New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-18
surrender OF the sikh Army, 5000 MeI
mud 90 Cannon.


We gather the following details Of the wal from IN
| O-olqnd Bgnjqy Time
in our last fun particulars gwen Of the triumph
ant victory ~ GODofat and General Gilbert diI-on lf
| pursuit of Pho enemy. We have now 10 give drial'
connected with tho restoration ol all those detained a
prisoner. by the enemy the -ufrendef0i ibe whole Of
tine kh chief. and tho coming o tho entire army
20 lay down their aru- These events have placed
itVD prisoners of and 80 guns a. 0ur disposal
our nccouu- from General Gilbert camp dow
tho 9TH OF March The force under him consisted of
uu men with 80 guns. They reached the Jhcium cod
the 9TH oi Feb and by the 9TH OF March bad crossed
tho The strong fort Of Rhotas hsd boon cracu
ated Mcanw bile Captain Abbott was moving from me
uorhWard with strong body Of irregular 20 meet tho
ayine enemy and Colonel rfeinbach moving on their
hank while Gilbert pushed ON their rear Ever since
the 10Th Feb negotiations had been in progress MAJOR
Lawrence acting a- envoy
On the 9th Major and Sir Lawrence and the other
prisoners arrived IN camp with the nmafl0n that the
sikh chiefs and army were now prepared 10 Jay down
them On the -th the Eajah Shefc Singh came To
make arrangements for the surrender ~ tho ret oi me
insurgents he returned next day ~ his own people
II sicd that tho ~khs were not 10 lay down
their without struggle Ten. Gilbert therefore
directed hos whole fore" 10 advance in battle array PIE
pared Tor any emergency Lord Cough went 20 meet
the restored cHptI.cs.
ON the iih thirteen chiefs of note arrived no camp
and gave up their swords and the whole sikh army.
amounting fo lt Nn men NJ once laid down their arms
Internationally No tower than 81 guns were now
given up bringing up the number that have fallen into
our hands since the commencement of the recent ont
break 90 ltN ULfre sno ~ r0>f quantity of artillery
ooaa har, f,oni uOnDfhcasb. ln the fret
campaign We captured above 300 gum and taking INTO
account those stll az Lahore this viii bring the whole
sikh park mp 90 above 800 pieces OF ordnanc" proc
amHtOu then issued hN tlc Governor General STAT
inc that the war must not hc considered over until h'
afghan Wcrc driven bees omd thr lmit- a. lcshnwur or
DESTROYED within that province the moment the ~ikh-
could Dee disposed Oi Gilbert once more pushed or.
n hopes Of oycrtakinr the Af-haus before they had
eros cd tine Indus They approached the Indus 90 3D.
hour the troops arrived 80 ituck uu Tie ltih Zoo.
ie-encc has been received that Auook had just been
evacuated and that they were about tp destroy the
bride of boats
Upon this Gilbert and Nuckc-on and the whole star.
pushed ahead at cailop. and only slackcncd their
-pecd on reaching an cnincncc close % the uYcr.-
About 100 of the enemy We're here seen dealing dies
Traction ON the bridge 1000 or oo0 were drawn mp
shc opposite bank. The sight of British officers sei
them on ainpcrug, and H. of the best boats form
ng the bridge. were consequently secured The arul-
ery now came up. when the Ahghans found u conye.
nicut 20 withdraw after firing some guns at The
font of Auock was occupied. and brigade crossed the
indus and took possession of the fort of ydrsbad By
which the town Is commanded. spine DAYS were cX-
pccod 10 be- occupied IN crossing the Indus which here
Is rapid deep and dangerous but not moments lei
sure would be- allowed Dosi MahOmod and his hordcs
tai tho khybcr Pass received thcm.
Arrangements were made for the establishment of a
heavy force on the hclum and another the ChcnHub
line OF commune alton being thus maintained between
fcrozcpurc and icshaWur. The balance of the army
returns io lhAlt INC Nf~i hiIdc Lu'. I'd iuouiii-i
lhc second 90 Dmhals the third 90 Mecru The 81 drs
gnous rcmuu ai Lahore the -h cavalry proceed either
Co loodianah or fcrozporc Vast numbers OF dis
banded Sikh. are BON returning io their humc. ln
state of great dcstuton and wrechclncss the bulk of
them seem 90 belong to the protected Stacsa lsrs,
number men from inioustan 800 both cases al4uito
o. The field mcrccnaTcs lu the hope 90 piundtr
with no feelings of vengeance 90 CRAFTY oi objects d"
patriotism OF ambition To- serve mi-managcd insiit
rcction anywhere Ia India would bring Thousands OF
such miscIcants into the field against ne. W may
safely venture 10 infer that there j. mo- intention ON 'h'
part OF The British Government 90 annex the tunauo u
OUr domiuious