Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-11


but the use Of must fall to that party which proves be the
stronger and resolute America may, perhaps, learn
that no Power earth able master England in this way
We VIII not be buried into orgeulness of what due to the
humbest agent Of that TO energies
much indebted We will not relinqush title OF power
70 protect our own subjects who have exposed life and proper
70 pen IN Oregon in reliance upon British protection Our
hegouaio may commit errors but do not intend TO
vert them into precedent The bnder shall not
DC on the banks Of the Columbia We have incurred
as naon Ia that REGION hom which il would DO
oishohoI 70 shk and national dishonor national weak
II II would be right resist the seizure of of
jamaica or OF eianu not less right resist unjust
aggression on ihe remote shores Of the Pacific The does
not set upon our empire, neither upon our responsible
ties Our power must be shown wherever danger appears
Feebeness IN the extremes would be the first symptom of
imperial decay America gives this notice. let her look to
it, Let the consequences be what they NAV thew will NOT he
chargeable upon England By interest," feeling BY debe-
rate conviction she is attached to peace but the world Is not
without experience Of her power, her courage and her skin
THE INDIA NEWS.
"LoSDos, MARcm 6.-The intelligence from the seat of
the East is fur from satisfactory The result Of the
battles fought the lsh the 2ls and the 22d Of Deem
ber purely negative character The Sikhs eec-
tuay prevented by the bravery Of the British troops from
advancing upon the territories Of the protected States, from
opening campaign in British India They were repussd
with loss, but they by routed.
"Sir Henry Hardnge and Hugh Cough were totally un
provided with the of following the they had
gained by driving the enemy the point of the bayonet from
his inrenched camp They had, the contrary, TO sustain
when these rePused the enemy retired without coniu
son since he enabled to rally and encamp his forces be-
tween the field Of battle and the river.
"Wth powerful and victorious army in their front and
broad river in their that position would have been
emely CRITICAL but the Sikh generals acted upon the
vcon that until large reinorcements came up no attempt
would be made by the British complete their dscorn6e
ssNot driven back the Sutei until they
thought fit deliberately to withdraw six days after
the They retained the command Of fortified BRIDGE
and the 18th of January party Of the enemy which had
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again. up another nrenched position Loodianah
son the following days they made further advances,
and inencked themselves nuLa. Sir H. Smith moved
his brigade up the Sue driving the enemy before him until
the 2ls the morning, when he upon Of the for
tilted positions Of the which fired shot amongst
the British troops Some of the native troops said to
have down their and to have fled, leaving the
lEuruans to- bear the brunt Of the battle. Her Majestys
Sad and engaged, and said to have suffered
vely they demanded to be led to the fight which
Sir H. Smith did not deem prudent to do and therefore
Withdrew the troops aH
"The Agra Ukhbar construes the retirement Defeat
while the Delhi Gazette that heavy firing heard
the direction Of Loodanah during the whole of the afternoon
of that day. Nothing positive appears to have been known
the results of that day when the mails leaving
| Bombay
The British army advancing against.the skhs amounts
to less than A. 600 men, with large train of artillery
The from the LIST of February to the beginning OF
April is the favorable part of the year for military ope
rations in India OF the a. 4s0 who will probably
the Sute this campaign there presentony 1850 men
i european
sSome diminishing took place the Sikh bridge of boats
on the 18TH l4th and 18th of January without any remark
able effect On the 18th the Skhs the river at
Phuoor pundered the neghborhood and pitched campon
| the left bank, in the British territory
On the above intelligence the London Chronicle makes the
following comments:
1t known whether the Skhs intended await the
approach Of the British troops and eneavor oppose their
ngess into the Punaub to risk another trial Of strength
ground. Should the disastrous tdngs of Sir H.
baby be bold enough pursue the latter At all
events, may be relied on that whenever attempt
ter the country shall find them well prepared 10 meet
and enemy that could sustain such defeats those
Il Moodkee and Fsoaeshsh and Afterwards show lod
4 front, b in truth not 10 be despised."
London journal Of the 9Th that Sir Charles Ma
pier sgain in the field and, at the head of about 900
Bombay and 5000 Bengal troops. expected to
powerful diversion, by proceeding to attack and to conquer
Moulton and the southern provinces Of the Sikh domnons
The Governor General remained Ferozepoe, engaged in
raising the bridge of boats and making preparations for the
crossing of the river by the British army The crossing of
the river expected about the 4h 5 Of February, when
the heavy guns, which had left Delhi the 10th January
were expected TO have reached the camp
The Bombay Times says. The enemy continue to mus
ter in formidable force and 900 men, with 10 pieces of
ordnance, said to be assembled oppose The bridge
they have established of much soy well placed and
protected by heavy ordnance Frequent demonstrations had
been made Loodanah where the was considered
weakest About 1000 had crossed by the 18th and
they had the 9Th settled themselves and proceeded in
trench in neghborhood The services of the force under
Sir Charles Napier whose cooperation form por-
ton Of the Governor Generals plan, will hardly be available
before the LIST of March and considering how soon after this
the fierce and tremendous heats set in, appears than
doubtful whether regular campaign beyond the sue will
this be entered be remembered that the
country proposed to be invaded intended be annexed
the British dominons must be throughout completely subu-
gated that it comprises Of $4,000 square miles,
versed by and ranges reaching the great
est attitudes known to that contains fierce and
tanned population of nearly 5000 900 Of human beings Nor
must be forgotten that not onefourh of the magnificent
artillery of Runjee Singh has been captured disabled that
twohirds of his army remain unchanged and entire The
advocates home have for years past talked Of the
quest of the Punjaub easy and desabehe de-
structon Of the Sikh empire the task of few months The
exploit has been forced US, and must perform best
we may doubt not but in the end shall do riuni
phantly, but must add 10000 TO army and
f10 000, 900 debt and this, with income able
of late to meet expenditure by nearly e. 000, 900 year
is useless Disgusting the fact that the Skhs have proved
themselves formidable foe than generally expected
and that the longer the Of the deferred the
fainter will the remembrance Of the late defeat Ferozcshah
become and they will naturally be impressed with the idea
that have been seriously crippled resources by our
victories be unable 10 follow them up with that activity
which would have tended materially to advance the end OF
the campaign"
THE CONTINENT
The Polish instruction occupies large space in the Con-
tnental journals The still vague and to
contradictory but appears be authenticated that
1T the Austrian and Prussian troops have
succeeded in suppressng the instruction On the contrary
by the last accounts the Austans had been driven out of
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