The Sun. — 1846-06-03 (London, England)

SINDE.  Scanty and unimportant as are our tidings from Sinde, hey are more voluminous than those from any other quarter of India. The results of the conquest now touch us very nearly : a pressure in the money market, of almost unprecedented severity, being ascribed to the drain of specie, to the extent of nearly a million sterling annually, required to pay the army necessary for the maintenance of Young Egypt. This is the first, the most prominent and permanent, of the blessings of opening the navigation of the unnavigable Indus for the ships of all nations, and courting the commerce of countries which had none to confer. Our former dates from Sukkur extended to the 28th, at which time the Belooch battalion and Captain Bailey's battery—the first of the long line of corps returning from Bahawt.lpore—had arrived. The other corps came in in succession, all well, and resumed their former quarters. On the downward march of her Majesty's 17th it was feared that Lieutenant Gardiner had been murdered. At Bagoodrah he had one day at noon gone out shooting, and was missing till next day. He had lost himself in the jungle, when darkness overtook him. He was exhausted, and slept all night on the ground. He descried I village near him in the morning, and thither he reoaireci and made known his wants. The people gave milk and such bread as the country supplied, treated him with kindness, showed every attention to his wants, and then guided him to camp in safety. Uniform testimony is borne to the honesty and kindness of the people in the Bahawulpore dominions. Captain Brett's battery is stationed in the fortress of Bukkur; all the spare ammunition is returned to store. General Hunter once more takes command at Sukkur, Captain Bignell, 69th Bengal N. 1., acting as Major of Brigade. The circumstance of a Bengal officer having command of a station now entirely occupied—as it is in future intended to be— by Bombay troops, has occasioned considerable discussion, and but for the personal popularity of the gallant veteran himself might have caused more. Stone embankments to protect the cantonments from the inundations of the river were being constructed ; and it seemed to be considered that the large expenditure required for this would have been much more advantageously made in removing the cantonments themselves from the margin of the stream. Sir C. Napier, with his staff, reached Roree on the 4th of April. He immediately crossed over to the island of Bukkur to inspect some alterations then being made on the fortifications. Next morning he left for Hyderabad, where he arrived on the 7th by steam. Cn the sth, the European portion ofthe late "Indus field force" proceeded down the river in steamers, consistingof the Ist company Ist and Ist company 2d battalions of artillery and her Majesty's 86th Foot— the guns being sent down in boats. Rowland's troop FL A., the horses of the two batteries, and the 12th and 18th N. 1., marched the same morning for Hyderabad. The head-quarters of the 3d cavalry had taken the place of the mounted portion of the Bundelkund Legion, and were to be stationed at Klaangur, with outposts at Shahpoor, Meerpoor, &c. The Jeltranee and Janeedra freebooters last season transferred by Sir C. Napier from the hills to the plains, were under the considerate management of Lieutenant Hamilton, turning out much better citizens than might have been expected. Sir C. Napier reached Kurrachee on the 15th, and seemed to have recovered from his fatigues. The officers and men wounded during the late battles on the Sutlej having got easily and well down the river, arrived at Bombay on the 26th and 27th. Twelve have died on the way, Colonel Ryan, of her Majesty's 50th, among the number; above two hundred reached this presidency. Many of them are sick; the hurts of most of them very severe. Every kindness and attention has been shown them, and all the kindly and generous sympathy accorded them of which they are so eminently deserving. It is hoped that a considerable portion of them may be sent home in the fine ship Here fordshire now in harbour. The last steamer for the sea