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enormous odds and fearful disadvantages, against bop deferred, and through unceasing toil and wear of body and mind, still holds ou day after day and triumphs. The heavy guns of the assailants, posted, almost in security, within 50 yards of the entrenchments—so near, indeed, that the solicita tions, and threats, and taunts which the rebels ad dressed to the native defenders of the garrison wore easily heard by those true-hearted men ; the fire of the enemy's musketry, s- searching that it penetrated the innermost retreat, of the women and children, and of the wounded ; their desperate attempts repeatedly made, to force an entry after blowing in the defences ; the perpetual mining of the works ; the weary night watching for the ex pected signal of relief ; and the steady waste of pre cious lives, until the number of English gunners was reduced below that of the guns to be worked; all these constitute features in a history which the fellow -countrymen of the heroes of Lucknow will be read with swelling hearts, and which will endure for ever as a lesson to those who shall hope, by treachery, numbers, or boldness in their treason, to overcome the indomitable spirit of Englishmen. A complete list of the brave men who have fallen has not yet reached the Governor-General in Conn oil, but the names mentioned in Brigadier Inglis's report are in themselves a long and sad one. Among those who have nobly perished in this protracted strug4le Sir EL Lawrence will occupy the first place in the thoughts of his fellow-country men. The Governor-General in Council has already given expression to the deep sorrow with which he mourns the loss of that distinguished man. But the name of Sir H. Lawrence can never rise up without calling forth a tribute of honour and admiration from all who knew him. -The Governor-General in Council has also to de plore the loss of Major Banks, an officer high in the confidence of the Government of India, and who, with the full approval of the Governor-General in Council, had succeeded to the charge of Chief Corn missioner upon Sir H. Lawrence's death ; Lieut.- Col. Case, her Majesty's 32d Regt., who was mor tally wounded while leading on his men at Chinhut on June 29 ; of Capt. Radcliffe, whose conspicuous bravery attracted the notice cf Sir H. Lawrence for his gallant conduct while in command of the Much hee Bhowun; of Captain Fulton, of the Engineers, whose indefatigable exertions are thankfully re corded by Brigadier Inglis ; of Major Anderson, the Chief Engineer, who, contending against deadly sickness, did not cease to give his valuable aid to his commander ; of Captain Simons, Artillery, mor tally woundd at Chinhut ; of Lieuts. Shepherd and Arthur, 7th Light Cavalry, killed at their posts ; of Capt. M'Cabe, her Majesty's 32d, who fell while leading his fourth sortie ; and of Captain Mansell, of the same corps, who fell a victim to cholera. The Governor-General in Council laments also to find in this melancholy record the names of Mr. Lucas, a traveller in India, and of Mr. Boyson. These two gentlemen, acting as volunteers, received charge of one of the most dangerous outposts, and held it at the cost of their lives. The good services of her Majesty's 32d Regiment throughout this struggle have been remarkable. To the watchful courage and sound judgment of its commander, Brigadier Inglis, the British Go vernment owes a heavy debt of gratitude ; and Major Lowe, Capt. Bassano, Lieutenants Edmon stoune, Foster, Harmar, Lawrence, Clery, Cooke, Browne, and Charlton, and Quartermaster Strib bling, of this corps, and Captain O'Brien, of her Majesty's 84th Regiment, are praised by their superior as having severally distinguished them selves. Of the 7tli Light Cavalry, Colonel Master, to whom was intrusted the command of a most exposed post, Capt. Boileau, and Lieut. Warner, are entitled to the thanks of the Governor-General in Council. The Governor-General in Council recogniss with pleasure the distinction accorded to Major Apthorp, Captains Kemble and Saunders, Lieutenants Bar well and Keir, of the 41st Native Infantry, as well as to Captain Germon and Lieutenant Aitken, of the 13th Native Infantry, the latter of whom com manded an important position in the defenc( s with signal courage and success ; to Captain Anderson, of the 25th, and to Lieut. Graydon, of the 44th Native Infantry. His Lordship in Council desires to acknowledge the excellent service of Captain Dinning and Lieutenant Sewell, of the 71st Native Infantry ; and of Lieutenant Langmore, of the same regi ment, who held continuously a post open to attack, and entirely without shelter for himself or for his men by night or by day, as well as of Lieutenant Worsley, of the same corps ; Lieut. Tullock, 58 h N.I. ; of Lieut. Hay, 48th N. 1., who was placed under the Engineers to assist in the arduous duties of that department ; and of Ensign Ward, of the same regiment, who, when the officers of Artillery were most disabled, worked the mortars with good effect ; also of Lieut. Graham, of the 11th N. 1., and of Lieut. Meaham, of the 4th Oude Irregulars. Of the . native officers and men of the 13th, 48th, and 71st Regiments of Native Infantry, who have been among the defenders of the Residency, it is difficult t• speak too highly. Their courageous constancy under the severest trials is worthy of all honour. The medical officers of the garrison are well en. titled to the cordial thanks of the Government o India. The attention, skill, and energy evinced by Superintending-Surgeon Sco t ; Assistant-Sur geon Boyd, her Majesty's 32d Foot ; Assistant- Surgeon Bird, of the Artillery ' • Surgeon Campb e ll, 7th Light Cavalry ; Surgeon Brydon, 71st N. I. ; Surgeon Ogilvie, Sanitary Oenynissioser ; Assist ant-Surgeon Fayrer ; Assistant-Surgeon Partridge, 2d Oude Irregulars • Assistant-Surgeons Greenhow and Darby, and of Mr. Apothecary Thompson, are spoken of in high terms by Brigadier Inglis. To Dr. Brydon especially the Governor-General in Council would address his hearty congratula tions. This officer, after passing through the Cabul campaign of 1841-42, wasincluded in the illustrious garrison who maintained their position in Jellala bad. He may now, as one of the herces of Luck now, claim to have witnessed and taken part in an achievement even more conspicuous as an example of the invincible energy and enduring courage of British soldiers. The labours of the officers of Engineers—Lieuts. Anderson, Hutchinson, and Innes—and of the Ar tillery—Lieut. Thomas (Madras), and Lieuts. Mac farlane and Bonham, receive, as they deserve, hon ourable mention, which the Governor-General in Council is glad to confirm by his cordial approval, The services rendered by Mr. M'Rae, civil engi neers, Mr. Schilling, principal of the Martiniere, and by Mr. Cameron, a gentleman who had visited Oude for commercial purposes, merit the especial thanks of the government of India. The Governor-General in Council has read with great satisfactioh the testimony borne by Brigadier Inglis to the sedulous attention given to the spi ritual comforts of his comrades by the Rev. Mr. Polehampton and the Rev. Mr. Harris. The first, unhappily, has not survived his labours. The officers of the staff have rendered excellent service. That of Lieut. James, Sub-Assistant Com missary General, calls for the especial thanks of the Government of India. This officer, although severely wounded at Chinhut, resolutely continued to give valuable aid to the brigadier ; and it is mainly owing to his forethought and care that the supplies of the garrison have sufficed through the hardships of the siege. Capt. Wilson, 13th Native Infantry, Deputy .Assistant-Adjutant-General, has evinced courage, activity, and sound judgment in a very high de gree. Lieut. Hardinge, officiating as Deputy-Quarter master-General, as well as commanding the Sikh cavalry of the garrison, has proved himself worthy to bear his soldier's name. Lieut. Barwell, 71st Native Infantry, Fort-Ad jutant, is honourably mentioned ; and Lieut. Birch, of the 71st Native Infantry, who acted as aide-de camp to Brigadier Inglis throughout the siege, has discharged his duties iu a manner which has called forth emphatic praise from his commander. The officers of the civil service have not been be hind their military brethren in courage and zeal. The assistance rendered by Mr. Couper to Briga dier Inglis, as previously to Sir H. Lawrence, has been most valuable. Messrs. Thornhill and Capper were wounded during the siege, and Mr. Martin, deputy-commis sioner, and Capt. Carnegie, assistant-commissioner, have earned the especial thanks of Brigadier Inglis. To all these brave men, and to their brother offi cers and comrades of every rank and degree, Euro pean and native, who have shared the same dangers and toils with the same heroic spirit, the Governor- General in Council tenders his warmest thanks. The officers and men of her Majesty's regiments must receive their full measure of acknowledgment from a higher authorii y than that of the Governor- General in Council; but it will be the pleasing duty of his Lordship in Council to express to her Ma jesty's Government and to the Hon. Court of Direc tors of the East India Company, in the strongest terms, the recommendation of th em to that favour for which Major-General Sir James Outram so justly pleads. Meanwhile it is a gratification to the Governor- General in Council to direct, in a General Order of this day, that the rewards and honours therein spe cified shall be at once awarded to the officers and men of the two services and to the civilians respec tively. This notice must not be closed without mention of tho.e noble women who, little fitted to i talio i p d a . rt in such scenes, ha; e assumed so clieeritil y,. charged so earnestly, their task of cha r i t y minis tering to sickness and pain. It is likely_ that to themselves the notoriety of praise publicly given. May be distasteful, yet the Governor-General m Council cannot forego the pleasure of doing justics to the names of Birch, Polehampton, Barbor, and