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      f greatness abroad , we are re called to our weaknes 3 and misgoveramentat home-. and until practical measures of relief are institutes , based on the broadest principles of justice to all class * . Ireland will be a thorn in our sides . Tho fight upim the Coercion BUI is to be renewed on Friday ni 2 ht , wiUx What result remains to be seen . Our own impresaon , from the manner and bearing of Sir Robkkt and ' o'Cosxhx towards each other on Wednesday , is , that it will pass off easily . The object of the minister , that of securing for the bill a first reading , iriH be attained ; and tie remaining days before the yacation will be deYoted to pass the Corn BUI , if possible , through the Commons . , _ . ^ aitnp « ahrnad . we are recalled to our weak-

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      THE WAR IN LNDiA . GREAT VICTORY OVER THE SIKHS . HORRIBLE SLAUGHTER ! i On £ ufday afternoon the Courier from Marseilles brought despatches from India , in anticipation of the Bombay mail of the 3 rd of March . Thejcontain the Mails of the important news of another great battle HS beenfoUght , at Sobraon ncar the bridge at SeT ; ur n the S f *\ where the SiUis ^ ere aeteated * ttb . immense slaughter . a J the * Sfif , State . , at on tlie 1 Otl > W ™ - ^ 3 ^ - -sats ^? , artIl !« JV exclusive of heaw suns / on th fi Till . '' « r \ r > t « t * ..-.. .

      , S underV - UUci ' - stormed b * *• * & £ K « ' h III f B lmmediate command of Sir Hugh bZT'JSf * T V * Jl 0 ure > bard ^ tlng , hand to K ' o . M ? , a tri P le Iine of breastworks , Si y ? mMl aM e breastworks bristliug with «« ! ^ r- ? manncd b y thirty-two Regular regiments _ ot infantry , were stonned and carried by the British troops , the enemy was driven into the river , i ^ ms * Joss stated at upwards of 12 , 000 men , and all his guns were captured . lhe loss of the British in this exploit , described by the Governor-General as " one of tke niosftlaring ever achieved , " was necessarily severe , for the enemy s batteries were weii-nianued aud did great execution . The total loss of our army , in killed and wounded , according to ths official returns , is 2388 , of whom the European officers killed are thirteen , wounded 101 ; native officers , killed three , wounded thirty-nine ;

      non-conuuL-sioned officers and rank and file , killed 301 , wounded 1913 ; Lascars , < fcc , killed three , wounded ten . The names of the principal European officers whose loss we have to regret are Major-General Sir Robert Dick , K . C . B ., who received a mortal wound after he had entered the enemy ' s entreachments ; and Lieut-Colonel Taylor , C * B ., of the 29 th Regiment , commanding the 3 d Brigade of the 2 d Division . Amongst those who were severely wounded are Lieut .-Colonel Gough , C . B ., the Acting Quartermaste r-General of the Arniv ; Lieut-Colonel Barr , Acting Adjutant-General ; Brigadier Penny , of the 1 st Infantry division , and Licut .-Colonels Ryan and Petit , of the 50 th Regiment . Many other staff and field officers are returned slightly wounded , including Major-General W . It . Gilbert , commanding the 2 nd Infantry Division , of whom the Commander-in-Chief speaks in the highest terms of praise .

      The last victory over the Sikhs , the fourth within two months , makes the total amount of guns captured 220 ; the loss in men must be proportionate , but here the numbers can only be guessed at . The consequences of this great victory had already been acted upon . On the very night of the battle o f booraon , a part of our army crossed the Sutlej at Ferozepore , and between the 10 th and the 17 th of February the whole of the British forces , includiu * thesiege train , had entered the Punjaub . Negotiations on the part of the WuzeerGoolab - j ^ ~ " { £ £ e tn <

      , Kajan aingh , had in the meantime been proposed , and , on the 16 th of February , whilethe BritisUarniv was on its march to Lahore , the Wuzeer arrived at the Governor-General ' s camp at Kussoor , where , alter a long discussion , the outlines of a treatv were laid down , which , carrying out the principleof Sir Henry Hardinge ' s proclamation of the ICth Feb . ( which will be found in another columnjspecified the terms on which a cessation of hostilities on the part of the Governor-General was agreed to . In an interview on the 13 th it was agreed to brin-r the Maharaiah Ra n » ° ! I ™ a lai < He ( yrl L J ? * on

      lJhuleep Singh to the British Court , and this took place on the following day . On tfte 19 th , the headquarters of the army were at Lullecanee , half way between Ferozepore and Lahore , which it was expected would be occupied within a few days . lhe domestic occurrences at Lahore exhibit the tonee in a state of great perplexity , both before and alter the battles of Aliwal and Sobraon ; Goolab Singh had been nominated Wuzeer , er Prime Minister , and the result of his efforts in his official capacity hare already been shown . With respect to Scinde , we have only to state that air Charles Napier had been ordered to join the Governor-General without delay , and left Sukkur on the 10 th of February , the troops amounting to 15 , 000 , with tnirty pieces of artillery . Dh pla n - L P J Ra aft «;; , ?" . , Si \ e + h „;

      OPERATIONS OF THE BRITISH PREVIOUS TO THE BATTLE . The siege train was now drawing near to its destination . From Busseau to Moodkee it was escorted by a detachment of the 38 th Native Infantry under Major Scott It approached Hurreeke on the 5 th , wheH twelve howitzers were detached by the Commander-in-Ghief , instead of pushing on , as was expected , to the Governor-General at Ferozepore . Col . \ V heeler s brigade took np a position near the village oi bunnait , six miles from Loodianah . He had under his command a powerful force , consisting of the 1 st Light , and 4 th Irregular Caralr \; H . M . 50 th , the 24 th , 30 th , 36 th , and 4 Sth N . I ., the whole Shekawattee brigade , with four horse artilierv guns-in all probably about 8000 men . On the 3 rd , four day * after the battle of Aliwal , the force under General air Harry Smith marched from Boondrie towards Durrumkote , and made arrangements to rejoin the head ni na bv \ t ^ ' * ° f HI th th W { Dr jr . ^ Dt he

      -quarters of the Commander-in-Cl . ief at Hurreeke Uhat . Here the enemy continued to maintain themselves m force . Their principal position was right w front of us , on our side the river : it was strongly fortified , armed with seventy pieces of artillery , and defended by above 30 , 000 well-disci plined troops . A large body of men lay encamped on the opposite side—a well-constructe ' d bridge of boats maintaining the communication betwixt them Sir Harry Smith joined the Commander-in-Chief on the Sth , and arrangements were immediately made for an attack on the enemy . So obstinately were the guns defended , and so apt to be made use of if recovered for a moment , that two men of each company , exempted from all other duty , were detached from the European regiments , and provided with spikes to ran into the vents . The pontoon bridge at Kuoonda Ghat , Ferozepere , was in readiness to be used at a moment ' s warning , when our troops were prepared to cross . re < th ri < tt f * op ni n ot ai " w P * S K us pi

