Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-14
| ccived. The substance Of The news : Contain
in The annexed extracts: {,

Ir+;. 100 ,us, sill confess that edch sucCeosi'e
mail only increases orr anxiety, br'nslns a.
does fresh proofs Of he extraordinary "ai val
dom which has characterised an ~
ufour Indian Government. ,o,h ,be
The resnll al The battles louehto on me io'h' me
90 ord oh &c DECEMBER is OF a purely negative
character. The Silks were etiectua'y prey ny
nv ,he bravcry al the BRUSH troops from adeahc-
in u,on ,be territories ii the protected s,aus, y
from ooening a campaign in British incla. "sy
were renulsed with loss; but they were py
no means routed. ,. ,r.r.
totally unrrovid.d with ihe means oi io,io"a ns ~
,be success ,bey had gained by driving The enemy
al The poin, of The bayonel from ms h''lc"ehe"
camp. They had. on he contrary, 10 sustain
fresh attacks in the position Ihey had so bravery
won. and when these were rerulseh, Tue ehsHny
retired without confusion, since ne was ende..u
10 rally and encamp his forces between '"e "e'u
OF battle and the river. III.
With a powerful and victorious army
ron, ,,d > hroad river i'll their rear, that posi-
,;nn u,nri4 bavs h..n exrremeiy critical, hi me
SIN, Generals ac,ed upon the conVic1ioh, Wy.
uo,il ia,oe reiniurccmenls cane M, no atieHP'
vuuli ir male by l.r British 10 compete iaeif
discontinue. .1.;
No, al man was dnvcn back across he Snte.l,
n,,1 M = ,hopuhl III deliberately 10 withdraw, SIX
- seen DAYS AMER The barlc. They retained he
co,n,oand II one terrified bridge, and on The l5h
of January. a parry Of The enemy, which MAD
been operating eighty miles infiheT up inc iiFtf,
crossed il again. and took up another inrehchea
position, near Loodlanah.
On The following days they mace some lni'het
advances. and inlrenchcd themselves tear d
nulla. Sir Fl. Smith moved his brigade up '.e
Sui!ei. driving The enemy before him un''l me
2isi, in The morning, when he came npon one y;
the or;i6ci positions Of n. 'nemy, Whicn nteu
grape sho. amongst the Efitieh troops.
Some 81 he native troops arc said TO nave
thrown dowrihcir arms, and 10 nave fed. leaving
he Europeans 10 bear The biGni Of the bate. tier
MaIesiy's 53l and 3lsi were engaged. amt arc
sail 10 have suffered severely, hutlhcy demanded
70 he Led anew 10 lie FIGHT, which Sir 1t. Smith
did not deem ii p udentto 90, and therefore with
drew The troops.
The Agra Okhtar c%onstrues The retirement IN
10 a defeat; while The Delhi Gazette states, ihat
heavy firing was heard in III direction OF Looci-
anah during ,hc #ho!e oil lie afternoon OF that
day. Nolhlng positive appears 10 have been
Known As 10 The results OF :hatGay when The mails
were learins Bombay.
The British army advancing aeainStthe SiHhs
amounts 10 10 less ihan 1900 men, with a large
train ot artillery. The season from The Isl o
FEBRUARY 10 the beginning Of April isthc mostia-
vnrallc otihe year for military Operations ~
India. Ol the i2,io0 men who vii probably
cross he SullcJ al This campaign, there : al PIE.
sen orly 1854 men q European cavalry, aaG
6.150 OF European Infantry.
Some ssinnisbins took place near the Sikh
bridge 81 boats on The 18th, If;h and l5sh oil ia
mary. without any remarkable effect. On The
18Th he Sial.s cane over The river al Phulloor,
plnnicsed tie neiahhorhacd, and pitched a camp
on tic len aani;, in The British territory.
Tha following lIom The Agra Uktar ESiranr-
diDary of Jan. 26ih, explains tn nature OF me
engagement near Loodidnah on The Isl. and us
results:
"By a private lelter, recciyedIh iS morning from
Delhi. ii appears that news Q! AZ an henlic nature
his been received there, TO lie effect that =.
Harly Smiths brigade, which wa matching -
wards l,uoajanab before ;bcJ were aware u u,
cane rieht upon 10 600 skins, and the fr>t :n.'F-
nation SIR Harry had If their proSiniiy was a
discharge d grape shot among our troops.
