
250 men remained unscathed. Six of the officers were killed
and several wounded. It was probable in the vicinity of the
battery here mentioned that Major Broadfoot lost his life.
Her Majesty's 80th Foot had also a terrific struggle, baying
refused to yield ground though repeatedly under the fire of
artillery, and as often obliged to repel cavalry by forming
squares; their loss amounting to 200 men killed, as also o
officers, including Colonel Wood and Captain Scheberras.
The 29th (Queen's) lost Colonel Taylor killed, and Major
Congreve wounded. The losses up to this time ascertained
in the Horse Artillery are killed, Major Todd,Captain Swin-
ley, Captain Dashwood, Lieutenant Lambert, and Lieutenant
Pollock; of the Foot Artillery, Captain Trower and Lieu-
tenant W heelwright wounded. The heavy sands met on the
line of march seem to have greatly impeded artillery move-
ments, the 12-pounder elephant battery not being in many
places manageable with a single animal. Captain Swinley's
troop of horse artillery having got into very heavy sand
and unable to move, it is feared was destroyed under the
fire of the enemy's guns. They however at last lost all
their own, which are now safe in Ferozepore, and beautiful
pieces they are, ready, if need be, to pay them back in their
own metal.

Colonel Wheeler's action is said to have been a spirited
affair, but a good part of his baggage was made away with
by the Seikhs. They are not likely to think this any very
satisfactory equivalent for they have lost.. Four bat-
talions of Seikhs attempted to cross the Sutlej on the 31st,
but were intercepted by Colonel Wheeler and then returned.
In a day or two some account of these will perhaps be ob-
tained.

We learn that, although the result of the official returns
of killed and wounded is not yet generally known, our loss
in the action of the 18th at Moodkee was 250 killed and 5(Xf
wounded, and that in the last two battles of the 21st and
22d, between 1,703 and 1,800 Europeans were killed and
wounded. Particular regiments suffered fearfully, and of the
native corps so re appear to have had their full share of hard
knocks. The total loss on our side in the three actions is esti-
mated, of all ranks, at 4,200 killed and wounded. Upwards
of 100 guns have been taken, and probably the enemy could
have but few more on this side the Sutlej. His remaining
artillery, which, however, includes in all probability the whole
of his means wherever being, is estimated at 200 pieces. It
may be supposed that their best guns were brought forward,
and that among the remaining may be not a few in a defec-
tive and unserviceable state. The information' in camp is
said to be very bad, even in high places. The communica-
tion with th 3 rear was still difficult and doubtful; several
posts have been cut off, and among them the overland ex-
press mail, which would probably have else carried home
some news of the Moodkee affair, and of the other actions
which immediately followed. On the 28th, the report being
that the Seikhs had recrossed the river, the Commander in-
Chief moved towards the enemy; the Seikhs did not wait to
give his Excellency an opportunity of driving them over
the Sutlej, but prudently disappeared, and were, on the 29th,
encamped en the other side of the river. At Hurreeke
none were found by the cavalry sent on for that purpose.
Tej Singh was in Sir Hugh Gough's hands, considerably de-
pressed. One account would lead us to suppose that he was
a prisoner, and when sent to the rear, for purposes of safety,
had contrived to escape from his guard. Bahadoor
aim of the Seikh generals, was killed during the fighting.
It was rather confidently believed that the army would march
on to Lahore, and e% en a day, the 20th January, was by some
named as the intended date for such movement in advance.
The Seikhs are represented as anxious for peace, but the
Governor-General is said to have refused to treat until he
arrived at Lahore: and what were his ultimate determina-
tions as to the country and people, and rulers of the Punjaub,
could- not be known. Sir John Grey's force has been
directed to occupy Loodianali for the present. We hear that
various officers in staff employ have been directed to join
their corps, among theta Captain Blois from Meerut ; but
we do not know whether this be for regimental duty, or to
superintend the pay department of the grand army.
The GOth Native Infantry left Benares on the 31st ult.
for Barrackpore. The 13th N.I. was to leave Barrackpore on
the 30th ult. Her Majesty's 53d Foot was to leave Delhi on
the 4th instant, en route for Kurnaul, where it expects fur-
ther orders. The Commander-in-Chief's camp appears to
have been on the 29th at Auruftee, on the banks of the
Sutlej. The loss in the 2d N. 1., which, to our regret, lately
left this station, had been considerable in the late actions—
Captain Bolton has bee❑ severely wounded in two places;
Captain Gifford has lost an arm ; Lieutenant Armstrong was
killed at Ferozah, in the action of the 21st; two ensigns are
also among the wounded, and the loss among the natives
is 100 killed and wounded. We cannot refer to this matter
without wishing our gallant friends a speedy and complete
recovery, and expressing our hopes that then the Com-
mander-in-Chief and the Governor-General will find an early
opportunity of rewarding, in the person of Captain Bolton,
the services of a very meritorious and capable officer, who has
served with distinction in Affghanistan, at Maharajpore, and
has severely suffered duringthe present short but memorable
campaign.