      EVENTS IN LAHORE . Let U 3 now turn to the state of matters at Lahore , where , amidst cruelty , perfidy , and falsehood , a stern and courageous determination not to yield to force of arms continued to manifest itself . The Queen Mother maintained a restless and uneasy position , unable to see her way , or to control her vassal chiefs . She had learned that a conspiracy had been matured by Goolab Singh to depose her and the infant Maharajah DhuUeep Singh , and throw tiem into prison . J . his was to be carried into execution on the return of thearmy from Ferozepore , wheresuccess against us was considered certain . The descendants of Shere Singh were to be placed upon the throne—the mountain chief exercising all substantial nower . and en-* '¦ aj ai ii : < : J > ?• n T oi W S ts

      trusting with authority such Sirkars as might be subservient to his wilL To counteract this scheme the ( iueen invited Goolab Singh on his arrival to occupy the residence of the late Dhyan Singh ; she intended to have him and the sons of Shere Singh murdered . The Rajah declined : the other persons became aware of their danger , and escaped . Goolab Singh is understood about this time to have sent messengers with a view to negotiation with the Governor-Generalhoping to cover his designs , or , in case of a reverse , obtain separate terms for himself . He declined to have the cuatoraary salute fired on his arrival at the capital . On the 30 th—the day of the battle of Aliwal —he appeared at cmrt . and stated that he was ready to undertake any duty her Majesty might assien him . ft SC $ I £ 0 ! d ? , ol h C - t 1

      lie was ottered money and ammunition , and recommended to proceed to camp ; but replied that he had brought abundance of both with him , which would be at the disposal of government . He wished to fight the British with his own liill men , and declined being mixed up with the Sikhs , in whose courage no reliance could be placed . His "own troops and personal attendants numbered about 12 , 000 , with ten pieces of artillery . The conference ended in nothing , lhe same evening tidings reached of the victory of Sir Harry Smith , and strong detachments were immediately ordered from Lahore to succour their defeated brethren , and reinforee the camp at Hurreeke . rhe following day the Queen in her helplessness was induced , notwithstanding all that had occurred to nominate Goolab Singh Wuzeer , or Prime Minister . On the 2 nd of February a report was circulated that ™ * « t 1

      ine aiKns nau retrieved the disaster of the 30 th , beaten the British , and recovered a portion of their guns ; and as the man by whom the tidings were brought was handsomely rewarded for his pains , other ^ bearers of intelligence equally flattering and fallacious made their appearance in abundance . In two days more an intimation from the defeated General Rtijnoor Singh revealed the full amount of their disasters : two thousand men , out of 24 , 000 who had been engaged , was all he had been able to collect or keep together , and these were without money , arms , ammunition , or food—their whole artillery were in the hands of the victors . Information soon after arrived , that so disheartened was the grand army under Tej Singh by the disaster experienced by their brethren , that it would'be difficult to get them to fight unless Goolab Singh showed himself m . camp . Evil tidings had arrived from the

      incus ; a rebellious chief , at the head of 3 , 000 men , was ravaging the Dhejarat , and troops were ordered Irom the remote province of Cashmere to assist the forces oi government likely to be overcome . It soon after appeared that the rebels had taken six guns from the Khalsa forces , for whi r * they were far SStTft- , Onthe 4 tb-of February it was 3 K ™ Si i" ^ g ° vernr aent 3 hould be openly thlteS PP hed ^ " should be intimated of different ^ for ' •*» amicable arrangement treaiwUh ^ L ! "J ^ the Governor-General to ffiE ^^ fl" * display of strength troops sent to camp r 5 ° ^ 7 " mad f , § et """* west , on Attock atf p , to draw , on th . * " north / to : guard Lahore . ThV w aWUr > for 5 « nf ° ™ cmenk with anxiety tha i " " *«* continued to wait toprStoa- retUr , f 0 fhi ? aml ) assadors - Ur S Lahore , pleadr . ^ fcthifT ***? ' *\ ° , S . ' * " * ag that his departure would be a sig-

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      BO OT ASD Shoesakebs of Glasgow . —We hare received 4 Terr lengthy statement from the Glasgow cordwwnew , in reply to certain statements contained in an address from the General Mutual Assis tanceAssociation , jigned by W . Clark , and published in this paper of the 21 st alt . Press of matter compels us to withhold the statement this week , which however , in justice to the Clasjo w men , shall appear in our next In the mean . &ae we may state , that the Glasgow op sratices declare that the charges brought agaiust thtan in the London address are " false and calumnious . " A Yorss O'Cokkomte . —The lines are not sufficiently poetical for publication . \ f . Weaves , Ecclefechax . —Next Week . Teiesas Pat * iots' aso Exiles' " Widows' asd Cho . vks ' s Fcsbs . —I bag to acknowledge the receipt of 5 s . Sd . fromMr . Whitehead , of Alva , ScoOana ; of 3 s . 4 d .

      from Mr . Enowles , being a collection at the Brassfoundew' Arms , Whitechapel ; and of Sd . from Mr . Marriott , Bow-street , London . My own lecture at the City Chartist Hall , last Sunday evening ( afterpayment of expenses ) , produced 7 s . Gil . for the two funds . Again , I must remind my brother Chartists that our eeetly disbursements , to four Teterans , and two widoni and their children , amount to £ 2 . The receipts hare been rerj scanty since the couiiuemcement of the present quarter : I humbly , and ytt earnestly , entreat that this our bounden duty—the relief of the real victims of oppression—may not fall into cold neglect . —Thohas Coopee , Secretary , 134 , Blackfriar ' s-roaa . Asi Ehl * of Eus . —The lines are respectfully dielined . "W . D ., Paislei . —Respectfully declined . jS" The great length of the Indian and other news compels us to withhold several communications , which we will notice nest week .

