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

Of no avail For three days silence was successfully
maintained when such host OF letters from Off osrs
with the fo1oe appeared In all tho newspapers, bsarug
obviously the stamp Of the highest suthoxty that
secondary place In the rank Of doounents The bag
gage cattle lad been under their burdens for more
than thirty beure sufficient -sure was fou nd to
attend to them. On The i7th two European Lnnsers
who had been taken prisoners were returned to u.s.
and the Sikh general Of artillery, with his two
surrendered on the 10th. Lord Clifford and Sir H
Lawrence quilted the camp OF Lord Cough for that
had been thrown up on tho right Major Tucker
to succeed Major Ekius. Col. Carney had reached
camp, and been appointed Brigadier In rsnnyeuoas
roem. Clutter Singh had not, up to the 2otn = our
latest date from osmpjoin his son, Though DAILY
expeeted The w-s.h-r dslsbtfui and the spirits
OF the troops are said to have greatly revived me
wounded are doing we'll Tho Sikhs are said to have
lost 5000 men killed and 1000 wouDded-o1r oasna,
eiss being rather than third OF THIS Inc enemy
were busy engaged sntr-nohiDg themseives they are
reported TO be- u 600 strong ...-.,
The latest news froAi the camp Of the army Of the
Pupjsub Is thus given by Of our In
. letter received this morning. ~
"Ths mound taken by our troops ON the 18th, has
been enirenches the vsgs of Chilisn the lett,
and to our camp tho right nts for two
regiments and left and battery In the centre,
have been thrown up our right facing the north.
-Four spcers, who went out the 18TH In search Of
the wounded. were surprised by the enemy Two of
taken TO The of Shere Singh who treated
them well and cent them back the 10Th, with q
vskeel to Lord Cough Terms were proposed ny Shere
Singh, which, however, could be listened to- The
Commsnder.ip Chief reviewed the troops tho 10TH
and In riding down the line, expressed his ga.
t,sfaotion at the conduct OF the troops in the
action OF the 18TH The wounded are doing
WE'LL and has been heard Of likely to
terminate fatally. Hahn Bux who commanded the
artillery at Peshswur escaped from the camp Of Shars
Singh accompanied by his ron; aud few other artil
lerYmen are ssid have reached the British camp.
The weather has Changed for the better The rail-
and cold weather which prevailed after the action of
the 18th bad most depressing effect the spirits OF
the Sepoys VINO scarcely abe 10 cook their food
The weather is delightful, with every prospect OF
its continuing
THE SURRENDER OF MoULTAN AND MooLRAJ.
enclose you the notification issued his morning by
the COVER Of Bombay, announcing the uncond-
tionsl surrender Of the fort Of Moultan. The news
frat arrived here on Thursday last, and published
by the Telegraph and Courier newspaper thirty hours
before the arrival OF the mt express with tho
ofoirl information fact which lead to the be-
lief that Indian expresses are somewhat slow coach
affairs after all.
NOTIFICATION
POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.
Right Honorable coans s.tis.s-
issued the % nmo by tho Right Honorable tho
sos Sm sni aHa h
"hSs % to the Brit n % ,Sn
saute 81 Re t,,d from the sautinG
order At .. the military presidency.
By order Of the ksh' Hon. the Governor j. Council S;
NOTIFICATION.
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT.
The Governor Genera. has the highest satisfaction nmatns
70 the President in Council and notifying tor PUZZLE
The avns oneetehe
looI, with his wheie uneond,on-
DIRECTS that's salute of 81 guns shall,
be fred principal station Of the this no
By order Of the Right Hon. the Gov. Gen. Of India
Secretary til. india with The Gsy Gen
A. VALET. Chief Secretary.
There are no letters from Moulton later than tbs
2lst and the only Of that date which have been
published appear in the Telegraph and Courier of this
moving. They given below Communications of
the ed will arrive this evening" giving the particulars
ofths surrender They will however, be too late for
the mail.
