The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-12-07 00:00:00

" TOMAJDR JACOB, COMMANDING FRONTIER, KHANGUR.

" Sir,—Having received good intelligence of the whole
Boogtie force having entered the plain, as already reported
to you, I have the honour to inform you that I started at
half-past one o'clock on the morning of the Ist of October
with a party of the Scinde Irregular Horse, amounting to
133 men of all ranks, from Shahpoor in pursuit of the
enemy. I arrived at the Zemanee river just as it became .
light enough to see clearly the track of the enemy. I ob-
served a spot. in the bed of the Zemanee river where they.
had apparently halted for a short time—from the marks,
I was of opinion that their strength might be 600 or 700
footmen, with a small party of horse. I thence pro-
ceeded, according to your instructions, along the foot
of the small hill, intending t) take post. in the Teewagh,
thinking that the enemy would certainly return that
way, and the ground being favourable for cavalry to
act upon. However, I had not proceeded a quarter
of a mile beyond the Timanee ' river, when Jan Ma-
homed Kheyree, who was a short distance in advance,
came back and informed me that he had heard loud shout-
ing and much noise in the direction of Kouree. My de-
tachment was marching in column of troops. I wheeled
them into line, and proceeded in the direction of Kouree,
when near the jungle about that place, I saw the enemy -
formed in a deep and long line to the left. They ap-
peared to be making a side movement towards the
jungle. I therefore posted rapidly along their front,
to cut them off from the jungle, and drive them to
the open plain. They were at this time posted on
some rough broken ground, with sand hillocks and
bushes, but apparently fancying, from my galloping along
their front, that I did not intend to attack them, they
left their vantage ground and ru,hed forward to attack me,
with much firing, loud shouts, and howls. This at once
gave me all 1 wished for, namely, a fair field. I immedi-
ately changed front to.the left, which the men did most
steadily, as if on parade. When my change of position
was executed, I charged. The charge was made steadily
and rapidly with irresistible effect. The Boogties had
formed a solid mass to receive us, but were overthrown at
the first onset with terrible loss. They then moved off
towards the hills, distant about three miles, in disorder,
but shouldering together as closely as they could. We
continued our attacks, killing numbers, until, on recross-
ins. the Zemanee river, they made another short stand.
They were again overthrown and driven into the open, .
plain. They were now approaching the low bills, when
Russadar Shaik Ali, very judiciously getting some men is..
advance, cut them off from that place of refuge, and they
turned back towards Kouree. Their numbers were now
getting small, but, though repeated offers of quarter were
made to them, they obstinately continued to fight until the
destruction was so great that their numbers were reduced
to 120, many of whom were wounded. At last, seeing re-
sistance utterly hopeless, they were induced to throw down
their arms and surrender. Not a single footman escaped
capture or death, and two horsemen alone, out of the
whole force of the enemy, stated by the prisoners to have
been full 700 in all, including thirty-five horsemen.
Among the slain are several chieftains of note; in fact k.
all the leaders of repute in the tribe.
" There were also many others, esteemed as warlike
character, but of less note, killed. Neither Islam Khan
nor Alim Khan was with the party.
" Our own loss has, I am happy to say, been trifling
when compared to the result, as shown by the annexed
return of killed and wounded. Nine of our horses were
killed, and ten wounded, seven of them mortally so.
Amongst the wounded is your own horse, which I was
riding at the time. He has received two severe sword
cuts, one on the loins, close behind the saddle, and the
other on the heel.

" Before I fell in with the enemy, they bad attempted
to plunder the village of KundraneP, whence they were
beaten off by the head ml n. Deen Allhomed Kyheree, in
splendid style, Deen Mahoated and his people killing the
notorious Chats,' Jakronte, and others, and taking one
prisoner. Three determined attacks were made by the
Boogties on the fort, and at one time the assailants had
actually reached the top of the wall, but were thrown back
by the defenders.
" All my native officers and men behaved well in this
affair; nothing could be more perfect than the steadiness
and quickness which they showed throughout.
" I saw four Sowars each kill several of the enemy in
fair stand up fight, hand to hand; but nearly all must
have done equally well, although it is not possible for me
to specify every man's deeds individually. I. beg leave
also to remark, that the destructive effect of our little
carbines, used in one hand, at close quarters, was quite
terrible to behold. Every shot appeared to kill or disable
an enemy, who were often, by reason of the bushes and
broken ground, enabled just to keep out of sword's reach.

