The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-04-09
GREAT BATTLE IN IND1a

G9EAT BATTLE IN INDIA.
8 3OO BRITISH mi NATIVE TRoops
KILLED N w~oUNDED-AND REPORT.
Ed Loss OF SO, 900 SIKHs AT MAopKp
n FERozEsHAn.
Our advlces from Bombry, since the
sailing of the Steamship Cambria, come
down 10 January !7th, and furnish nc
counts OF one OF the greatest battles ever
fought by the British ia our Indian En-.
pre-, in which we have sustained The loss
of3,3O0 OF our brave soldiers. includipp
the gallant Sale. Sir MKaskell, aud Ma.
Jor Broadioo'. When these accounts Jeff
The scene OF action for Bombay, for trans.
mission 10 England, there were several
regiments from which returns had not
been received, so that a further loss NAV
be calculated upon.
An ex'raordinry G'zclte gives the off.
cIal aecoun; Of all The military operations
IN this great struggle. The result, we
are proud TO say, is as glorious and de-.
clsIve a victory as ever crowned The Brit
ISL arms, and equaIIed only by the field Of
Waterloo.
% The l2h, 18th, uod l4th Of Deem,
Der, The SIX army crossed the Sut!j, with
at the lowest esIin ate. $4,000 men, Of
whom 10000 or 80 900 were cavalry,
and about $50 pieces OF cannon of The lar
geSl ca'lbre movable in the field, and ey.
qnIsnIy tnlshed-an artillery immeasur-
ably more powerful! han was ever brouoht
mo The field by Wellington or Napoleon.
The foregoing was received by The liz
beroia Steamship Of Jan. l7th.
Glorious newsl $1,000 human beings
have poured their hood GU, uponthe rlains
OF India. Scarce thirty ycors have rolled
away, since The memorable battle OF Wa
IerIoo (; when a; The set of sun, 10000
maogled bodies, all dead, or dying, cover
ed that battle. field Of death. The hear,
grows sick at the though, Of such n scene
oil blood-shed. That, too, was a 'grea.
victory and many there were tina, for their
vaIor, won an imperishaJle name,a and have
received upon their brows laurel wreaths,
so at least shouts the war-spiri,. Poets
have sung Of that battle, and e~mbalmed it
with immortal verse, in the heart orevery
hero OF war. But here is a new theme
Tor poets. Says this extraordinary Goz,
etc. we "ar" proud to say, this is as g!o-
rlouS and decisive a victory as ever
crowned the British arms !" Glorious,
and how, glorious? 10 the slaughtered
thousands of the enemies to British AFRO.
gance and uSurpation. Decisive and
howe Why, the British being more sys,
female in their modes ofhuman bu'chery.
succeeded in sending $4,000 Of their en-
emies to the other world, while their W
loss is estimated only at about $500 men.
The lndlamen after meeting with such a
repulse from the BRUSH Lion, Mil not
care again 10 come 10 reach Of the mons
ters jaws. "G'orious and drcisive.'
Two days they fought, and dreadful Was
the struggle, Of human beings, each thirst.
ing for the others bIood. There, father
stood by son, and sanding, fell to rise no
more. There, the sword of Briton's
Christian measured with that Of the Mus.
sulman, and each let out life's-blood to.
ge!her. There they fell by thousands, the
christian and the pagan-,he protested
follower Of the great Preacher of Peace
with the followers Of Mahomed, whose
religion is oflhe sword.
When the sun weLt down on he second
night of that dread slaughter, the war
clouds rose slowly revealing a scene at
which humanity %revolls. Aud yet, we are
eXuIllngly told, that it was only "equalled
by the field Of Waterloo" VIVA, a scene
is here presented, to be preserved upon the
page of History-for generations yet un>
born to read and ponder. Now it will
stir a fever in the hean's>blood of the fu>
Iure race, as they read Of this great victo-
ry,' o their vaIoroGs ancestors, when En-.
ropes Christians slew Tndia's pagans.
A war in Asia? where were crealed
our first parents-whtrs lived The Patri,
0rch's and Prophets-whcre the human
race were preserved from the deluce-