The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-30 00:00:00

General is said to be about to proceed to the north-west
provinces immediately after the rains. Sir Henry
Pottinger is at Madras, Lord Falkland and Sir
W. Cotton at Poona. Trade is in the last degree dull.
Stocks of most kinds have recently risen in price. The
Supreme Government have promulgated two draft Acts
of much value—one for the suppression of gambling in
mercantile transactions, the other for the more easy de-
tection of forgery. The most remarkable circumstance
in Sinde is that referred to in our last—of it having all
at once been transformed from one of the most sickly to
one of the healthiest stations for our troops in India. At
present, the country throughout is hot, dusty, and dis-
agreeable; scarcely a drop of rain bad fallen at Kurra-
chee for fourteen months. The Commissariat-gardens,
on which so much expense, skill, and labour' were so ad.
vantageously bestowed by Major Blenkins—whero the
healthy found recreation.. the sick soldiers food—are be-
ginning to be suffered to fall into a state of utter neglect.
The local lieutenants have now all been tried, and
found guilty of dishonest practices. Mr. Von Geyer,
head clerk in the Commissariat, has also been tried and
found guilty of fraud against Government. The depre-
dators hitherto detected have nearly all been condemned
to transportation.
Colonel John Sutherland, agent for the Governor-
General in the Rajpootana States, died at Bhurtpore on
the 24th June. The duties of the agency have tem-
porarily devolved on Lieutenant Showers, one of the
ablest of deceased's assistants.

From the Overland Bombay
_Telegraph and
.Courier o

July 20.)
The following short note from the Ahmedpore news-
writer reached us by yesterday's dawk. It conveys the
somewhat important intelligence of the desertion of 300
of the Seikh soldiers belonging to the force of Sheik
Emaum-ood-Deen ; and of tidings having been received
by Captain Edwardes that the Seikhs with Sirdar Shum-
seer Singh (who had arrived near Mooltan) likewise
evinced a disposition to join the rebels ! The war,
therefore, will probably, in the end, be a struggle be-
tween an army chiefly composed of Mahomedans, on the
one hand, and a band of rebel Seikhs on the other.
Strange, that although Captain Edwardes and his col-
leagues are at present serving the interests of the Seikh
durbar, all (or the greater part) of the Seikhs in the
country should manifest a desire to join the ranks of
the enemy ! It appears that news of the battle of the
Ist reached Ahmedpore on the 3d • there was only a
bare report, however, and no particulars.

PERSIAN TRANSLATION OF A LETTER FROM NOORULLAII

SLUR TO CAPTAIN NEALE, SHIKARPUIt.
" Ahmedpore, July 3.
" Authentic news has been received this day that 300
Seikhs of the force of Sheik Emaum-ood-Deen have de-
serted, and joined the rebellious Dewan. Sirdar Shum-
seer Singh has also arrived in the vicinity of Mooltan,
and by what the Musselmen of his army have written,
Edwardes Sahib has discovered that the Seikhs of the
Sirdar's army also wish to join Moolraj. A very severe
engagement has taken place between our conquering
troops and the enemy, the particulars of which are not
yet known. It I should hear anything more before
three o'clock P.M. this day I will let you know by Ex-
press Dawk. There is no doubt whatever but that a
battle has taken place.
( " True Translation.)
(Signed) "H. G. RAVERTY. Lieut.,
3d Regiment N. I.
" Passed Interpreter.
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sent to Kurrachee " to inquire what number of European
troops could be spared from that place in case of emer-
gency?"
The annexed extract from the Mofussilite of the
14th instant supplies a few particulars of the engage
anent. It lasted five hours, and Moolraj's force displayed
great bravery. Captain Macpherson, of the Bhawulpore
army, was killed _ .

" On the Ist of July a general action was fought six
miles from the walls of Mooltan. The Nawaub of
IThavvulpore, Messrs. Courtlandt, Edwardes, and Lake, on
the one side, Moolraj in person on the other. It com-
menced at noon, and closed at five P.M., with Moolraj
being driven within the walls of Mooltan. He was saved
from capture by the steady bravery of his artillerymen,
who, standing to their guns, contested every line of
buildings from the field to the town. Moolraj swore he
would die or conquer. He has done neither. The loss
is not great. Captain Macpherson, of the Bhawulpore
force, was killed.

" Moolrals troops are described as having fought Ah
great bravery, contesting every inch of ground, witich
outside Mooltan presents, we understand, a series of
rises, covered with ruins, admirably adapted for skir-
mishknWg.
e suspect Mooaj's days are pretty well num-
iteri4, as it is generally believed that through negotia-
tions, one of the gates of the Fort will be made over to
Edwardeg, in which case the next news we may hear
will, in all probability be, that Moolraj is swinging from
his castle wall.

" The rains have set in here (Lahore) and the
weather, which was dreadfully hot before, is now de-
lightfully cool."