New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-01

Colonel q the Ea.t inois Company had the cunning %
80 tnr Hnd0o r. abs lighting Win each other Tor tr
benett 0f himself and tie Com Dany ~ tnls paleDl
mode Of conquest ~ early - 7oi thr 4ai3ne o. al
uhEzroe-occupsd ~ the great but weak $40
into the Comgsnys nsnds TIE sOrsreign "a' P-I-
stoned and made tool ~ ~ fleece me pope iyI le
Golfers Of the Company The same ua,'1Ioy 49, "a
warfare sud robbery nas been pursned ever 'Ae- o.
vCuuug one after another the resisting ipPDp 9-D-
do~u = the iast aud mos dastsr9J 81 ~ 1879
that ~ the i4st generous and excellent an p -ail-a
The invasion Of Gergnis Khan and even the bloody
one % T1mour were far more nercii'' many and 4l-
name tran the BRUSH colqles's These cons4trors
~. ,,,,, tb.v had established their c9ncaests iden.
tined thernselvea with the country Alrungze5e and
nis surcessors having saied Themselves vita wealth
and suIendor turned their attention % public WORKS
and the aggranolzement OF The empire. Al the time
the cunning Brush trsilcEerE lrsl lut.rfered. the
Great M0gu truly sort Of father b. us people
and be- has ever since thou en.i~ved n tne tolls
OF British ulaulfuon- Ike ty 10 the mes1es %
spider
But arriving on the banks Of the sutse. British cin.
uDg found ,s match The ar of i1e mountains nolr-
isne4 people NJ harder rlrc and higher notions oi
liberty. Toe Brtsl em.s-ares could nor ~ tstlnc
cir ~ one prince gsin.t another And ior many years
they nsre been looking across The -l-eIe Hislilly
and SUI dreaons the day when the Mountain Chiefs
sco4lQ earn the dee OF their wesp0ns
The Valley of tie iaJus called the pun'7l of
the hu-s countries n tie world 70 opens % the sl--n
aud taxes The water sh-d OF Ae hlmaiaya caaa upon
tho northeast; and ire -Oiman Mountains on the uortn.
west From the Hmsays start almost score o. large
rivers and nnumera1ls smaller ones which trsvcrsc
the vast plain iu eating al parts Of d. and not unrns
tne grand trunk tls Indus IT, they approach tll
coast TIE Indus rising n the eztrei1e angle between
toe mountains % the n1rthernmost Of the main rFers
and az l4st receives 81 the rest ne suffice wlcl
forms tie southern boundary Of the PUnlauo is the
s0ut1ernmJst OF these yst streams Between tnat and
The main body o. the Indus the country watsrci bi
parallel streams in most wonderful manner sO %
give better Title 10 be supposed The original garden
uf the human race than any other
lie b1ttUO years since the British Indian army made
ne hrst lnrOad INTO this paradise q the skis eLcoun
terng bloody pposuon, but AZ last insatcnlrg their
Tanned but stout hearted foes into temporary sub
mission IL seems that the enterpusrs skis have
made good o their time ~ learn the European art
Of and On the strength Of this knowledge have
refused b keep their terms attn the proud nvaoefs
MJufan, city Of some impuftance on the iellle
banks OF the Chenao Of the great central rivers
has ca.t Oh allegiance and the British with their r..
rOpean and native forces amounting % 500 men VITA
~ cannon CHAT amount II force tney confess march
% reduce The train bearing the implements fDr the
siege occupies 80 bullock carts AID 500 camels. and
strctcncs more than eight miles The scientific officers
have recOnnOered the fort AID found % NILE m
circumference with ditch ~ feet deep around d. rDg-
uHr.y fortified su1 the walled city projected ~ two
miles 10 circumeren and well defended on tlo 5tn
OF september tn.y nre royal salute appoint prize
H-t.rsratnef pro mature and propose 20 TAX me
city by storm They send detachment round 90 fegn
attack the opposite side But the native defend
ere are not diverted The moment q rec0nnOterng
party was put out 20 pan FOR the grand attack the
Moutanese pointed their guns ~ them and 70 u-e the
language Of the military amateur VINO descnbcs ihs
sicge. the practice beautiful" Ih-f and Skin
nish lnced the Ing ish comm +Lder tna 10
was more prudent o. cary the city by regular 40.
Droacaes-thh is by mining AID o1m0a-dng
so - hey weu, With oil the IcsOurces IF ~et'1.
