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THE PRESS, JANUARY 30, 1858. 101 .....................-, India. The fact is, we want 40,000 men more, as deo all the The Hurkaru, in indicating Sir Colin's future corps now in ludia made up. On paper it l ooks well the movements, sa y s, " the loss of his stores, shoes, and INDIA• numbers of regiments out here ; but call for returns of clothing (in General Windham's encounter with the numbers, the 04th, 'Nth, 32nd, 84th, and sth, and some Gwalior Contingent) has sadly crippled the com. mender-in-chief% movements " :- --.------ others, would not make more than one decent regiment, if THE CALCUTTA MAIL. all pat ; tog e e h th w er in . h T st h p is iah lndia iin s h health andditresrternestgfirhosnwhthehe the excitement of the campaign is over but will die, will Nevertheless, by the exercise of unceasing diligence, two columns have been equipped, the one for Fattyghur—the -------- rot in their quarters. Take the num be r of the army that Nawab of which place committed atrocities second only lto those of the Nana, and has a considerable force at his T HE intelligence of importance conveyed to us by l eft for India, and see what it will be w hen next hot season disposal—the other for Etawah, Mynpoorie, and Agra. It is over—say, the end of September, 1858 . I look up on th e letters and pap ers of the mail from Calcutta, thi s Indian campaign as the most unsatisfactory that we is probable that Rohilcund will be next penetrated, and then will commen ce the grand coup of all, the real an nexe - Ith ult., and Bombay, :29th ult., relates principally have ever been engaged in. No one that coulee down trop of , Onde. For this purpose Sir Colio . will advance wishes to go up again. General affairs at Cawnpore to the advance of Colonel Seaton's column from were, from all accounts, miserably managed; our lose from Cawnpore--another column sea Shahiehanpore and Delhi, twenty-five miles south of Allyghur. At Gun- upwards, we hear, of 700, besides stores of ammunition Seetapore—a third, consisting of Jung Bahadoor and 9,000 Ghoorkas, from Goruckpore—and a fourth from Jaunpore serer , Colonel Seaton attac ked and defeated a and medicines. and Azimghur under Brigadier-General Franks. All sorts strong body of rebels, estimated at 5,000 men, under The Friend of India, upon the same subject, of none rep can be orts prevai l relied on. as to the movements of the rebels, but remarks : t h e command of W a lleedad Khan, of Malaghur, On the eastern frontier of Oude Jung Bahadoor's w h os e forces were recently dis p ersed at Boob Ind- Sir Cohn Campbell urgently requires reinforcements, force, 10,000 strong, is moving on Goruckpore , to drive and Calcutta itself, recently so full of troops, is now well- shuhur by Brigadier Greathed' s column, and who fled nigh denuded. Every available man has be en sent no to out the Oude rebel Mahoined Hossein. A letter, via first to w it tily,Bre but afterwards returned to his own the north-west. This exhaustive process has, indeed, Agra,of that date states,—" We have had another attack 'country, a band of followers chiefly recruited been continued until it would be difficult now to spare a on this unfortunate place. The Gwalior Contingent iment for Eastern reg Bengal, were it ever so much rebels came in very stro n g u p on us, about the 25th from am ongst the mutinous fugitive sep o y s. He needed. ultimo. They had for some ti me been melting recruited this force again with a few men at Furrucka- their preparations at Calpee, where the wretch Nana's Of Sir Co li n Campbell's future plans little is really bad, and took up a position at Khasgunj. Colonel known, but it is assumed that Brigadier Hope will followers had joined them ; and finding that almost Farquhar, left at Boohmdshuhur with a few men in advance to Futtyghur, clearing the road as he pro• all our troops had crossed over to Lucknow, a general the early part of December, had gone out as far as ceeds. He has with him Captain Remington's troop engagement took place, about four miles out on the Gungeree to watch the movements of these rebels, of Horse Artillery, a squadron of Punjaub Cavalry, road to Calpee, where what little force we had here an d Walleedad Khan left his head - qua rters, on the her Majesty's 93 rd , win g s of her Nlajesty's 42nd and 53rd, a nd had entrenched ": nched themselves, commanded by General 11th, to attack him , not kn owin g that Colonel Seaton,Windham the 4th Punjaub Rifle s . Meanwhile with the Delhi, Meerut, and Agra convoys, had made Brigadier Walpole will occupy Etawah, cleanse that The battle on the 28th was much in our favour, as the a forced march to join Colonel Farquhar. Colonel district, and press on towards Mynpoorie to join the enemy h was reti a l h sed, with she lossh followingie thre d e very Seaton's column had not an hour effected main body under Sir Colin Campbell. The total the of tr e oo av p y s g w n e n r s e obliged to o f the overpo ay w n e n r r - this junction and encamped, when a recon- force, when this junction has been effected, will ing number of the enemy. All our little army came into noitring party reported that the enemy were amount to two troops of horse artillery, one Royal the fort, abandoning their tents, baggage, Sec. The advancing, and that they had taken an advau- and one Bengal horse battery, the Naval Brigade, enemy got possession of the city, which they hell up to tageous position on a plain through which ran the with six 24-pounders, two