The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-04-25
Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL or THE CALEDONIA

4, by which we have Liverpool dates down to
the same day. The news is some II days la.
ter than that brought by the Unicorn, which
will be found in the preceding page of the
Cnledonian. We rcceivedby the Caledonia,
Wilmer and Smiths European Times of A.
pril A, Peels Tariff Bill has been pushed u
head one step further by majority ofss. II
was upon its I'd reading, The Times says that
it will pass the House ofLords if il reaches
that body, but intimates il may not, as it still
thinks it is in great jeopardy in the House of
Commons, The Times favors the measure,---
Failure is Opprehcn ded from the critical posi-
ton of the ministry in reference to other
measures, The whole concern, after ali, may
be all sham, designed, in part, to help the To-
cofocos the U s. to destroy the American
Tariff
The Polish revolution 10 apparently about o.
yer, and many of the leaders are in dungeons.
FROM INDIA-TWO GREAT BATTLES.
Two battles have been fought in India, one
Jan, % and the other February lo-and the
British were victorious in both. The Times
notices these battles as follows;
"The accounts which go out by this packet
contain the particulars of two brilliant actions
with the Sikhs; one fought by Sir H. Smith,
with the strong division which had crossed
the Sutlei near Loodniuh; and the other by
Sir Henry Hardinge and Sir Hough Cough,
with the main body of the enemy on the mar
gin of the same river at Sobraon In both
these engagements the arms the Brit
sh forces reaped new laurels, and inAict-
ed terrible rctributon on the inva.
dcrs The first was under the command of
Sir H. Smith and the latter Sir Hough Cough,
which was perhaps one of the most bloody on
record. In Sir II. Smiths battle, the whole
army ofthe enemy has been driven hcadlong
over the difficult ford of broad river; his
camp, connon,(56 pieccs) baggage, stores of
ammunition and of gran--his all, in fact
wrestcd from him by the repeated charges of
cavalry and infantry.
The severe thrashing of the Sikh forces by
Sir II. Smith has been contaminated by the to-
tai defeat of the main body by the Governor
General of India and the Commander-in-
Chief The loss of.he enemy in this engage
ment is estimated at from 10, 900 TO Il, 900 men;
that of the British in killed and wounded at
upwards of2 900, amongst whom is a large por-
ton of officers The action commenced in
the morning, and the work of destruction had
closed by eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Sir
Hough Cough account ofthis battle proves
it to have been, while it lasted ,one of the most
terrific on record Unlike the able mnnnu-
wiring of Sir II. Smith, this affair seems to
q, th, 40 int
ofour men who stormed the enemy's cntrcnch
me Mt, bayonct in hand ,defended,as they were
by 10000 Sikhs and 20 pieces of artillery
The slaughter was immense, for our troops
braved the cnemy's fire by rescrvng their shot
until they got within his cntrcnchments.-I
The action terminated in the complete route
of the enemy, the capture of his guns, and the
loss of his camp and baggage. An awful sac
riice of life took place on the Sute, in at
to cross which, our troops moved
down thousands ofthe flying foe, and those
who escaped the fire were drowned in the |
stream. This victory has put the finishing
stroke to the war. 1t has brought the Sikhs
to their senscs-to their knees-and they are
now humble suppliOnts for our mercy and for
bearance They have agreed to pay million
and halfstcrling, in the course of four years,
towards the expenses of the war, the payment
to be enforced by the occupation ofLahore.
The Sikhs force was about double that ofthe
British. Her Majesty SD and 62d regiments
suffered enormously. Gen. Dicke and Briga-
der Taylor are among the dead.
The cause of this India war is said by the
British to be on account of the aggressions Of
he Skhs upon English Territory.
Memo DOGS. One ofthe Alabama papers
$ said to contain the following advertise
nent:-
Negro Dogs. The undersigned having
fought the entire pack ofNegro Dogs of the
+iays and Allen stock,) he now proposes to
,atch runaway negroes. His charges will be
hree dollars per day for hunting, and $l5 for
catching runaway. He resides three and
lalf miles north ofLivingston, near the lower
Iones' Blutfroad. WIN. CAMBRIA.
What an honorable profession is this of
negro hunter! The gentleman takes it up as
natter of business-a mode fgetting living
-"the means whereby he lives" Should any
,easons need his services, they should address
heir order, in the fashionable phraseology of
he day, as Professor Gambrii, r. N. c., that
s, runaway negro catcher
The national FAIR. There will he great
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