II ls further reported, Ina the Sepoys Threw
down their arms and fled, leaving the Europeans
10 bear the bfunt Of The fight. Her Males Us 53i
and 3lsl were engaged and have suffered severe
Is. vet were crying ont 10 be led 10 the charge,
which sir HAIRY Smith did not deem il prudent
10 permit, and retired"
The Morning Chronicle, abiding 10 this para
graph says:
avai,lne approach Of The British troops, and en-
5cayor 10 oppose their inerrs> INTO thu Pu6janb,
or 10 risk another irial .. strength on our own
ofopid. Shauli Inc disastrous t;dlngs al SE ~.
smiths fepu,>c atuge :irec. lnra on co!icc',
itey nav prdbatlytc hold enough 10 pursue Tie
ia,ier course. ~ al c:en'S il nay DC iciled Oh,
TIA. w.ercrcr wc I'll inpt . enieI lie country,
-" sG.ll mi t!.em well prepared - meet rs; ana
al cneaay that coali sustain Two such defeats a
hose at N~iootkre ard FcTO2aSbah, and Afterwards
,how Is 80 bold u nont, IS II ruin not to ~ de-
>pised.
LoSpox. March S.-The gallant conqneror Of
Scindr, Sir Charles Napier. was again ~ lhe
tield. and, al tie head oil about $4,000 Bombay
and s coo Bengal troops, was expected 10 cause a
now,fiu; diversion, b2 proceeding 20 ATTACK and 10
CONQUER hiouion and the Southern provinces Of
Inc Sikah toTinions. The GorcrnCr-irnsral
remained al Fefo2sp pore, engaged IN raising the
bridge Of boats, aud making preparations Tor The
crossing Of the river hy The British army. The
c~rossirr of tn ri.er was expect Z about The An
or 5th Of February, when the heavy guns, which
hadlett Delhi on ;he i0ih January, were expected
70 have reached he camp. Sir }. Litllef'> dl-
vis!onei were Stationed al Atlaree, about seven
mics from Fcrozcpofei the Had quarters ui the
Communicable Chief were al Aruik.e, II miles
thence; and Sir Harry Smiths force was III ad-
vance Of Inc oilers, not far from Hurrecke Pu-
tnn, which is one Of the great Lords OF The SUI
ilej.
FryEaAL or THE QUEEN OF THE GYPsIEs.-At
Wincanlon, on Friday, a remarkable funeral
took place. |, vas that of Dove Burton, COM
monty called The "Quecn of ire G~ipsies." The
deceased, who was ninei,-tiYe wears Of age, wilh
her aeed husband, Qhe "kins,") was admitted
into he WiHcanlon Uuionhouse, some time
.incc. heing unable any longer 10 tramp the
| county,. anu sAc died there on Monday last, and
was followed - The grave ~ her aged par ner
and some Of the si7>y trihc, very respectfully
dressed, and who Appeared 10 ieel deeply.their loss.
They paid All expenses attending the funeral
Sa6JUA Nrcid.
The French Association for nc Abolition OF
Slavery has decided on ccmmemoratins, BY a
medal. the decree OF The BeY Of Tunis, by which
the slavery OF The negroes was abolished IN his
dominions.
The s;ea mer Great Liverpool from Gibraltar
Dr England. was lost Of CAPE FinisterIe on Inc
9th Feb. Three passengers were lost.
MARKETS.
Lomi,l P,cr's'oa Rfpsy', f'i@oM, .Merch g.
Provisions remain much Ne same, waiting the
re>ul, OF tie alterations oi The Tariff.
From the I.onton JON. Of Commerce. March Il
Tie produce markets nave in a slight degree
recovered tom their la'e hcaviness, bat .,Iliihere
isa want OF %actiyiiy. Money being more alum
liant. an mere. sed business has been Transacted,
ami rates in some cases are better.
In yool Cation .JfIrLei, lorcb 6.-The prices
dec!arcd bv the committee Of brokers his week,
Tor iair cotton, are: Bowed Al, Mobile 4ld, AMI
Orleans i.d. The sales TO-DAY are about 5000
bags, inc!nting 500 American Tor export. The
marker, though without animation, closes frmiy
Lirrpooi Gram Ncilei, Haych 6.-1he steady
tone ofIhe trade reported OF TUESDAY has since
c0ntinred. hi. without any decided improve
:en' in ,he demand, the business transacted
bcia. wholly Tor consumption. Canadian four
meeting a tei,er inquiry, was Is. per biol. dearcr.
In lhc bonded MARKER, a parcel Of Rn.l0ck wheat
n; =. ~. PER 70 lbs, z ,oi q sweet Sia.es aour al
as, ard enc Of SOU at 2i>. per Dbl appear 10
form the only transactions under lock since Tues
day.
A late arrivai from Texas brings us The result
of he election FOR Congress in Galveston county
1y;l;,r.iIo piIshur- 80 CooEr . J.ruis =