The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-07 00:00:00

SINDE.

We have, since our last, received letters of the 25th from Kur.
rachee, of the 20th from Hyderabad, and of the 18th from Sukkur.
From the seacoast the tidings are of little interest; Kurrachee
continued healthy and pleasant; the improvement of the canton.
meta, and advancement of horticulture, proceeding apace. The
sews from Hyderabad refers chiefly to the continued sickness of her
Majesty's 78th Highlanders. The regiment, having been detained
in Sinde till not a man remained who had not been in hospital, let
for Hyderabad about Christmas, in hopes of restoration from change
of air. The same fatal mismanagement which has attended all their
movements, seemed destined to afflict them to the end. The boats
provided for their accommodation were iusufficient In number, and
inadequately fitted up. The men were crushed so together that the
heat and stench throughout the day were insufferable, while their
sufferings from an opposite cause—the chilling river air—were
quite as severe at night as during the day. The first wing reached
Hyderabad on the 31st ; every preparation had been made ler their
the whole medical force were in readi-
psedeeithioenlp;s of every kind to assist the poor fellows
reeeption : extra hospitals had been fitted up by the engineers with
equaln ess carewi
th and
bearerse
to their quarters—and they sorely needed them all. Not a man was '
able to disembark without assistance; 26 had died on the passage;
three expired on landing; two were cut off on the first, and five
on the second day after their arrival-33 in all from their em-
barkation a week before. The second wing was still more unfor-
tunate than the first ; it lost the frightful number of 90 men Op
to share the European barracks '
the voyage down the river. The loss of the whole regiment be- '
sent there a few months back to recruit.
tween the Ist Decembermaenndinth3e4
(5113h8.January amounted to no
to prove. detrimental to both regiments.
They are, it is believed,
Highlanders still alive are, it is feared,
but the most careful, speedy, and com.
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plete change of air, and the most careful treatment, can save the
majority of the remainder. Of a regiment which left Bombay one
thousand strong a year since, not
. one.third will ever more be fit
year of our occu.
for field duty in India. This the best commentary that can be
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ceeded to the upper country, accompanied by 314 of the volunteers
corps. Having left the troops at I arkhana, to avoid the pestilen.
tial air of the Indus
tinned in our last that Sria
poCrt.
he proceeded with his staff to Sakes. He
from her Majesty's 1 eth,
hod on his way suffered touch annoyance from the occurrence of
extensive robberies in his camp—an awkward commentary en his
brother's assertions as to the security of property and respect for
British officers in Sinde. Captain Malcolm, of the Sinde horse,
was plundered to the extent of between 200 and 300 rupees.
Cal tain Jameson, commanding the camel baggage corps, had his
books, sword, and clothes carried away just as he undressed him.
salt The Sinde horse lost their ereasure.ehest, containing about
2,000 rupees, thoukh under a guard of their own troops. The
Khan of Khe!at having been requested to assist us in punishing the
robbers who had infested our outposts, came does., from his moun-
tain capital with 2,000 men, but found himself unable to effect
anythe g of importance, and having suffered several re.
verses, found himself compelled to retreat. A vakeel was
sent out to urge an Interview between him and the General,
but this he peremptorily declined; Captain Brown, Sir C.
Napier's private secretary, was
next deputed, but with
equal want of success, to obtain in writing the reasons of
the aversion of his Highness to meet the General ; and to con-
ewe measures for the coercion er punishment of the freebooters.
The deputy was on his return very nearly made prisoner; 300 of
the enemy's cavalry having made a dash over about eighty miles of
country, in the hope :amain him. Instructions had meanwhile