Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-05-16
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the Khalsa troops, that it seemed for some
moments impossible that the entrench-
ments coud be Won under it; but soon per
seyering gallartry triumphed and tho
whole army had the satislactIonto see the
gallant briaader Stacy's soldiers drlVns
the Sikhs in confusion before them within
the area Of lhei: encampment. The 10TH
Foot, under Lieut.. COL Franks, now for
the first time bought into serious contact
with the enemy, greatly distinguished
themselves. This regiment never fired
shot till it got within the works of the en-
emy. The onset of her Majesiy's 53d
Foot was as gallant and effective. The
43d and seth Native Infantry, brigaded
with them, emulated both in cool deter.
mlnaton.
At the moment of this first success,
directed Brig the Hon, T. Ashburnham's
brigade to move on in support, and Maj.
Gen. Gi!bert's and Sir Harry Smiths d.
visions to throw out their light troops to
threaten their works, aided by artillery.
As these attacks Of the centre and right
commenced, the fire of, our heavy guns
had first to be directed to the right, and
gradually to cease, but at one time the
thunder Of full 1870 pieces oil ordnance
rever5erated in this mighty combat thro'
the valley Of the SutIej, and as it was
soon seen that the weight of the whole
force within the Sikh camp was likely to
be thrown upon the two brigades that had
passed its trenches, it became necessary
70 convert into close and serious attacks
the demonstrations with skirmishes and
artillery of the centre and right and the
battle ragged with inconceivable fury from
right to left. The Sikhs even when at
particular points their entertainments
we're mastered with the bayonet, strove
to regain them by the fiercest conflict
sword in hand. Nor was it until the cav
airy Of left under Maj Gen. Sir Joseph
blackwell, had moved forward and rid
den through the openings of the entrench-
ments made by our sappers in single file,
and reformed as they passed them; and
the Sd Dragons, whom no obstacle usual
ly held formidable by horse appears to
check, had on this day, as at Ferozeshah,
| galloped over and cut down the obstinate
defenders Of batteries and field works, and
until the tdll weight Of three divisions of in
fantry, with every field artillery gun which
could be sent to their aid, had been cast in
to he scale that victory finally declared
for the British. The fire of the Sikhs first
sIackened, and then nearly ceased, and the
vlctors pre- ssing them on every side, precia
pitaled them in masses over their bridge
and into the Sutlej, which sudden rise of
seven inches had rendered hardly lordabe.
In their efforts to reach the right bank,
through the deepened water, they suffered
from our horse artillery terrible car
mage. Hundreds fell under this canonade;
hundreds upon hundreds were drowned in
attempting the perilous passage. Their
awful slaughter, confusion and dlsmay
were such as would have excited compass
sion in the hearts of their generous
conquerers, ifthe Khalsa troops had not,
in the early part OF the action, sullied their
gallantry by slaughtering and barbarous-
.ly mangling every wounded soldier whom,
in the vicssitudes of attack, the fortune
of war left at their mercy. | must pause
in this narrative especiallylto notice the
determined hardihood and bravery OF
which our two baltalons of Ghoorkhas,
the Sirmoor and Nasseree, met the Slkhs
wherever they were opposed TO them.
Soldiers of small stature, but lndomltable
spirit, they We'd in ardent courage in the
charge with the grenadiers of our own
nation, and armed with the short weapon
of their mountains, were terror to the
Sikhs throughout this great combat.
Fl. COUGH, General.
Killed and Wounded in the Action Of The
10Th. Killed. WOUNDED.
European Officers Is loI
Native Officers 8 80
Warrant and Non commissioned
Officers, Rank and File 30l 1913
Lascars, Syce Drivers,
Syces, DC . ~
Total oZo zooo
Grand total of killed,
wounded and missing 1888.
NAMES OF THE OFFICERS KILLED.--Mai.
Gen. Sir R. II, Dick, K C B., and K. G.
l.; Lieut. Col. c. c. Taylor, c. B.; Capts.
/. Fisher and C. Il: D. Warren; Lieuts..
|. ]. Y, Faithful, R. Hay, c. r. Grimes,
! S. Rawson, +. Shuttleworth w. L.
,artley, W. D. Playlair and W. S. Beale;
,nsign F. w. A. Hamilton.
MARBLE IN TENNEssEE.--A vein of very
ne prophyritic marble, between thirty
nd forty miles in length, has been dis
oyered in Hawkins county, East Tea.