The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-02
In eehellons from the LEFT her Msesys Twenty-sSeond
Regiment leading the stack

an eohellons from the LEFT her Msestys Twenty second
Regiment leading the attack"
Jusl before the commencement of the action, Ma
Jer Waddlngion, Ot me Engineers, with Ii. brown
AND ~ tll, Of the Artillery, gallopes from end tC
END oil he enemys line, on purpose 10 draw OF
themselves the fire OF the guns and matchlocks
ana so To ascertain their strength, while they look
ed our for accessible or undeiended portions a
~ which the nuah might be crossed Though
bulie's and round shet whisted around them, they
csc lped sahsrmed. The attack OF the TwenIy-sc
second led by Sir Charles Napier In person " he
rode m among the men, and waving his hat amlo
storm OF bullets, gave the word, " Twenty
charge We take up the thread OF the despa CHI
The enemy was now perceived to move from hi,
centre IN considerable bodies to his left apparently
treating, unable TO sustain the FIRE OF the British
srey on seeing which Major Stack at the head ofthe
srd Cavalry under command OF Captain Delamain, and
the Sends Horse under command of Captain Jacob made
ahrsnt charge upon the snemy's left flank, crossing
the nuah and cutting dewn the retreating enemy Tor
several miles. While this passing the right, her
Majesty 22nd Regiment, gallanty led by Major Poole,
commanded the corps attacked the nuah the left with
great gsliantry and, regret TO ada, with considerable
loss This brave battalion marched up TO the nullah
under heavy fire of matchlocks without returning
shot ll within forty PAGES of the ntrenchmen and then
sormed it like British soldiers The intrepid Lieut.
Cooe frs. mounted the rampant seized one OF the enemy
standards, and severely wounded while waving
n and CHI 'ering en- his men. Meanwhile, the Poona
Horse, under Captain TAFT, and the 9th Cavalry,
under Mojor Storey turned the enemy's right flank,
pursuing and cutting down the tugtves for miles
Her M6esty's 22ud Regiment was ell supported by the
batteries commanded by Captains Wlloughby and HUT,
which crossed their fire with that of Major Leslie. Then
came the and Brigade, under command OF Major Wood
hurn hearing down into action with excellent GOODNESS.
II consisted OF the 75th. 2lst and l2h Regiments under
the command OF Captains Jackson Stevens and Fisher,
by the fire OF Captain Whitley battery on the right OF
which We're the sth and LIST Regiments, under Majors
Browne and Ohhoorne These two corps advanced with
tharegularty Of review 10 the entertainments; their
commanders, with considerable exertion stopping their
fire. seeing that portion of the scnds Horse and srd
Cavalry IN charging the enemy had got in front Of
decided
Artilery and her Meiesty's 22nd Regiment"
The battle lasted three hours. Tue sequel is sue
clncily Told by The Bombay correspondent of the
THE enemy infantry sand artillery it appears fought
well but thecavslry inadvertently Their loss very
grss about 800 bodies being counted upon the field Of
battle, while the neighboring villages filled with
dead and wounded men, Three chiefs fell in action
Haiee Mahomed Seedee the great promoter of the
Eleven pieces OF cannon and seventeen standards
fell into hands but few prisoners were aken
the Beoochees fighting the last with great desperation
and the custom Of their country warfare being neither to
give accept quarter The greater part of their force
must have been composed OF men efmaure'age scarce
ly single youth could be seen among the slain The
next morning all the bodies in the nullah were found
burning; horrifying and disgusting sight Our loss
was also considerable amounting to 80 killed and 23l
wounded smong the former, were Captsn Garrett, OF
the oh cavaly, and Lieut. Smith of the horse artilley
wounded and died from the effects Of his injuries subse
quenty to the battle Wounded men, to the number of
sixty sent to Bombay the 10th OF April and ar
"Op the termination OF the struggle, shere Mahomcd
fed into the desert with about forty followers his army
having been wholly dispersed. He pursued by the
Poons Horse who chased him far as Meerpore, when
he took rsfuge in the fortress OF Omercete."