(From the Delhi Gazette of Dec. 31.)

• .
The head-quarters' camp having reached Moodkee on the
18th, were attacked at 4 P.M. by a body of Seikhs, consisting
of 20,000 cavalry, 6,000 infantry, and a proportion of artil-
lery, under the personal command of Raja Lall Singh. The
latter were beaten back, with the loss of all their guns.
The troops marched forward on the 21st, and were joined
by General Littler between Sultan Khanwallah and Feroze-
pore, and the whole body then marched to the attack of the
Seikh army.
Sir J. Littler failed in his attack ; the centre carried several
positions of the enemy, and was obliged to desist at nightfall.
The Seikhs, during the night, having discovered the spot
where the Governor-General and the Commander-in-Chief
were bivouacking, opened a tire upon them, which caused the
death of so many of the staff-officers. The soldiers rose,
and in the middle of the night drove the Seikhs from
their guns.
After a little more rest, the attack nas renewed on the 22d,
and our troops carried everything before them, notwith-
standing the enemy had considerably strengthened their
positions.
The Seikhs returned upon our men while they were en-
gaged in removing their dead and wounded comrades, but
were again beaten off. Three times this was renewed.
The whole of the contest on the 22d was carried on by the
centre division.

The details of the Ferozepore affairs do not appear to Le
well known.

On the 15th the Seikhs advanced closer to the town, and
plundered some villages, and on the next day were seen
forming an immense crescent around the British lines.
he party under Captain Colebrooke came upon 1,000
Seikh plunderers at Asoofwallah, put them to flight, and
killed 40, the chief among the number, and took 50 prisoners.
The report of Mr. Miller's death is untrue.
The Seikhs fully admit having been thoroughly beaten.
It is believed the army will march upon Lahore on the 15th.
We previously mentioned that the head-quarters camp
were to reach Bhaga Poorana on the 17th, Major Broadfoot
having ridden on to examine the ground. This they did, and
on the 18th marched to Moodkee, 22 miles from Ferozepore,
and were quietly encamped. when about feur o'clock in the
' afternoon (not on the 19th, as had been previously stated on
the very best authority), an alarm was raised that the Seikhs
were in full march upon the camp, some 30,000 men strong.
This number approximates greatly to that given by our
Lahore correspondent, who says that the detachment which
theof p2ecooonottleacralmrya,ndl2ofbatßtaliaonsLaolfl
marched
danwd consisted
infantry (500 each), and a proportionate amount of ar-
tillery, which would give about the total mentioned in
our English letters. The British troops were scarcely
iip4er arms before the Seikh guns opened upon them, but
the attack was met so Fesolutely that aymptoms of wavering
began soon to manifest th en.selves. —the cavalry and artil
ler3 - then advanced, closely followed by the'infantry Tide;
and a little alter sunset the Seikhs were iii full retreat lean=I