Gall, and of offering to those whose acts have so adorned them his tribute of respectful admiration and gratitude. The history of the defence of the Residency of Lucknow does not end with the narrative of Briga dier Inglis. But no full reports of the course of events at Lucknow subsequently to the junction of Sir Henry Havelock's force with the defenders, or of the final and effectual relief by the advance of the Commander-in-Chief, have yet been received. It is known, however, that the success which has carried joy to so many aching hearts has been clouded by the death, within the last few days, of one of the first soldiers of India—Major-General Sir Henry Havelock. The Governor-General in Council deeply deplores the loss of this able leader and truly brave man, who has been taken from the service of his country at a time when he can least be spared, though not before he had won for himself lasting renown, and had received at the hands of his Soverei g n the gra cious and prompt recognition of his merits. ft. J. H. BIRCH, Colonel, Secretary to the Government of India. Mili'ary Department. From Brigadier Inglis, commanding Garriso❑ of Luck now, to the Secretary to Government Military Department, Calcutta. Dated Lucknow, Sept. 26. Sir,—ln consequence of the very deeply to be lamented death of Brighelier-General Sir H. M. Lawrence, K.C.8., late in command of the Oude Field Force, the duty of narrating the military events which have occurred at Lucknow since the 29th June last has devolved upon myself. On the evening of that day several reports reached Sir Henry Lawrence that the rebel army, in no very con siderable force, would march from Chinhut (a email village about eight miles distant on the road to Fyzabad) on Lucknow on the following morning ; and the late brigadier-general therefore determined to make a strong reconnaieanoe in that direction, with the view, if possible, of meeting the force at a disadvantage, either at its entrance into the suburbs of the city, or at the bridge across the Gokral, which is a small stream intersecting the Fyzabld road, about half-way between Lucknow and Chinbut. The force destined for this service, and which was composed as follows, moved out at 6 a.m. on the morning of the 30th June :—Artillery : 4 guns of No. Horse Light Field Battery, 4 ditto of No. 2 Oude Field Battery, 2 ditto of No. 3 ditto ditto, an 8-inch howitzer. Cavalry : Troop of Volunteer Cavalry ; 120 troopers of detach ments belonging to let, 2d, and 31 Regiments of Oude Irregular Cavalry. Infantry : 300, her Majesty's 22c1 ; 150, 13th Native Infantry ; 60, 48th Native Infantry ; 20, 71st Native Infantry (Sikhs). The troops, mi-led by the reports of wayfarers—who stated that there were few or no men between Lucknow and Chinhut—proceeded somewhat further than had been originahy intended, and suddenly fell in with the enemy, who had up to that time eluded the vigilance of the advanced guard by concealing themselves behind a long line of trees in overwhelming numbers. The European force and howitzer, with the Native Infantry, held the foe in cheee for some time, and had the six guns of the Oude artillery been faithful, and the Sikh cavalry shown a better front, the day would have been won in spite of an immense dispa rity in numbers. But the Oude artillerymen and drivers were traitors. They overturned the guns and ditches, cut the traces off their horses, and abandoned them, regardless of the remonstrances and exertions of their own officers, and of those of Sir Henry Lawrence's staff, headed by the Brigadier-General in person, who himself drew his sword upon there rebels. Every effort to induce them to stand having proved ineffectual, the force expo-ed to a vastly superior fire of artillery, and com pletely outflanked on both sides by an overpowering into our of infantry and cavalry, which actually got our rear, was compelled to retire with the loss of three pieces of artillery, which fell into the hands of the enemy, in consequence of the rank treachery of the Oade gun. ners, and with a very grievous list of killed and wounded. The heat was dreadful, the gun ammunition was e pended, and the almost t ital want of cavalry to protect our rear made our retreat most disastrous. All the officers behaved well, and the exertions of the small body of Volunteer Cavalry—only 40 in number— under Captain Radcliffe, 7th Light Infantry, were most praiseworthy. Sir H. Lawrence subsequently conveyed his thanks to myself, who had, at his request, accom panied him upon this occasion (Colonel Case being in command of her Majesty's 32d.) He also expressed his approeation of the way in which his staff—Capt. Wilson, Officiating Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General ; Lieut. James, Sub-Assistant Commissary-General • Captain Edge, Officiating Military Secretary ; and Mr. Couper, Civil Service, the last of whom had acted as Sir Henry Lawrence's Aide-de-Camp from the commencement of the disturbances—had conducted themselves throughout this arduous day. Sir Henry lukher particularly men tioned that he would bring the gallant conduct of Capt. Radcliffe and of Lieutenant Bonham, of the artillery (who worked the howitzer successfully until incapaci tated by a wound), to the prominent notice of the government of India. The manner in which Lieu• tenant Birch, 71st N. 1., cleared a village with a party of Sikh skirmishers, also elicited the admiration of the Brigadier-General. The conduct of Lieutenant Hardinge, who, with his handful of horses, covered the retreat of the rear guard, was extolled by Sir Henry, who expressed his intention of mentioning the services of this gallant officer to his lordship in council. Lieut.-Col. Case, who commanded her Majesty's 32d, was mortally wounded whilst gallantly leading on his men. The ser vice had not a more deserving officer. The command devolved on Capt. Stevens, who also received a death wound shortly afterwards. The command then fell to . Capt. Mansfield, who has since died of cholera. A list * of the casualties on this occasion accompanies the despatch. It remains to report the siege operations. It will be in the recollection of his lordship in council that it was the original intention of Sir H. Lawrence to occupy not only the Residency, but also the fort called the Muchhee Bhowue, an old dilapidated edifice, hastily repaired for the occasion, though the defences were oven at the last moment very far from complete, and were moreover commanded by many houses in the city. The situation of the Muohhee Bhowun with regard to the Residency has already been described to the Government of India. The untoward event of the 30th June so far diminished the whole available force that we had not a sufficient number of men remaining to occupy both positions. The Brigadier General, therefore, on the evening of the Ist July, signalled to the garrison of the Muchhee Bhowun to evacuate and blow up that fortress in the course of the night. The orders were ably carried out, and at 12 p.m. the force marched into the Residency, with their guns and treasure, without the loss of a man, and shortly afterwards the explosion of 240 barrels of gunpowder and 6,000,000 ball cartridges, which were lying in the maga zine, announced to Sir Henry Lawrence and his officers, who were anxiously waiting the report, the complete destruction of that post and all that it contained. If it had not been fur this wise and strategic measure no member of the Lucknow garrison, in all probability, would have survived to tell the tale, for, as has already been stated, the Muchhee Bhowun was commanded from other parts of the tow., arid was moreover indifferently provided with heavy artillery ammunition, while the difficulty, suffering, and loss which the Residency garrison, even with the reinforce ment thus obtained from the Muchhee Bhowun, has un dergone in holding the position is sufficient to show that, if the original intention of holding both posts had been adhered to, both would have inevitably fallen. It is now my very painful duty to relate the calamity which befel us at the commencement of the siege. On the Ist July an 8-inch shell burst in the room in the Re sidency in which Sir H. Lawrence was sitting. The missile burst between him and Mr. Cooper, close to both ; but without injury to either. The whole of his staff implored Sir Henry to take up other quarters, as the Residency had then become the special target for the round shot and shell of the enemy. This, however, he jestingly declined to do, observing that another shell would certainly never be pitched into that small room. Bet Providence had ordained otherwise, for on the very next day he was mortally wounded by the fragment of another shell which burst in the same room, exactly at the same spot. Captain Wilson, Deputy. Assistant Adjutant-General, received a contusion at the same time. The late lamented Sir H. Lawrence, knowing that his last hour was rapidly approaching, directed me to assume command of the troops, and appointed Major Banks to succeed him in the office of chief commissioner. He lingered in great agony till the morning of the 4th July, when he expired, and the Government was thereby deprived, if I may venture to say so, of the services of a distinguished statesman and a most gallant soldier. Few men have ever possessed to the same extent the power which he enjoyed of winning the hearts of all those with whom he came in contact, and thus ensuring the warmest and most zealous devotion for himself and for the Go vernment which he served. The successful defence of the position has been, under Providence, solely attributable to the foresight which he evinced in the timely com mencement of the necessary operations, and the great skill and untiring personal activity which he exhibited in carrying them into effect. All ranks possessed such confidence in his judgment and fertility of resources that the news of his fall was received throughout the garrison with feelings of consternation only second to the grief which was inspired in the hearts of all by the loss of a public