The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-05-14

British press Is as arrogant as ever. MIR.
Ca!houn's speech appears to be the principal
topic of discussion so far as American affairs
are concerned, and its over-strained modera-
ton is not found yielding enough There
is probability that the present ministry may
be defeated. 1t is said Peel intends to carry
the Coercion and Corn or Free Trade bills
together, and that Oh this he will be defeated.
This is improbable, but change in tho min
istry would not materially alter the position
of affairs in regard TO us.
TWO GREAT VICTORIES OVER THE
SlKHS.-TERMINATION OF THE
WAR in INDIA.
From the London Morning Chronicle.
Since the despatch Of our paper by the
" Unicorn" our advices from Bombay in
form us of two more great battles having been
fought in India between the British and Sikh
armies, both terminating in decisive victory
10 the former. The first was under the COM
mand of Sir II. Smith, and the latter Sir
Hugh Cough, which was perhaps one Of the
most bloody on record. In Sir. H. Smiths
battle, the whole army of the enemy has
been driven headlong over the difficult ford
of a broad river; his camp, cannon, (56
pieces baggage, stores of ammunition and
of grans-his all, in fact, wresied from him
by the repeated charges of cavalry and infan-
try; and in that of Sir Hugh Coughs, the
Sikhs lost $4,000 men, and IS pieces of ar
tllery. The English had 300 men killed,
l3 of whom were officers, and $500 wound
ed, of whom 10l were officers. Her Majes-
ty's 53rd and 62nd regiments suffered enor-
mously. General Dicke and Brigadier Tay-
lor are among the dead.
The accounts contain the particulars of
two brilliant actions with the Sikhs; one
fought by Sir H. Smith, with the strong divis-
ion which had crossed the Sutlej, near Lood-
ianah; and the other by Sir Henry Hardinge
and Sir Hugh Cough, with the main body
of the enemy Oh the margin of the same
river at Sabraon.
The European Times says:
"The severe thrashing of the Sikh forces
by Sir Ii. Smith, has been consummated by
the total defeat of the main body by the Gov
ernor- General of India and the Commander
in-Chief. The loss of the enemy in this
engagement is estimated at from 10000 to
10000 men: that of the British in killed and
wounded at upwards of 1000, amongst whom
is large 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 account
& bnt 10 IN hnva hnon vyh /
lasted, one of the most terrific on record.-
Unlike the manouvering of Sir H. Smith,
this affair seem to have owed its success to
the daring intrepidty Of our men, who
stormed the enemy's entertainments bayonet
in hand, defended, as they were, by 10000
Sikhs and 10 pieces of artillery.
The slaughter was immense, for our troops
braved the enemy's fire by veserving their
shot until they got within their entrench-
ments. The horrors of war are painted
with appalling power in the few brief senten.
ces of the victorious commander. For the
details we must refer the reader to the des-
patch itself 1t is document that will amp
ly repay perusal. The action terminated in
the complete rout of the enemy, the cap
ture of his guns, and the loss of his camp
and baggage. An awful sacrifice oflife took
place on the Sutlei, in attempting to cross
which, our troops moved down thousands of
the flying foe, and those who escaped the
fire were dlowned in the stream. This VIC
tory has put the finishing stroke to the war,
Thus has endeda war, respecting the con-
sequences of which good deal of anxiety
not unnaturally prevailed--a war forced upon
US by the peculiar exigencies of the case;
from which we could not shrink, but for
which we had made no previous preparation
used no adequate foresight. The Sikhs
took an ungenerous advantage of the long
alliance which had existed between us and
their great ruler, Runjeet Singh; and their
per6dy has been punished in manner fully
commensurate with its enormity--punished
promptly, energe.ically, and in style which
promises in all future time to prevent repe'
tition ofconduct a, ence base, dishonorable,
and unealled for.
Sir Robert Peel, on the evening ofThurs-
day, proposed vote of thanks to the Indian
army, which he did in the highest strain of
eloquence and impassioned feeling. The
beauty of the eulogy was i'll fine harmony
with facts and truth. The Commander-in-
Chief and the GoSernor-General are to be
elevated to the Peerages
BEAUTIES OF PAPER CURRENcY. Here
are couple of paragraphs, which show more
forcibly than any argument, one Of the great
to hos no,fo don't