ing all their guns they had brought with them in our pos-
session. It was thought they would have renewed the con-
flict on the next morning ; but though it is evident lay our
Lahore letter that they meant to do so, at. least Raja Lall
Singh, who has shown himself a man of great bravery, as
well as of considerable talent, they contented themselves, ac-
cording to that letter, with carrying off two of their guns,
thus leaving 17 (the number mentioned in our " Extra" of
the 28th) in our possession, or in collecting their dead by
means of Emall parties, who were suffered by our troops to
do so. It is a most extraordinary circumstance that,
althougb Moodkee is certainly not more than 75 miles
from Loodiana, and about 135 from Umballah, the intel-
ligence of this tattle was five days in getting to the former
place, and eight in reaching the latter, and that through
the territory of our ally, the Raja of Patteealla, a circum-
stance affording indubitable proof of the public communi •
cation being interrupted in a most effectual way by the
enemy. Of the exact amount of our loss we are as yet
(twelve days after the engagement) almost totally ignorant,
and indebted to little else than rumour for what we know,
which is to the effect that Lieutenant Hart, of the 31st Foot,
was killed, and that the following officers were wounded :
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier) Mactier, of the 4th Lancers
(at first reported dead); Captain Jasper Trower, of the Horse
Artillery (dangerously shot in the back by a man from behind
a bush); Lieutenant-Colonel Bolton. her Majesty's 31st Foot
(who is said to have lost his leg); Lieutenant Pollock. Ar-
tiilery (who suffered a similar loss, and whose life is reported
in great danger); Major-General Sir Robert Sale, Quarter-
master-General of her Majesty's Forces (wounded in the
foot, and we grieve to say since dead, but whether in conse-
quence of this wound, or from one in a subsequent engage-
ment we do not know); Captain Dashwood (commanding
Ist troop let brigade Horse Artillery, which seems to have
suffered greatly) severely—(this gallant officer is also said
to have since died of his wounds); and Lieutenant Wheel-
right, Horse Artillery. It is also asserted that Lieutenant-
Colonel Brooke, of the Artillery, is either missing altogether,
or has been wounded severely in the leg. It is surmised
from this list, to which we regret to learn several additions
have to be made, that the Umballah division was alone
engaged, but this must be left to future explanation.
Whether the troops halted at Moodkee on the 19th or 20th
we cannot exactly tell, but we believe they did, and that
leaving the camp standing, they marched forwards on the
21st, and were joined by Major-General Littler, with 5,000
men from Ferozepore, which junction appears to have been
effected south of, and between Sultan Khanwallah and
Ferozepore, some 16 or 17 miles from the camp, the troops
being nearly all the time v'itbout refreshment. When thus
reinforced, the whole body formed into four divisions, that
on the right apparently under the command of General
Sir H. Gough, the centre commanded by Major-General
W. It. Gilbert, the left by Sir J. Littler, and the rear by Sir
Harry Smith, marched to the attack of the entire Seikh army
under the command of Raja Lail Singh and Sirdar Tej
Singh, which had entrenched itself in several strong positions
in a country rendered difficult for the march of infantry by
the large quantity of brushwood and high jungle. The con-
sequence was, that the enemy's guns told most severely as
they approached the intrenchments. That Sir J. Littler
failed in his attack from the left there is no doubt, but how
or from what cause is as yet unexplained, but will, we trust,
not remain so long. The centre, under General Gilbert, was
more successful, and carried some of the positions of the
enemy, but even he was obliged to desist on account of the
darkness of the night, and the scattered state of our troops,
many of whom were blown up by mines dug in the ground in
front of the Seikhs gm: s. The men had little and some of them no
food, and were obliged to take up their quarters on the bare
ground, the Governor-General and Commander-in. Chief
sharing in their privations. The enemy, resolute on doing
all the mischief in their power. were not long in finding out
the spot where Sir Henry Hardinge and Sir Hugh Gough
had arranged their bivouac for the night, and having
brought some guns to bear on the same, opened a most de-
structive fire, by which it is supposed the severe loss ex-
peri"need amongst the members of the army and personal
staff of the Governor-General was caused. It having become
necessary to remove this battery of the enemy, our gallant
soldiers rose from their hard bed, and were, in the middle of
the night, led to the attack, and beat the Seikhs from their
guns. After a few hours further rest, the weary men were
led by General Gilbert at daybreak, of the 22d, to the storm-
ing of such parts of the enemy's positions as had not been
taken on the previous evening, and carried everything before
them, notwithstanding the strenuous efforts which had been
made by the enemy to strengthen their works
during the night, and a large number of guns,
thirty of. which were of large size, came into
digit- possession. While our men were engaged in collecting
their dead and wounded comrades, whose number was great
in proportion to the resistance made- by the Seikhs, great
bodies of the latter, especially cavalry and camel swivel-wen,
poured down upon, and compelled them to take up their
arras, and were only beaten off after a severe struggle, ren-
dered much more so by the absence of artillery and cavalry,
who had, through some misunderstanding, retired upon Fe-
rozepore when the brunt of the battle was over, and were
not, as we supposed in our Sunday's " extra," absent alto-
gether; at least such is our impression flom . what we have
heard since.that " extra" was issued. Three times did they
renew the battle in this manner, s.nd three times were they
beaten back at the poiat of the bayonet. The whole of the
contest on the morning of the 22d appears to have been car-
' ried on by the centre divisior, the left and the rear having
failed to communicate during the night, and being, there-
fore, we presume, without orders. _ _ _

