The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-04-06 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA.
MALTA, March 29. 4 p.m.

The Vectis, from Alexandria, with the overland Bom-
bay mails, brings the following additional items of intel-
ligence ,
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ALEXANDRIA, March 26.

The intelligence from Bombay is to the 9th of March;
from Lucknow, by telegraph, to the previous day. The
enemy have erected a strong line of defence along the
canal, which would require siege artillery. The casual-
ties from the 3rd to the 6th of March inclusive were
two officers and nine men killed, and 323 wounded.
The enemy was alarmed, but likely to fight. One party
was anxious to treat. The green flag was hoisted by •
fanatic, who proclaimed a religious war. The rebels
had attacked the friendly Rajah of Chodarce, whose
troops mutinied. They captured his guns and returned
to Calpee on the 21st. Jung Bahadoor waste cross the
Gogra on the 2nd. Chamberlayne's force had entered
Rohilcund. Sir Hugh Rose had forced the Midenpore
Pass, on the Jhansi road, which is now clear. His first
brigade was near Goonah. He was expected to reach
Jhansi about the 15th. Whiteloclee column is believed
to have reached Rewah. Nana Sabib was still in Onde.
The Calpee rebels are inactive. General Roberta
marched from Nussernahad upon Kota about the 9th.
Sir John Lawrence arrived at Delhi on the 24th. All
jd
was well in the Punjab. The reead 1 leer in Sawunt
Wares was still at large in the j nglis, but watched.
The 92nd Highlanders have ioni . Prices of cotton
have improved. Tonnage very abundant. Exchange on
London, 2s. 10. to 28. 10. The Pens, from South-
ampton, arrived (at Malta) this morning, and the
Valetta, with the overland mail, is coming in from
Marseilles.

LIICKNOW.

The Commander-in-Chief seized Dilkoosha on the
3rd of March. He was at Beedeecoll on the sth of
March, having been immediately joined by General
Franks. The rebels have strongly fortified the line of
their camp. Our batteries will be ready in five days.
Sir J. Outram crossed the Goomtee on the 6th of March
with 6,000 men and 30 guns to take position on the left
bank of the river, and dear the country up to Fyzabad.
He was immediately attacked, but repulsed the enemy.
Brigadier Campbell has placed a strong brigade and
patrols as far as the old Toed from Cawnpore. In the
attack on Dilkooeha Colonel Little was wounded, and in
an engagement which General Franks had with the
enemy, just before he effected a junction with the Com-
mander-in-Chief, Major Percy Keith, of the 2nd Dra-
goons, was killed, and Lieutenant Innes, of the Engin-
eers, wounded. Before his junction with the Com-
mander-in-Chief, General Franks had cleared the road
from Sultanpoor to Lucknow. On the 19th of Feb-
ruary he prevented a junction between Bundeh Dussein
Chalkleder and Nazim Mende° Doossein, attacked them
successfully on the same day, and defeated them with a
loss of 800 men and six guns; on February the 20th he
made a forced march and seized the stronghold of
Badhayan, which Nazis Mendee Doossein was proceed-
ing to occupy. The Nazim then took up a strong posi-
tion at Badshaligunge, two miles from Sultimpoor, with
25,000 men and 25 guns. On the 23rd of February
General Franks attacked and carried the position. He
drove the enemy in crowds before him for some miles,
killed 1,800, took 20 guns, all their ammunition, and a
standing camp. Among the wounded were Rajah
Hussain Ali Khan and other leaders of note. Our loss
was only two killed and 16 wounded. General Hope
Grant's brigade on February 23 attacked Meangunge, a
fortified town in Oude. After a breach had been
effected the place was stormed by Her Majesty's 53rd
Regiment. The rebels lost 600 killed and four guns.
Our casualties were 18, two officers not named being
among the wounded. Jung Bahadoor has crossed the
Goomtee at Sultanpoor on the 3rd inst. Smallpox had
broken out in the Ghoorka camp. A large force of
rebels crossed in Ghorachpoor on February 5. They
were attacked by Colonel Rowcroft, and pursued for
seven miles. Enemy's loss great, and eight guns taken.
The force under Sir Hugh Rose occupied the Fort of
Barodia on March 1, and repulsed an attempt made by
the enemy on the fort during the night of the 3rd of
March. Sir Hugh Rose forced the passage of Mudin-
pore en route to Jhansi. The report that the ex-King of
Delhi had been convicted and sentenced to transporta-
tion for life was erroneous. His trial is not yet com-
pleted. General Roberts arrived at Nusseerabad on the
22nd of February. The advance on Kotah is imme-
diately expected. Operations against the Bheels are in
active progress. The insurgent Bessayees have taken
refuge in the Caner& districts of the Madras Presidency.
A movement was made against them by a force under
Colonel M'Clean on the 3rd of March, but they evacuated
a strong position which they had chosen, and are now
with their followers dispersed through the Caner&
jungles. Punjab and &Uncle all quiet. Nizam's country
all quiet.