Having thus done justice, and justice alone, to the gallant troops his Excellency entrusted to my command, I would gladly, if the limits of a despatch (already too much lengthened, I fear), permitted me, do that justice to individuals all deserve. This cannot be.... The Fort of Goongrana has, subsequently to the battle, been evacuated, and I yesterday evening blew up the fort of Buddiwal. I shall now blow up that of Noorpore. A portion of the peasantry, viz., the Sikhs, appear less friendly to us, while the Mussulmans rejoice in being under our government. I have, etc., (Signed) H.G. Smith, Maj.-Gen. commanding. Camp, Field of Battle of Aliwal, 30th January, 1846. True copy (Signed) P. Grant, Major, Dep. Adj.-Gen. of the army. TO THE RIGHT HON. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA. Head-quarters, Army of the Sutlej, Camp Kussoor, Feb. 13. Right Hon. Sir, This is the fourth despatch which I have had the honour of addressing to you since the opening of the campaign. Thanks to Almighty God, whose hand I desire to acknowledge in 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-manoeuvres, since the great day of Ferozeshah. Defeated on the Upper Sutlej, the enemy continued to occupy his position on the right bank, and formidable _tête de pont_ and entrenchments on the left bank of the river, in front of the main body of our army. But on the 10th instant, all that he held of British territory, which was comprised in the ground on which one of his camps stood, was stormed from his grasp, and his audacity was again signally punished by a blow, sudden, heavy, and overwhelming. It is my gratifying duty to detail the measures which have led to this glorious result.