The Sun. — 1857-09-19 (London, England)

THE BATTLE AT JHELUM.  The following is a letter from an officer serving in the Punjab : "Camp Goojerat, July 15. _ _  _ " There has been a sad affair at Jhelum. Three companies of my regiment were sent down from Racul Pindee, under Colonel Ellice, with some Horse Artillery, to disarm the 14th Native Infantry. " This regiment was drawn up on its own parade ground when our force arrived, and, seeing them approach, loaded, fired at their officers (luckily without effect), and bolted off to their batracks, guardhouses; &c. Colonel Ellice immediately gave the word to charge, which was done in gallant style, but our poor men were shot down right and left by the murderous fire of the sepoys, who took advantage of their cover to fire without being thetiselves exposed ; they were, however, after some hard fighting, driven out of their position, and then made for a neighbouring, village, where the cover was equally advantageous for them. This position our men, assisted by 3 guns, also drove them from, but with fearful sacrifice to our side, the sepoys fighting like fiends and disputing every inoh of ground. They were at last put to flight, but, having very few cavalry, and those hardly to be trusted, they could not be pursued, and so those who were not killed escaped into the jungle. I regret to say that we lost one officer in this affair, Captain Spring. Colonel Ellice was dangerously wounded through the chest while gallantly leading the charge. Poor young Streathfield, the bravest of the brave, got a bullet through both knees, smashing the right one to atoms and going through the other. The tight leg• was amputated at the thigh, and he is now progressing, I hope and trust, satisfactorily. abich,:s_ ter was shot through the left arm, but is doing well. De Montmorency got off with a bullet through his trousers, another shooting away his s-:abbard : but be was not hurt himself. Sam Burns has his cheek grazed by a ball. The other officer, Captain Macpherson, got off scot free. The officers here named were the only one present at Jhelum at the time ; I was at Raoul Pindee, but as soon as the news arrived by telegraph reinforcements were sent down immediately, I among the number ; but when wa lrad gone half way to Jhelum an order came racailing us, as the action was all over ; I however got leave to come on, and arrived the morning after. "Our loss in the 24th was 1 officer, 2 sergeants, and 23 men killed-3 officers, 4 corporals, and 43 men wounded.  W'• Poor Ellice is dreadfully wounded, having, in addition to the wound through his chest, got a hall through his left leg ; he, Streathfield, and Chichester, have been taken to a large house in Jhelum, whera they are well taken care of. Government having offered a reward of 30 rupees per head (about 3/.) fur every fugitive Sepoy, we had the satisfaction of shooting 48 of them on the evening of the Bth, and the following day we blew 25 away from the cannon's mouth. The odds in numbers were dreadfully against us, the Sepoys were 702 in num ber, and our three companies only mustered 247 men. .  "I must tell you that the very day this action took place at Jhelum (the 7th of July) the other companies of my regiment at Raoul Pindee were ordered to disarm the 58th Native Infan•ry ; but as soon as we took up our position on either side of the Horse Artil'ery, ready to blaze into th,m in case of their refusing to give up their arm=, they paused for a moment, then took to their h !els an bolted from the parade ground. Our men were with the greatest difficulty prevented by the oaleeis from firing, as also the artillery. Had we fired, we should have done so, right into a bldy of st ,ff officers wll9 were betty. en U. Th 3 S p TA, however, were induced to give up their arms teaceibly, and when they were handed over to our magazine there were about 200 of them fonnd to be loaded ! Thank God, everything passed over without blood shed. - I must, therefore, tell you what I am doing now. The three companies engagei at Jhelum ate now marching down, under Colonel Brown, to intercept the 46th Native Infantry and the 9th Light Cavalry, which have mutinied and bolted from Sealkote, after murdering several officers and plundering the houses. Our force consists of the three companies of my regiment, 200 Sikh soldiers (good rat n and tru3), 100 Irregular Horse, ani