The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-12 00:00:00

THE 52d T? !Willi OAT.

The following letter dew.:LioJa one of the ach'eve-
ments of this celebrated corps, which is still adding
to the laurels gained in every batlkfield. of Europe
fresh renown in India, :

" Camp, before Dcibi, Aug. 23, 1857

'. You will probably have hear i of encounter with
the 46th Native Infantry and a wing of the 9th Light
Cavalry. They mutinied at Sealkote, sacked the place,
murdering several persons, melt and female. We there
lost all our property, private as well as mess—in fact,
everything. When we marched from Sealkote we were
ordered to move as light as possible, and tee hulk of our
property was placed in a building assigeed by the Bri-
gadier, and under a guard of the 46th Native Infantry
(a fair Ca9o for compensation, you will say), but when
these fellows mutinied we were at Urnritsir, and upon
hearing which, and that everything hal gone, we started
to cut them off. We left Urnrttsir at half-past 8 p.m ,
and reached Goordespore, 42 miles, at 4 next day. There
we heard of our friends, son:e 15 miles off, on the other
side of the Ravee river, the ford over which was 10
miles from Goordespore. They crossed this ford early
the next morning, and we marched at 10 to meet theca.
They bad heard of our approach, and we found them
drawn up in line, both ranks kneeling, and the cavalry
threatening both our flanks. Our numbers were only
about 280 of the 52d, about 120 newly-raised Skhs, and
9 guns ;they bad about 800 infantry and 300 cavalry. On
our drawing up in line about 250 yards from them they
opened a tusillade, and in about 5 minutes we had about
40 casualties in the force. However, the moment we
began to return the compliment with grape and Enfield
r flee they made preparations for a bolt. Several of
their cavalry came right in among us, cutting dcwn
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good
clothes,
htioulhtdipel loftip,
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some of our gunners, and wounding a few of mine.
They were, however, speedily disposed of, when up came
on our left flank their right subdivision in skirmishing
order, and so desperate were the follows that they were
to 'moos the
all killed within 15 yards of oer lino.
covering,)f sub-
divisionthe tn wtbehavedheererettirreoaewtrionuafeAawdtl
blahyyeo i
iuritt
hwell,o2i trainort :ai
I:,
orbdimfo
Iditwryhra.e
belted into the tillages ; lut %,:uten.
ill.' i:lvaxeutri day
ly"
aanlYl
whered threw
li a d a la,l g e
moment, but their shooting
stroyed them all.alll b o 'II
' "n
mile belaw them, two days :tiler at daylight,el. crossed
anb:luitiel-
They fought their guti Io and
Fist,
ramming another dose of grape. 'vas
them were killed at the gun • one of them in the act of
nt good. Seven or
Cr
the honour of taking the gun.Altot:tch'se r7npa
what with
the long search and the utter destruction of the two
regiments, I believe we aro entit:ed to some credit-42
miles to Goordespore, 10 miles next day, and alter our
fight 10 miles back to our camp,-62 miles in 43 hours,
—is wonderful work, when the heat of the sun is con-
sidered. My casualties in the two fights only amounted
one officer wounded, six tThis example being considered an extinguisher to the
mutiny in the Punjaub we were ordered down here
(Delhi), killed, and wounded,
tahrerivheod onttos tsheeasoln3Lohf
the year.
I forgot to
17n0e0ntiniiolesathniandt on the day of the first fight tthout 20 of
pead i
my men were struck down by the sun, but only three of
them died. We have now march
in,
eileeds
vs tjhbanelietovuer,
years upwards of 3,000 miles,---nnra
in this or any other army in the world, and still the dir.
I cipline is, I am truly glad to say, at pre-3tuinont as
ever."