Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-04-29
Arrival Of the Caledonia.

The Steamship CALEDONIA arrived al
Boston on Monday, the Goth inst., with
Liverpool dates to the 4th inst.
The news is 16 days later, and is
interesting and important.
The news from India is highly i'm
portant. 1t will be found below. The
Oregon question appears to be entirely
forgotten amidst the brilliant victories
in India.
The corn market, since the sailing Of
the Unicorn has been free from anima.
ton. United States -four, free, 32s, 33s
Sd; in bond, 25s Sd 81.
: PeeIs measure of finance had pass.
ed through second reading by SO ma
jority.
The cotton market is laboring under
much depression. The money market
is in a very unsatisfactory state. The
commercial accounts are gloomy.
Two GREAT VICTORIES ovFR THE S1KHs
-TERMINATIoN OF THE WAR IN In.
Ola.
Since the despatch Of our paper
by the Unicorn, our advices from
Bombay inform US Of two more great
battles having been fought in India be-.
tween the British and Sikh armies
Both terminated in decisive victory to
the former. The first was under the
command Of Sir H. Smith, and the lat.
ter Sir Hugh Cough, which was per-
haps one Of the most bloody on record.
Wilmer 4. Smiths Times.
In Sir H. Smiths battle the whole
army of the enemy was driven head
long over the difficult ford ola broad
river; his camp, Sc pieces of artillery,
baggage, stores of ammunition and
grain, his all in fact, wrested from him
by the repeated charges of cavalry and
infantry. In that of Sir Hugh Cough,
the Sikhs lost $4,000 men and IS pei
ces Of artillery. The English had 800
men killed, l3 of whom were officers,
and $500 wounded, of whom l0l were
officers.
The accounts which 60 out by this
packet contain the particulars Of two
brilliant actions with the Sikhs, one by
Sir H. Smith, with the strong division
which had crossed the Sutlej near Loo
adianah, and the other by Sir Henry
Hardinge, and Sir Hugh Cough, with
the main body of the enemy on the
margin Of the same river at Sadaron.
In both these engagements the arms of
the British forces reaped new laurels
and inflicted terrible retribution on the
natives.
The severe thrashing of the Sikh for.
ces by Sir H Smith has been consum'
mated by the total defeat Of the main
body by the Governor General Of India
and the commander-in. chief The loss
ofthe Sikhs in this engagement is esti-
mated at from 10 to $4,000 men amongst
whom is large portion of officers.
The action commenced in the NOR
ming, and the work of destruction had
closed by II O'Clock A. M. Sir Hugh
Coughs account of this battle proves it
10 have been, while it lasted, one OF the
most terrific on record. Unlike the ma
neuvering of Sir H. Smith, this affair
seems to have owed its success 10 the
daring in,repidity of our men who
STONED the enemy's entertainments,
bayonet in hand, defended as they were
by 10000 Sikhs and 20 pieces of srtiIe-
ry. The slaughter was immense, for
our troops braved the enemy's fire by
reserving their shot until they got with
in his entrenchment. The horrors of
war are painted with appalling power
IN the few brief sentences of the victo>
rious commander. The action termi.
mated in the complete route of the ene>
my. the capture of his guns, and the
loss of bis camp and baggage.
Thus has ended war respecting the
consequences Of which good deal of
anxiety not unnatulalIy prevailed;
war forced upon US by the peculiar ex
igencies Of the case, from which we
could not shrink, but for which we had
made no preparation, used no adequate
foresight.
An awful sacrifice Of life took place
on the Sutlej, in attempting to cross
which our troops moved down thou.
sanes Of the flying foe, and those who
escaped the fire were drowned in the
stream. ,1
This victory has put the finishing
stroke to the war. 1t has brought the
Sikhs TO their knees, and they are now
humble supplicants for our mercy and
forbearancc. They have engaged to
pay 81 500, 900 in the course of four
years towards The expenses of the wars
the payments to be enforced by the oe.
eupation of Lahore: ,- '..
Sir Robert Peel, on the evening oi
Thursday, proposed vote of !ha nks
to The Indian army, which he did in the
highest strain Of eloquence and impas.
stoned feeling. The beauty of the eulo-
gy was in fine harmony with the facts
and truths. The commander.in.c chief
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