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE AFFaHANs-TuE FALL OF
ATToCK
The fort of Attock hiss been surrendered to the AT
ghsns, who, said piandered the town, and violated
the women Lieut. Herbert made an attempt to
cape down the Indus but fell into the ha uds OF Chut
tur Sing. Captain Abbott il still at large but there
recent tidipgs of his whereabouts. Major and
Mrs Lawrence, AID their children in the power Of
che rebel chief II IL said Sir II. Laurence is very
anxious to prevent Do't Mohammed obtaining possss
eion Of his brother, as he has ancient grudge"
sgainet him, which he would not fail to feed fa
he his person The Dost himself is ssid to
be the banks or the Indus, watching the progress
ofevepts Strong reports are still aaoat OF CLOSE
league having been ci med between the Afghans and
ST but It 10 certain that the former have give
the latter what they must more than all armed
aid general opinion seems to be, that the ruler
of Cahoo an get our psept to the of Pa
hawur he will be eatsfed 1t IL diff cult no wever
to fatsom the depths Of orie al svarics to trace
out the windipgs OF oriental intrigue late letter
Pesbswur have formally conferred Dost Mahomed
tn. title Of defender Of the Mahomsdan faith
THE sKIRMsH IN BAREE DoUB.
There has been unpleasant little affair In the
BARGE Doub, where British force has suffered some
what severe less in attempting to storm and take
strong stocksded position, occupied by Ram Singh
and large body SikLs The fullest account Of this
10 contained in the Mtussiite (sesrut Psper) give
1t below
CAMP BELOW DuLLAH Jan II.
We attacked and carried Ram Singhs position yes
terdsy although Is il turned out its almost naccessi
BILE nature rendered it impossible either to ssizs him,
iphiet such lesson the of his followers
would have nstuI ally resulted under more favorable
circumstances. On the morning of the 18th instant
force marched TO Shspors, the 4th regiment Ma
tive Infantry being that day detached for the purpose
oftsking up position to the northward OF tho enemys
post and nercepDg him should he attempt to escape
In that direstion Our main force then halted till tho
18th at Sbapore, which date practicable road had
been constructed through some seven miles of difficult
dealee aud CHATS small village called Cote
In the Of the ksvee and sboat miles dis
tsst from tho hill occupied by the euemy On the |
following day took up ground under the heights OF
Dullah, at our present encampment Between the
date of arrival here and the evening Of the 18TH
the enemys petition recon- oitered rs far
practicable, and made Importing
the esns and m,r,srs on elephants cutting roads,
and the like. Captain Hicks OF the Sd N being des
patched ON the forenoon of the 18th, with four
panes Of his regime and party OF about $50 Of the
the Of the ,lah heights and on the op.
pCste bank OF the river Al ia luck would have It,
fall the l5tS and continued to pour heavily during
nearly the whole CT our operations OF yesterday be-
Ing exposed to IT, as unavoidably were therefore,
from gunTs te guBfre not over pesssn to say
the least Of it, But to return TO operations The
emsr village of Duah is situated q ort platform
upon the ridge Of hill rather series OF hills,
tending from to west in the valley formed by the
Rsvee IL de bouobes from the ntsps. IL is COM
posed chiefly Of eof, grey sandstone, dipping almost
p~rpe ndiculsi y and presenting accordogly nearly
throDe bout s northern and southern aspect series
Of vertical scArped preopces varying from twenty
eighty feet In height. in TACT completely 10 this
rasge defended by these natural bulwsrks that the
marrow, rugged pathway Or n collection Of bouldsrs
seserve any sucb name) as,ends almost entirely BY
zigLsgs between these precpices averaging no more
than eight feet in breadth 10 short it would be diff
fcuit 10 pick out another portion throughout the
length and breadth Ct the sno that req uired ess hu
lsber TO render imprey nahu uuder proper de-
tenders The plan OF attack ~ follows rhs Atm
regiment N ]. were To take the Il ing Of OF our
guns the sgps tor Their upwards on their
side the hill. The Detachment 3D. n. |. and Guides
were 1T the same time e. Commence their
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