In these battleis of the 21st and 22d, the following officers
appear to have been killed. In the foremost list are the
names of Major-General Sir J. M'Caskill, Lieutenant-Colonel
N. Wallace, of the 73d Native Infantry ; Captain Hunter, of
the same regiment ,• Major George Broadfoot, agent to the
Governor-General N. W. Frontier ; Captain P. Nicolson,
28th Bengal Infantry, assistant to the agent ; Captains
Cod,' and Newton, and Lieutenants Wooley and Bruce, of her
Majesty's 3d Dragoons ; Captain Hillier (not Herrief), Aide-
da-camp to the Governor-General, and Captain Becher,
commandant of the Bth Irregulars. In the list of wounded
we find the names of Col. Gough, military secretary to the Com-
mander-in Chief; Major Grant, Deputy Adjutant. General ;
Major Somerset, military secretary to the Governor-General ;
Lieutenant-Colonel Wood, principal aide-de-camp to the
Governor-General, and Captain Munroe, another aide-de.
camp to his Excellency Sir Hugh though, is reported also
to have had a narrow escape, a horse having been shot under
him during one of the engagements. Of the loss in the ranks
we have no idea. but pfesume it must be ve:7 great, from the
fact that her Majesty's 3d Light Dragoons are reported to
have lost upwards of 300 men in killed and wounded, other
European corps suffering in proportion.
This morning the following additional deaths were eons-
municated to us, and it is with unreigned grief we have to.achl
that the number is not yet complete. It is estimated at 50
killed, and the number of wounded officers is stated to be 150.
The number. of wounded soldiers, European and Native, at
Ferozepore, was estimated at 2,000, and the loss in killed is
said to average 150 men per regiment of the Europeans.
But to our long and melancholy list of killed :—Colonel
Taylor, 9th • Foot; Major Hull, 16th Bengal Grenadiers;
Captain Dunne, 9th Foot; Captain Field, 9th Foot; Lieut.
Gaynor, 9th Foot; Major Griffin, 24th Native Infantry;
Captain Burnett, 16th Grenadiers; Captains Clarke and
Wells, of the 62d Foot; Lieutenants Scot*, liPNair, Sims,
Gabbing, and Kelly, of the same corps; Doctors Grant, of
the 41st Bengal Infantry, and Gahan, her Majesty's 31st;
Captain Sheberas, her Majesty's 80th. Foot; Captain Van
Honirigh, 48th Bengal Infantry; Lieutenant Fisher, Adju
taut of the body guard ; Lieutenant P. Lambert, of the Horse
Artillery; Captain W. here, reported yesterday missing, now
said to be killed ; Captain Box, Ist European Light Infantry,
and Lieutenant Harvey, of her Majesty's 39th Foot.
We shall doubtless receive full details of all that remains
unexplained, and trust the Government dispatches may not
be delayed very long. It appears, however, certain that
tuhey, and which had
fled across the
p
instead of standing to wait the result of another action on
arranged ground
to the
enin ne betimy ond
thea
Sutlej, and thus rid the position of Ferozepore of their pre-
sence,new2sth, after being eight days encamped on British ground,'
with an army of from 50,000 to 60,000 men, and fighting
three battles with a spirit and determination worthy of a
better cause.
Certainly the-severest loss, in the present state of affairs,
is that sustained in the person of Major Broadfoot, though
we were not amongst those who considered him so eminently
fitted for the situation, in which he was placed by Lord Ellen-
borough, as others did. He fell on the evening of the 21st.
He was last seen near the intrenched position thrown up by
the Seikhs, about 7 o'clock. He attempted to take his horse
over the ditch; the animal fell, and three Seikhs rushed on
and speared the gallant Major to death. His remains were
not found till the esth, when they were interred at
.Feroze-
pore, followed by the Governor-General and staff. He was
buried as he was found. Major Broadfoot was decidedly a
man of talent, and one who could accommodate himself to
circumstances, and who mast, during his late incumbency on
the north-west frontier have obtained an experience which
gave kis services a peculiar value in the eyes of Government.
For details of the affairs at Ferozepore, from the time the
communication was cut off on the 13th, the day it was defi-
nitely rt-opened on the 22d, at least with the head-quarters'
army, we have as yet only two letters, of the 15th and 16th,
and from them we gather that on the former day the Seikhs
advanced their camp closer to the town, plundered six of
their own villages and three of ours (scarcely even-handed
justice), and that about 11 A. M. an alarm gun being fired,
the whole of the British troops inovedeaff their ground, taking
position towards the enemy's camp, along the eastern wall of the
town. The Seikhs then fired three shots from heavy guns
on a reconnoitring party, and having withdrawn, our men
returned to their lines. It was on the 14th that Sir J.
Littler ordered the 27th Regiment and the company of Sap-
pers and Miners in from the Ghaut, sinking the bridge of
. boats with their guns. The 27th, and three guns were posted
at the north-east of the town, outside the wall. The lot
company of Sapeers occupied the fort; two regiments occu-
pied advanced positions towards the enemy's camp. On the
16th the Seikhs made another movement, which brought them
so near the place that their camp could be distinctly seen
forming an immense crescent around the British lines. On
that day it was arranged, that there appearing no chance c,fa
communication to the east, a post-office packet should be de-
spatched southward towards Seersa. a plan which appears to
have succeeded better than could have been expected with
such an immense body of enemies in the field.
At Umballah the utmost anxiety prevailed during the days
which followed the first rumours of the affair at Moodkee, on
the 25th, 26th, and 27th, greatly heightened by the surmise,
to which we have already alluded, that the esenmunication
had been purposely kept closed.
We are glad to learn that the party under Captain Cole-
brooke, accompanied by Captain E. I. Robinson, and which
numbered a Ressala of the Bth Irregular Cavalry, in addition
to the Hurreeanah Light Infantry Company, and the Res-
sale of the Shekawatee Brigade, mentioned in our last, have
been successful. They came upon the Seikh plunderers (the
commander of whom had merely assumed the name of Nao
Nehal Singh, in order to pass himself of as the grandson of,
Runjeet Singh redivicui), about 1,000 strong at Asoofwallah,
and notwithstanding their rapid flight, succeeded in
killing
40, the chief among the rest (cut down by a Sle leawatee
horseman), in wounding a great many more, in
and taking
50 of them prisoners. Mr. Vans Agnew, s was present at
this miniature battle. We are also happy
to say that the in-
formation regarding the death of Mr. stiller, the Customs'
officer, is incorrect. He is announced to be alive, to have
been released from his temporary captivity, i and to ben a
fair way of recovery from his wound. Iles conduct, and that
in
of his subordinates, when attacked on the
elriliedof the 20th,
g.
is well spoken of. Four of the latter were t
favoured with
Since the above was; in type we have
been
the following most interesting letter from one of those
en-
gaged, and which confirms, in a great degree,
we have given above, ma i
corrects some errors :
much of what
" Thank God, lam life and well. ve had dreadful
marches of 30 odd milesaa-day, and after one of such the
enemy came down to offer battle on the
18th, about 3. P.
nt
just as we reached our ground. The troops of all arms
turned their lines for a
turned out as fresh as if they had been in
met 20,000 of.
month. We marched out a couple of miles,
artillery. The
infantry, 12,000 cavalry, and their horse riynfantry
horse artillery and cavalry set to
work* and the
The fire was just as
came up in echellon and set at them.
hot as man could wish, and the 16th amongst others came
bayonet, and did the
on part of the enemy's guns with the
found rennin tht tat
men in good style. The only faultke
t from g at
men were do fresh, and could not be P
the enemy. We took 17 beautiful guns, and thousands of
the enemy were slain. The cavalry. got in anionamongst
them, arid carried destriectioe night' 'hilfPgt n
t
th - to it. 1,37 e back" to camp at -pas 1
next morning. We halted eti IWi an 4, 2Qtai 11114 11:I()1
A

