The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-04-06
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News from Europe

- News from Europe
ave give the synopsis of the European
news gathered from late papers. 1t will be
found interesting. The news from India,
the attitude of the Emperor of Russia, and
the aspect of Italian affairs show that the at
fairs of Europe are approaching crisis:
/ INDIA
/ another Bottle Great NGuqhier.-Th
detail, OF the late waIhke intelligence from
India have more than ordinary interest, but
we can at present make but bIiei allusiOn to
the subject. The Bombay Telegraph says
another of those murderous conflicts has oc-
Cured on the left bank OF the river lhelum,
near, as some say, on the identical spot
which 1000 years ago formed the battle
field Of Alexander and Porus--that scene,
rich in classic associations, has been the a
rCna of fierce and protracted struggle be-
tween the army of PunJaub under Lord
Cough aud the Sikh force. The Sikh force
was under Rajah Shwerc Singh, a struggle
in which the British have odeplore the loss
Of at least SO officers aud $500 men killed
and wounded, 1 guns captured and 1 or
regmcutal colors taken 10y the enemy
The struggle. which terminated in victory
was diSgraced by the flight Of the Bengal
Cavalry Regiment and the retreat, as yet
scarcely satisfactorily explained, oftwo Brit
iSh corps of Dragons. \ struggle which
left the contendns hosts so weak and shat
tered that it was doubtful which had suS-
tanned the greatest injury from the conflict,
and which yielded So few Of the badges OF
triumph for the victors that their opponents
took new position aud fired salute in
honor of ats termination. Though masters
ofthe field our laurels are drenched with
blood,aud il is the universal opinion thattwo
more such victories would be virtual ruin,
No attempt is made by the English press 10
disguise the fact that the news from India
is of the most disastrous character. Lord
Cough has been promptly superseded in the
command by Sir Charles Napier. who was
10 have proceeded to the scene Of hoSlitieS
on the Goth ult.
RUSSIA.
/ March of;he Imperial Guards.-Thc con.
tinental news will be read with more than
ordinary interest, andi., in fact, Of the high.
est importance. Perhaps the striking tca.
ture in the march Of the imperial guards of
Russia from 81. Petersburg. These men,
numbering fifty thousand strong, have not
quilted the capital since 1881. They have
proceeded through wilma 10 the frontier, and
will, no doubt take such a position as to be
able TO keep in check the dl>ailcctCd Poles
on the PruS>ian frontier, support the lmpe.
rialistS in the Hungarian struggle, and as.
sumo such an attitude as shall plainly lndi-
cate the intention Of the Car TO control as
much as possible any disposition TO revive
the scene which so uuhappiy occurred du-
ring the last year. y Russian note has up.
peared, in which the Car eclares his reso-
luton of adhering firmly to the treaty Of
1915, and any attempt to infringe il he shall
deem a cGSuS bell.
The entrance often thousand Russians in q.
to Austrian Pennsylvania only evideucesthc
disposition Of the Car, who assuredy will
not consent to any change in the territorial
districts of Italy, unless with the entire con-
sent Of Austria.
HUNGARY-AUSTRIA.
The Austrian War in Hungary he's pro-
ceeded with variable success in the south
part Of Hungary. The German population,
finding the insurgents carrying destruction
in every quarter, called on the Russians
who now occupy Cronstadt and Herman
s'adt. Several severe battles have taken
place one in the neighborhood of Oiau,
lasting two days, with considerable sauGh-
ter. The Imperiaists seemed to have the
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enlightenment BEN had both Of his legs shot
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FERRARA SEIZED.
Whilst Austria i nu,hiuc on tho war in
HUNGARY. She is not nnmindrul ofI,alion of.
rairsT She has marched a body oftroons
mon Ferrar,. and seized unon the citv n,J
levied a fine npon the citizens tf two hund.