Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-04-24
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TWO GREAT VICTORIES OVER THE sIKHs.
Termination OF the War in India
Since the despatch Of paper By the unicorn- our
sdviees from Bombay inform Of great battles
having been fought in India between the British and Sikh
armies both terminating In decisive victory to tho former
The Inst was under the command OF Sir H. Smith, and the
.tter Sir Hugh Cough, which perhaps OF the
bloody on record In Sir II. Smiths battle. the whole
my OF tho enemy has been driven he adong the d H.
eu ford OF broad river his camp cannon, ts6 pieee'J
baggage, stores OF ammunition and gain-hs ALL in fact
wrested iron him BY the repeated charges Of cavalry and
infantry; and in that Of Sir Hugh Coughs the Silks os
aoS NV men and SS pieces Of artillery The English bad
wounded. OF whom l0l officers.
BRILLIANT VICTORIES IN INDIA.
The accounts which by this packet contain the
tenar. OF two brilliant actions with the Sikhs; Tough,
o S H. smith, with the strong division which had
cd the Sue, L,cdanah and other by Sir Henry
Hardnge and Sir Hugh Cough with tho main body Of
enemy on the margin OF the river Sobrson. In
both these engagements the OF tho British forces reap
ed new iaures aud inflicted terrible rerbuon the
ssders Our troops owed their mainly the able
hesos which led them and the OF the
bayonet In tho attainment II tho enemy had the ad
ranges in these respects which the British troops possess
sed-lot the personal OF the Sikh sodicry
uouoted-thc slaughter would been terrific,
the conseq uences infinitely more momentous.
The severe ashing Of the Sikh forces by Sir II. Smith
mas been consummaed by the total defeat OF the main body
me Governor General Ut India and the Comm inderin
Cnet The loss ensny in this eng is esti
mailed at from 10000 QUO that VI the British
In Killed and wounded upwards OF 2O00 amongst wh5m
age portion OF officers The action commenced in the
morning. and the work OF destruction had closed by eleven
o'clock in the forenoon. Sir Hugh Coughs OF this
battle proves 1t to have been. while lasted, OF the
most terrific record Unlike the able mannuvring Of
SIR Harry Smith, this affair have owed its sue
cess 10 the daring inepdiy OF men, who stoned the
enemys entertainments bsyonet hand defended as they
khs and7O aofart
slaughter was immense for troops baved the enemys
hre oy rseving their shot until they got within his
uenchments An awful sacrifice Of life took place the
Sutel, IN attempting which, our troops moved
down thousands OF the flying foe who escaped
the tire were drowned in the This victory put
the finishing stroke the has brought the Skhs 10
their their knet hey are now sum-
plants TO and forbearsnce They have agreed
to pay million and half sterling in the Of four
years. towards the Of the war; the TO be
enforced by tho occupation OF Lahore.
Poland.
The intelligence from Russian Poland is still mcagre
but IL is official Field Marshal Paskeyitch ha. been an
pointed 10 the chief command in the kingdom Of Poland
and the governments Of voihyna and Podolia Martial
law has been proclaimed in those three provinces Orders
have been issued TO call Immediately for active service
IN the Polish provinces all the soldiers residing on unmit
ed iuough or uIlough for year. the governments OF
Wilma, hovno, Grodno, Volhyna, Podoia Key and the
kingdom OF Poland.
The leaders Of the insuueconary movement at Siedlce
near warsaw, have already received their punishment
Potozki has been hanged ct Siedlce Kocsheyski and
Zarsk have been hanged at Warsaw; Dobrysh and Run
prech sentenced be hanged had their lives shared but
are degraded from their rank and condemned exile and
hard labor in Siberia Mires and Deskur were made to
pass under the galows and sent Siberia be kept
hard labor. Travellers arrived in Prussia represent the
number OF arrests IN Warsaw far than
those which have taken place in Posen and the number OF
troops under arms and in motion in the Russian much
greater Than in the Prussian territories.
The military, however, ia still kept the alert in Poson;
and the sodiey, though great masses in
the province, much harassed with marches and
marches.