~rsl and science How le bsilIed ragged SITTER tl. tie
B,mj0s Time thus records l.it mot " beautiful
The De~sn continued 20 ply .h.s guns increasingly
from tl~ wss me shot parsed the tesds oi Che
p.rtcs lf Nnom they were intended and ca.ae rolling
down toward the camp The topper. aud miners .ou.
unued necessarily ~ work Boo the trenches-5O) l.o-
pcaus thkiug t1e place overnight Oi corresponding
number Il scpoy. kept 90 work Throughout the dsy
On the morning % the sh the SD hsuse Infantry m4dc
an aittck upon another outpost they nred heavy
v0ley into the village and then drove the enemy be-
fore them ~ the tayonfrs pOint scarcely any ioiury
sustained by them Throughout the day - was
held Dy three companies 81 ihe J1i On TIE f0NnNne
morning the So relieved by tEc 45n. and inc pest
previously held boy the three companies Of he former
was now occupied by Ike number OF the latter corps,
amounting 90 100 under a Captain and a subaiiern -
The enemy was on possession OF strong poet luJ
yards la front from this they maintained dropping
matchbox IRE on ~, well directed that the moment
Dsn showed himself he sure 10 be- hit 10 after
ward appeared that they had here strongly entrenehed
themselves and 40 night drew Cd, and the Eu
ropean soldiers OF me lOth began % eXcavste aew
parallel furious and deadly ire wac opened ou them
This they mmo di.tely returned but with small effect
consequence Of the denseness OF the thcket and the
shelter around
Tie officer commanding the trenches n length At
tackled the garden and village from which the enemy
were annoying us Some companies Of the pa here
Joined In the Tray and at rst the enemy we're driven
out OF their The post IN the garden Was strong
one In the village one large house full OF men
loophoed and though the door forced by 1t Rich
aroson the troops failed 30 elect entrance 20 hot
meanwhile the TIRE of the enemy that the European
soldiers compelled 10 seek shelter. and ultimately
20 retire The enemy pressed on them until they had
| fallen back on the entertainments They then moved
OH In line 10 re- occupy the garden from which they
had ~ fret been driven The Ore was not u IS said
| surpassed In fury At Moodkee Sobraon.
"Oui of ninety men engaged her Malestys l0th had
forty wOunded-aimost all OF them severely the 18th
native infantry, twenty eight Brgsdier Markham LIE
HOllinsworih Richardson and Irwin, 81 wounded
The post sssaed was about sis hundred yards from our
outwOIks the assault boldly msde. but the place
was much too strong for capture. The detachment OF
the ieth now strengthened by one company OF her
Msiestys ION, and the rite company Of the 72i All
night long the enemy continued 90 cannouade them but
luckily without dong much mischief AZ day break on
the llth some guns were got into position and ire
mendous discharge OF round shot grape, aud shrspue
maintained for three hours 10 all appearance how
ever. without effect the enemy were well protected
from danger and seemed not 90 suffer from alarm. ln
the course of the forenoon battery advanced 10
within avery short distance Of the post and heavy IRE
recommended. bat without better results than that
which had preceded.
During the whole OF the llth virtual armistice
maintained both sides. but the insurgents We're now
of the strength and importance OF their position
and OF the effect a night attacks upon US and began 90
establish regular battery n the garden. An order
was uow Issued By General Whish directing sn attack
90 be made on them about O'Clock on the morning Of
the l2h thu attacking force 10 consist Of troop OF
morse dILNtfNs tI4allNI OF cavalry thtu CT
three regiments twelve companies OF European and
two csiments Of native iuisutry-aboye 400 M si
About ocloek la tho morning they began 10 prepare
batteries the building from which they had the
9ih repulsed They were STACKED by one European
and two native regiments The Europeans. remember
ms how their comrades hsd been ioled snd bow they
hsd suffered Tough Ike furies. They found 400 men
/ IN narrow square aud shot bayoneied every
! OF them. mine had been blown up By them ard
hundreds OF scorched and shattered bodies were found
| piled over them sixty OF those who had cut dow
| Ensign Lloyd when parlcying with them. wer- De
strcycd by ncr MsJcstys ION only five of the party
| escaping. The artillery destroyed leo IN one mass
Col fsttoun ANA Guatcrmaster Taylor of her Majesty
i2t Regiment Major Monu1aintert Of her Msiesiy'.
luth Eus'gn Lloyd Of the sih Native Infantry ieut
CuUU 49ih Native Infantry. said o. have fallen"
Bat these heroic M1ultanese. Wno have thus defend
I'd then nationality their affairs sud their h-srhs VIII
rot Dee allowed e. triumph 90. They have rrpuscd the
invader They ask nothing but g. be- let alone see
whether great Christian nation Will rails twice -
many ~ It's srdoss a. ovcFWhen them 10 "a rue
country soout Moutan. The people industrious
they pay tribute Tor En- hsh nsbohs o. buy parks
and deer With SAYS the dcscriber OF THE battle.
| The number % wgtor-courscs cgt,.rg the county
.n al directions incre dole scarcely could rider
s'r without llns in with some Of them indicating i1c
| extreme carr bestowed on cultivation, sad the great
capabilities OF ne couury. i was Tree az marsh, and
| mostly well adapted Tor cncamPing erouud