New-York daily tribune., 1843-05-02
VOL. HE. NO. 20.

,ronc, conpornd, a rather large enclosure, sur
ron,dcd t,y- a low mud wall, and defended by a
ouard of 100 men Of the light company OF her VI a
iesty,s 22d was invaded and attacked about .
A. NJ.
The men reserved their fire til The enemy
were close upon them, 50 that every shot told
I their ammunition had at the beginning amounted
to no more than 40 rounds Of bill cartridge; II
began to run short; and the gallant little band
having quilted the residence they had for hours
so grllanty defended against such fcariu! odds,
retired on the river, wnerc the steamers Satellite
Comet and Planet waited to receive them. They
had losttwo men, which together with ten wound
ed, was the whole amount OF their casualties
From so to 100 Of the enemy were attcrward as
certained to have fallen; about 400 having been
wounded. On the 10th they found Sir c. Napier
about 20 miles up the river, III full march for ily-
dcrabad
At the FuIlallie, nine miles from Hyderabad,
we found them strongly posted across our line OF
march. to the extent Of $4,000 men, with fifteen
guns.
Our men behaved with the most dauntess
bravery, but the odds against them, both in num-
Der and the advantage of position, enormous,
and nothing but the intrepidity of the general IN
leading on the charge in person. could have en-
surcd the results that ensucd. Victory for three
hours swaycd to and fro; for this space the ntan-
try maintained their ground, and we were unable
to make good a position from which VIC could
overlook them to drive them out. The 1th cavalry
at length were able to make Their way round by
the back of the village to the left, and so escaped
the Euallic, and took them III flank; While the
PoonaI irregular horse, by q similar movement,
forced their way through the shikargur, and turn
cd their position. The daj was now our own,
the ilfantrrs post was stornct, and the whole
army dispersed and fed
The Fullalle was filled up with heaps of slain;
1000 dead were left upon the field, including SIX
of the first class chiefs; and 4,0O0 more were
wounded, of whom many must have died OF the
injuries received. In these circumstances, Bclo-
chce armies invariably dispcrsc after an unsuc.
ccssful action, each chief with his followers re-
turning to his own country until his services be
aeain required We entered and burned Their
camp in the afternoon, and captured the whole OF
their guns, l5 in number. Our own casualties
amounted to 25G killed and wounded, including
10 officers, of whom were killed Gen. Napier
having sent forward q message 4; tic Amccrs
that unless they surrendered nc would next day
storm Hy,lcrabad, Nicer Roostum Khan, Nicer
Nussccr Khan, and Nicer Wuilc Mahomcd, Of
Khypoor, Nicer Shcdad Khan, and Nicer Hocscn
Khan, of Hvderabad, came that evening TO our
camp, and gave themselves up Internationally us
prisoners Of war. The gates of the city were m
mcdiacly thereafter put In our possession. On
the evening of the 10Th, Gen. Napier marched
past Hydcrabad, and cncampcd beside the rcsl-
dcnce, where they continued up to the date of
our dispatches, (2lst,) The houses were found
to be totally DESTROYED. General Napier is at
present much too weak in men to attempt to
hold the country, and from the fact OF Her
Majesty's dist, previously ordered to be detained
at kuracliee, having embarked for England on
the 2lst and 22d, ii Is inferred that s5nc tempo
rary arrangement with the Aulccrs for carrying
on the Government is contemplated.
TIE REvENUE.-Thc Morning Chronicle gives
the following summary of the revenue for the
quarter ending April >. On all the other branches
of tho revenue, the Post Office excepted, there is
still a falling off. In tho customs there is de-
crease in the quarter of .f275,5l0, as compared
with the corresponding quarter of 1872. On the
year there is a decrease of .fl,016,o36. In the
excise the falling Off in the quarter is lnconsldcra
bic. The decrease in the quarter is tl, 1855; on
the year the decrease is :fl059,093. In the
stamps the decrease in the quarter Is t6,3bl ; IN
the wear fl46,190 In the taxes in the quarter
fS, ,055; in the year fll6,0S2. In the Post
Office there is an increase in the quarter OF t2,00o,
and in the year of 100000.
The property ta4 appears IN this quarter
fl SS5,232 and if we estimate the year from the
quarter, the produce for the year will be upward
of seven and half millions. Sir Robert Feel
calculated its produce at f3, III 600.
IL Ednore writes us a very long counter
blast to Astrology, neutrality-suspicious., fortune
telling, &c. which we can see no need of publish
ing. Those who put faith in such arts must he
beyond the reach of argument or demonstration.
We publish the first part of his communication
however, for the valuable moral i conveys:
Observation-Disclosures Teliing-D Dreams and
SUpcrStitiOns.
To Mc Editor Of Tie Tribune:
will mention a circumstance that occurred a
few wears since in this city. Trivial though ii be
in itself, yet it fully illustrates the frequency with
which Fortmc-Tellcrs are consul;cd and is a
striking instance OF the fallacy Of any and all then
predictions
A very decent colored woman had frequently
been employed BY a small family, and one day
while she was employed by them, the sister Of the
mans wife left half dollar on table in one o
the rooms, and returning in a few minutes to ge
it, it had disappeared. None of the rest of tht
family had taken 1.-THE colored woman was
questioned, but she had not seen it.
/ Evening came, and the young woman, indu
/ cling friend 10 accompany her, went 10 For
tune Tellcr's-paying a small fec, after little
conversation, during which, as IN ali such cases
/ the Sybil picked as much information out Of hel
! as possible, ended with giving her no very salts
factory answer that she had lost something,
/ and that some one IN the house had taken IT. re
! guessing her to call next evening This answer
/ although not all she expected, strengthened hel