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      nal for a rising in the capital . The Governor-General is understood to have declined all separate arrangements , and spurned the idea of cessation of hostilities . Tidmgs reached about this time of the assemblage of a large force under Sir Charles Naoier on the lower Sutlej ; and the drfStaffiiK tan Chief , who offered at once to submit and hold his dominions oh the same terms under theKritUh as he had done under the Sikh government SS must hare crowned the gloomy forebodings at the capital About the 8 th of February every effort was made for the fortification and defence of Lahore flavin" given a short outline of the state of affairs in the Sikh capital up to the Sth of February we must once more revert to the operations of the British army brought down to the junction of Sir Harry Smith on the day just indicated , and ready to give battle to the enemy . 3 h

      TIIE BATTLE OF SOBRAON . The works had been repeatedly surveve ' d Thev consisted of formidable entrenchments defemlpd l > v not fewer than 30 , 000 men and 70 pLces oSflij ? under Colonel Don Hurbon de Alcantara , a Spanish engineer . There was a doubleline of batteries arranged in semi-circular form ; hi Kh uunmSh and deep and wide ditches with holesand banks trble could hardly enter , mtk fagcines , redoubts and epaulements , appeared to defy the efforl of our troops . Immediately within they were as hi the ?!***«»** , Pierced wUhUefmiL and

      criming arranged which skill could plan or nerocSfff - ° t ( Iurin - the fou ^ ™ te < hey E SeH JIT P ?? lti 0 D - - A c ^ siderable force rccomm ^ H » J Ot , ber Slde ' With S » n 8 so P <* d ^ to ran ^ mo f flank the P osition on *•»»• The arrangements in contemplation had been submitted to Srf £° M , r General b v the Commandcr-in-Chief , rf W 1 ie . arty approval . Two picquets in front ot kodeewallah and the Little Sobraon , occupied bv the enemy m force during the day only , were orderea to be taken possession of on the night of the 9 th , and , though some misconception and delay occurred by daylight in the morning of the 10 th they were in our hands . The battering and field artillery were placed in a semi-circle , embracing within its fire the position of the Sikhs . The cannonade , which was meant to have commenced at daybreak , was delayed til the rays ef the sun had dispelled the heavy mist which , hanging over the river and the ulain . rendered

      distant objects obscure . Two brigades , under Sir R . Dick , meanwhile waited on the margin of the Sutlej to commence the attack on the enemy ' s right . The 7 th or Stacey ' s brigade , comprising H . M . ' s 50 th and 53 rd , led ou , supported at a distance of 200 vards by ™ -1 6 th , under Col . _ Wilkinson ; the 5 th , under Col . AshburnhaiB , forming the reserve , was to advanco Irom the entrenched village ofKoodeewallah , leaving one regiment behind if necessary for its defence . Ireneral Gilbert ' s division constituting the centre , was deployed for support or attack , its right resting on the village of the Little Sobraon , which it partly occupied . On the left , near the village of Guttab , with its right thrown out towards the river was General Sir Harry Smith ' s division . The cavalrv .

      under Colonel Cureton , feigned an attack on the ford at Uurreekee threatening the Sikh horse on the other side . In the rear , between Gen . Gilbert ' s right and Sir II . bmith sleft . Brigadier Campbelloccupiedaposition capable of protecting both . Sir Joseph Thackwell , with Ungadier Scott , had tho remainder of the cavalry in reserve on the left , ready to act as circumstances might demand . At three a . m . the troops advanced to their respective stations as just described . At daybreak the light field batteries and a brigade of howitzers opened . By half-past six the whole fire of our artillery was developed . Round shot , shells , and rockets followed each other with teariul celerity , and the frequent explosion of ammuunion waggons in the enemy ' s camp showed with what precision they were aimed . At first a few horsemen showed themselves , reconnoitring and directing the removal of the baggage across the river by the bridge . Our infantry lay facing the works within

      cannon rasge , but under cover . The enemy at nrst scarcely seemed aware of our position , the columns having taken up their ground under night , but were quickly seen lining the whole of their works as they saw themselves surrounded . In an instant every gun was opened upon us from a common centre , and the fire became tremendous . Our guns were of formidable calibre , were admirably served and pointed with the utmost precision ; but the Sikh position was so formidable , and their cannon so numerous , that it was feared that by cannonade alone it was vain to hope to carry the day in any reasonable time ; and it was determined to bring the issue to the arbitrament of musket and bayonet . The attack , in conformity with this determination , was commenced at nine o ' clock ; when'Colonel Stacey ' s brigade , supported by Colonel Lane ' s horse artillery and Captain Horsford ' s and Fordyce ' s foot batteries , advanced steadil y in line towards the enemv ' a wnrks

      lhe infantry under Stacey , supported by Wilkinseu ' s brigade , moved on steadily and cooll y , halting when necessary to correct any imperfection in thoirline . About twelve hundred yards of deep sand had to be traversed , f he artillery went on at a gallop , taking up a succession of positions until within throe hundred yards of the enemy . The simultaneous roar of one hundred and twenty pieces of ordnance now resounded along the Sutlej : the slaughter was terrible : and so hot was the fire of musketrv , camelswivels , and cannon , that it seemed for a ' moment to be impossible thattheentrenchmentscould be won On our soldiers went , under a storm of grape and musketry , opening on them from the opposite side and locus oi the entrenched position . A shout , a run , anil a are had no effect : the heaviness of the ground over which they had passed had fasged the men . Tho

      awns saw their danger , but , confident in the power ot their guns , and impregnability of their position , stood firm and fought bravely . The enemy ' s cavalry , ordered to the rescue , was now seen preparing for the charge . A square was formed : the gallant sepoys ^ coolly closed in on their own centre : the enemy s horse took warning and withdrew . In ft moment the liue was reformed and the troops advancing , but not a man had as yet passed the entrenchments . The Sikhs showed signs of wavering as they saw our columns slowly and undismayed move

      on . One frightful effort more aud the outworks were our own . Her Majesty ' s 10 th foot , under Colonel r ranks , charged without firing a shot till within the entrenchments of the enemy ; the 53 rd came next : the sepoys of the 43 d and 59 themulated the Europeans in coolness and determination . The brigade of Colonel Ashburnham now ca me to the supportofthat of Colonel Stacey . Generals Gilbert and Sir H . bmith threw out their light troops , aided by the artillery , to threaten the other portions of the entrenchments . The Sikus attempted to throw the whole force within their camp upon the two brigades which had entered , and the battle raged with terrific jury all along from right to left . Our heavy m ,

      had first been directed to the right , when their fire required to be gradually suspended . The Sikhs strove with indomitable fury to recover sword in hand the positions from which they had been driven at the bayonet ' s point ; nor was it till the weight of the three divisions of infantry , and the fire of every piece of artillery belonging to our army , had been ielt , and the cavalry under Sir Joseph Thackwell had in single file burst through the openings made by the sappers in the entrenchments , reformed and charged on the other side , that the victory was won . Ihe 3 d Dragoons overcame every obstacle , gullopcd over and cut dewn the men still standing by their guns , and the victors prcsaed closely upon the enemy on every side . Now their fire first began to slacken , and then ceased . Regiment after regiment moved steadily down , and fearful volleys of musketry were poured in on the retiring foe . The few parties first retiring were followed b y vast masses making lor the bridge . b