benefactor and a warm personal friend. Feeling as keenly and as gratefully as I do the obligations that the whole of us are under to this great and good man, I treat the Government in India wid pardon me for having at tempted, however, imperfectly, to pourtray them. In him every good and deserving soldier loot a friend, and a chief capable of discriminating, and ever on the alert to reward merit, no matter how humble the sphere in which it was exhibited. The garrison had scarcely recovered the shock which it had sustained in the loss of its revered and beloved general, when it had to mourn the death of that able and respected officer, Major Banks, the officiating chief com missioner, who received a bullet through his bead while examining a critical outpost on July 21, and died with out a groan. The description of our position, and the state of our defences when the siege began, are so fully set forth in the accompanying memorandum,± furnished by the gar rison engineer, that I shall content myself with bringing to the notice of his lordship in council the fact that when the blockade ties commeucetl only two of our bat.teries were completed, part of tie dcfences were yet in an un finished condition, and t'ie buildings in the immediate vicinity, which gave cover to the enemy, were only very * Not received by Government. t Not received by Government. THE SCN LONDON, WEDNESDAY partially cleared away. Indeed, our heaviest losses have been caused by the fire from the enemy's ,harpshooters stationed in the adjoining mosques and houses of the native nobility, the necessity of destroying which had been repeatedly drawn to the attention of Sir Henry by the staff of engineers ; but his invariable reply was, " Spare the holy places, and private property too, as far as possible;" and we have consequently suffered severely from our very tenderness to the religious prejudices and respect to the rights of our rebellious citizens and sol diery. As soon as the enemy had thoroughly completed the investment of the Residency, they occupied these houses, some of which were within easy pistol shot of oar barricades, in immense force, and rapidly made loop holes on those sides which bore on our post, from which they kept up a terrific and incessant fire day and night, which caused many daily casualties, as there could tot have been less than 8,000 men firing at one time into our position. Moreover, there was no place in the whole of our works that could be considered safe, for several of the sick and wounded who were lying in the bunquetting kall, which had been turned into an hospital, were killed in the very contre of the building, and the widow of Lieut. Doris and other women and children were shot dead in a room into which it had not been previously deemed possible that a bullet could penetrate. Neither were the enemy idle in erecting batteries. They soon had from 20 to 25 guns in position, sonic of them of very large calibre. These were planted all round our post at small distances, some being actually within 50 yards of our defences, but in places where our own heavy guns could not reply to them, while the perseverance and ingenuity of the enemy in erecting barricades in front of and around their guns in a very short time, rendered all attempts to silence them by musketry entirely unavail ing. Neither could they be effectually silenced be shells, by reason of their extreme proximity to our position, and because, moreover, the enemy had recourse to digging very narrow trenches about eight feet in depth in reur of each gun, in which the men lay while our shells were flying, and which so effectually concealed them, even while working the gun, that our baffled eharpahooters could only see their hands while in the act of loading. The enemy contented themselves with keeping up this incessant fire of cannon and musketry until the 20th July, on which day, at 10 a.m., they assembled in very great force all around our position, and exploded a heavy mine inside our outer line of defences at the Water gate. The mine, however, which was close to the Redan, and apparently sprung with the intention of destroying that battery, did no harm, but as soon as the smoke had cleared away. the enemy boldly advanced, under cover of a tremendous fire of cannon and musketry, with the object of storming the Redan. But they were received with such a heavy fire, that after a short struggle they full back with much loss. A strong column advanced at the same time to attack Innes's post, and came on to within ten yards of the palisade, affording to Lieut. Lougbnan, 13th N. 1., who commanded the posi tion, and his brave garrison, composed of gentlemen of the Uncovenanted service, a few of her Majesty's 32d Foot and of the 13th N. 1., an opportunity of distin guishing themselves, which they were not slow to avail themselves of, and the enemy were driven back with great slaughter. The insurgents made minor attacks at almost every outpost, but were invariably defeated, and at 2 p.m., they ceased their attempts to storm the place, although their musketry fire and cannonading continued to harass us unceasingly as usual. Matters proceeded in this manner until Aug. 10, when the enemy made another assault, having previously sprung a mine close to the brigade mess, which entirely destroyed our de- fences for the space of 20 feet, and blew in a great por tion of the outside wall of the house occupied by Mr. Schilling's garrison. On the dust clearing away, a breach appeared, through which a regiment could have advanced in perfect order, and a few of the enemy came on with the utmost determination, but were met with such a withering flank fire of musketry from the officers and men holding the top of the brigade mess, that they beat a speedy retreat, leaving the more adventurous of their numbers lying on the crest of the breach. While this operation was going on, another large body ad vanced on the Cawnpore Battery, and succeeded in locating themselves for a few minutes in the ditch. They were, however, dislodged by hand grenades. At Captain Anderson's post they also came boldly forward with scaling ladders, which they planted against the wall; but here, as elsewhere, they were met with the most indomit able resolution, and the leaders being slain, the rest fled, leaving the ladders. and retreated to their batteries and loop-h oled defences, from whence they kept up for the rest of the day an unusually heavy cannonade and mus ketry fire. On the 18th of August the enemy sprung another mine in front of the Seikh lines with very fatal effect. Captain Or (unattached). Lit:lite. Mecham and Soppitt, who commanded the small body of drum mers composing the garrison, were blown into the air, but providentially returned to earth with no further injury than a severe shaking. The garrison, however, were not so fortunate. No less than 11 men were buried alive under the ruins, from whence it was impossible to extricate them; owing to the tremendous fire kept up by the enemy from houses situate net ten yards in front of the breach. The explosion was followed by a general assault of a less determined nature than the two former efforts, and the enemy were consequently repulsed with out much difficulty. But they succeeded, under cover of the breach, in establishing themselves in one of the houses in our position, from which they were driven in the evening by the bayonets of her Majesty's 32d and 82d Foot. On the sth Sept, the enemy made their last serious assault. Havina exploded alarge mine, a few feet short of the bastion of * the 18-pounder gun, in Major Althorp's post, they advanced with large heavy scaling ladders, which they planted against the wall, and mounted, thereby gaining for an instant the embrasure of gun. They were, however, speedily driven back with loss, by hand grenades and musketry. A few minutes subsequently they sprung another mine close to the bri gade mess, and advanced boldly ; but soon the corpses strewed in the garden in front of the post bore testimony to the fatal accuracy of the rifle and, musketry fire of the gallant members of that garrison, and the enemy fl e d ignominiously, leaving their leader—a fine-looking old native officer—among the slain. Atotherposts they made their similar attacks, but with less resolUtion, and every where with the same want of success. Their loss upon this day must have been very heavy, as they came on with much determination, and at night they were seen bearing large numbers of their killed and wounded over the bridges in the direction of cantonments. The above is a faint attempt at a description of the four great strug gles which have occurred during this protracted season of exertion, exposure, and suffering. His lordship in council will perceive that the enemy invariably commenced his attacks by the explosion of a mine, a species of offensive warfare for the exerci-e of which our position was unfortu nately peculiarly billeted, and had it not been for the most untiring vigilance on our part in watching and blowing up their mines before they were completed, the assaults would probably have been much more numerous, and might, eerhap-e have ended in the capture of the place. But by countermining in all directions we suc ceded in detecting and destroying no less than four of the enemy's subterraneous advances towards important positions, two of which operations were eminently suc cessful, as on one occasion no less than 80 of them were blown into the air, and 20 suffered a similar fate on the second explosion. The labour, however, which devolved these ne r s countermines,was very h ea v in y the . absenceThe Fight( h o t f a ui b M o n dy lls o i f n s a ll k ed in Hon. the Governor General in Council will feel that it would be impossible to crowd within the limits of a despatch even the principal events, much more the individual acts of gallantry which have marked this protracted struggle. But I can conscientiously declare my conviction that few troops have ever under g one greater hardship, exposed as they have b een to a never ceasing musketry fire and cannonade. The.) , have