The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-03-31
FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF TIE STEAMER
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tbDO .SIhhS Ut lI0OUgsCC ana Il cIO-eSNN"t.
The peremptory refusal Of cur Govern
ment TO submit the question 10 arbitration, on
the around that il would thereby recognize
the rights Of the British Government 10 a
portion Of Oregon, is regarded as pusrlle, not
TO say insulting.
ST Robert Pesrs Tariff hill passed its crl
sis'' in the House of CnmmOns at = o'clock,
ON The morning Of the 9th mlt. by the deci-
sive vote of 337 10 $40 This Was on the
motion to bring in bill-a test question. a
bill will doubtless pass The house 10y about lOo
,njoriiy.
The debate was continued through twelve
nights, and was most earnest and able. There
were 1903 speakeIs-48 in favor of and 30 a
gainst the bill Among the speakers for the
bill were Peel, Russell, Sir James Graham,
Lord Morpelh, Sir George Clarke, Messrs.
Cobden, Bri.ht, Villiers, GOulburn and sgd
ney Herbert. The most effective opponent
of the measure WAS D'!sracl The author OF
vivian Crew. .Coningsby,' &c. Sir Robert
Peel made a powerful speech, giving his Tea-
sams for his change of policy, which he bases
IN good part on the prevailing scarcity oil food
in Great Britain.
For Cir Robert Peel's motion 81
Ao.;ns,;, $40
-
srs 81
This is strong vote, and removes all
doubt Of the passage ofihe measure through
the House. Great interest is felt in the pros
pactiye action of the Lords upon 1t. The
Free Traders say they will not venture t"
throw it out, but will pass it, however reluc-
family.
The "Earopean Times says. the debate
which closed on Saturday is the first sklrm-
i,h-the precursor Of The general engage
ment. The House, by this majority, has on
~ pledged itself TO 60 into committee. All
the muItifarious parts Of the scheme have yet
10 be discussed. aud affirmed or rejected be-
fire il reaches the House of Lords. Or
Robert Peel has determined TO proceed with
the corn law part Of his scheme first. This
s:hcme proposes the extinction oil the corn
laws in three years from the present time
aud the next great battle, as well as The next
solemn talk" will have reference TO the i'm
N ,diate or the postponed repeal
The measure is safe IN the Commons. it is
sail, but is it SO in the Lords Will the
Peers, with majority in the Commons oil
81, and iii the present state OF excited puhic
feeling, throw out the measure, and Tins force
on dissolution of Parliament! The Times
think not.
Matters in Ireland look serious, and every
DIV is making them worse. Disease IS al
ready doing the work of death; and if Sir
Robert Peel's frightlul anticipatons ofthe fu-
tire prove cor 'ecr, that unhappy country is
destined TO become Il huge charnel house.
PREPARArIoxs FOR Whether or
not we are to have war, great preparations ,
are being made for il. The army is TO he in
creased 10000 men; the militia are to be in
readiness for immediate training the ord |
nance corps are 10 receive an accession OF
1900 men; the royal marines $500 men and
the land regiments of the line 6009. The in |
crease III the navy will be about 1000 mer.
THE GREAT BATTLE IN INDIA!
The intelligence from Bombay is up TO the
18th Of January. We have received detailed |
accounts of the great battle in India, between
the British and he Sikhs which our last ad
wees preceding these stated to be on the eve
o? taking place.
On the l3th, Is h aud 18th Of December,
tie Sikh army crossed the Sutlej. with, at
the lowest estimate, $4,000 men (ofwhom 90 !
or $4,000 were cavalry and about $50 pieces
of cannon Of the largest calibre movable in |
the field, and exquisilely fnisbed-an artille- |
r. UNNECESSARILY more powerful than was CIV
e. brought into the field by Wellington or
NapOlean. Ii is only in morals that the !
Silks are TO be ranked as barharUus. They /
race as vigorous in body, as acute in in
tolIect, and as skiful in all the arts they cul- !
Iivaic, of which war is the chief, as the gener-
ality of Europeans. The place AT which this |
Formidable host passed the river may he a
hput A. or 50 miles from Lahore, the capt.
Ial OF The Pun auh, aud within much Il IS
distance of FeroZeporC. the most advanced
OF the British posts. Fcrozepore is about ] )
or 20 miles from the place at which the Sikhs
crossed the river, if il so much. The inva-
dsrs having established themselves and and
organized their force on the British side of
the Sutiej. made some slight demonstration
OF attacking FerozepOre in the interval be-
tween The 18Th and the 18Th; but, upon the
last named day. broke up, and taking the di-
rect rsad to Delhi, proceeded in a souiherly
di:ccion, as if they you'll mask Ferozepore.
leaving il on their righ!. In this direction
division Of 10000 OF the invaders had pro-
c.eded about % miles to place called
M1odkee, when, on the evening of the ISL,
they were met by part Of the British army,
commanded by Sir Hugh Cough aud the
as second in command, took the field in per-
son. A fierce conflict cnsued. in which the
Silks lost the artillery attached TO their d.
vision, in number seventeen guns. 1t Was
in this stage of The battle that Sir Robert Sale
and General McCaskil, fell. The contest
proceeded IangGidIy through the 18th and
3)h, tire armies OH both sides being occu-
pied with the burial Of their dead. and the re-
organization Of ,he;i respective armies. Du-
ring these two days the British commander
received some re;nicrccmcnfs; but The inva-
ders having fallen back upon their main body,
probably 80 or 5000. presented a prodigous-
~ augmented force, when the shock Of battle
was renewed On the 2lst, at place called
Ferozeshar, about Il miles in retreat from
Moodkee. Al FerozeShlr the invaders had
prepared strongly entrcn,ird camp, which
they sion1 prepared 10 d"feud with 100 pie
ces Of their huge field artillery and 10000
men. Imagination can scarcely depict the
fury and obsiinacy OF the iwo days fight that
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