      HORRIBLE SLAUGHTER OF THE SIKHS . Thousands betook themselves to the river , which a sudden rise had just rendered unfordable . The bridge meanwhile had partially sunk , and was totally inadequate for the conveyance of the multitudes pressing towards it . This battle had begun at six , it was over at eleven o ' clock ; the hand to hand combat commenced at nine , and lasted scarcely two hours . The river was full of sinking men . For two hours volley after volley was poured in upon the human mass—the stream being literally red with blood , and covered with the bodies of the slain . At last the musket ammunition becoming exhausted ,, the infantry fell to the rear ; the horse artillery piy in » grape till not a man was visible within range . N «

      compassion was felt , or mercy shown ; not only had our own loss been excessively severe but th& enemy during the earlier portion of the day had mutilated or murdered every wounded man that fell into their hands . The coolness and order with , which tho enemy retired , notwithstanding the havocbeing made amongst their ranks , was remarkable : Their co-1 5 s mOTed out of ran S c of our fire on reaching the further bank of the river , and pitc&ed their tents —sent across at an early part of tho action . Three or four heavy guns , which had in the course of the fight occasionally played upon us from time to time , saluted the camp followers engaged in collecting the spoil , rhe bridge was partly burnt , partly sunk , and latterl y destroyed by the engineers : the camp was in several places set fire to by stragglers-increasing the horror of the scene of cavngge . OI 33000

      -, men who had that day maintained so stout rat so unavailing a fight against us , more than one half must have been killed or wounded : not fewer , han ten thousand are believed to have perished . Sixty-seven guns with upwards of two hundred formidable camel-swivcl ? ,, numerous standards and munitions of war , fell into our hands . In an engagement so bloody and obstinate-even though of hrief f ! S 2 ir ^ n T . f assailants could not but & S , ? T tOtal laities amounted to 2 , 383 . 0 i IL ^ P ^ officers were killed-101 wounded ; 303 rank and file were killed , and 1 , 013 wounded . Amongst the slain were the gallant veteran Major-Gen . Sir It . Dick and Lit . ; Cols . c . C . laylor and Ryan . The Governor-Geneial throughout seems to have been in the thickest of the fight ; he does not seem to have exercised a separate command .

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      NARRATE OF THE BATTLE BY tiif g ^ NDEt ^^ OP THil BBlTjgS IO TUB BIGMf JION . THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF ISDIA , &C . Right noK . Sir ,-This is the fourth despatch which I have had the honour of addressing to vou sinee the opening of the campai gn . Thanks ' to Almighty trod , whose hat fd I desire to acknowledge m all our successes the occasion of my writing now is to announce a fourth and most glorious and decisive victory ! _ My last communication detailed the movements of the Sikhs and our counter-manwuvres since the

      great day of Fcrosesliau , Defeated on the Upper Sutlej , the enemy continued to occupy his position on the right bank , and formidable tele de pent and entrenchments on the left bank of the river in front oi the main body of our army . But on the 10 th inst . , all that he held of British territory , which was compromised in the ground on which one of his camps stood , was stormed from his grasp , and his audacity waa again signall y punished by a blow , sudden , heuvy , and overwhelming . It is my gratifying duty to detail the measures which have led to this glorious result .

      I he enemy ' s woiks had been repeatedly reconnoitred during the time of my head-quarters bein ? hxed at Nihalkee , by myself and my departmental staff , ana my engineer and artillery officers . Our observations , coupled with the reports of spies , convinced us that there had devolved on us the arduous task of attackinfj , in a position covered with formidable entrenchments , not fewer than 30 , 000 men , the besfcol the KliaJsa troops , with seventy pieces of cannon , united by a good bridge to a reserve on the opposite bank , on which the enemy had a considerable camp and some artillery , commanding and flanking his field works on eur side . Maj .-Gen . Sir II . Smith ' s division having rejoined me on the evening of the 8 th , and part of my siege train having come up

      with me , I resolved , on the morning of the 10 th , to dispose our mortars and battering guns on the alluvial land within good range of the enemy ' s works . To enablc ' usto do tin ' s , it was necessary first to drive in the enemy ' s pickets at the post of observation in front of Kodeewallah , and at the Little Sobraon . It was directed that this should be done during tho night of the 9 th , but the execution of this part of the plan was deferred , owing to misconceptions and casual circumstances , until near daybreak . The delay was of little importance , as the event showed that the Sikhs had followed our example in occupying the two posts in force by day only . Of both , therefore , possession was taken without opposition . The battering and

      disposed field artillery was then put in position in an extended semicircle embracing within its fire the works of the Sikhs . It had been intended that the cannonade should have commenced at daybreak ; but so heavy a mist hung over the plain and river that it became necessary to wait until the rays of the sun had penetrated it , and cleared the atmosphere . Meanwhile , on the margin of the Sutlej on our Ielt , two brigades of Major-General Sir R . Hick ' s division , under his personal command , stood ready to commence the assault against the enemy ' s extreme right . His Yth Brigade , in which was the 10 th Foot , reinforced by the 53 rd Foot , and led b Brigadier Stacey , was to head the attack , supported at 200 yards distance by the 6 th Brigade under Brigadier Wilkinson . In reserve was the oth Brigade under Brigadier the lion . T . Ashburnham , which was to move forward

      from the entrenched village of Kodeewallah , leaving , if necessary , a regiment for its defence . In tho centre , Major-General Gilbert ' s division was deployed for support or attack , its right resting on , and in the village of the little Sobraon . Major-General Sir Harry Smith ' s was formed near the village of truttali , with its right thrown up towards the Sutlej . Brigadier Oureton ' s cavalry , threatened , by feigned attacks , the ford at Hurreeke , and the enemy ' s horse under Rajah Lall Singh Misr on the opposite bank . Brigadier Campbell , taking i . n intermediate position in the rear between Major-General Gilbert ' s right and Major-General Sir Ilarry Smith ' s left , protected both . Major-Goneral Sir Joseph Tliackwell , under whom was Brigadier Scott , held in reserve on our left , ready to act as circumstances might demand , lhe rest of the cavalry .