also experienced the alternate vicissitudes of extreme wet and of intense heat, and that too with very insufficient shelter from either, and in many places without any shelter at all. In addition to baying had to repel real attacks, they have been exposed night and day to the hardly less harrassing false alarms which the enemy have been con stantly raising. The insurgents have frequently fired very heavily, sounded the advance and shouted for several hours together, though not a man could be seen, with the view, of course, of harassing our small and exhausted force, in which object they succeeded, for no part has been strong enough to allow of a portion only of the garrison being prepared in the event of a false attack being turned into a real one. All, therefore, had to stand to their arms and remain at their posts untill the demonstration bad ceased, and such attacks were of almost nightly occurrence. The whole of the officers and men have been on duty night and day during the 87 days which the siege had lasted, up to the arrival of Sir J. Outram, G.C.B. In addition to this incessant military duty, the force has been nightly employed in repairing defences, in moving guns, in burying dead animals, in conveying ammunition and commissariat stores from one place to another, and in other fatigue duties too numerous and too trivial to enus merate here. I feel, however, that any word of mine will fail to convey any adeqaate idea of wnat our fatigue and labours have been, labours in which all ranks and all classes—civilians, officers, and soldiers—have all borne au equally noble part. All have together de scended into the mine, all have together handled the shovel for the interment of the putrid bullock, and all accoutred with musket and bayonet have relieved each other on sentry, without regard to the distinctions of rank, civil or military. Notwithstanding all these hard ships, the garrison has made no less than five sorties, in which they spiked two of the enemy's heaviest guns, and blew up several of the houses from which they had kept up their most harassing fire. Owing to the extreme paucity of our numbers, each man wee taught to feel that on his own individual efforts alone depended in no small measure the safety of the entire position. This consciousness incited every officer, soldier, and man to defend the post assigned to him with such desperate I tenacity, and to fight for the lives which Providence had entrusted to his care with such dauntless determi- ' natkon, that the enemy, despite their constant attacks, their heavy mines, their overwhelming numbers, and their incessant fire, could never succeed in gaining one single inch of ground within the bounds of this struggling position, which was eo feebly fortified, that had they once obtained a footing in any of the outposts, the whole place must inevitably have fallen. If further proof be wanting of the desperate nature of the struggle which we have, under God's blessing, so long and so successfully waged, I would point to the roofless and ruined houses, to the crumbled walls, to exploded mines, to the open breaches, to the shattered and disabled guns and defences, and lastly, to the long and melancholy list of the brave and devoted officers and men who have fallen. These silent wit nesses bear sad and solemn testimony to the way in which this feeble position has been defended. During the early part of these vicissitudes we were left without any information whatever regarding the poster() of affairs outside. An occasional spy did indeed come ill with the object of inducing our sepoys and servants to desert ; but the intelligence derived from such sources was of course entirely untrustworthy. We sent our messengers daily calling for aid and asking for information, none of whom ever returned until the 26th day of the siege, when a pensioner named Ungud came back with a letter from General Havelock's camp, informing us that they were advipcing with a force sufficient to bear down all oppo. Bitten, and would be with us in five or six days. A messenger was immediately despatched, requesting that on the evening of their arrival on the outskirts of the city, two rockets might be sent up, in order that we might take the necessary measnres for assisting them while forcing their way in. The sixth day, however, expired, and they came not ; but for many evenings after officers and men watched for the ascension of the ex- We knew sot then, nor did we learn until th e 29th of pected rockets, with hopes such as make the h eart sick. August--or thirty-five days later—that the relieving force, after having fought most nobly to effect our deli verance, had been obliged to fall back for reiuforcenaents, and this was the last communication we received until two days before the arrival of Sir James Outram on the 25th September. Besides heavy visitations of holera and small pox, we have also to contend against a sickness which has almost ueiversally pervaded the garrison. Commencing with a very painful eruption, it has merged into a low fever, combined with diarrhoea ; and although few or no men have actually died from its effects. it leaves behind a weakness and lassitude which in the absence of all ma terial sustenance, save coarse beef and still coarse flour, none have been able entirely to geb over. The m ortalit y among the women and children, and especially a mon g the latter, from these diseases, and from any ot her cause, has been perhaps the most p a inful characteristic of the siege. The want of native servants has also been a source of much privation Owi ng t o th e suddenness with wh i c h we were besieged, many of these people who might perhaps have otherwise proved faithful to their emp lo y ers, but who were outside the defences at the time , were altogether excluded. Very many more deserted, and several families were consequently left without the services of a single domestic. Several ladies have bad to tend their children, and even to wash their own clothes, as well as to cook their scanty meals entirely unaided. Combined with the absence of servants, the want of proper accommodation has probably been the cause of muoh of the disease with which we have been afflicted. I cannot refrain from bringing to the promi nent notice of his lordship in council the patient endur ance and Christian resignation which has been evinced by the women of this garrison. They have animated us by their example. Many, alas I have been made widows, and their children fatherless, in this cruel struggle. But all such seem resigned to the will of Providence, and many, among whom may be mentioned the honoured names of Bireh, of Polehampten, of Barber, and of Gall, have, after the example of Mies Nightingale, constituted themselves the tender and solicitous nurses of the wounded and dying soldiers in the hospital. It only remains for me to bring to the favourable notice of his lordship in council the names of those officers who have most distinguished themselves and afforded me the most valuable assistance in these operations. Many o the best and bravest of these now rest from their labours. Among them are Lieutenant-Colonel Case and Captain Radcliffe, whose services have already been narrated ; Captain Francis, 13th Native Infantry, who was killed by a round shot, bad particularly attracted the attention of Sir FT. Lawrence for his conduct while fn command of the Muchhee 13howen ; Captain Fulton, of the Engineers, who also was struck by a round shot, bad, up to the time of his early and lamented death, afforded me the most invaluable aid ; he was indeed indefatigable ; Major Anderson, the chief engineer, though from the commencement of the siege incapable of physical exertion from the effect of the disease under which he eventually sunk, merited my warm acknow ledgments for his able counsel ; Captain Simons, com mandant of artillery, distinguished himself at Chinhut, where he received the two wounds which ended in his death; Lieutenants Shepherd and Arthur, 7th Light Cavalry, who were killed at their posts ; Captain Hughes, 57th Native Infantry, who was morally wounded in the capture of a house which formed one of the enemy's outposts; Captain M'Cabe, of the 32d Foot, who eas killed at the head of his men while heading his ' fourth sortie, as well as Captain Mansfield, of the same corps, who died of cholera—were all officers who had distinguished themselves highly. Mr. Lucas, too, a gentleman volunteer, and Mr. Boyson, of the Un- i covenanted Service—who fell when on the look-out at one of the most perilous outposts—had earned them salves reputation fur coolness and gallantry. The officers who commanded outpoets—Lieutenant- Colonel. Master, 7th Light Cavalry ; Major Apthorp, 41st Native Infantry ; Captain Sanders, 41st Native Infantry ; Captain Boileau, 7th Light Cavalry ; Captain Germon, 13th Native Infantry ; Lieutenant Aitken, and Lieutenant Loughnan, of the same corps ; Captain Anderson, 250 a Native Infantry ; Lieutenant Graydon, 44th Native Infantry ; Lieutenant Longmore, 71st Native Infantry ; and Mr. Shilling, principal of the Martiniere College—have all conducted ably the duties of their onerous position. No further proof of this is necessary than the fact which I have before mentioned, that throughout the whole duration of the siege the enemy were not only unable to take, but they could not even succeed in gaining one inch of the posts com manded by these gallant gentlemen. Colonel Master commanded the critical and important post of the Brigade Mess, on either side of which was an open breach, only flanked by his handful of riflemen and mu keteers. Lieutenant Aitken, with the whole of the 13th Native Infantry which remained to us, with the exception of the Sikhs, commanded the Bayley Guard, perhaps the most important position in the whole of the defences ; and Lieutenant Langmore, with the remnant of his regiment (the 71st), held a very exposed position between the hospital and the water-gate. This gallant and deserving young soldier and his men were entirely without shelter from the weather, both by night and by day. My thanks are also due to Lieutenants Anderson, Hutchinson and Innes, of the Engineers, as well as to Lieutenant Tullock, 58th N.I. and Lieutenant Hay, 48th N. 1., who were placed under them to aid in the arduous duties devolving upon that department. Lieut. Thomas, Madras Artillery, who commanded that arm of the service for some weeks, and Lieuts. Macfarlane and Bonham, rendered me the most effectual assistance. I was, however, deprived of the services of the two latter, who were wounded. Lieut. Bonham no less than three times, early in the siege. Captain Evans. 