New-York daily tribune., 1844-04-08
ErfInI IntiIa.

H. counts from India, via Gibraltar, we have
.orne teIlpence from India, and few days
lsts .am Spain
AY-The following is the British account
ef =. ate disastrous battles: Our Government
n ,-ed hy the stubbOrnnees and apparent prepa-
a. or resistance shown by the Gwalior Court
adopted the only means at hand~-that Of
!. recourse TO arms. The enemy were the first to
commence hostitics, by firing on the baggage
party under Col. Sleenan, Of the 2Gth, and then
on accommodating party sent out on the 2oth.-
The night wing OF our army, under the immediate
command of his Exceency, Sir II. Cough, at
tackled the Mahrattas in their position Of MahraI-
pcoI, while our left wing under MAJOR General
Gray. did SO at Punniar, and gained complete
yict > over them. Our loss, however, on these
g rs, has been very severe--the list amount
al killed and SGG wounded; that Of the
enemy amounts TO between 4 1000 and 5,0OO IN
killed and wounded, with the loss Of 80 pieces Of
artillery. The fort Of Gwshor shortly after sur
rendered to us, and some Of the principal chiefs
came in and rendered submission.
Government has declared that il is not our IN
tcntion to occupy the country, nor IN any shape
to intermeddle with It's internal affairs, further
than 10 insist on the formation Of subsidiary
fyrce, 10 be officered solely by The Company's oi
fcers, and maintained by the CwaliOr govern
mont The army is expected TO retire 10 within
our own territories Immediately. The command
erin. chief has set out on a tour OF inspection,
whileO Gov General was expected To start for
Calcium on the 23d. Affairs in the Punaub are
still maturing, and may probably force them
HeIyes upon our attention, as Unexpectedly as have
those Of GwsIior. In Scinde, matters are much
the same The troops, however, are recovering
from their sickness; at Hydrabad, little improve
1,enthas been observed; but at Sukkur, the con-
diion Of our men was much more favorable In
da throughout was peaceful.
GInRALTAH March 5.--To.day we have third
version Of the circumstances under which The
Spanish Consular Agent at Mazagan lost his life.
He was, it is now said, in the country, uncscor-
ted bht armed; and, having reason to believe that
some MoOrs he fell in with were preparing to as
sault him, he fired and wounded one OF them
For this, it IL added, he was arrested and sen
fenced TO death. An authentic account of the
occurrence will probably be published before long,
and we shall then know which of the three
si0ns we have mentioned is correct. In the
meantime the Spaniards arc highly inccnsed at
what they consider Il gross violation oi the law
of nations; and tho periodical press loudly calls
upon Government TO resent the inflicted wrong,
even to the length of going 10 war, il full salts
faction be not given by the Moorish Government.
And war is likely 10 nsue,accordlng 10 II remark
nbly well-inlormcd Madrid correspondent. but
not on account Of the unfortunate agents death.
There is, says the letter, more serious ground of
complaint, the Moors having taken ioreibIc pos
session Of some land belonging TO SPAN in the
ncighborhood of Ccu,a, and having hitherto re-
fused 10 listen 10 the circumstances oI her Gov
emmont. Nay Qhc lcttor further sta'cs,) the lat
tor having consulted the French, the conduct of
the Moors was deemed 81 unwarrntablc al the
Tuilcries, that they not only advised The Spanish
cabinet TO oPcn RUPTURE but on ts stating that
90, 00e, 600 m. vn. would be required To commence
hostihties which sum it had not, 80, ,0O0,000 were
Immediately Offered for the purpose by the advl-
serH