      Our battery of 9-poundens , enlarged into twelves , opened near the Little Sobraon , with a brigade oi howitzers formed from the light field batteries and troops of horse artillery , shortly after day-break , But it was half-past six before the whole of our artillery fire was developed . It was most spirited and well-directed . I cannot speak in terms too high of the judicious disposition of the guns , their admirable practice , or the activity with which the cannonade was sustained ; but notwithstanding the formidable calibre of our iron guns , mortars , and

      howitzers , and the admirable way in which they were served , and aided by a rocket battery , it would have been very visionary to expect that they could , within any limited time , silence the fire of seventy pieces behind well-constructed batteries of earth , plank , and fascines , or dislodge troops covered either by redoubts or epaulements , or within a treble line of trenches . The effect of the cannonade was , as has since been proved by inspection of the camp , most severely felt by the enemy ; but it soon became evident that the issue ot ^ tlie struggle must be brought to the arbitrement of musketry and the bayonet .

      At nmo o clock Brigadier Stacey ' s brigade , supported on either flank by Captains Horsford ' s and Fordyce ' s butteries and Lieutenant-Colonel Lane ' s troop of Horse Artillery , moved to the attack in admirable order . The infantry and guns aided each other co-relatively . The former marched steadily on in lino , which they altered only to correct when necessary . The latter took up successive positions at a gallop , until at length they were within 300 yawls of . the heavy batteries of the Sikhs ; but , notwithstanding the regularity , and coolness , and scientific character of this assault , which Brigadier Wilkinson well supported , so hot was the fire of cannon musketry , and zuinboorucks kept up by the Khalsa

      troops , that it seemed for some moments impossible that the entrenchments could be won under it ; but soon persevering gallantry triumphed , and the whole army had the satisfaction to see the gallant Brigadier Stacey ' s soldiers driving the Sikhs in confusion before them within the area of their encampment . The 10 th Foot , under Lieutenant-Colonel Franks , now for the first time brought into serious contact with the enemy , greatly distinguished themselves . This regiment never . fired a shot till i £ gofc within the works of the enemy . The onset of her Majesty ' s 53 rd Foot was as gallant and effective . The 43 rd and 59 th Native Infantry , brigaded with them , emulated both in cool determination .

      At the moment of this first success , I directed Brigadier the Hon . T . Ashburnham ' s brigade to move on in support , and Major-Gononil Gilbert ' s and Sit Harry Smith ' s divisions to throw out their light troops to threaten their works , aided by artillery . As these attacks of the centre and right commenced , the fire ef our heavy guns had first to be directed to the right , and then gradually to cease , but at one time the thunder of full 120 pieces of ordnance reverberated in this mighty combat through the valley of the Sutlej , and as it was soon seen that the weight of tho whole force within the Sikh camp was likely to be thrown upon the two brigades that had passed its trenches , it became necessary to convert into close and serious attacks the demonstrations with

      skirmishers and artillery of the centre and right ; and the battle raged with inconceivable fury from right to left . The Sikhs , even when at particular points their entrenchments were mastered with the bayonet , strove to regain them by the fiercest conflict sword in hand . Nor was it until the cavalry of the left , under Major-General Sir Joseph Thackwell , had moved forward and ridden through the openings of tho entrenchments made by our sappers , in single filo , and reformed as they passed them , and the 3 rd Dragoons , whom no obstacle usually held formidable by horse appears to check , had on . this day , as at Ferozeshau , galloped over and cut down the obstinate defenders of batteries and field-works , and until the full weight of three divisions of infantry , with

      every field artillery gun which could be sent to their aid , had been , cast into the scale , that victory finally declared for the British . The fire of the Sikhs first slackened and then nearly ceased , and the victors then pressing them on every Bide , precipitated them in masses over their bridge and into the Sutlej , which a sudden rise of seven incliss had rendered hardly ibrdablo . In their eflkts to reach the right bank , through the despened water , they suffered from our horse artillery a terrible carnage . Hundreds fell under this cannonade ; hundreds upon hundreds were drowned in attempting the perilous passage . Their awful slaughter , confusion , and dismry , were such as would have excited compassion in the hearts of their generous conquerors , if the Khalsa troops had not , in the early part of the action , sullied their gallantry by slaughtering and barbarously manglingevery vfounded soldier whom , in the vicissitudes of attack , the

      fortune of war left at their mercy . I must ' . pause in I this narrative , especially to notice the determined hardihood and bravery with which our two batta&ons 1 of Ghoorkhas , the Sirmoor and Nusaereo , met the I Sikhs wherever they were opposcilto them . Soldiers ] of small stature , but indomitable spirit , the ? vied in ardent courage in the charge with the grenadiers of our own nation , and armed with the short weapon of their mountains , were a terror to the Sikhs throughout this great combat . Sixty-seven pieces of eannrcn , -upwards of 200 camel swivels ( zumboorucks ) , numerous standards , and vast munitions of war , captured by our troops , are the pledges and troplur-s of our victory . The battle was over by eleven ii \ the morning , and in the forenoon , I caused our engineers to burn a part and to sink a part of the vaunted bridge of the Khalsa army , across which t > had boastfully come once more to defy us , and to threaten India jvith nun and devastation .

      YVe have to uV , ioro- a ] oss gevere in itself , but certainly not heav y wucn weighed in the balance agaiust the obstacles f jvercome and the advantages obtained . I have espee ^ uy to iaraent the fall of Major-General Sir Robert ]) - lcit > k . c . B ., a gallant veteran of the leninsur jU . an () "Waterloo campaigns . He survived on'y tl ' . i evening the dangerous grape . shot wound ,

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      which Ik ° received close to the enemy ' s entrenchments whilst persv ' nflliy animating , by his dauntless example , the soldiers o / her Majesty ' s 80 tli Regiment in their career of noble . daring . Major-General Gilbert , to whose gallantry and increasing exertions I have been so deeply indebted , and whose services have been so eminent throughout this eventful campaign , and Brigadier Stacey , the leader of the brigade most hotly and successfully engaged , both received contusions . They were such as would have caused many men to retire from the field , itnit they did not interrupt lor a moment the efforts oi' these heroic officers . Brigadier M'Laren , so distinguished in the campaigns in Afghanistan , at Muhar . ijpore , and now

      again in our conflicts with the Sikhs , kas been badly wonnc ed by a ball in the knee . Brigadier Taylor tt . i } . ) , one of the most gallant and intelligent officers ot the army , to whom I have felt deeply indebted on many occasions , fell in this fight at the head of his Brigade , in close encounter with the enemy , covered with honourable wounds . Brigadier Penny , of the ^ usserec Bittalion , commanding the 2 d brigade lias ueen wounded , but not , I trust , severely . I am deprived for the pi-esenfc of the valuable services of Lieutenant-Colonel J . B . Gough , C . B ., Acting Quarter-Master General of her Majesty ' s troops , whose aid I have so highly prized in all my campaigns m China and India . He has received a wound from

