The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1843-05-09 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE RIGHT HON. LORD ELI.RNBOROUGH, GOVERNOR My Lord,—The forces under my command have gained a decisive victory over the army of the Ameers of Upper and Lower Scinde. On the 14th inst. the whole body of the Ameers assembled, in full durbar, formally affixed their seals to the draught treaty. On leaving the durbar, Major Outram and his companions were in great peril, a plot had been laid to murder them all. They were saved by the guards of the Ameers ; but the next day (the 15th) the residence of Major Outram was attacked by 8,000 of the Ameers' troops, headed by one or more of the Ameers. On the 16th I marched to Muttaree : having there ascertained that the Ameers were in position at Meeanee (10 miles distance) to the number of 22,000 men, and well knowing that a delay for reinforcements would both strengthen their confidence and add to their numbers, already seven times that which I commanded, I resolved to attack them, and we marched at 4 a.m. On the morning of the 17th at 8 o'clock the advanced guard discovered their camp; at 9 o'clock we formed in order of battle, about 2,800 men of all arms and 12 pieces of artillery. We were now within range of the enemy's guns and 15 pieces of artillery opened upon us and were answered by our cannon. The enemy were very strongly posted, woods were on their flanks, which I did not think could be turned. The enemy was 1,000 yards from our line, which soon traversed the intervening space. Our fire of musketry opened at about 100 yards from the bank in reply to that of the enemy, and in a few minutes the engagement became general along the bank of the river, on which the combatants fought for about three hours or more with great fury, man to man. I Then, my Lord, was seen the superiority of the musket and bayonet over the sword and shield, and matchlock. The, brave Belochees, first discharging their matchlock and pistols, dashed over the bank with desperate resolution; but down went these bold and skilful swordsmen under the superior power of the musket and bayonet. At one time, my Lord, the courage and the numbers of the enemy ,against the 22d, the 25th, and the 12th Regiments, bore heavily in that part of the battle. There was no time to be lost, and I sent orders to the cavalry to force the right of the enemy's line. This order was very gallantly executed by the 9th Bengal Cavalry and the Scinde Horse, the details of which shall be afterwards stated to your Lordship, for the struggle on our right and centre was at that moment so fierce, that I could not go to the left. In this charge the 9th Light Cavalry took a standard and several pieces of artillery, and the Scinds HOrse took the enemy's camp, from which a vast body of their cavalry slowly retired fighting. Lieutenant Fitzgerald gallantly pursued them for two miles, and, I understand, slew three of the enemy in single combat. The brilliant conduct of these two cavalry regiments decided, in toy opinion, the crisis of the action ; for, from the moment the cavalry were seen in rear of their right flank, the resistance of our opponents slackened, the 22d Regiment forced the bank, the 25th and 12th did the same, the latter regiment capturing several guns, and the victory was decided. The artillery made great havoc among the dense masses of the enemy, and dismounted several of their guns. The whole of the enemy's artillery, ammunition, standards, and camp, with considerable stores and some treasure, were taken. Meer Roostum Khan, and Meer Nusseer Khan; Meer Wullee IVlahomed, of Khyrpore; Meer Nusseer Khan, Meer Shadad Khan, and Mee surrendered, all of Hyderabad, came into my camp and their swords as prisouers of war. Their misfortunes are of their own creation, but as