[From the Friend of India, March 22.]

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 416, 28 July 1849, Page 3

[From the Friend of India, March 22.]

We are happy to announce tlie final termination of the war in the Puujaub. The victory of Goojrat appears to have completely broken the strength and destroyed the confidence of the insurgents. It has at once decided the campaign. General Gilbert, as soon as he was able to cross the Jhelum, followed the enemy with the utmost vigour. They were expected to make a stand at Rhotas, but evacuated it on his approach. It was then announced that they were prepared to defend the formidable pass of Bakeiala; but the terror of our pursuit gave additional speed to their flight, and the pass was found to be unoccupied. Our troops came up with them at Rawul pindee on the Bth of March, when all the prisoners were surrendered, and Mrs. Lawrence with her children and their attendant, Lieutenants Bowie and Herbert, and Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, were sent into our camp. Soon after, the insurgent chiefs gave themselves up, together with all their remaining guns, tweuty-two in number, and the war which has created such deep anxiety both in this country and in England was brought to a close. Of the future disposal of the chiefs, there are various reports, but there can of course be no definite intelligence, it is stated that their lives are to be spared, and that they are to be allowed some small pensions for their maintenance, but that their jaygeers are to be confiscated. The reasonableness and equity of such an arrangement give it every appearance of probability. General Gilbert has now only to deal with the infatuated Affghans, and he was about to advance with rapidity to Attock and Peshawur: After the entire discomfiture of the Sikb allies, it is not expected that Dost Mahomed will have the courage or the temerity to make any stand. Neither of these foitifications will long hold out against us ; and the probability is, that we shall find them evacuated, and that the march of our army to the mouth of Khyber pass will be an un-

I broken triumph. Dost Mahomed may consider himself fortunate if he is enabled to reach his own capital in safety, and to resume his authority. It is ieported that the Khyberees have been urged by the British authorities to close the passes against him, and even Cabul is said to be in the hands of one of his own rebel feudatories. It would not be surprising if he were again to fall into our hands, and be constrained to ruminate on the rashness of his conduct in a state of captivity. His rapid and disorderly flight will teach the Affghans the folly of any attempt to try conclusions with the British troops, at a distance from their own mountain fastnesses, and without any advantage from the elements., and this Affgban irruption thus may be found to assist in consolidating the peace and security of our North-west Frontier. We annex from an official record published in the Mofussilite, the following abstract of the casualties ot the war which has now closed :—: — A antes of Actions : Ramnuggur, 22nd of November, 1848 — killed, 1 officer, 14 men; wounded, 9 officers, 54 men ; missing, 1 officer, 11 men; — total, 11 officers, 79 men. Sudoolapoor and Passage of the Chenab, 3rd December, 1848 — killed, 21 men; wounded, 4 officers, 47 men ; missing, 1 man ; — total, 4 officers, 69 men. Chillianwalla, 13th of January, 1849 — killed 22 officers., 580 men ; wounded, 67 officers, 1584 men ; miss tig, 104 men ; — total, 89 officers, 2268 men. Goojrat, 21st of February, 1849— killed, 5 officers, 91 men ; wounded, 24 officers, 682 men ; mibsing, 5 men ; — total, 29 officer*, 778 men. Grand total — killed, 28 officers, 706 men ; wounded, 104 officers, 2367 men; missing, 1 officer, 121 men : total, 133 officers, 3194 men. Killed and wounded at Mooltan from the commencement of the operations to the close thereof: 9 officers killed and 55 wounded, 4 of whom have since died. Killed and wounded in all, 1153.