      a grape shot , which is severe , but I hope not dangerous . Lieutenant-Colonel I&mr , Acting-Adjutiint General of her Majesty ' s forces , whose superior merit as a staff officer I have before recorded , has suffered a compound fracture in the left arm' by a ball . It is reared that amputation may become necessary . Lieutenant-Colonels Ryan and Petit ; , of the 50 th toot , were both badly wounded wi $ h > that gallant regiment . Captain John Fisher , Comraaedant of the birmoor battalion , fell at the head ci » his valiant little , corps , respected and lamented b ? ' She whole army . [ Here follows a very long list of persons from the Governor-General downwards , complimented by the temmander-in-Chief for their services in tho-battlc . ] _ The loss of the enemy has been immense ; an estimate of it limst be formed with a due allowasce for the spirit of exaggeration which pervades all statements of Asiatics when their interest leads them , to

      magnity numbers , but our own observation on She river banks and in the enemy ' s camp combine , witli the reports brought tu our intelligence department ,, to convince me that the Khalsa casualties were bei tween 8 , 000 and 10 , 000 men killed and wounded r . action and drowned in the passage of the river . Amongst tho slain are Sirdars Skam Singh , Attareewalla , General Gholab Singh , Koopta , and Ileera Singh , Topee , Sirdar Kishen Singh , son of the late Jemadar Kooshall Singh , Generals Morabuck Ally , and Ulaheen Buksh , and Shah Newaz Khan , son of Futteh-ood-deen Khan , of Kussoor . The body of Sham Singh was sought for in tho captured camp by his followers : and , respecting the gallantry with which he is reported to have devoted himself to death , rather tkan accompany the army in its flight , I forbade his people being molested in their search , which was finally successful .

      The consequences of this great action have yet to be fully developed . It has , at least , in God ' s providence , once more expelled the Sikhs from our territory , and planted our standards on the soil of the Punjaub . After occupying their entrenched position for nearly a month , the Khalsa army had , perhaps , mistaken the caution which had induced us to wait for the necessary material for timidity . But they must now deeply feel that the blow which has fallen on them from the British arm , has only been the heavier for being long delayed . I have , &c , ( Signed ) II . Gough , General , Ooramander-in-Clucf , East Indies .

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      j- ' uiijaub ; and although the conduct of the Durbar lias « e n such as to justify tlic most severe and extreme measures of retribution ( the infliction of which may yet be roquirud by sound policy , if the recent acts of violence be » ot amply ,. ltonud for , illimcdiate gubmis 8 k , , Usreil ) , nevertheless the GoTernor-Oeneral is still willing a pm iT """"* sl ) t ) ul " »» e given to the Durbar and to t hi ° nbmlta « - "ln * '" the authority of the thoot auSriT ' ' r ! m-tOlH t 0 « U 0 ( 1 ™ ' » « na tho observance of prudent counsels , enable the Governor-Genera to organise . Slkl , SOTirnme nt ta tho „ ,,, » , ' „ , f a descendant or it . founder , the Jate Maharajah Uu . nlt Singh , the faithful ally of the British Power J The Governor-General , at tl . i » moment o / a most complete and decisive victory , cannot give u stronger proof of the forbearance and moderation ot the British governmentthan by making this di-elaratisa of his intensions , the terms ami mode of the arrangement remaining for further adjustment . .

      11 ieOovernor-G * nsrnl therefore ca'rfs upon all those chiefs who are the well-wishers of the deseemlants of RU ) i } eet Singh , mid especially such cliisis as Imv « not participated in the linatilt prucRCilings ngiiisnt the Dritiah power , to act in concert with him for carrying into effect auc-h arrangements as shall maintain a Sikh ^ ttveninient afr Liihore , capable of controlling its army mid > protecting it * subjects , and based upon principles that siisll provide for the future tranquillity of the Sikh states , shall f ecure the British frontier against a repetition ef acts cfaggrts . ' ' sion , aj ; J shall prove to the whole world the modtyation , and justice of the paramount power of India . If this opportunity of rescuing the Sikh nation from military anarchy and misrule be neglected , and hoatile opposition to the British annj bo renewed , the jiovirnmeut of India will make such other arrangements for the future government of the Punjuub as the interests and secarity of the British power may render just and c . xnudicnV ^ " Byorder , Ac ,

      ( Signed ) ' f . Ccruie , Seurctnry to the Government of India , with the Gi ) vcrnor-Oeneral . ( True copy ) " " \ f . Kdwahbs , Under-S ' eurctnry to tho Gavernnvnt of India , with the OoYernor-Oeneral . " { For remmtole * of Indium News see our Ei ghth Panel

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      MURDER A . T NEWTON HEATH . Livsnroo-o , AIabcu 3 W—Nathaniel Ctiiw , aged thirty-one , stood clmrged with havi » . ' ,. at Newton . Heath , aboB 9 two miles from Maouhoiter , wilfully j murdered Ann > Ellison by throwing | ier intoa canal . ¦ , Thc case appeared to excite considerable interest , ithe court bciiig ^ llcd at an early hour .-? Mr . Serjeant Wilkins , assisted by Mesor ? .- Monk arcd Sowler conducted the proascntion . The prisoner * 3 s deieniled by Mr . Joseph-Ptdlbok . t Mr . Ellison , factor'to thedewased , stated that he Uriel in Maria-st ^ et , Manchester . The deceased , his-daughter , was t ^ Gnty-one ^ 'cnnof age in October last . She was a big piuccr of Murray * factory ,. ; md prisoner was a strttcher at the sunic place . " Decease . ' ) was a teacherat a Sumlav-sKhuol , and was a

      regular and good gir ' . t Was not ' aw . we that ? she-had any fol'tower . On WedfreEday , the 10 th December , slis returned from her worfra little afterseven , and she seemed lively , and in her usual spirits-. She wont out about seven o ' clock-, . 'Kiyinj ; she was going ; to see Jane Piling . Went to bed about ten ,-and was called * * up about two by his wife , vrtio stated that deceased had not ccme in . Witness went to various places in . Manchester ^ and continued' walking about until four in the morning , and about rWo saw the prisoner , ani asked him > if he knew anything- about Ann , as-shehad not bees home all night . He said he had been , at the new Trades' Hall , and could not get in , and he appeared confused and agitated . The factorybell rang and he went away-.- About nine o ' clock

      gave information to the police , -and during-the forenoon received information ¦ thivt a body had been found in the canal . Went to-the ? Three- Crowns , and lound the body of his daughter . On getting back ,-found the prisoner ' s wife , and she said ' somethingabout the occurrence which 'h ' ad ' taken place , lie then went out , and in the - everaog , when-he got home , after making arrangements as to the body-of ' the deceased , saw the prisoner ; -and--owing to whathad been said by the prisoner ' s - \ tVte- ,- told him hewas the villain that had destroyed hi j daughter , . ar . d threatened to turn him out of the house . He afterwards wont away . The body was buried in the A ' rdwick cemetery , bat was afterwards-exhumed , and apost mortem examination madebv-the surgeons .

