[From the South Australian.]

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 420, 11 August 1849, Page 3

[From the South Australian.]

By the Hugh Lindsay, steamer, which had arrived at Pinang, we (Straits Times) have received advices from Calcutta to March 17th, and from Madras to the 30th. The following is the most important, namely, the unconditional surrender of Chutter Singh and Shere Singh :— We learnt, after the remainder of our paper had been made up, and it affords us very sincere gratification to announce, that the energetic pursuit of the Sikbs, who had gone towards the Indus, by General Gilbert has been attended with the most complete success. Nearly the whole of the rebel chiefs surren- 1 dered to Major Mackeson, Agent to the Go-vernor-General in the camp of Sir W. Gilbert, at Rawul Pindee, we believe, on the Bth March, giving up the whole ot their guns, twenty-two in number, and what is quite as satisfactory, we know that Major and Mrs. Lawrence, Lieut. Bowie, Lieut. Herbert, and Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, wore given up at the same time : so that, as far as the Sikhs are concerned, the war is at an end. It now remains for General Gilbert to follow up Ameer Dost Mahomed Khau, who, according to our native correspondent, has fldd to Jumrood. It is said that our political officers are negotiating with the Khaiberees to close the passes against him. Should success attend the proposition, Dost Mahomed may once again see Hindostan. It is added that the Eastern Ghilzaies have taken advantage of the Ameer's absence from Kabul to attack his capital, We hare been informed that Cap-

tain Abbott contributed his share towards compelling the surrender of the Sikhs, by cutting off their retreat towards Attock, thus proving to demonstration how serviceable has been the line of policy pursued by him since the commencement of the rebellion. Now comes the question of how the Punjaub is to be settled ? Annexation or not ? We still believe that the country will become a British Province. We have letters from the camp of the Com-mander-in-Chief, still at Goojerat, to the Bth instant. The news is comparatively unimportant. Brigadier-General Gilbert's force having been appointed to the command of the first Division ol Infantry, vice Brigailier-Ge-neral Mountain, whose accident has necessitated his return, and who has been posted to the third Division of Infantry of the army of the Punjaub. The captured guns were sent into Wuzeerabad on the 6th March, and made over to the 52nd No. 1, who occupy the post at that town, where the bridge of boats has been finished. The Engineer Officers are engaged in surveying the country on the left bank of the river, preparatory to the selection of a site for a cantonment, it would seem. Six months' supplies for General Gilbert's force had been sent on, and as there was an immediate prospect of the army breaking up, the Commissariat were disposing of the surplus stores at a cheap rate. We may now daily look for the order dissolving the array of the Punjaub. — Delhi Gazette, March 14. Camp Puckkah Seriab, 6 p.m. Bih March, 1849. I wrote you a hurried line, and with heartfelt pleasure, to inform you that I have just seen Mrs. Lawrence and her two children, and her maid servant, at the General's tent ; Lieutenant Bowie as also in, and Major Lawrence anJ Lt. Herbert come in tomorrow, with Chutter Singh and Shere Singh. I hope this will be the first intimation of this happy eveut. Mofussilite Extra, March 14. Camp Goojerat, 9th March, 1849. The Coramander-in-Chief started this morning with Colonel Cheape for the Jhelum. They are to visit Rhotas, Jhelum, and Aurungabad, which are spoken of as cantonments. A station eight miles from Wuaeerabad, on the Ramnugger road has been marked out for seven regiments. It is expected that the army will march to-morrow morning towards Wuzeerabad, and encamp on this bank of the Chenab. The captured guns were conveyed to Wuzeerabad three days ago. One of the politicals wkh the advance has written to say, that he had reason to believe that Major and Mrs. Lawrence, Lieuts. Bowie and Herbert would be made over to General Gilbert very shortly, and the wreck of the Sikh army is getting so well hemmed in that both Chutter Sing and Shere Singh will shortly give themselves up. Abbott has moved down on one side and Colonel Steinbach on another, to co-operate with General Gilbert. — Ibid. Lahore, March 10. The express has just come in from camp. You will be delighted to hear the war is over. All the prisoners are safe in Gilbert's camp. Shere Singh has given everybody up. — Ibid.