17th 8.N.1., who, owing to the scarcity of Artillery officers, was put in charge of some guns, was ever to be found at his post, Major Lowe, commanding her Majesty's 32d Regt. ; Capt. Bassano, Lieuts. Lawrence, Edinonstoune, Foster, Harmar, Cooke, Clery, Browne, and Charlton, of that corps, have all nobly performed their duty. Every one of these officers, with the exception of Lieuts. Lawrence and Clery have received one or more wounds of more or less severity. Quartermaster Stribbling of the same corps also conducted himself to ray satisfaction. Captain O'Brien, her Majesty's 84th Fo ot ; Ca p tain • Kemble, 41st N.I. ; Captain Edgell, 53d N.I. ; C a ptain Dinning, Lieut. S ewe ll , an d Li e ut. W o rsley of the 71st N.I. Lieut. W arner , 7 t h L.O. ; Ensign Ward, 48 th ' (who, when most o f our artillery office rs were killed or disabled, worked the mortars with excellent effect) ; Lieut. Graham, 11th N.I. ; Lieut. Mechaen, 4th Oude Locals ; and Lieut. Keir, 41st NJ., have ail done good willing service throughout the siege, and I trust that they will receive the favourable notice of his lordship in council. I bag particularly to call the attention of the govern. ment of India to the untiring industry, the extreme devotion, and the neatwhich have been evinced skill by Surgeon Scott o Native Infantry ; Surgeon Oeilvith tant-Surgeon Boyd, of her Majesty's 32d Foot ; Assistant-Surgeo u Bird, of the Artillery ; Surgeon Thompson, (.uperintending surgeon), and Asses Campbell, 7th Light Cavalry ; Surgeon Brydon, 71st Pi 'ner ; Assistant-Surgeon Fayrer, civil surgeon ; As sistant -Surgeon Partridge, 2d Oude Irregular Cavalry ; sanitary commis- Assistant -Surgeon Darby, and by Mr. Apothecary important duties. Messrs. Thornhill and Capper, of the civil service, be the discharge of their onerous and most have both been wounded, and the way in which they, as well as Mr. Martio, the deputy-commissioner of Luck now, conducted themselves, entitles them to a place in this despatch. amply brought t o notice by the ci v il authorities assistant commissioner, w h ose i nvalua bl e s ervices previous to the commen cement of the siege I have fre q uentl y heard warmly dilated Captain Carnegie, the special upon, both by Sir H. L awrence and by Major B an k s, and whose exert i ons will probably be more ply on some fut ure occasion, has condue,ed the office of provost marshal to my satisfaction. The Rev. Mr. Harris and the Rev. Mr. Polehampton, assistant-chap lains, vied with each other in their untiring care and attention to the sufferine men. The latter gentleman was wounded in the hospital, and subsequently unbap pily died of c h o l era. Mr. M'Crae, of the Civil Engineers, did excellent service at the guns, until he was severely wounded. • M r . Cameron, also, a gentleman who had come toOude to inquire into the resources of the oeuetry, acquired the whale mystery of mortar practice, and was of the most signal service until incapacitated by sick ness. Mr. Marshall, of the road department, and other members of the uncovenanted service, whose names will on a subsequent occasion, be laid before the govern ment of India, conducted themselves bravely and steadily. Indeed, the entire body of these gentlemen h av e borne themselv es well, c oolness under fire. I have now only to bri ng to the not i ce o f the Right Hon. the Governor - General i u C ounc il the conduct of the several officers who comp ose d andgroat my staff. Lieutenant James, Sub-Assistant Commissary General, was severely wo unded by a shot thr ough the knee at Chi n h u t, n ot• w ithstanding which he re f used to go upon th e s ick-li s t, an d carried on his mo s t trying duties t h roug h ou t th e entire siege. It is not too muc h t o sa y that the gar rison owe their lives to th e exertions an d fi rmness o f this officer. Before th e struggle commence d , h e was getting e ver in the saddle, in supplies, and his untiring v i g il an ce in their distrib ut i on after our diff i cult i es had begun, preve nted a waste whi c h o th e rwise, long before th e e xpiration of the 87 d ays, might have annihilated the force by the slow process of starvation. Capta i n Wilson, 13th Native Infantry, officiating deputy assistant adjutant-general, was ever to be found where shot was flying thickest, and I are at a loss to decide whether his services were most valuable, owing to the untiring physical endurance and bravery which he displayed, or to his ever ready and pertinent counsel and advice in moments of difficulty and danger. Lieut. Hardinge, an officer whose achievements and ' antecedents are well known to the government of India, has earned fresh laurels by his conduct throughout the siege. He was officiating as deputy assistant quarter master-general, and also commanded the Sikh portion of the cavalry of the garrison. In both capacities his services have been invaluable, especially in the latter, for it was owing alone to his tact, vigilance, and bravery that the Sikh horsemen were induced to persevere in holding a very unprotected lost under a heavy fire. Lieutenant Barwell, 71st Native Infantry, the fort adjutant and officiating major of brigade, has proved himself to be an efficient officer. Lieut. Bircb, of the 71st Native Infantry, Ilse been any aide-de-camp throughout the siege. I firmly believe there never was a better aide-de-camp. He has been indefatigable, and ever ready to lead a sortie or to con vey an order to a threatened outpost under the heaviest fire. On one of these :occasions he received a slight wound on the head. I beg to bring the services of this most promising and intelligent young officer to the favourable consideration of his lordship in council. I am also much indebted to Mr. Cooper, C.S., for the assistance he has on many occasions afforded me by his judicious advice. I have, moreover, ever found him most ready and willing in the performance of the mili tary duties assigned to him, however exposed the post or arduous the undertaking. He commence i his career in her Majesty's service, and consequently bad had some previous experience of military matters. If the road to Cawnpore had been made clear by the advent of our troops, it was my intention to have deputed this officer to Calcutta, to detail in person the occurrences which have taken place, for the information of the Government of India. I still hope that when our com munications shall be once more unopposed he may be summoned to Calcutta for this purpose. Lastly, I have the pleasure of bringing the splendid behaviour of the soldiers, viz., the men of her Majesty's 32d Foot, the small detachment of her Majesty's 84th Foot, the European and native artillery, the 13th, 48th, and 71st Regimeate Native Infantry, and the Sikhs of the respective corps, to the notice of the Government of India. The losses sustained by her Arajesty's 32 i, which is now barely 300 strong, by her Majesty's 84th, and by the European artillery, show at least that they knew ho - w to die in the cause of their countrymen. Their conduct under the fire, the exposure, and the privations which they have had to undergo, has been throughout most admirable and praiseworthy. As another instance of the desperate character of our defence and the difficulties we have had to contend with, I may mention that the number of our artillerymen was so reduced that on the occasion of an att , ck, the gunners —aided as they were by men of H. M.'s 32d Foot, and by volunteers of all classes—had to run from one battery to another, wherever the fire of the enemy was hottest, there not being nearly enough to serve half the number of guns at the same time. In short, at last, the number of European gunners was only 24, while we had, includ• ing mortars, no less than 30 guns in position. With respect to the native troops I am of opinion that their loyalty has never been surpassed. They were indifferently fed and worse housed. They were Exposed, especially the 13th Regiment, under the gallant Lieut Aitken, to a moat galling fire of round shot and musketry which materially decreased their numbers. They were so near the enemy that conversation could be carried on between them ; and every effort, persuasion, promise, and threat was alternately resorted to in vain, to seduce them from their allegiance to the handful of Europeane, who, in all probability, would have been sacrificed by their desertion. All the troops behaved nobly, and the names of those men of the native who have particularly distinguished themselves have been laid before Major General Sir James Outram, G.C.8., who has promised to promote them. Those of the European force will be transmitted in due course for the orders tf H.R.H. the General Commanding-in-Gbief. In conclusion I beg leave toexpress on the part of my self and the members of this garrison our deep and grateful sense of the conduct of Major-Gen. SirJ. Outram,G.C. 8., of Brigadier-Gen. Havelock, C. 8., and of the troops under those officers who so devotedly came to our reliet at so heav4f a sacrifice of life. We are also repaid for much suf fering and privation by the sympathy which our brave deliverers say our perilous and unfortunate position has excited for us in the hearts of our countrymen through out the length and breadth of her Majesty's dominions. I have, See., (Signed) T. INGLIS, Colonel, Her Majesty's 321 Regiment. Division Ordtrs by Major General Sir James Outram, G.C.B. Headquarters, Lucknow, Oct. G. The incessant and arduous duties which have devolved on Brigadier Inglis and