      Mr . Darby called—Worked at Murray ' s-mil ) , andknew both prisoner and deceased . CtethelOth-of December saw them in Elizabeth-street , near Shaw ' s factory , about a quarter to eight in the evening . ¦ He appeared to bo entieing her to go somewhere with him , and she did not wish , but i-hoaftervfards went with him in the direction of Butlvr-street : lie next morning heard of the drowning when he got to the factory , and mentioned what he had seen the preceding evening . A number more witnesses were > ex : uainod , who deposed to the intimacy that had existed- * between the prisoner and the deceased . The most important evidence against the prisoner was the-following : —

      John Hartley examined . —I am an-iengine-tetiter . I worked for Cooper and Co . I have been < cfmlincd in Kirkdalo ga » l about tNvelve months ; 1 was discharged on the 12 th of March last ; . in tho lattorpart of my conlinement I was promoted' to tho storeroom ; my duty was to cut the hair of tho prisoner ? .. I remember the prisoner Currie being brought to grol and put into a batk ; he said he had no-money ; We went to the day-room , wo were alone . 1 cuS his hair . I asked the prisoner where lie came from ? . He saiV "From Angus-lane , the crescent , nigh George Murray ' s-hall . " I asked him "what he was in . for ?" llesaid , " For manslaughter . " I asked " who wa 3 it in particular , " and he said , " It was a young woman a piecerintfie factory . " I said , " it cannot be manslaughter if it is a young woman . "" He said , " it was brought in mans l aughter . " I said , " How was it they suspected you ? " He said , "She pined forme . " I said , "Are you a spinner ?' . ''He said , " No , I ' m a stretcher . " He said they . said she wi 3-

      m the family way by him . lie said there was only four witnesses he was afraid of . 1 said , " Who are they ? " lie said , "There were two young women said they saw me in the field close by ; the steel works . " lie said , " ho was coming b . v . tbsxvwal side , and they said , there ' s a woman in the canal . ! ' They said I said , " Oh , no , better bring a polieeiaanij she ' s been in three weeks ; they said , whenevor the policeman came up , I walked away . " I said , " -You know best yourself . " He snid , "Yes . " lisahl , " what made you chuck her into the canaU'f' lie said , " She should hare kept out of the water . " 1 said , "What a villain you must be to take he ? life . " Ho said , "My attorney said I must keep . my own counsel . " I said , "I suppose you drownad < ihcr- to save your place . " He said , "They sny 1 did . " Ilesait ' ,, "They say she was in the family wav . by- me . " The day after I was in tho cell , I said , "" WJiat made you chuok her into the cut ? " He said , - "She should have kept out . " With that I left him .

      William Warburton Weaver examined . —I was in . the service of Mr . Gough in 1814 . I pleaded guilty to-theoharge of forging an order ; :. ihe matter- of it was worth between 3 s . and 4 s . I'i was -confined in Kirkdale prison . Latterly I was placed in the sli wroom , under the officer . I remember the jriaoi ' . ur Currie being brought . He slept intone of thg reception-eolls until the surgeon cams .- Next morning I shaved him , and he was put in a . tepid bath .. 1 asked . him if he camo from Manchester .. He said .. " he did . " 1 said , " So do I . " lies aaked me- if I was a prisoner . I said , " I was . " I : asked liiai what hewas charged with . Ho said , Mlevras charged with , drowning a woman . " I saSJ ; . " llathsr a serious charge ! " Ho sa > kl , " Oh , ao ,. nothing—putting a . woman on one side ' . " Ncsfcula-v I vaunt into the

      place to shave-ham ; I said , "What doyou . think of . " your job now * "" Ho said , " -Nothbg at all . " I said , " What made you ili > wu the woman ? " He said , " She akoulti have kapfrout of . the water . "' 1 , » aid , " Why , you'll he buag , ifyoa'W ! found guilty . " * He said , " - © lino ; not fon-asmall matter like this . ' *" Tho surgeon examined . Him , and afterwards I : read , the prison-rules- to him . 1 aski-il-him " ii'hewasa , married man . I'" He sai «^ , " -Y . es . ''" Then , ofcourscy youcouldiiiotibeccurting thcgirli" He said , No . ' He stsod for- a minyio-or two ( and looked at me . ratherstirrish . Ffcsairl ,, "If y , ou ! ll not say anything to anyone ,, l *\\ toll youitho truth . "' I . TComised him t , wouWnot . He said ,, "being a married man ,. and , she ia the faio j ' ly-wcf ,, Ii pui her away , to com' iny > shares . "

      TV evidence ol ' tho-rasdical witnesses went to * prove- tkaft tb . e deceased was most probably strangled and then th / . ewn into-the water . 'l | he deceased waa about three nionklis-gono . fa the family way .. The jury , aftsii an hsur and a half 3 consultation ^ returned a veadict of Not Guilty . The announce-, meat of this verdict appeared to strike every , on ® with the greatest surprise r 1 1

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      Eastern Counths Hama * . — -A . curious case of tracing aiitlrecovering stvdeu property has just taken lace ^ n connection with this railway . A small box , covered with paper , arrived at the Shoreditcb . terminusoa the 2 ith ult . ; the paper was torn , and the box at tho same corner broken . A watch and silver spoons could be observed ; ami it being suspeetcd that a pilferage had taken place in transit , tlie guard of t . hctrain was aent in charge of apnllcc officer to Colchester , and thence to Ipswich ; but as neither the sender could be found , nor was there any advice in the box of its contents , it was despatched * to the person named on the card of address , an account having first been taken of what was enclosed in it . Tho PolUt Gasette of Wednesday last published an account > f property that had been ' stolen from the dwellinghouse of a Mr . Jackson , of Clare , in the county of Suffolk ^ which corresponded precisely with the contents of the box . Communication " was in conse-|

      quence immediately made to the police , and binco then Mr . Moseley , the superintendent of traflic , has received a letter from the constable who bail charge of the business , stating that he has succeeded in apprehending the receiver , and in recovering a large portion of the stolen properly . The gallant Major Somerset , who tell in thedtsperate battle of Kenracshah , was great-nephew to the Duke of Wellington , his mother being a daughter of tho late Earl of Mornington , the elder brother of . the noble Puke .

