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

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biz grave win exist vhsn perhaps one sosssd oy inc
bands Of tho sculptor would have crnnoled into rutu
on one Of the heights arosnd us aud smonss tue
g.rously wounded when nearing the stocksds. He re-.
oeived bsl through bis lungs WIEN lying prostrAts,
no fewer than seven frishtfu tulwsr outs. He w Of
in very preesrious state, but bears his fate
like true, noble. hearted fellow rs he Is. Davidson
was rhot through the hand but Is doing WE'LL or his
party, come bfCeen or twenty were killed or ndsd
or the second irresusrs sswsr killed. and
wounded Tho eDemys ioes Was about twenty-five
killed. How many were wounded it 10 impossible to
ray for the consisting of Ram Sing himself and
ssver., y, o. DIS gang escaped Nor vas Il IN
the scsle the myth of their position and
tnpossbity Of Rettiug ut them, except ny the
two csurewsys before alluded TO- l have just heard
that Captain Hicks and his lsrty OF guides mis-
LED, and unable from the nature Of the ground and
weather, to make good their advance in tina They
weIs Uut in the mdst of the hills the whole night and
SO pitch dark was IT, that several injured
verel- BY falling over "kuds" What the 4th N. L.
doubt me insurmountsbie obstsel. kept them from
joining 40 1t was intended they should have done
TIRE --LATEST.
letter from the Pu njaub dated the 92i inst, has
just arrived from which take the folio wing interest
4" Lieutenant Hodson of the Guide corps, reached
this place (UDritsirl last night, route to join the
commander. In chiefs camp an espress havicg been
forwarded to him, in Brigadier General Wheelers
brings the melancholy tidDg- Of Lieutenant Pees
death, which occurred in this wAnDer He was present
with his oerpsthe frtt regiment OF Sikh infantry as
second In commsDd-and was severely wounded In the
fight with Ram Sngh's men, near DullAh. On the re-
bells rushing down to attack him. after he was prostra
ed by his wounds. his away spd left him,
when one the Sikh rebels deliberately notshed his
neck with his tuwar and then gave severe ut leav
ing him for dead This III fsted officer justasy long
enough alive to relate the orou to Leutens
Hodson Since the affair Of the 18th, disastrous to
cur party, hear That tho Sinks actually pstting
each other the back with feelings OF exquisite de-
light They regard the FerBghees the light of YER
min which ought to he extermipsted and their dis
like to us has Deen greatly ,ncr eased and aggravated
by religious, rrather frautc, zsa to rid their
try of our hated presence Lord Cough will hold his
press mt position till he is reinforced and 10 said he
will even wait for General Whish's force, in which
there will probably b. fighting for another
week Meultan ish3O0 miles nom his lordshipr camp
1t Is fact that 10000 AHshans are ct present en-
csnped az RotRs beyond the Jhelum and not far from
Lord Coughs position. Should this force operate
with Chuttur Sipgh's and Shere Singhs, 1t will 20
up from Bombay enable to hold our own position
in the Pupjaub which Is very prscsrious. l have
little doubt the Sikh General Of Artillery has merely
given himself up from treacherous views. He will
take notes and will write to his friends In the Sikh
camp. 50 as to enable them to attack with sdvan-
tage. You will hardly bssve It, but t. Is fact that
the Garrison orders At Lahore directed royal salute
to be fred for the bloody victory Of The 18Th. Had
been less snguinsry would there have been fewer
guns!
THE REVIEW Or THE AFFAIRS.
FROM the Bombay Ii1ies
Not since the destruction Of the garrison Of Csboo
has go heavy catalogue OF blunders and misfortunes
been carried home from India that which the pre-
sent mail conveys We have Tor the fist time since
1872 to give the particuArs Of the utilization OF half
regiments from the cheer misma nasement Of the
handing officer; and the retirement Of British troops
from the p Of the enemy under oircumstanceB
when have remained was to have been entirely an.
initiated Attock has at length fallen into the hands
OF tn. enemy The fidelity Of tho Aashans had been
tried too far When they found British army of GOO
men AFRAID apparently TO move beyond its lines, while
their own cOun,rymen were approaching from the
every side they threw open the gates and admitted
the men Of Caboo The cspors said to have plum.
dered the town, and violated the women, and other
wise behaved themselves disgrscefuly Lieut. Herbert
10 prisoner in the hands OF Chuttur Sipgh Captain
Abbott alone now remains 1T large. Dost Mahemsd
continues the banks of the Indus Watching the
progress Of events, At the date Of last the army
under the commander In. chief had for . fortnight
been inactive; would they had remained so. rather
than have gone ont to battle un der ono who never
tskes the field but mischsnce needless carnage ct
tends his ban ner The whole force, amounting to be-.
tween and "a 00a men with from 100 to $50 guns
had cosed up, and lay encanped midway betwxt the
Chenaub and the Jhelum about eighteen miles frem
tie camp OF the enemy, who had entrsaohed them.
selves the hghrr bank Of the latter river with out
works the further siee to protect tho rear, and
enable them il necessary, to change their position In
safety 1t had all along been given that opera.
tion OF magnitude would be attempted until tdings
were received Of the capture Of Moultan. though is
was generally understood that so o. Moolrsj was
Cough had given orders for the advance Of half the
Bombay column, and the whole Of the Bengal portion
O. The besissins force. 90 soon ~ their object sss
30 soon these were ready to start or to wait
Tor their arrval-their upward march must have
pied three weeks and the probability is that the com
ms nder IN chief meant to be guided by the chap
ter of accidents. fortnight longer had been
.pent in tho operations Of the siege than had been
looked for and our troops we're becoming impatient
Tor employment: the enemy were waxing susscous
In %Iuny Colonel Sir Henry Lssr7nos Who
pushed up the Iudus with his accustomed celebrity
sf movement; he joined General Whish on toe 9th,
on the I'd OF January He then hsstened upwards to
Ferozepore. which he reached the 9th and the
brst to convey to the Goverhor General At Muskooths
rsme evening" the tidinss OF our hfrt success After
few hours stay with Lord Daihoasie arranging the
measures to be next pursued be pushed on to Lahore,
where be arrived on the morning OF the 9TH and at
tended the Durhsr. FROM tLis be the sams evening
started for the camp Of the der In chief which
he reached the next night, when arrangements were
i'm NE made gst the troops in motion. We give
the events Is they occurred without having any au
III GRITTY to connect them together and effect
euces Preparation, tor advance having m,ds
the 18th, the 18th the troops marched out about
in the morning from their old camp at Lussoore
md reached place called Dnghee, In the direction Of
he Jhelum about two O'Clock In the afternoon. They
,ere encsmped nearly In the same order at LUIS
oorie only that Gnberts divion, with the irregular
,avsry we're in the rear They started again nsxt |
corning at seven, accompanied by all their baggage
md other establishing nts, and marched till noon |
wood . few scattered trees here ami there making
heir appearance They we're at this time within sight
his position The baggage was directed to halt while
he tro< formed line and advanced in order OF battle
The right consisted OF ropss os,Alry brigade, three
troops Of horse artillery, and light geld battery, and
the division Of infantry under Brgadier General camp
bell They now came upon one Of the outposts Of the
pemy Ten Of the heavy guns with the horse artillery
batteries, were ordered to the 'front.' when after few
rounds the enemy retired, leaving their tents stand
Tsscsw.E with TIRES troop Of horse artillery and
Whites cavalry brigade had been directed to attack
hem on the opposite side The column once more ad-
he enemy The Sikh army lay sxts ndsd from Moopg to
ausso stretching mile from north castle south west