Ist Europeans and 29th Foot having joined, we moved
on the 21st, and came near the enemy's fortified posi-
tion at 2 P.M. We opened our artillery, but with light guns
little was or could be done against their heavy ones. The
infantry were formed in brigades, and advanced in line from
the right by regiments 80 paces distance; when our artillery
ceased firing, the infantry went at the fortified positions, found
the enemy posted at them, went at them, with the bayonet,
every gun of theirs turning down half a dozen of our ranks
every time they fired. We carried, we overcome all, but
mines were then let off and disabled guns. and hundreds of
our fine fellows were blown up. Night came on, and we were
obliged to withdraw the troops outside the fortified position,
and draw them clear of it. The noble 3d Dragoons went on,
but came on another position with guns, and the infantry
suffered dreadfully and retired. The enemy occupied the
position again, and began hammering away with all their
heavy guns at nine o'clock p.m. They got so bold
that we were obliged to detach a brigade or two,
and cleared their position, but not without heavy
loss. They kept up a heavy fire on us all night.
We were without water or covering, and tired enough on the
morning of the 22d. The enemy assembled every man and
gun they had, and brought their cavalry to threaten an at-
tack. We formed again in echellon" of brigades, and advanced
from the right by echellon of regiments, attacked and carried
everything before us in two of the positions, and thought all
was ours and over; but in an hour another alarm was sounded,
that 40,000 cavalry, with infantry, and a heavy battery of
artillery, were at hand. Our cavalry and horse artillery were
in advance, and forced to retire. The infantry threw them-
selves into squares of regiments, and bore the most dreadful
fire of round and grape you can imagine. Part of the in-
fantry in an hour or two were ordered to take possession of a
strong village ; the rest ready to advance. The cavalry were
formed on both flanks, and ordered to advance. Such cheer-
ing as took place. each corps and regiment cheering each
other, and on all went, but.the Seikbs, horse, infantry, and
all, took to their heels, leaving there 101 as fine guns as any
in our army; the whole of their magazine, tents, cattle, bag •
gage, and everything, and were off across the Sutlej. We have
lost many dear friends. Hull amongst them. He was the ad-
miration of every man who saw him leading and cheering
on the 16th Grenadiers; Burnett, the Brigade Major, is
amongst the killed; two officers of the Ist European Light
infantry killed, six wounded ; one of the 2d Grenadiers killed,
three wounded. Our loss is great; the enemy bad upwards
of 80,000 men in the field, but their cavalry would not come
near us. I cannot write more; we have been out without a
great coat, even meat or drink, excepting a chapatee cooked
by the Sepoys, or gram and swcatmeats, since the 21st night
and day; and we have
You
our baggage and tents about
twelve o'clock to-day. You can im igine what figures we
were. I believe Brigadiers Taylor, 29th, and M'Laren, are
the only brigadiers of infantry that have escaped. Wallace,
killed; Wheeler, wounded; Brigadier Taylor wounded. Co-
lonel Taylor, 9th foot, killed ; Broadfoot and Nicholson
killed ; General M'Caekill, killed; Sale, wounded, and said
to be since dead."

