The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-26

without PRECEDENT in wars The native regiments
suffered but little less severely. As the br
gsdss just named fouDd TO be engaged. the br.
Rad< uI der Colonel Mountain nc gaiust what
UNDERWOOD to DO the epemys centre They pushed
fesriessy through bush wood pyle In the face ola
storm OF round shot grape and mnsketry, which swept
them away by dozens They stormed aud spiked u
battery OF the Sikh guns whe they found the
infantry eloee upon the every eide pouring Ia vol
leys OF muskery in front rear and flank; being so
lated snd obsuPportsd they we're rompeed to retire
preceded from the extreme right Of the
line. They pushed their wsy through den-e uneles till
they the Sikh iufs wh~ they the
selves out the right and left by Of
enemy, Q murderous ire OF musketry having bot
opened on them from every side They gsllabtiy
charged but fndipg all their exertops In A. they
compelled 10 retire when Dawess bat terry
to their rescue The enemy sttac ked and
beaten snd several OF sn'r guns taken "a and spiked
successfully, when squadron Of thu Sd Dragons
and the 9Th Light Cavalry were ordered by Thaokwsl
to charge them On approaching ths foe the native
cavalry broke and fed the dragons, unsupported
they were, charged through the S!khs, and
for time lost sight Of twas feared that they must
have fallen into ambush and been an nj
hiisted, and terrible was the anxiety and susps nss,
when they quickly reappeared in Of the enemy,
Captain Upett The heroic officer who led them, WAS
severely wounded; Lieutenant Stst-d slightly; and
forty ak men were found to have been killed and
wounded in the charge The 9Th cavalry, said to have
thus forgotten themrelvss have for long been consi
dsIsd of the finest regime ns in the Bengal army;
q portion them distinguished themselves &c Cabool
smother portion formed part of the herois garrison
at Jelslsbsd. On the right The cavalry under griRa
der Pope, consting of her Mssstys 9th dancers tho
l4th DrsgooRs, and the LIST and 9th Light Cavalry got
en'angled amongst the Jungle, and exposed to u
terrific FIRE from tho enemy Seeing battery, which
it WAS impossible to charge with any hope OF
euccees, being opened against them, Pope gave the
order to the retreat to have become
something like figbt the cavalry gettng into dis
order, and becoming jsmmed amongst the horse
tiDsry amongst whom they fell back. The guns wore
compelled to suspend their Ere, the retiring corps
were for . time between them and the enemyi
49, t,prrl vtts Yh.. Ao~v
that there time to timber up and retire
when the enemy were upon them, and Fix Of them
jor Christie, who commanded the artillery, was here
mortslly wounded. Lieutenant Mapsen was killed
on the spot Lieutenant Dundas was wounded, and
Captain Hush only escaped by Major Steuart of the
l4tb drsgoors shooting Sikh who had his sword rails
ed to cSt bin down. Mejor Ekips Deputy Adjutant
General WAS killed while endeavsring to rally the re
treating Tho cavalry and horse artillery pushed
their way through the ngle the left till warned by
can Dopade CT their vicinage to the enemy. This
as speedily to sepce their opponents But there was
infantry to support them and their success Of
oavai they were compelled to withdraw, for fear Of
being surrounded Darkness At length separated the
combstants Our troops withdrawn from the
jungle, and bivouacked fer the night under srmsthe
troopers sleeping by their horses the artherymen by
their guns The night was cutting cold, with chilli
ing drizzling rain When morning broke, we first be-
came aware how email had been eur advsntsxs-how
fearful had been the sacrifice at which 1t had been woD
We bad captured twelve guns, and lost four.