his staff since the arrival the reliev►ng force had hitherto prevented him from furnishing to the Major General Commanding the usual official documents relative to the siege of the garrison. In the absence of these the Major General could not with propriety have indulged in any public declaration of the admiration with which he regards the heroism displayed by Brigadier Inglis and the glorious garriso❑ he has so ably commanded during the last three months and he has been reluctantly oblig-d to defer, therefore, so long the expression of the sentiments he was desirous to offer. But the Major General, having at length received Brigadier leglis s reports, is relieved from the necessity of further silence, and he hastens to tender to the Brigadier and to every individual member of the garrison the assurance of his confidence that their services wi 1 be regarded by the government under which they are immediately serving, by the British nation, aed by her gracious Majesty, with equal admiration to that with which he is himself impressed. The Major General believes that the annals of wdrfere contain no brighter page than that which will record the bravery, fortitude, vigilance, and patient endurance of hardships, privation, and fatigue, di-played by the garrison of Lucknow, and he id very conscious that his unskilled pen must needs fail adequately to convey to the Right Hon. the Governor General of India, and his Excellency the Commander in Chief, the profound e of the merit 4 of that garrison which has been forced on his mind by a careful consideration of the almost incredible difficulties with which they have Lai, to contend. _ _ _ The term illustrious was well and happily applied, by a former Governor General of India, to the garrison of Jellalabad ; but some far more laudatory epithet, if such the Euglish language contains, is due, the Major-Gen. considers, to the brave men whom Brigadier Inglis has commanded, with undeviating success and untarnished honour, through the late memorable siege ; for while the devoted band of heroes who so nobly maintained the honour of their country's arms under Sir R. Sale were seldom exposed to actual attack, the Lucknow garrison, of inferior strength, have, in addition to a series of fierce assaults, gallantly and successfully repulsed, been for three months exposed to a nearly incessant fire from strong and commanding positions, held by an enemy of overwhelming force, possessingpowerful artillery, having at their command the whole resources of what was but recently a kingdom, and animated by an insane and bloodthirsty fanaticism. It is a source of heartfelt satisfaction to the Maj General to be able, to a certain extent, to confer on the n ative portion of thel garrison an imtalment of those re wards which their gallant and grateful commander has sought for them, and which he is very certain the Go vernor-General will bestow in full ; and though the Major-General, as regards the European portion of the garrison, cannot do more than give his moat earnest and hearty support to the recommendations of the Brigadier, he feels assured that the Governor-General of India will fully and publicly manifest his appreciation of their dis tinguished services, and that our beloved Sovereign will herself deign to convey to them some gracious expression of royal approbation of their conduct. Brigadier Inglis has borne generous testimony to the bravery, vigilance, devotedness, and good conduct of all ranks, and to all ranks, as the local representative of British Indian Government, the Major-General tenders his warmest acknowledgments. He would fain offer his special congratulations and thanks to the European and Eurasian portion of the garrison whom Brigadier Inglis bas particularly ❑oticed, but by doing so he would fore stall the Governor-General in the exercise of what the Major-General is assured will be one of the most pleasing acts of kis official life. (True copy.) (SiznPd) T. F. WILSON, Captain, Officiating Deputy Assistant-Adjutant-General. (True copies.) R. J. H. BIRCH, Colonel, Secretary to the Government of India, Military Department. With reference to the preceding general order by the Right Hon. the Governor-General in Council, No. 1,543, of this day's date, and in recognition of the heroism of the defenders of the Residency of Lucknow, the Right Hon. the Governor-General in Council hereby orders— Every officer and soldier, European and native, who has formed part of the garrison of the Residency, be tween the 29th of June and the 25th of September last, shall receive six months' batta. Every civilian in the covenanted service of the East India Company who has taken part in the defence of the Residency, within the above-named dates, shall receive six months' batta, at a rate calculated according to the military rank with which his standing corresponds. Every uncovenanted civil officer or volunteer who has taken a like part shall receive six months' batta, at a rate to be fixed according to the functions and position which may have been assigned to him. Every native commissioned officer and soldier who has formed part of the garrison shall receive the order of merit, with the increase of pay attached thereto, and and shall be permitted to count three years of additional service. The soldiers of the 13th, 48tb, and 71st Regiments of Native Infantry, who have been part of the garrison, shall be formed into a regiment of the line, to be called the Regiment of Lucknow, the further constitution of which, as regards officers and men, will be notified here after. R. J. H. BIRCH, Colon el, 1 Secretary to the Government of India, Military Department. SIR COLIN CAMPBELL'S ACCOUNT OF THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW. From his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief to the Right Hon. the Governor-General. Head-quarters, Shah Nujjeef, Lucknow, Nov. 18, 1857. My Lord, —I have the honour to apprise your lordship that I left Cawnpore on Nov. 2, and joined the troops under the command of Brigadier-General Hope rant, the the same day, at Camp Buntara, about six miles f Alumbagh. There being a few detachments on the road, I deemed it expedient to wait till the 12th, before commencing my advance. On that day I marched early for Alembagh with the troops named in the margin." The advance guard was Attacked by two guns and a body of about 2,000 infantry. After a smart skirmish, the guns were taken : Lieu t . Gough, commandingliod• son's Irregular Horse, having distinguished himselt very much in a brilliant charge by which this object wa3 effected. The camp was pitched on that evening at Alumbag h. This place I found to be anno y ed to a certain extent by * Naval Brigade, eight (8) heavy guns. B enga l Horse Artillery ten (10) guns. Bengal Horse Field Battery six (1 gone. Heavy Field Battery, Royal Artillery. Detachments Bengal and Punjaub Sappers and Miners. H.M.'s 9th Lancers. Detachments Ist, 2d, and sth Punjaub Cavalry, and Hodson 's Horse. H.R.'s Bth, 53d, 75th, and 93d R e giments of Infantry. 2d and 4th Punjaub Infantry. Probable total, 700 Cavalry, 2,700 infantry. EVEN 1 NG, JANUARY l3, 1858 guns placed in different positions in the neighbourhood. Artillery under Captain Hardy, en the death of that I caused the post to be cleared of lumber and cattle, I lamented officer; and Lieut. Bridge, who co mmanded and placed all my tents in it. two guns of the Madras Horse Artillery with great I made my arrangements for marching without bag- ability. gage when I should reach the park of Dilkoosha, and I have further to bring to your lordship's notice tl.e men were directed to have t hree da y 's food in their Lieut. Scott, Madras Engineers, who commanded the haversacks. I changed the garriso n at Alumbaeb, taking Sappers and Mi n ers. fresh men from it, and leaving her Majesty's 75th Regt. 1 I would also bring to favourable notice the following there, which had been so much harassed by its late officers in command of corps or detachments ;—Major exertions , . Ouvey, h er M a j es t y ' s 9th L ancers ; Major Robertson, , On the 14th I expected a further r einforcement of 600 Milit ar y joined train ; Capt. Hinds, her Majesty's B th Regi or 700 men, composed as per margin,* who my ment ; Li:ut.-Col. Wells, 23d Fusiliers ; Lieut.-Colonel rear-guard after my march had commenced in the Gordon, 93d Highlanders, in temporary command of her morning of that day. Majesty's 53d Regiment; Lieut.-Col. Hale, her Majesty's As I approached th e p ar k of Dilkoosha, the leading 82d Regiment ; Lieut.-eel. Leith Hay, 93d Highlanders; troops were Met by along line of musketry fire. Lieut.-Col. Hamilton, 78th Highlanders, commanding The advance guard was quickly reinforced by a field Ist battalion of detach ments ; Major Barnaton, her battery and more infantry, composed of companies of her Majesty's 90th Regiment, commanding 2d battalion of Majesty's sth. 64tb, apd 7 8 th Foot, under the com mand detachments (dangerously wounded) ; and Captain of Lieut.-Col. Hamilton, her Majesty's7Bth Highlanders, Guise, her Majesty's 90th Regiment, who succeeded supported by the Bth Foot. After a running fight of Major Barnston in his command. Lieuts. Watson, about two hours, in which our loss was very inconsider- Probyn, Younghnsband, and Gough, respectively com able, the enemy was driven down the hill to the mending detachments of the let, 2d, and sth Punjanb Martiniere, and far beyond the canal. His loss was Cavalry and Hodson 's Horse ; Captain Green, come, trifling, owing to the suddenness of the retreat. mending 2d Punjanb Infantry ; Lieut. Willoughby, who' The Dilkoosha and Martiniere were both occupiedßrigadier Hope's brigade being then brought u p and , succeeded to the comman d of the 4th Ptinjaub Infantry on his three seniors in the corps being severely wounded ; arranged jn position in the wo id of the Martiniereaathe end opposite the canal, being flanked to the lett by Lfroieinuntr,eyveevaenwihnogof commandedthe 4th M a er n l b m l a n n f . a n s t t r 1 i Copt. Bourchier's field battery, and fie() of Capt. Peel's Fusiliers ; and Lieut.