The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-25

rnanner They are convinced that a Government
cannot be strong unless it leans on the people:
They hope for the confidence and support OF al
friends of legal progress, and this, they say, Will
enable them TO protect the rights OF the people and
the throne against all attacks. But liberty cannot
be strong unless Government too is strong. The
Ministers declare that all just wishes and complaints
shall be attended to- but they protest that no power
on ca rth shall induce them to acti contradiction to
their ideas of Justice and right With the exception
of Bach, HornbOstel, and SchwarZer, the new MIN
ister are the same men who composed the Cabinet
over which Baron PersdOrf lately presided.
HUNGARY.
Battle aDifh the HlgrianS-Letters from Pesth an
nounce that the Hnngarians have met with a severe
defeat near Szegedn: the statements are conflict
ing, but it appears, after bombarding and taking
ST. Thomas they encountered a body of 5000
Illyrians and Servians, and We're completely de-
feated Their commander, Count Bechtold, is said
to be amongst the slain.
An accident happened to she suspension bridge of
Pesth. on the 18th, in the evening ring of one of
the chains broke, and the chain fell on the bridge
which sunk beneath the weight with dreadful
crash; several lives are said to have been lost.
INDIA.
The SIKHs PLOTTING REBELLIoN-At Iahor.
Gen. Khan Singh, of the Sikh Artillery, had been
discovered heading plot to allure the Sepoys from
their allegiance. and had been hanged by order of
the Resident, along with Monshee of the Rance,
similarly implicated. 1t was expected that impOr-
tant Information would be CLEANED from a third
cuprit, who had been reprieved at the galOws on
that condition. About twenty other persons were
in custody on the same charge. The plot had been
brought to light mainly by the instrumentality of
Sepoy officers Previous to this discovery, it had
been considered necessary by the authorities at La
hOre TO employ further measures of preCautiOn
to secure the peace ofsthat capital.
Accounts had been received at Lahore, Uia
BhawupOOr, of the proceedings of the insurgents
in MOOltan. The Dewdn had offered large bOunties
to Sikh SepOys, and especially to horsemen, to in
duce them 10 join his standard, and there appears to
be no doubt that considerable masses had already
collected around him. He is said to be strengthen
ing and garrisoning the fort Of MooItan, and also
that of Mittenkote on the Indus, at the confines OF
the British territory.
1t had been determined at Bombay not to under
take military operations from that Presidency at the
present season of the year.
The Resident at Lahore, Sir Fred'k Currie, enter
tanning grounds of dstruSt as to the state Of affairs
at the capital, and the spirit of the Sikh troops,
cOunlermanded an order for the march upon MoOl-
tan of brigade from FerOzepOre. Sir F. Currie,
tappears considered it necessary on farther reGec-
on better to secure the safety of the capital OF the
Punjaub, and was unwilling to trust, in any degree
to the cooperation of Sikh forces against the ill.,
surgents of Mooltan.
Several cases of cholera are reported to have &C.
CURED daily at Surat and Breach, in Western India