1 234 SINDE.
2 opponents.* Triumph continued to attend the career of the vic-
3 torious general. He was again successful in defeating the army of
4 miles, without molestation, and purpose to-morrow morning anchoring off
5 Muttaree, where I expect to find your camp. Our casualties amount to two
6 men of her Majesty’s 22nd regiment and one camp follower killed ; and Mr.
7 Conductor Kiely, Mr. Carlisle, agency clerk, two of the steamer’s crew, four
8 of her Majesty’s 22nd regiment, two camp followers wounded, and four
9 camp followers missing : total, three killed, ten wounded, and four missing.”
10 * Subjoined is the official report of the battle by Sir Charles Napier :—
11 ‘“« The forces under my command have gained a decisive victory over the army
12 of the Ameers of Upper and Lower Sinde. A detailed account of the various
13 circumstances which led to this action does not belong to the limited space of
14 a hasty despatch, I therefore begin with the transactions belonging to the bat.
15 tle. On the 14th instant, the whole body of the Ameers, assembled in full
16 durbar, formally affixed their seals to the draft treaty. On leaving the dur-
17 bar, Major Outram and his companions were in great peril: a plot had been
18 Jaid to murder them all. They were saved by the guards of the Amcers; but
19 the next day (the 15th) the residence of Major Outram was attacked by eight
20 thousand of the Ameer’s troops, headed by one or more of the Amecrs. The
21 report of this nefarious transaction I have the honour to inclose. I heard of
22 it at Hala, at which place the fearless and distinguished Major Outram joined
23 me, with his brave companions in the stern and extraordinary defence of his
24 residence against so overwhelming a force, accompanied by six pieces of can-
25 non. On the 16th I marched to Muttaree. Having there ascertained that
26 the Ameers were in position at Meeance (ten miles’ distance), to the number
27 of twenty-two thousand men, and well knowing that a delay for reinforce-
28 ments would both strengthen their confidence and add to their numbers, al-
29 ready seven times that which I commanded, I resolved to attack them, and
30 we marched at 4 A.™., on the morning of the 17th. At 8 o’clock the ad-
31 vanced guard discovered their camp ; at 9 we formed in order of battle, about
32 two thousand eight hundred men of all arms, and twelve pieces of artillery.
33 We were now within range of the enemy’s guns, and fifteén pieces of artillery
34 opened upon us and were answered by our cannon. The enemy were very
35 strongly posted ; woods were on their flanks which I did not think could be
36 turned. These two woods were joined by the dry bed of the river Fulaillee,
37 which had a bigh bank. The bed of the river was nearly straight, and about
38 1,200 yards in length. Behind this and in both woods were the enemy posted,
39 In front of their extreme right, and on the edge of the wood, was a village,
40 Having made the best examination of their position, which so short a time
41 permitted, the artillery was posted on the right of the line, and some skir-
42 mishers of infantry, with the Sinde irregular horse, were sent in front, to try
43 and make the enemy shew his force more distinctly ; we then advanced from
44 the right in echelon of battalions, refusing the left, to save it from the fire of
45 the village. The 9th Bengal light cavalry formed the reserve in rear of the
46 left wing, and the Poona horse, together with four companies of infantry,
47 guarded the baggage. In this order of battle we advanced, as at a review,
48 across a fine plain, swept by the cannon of the enemy. The artillery, and