The general belief in camp at Ferozeporre was that the
army would remain there till about the 15th (we should
say the 25th is more likely), and then march across the
river, uponthe capital of the Punjaub. Sir Robert Dick to
remain in command of the troops this side the Sutlej.
ACCOUNTS OF THE BATTLES RECEIVED AT
• LAHORE.
(From the Delhi Gazette.)
We have given at length extracts from our letters, which
we continue to receive with great regularity, notwithstanding
the danger which attends the keeping up of the communi-
cation. It will be seen that the people in Lahore do full jus-
tice to our troops.
DEC. 20.—1 t is ascertained :that Raja Lalla Singh has
been reinforced by about 12 battalions and 20,000 Goorchara.
Suwars, and that having heard of the death of Kurrum
Singh, Raja of Pattealah, he had resolved on proceeding
to attack the British troops coming up with the Governor-
General, before he should be able to unite with the
other troops, and on leaving Sirdar Tej Singh in com-
mand of the troops at Ferozepore during his absence.
The number of troops to be left with Sirdar Tej Singh
are twelve battalions of infantry, six regiments of cavalry,
5,000 Goorchara Suwars, and three battalions of artil-
lery. The whole of the other artillery is gone or to go with
Raja Lall Singh. It is roported that the British have sent
troops from Loodiana to take possession of several small
forts in that neighbourhoot', especially those of the Raja
of Ladwa and of the Sirdar Allowallah. They had already
taken Budoowl. Sider Nehal Singh having heard of this,
has made it an excuse for sending his troops across the river,
instead of sending them into the Seikh camp as he had been
ordered. It is confidently reported that as the British have
left no troops in Loodiana, and that as Sirdar Runjoor Siugh
has more than 20,000 men under his command, he will lose
no time in crossing the river, and taking possession of the
place. The Raja, of Ladwa is said to have been seized by
the British, and to have been ordered to be sent towards
Benares. His people have been causing great disturbances.
The British are also reported to have seized several Vakeels
of the Sirdar Khalsajee and their escorts. Nothwithstanding
this the Ranee has given no unfavourable order regarding
the Vakeels of. the British, who are still_ in Lahore. The
people in the town seem very easy compared to what they
were when the troops were here. The bankers, however,
are not so quiet ; they have closed all their accounts, they
lend no money, and will have no dealings with any one.
DEC. 21.—1 t is given out that Raja Lall Singh having
marched to attack the British, found them encamped at a
place named Zeera. His cavalry immediately attacked, but
are reported to have been beaten back, though no particulars
are received. It is said that Raja Kurrum Singh is not
dead, but that his Ranee is dead. Raja Ghoolab Singh is
now reported more confidently than ever to be preparing to
march with all his troops upon Lahore. Authentic accounts
have come in that it was at a place named Aloodkee that
Raja Lall Singh encountered the British. He had heard
that the Governor-General was encamped there with four
battalions, and communicated the intelligence to the officers
of the cavalry. These, without waiting for the orders of
Raja Lall Singh, and afterwards against his remonstrances,
on account of the lateness of the hour, insisted on attacking
the British. They had no sooner done so than the British
cavalry advanced with the infantry, the cavalry in line in
their rear; on the cavalry of either armies meeting, those
of the British retreated a little The Khalsas, thinking that.
the British did this out of fear, "and not in pursuance of
orders, as was doubtless the case, went forward, when the
cavalry divided, and the infantry and artillery opened their
tire. Notwithstanding this the Suwars persisted in moving
on, and a number of them were killed by the British. The
artillery horses became unmanageable, and 19 guns were
taken by the British. It is said that Sirdars Ittur Singh
Kallewallah, Kunda Singh, Kunjeya, and two other Sirdsrs,
who led the attack of the cavalry, were either killed or
wounded.

