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

Major General Gilbert and Sir Harry
Smiths divisions to throw out their light
troops to threaten their works, aided by
artillery. As these attacks of the centre
and RICH! commenced. the fire of our
heavy guns had first TO be directed to the
right. and then gradually Ia cease. but al
one time the thunder of full 1870 pieces
of ordnance reverberaled in this mighty
comba, through the valley of the Suliej,
and as it was soon seen that the weight
Of the whole force within the Sikh camp,
was likely 10 be thrown upon The two
brigades that had passed its trenches, it
became necessary To convert INTO close
and serious attacks The demonstrations
with skirmishers and artillery Of the cen.
ire and right; and the battle ragged with
inconceivable fury from right 10 left -
The Sikhs. even when a, particular points
their entertainments were mastered with
the bayone,, strove to regain by the
fiercest conflict sword in hand. Nor
was it until the cavalry Of the left under
| Maj. Gen. Sir ]. Thack well, had moved
forward and ridden through The openings
of the entertainments made by our sappers,
/ in single file. and reformed as they pass
ed them. and The 81 Dragons. whom no
obstacle usually held formidable hv horse
TO check, had on this day, as at Ferozes
hab. galoped over and cut down the
obstinate defenders of batteries and field
works. aud until the full weight Of the
three divisions Of infantry. with every
field artillery gun which could be sen, 10
their aid, had been cas-, into the scale,
that victory finally declared for The Brit.
ish. The fire Of the Sikhs first sackened
and then nearly ceased, and the virtors
pressing upon every side. preclpitated
them in masses over their bridge into the
Sn,lei. whic! Sudden rise Of seven
inches had rendered hardly fordable. In
their efforts to reach the righ, bank
through the deepened water, they suffer.
ed from our horse artillery a terrible car.
mage. Hundreds fell uader Mis cannon.
ale; hundreds upon hundreds were
drown.d IN attempting the perilous pas.
sage. Their awful slaughter. confusion,
and dismav were such as would have
excited compassion in The hearts Of their
generous conquerors, if the khalsa troops
had not, in The early part of the action,
sullied their gallanlry by Strengthening and
barbaroa.ly mangling every wounded
soldier whom. in the vcissludes Of attack
the fortune of war left at their mercy.
Sixiy-seven pieces of cannon. upwards
of two hundred camel swvels. (zumboo
rnck-) numerous standards. an vas, mu
nilions Of war. captured by our troops
are the pledges and trophies Of our victo
nv. The battle was over by eleven IN the
morning. aud in the forenoon caused GU
engineers TO burn a part and sink par
of the vaunieh bridge Of the Khal-a army
across which they had buasirully com,
once more 10 defy us. and To threaten la
da with ruin and devastation.
In this engagement the loss Of the Sikh
is said tn have been immense. Sir IL
Gouou saws he is convinced that between
5000 and 10000 of them were lied ant
wounded in the action, or drowned in the
passage of the river. The loss on lh
British side is thus summed up:
Killed, WOUNDED
European siicers 10 l0l
Native officers 81
Warrant and non commits
stoned officers. rank and
f!e. BOZ 1913
Lascars, Sycc drivers,
Syces, &c. 3
Total 800 2063
Grand total Of killed and wounded 1883
In closing his despatch the Gen. says
10 nf III
are We, to be fully developed. 1t has q
leas, in Gods providence once more ex
prlled the Sikhs from our territory, an
planted our standard on The soil of III
. Punlaub. After occupying their intrench
ed position for nearly month, the khal
sa army had perhaps, mistaken the eau
:, ton which had induced us To wait for tn
: necessary material, for limidi,y. But a
they must now deeply feel tina, the bo'
: which has fallen on them by the BIRTHS
:, arm, has only been the heavier for bein
:. long delayed
: After this action and when the news Z
: it reached Lahore. the Rajah Gholab Sing
:, was Immediately sen, with colleagues
consult with SIR Henry Hardinge on III
!. terms Of treaty to be concluded. Th
:, terms demanded by the BRUSH and cor
. cedpd by the Skhs are the surrender. !
:. FIJI souereiga'y The territory. hW an
plain. lying betwen the Su'i.j and Bef
river, and the payment Of one and Ia
: crore of rupees as indemnify for the e:
J. penses of the war-ihe DISARMAMENT
5 the presen, Sikh army and It's reorganlz
{ ton on a defined sy-ten-the atrang,
Z ment for limiting the extent Of the fore
y 10 be hencefor.h employed, 10 he dete
u mined on In communication with ii
BRUSH government the surrender TO Il
4 British of all The guns that have bee
J. pointed at ,hem-.he entire regulation al
4 control Of both banks of the river Sn,le
. and such other arrangements for setllf
J. the future boundaries of the Sikh Sta
and organization of its administration,
Il might be determined on at Lahore
. The remains of the Sikh army, MN
D. berlng 1000; with about 35 guns. WEI
a. encamped at Raehan, abonl eighteen mile
'e from Lahore. Grest alarm was ielt
IN n, abnre IN the annraaeh uf The BritIs