-Cel. M'lntyre, 78th Highlanders, heavy guns. in command of detachments employed 113 the advance on Shortly after these arrangements had been made the Dilkoosha and the Martiniere ; Lieut.-Col. Ewart, 93d enemy drew out a good many people and attacked our High - anders, who commanded at the barracks ; Carets. position in fro n t. H e was quickly driven off, some of our Dawson, 93d Highlanders ; Rolleston , her Majesty's troops crossing the canal in pursuit. On this occasion 8 4 th egiment ; and Hopkins, 53d Regiment; and the 53d, 93J, and a body of the 4th Panjaub Sikhs , Lieutr. Fisher and Powlett , 2d Pan j aub Infantry, w . distinguished themselves. Two very promising young co mmanded separate detachments or posts, and whose officers lost their lives--Lieutenant Mayne, Bengal services have, for the most part, been noted in the body Horse Artillery, Quartermaster General's Department, of the despatch. and Captain Wheateroft, Carabineers, doing duty with It remains for me to express my high sense of the her Majesty's 9th Lancers. All the troops behaved very services performed by the Assistant - Adjut a n t -General of the army, Capt. Norman, who on this as on eatery other With the exception of my tents; all my heavy baggage, occasion highly distinguished himself. including provisiops for 14 -deye for my own force and I have farther to express my warm thanks to all the that in Lucknow, accompanied me on toy march across officers s erving ou the general and personal staff of country to Ddkoosba, covered by, a strone rear-guard myself and Major-General Marsfieldots named below ; under Lieut.-Colonel Ewart, of her Majesty's 93d High- but especially to Colonel Berkeley, her Majesty's 32d lenders. This officer distinguished himself very much Regiment, who attended the Chief of the Staff in the in this difficult command, his artillery, under Captain Field, and who displayed remarkable activity and Blunt, Bengal Horse Artillery, assisted by the Royal intelligence ; to Major Alison, Military Secretary (who Artillery under Col. Crawford, R.A., having been in unfortunately lost an arm) ;to Capt. Sir David Baird, action for the greater pan of the day. The rear-guard Bart ,my first aide-de-camp ; and to Lieut. Hope John did not close up to the celnmn until late next day, the store, Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General to the Chief enemy having hung on it until dark on the 14th. Every o f the state.. The remaining officers of this st a ff were description of baggage having been left at Dilkoosha , Lient. G. Algood , Dep ut y Assistant-Quartermaster which was occupied by her Majesty's Bth Regiment, I General ; Captains Maycnck and Carey, Officiating advanced direct on Secunderbagh early on the 16th. Deputy Assi-taut-Quartermaster-General ; Capt. Rnd- This place is a high-walled enclosure of strong masonry man, ActingAssistant-Adjutant-Generalof her Majesty's of 120 yards square, and was carefully loopholed all Forces ; Captain Hatch, Deputy Judge-Advocate round. It Owes held very strongly by the enemy. General ; Captains Alison and Forster, my aides-de- Opposite to it was a village at a distance of 100 yards, camp ; Captain Metcalfe, interpreter; and Lieutenant which was also loopholed and filled with men. Murray. aide-de-camp to the Chief of the Staff. Oa the head of the column advancing up the lane to Mr. Cavenagb, of the uncovenanted.civil service, who the left of the Secunderbagh, fire was opened on us. came out from Lucknow in disguise to afford ?see infor- The infantry of the advance guard was quickly thrown oration, at the imminent risk of his life, has won my in skirmishing order, to line a bank to the right. The mast especial thanks, and I recommend him most cor guns were pushed rapidly onwards, viz., Capt. Blunt's dially to the notice of your lordship. troop, Bengal Horse Artillery, and Capt. Travers'a Royal Lord Seymour was present throughout these opera -1 Artillery, h eav y fi e ld battery. The troop 'passed at a tions, and displayed a daring gallantry at a most critical gallop through a cross-fire from the village and Secun- moment. derbagh, and opened fire within easy musketry range in I concur most fully in the commendations that kayo a most daring manner. As soon as they could be pushed been bestowed by General Grant and officers command up a a id' bank, two 18-pounder guns, under Capt. Tra- ing brigades on their respective gaffe as named below ; very, were also brought to bear on the building. Whilst hut I would especially draw attention to the services of this was being effected, the leading brigade of infantry, Captain Cox, her Majesty's 75th Regiment, Brigade under Brieeetier the Hon. A. Hope, coming rapidly into Major of the 4th Brigade ; and Lieutenant Roberts, action, caused the loopholed village to bo abandoned ; Bengal Artillery, deputyassistantquartermaster-general ; the whole fire of the brigade being then directed on the Captain W. Hamilton, II M.'s 9th Lancers, deputy- Secunderbagb. After a time, a large body of the enemy, as si s tant adjutant-general; Captain the Hon. A. H. who were holding ground to the left were driven in by LUSO!), H.M.'s 84th Regiment, aide-de-camp ; and parties of tee 531 and 93t1, two of Capt. Blunt's guns Lieutenant Salmond, 7th Light Cavalry, aitier aide-de aiding the movement. The Highlanders pursued their camp to Brigadier General Grant ; Capt. H. Hammond; advantage and seized the barracks, and immediately Bengal Artillery, brigade mejor of artillery (severely converted them into a military post, the 53d stretchiee wounded) ; Captain H. Le G. Bruce, Bengal Artillery, in a long line of skirmishers in the open plain, and who succeeded Captain Hammond ; Brevet-Major W. dri . in; the enemy before them Barry and Lieut. A. Bunny, staff officers of Royal and The attack on the Secunderbagh had now been pro- Bengal Artillery respectively ; Lieut. G. E. Watson, reeding for rerout an hour and a half, when it was Bengal Engineers, Brigade Major of Engineers ; Capt. determined to take the place by storm through a small H. A. Sandi, 17th Lancers, Brigade Major of Cavalry ; opening which had been made. This was done in the and Captains Bannatyne, her Majesty's Bth Foot, and most brilliant manner by the remainder of the High- Lightfoot, 84th Foot, Brigade Majors of the 3d and sth lenders and the 531 and 4th Punjab Infantry, supported Biigade; also Lieutenant P. Stewart, Bengal Engineers, by a battalion of detachments under Major Barnston. superintendent of , the electric telegraph, who accom- There never was a bolder feat of arms, and the loss panied the force, and made himself partioularly useful Inflicted en the enemy, after the entrance of the throughout. Secenderbagh was effected, was immense—more than I must not omit to name, in the most marked manner, 2.000 of the enemy were afterwards carried out. The Subador Gokul Sing, 4th Putijanb Rifles, who, in cons officers who led these regiments were LietetaCol. Leith junction with the British officers, led the 4th Fanjets)) Hay, her Majesty's 931 Highlanders ; Lient.-Colonel Rifles at the storming of Secnnderbagb, - in the most Gordon, her Majesty's 93d Highlanders ; Capt. W 7 altnn, daring manner. her Majesty's 53d F sot ; Lieut. Paul, 4th Punjanb Captain A. D. Dickens, deputy assistant commissary- Infantry (since dead) ; and Maj-or Barnston, her genera', and Lieutenant W. Tod Brown, deputy corn- Majesty's 90th Foot. missary of ordnance, have both distinguished themselves Captain Peel's Royal Naval Siege Train then went to ex-eedingly in carrying on the intricate duties of their the front and advanced towards the Shah Nujjeef, departments, with very scanty establishments, to meet togethsr with the field battery and some mortars, the the giest demands upon them. village to the left having been cleared by Brigadier Hope Brigadier-General Grant has made favourable mention and Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon. of Surgeon J. C. Brown, M.D., Bengal Horse Artillery, The Shah Nujjeef is a domed mosque with a garden, whose great exertions have been deserving of all praise. of which the moat had been made by the enemy. The 110 has slice become superintending surgeon of the force. we'l of the enclosure of the mosque was loop-holed with The number uf 'officers mentioned in this despatch may great care. The entrance to it had then covered by a appear large ; but the force employed was composed of regular work in masonry, and the top of the building many detachments, and the particular service was calorie was crowned with a parapet. From this, and frotn the lated to draw forth the individual qualities of the officers defences iu the garden, an unceasinfi fire of musketry engaged. was kept up from the commencement of the attack. Annexed is a returned of casualties ; and a list of offi- Tale position was deli ailed with great resolution against core, noneeominiseioned officers, and soldiers who have a heavy cannonade of three hours. It was then stormed been brought to my notice as having particularly die \ in the boldest - manner by the 93d Highlander=,tingeished themselves, will be separately forwarded. tattler Brigadier Hope, supported by a battalion of de- I have the honour to be. my lord, yourlordship'e most teehments under Major Barnston, who was, I regret to obedient humble servant, say, severely wounded; Capt. Peel leading up his heavy (S;gned) C. CAMPBELL, General, 'I guns 0 ith extraordinary gallantry within a few yards of Commander-in-Chief. the buildings, to batter the massive stone walls. The withering fire of the Highlanders effectually covered the Naval Brigade from great loss, but it was an action almost unexampled in war. Captain Peel behaved very much as if he bad been laying the Shannon alongside an enemy's frigate. This brought the day's operations to LIST OF OFFICERS KILLED. General Staff—Lieut.-Col. G. Biddulph, Head of Intelli gence Department: and Lieut. 