DEC. is given out that the defeat at Moodkee was
caused by the troops in the rear of the cavalry not supporting
them as they ought to have done, and also because the day
was very far advanced. On the following morning Raja
Lall Singh stated to the troops, that whoever wanted to show
himself faithful to him must now follow him, and was
proceeding to attack the enemy, when he found that he was
accompanied by no more than about 500 Suwars. It
being very early in the morning, the party found
some of the British who had come to carry off the
guns, fell upon them sword in hand, and recovered two of his
guns and carried them back to the Seikh camp. It is cer-
tain that Sirdars Ittur Singh Kallewallah, Kumla Singh,
Kanjeya, Ghoolab Singh Kubba, and other Sirdars were killed
in the battle. No news has been received from the camp at
Ferozepore. It is given out the troops were waiting to hear
the result of Raja Lall Singh's movement. An urzee has
come in from Raja Ghoolab Singh at Jambe°, to the effect
that he had sent Meeans Juwaheer Singh and Pirthee Singh,
with 12,000 men towards Phullour, Roopur, and Subatho,
with directions that they were to collect as many more troops
as they could in the lower country and attack the British
territory. He concluded his letter by saying that he was
only waiting the receipt of an authoritative purwannah to
leave Jamboo. He has sent some thousands of bullock binds
of provision and ammunition to the army, and promised a
great deal more. Sirdar Sultan Mahomed Khan has not :vet
quitted Lahore, but it is said tl)at he will leave shortly. 1`
is slid that the price of provisions has increased greaziy iu
the Khalsa camp, where wheat is selling 7 seers per rupee.
Dec. 23.—‘. It is understood this morning that Moulvee
Goolam Mahomed Khan, Mookhteearkar of Sirdar Nehal
Singh, Aloowallah, has been murdered by the troops of the
Sirdar, and taat Nehal Singh has himself fled from his town.
Raja Gholab Singh has sent full 20,000 bullocks and camels
laden with ammunition and provisions for the use of the
Khalsa troops. It is reported that a battle has commenced
at Ferozepore, and that it had lasted two days without in_
termissir,n. It is also given out that at the battle of Moodkee,
the Goorcharra Suwars, who were thought so much of, espe-
cially in comparison with the Aeen Khalsa troops, were
quite unable to stand against the British troops, and were
almost the first to fly; the consequence of this was, that a
large number were killed and wounded, mans, of them never
stopped until they reached their homes; whilst others took
advantage of their position and began to plunder the tents
and baggage of other men of their own army. The price of
provisions has risen greatly in the camp opposite Ferozepore,
and wheat flour is selling* at seven seers per rupee. In
other places it is still dearer, and not to be had for five
seers pet rupee. This day his highness the Maharaja
Duleep Singh ordered a small gun manned by boys to
proceed towards Ferozepore as a propitiation for victory, and
to make marches of five koss a day. The citizens looked
upon the order es one of good omen, and are confidently
looking forward to the taking of Ferozepore. It is believed,
however, that if the Seikhs have been defeated in the battle
of. Moodkeei and the Suwars have ran away in so shameful a
manner, they will now never be able to stand again against
the British. Yesterday the Ramgurreah Suwars have been
ordered .off towards Ferozepore; some went yesterday, and
the who's quitted Lahore to-day. The Ranee has issued
orders for the enlistment of new troops, but great care is
taken to have as few Seikhs as possible. An European
soldier, taken prisoner by the Seikhs has been brought into
Lahore, and was heard to challenge his captors at once
to put him to death. . His life, he said, was nothing,
as the British had thou Sands more like him, while the
Seikhs, he affirmed, would soon be reduced to beggary. 200
Nujeebs were this day ordered to lost themselves along the
road from Lahore to Phullour. Itt has been proclaimed in
the city to-day, that the sepoys posted at the different gates
had received orders to close them at seven o'clock in the
evening, and not to open them again until between eight and
nine o'clock in the morning. A few Seikh sepoys, runaways
from the camp, speak badly of the cavalry, but say that the
Aeen and especially the Khasa troops fought very well at
Moodkee. It is reported that the Governor-General has
gone unattended into Ferozepore, leaving the troops at Zeera
and Moodkee. A considerable panic has began to manifest
itself amongst the hankers and others of the town, and they
are burying such property as they had previously concealed.
Dec. 24.—1 t is reported that the Lord Saheb Bahadur
(Governor-General) had sent Moulvee Rujjub Alice to watch
the proceedings of Sirdar Nahal Singh, Alloowalla, at
Kupoothalla, and that the Moulvee had been put to death
by the troops of the Sirdar. The report is, however, not
fully confirmed. This day Raja Lall Singh, the son of
Deewan Deena Nath, Paymaster of the Goorchurra Suwars,
and Deewan Ajoodhea Purahad, arrived in the city, aceom-
prided by a few followers, and it immediately became known
that on the defeat of the cavalry the battalions of the Aeen
troops had borne the whole of the attacks of the British.
The latter beat them so entirely that of the Klias troops and
of those under General Mehtab Singh, full 9 000 were killed,
and between 2,000 or 3,000 wounded, but enabled to escape.
The British punned them a great distance, and took posses-
sion of everything belonging to the Seikhs, and it is given out
that they will march upon Lahore in a very short time. The
Nujeebs in charge of the different gates of the capital had
been ordered by the Sirkar not to admit any of the runaway
sepoys into the town, but to order them back to the camp,
and if any should succeed in getting in, to cut off their noses,
and then turn them out. The Nujeebs have been instructed
to search every man quitting the town, allowing those on
whom nothing may be found to go out, but should any papers
or letters be found on any one, that person was at once to be
put to death. Yesterday, Maharajah Duleep Singh sent his
own tent out to be pitched, expressing a determination to gca
himself to join the army. The tent, however, remained
pitched only about three hours, when it struck and brought
back. Intelligence has come in from Ferozepore that the
Seikhs were in a very bad state. They had uk to late date
actually besieged the place, but liivihgb4n attacko they
had been o,l?liged tp, e9lleFt trosMa ancl p4iee
pins in position te resist it. -Sirs* Tej Singh had wrists,"
tq the chiefs of the X 114144 Itg' send' seise-
declaeing that if the least delay
....orcementF,
Wive uucipr him v--1'
..-sarred the whole of the
. „s.nu be destroyed. He added, that if

