Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-05-14


nobIy. British and Native. mo distinc
lion) Cavalry, all vieing with Her Males.
tvs 10Th Larcers. and striving to head
in the repeated charges. Oar guns and
gunners. officers and men, may be equal
led, bat cannot be excelled by any arli.
ery in the world"
The number Of killed on the British
side is stated at ISL; the number Of
wounded Alb; missing %, total $50
The general order Of The Governor Gen.
eral of India. thus speaks of this engage.
ment and its results:
..In this decisive and glorious action,
the enemy's infantry were dislodged from
every position and village they attempted
to hold, by rapid charges q. The point OF
the bayone,. Their hor,emen were driv.
en- from every par. Of the field by repeat
ed charges. in which the superior valor
of The European and native cavalry was
most conspicuous. and the artillery, NOV
ing with its accustomed celerily. was
always well to the front. directing its fire
with precision and effect. The result of
these noble efforts of the three arms, ar,il
lery, cavalry. and infantry, in which the
valor and discipline of the troops were
! happily combined with the skill of the
commander, has been the signal de(ea, Of
the enemy, who was driven across the
liver with great loss. his camp being cap
'nred, and fily,wo pieces "f artillery
remaining in the hands of the viciors.
These trophies, in addition 10 those
taken a. Ferozeshah and Modkee, com.
ple,e the number of li3 pieces of artillery
taken in the field from the enemy since
the British army moved from It's canton.
men,s 10 repe most unprovoked aggres.
sion on It's territories.
Next comes the VIcToRY OF SopRAoN
won upon he 10Th of February. and re.
garded as final and conclusive. After the
defeA of Ahwal. The S,khs retired 10
Sobraon, or Sebraion. somewhat lower
down the Sutlej, and there entrenched
themselves. The despatch of Sir Ii.
GorGH states that he had repeatedly re-
CONQUERED the enemy's works. and had
ascertained that their force numbered al
leas, 80, 900 men. the hes, Of X hasla
troops, that they had 70 pieces of can
non. united bv good bridge 10 reserve
The opposite bank, on which they had a
considerable camp and some artillery
On the evening of the 9th, Maj. General
Smith came up, having received part 81
his siege train. Sir II. Couch. with II
900 men, resolved to Storm The en,rench
ed enemy. The Silks were very strong
~ fortified, having double row of bate
ries arranged, In semicircular form; high
ramparls with deep and wide ditches
and triple line of deiences of earth and
plank, with fascines. rednnhis, and
epaulemen,s. The enemy's picket, were
first driven in. The batering and dis
posed field artillery was then pu, in posi-
iion in an extended semi circle, embracing
within lis fire The Sikhs. |, had beer
intended that the cannonade should have
mist hung over the plain and river, tina
i. became necessary to wait until the rays
Of the sun had penetrated il and cleared
the atmosphere. Meanwhile on the mar
gin Of the Surlej on the left, two brlgades
of Major General Sir X. Dicks division
under his personal command. stood read J
10 commence the assault against the enc
my's extreme right.
: The despatch ofSr H. Cough proceeds
Oar battery Of nine FOUNDERS. enlarged
: into twelves, opened near the little So
braon, with brigade Of howltzers, form
ed from the llgh, field batteries, and
: was half past six before the whole Of gu
e artillery fire was developed. II was mos
a spirited aud well directed. cannot speal
2 in terms too high Of the iutlicious DISPOSE
lion Of The guns. their admirable practice
: or the activity with which the cannonad
' was sustained; but notwithstanding III
{ formidable caibfe of our iron guns, mor
: ters and howIzers. and the admlrabl
i wav in which they were served, an
: aided by rocket battery, il would hay
:. been visionary to expect that they could
within any limited time, silence the fir
e of seventy pieces behind, well consirucle
e batteries of earth. plank and fascines. G
:. dislodge troops covered either by redoub,
:, or epaulemen.s. or within treble line {
n trenches. The effect of the cannonad
II was, as has since been proved by an IL
), spect,on of the camp, most severely fe
!. by the enemy; but i, soon became evlder
y that the issue Of this struggle must b
e brought to The arbi,ramen, of muskelr
e and the bayonet.
y AT nine o'clock, Brigadier Stacy's hri.
l. ade, supported on either flank by Cal
II ,ans Horsford's and Fcrdyce's ba.ierit
l. and Lieut.. Colonel Lanes troop Of hors
e artillery, moved to the attack in a'lnirab
y order. The infantry aud guns aided eac
N other corelaivelv. The former marche
steadily in line, which they halted onl
ir to correc. when necessary. The lat,
n took up successive POSITIONS at the galol
% until a, leng Ii they were within the
% hundred yards Of the heavy batteries
10 the Sikhs: but. notwithstanding The reg
he Iarii,, and GOODNESS, and scientific CHI
"a racier Of this assault, which Brigade
ar Wilkinson well supported. so hot ";
st the fire Of cannon. mu.ke,ry and Jumbo
10 rucks KEEP, up by the Khalsa troops. til
lie il seemed for some moments impossIb
NJ that the entertainments could be WI