0. Mayne, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General. Naval Brigade—Midshipman M. A. Daniel. Artillery Brigade—Captain W..N. Hardy, Royal Artillery Cavalry Brigade—Captain G. Wheatcroft, 6th Dragoon Guards, doing duty with Military Train. • 3d Infantry Brigade—Lieut. T. Frankland, 2d Punjaub Infantry. 4th Infantry Brigade—Captain J. Dalzell, her Majesty's 93.1. Highlanders; Captain J. T. Lumsden, 30th Native In fantry, Interpreter to her Majesty's 93d Highlanders; and Lieut. Dobbs, Ist Madras Fusiliers. sth Infantry Brigade—Ensign W. T. Thompson, her Ma jesty's 82d Regiment. LIST OF OFFICERS WOUNDED. Staff—General Sir C. Campbell, G.C.8., commander-in chief, slightly ; Brigadier D. Russell, commanding stb Bri gade, severely ; Major A. Aliso n, militar y secretary, severely ; Captain F. M. Alison, aide-de-camp to commander-in-chief, slightly; Captain the Hon. A. Anson, a id e -de-camp to Gen. Grant, C. 8., slightly ; Lieut. C. J. Salmond, orderly officer to General Grant, C. 8., Naval Brigade—Capt. J. C. Gray, Royal Marines, slightly ; Lieutenant M. Salmon, Royal Navy, severely ; Midshipman Lord A. P. Clinton, Royal Navy, slightly. Artillery Brigade—Major F. F. Pennycuick, Royal Artil lery, slightly; Captain H. Hammond, Bengal Artillery, se verely ; Captain F. Travers, Royal Artillery, slightly ; Lieut. W. G. Millman, Royal Artillery, slightly ; Lieut. A. Ford, Royal Artillery, slightly ; Assistant Surgeon H. R. Veale, Royal Artillery, severely. Cavalry Brigade—Lieut. R. Halkett, Hodson's Horse, severely. 3d Infantry Brigade—Ensign J. Watson, 2d Punjaub In• fantry, dangerously. 4th Infantry Brigade—Captain B. Walton, her Majesty's 53d Regiment, severely; Lieutenant A. K. Munro, H.M.'s 53d Regiment, dangerously ; Lieut. F. C. French, H.M.'s 53d Regiment, slightly; Major R. Barnston, H.M.'s 90th Regiment, dangero usl y ; Lieut. E. C. W y nne, n . C s Ensign gl J. . A P . o E w w e a ll r , t I H.M.'s .m 9 9 0 3 t d h Re g Regi ment, 90th Le ly iut E met, Regiment, severelyse ve r . e High landers, slightly ; Captain F. W. Burroughs, H.M.'s 93d Highlanders, slightly; Lieut. R. A. Cooper, H.M.'s 93d Highlanders, severely ; Lieut. E. Welch, H.M.'s 93d High landers, severely; Lieut. 0. Goldsmith, H.M.'s 93d High larders, severely ; Lieut. S. E. Wood, H.M.'s 93d High landers, severely ; Ensign F. R. Mq/slamara., H.M.'s 93d Highlanders, slightly ; Lieut. W. Paul, 4th Punjaub Infantry, dangerously (since dead) ; Lieut. J. W. McQueen, 4th Pun jaub Infantry, severely ; Lieut. F. Oldfield, 4th Punjaub In fantry, dangerously (since dead). sth Infantry Brigade—Lieut. H. Henderson, H.M.'s 23d Fusiliers, slightly ; Lieut.-Col. C. B. Hale, H.M.'s 82d Regi ment, slightly. (Signed) H. W. NoIuLAN, Captain, Assistant Adjutant-General of the Army. a close. On the next day communications were 'opened to the left rear of the ha, racks to the canal, after overcoming considerable difficulty. Capt. Peel kept up a steady fire on the building called the mess-house. This building, of considerable size, was defended by a ditch about 12 feet broad and scarped with masonry, and beyond that a loop-holed mud wall. I determined to use the guns as much as possible in taking it. About three p.m., when it was considered that men might be sent to storm it without much risk, it was taken by a company of the 90th Foot under Capt. Wolseley, and a picket of her Majesty's i 3,1 under Capt. Hopkins, supported by Major Bernston's Battalion of Detachments under Capt. Gui.e, her IVlajesty's 90th Foot, and some of the Punjiuh In fantry under Lieut. Powlett. The mess-helve was carried immediately with a rush. The troops then pressed for ward with great vigour, and lined the wall separating this rnes;-heuse from the Motee Mahal, which consists of a wide enclosure and many buildings. The enemy here made a last stand, which was overcome after an hour, openings having been brokeu in the wall, through which the troops poured, with a body of Sapper, and accom plished our communications with the Residency. I had the inexpressible satisfaction, shortly afterwards, of greeting Sir James Outran and S;r Henry Havelock, who came out to meet me before the action was at an end. The relief of the besieged garrison had been accomplished. The troops, including all ranks of officers and men, bad worked strenuously and persevered boldly in following up the advantages gained in the various attacks. Every man in the force had exerted himself to the utmost, and now met with his reward. It ehoul I not be forgotten that these exertions did not date merely from the day that I joined the camp ; the various bodies of which the relieving force was corn , posed having made the longest forced m arches from variou directions to enable the Government of India to save the garrison of Lucknow. Some from Agra, and some from Allahabad—all alike bad undergone the same fatigues in pressing forward for the attainment of this great object. Of their conduct in the field of 1 battle the facts narrated in this despatch are suffi cient evidence, which I will not weaken by any eulogy of mine. I desire now to direct the attention of your lordship to the merits of the officers who have served under my orders on this occasion. I cannot convey to your lordship in adequate terms my deep sense of the obligations I am under to Major- General Mansfield, chief of the staff, for the very able and cordial assistance he has afforded me and the service during these operations, and how admirably the very many and important duties belonging to his situation have been performed, for which his high talents and experience of service in this country so peculiarly fit him. I have also to express my very particular acknowledg ments to Brigadier-General Hope Grant, C. 8., who was in immediate command of the division by which this service was effected, His activity in carrying out the details has been admirable, and his vi g ilance in superin tending the outpost duties has been u nsurpas sed. My thanks are peculiarly d ue to Brigadier t he Hon. Adrian Hope, who commanded thteheadßvaonycael o N f_ a th vy e , fo w rc h e o as also to Captain Peel, C. 8., of; has distinguished ddiesstiirnegutoishberidnmanner. lord ta duties, those who have been in the performance o s himselfg to th e E n s v a o most l ern and ak rd ship the o ffi cers commanded brigades regiments, ff and or who have been marked out by brigadiers :—Brigadier Crawford, Royal Artillery, c ommanding the artillery ; Brigadier Little, commanding the cavalry ; Brigadier he titn onega e , e Naval acting ial ev y A r Greathed, comman din g 3d Infantry Brigade: Bri g adier Russell, command in g sth Infantr y Bri g ade (severely wo unded); Lieut. L ennox, Royal Et ng c hief engineer ; Lieut. Va ughan, Royal Navy, and Capt. ral Brigade. Maxwell, m ß a j e o n r g i a ‘ u l r ner Artillery, commanding attached (to this officer my most particular acknowledgements are Travers, commanding Royal Artill due—he has few equals as an artilleryer y. o fficer). Captains Rem Captain . tnington and Blunt, commanding troops of Bengal Horse Artillery. Captains Middleton, Royal Artillery, and Bourchier, Bengal Artillery, commanding horse field batteri es • and Capt. Long den Royal Artillery, commanding the mortar battery. It impossible to draw a distinction between any of these of f icers. They all distinguished themselves under very arduous circumstances, and it was highly agreeable to we to be present on this first occasion, when the Bengal and Royal Artillery were brought into action together under my own eyes. I wish also to mention Lieut. Walker, Bengal Artillery, in command of a demi field battery; Lieuts. Ford and Brown, who successvely took up the command of the heavy field battery of Royal in the following " General Order " Sir Colin Campbell congratulates the army upon this great exploit " Sead-quarters, La Martiniere, Lucknow, November 23, 1857. " The Commander-in-Chief has reason to be thankful to the forces he conducted for the relief of the garrison of Lucknow. 2. Hastily assembled, fatigued by forced marches, but animated by a common feeling of determination to have e m co psh m li pen th sa e t duty b ort e h fo ei r r e them, smalln u a k number b r e a r n in e of the this exe force cution of a , ,a,3. t r d om iffie th ul e t m du o t r y ni b n y g unceasingor the ex ll u till last exertions. , 16th night the whole force has been one outlying picket, never out of fire, and covering an immense extent of ground, to permit the garrison to retire scathless and in safety, covered by the whole of the relieving force. " 4. That ground was won by. fighting as hard as it ever fell to the lot of the Commander-in-Chief to witness, it being necessary to bring up the same men over and over again to fresh attacks ; and it is with the greatest gratification that his Excellency declares he never saw men behave better. "5. The storming of the Secundra Bagh and the Shah Nojeef has never been surpassed in daring, and the success of it was most brilliant and complete. retreat of wofas effected, last nig night, by which a model of discipline and e xactness. The conse q uence nln t o f the th e garrison "6 the The fin ra a rescue e was that the enemy was completely deceived, and the force retired by a narrow, tortuous lane, the only line of retreat open, in the face of 50,000 enemies, without molestation. " 7. The C o mmander-in-Chief offers his sincere thanks to Major-General Sir James Outram, G.C.8., for the happy manner in which he planned and carried out hie arrangements for the evacuation of the Residency of Lucknow. " By order of his Excellency the Commanderin-Chief , " W. MAYHEW, Major, 41 Depay.A.diUtant.GenerSl of the Army. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE . BOMBAY, Du'. 17. We have no change to report in our money ssiar lf.f! i (luting the past fortnight , and the roe. ofie 1 tes:otirsuip": i z at the banks remain th e mune, v , ' f ro m oto cent. and we rities °cont i nue a all o f Oil*, Government secu * Detachment joined on and up to the 14th. Two (2) guns Madras Horse Artillery. Reserve Royal Artillery. Royal Engineers. Military train. Head-quarters her Majesty's 23d Royal Welsh Fusileers. Detachment her Majesty's 82d Infantry.