they valued their own lives, they would not eat bread until
they had sent him more troops, and prepared to come out
themselves to his assistance. On receipt of this letter the
most stringent orders were issued that every Seikh i i the
town and near it should march out to the camp. The price
of grain has risen in Lahore, and wheat flour is sold at 11
seers, ghee at 14, and fuel at 12 maund, other items in
proportion. The panic still continues, and the greatest fears
are entertained that they will be plundered by the Seikhs.
[Our native friend at Loodiana adds to this, that the mes-
senger who brought the above from Lahore, reports that
Raja Lall Singh had been seized by the Seikhs, who de-
clared that the defection or treachery of the Suwars was
all owing to him, and had been made over to the custody
of Sirdar Runjoor Singh' wha was instructed to keep him
in safe custody until the Punt had come to a definitive de-
termination in general assembly as to what was to be done
with him. The Sirdar (Runjoor Singh) was then on his
way to Phullour with 8,000 cavalry, and the Raja managed
to escape from his camp: on which the Seikhs declared they
would not rest until they had him again. It is stated by
the same men that when the Seikhs first seized Raja Lall
Singh, they meant to have had him blown away from a
gun, but thought it best to reserve him for more signal
punishment, and, therefore, made him over to Runjoor
Singh.]

ORDER OF MARCH AND_, APPOINTMENTS PRE-

VIOUS TO THE BATTLES,

The Artillery, horse and foot. and Sappers and Miners,
were placed under the command of Brigadier Brook::; the
cavalry, under the command of Brigadier Harriot, was di-
vided into three brigades, the first under Brigadier White,
the second under Brigadier Gough, and the third under Bri-
gadier Macher ; and the infantry was separated into four di-
visions of two brigades each, the first comiranded by Major-
General Sir H. Smith, having under him Brigadier; Bolton
and Wheeler; the second by Major-General Gilbert, with
Brigadiers Taylor and M‘Larela ; the third by Major-General
Sir J. M'Caskill, with Brigadiers Wallace and Wilkinson;
and the fourth by Major-General Sir J. Littler, with Briga-
diers Reed and Ashburnham.
"ARMY OF THE SUTLEJ.

" Head Quarters, Camp, Kunka-ke-Ferai, lath Dec., 1845.
" Under authority from the Right Honourable the Go-
vernor-General of India, the several corps in progress towards,
and on the north-western frontier, as hereinafter specified,
will be formed into divisions and brigades, :and staff officers
attached to them, as set forth in the following detail; all
appointments for this force, which is to be designated the
army of the Sutlej, are to have (feet from this date.
DETAIL.
DWISICNAL STAFF.

" Brigadier G. Brooke, horse artillery, commandant ;
Brevet Captain W. E. Warner, commissary of ordnance ;
Brigadier D. Harriott, commandant ; Captain J. Tritton,
her Majesty's'3d light dragoons, deputy assistant adjutant
general ; Brevet Captain T. Quin, 4th light cavalry, de-
puty assistant quarter-master general ; Major-General Sir
H. C. Smith, K.C.8., her Majesty's service ; Captain E.
Lugard, her Majesty's 31st foot ; deputy assistant adjutant
general ; Lieutenant A. S. Galloway, deputy assistant
quarter-master-general ; Major General W. R. Gilbert,
Honourable Company's service; Captain It. Houghton, aide-
de-camp . Captain F. W. Anson, assistant adjutant general ;
Brevet.,Ma.ior R. Coddrington, assistant quarter-master ge-
neral ; Major-General Sir J. M`Gaskill, K.C.B. and K.H. ;
Lieutenant D. M. Bethune, her Majesty's 9th foot, aide-de-
camp ; Captain J. R. Pond, deputy adjutant- general, deputy
assistant quarter-master general ; Major-General Sir J. H.
Littler, K.C.8., aide-de-camp ; Brevet Major P. Innis,
deputy assistant adjutant general ; Captain J. F. Egerton,
deputy assistant quarter-master general.