The Sikbs meanwhile had withdrawn In tho most
perfect order. The guns which had been spiked by
US were carried eff by them the enemy in search for
trophies having murdered sill the wounded men they
fell IT. with, and stripped and mutated the dead Our
loss bad amounted to no Isrs than 1900 killed and
Of whom nearly 500 were slain Twenty six
officers were killed on the spot died of Their wounds
sixty six were wounded Her msjesty'e oath, and the
they compelled to be dioined from the force
and sent back to Rsmnuggur and Lahore, troops from
thee s.ssons moving up to take their place Her Ma
their c0ofs the 25th and both Native Infsntry lost
each the 9Th Cavalry lost the coors they
the field of Maharajpore. The 10th Native Infantry
cap ured one Of the enemy standards Thus ter nj
paed the disastrous day at Mouawalla which un ier
the name Of victory filed hearts with shame and
grief than any day since the destruction of the garr
son Of Csbool in the Tezeen Pass in January 1872
The Sikhs able to carry out all their plans
while In every one Of ours we were foiled They 80
successfully retired from Moorg. to the quarter
which they are now encamped, that the parties who
went in quest Of the wounded next day could scarcely
discover their position They took up their quar-
ters on the heights Of Russool, watching the move
ments Of Lord Coughs army at the distance Of five
iles and in daily hopes of receiving an accession to
their strength Cbuttur Singh has not yet Joined
them The 10 900 Sikh troops sent by Goolsub Singh,
under Col Steinbach, to operate with only
waiting TO which side victory should declare Itself
to attach themselves to the winning cause Th6 Com
mander Chief seemed to have been at first utterly at
loss what WAS TO be done. AT first an immediate
treat upon Dirghee spoken Of: but this would
oHsuccess he resolved at length to entrench himself
where he was, calling up Wheeler's brigade of about
rec Dosb and summoning the i3i and 22d from Ram.
ugguy, and Der hajastys SD from Lahore, sending
bach IN excbsrse 'he rsainents that were disabled
more than thirty hours before euici.nt leisure
found to attend to them On the 18th, two European
iabceIs who bxo been taken prisoners returned
to ur; tie Sikh &c nerel of Artillery with his
tons, ana ooup'e Of other Of note, said TO
bsv- ,uIieDdered en- the 10th. Lord Clifford and Sir
IT, Lawrence quilted the camp of Lord Cough for that
of the Governor o. neral, on the 18th field work
had been thrown up the right. Major Tucker was
camp, and been appointed br;gsdier in Penny cusk's
room. Clutter Singh had not, up to the 10Th,
latest date frcm camp joined his SON though daily
recttd The eather delightful and the spirits If
the troops sai1 to have greatly revived The
wounded art coins wtli Tbe Sikhs said to have
losi 00 men killed. snd 1000 Wounded our sasusltiss
being rather more than third OF this. The enemy
were busly eBRsgsd entrenchipg Themselves. They
reported H. he g. Ot0 strcug
amongst the many who have fallen victims to Lord
Coughs Encouragement 60 the hanks of the Jhclum,
We find thu names of Bripsdi4r Peunycuicb aud his
son. Colonel fsnpycuich was old PENN uIar Off
GER of distinction He conmAB ded her MAestys 17th
during the first afghan war; led the gallant corps 1t
the capture Of Kbeat in 1882 and nearly lost by
hpvreck at the mouth Of the Indus, his return to
Bombay He at Alden with the head quarter
wing, from 1S41 to 1S45 and conducted with the ut
credit flying expedition into the INTERIOR in the
EnSsn% b. 'ess into her MAJESTY. atS
he head Of which he fell on the 18th Inst.
The French Republic.
An interesting del bate took place in the Assembly
IN the Sth iEst, with reference TO the attitude to
,e taken by France, III relation to Rome and Tus.
any, and which Is the cause of much uneaslness
It present, in which vi. M Lamartine, Droun de
Hugs, Ledru-Rollin, General Cavalgnsc, and
others, took part.
After the discussion was closed, two orders OF
lie day were proposed The first, by M. Martin
ice Strasbourg) and Latrade, was as follows =
The Assembly being convinced that the govern
ment will csute the right OF sverJ nation to regulate
ts internal affairs Is 1t thinks proper to be respected
pssses TO the order Of the day"
The second was moved by M. Jules Favre, to
bis efiect:-
"The Assembly, persuaded that the government In
ssurpg by negotiations the spiritual Independence of
he Pore. will remain faithful 60 tho principles of the
Constitution paeses to the der Of the day ("
The simple order of the day, however, having
,een demanded, a ballot took place, which gave
For the simple order Of the day. ............4 38
Against It. .............. .............3l
The eBple order Of the day was adopted
We have a report OF the first days proceedings,