The hostilities in the River Plate have been tempora-
rily adjusted, by the mediation of the British authorities.
The Journal Dee DAats announces that the French
Government has determined to establish a regular steam
communication between Bourbon and Suez.
The case of the Rajah of Sattara, as the last mail has
announced, is at length removed from human jurisdiction.
and this famous prince is no longer numbered with the
living. His death will at length close a dispute which
seemed to defy any ordinary settlement.
TILE WEATHER IN RUSSIA.—About the beginning of
last month at St. Petersburg!), the thermometer rose four
or five degrees above freezing point. This unnatural state
of the weather continued until the 16th, when a violent
storm, accompanied by a heavy fall of snow, began to
blow from the north. At the same tune the waters of
the Neva rose with such rapidity that the authorities con-
sidered it necessary to fire cannon every half hour to
warn the inhabitants on the banks of the rivers to take
precautions against the overflow of the banks with which
they were menaced. Fortunately the waters fell on the
17th, and the temperature again became warm.

FRENCH EQUESTRIAN COMPANY AT THE

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

We noticed briefly in our last the unique performances
of this excellent, and to an English andienze, original
company; for certainly we had not previously had the
pleasure of seeing in any English arena. so perfectly ap-
pointed a troupe, and feats so classical and striking. Our
own Ducrow, some years ago, brought equestrianism to
something nearly approaching to perfection. His tourna-
ments and pageantry, his well-trained steeds and daring
riders, were the admiration and the wonder of the lovers
of sight-seeing. He was followed not far in the rear of
excellence, if at all, byjthe American Company, Batty, and
others. But the artists of Mons. Dejean, and the tour
ensemble of the entertainments introduced are of a totally
different character. You know at once from the dresses,
features, &c., of the performers, that although in an
English theatre, you are not gazing upon an English
scene. From the riding-master to the clowns, from the
acrobats to the riders, male and female,. everything smacks
of the locality of Paris and Franconi's.
The talent of the whole of the troupe is quite as
striking as their appearance, &c.,.is novel. Amongst the
female portion of them, Mdlle. Caroline, whom, we dare
say, many of our readers have seen at Vauxhall, last
season, is alone a host. Mile. P. Anato is also a sur-
prising rider, daring and full of gracefulness in her varied
evolutions. The •boy Loisset is a most wonderful little
being, made, we should almost imagine, of Indian rubber, _
or, if of flesh, with cartilege only, instead of bones. The-
acrobats and the male riders who are too numerous for
us to refer to them more particularly at present, are very
superior performers. One of the latter, a young boy,
readers, do not wear
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to remind
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the absurd paint of the English- -" Mr. Merriman," or
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deal in the same hacknied drolleries. Their .practical
jokes are full of a higher order of. humour; and one of
them, M. Auriol, is amongst the most graceful and won-
derful riders in the arena.

ADELPIII
N EQUESTRIAN COM-
TAY.—The attericlurce at this theatro hes not at all de-
creased, nor the applause which the
been at all diminished, notwithstanding the noWerful com-
petition which Mr. Batty has. had to sustain against the
largeeestablithment in Great Chariot te-s.treet. Last week
performances excite,
the entertainments offered were of a very first-rate charac-
ter, and v;ere excellently sustained. This week we ob-
serve that the picce.selerted to precede the scenes in the
arena is 3fazeppa; and althGugh we were not enabled to
he present last t.vening, we have no tic.,tibt that it would
'he polite-et: in a rtyle •Northy Of reasp.rited mansgement..
The perfornumees conclo3e with a farce as usual.
REMOVAL OF ST. GILES'S RoOKERY,—()II
the cccepiers of the or.ly re:h.:Lilting part of the notorious
' St. Gile's rookery, called Church-lane, received notice to
_quit their rooms, &c., the whole of the houses coining
down forthwith for the opening of tie new street from St.
Giles's Church to New Oxfortt-street.
A SIGN OF Tay. Tist,.s.—Pram the accounts of the
Poor-lair Guardians in G,tzilierel, we learn that, while
Va' rates for the quarter ending September, 1846, were
2s. Old., the anieurit for the same quarter this year
ham nearly dOubled, beirx X 1.155 155. lid. The number
of.out-deerpauper had else increased from 2,029.
to 2,L01, and the iu-dace pLupers. from 198 to 337.

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