howitzers, and eight the oth lost, nothwithstanding the heavy and well-directed Neem Nuddi, a confluent of the Kalee Nuddi. The mortars, two companies of Royal Engineers, two tire from our battlements. brigadier immediately attacked them, leading with companies of Bengal and Punjaub Sappers ; the The commande-chief came in from Lucknow on the the Carabineers, a few Lancers, and a troop of 29th, and the following day about five or six thousand of oth Lancers, four squadrons of Punjaub Cavalry, Artillery. " The rebels opened fire with four guns— her Majesty's Bth, 23rd, 38th, 42nd, 53rd, 64th, 82nd, our troops also arrived from the same pleats, scoomnie grape, round shot, and shrapnel. Their cavalry and 63rd Reoiments, three battalions of the Rifle by the poor females, children, &c., of the Bailey G ua rd . These latter remained here up to the 4th, and were that threatened our left. The Carabineers made a Brigade, and ° two regiments of Punjaub Infantry' night sent away to Allahabad, under a strong escort. splendid charge at their guns, and took one 9-pounder .. This force," writes the Times correspondent, Sir Colin then made arrangements to drive the insure and two 6-pounders. They then charged the cavalry " although its bones appear so large, has but little gents out of the city, whioh appeared at first not to be an on the left, and cut up fifty of them. Of the Cara- flesh. The regiments have suffered very severely, easy matter. On the morning of the Bth the wretches bineers there were killed :—Captains Wardlaw, and the force will not exceed altogether 8,000 were hemmed in on all sides excepting one, by our army, Hudson, and Wyse ; Head, 9th Lancers, badlyand all their supplies out off. We then opened all our men" : wounded. Our loss was about sixty altogether. The guns upon the city ; and such firing I never heard before. The 3Ond, 34th, and A th, with the sepeys who re- enemy was thoroughly routed, but got off one gun, . • in The 10-inch howitzer shots were beautiful to see. This or perhaps more, Our infantry was not engaged." rosined faithful Lncknow, will remain to protect Cawa- pore. Colonel Franks, again, with her Majesty's 20th, astonished them, and they commenced bolting towards These details are interesting, first, as sho win g 97th, part of the 10th, a Royal field battery, and soma Bithoor, as fast as possible. Some attempted t o rush u p on i the ease with which these bands of rebels are de- Madrass es, j oinin g Longden's Ghoorkas , will clear Benarea our bridge of boats to make their escap e, but could not fasted ; then, the absence of all gover nment in and the nei g hbouring eisteects, and march on towards succeed. Others then attempted to set i re to the brid g e by sending a couple of lighted boats adrift in the middle these parts of the country ; and lastly, the facility Oude. Sir James Outram has 4,000 men at the Alumbagh, of the stream. with which a rebel leader, thoroughly defeated , c an and can hold his position for six months, if necessary . Sir Colin's arrangements were very good • for the in a few weeks again rally to his standard a formi- Brigadier Chamberlain, again, late Adjutant-General o fthe wretches could not take away their provisions (of which dable force. From Gungeree Colonel Seaton moved Bengalto army, has resigned his appointment. Declining, they bad brought an immense supply): some three or four i southwards on the 15th ; and on the 17th reached the is h t as sa i d ,c orrespond through the Chief of the Staff , be thousand head of their Brinjare.e bullocks are now in our acceptedcommand of the Punjaub levies , where he is possession, with a large number of carts laden with am- vicinity of Futtyghur, from whence we have t he following telegraphic despatch : much more in his place, and will in a few days pour a munition and grain, rye. torrent of 15,000 brave, half-drilled men into Bareilly. It we re bringing in these by heaps, and still there is FROM INDORE, FROM SIR R. HAMILTON TO LORD ELPHIN- is believed that as each gang of the rebels is defeated its no end to them. On the morning of the 7th, all had STONE, SATURDAY, 26TH, 10.20 A.M. fragments will retire towards Oude, where the final staud absconded, some to Bithoor, and others to Calpee, leaving The following telegram from Colonel Seaton, dated is to be made. All the four bodies I have described, there- seventeen guns behind : and our chief is now after them 17th December, near Futtyghur : fore, will wend gradually towards the province, and gra- with right good will. We hope everything will shortly be dually hunt the game towards Lucknow. Then, as the Found the enemy strongly posted with town in rear. p ut to rights by the help and blessing of God. They opened at first with two guns, but afterwards with great circle closes in, Oude will become one vast battle- field, the fitting grave for such a foe. Jung Bahadoor The Phoenu remarks in its summary:--" It may be several. Advanced horse artillery, flanked by cavalry and himself, with 9,000 Gh o orkas, is approaching the north - that these Gwalior men will not be in a condition to infantry in rear ; charged, took eleven guns , camp and easternSerai, the only outlet of Oude, and the enemy thus offer fight again. They have, however, edit some park. Pursued enemy seven miles. Their loss 600, in- inclosed within our fires must unless wine unexpected guns with them, and, according t o some accounts, eluding many chiefs. Our loss trilling—one officer killed. • catastrophe intervene , perish sw ord; in hand. The