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      THE KILLED AND WOUNDED . Return of Killed , Woundad , aud MiBsing of the Army of the Sutlej , under the command of his Excellency General Sir Hugh Gough , Bart ., G . C . B ., Conunandevin-Chief , in the action at Sobraon on the 10 th of February , 1846 .

      ABSTBACT . Staff—2 European officers wounded . Artillary Dirision—1 European officer , 3 rank and file , 3 syce drivers , and 17 horses killed ; 1 European officer , 1 sergeant , 33 rank and file , S lascars , 5 syces , aud 23 horses wounded ; 5 horses missing . Engineers aud Sappers and Miners—2 rank and file , killed ; 3 European officers , 1 Native ditto , and 16 rank and file wounded . Cavalry Division—6 rank and file , and 13 horses killer ]; 4 European officers , 2 trumpeters , 3 G rank and file , and 53 horses wounded ; 24 horses missing . 1 st Infantry Division—2 European officers , 1 Native officer , and 97 rank and tile killed ; 28 European officers , 13 Native officers , and 489 rank and filoivouuded . 2 nd Ditto—5 European officers , 1 Native officer , 3 sorgeauts , 109 rank and file , and 1 horse killed ; 39 European officers , 12 Native officers , 4 G sergeants , 2 trumpeters , C 85 rank and file , and l'horse , wounded .

      3 rd Ditto—5 European officers , 1 Native officer , -1 sergeants , 1 trumpeter , 75 rank and file , and 5 horses killed ; 25 European officers , 13 Native officers , 27 sergeants , 3 trumpeters , 373 rank and file , and G horses wounded . Total—13 European officers , 3 Native officers , 3 sergeants , 1 trumpeter , 292 ranlc and file , 3 syces , and 3 G horses killed ; 101 European officers , 39 Native officers , 74 sergeants , 7 trumpeters , 1 , 332 rank and file , 5 lasears , u sjces , and S 3 horses wounded , 29 horses missing . Killed . Wounded , Missing , European officers 13 101 0 Native officers 3 39 0 Warrant and non-commissioned officers , rank and tile 301 1 , 913 0 Lascars , syee drivers , syces , &c . 3 10 0 Total 320 2 , 063 0 Grand total of killed and wounded aud missing 2 . 3 S 3

      MOVEMENTS SINCE THE BATTLE . The ambassadors of Goolab Singh immediately after the victory were admitted to an interview with the Governor-General , which before had been denied them . At no time had much anxiety to treat with him been manifested—it was not likely to have been increased by anything that had occurred . The disconsolate messengers returned on the 11 th to their master , to tell him that a British force was now on the Lahore side of the Sutlej , ready without delay to move upon the capital . On tho night of the 10 th and morning of the 11 th , two brigades of infantry and one of cavalry with a considerable body of

      artillery , crossed the river . Tlie Governor-ueneral aj - pears to have immediately pushed on with the leading division ; he was at Kussoor , twenty miles in advance , and thirty-two from Lahore , on the 14 th . Other troops were following fast across , and by the date just given every man intended for the advance on Lahore was within the Sikh boundary . Goolab Singh was stated to have intimated that he was on his way to camp ; the Lancers had gone out to escort him in . Brigadier Wheeler crossed from Umballa on the 17 th , and captured Phullour on the day following without resistance—the Sikh army having fled without fighting .

      PROCLAMATION OF TIIE GOVERNORGENERAL . The following proclamation of the Governor-General explains clearly the position of the Puiijaub , -nnd the intention of the British Government : — PtfoCLiJlA-riON BI THE ltlQUT HoS . THE GOYEENORGenieal or India . Foreign Department , Kussoor , Feb . U , 1816 . Tlie Sikh arnij has been expelled from the left bank of the rives Sutlej , having been defeated in uvery action with the loss of more than 220 pieces of artillery . The British armjhas crossed the Sutlej , and entered the Puuiuub .

      Tliu Governor-General announces , by this proclama tion , that this measure lias been adopted by the Guvevnmenlof India , in accordance with the intentions expressed in the proclamation of the Uth of December last , as having been fcu-ted upon the Govei-noi ' -Genural fan tlie purpose of " effectually protecting the British provinces , foi vindicating tho authority of the British Government , and for punishing , the violators of treaties aud the disturbers of thft public peace . " These operations will be steadily persevered in and

      vigorously prosecuted , until the objects proposed to be accomplished are fully attained . The occupation of the PnnjiHlb bj the British forges will » ot be reUwiuisksd until ample atonement for tke insult offered to the British Government by the infraction of the treaty of 1809 , A . B ., and by fte unprovoked invasion of the British provinces , shall have been exacted . These objects will include full indemnity for all expenses incurred during the war , and such arrangements for tlie future government of the Lahoue territories as will give perfect security to tho British Rovernmeat against similar acts of perfidy and

      I ] p aygreBsion . Military operations agaiust the government and army of the Lahore State have not been undertaken by the government of India from any desire of territorial aggrandizement * The Governor-General , as already announced in the proclamation of the 13 th December , " sin- j eerely desired to see a strong Sikh government re . esta- j blislied in the Punjaub able to control its army and to , protect its subjects . " The sincerity of these professions , is proved by the fact that no preparations for hostilities had been made when the Lahore government suddenly , , and without a pretext of curoplaint , invaded the British I territories . The unprovoked aggression has compelled the British government to have recourse to arms , and to organise the means of offensive war , and whatever may now befall the Lahore State , the consequences can alow , I be attributed to tho misconduct of that government av d I its army .

      . ¦ No extension of territory was desired by the government of India ; the measures necessary for providiu g in . demnity for the past and security for the future win , however , involve the retention by the British government of a portion of the country hitherto under tha govern , ment of the Lahore Suto . The extent of territory which it may deem advisable to hold will be -determined by the conduct of the Durbar , and by considerations for the security of the British frontier . The government of India will , under any circumstances , annex , to the British provinces the districts , hill and plain , si ' cuated between the rivers Sutlej and Beas , the revenues thereof being ap . I propriattd as a part of the indemnity required from the Lahore State . I The government of India has friendly declared that il ' did not desire to subvert the SiMi govetnuwut iu the

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 4, 1846, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1361/page/5/