In Gallicia the pessanry still give occasion for much
anxiety The roads throughout the province are said TO
be rendered unsafe by their predatory bands consi-
deTabe force is represented having drawn TO n head
under village notary al NeumaTk the Carpahians
near the Hungarian frontier. LembeTg is still held in
state OF siege. The Disturbances among peasanry are
Understood to be extending across the vsiua into the Rus
| sian provinces.
COMMERCIAL.
The Money market is in a very unsatisfactory State
Cash Is scarce and DEAR and nothing rate paper
and that short dates stands the chance of
IN the London market The RAILWAY projectors get their
acts slowly and Enthusiastically and il clear that large
number OF che schemes before must be rejected
The Corn MARKET pending tic discuss Of the Gov
eminent scheme, IS like all the produce markets. in CON-
plee sagnaton Pnces vary but little, and parties mere
y purchase from hand mouth satisfy their immediate
requirements. The general belief is that If the measure
Is passed the article will value but TO this doen.
there are, OF course dissenens Lord e. Bentnek
pressed Sir r. Peel ago. fix the price of corn
under the operation Of his scheme but the specus-
OF fGemcT ulls head, having falsifed Inv
facts he was naturally unwilling to commit himself by an
other But what the Minister declined to do has been
done by authority which stands high the esma tion of
| the agriculturass.
Our Hamberg correspondent under date OF the Oath ult
the emigration from Germany the United States this
year would have been very great had not been that the
Oregon question deers many from going thew fear war
The uncertainty about the new tariff the United States
prevents goods from going forward, aud will greatly les
sen the receipt OF duties in the United States for the first
half Of this year, that the apprehension Of war is almost az
s
increasing considerably the duties On American tobacco
and is very probable this increase will take place the
American Government refuse ratfy the ZIverein ea
| ~.
The price of wheat and grain of every kind falling in
Germany as there every prospect Of large crop this sea-
| son.
The commercial from all parts of the country
are responding and gloomy. With the solitary exception
OF the Iron trade in which great activity prevails owing 10
Temporary causes there is not branch Of
industry which is not suffering ess under paraly-
SIS In many Of henanul ciurug there are thou
sands OF workmen out Of employment the markets for all
descriptions Of produce n of saRnaton: stocks
daily the with sinking prices and dmin
shng consumption; and. in Short condition Of things
lists which threatens TO suspend all the ordinary functions Of
commercial and manufacturing industry.
INDIAN CoRE-This article continues to arrive in great
quantities IN the principal ports OF this country and il al
ready becoming Of great consumption. In Liverpool
we have several -four dealers and bakers who put forth In
dian Indian four and bread made Of Indian -four as
the prominent article Of sale; and among the higher classes
OF society IL is used with English American Hour in ma
| hiHk pIodu' ~ Heeung OF the HORTICULTURAL Society
held in London sst week. there distributed TO the
members large quantity Of packets Of seeds Of the early
sorts OF Indian corn, the earliest and prolific y.,iat
and he most suitable lo6ysI6h in this country which
rad beer sent from New York ASCERTAIN whether
Is growth would no, introduce fresh article Of food here
LONDON, April Ord. 1916.
English Wheat declined % per Or. Good Foreign Red
Wheat Is still worth i6s to sos per g. IN bond We quote
Oats Ss to 2lst and Barley g. to 26s both in bond
Indian Corn 34s to 36s ~. u s. Flour in bond il
nominsy worth 21s to 2ss per bb Canada brings 9ls to
32s free in retail.
The Iron market is dull. Common Bar in Wales fs
los TO CO; Rails co l5s fl0 Scotch Pig at Glasgow
7Os Swedish eli los. American Lard 40s to 46s per
cw.
Of Tobacco, the trade have been purchasers fair e.
tent at former prices.
Although we cannot advise any disposition to purchase
American Stocks yet tho pacific Of the last adyees
from the u s. has checked the disposition to send parcels
out for SALE there and there very little Of any kind for
.ne at our last Prees-eHeept Indiana, which offered at
IS per cent
LiyERrooL, April ID, 1886.