Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-04-01
GREAT BATTLE. IN INDIA.


GREAT BATTLE IN INDIA.
Three Thousand British and Native troops killed
and ,rounded-and reported Toss of 10000 Sikhs-
at Moodhee and Ferozeshdh.
Our Advices from Bombay, since the sailing of the
steamship Cambria, come down to Jan. 18th, and
furnish accounts of of the greatest battles
fought by the British in our Indian Empre in which
we have sustained the known loss of 5000 of our
brave soldiers, including the gallant Sale, Sir j. M
Caskill, and Major Broadfoot. When these accounts
left the of action for Bombay, for transmission
to England, there several regiments from which
returns had not been received, that further loss
may be calculated upon.
An extraordinary Gazettee gives the official account
of all the military operations in this great struggle.
Theresut we proud to say, is as glorious and de-
cislve victory as ever crowned the British arms,
and equalled only by the field of Waterloo. Pre-
vous to laying before our readers copies of the more
important dispatches we prefix the following brief
outne:-On the 18th, 18th, and 18th of December,
the Sikh army crossed the Sutleb with at the low
est estimate $4,000 men, (of whom 10000 or 10000
were cavary,) about one hundred and fifty peices of
cannon of the largest caibre movable in the field
and exquisitely fDished-an artillery UNNECESSARILY
more powerful than ever brought into the field
by Wellington Napolean.
1t only in morals that the Sikhs are to be ranked
as barbarous. They are race as vigorous in body,
as acute in intellect and skiu in all the arts they
cultivate, of which is the chief as the generality
OF Europeans. The place at which this formidable
host passed the river may be about forty fifty miles
from Lahore the capital of PunjaY5, and within
much less distance of Ferozepore the most advanced
of the British posts. Ferozepore is about fifteen or
twenty miles from the point at which the Sikhs
crossed the river, if it is so much.
The invaders having established themselves and
organized their force the British side of the SUIT
eL made some slight demonstration of attacking Fe-
rozpore N the interval between the 18th and 18th:
but upon the last named day. broke up and taking the
Delhi, proceeded in southerly direction, as if they
would mask Ferozepore, leaving it on their right
In this direction division of 10000 of the invaders
had proceeded about 20 miles to place called Mood
kee when the evening of the 18th, they were met
by part of the British army commanded by Sir Hen
ry Hardnge, who as second in command, took the
field in person.
A fierce conflict ensued, in which the Sikhs lost
the artillery attached to their division in number II
guns. 1t was in this stage of the battle that Sir Rob
ert Sale and General MCaskill fell. The contest
proceeded langudly the 10Th and Goth, the armies
on both sides being occupied with the burial of their
dead. and the reorganization of their respective ar
mics. During these days the British commander re-
ceved some achievements; but the invaders having
fallen back upon the main body probably 10000 or
10000, presented prodigiously augmented force,
when the shock of battle was renewed on the 2lst,
at place cal ed Ferozshar, about II miles in retreat
from Moodkee.
AT Ferozeshar the invaders had prepared a strong
ly entrenched camp, which they stood prepared to
defend with loo peices of their huge artillery and
10000 men, Inauguration can scarcely depict the
fury and the obsnacy of the two days fight that must
have preceded the capture of the invaders camp,
with all its material and artillery, and the utter dis
persion of the invading army the 22d of December.
The most fortunate escaped to islands in the suit
lei, or perhaps to the Punjaub Bank but the great
part scattered in broken parties through the
British territories. Their loss is varously estima-
ted at, from $4,000 to $4,000 in killed and wounded.
Our loss in killed and wounded it is to be feared falls
MESMERISM AND SURGERY.
On Tuesday last surgical operation was perfor-
med on lady in Byron, when she was in Magnet
ic seep,which is of so novel charactern this vicin
lty, as to be worthy of notice.
The lady is Mrs. Tuttle, the wife of Mr.. Nelson !
Tuttle, respectable farmer in Byron; the Magnet
ser was Mr.. ]. c. Walker,a gentleman who is teach
ing a school in the neighborhood of Mr.. Tuttle.-
The operation was the removal ola Tumor from the |
shoulder, partly the joint the operator was DR..
John Cotes of this village.
The facts, as related to us are briefly these:
Mrs. Tuttle who is about thirty years of age, has
been troubled with the Tumor for several years. and
when its removal was determined upon, the idea oc-
Cured to Mr.. Walker, (who it appears is an adept
in Mesmerism,) that it might better be performed
when she was under the influence of Magnetism
He accordingly Magnetised her eight times
between the 9Th and 18th inst, on which day the
operation was to be performed as arranged between
the Husband and Doctor though unknown to the
patient.
When Dr. Cotes arrived at IL o'clock, she was
in the Magnetic sleep and had been so half hour.
DR.. Lynd of Byron and some fifteen twenty other
persons were present and the operation was peror-
med at half past one, it occupied about three min
ltes and during the whole performance the patient
appeared perfectly tranquil and unconscious of what
was going on. The Tumor about three inches
ong by two and half broad and to extirpate it re-
luired an external incident of six inches long
md then to be dissected from the bone. She was