Mississippi Democrat., 1846-05-06

during the present hostile attitude OF the two
armies. Delta.
Arrival Of the CaIedOnia-lG days later
The Caledonia bings dates from Liver
pool to the 18th and London to the Sd Of
April:
We copy principally from the New
York Express.
The state of public feeling upon the
Oregon qustiOn seems not 70 have changed
since the sailing of the UnIcorn.
Indian affairs now engross the attention
Of the British public. The Sikh warts over,
and the British armies have been success
luI in all quarters. The natives, like the
Chinese, have been obliged to pay the ex-
penses Of the battess, by which they have
been defeated. Two battles, bloody, with
out parallel, were fought, the Iosses in
which we give below:
Since the despatch of our paper by
the Unicorn, our advlces from Bombay
Inform Us of two more great battles hay-
ing been fought in India between The
! British and Sikh armies, both terminating
In decisive victory to the former. The
! first was under the command of Sir ii.
Smith, and the latter OF Sir Hugh Cough,
which was perhaps one of the most bloody
on record. In Sir II. Smiths battle, the
whole army of the enemy has been driven
headlong over the difficult ford Of a broad
river; his camp, cannon, % pIeces,) bag
gage, stores Of ammunition and of grdIn--
MS all, IN tuct--wrestcd from him by the
repeated charges Of cavalry and infantry );
and in that of Sir II. Cough, the SIkhs lost
l2,O0O men and 90 pieces of artlie.
ry. The English had 800 men killed,
l3 OF whom were officers, and $500
wounded, of whom l0l were officers"
Free trade is also very prominently be-
fore the public, and from the tone OF
| (WIlImer q Smith) free trade paper, we
infer there Is little hope of success 10 free
trade. The House of Commons are very
reluctant to discuss the question, and seem
inclined to let the Irish bIh crowd it Off
is fate IN the House of Lords Is very un-
certain; the land-holders are making a
great effort TO stay proceedings with a
good prospect of success.
There has been nothing very striking
ln Irish aItar8: the old story of want Is
repeated in all the journals.
Trade in all the districts is represented
, as rather dull, and the prospects Of the
f manufacturers as we'll as the laborers, not
/ very hattering.
The rloney market is tight, and the
whole appearance of financial affairs de-
spending.
From the Continent little of interest,"
From Poland nothing. Spain is once
S more IN convuIsions. A new Ministry
has been formed, at the head Of whom i
Narvaez-a man of little capabIi,y to ac
for the good Of Spain.
: Cotton, on account of the reduced estI
; mates of the crop, has advanced little
: closing very firm at the improvement.
J, WARLIKE PREPARATIoNs.--The great
est activity continues in all the dockyaEd
in England, and the recruiting Tor tn
army is still going on with great spirit
5000 soldiers were ordered to india, 300
: of which were to proceed by the overlan
:, mail route. 1t is now stated that that ol
:. der will be recinded There is a rumo
4 current that an additional number will pr
+. ceed to Canada.
= CoTroN MARKET, April 3.--The con
mon qualities of American Cotton al
nearly lI8d per lib higher, and the marks
1T generally has more the air OF settled al
y regular business than at any time durr
a., l, ft1tO mr. three Ivcrls