THE BATTLES OF THE SUTLEJ. "THANKS TO THE ARMT IN INDIA."

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume II, Issue 104, 29 July 1846, Page 3

THE BATTLES OF THE SUTLEJ. "THANKS TO THE ARMT IN INDIA."

In the House of Lords, On Monday, the 2nd March, the Eail of Ripon moved the following Resolutions :—: — " That the thanks of this house be given to the Right Honourable Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Hardinge, Governor-General of India, Knight Grand Gross of the Order of the Bath, for the energy and ability with which he directed the military means at his disposal, to the repelling of the unp:ovoked invasion by the Sikh army of the dominions of the British government, and of the protected states upon t!*e left bank of the Sutlej ; and also for the firmness and gallantry with which he directed the operations of that portion of the army under his immediate command in the afternoon and night of December 21st 1815, and on the morning of the 22nd, upon which (ccasion the enemy's defences were carried by storm, the greater part of their artillery captured, and their subsequent attempts to regain what they had lost repeatedly defeated. " That the thanks of this house be given to General Sir Hugh Gough, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Commanderin Chief of the Forces in the East Indies, for the distinguished valour with which he led the several attacks upon the enemy in the battles of the 19th, 21st, and 22d of December, 1845, displaying in conjunction with the Go-vernor-General a brilliant example to the troops of perseverance and courage, in critical circumstances, and of irresistible ardour in the several attacks made upon the enemy. " That the thanks of this house be given to Major-General Sir Harry Smith, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, to Major-General Walter Raleigh Gilbert, and to Major-General Sir John Littler, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, and to the several officers under their command, for the eminent services rendered by them in the recent arduous and successful operations. " That the thanks of this house be given to the non-commissioned officers and private soldiers, European and Native, for the perseverance and fortitude displayed by them at Moodkee, on the 18th of December, 18.45, and

for the daring valour with which they forced the enemy's entrenchments at Ferozeshab, on the 21st and 22d of December, captured most of his guns, and finally compelled the Sikh army, of greatly superior numbers, to retire within their own frontier. " That this resolution be signified to them by the commanders of the several corps." The speech of the Duke of Wellington in the House of Lords ; and the speeches of Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Russell in the House of Commons, on that night, upon these gratifying resolutions, will be read with considerable interest by every admirer of British valor. — Australian Journal.