This fortress fell into the hands OF the British
singular manner. Sir Charles Ma Ter proceeded
with lightly equipped force as far as Jourbee, and
sent detachment 10 Omercote: deficiency of
water IN that direction oblisng him TO divide the
troops
Lord Peterborough, who had remained at Agra,
though he had lett the " palace" for more commo-
dous residence, had issued notification dated 9th
Apnl, announcing the victory, reasserting the
tTeacnery aud perveIseness OF the Ameers, and re-
marking OF Shere Mahomed, that he " preferred the
chances OF war 10 the security o peace and has
now refuge but the desert" The Governor-Ge'
neral had ordered that arrears OF revenue due in
Scnde up 10 i7h February, lsiS, should not be col
iected; remission which ne considered judlcious.
The accounts from Cabu are still obscure and
doubtful. Akhbar Khan was said to be at Jeilea
bad 10 meet his father who was last heard ct az
Pesaawur. The Maharaah had written to Akhbar
Khan, says a correspondent OF the Delphi Gazette,
" to the effect that as Sirdsr Dost Mahomed Khan
had agreed in writing, to pay certain amount Of
tribute TO the Khalsa, on his resumlng the sove-
reIgnIy OF Cabul, o. condition OF the MoharaJah
reaenng all pretenslons on Cabul and Candahar,
Ms Hlghness hoped that he (Mahomed Akhbar)
would receive his father with all due honor, and
submit himself in all things to his rule"
The Calcutta star publishes document which
purPorts 10 be an account OF SIR William Mac
uag1len's ASSASSINATION, written by follower, OF
MahOmed Zeman Khan. one OF the Cabul chiefs.
Its extremely English style Is imputed 10 a fault In
the trans alton: but II gives an apocryphal appear
ance to the paper. According to the writer, Shah
Suah had made offers 10 join the insurgents against
the British, by whom he was supported. Akhbar
Khan had heard reports which made doubt whether
SIR William was sincere and was not mereley par
eyng 10 gain time; and he desired 10 take him
alive; but the resistance of the alarmed Envoy
obliged the Slrdar TO kill him.
China.
The news from China is not abundant. Eleepoo's
death, which took place on the 4th OF March, is at
tributed TO poison or suicide Ke-Ying was spoken
OF as MS successor and Ii was said that the discus
slOns respecting the arrangements, were likely
henceorth 10 be carried on in the north, whether the
Plenpotentlary would proceed on the arrival Of Ma
jor Malcolm, with Queen Vlctorias ratification of
the treaty There was some expectation OF renew
ed disturbances al Canton; Principally, ii should
seem, because the Emperor's censure OF the prevl-
Gus riot had been so very " mid" Sir Henry Pot
finger Is said TO have warned the Chinese authorl-
ties, that should their Government connive at any
act tending 10 breach OF the stipuatIons contained
in the new treaty, he had still the means of efiectu-
ally block aiding Canton and The Grand Canal, and 10
carry his complaints 10 the Peiho " Admiral Parker
going up the river to Foo-cho-oo, IN the Phle-
geihon steamer, when the vessel ran aground and
he was unable 10 proceed He sent letter TO The
authorities by Mr.. Covery, the commander, of the
steamer, with Or Playfalr. They were received in
the mos frank and friendly manner But for wa
tert,gh partitions, the damage to the Phlegethon
would bave made II wreck. II was to be taken 10
Calcutta for repairs.
Foreign ThentricaIs, sc.
Our accounts are from the 4th TO l7th June. Dru-
ry-ane and Covent Garden are closed for the sea-
son.
THEATRICAL PREMIUM.-Mr. Webster, the lessee
of the Haymarket Theatre, has advertised his in
tenton Of giving $500 as PRIZE for the best five
act comedy, illustrative OF British manners and
customs. The merit al the comedy is to be decl-
ded, the lst OF January next, by committee
formed OF dramatic authors and critics, mot COM
petiters) and actors Ia addition 10 the E5O0, the
successful author will be entitled to third OF the
gross receipts on the twentieth, fortieth and six
teth nights OF representation.
Mr. Charles Kean made his first appearance as
Hamlet at the Haymarket Mr.. Blackstone was
also al the same theatre on the 18th. Stabat Mater
was performed at her Majesty's the 18th, and
was TO be repeated on the 18th. Madame Vestris