plan, were preparing to intreuch themselves in the Calpee This is the last we have at present heard of Colonel which, as you will perceive, you may rely on, is worthy of district, the sirdars and leading me n of which the y Seaton's column, but it is believed that it has moved the genius by whom it h as' been conceived. We have had persuaded that they had totally routed the on towards Furruckabad, for the assault on which found a general at last, and with Sir Cohn Campbell alive - English at Cawnpore, killing all their officers and stronghold, if it is itself insufficient, it will, as appears oar dominion in the north-west is out of danger. Unfor- probaole, be augmented by a force from Cawnpore. tunately, we cannot depend upon his living. The old most of the men. On the strength of these lying representations, it is . . said that they are receiving From Cawnpore the news is down to Dec. 19th. Highlander has a positive lust for danger, and is never Sir Colin Campbell was busy organising his forces happy unless he can get near enough to hear the whiz of large supplies of provisions, as well as reinforcements the bullets. General Mansfield, his right hand, keeps up of men, from the landholders, and it was even and waiting for reinforcements. Communication a discipline to which Indians are scarcely accust omed, in- rumoured, amon g the natives of Cawnpore, that they with the upper provinces was suspended, and Sir sisting that real success can be obtained only by clockwork would once again attack that station. If these Colin, it was believed, would advance on Futtyghur as soon as he had obtained sufficient supplies. All precision—not by individual feats. The other day here . rumours should turn out well founded, it will b e- s moved a superintending surgeon for being late with some wale evident that the natives in general are mu ch however, depends entirely upon the supply of re- dhoolies, and a correspondent who was present says in the readier to lend willing ears to the representations of cruits to fill a t , the gaps made in Sir Colin's little retreat from Lucknow the troops were handled as if they the rebels than to those of the Government. They force. It does not seem that this supply is main- had been pieces on a chessboard, A whole series of move- will yet . hardly . believe that Delhi has fallen, though twined in a ratio equal to the demand. A writer manta were made to dovetail even as to time—a feat which the willingly credit lying stories of English defeat. from Barrack ore Dec. 20th, remarks : in India, where the passive resistnnce of circumstances is so strong, few men would attempt. Your readers, how- In the latter case, however, we suppose the wish is Affairs, if mending, are doing so very slowly ; true, we ever, must not imagine that the great plan will produce father to the belief. But these rumours of an in. gain a victory now and then, but always at a fearful loss of immediate success. It may yet require months for its trenched camp at Calpee rest on ne good authority." life. We take a few guns, kill 1,000 of the enemy ; but , i :. 1 / what is that? 10,000 more spring up at once again, and a fresh supply of guns are forthcoming ; whereas, we cannot afford to lose men—we cannot replace them, we have too few as it is; the army that has arrived is swallowed up; no large corps are together; no one knows where they are, and the cry from up-country is, " Send up troops." No more are in Calcutta, onlv a few hundred more have to arrive, and as yet little is done. . w a g gons Neither do the prospects of the coming campaign appear satisfactory : We have reFoued the women and children at Lucknow, execution, and be interrupted by a great variety of circum- stances Not a troopship has arrived in Calcutta during the p as t fortnight, and there will soon be a want of more men We shall not when every man has arrived have more than . 30 000 on this side of India fit for duty, and we want 50,000 at least. There is a great deficiency y' of carriag e till the sick have been finally bestowed in safety and t he progressaggons have returned, and our losses at Cawnpore impede So dreadfully. that, after all, everything depends upon Sir Ga nges C p ceiving reinforcements to an Colin Cam bell re • • extent that shall not only supply his losses, but A n n g o e t s he a r nd writer from the camp remarks : Beyond recovering a major portion of the camp and bags g c a le g a e n w e e se4 los pe t . on T th h e 27th, on the Jewee Plain, capturing nineteen guns, twenty-six carts of ammunition, a quantity of grain, and an immense herd of cattle, and taking some fifteen prisoners, I cannot ascertain we have done much damage to the mutineers, who have effected a cunning and This morning I learn that those who fled to Bithoor and Calpee have respectively recrossed the Jumna. At Calpee, it is said, the enemy have a strongly intrenehed camp, well supplied with ammunition and russet. His Excellency is in camp on but we have abandoned Oude ; the hot weather will be swell his force At present the number of rein- the Jewee Plain, in front of the city. Brigadier Grant, coming on, sickness will kill more than the enemy now f ' with one column, is a ft er the Bithoor fugitives, and two orcements leaving our shores is 500 per month do; we shall have but bad cover, if any; and unless some columns have gone out on the Delhi road. The blow is quickly 'truck, we shall bare trouble yet with Wow the losses.place is of neeessity completely unsettled, the native city 1 ID ..