The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-09

neral OH n. Smltn moved his DIVISION up Inc Sut.
LEI the 18th and 10th, encountering but little OPP
position; that coming in sight OF the Sikh camp
about O'Clock on the mornlpg OF the 2ls, he pre-
pared tor action, being shortly afterwards joined by
US: the battle is supposed to have been severe one
heavy cannonade having been heard at Simla
and Loodianah, as, we believe, also at Ferozepore,
tills o'clock IN the afternoon is probable that
nerars express brings tidlngs 70 the presidency so
that the home reader may, shortly otter the arrival
of this, know more than we do at present OF the
matter matte S1ce last nigh; mail: s OF the the . have ar
the 18th from Madras. They bring Us no news OF
any importance, and we infer, thereiorcs that, no
further particulars had TRANSFERRED OF the alleged &C
ton on the 2ist. The communication along the
disturbed dstrcts Ii at present irregular and much
interrupted.
1.-THE services Of the force under Sir Charles Ma
pier. whose cooperation seems to form portion OF
the Governor Generals plan, will hardly be availa-
BILE before the LIST OF March, and considering how
after this the herce and tremendous heats set
in, It appears more than doubtful whether regular
tered on, Il ntust be remembered that the country
proposed TO be invaded; IT intended to be annexed
to the British dom'nions, must be throughout CON-
pletcly subjugated; that 1t comprises an area OF
a, 600 square miles, traversed by vast rivers and
mountain ranges reaching the greatest attitudes
known to man; that II contains fierce and untam-
ed population Of nearly 5,000.00) human beings.
Nor must It be forgotten that NO. oneItoatt o. the
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tu-ed or disabled; that two-thirds of his army re-
main undamaged and entire. II seems not impro-
bable that this season Lahore may BE- occupied and
| garrisoned, the communications with Fer0xepore-
the post where our troops and magazines must be
collected-being kept tup; and that thus will their
own capital become the centre and emanating point
Of next years operations The wal. advocates at
home have for years past talked Of the conquest Of
! the Punjab az at once easy and deslrable-the de-
struction of the Sikh empire the task Of few
months The exploit has been forced on US, and
but In the end we shall do 30 triumphanty; but we
must add $1,000 men to our army and El0 600, 000
to our debt; and this, with an income not able of
late to meet our expenditure by nearly e. 900
year."
From the Delhi Gazette, Jan. ali
Matters at Ferozepore continue much In the same
state az when we last wrote, and must remain 80
until our operations for crossing the Sutej are COM
pete atall points, and that cannot new well be be-
fore the A. 9Th Or 9Th Of February. The only event
would be an attempt on the part Of the Skhs to
cross to our side, and that they have thought OF SO
doing may be Inferred from the fact that about noon
on the 14h, picket Of theirs came over, about 200
800 strong Their object 10 doing SO is not known
to US, but the COMMUNICATIVE chief lost no time in
ordering out party, which speedily drove them
doing, their heavy guns (our Lahore correspondent
whose letters are necessarily brief, says they have
100 pieces ordnance with 10000 men, ready TO- OPP
pose us) commenced firing at US across the river,
| up to return the compliment, and thus very use
less and undignlfied cannonade was kept up for
nearly four hours, neither party doing any execu.
ton One OF our correspondents also writes OF a
slight skrmish with the same picket, on the night
OF the l3!h In which we lost one European artillery
man killed, and native one wounded. These Skin
mishes occurred at the point where the Skhs have
had their bridges Of boats; former accounts were
the effect that they had themselves broken up the
bridges others now say that our artillery destroy
ed It on the Ath, while the rest are silent regard
ing this point, so that we may conclude that the
Sikh pickets come over on their own bridge, and
that the bridge 10 still standing As sample Of the
reports which are carried about, we may mention,
that the firing was, at Ferozepore, placed to the
count OF general battle, and magnihed, by the
time the FerozePore letter. rot to Umballah and
Kurnal, into victory in which the Sikhs had been
defeated in large nnmbers, and driven into the Sut
lei. The contents of our Lahore newswriter's COM
Sikhs are determined to stand out, and we have
every reason to think. from present appearances,
they Will do SO. At Ferozepore itself the 9Th and
44th Native Infantry and the Sd Irregular Cavalry,
supported by Captain Garbett's troop of Horse Ar
tllery, under Brigadier Carnegy, are encamped at
the Khoode Chat protection to the boats, and
a check upon the Chat three miles below. The.
boats had, at the date Of latest letters, 18th ia
nuary, been nearly all raised, but require on care
tul inspection, much greater repairs than was at
FIRST thought would be the case, a. they suffered
considerably in the hurry of sinking them. Captain
Prendergast (who has been appointed second in
command to the l4lh regiment Of Irregular Cavalry
and not Lieut.. Pattinson, as we formerly stated,)
left Ferozepore on the l6Ih in progress towards Sa
haTanpore, to assist in raising the corps, Captain
Fisher being unable, from the nature of his wounds
to take the initiative IN the formation Of the CORPS
i Of which he has obtained the command. The ques-
ton hes already been asked US, by what authority
Queens officers are appointed to such situations
We can only say, that they are made IN the face OF
the most positive existing orders Of the Court of
Directors. How tar the prospect of such campaign
as the one now in progress may have induced the
treme latitude in these matters, we cannot say, but
we apprchend Sir Henry Hardnge, who has hilher-
to been extremely cautious in the Infringement OF
general rules, except on this Identical point, would
material importance, affecting the rights Of the COM
pany's army. Time will show, but we think it
would be well TO say at once, what 10 the extent Of
holder front than at Ferozepore pr0portioned to the
strength Of our force at that place. They crossed
it appears by our native correspondent on the 18th,
and friend on the spot furnishes such clear view
of the subsequent events, that we prefer giving II in
his own words
/" LooDnrAn, JAN l6-I do not know whether
you have any correspondent here /; if not few
words on our proceedings may be acceptable Our
friends are gathering rather strong, and have camp
on tins bank OF the river, apparently at least mile
long, with another smaller one several miles lower
down.. which was pitched yesterday, ! think. They
over, and four mortars, and are entrenchlng them.
selves 30, probably, intend to give Us The pleasure
Of paying them the hrst visit II they should come
Outside the reach Of their great guns, imagine we
are now quite able to walk into ihemJ the let ca.
valry and Lanes four FOUNDERS arrived here on
the l4th that il all have of cavalry or artillery
bat we have the two Goorkha regiments, and the
10Th and S7th Native Infantry, besides detachment
on duty in the fort. We marched out on the l4ih
about 1000 Strong, mile towards their camp,
which 10 some five miles OF, and af,er Standing In
most martial attitude an hour two, marched home
again, covered, if not with glory, yet with dust
The horse artillery alone remained in camp, all har
messed, and the enemy's artillery fired off fsw Dc
wards went out, and saw nothing but similar party
of the enemy. This was our first days operation !;
and it seems clear that they had the better OF W
they have kept their ground On the 18th January