The Press.
London, England, 1858-01-23 00:00:00

INDIA.

THE CALCUTTA MAIL.

The following telegram bag been received from
Alexandria, via Corfu and Malta, January 21,
7.30 a.m.:—

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 17.
The Indian mails have arrived, with dates from Cal-
cutta to the 2.lth of December, and Hong Kong to the 16th.
The psrjaub has brought the mail from Bombay, with
intelligence to the 29th.
The Furruckabad rebels have been defeated in two
engagements, in the latter of which, on the 18th, the dis-
persion of the enemy was complete. Their guns were
captured ; our loss is trifling.
No further intelligence from Oude.
The 11th Cavalry mutinied on the Ist of December.
They were overtaken near Purneah. Eleven were killed,
but the remainder escaped.
The 17th Native Infantry are under orders for China.
Exchange at Bombay. 2a. 2 2.31
At Calcutta, 2s. 2id. for Credits.
The French admiral has proclaimed the blockade of
Canton river on the pert of France. The island of Donan,
opposite Canton, was occupied on the 15th of December by
the English and French forces.
l'he Chinese were allowed 10 days to accept an ultima-
tum.
Exchange at Hong Kong, 4s. I Id. ; Shanghai, 6s. 4id.
to 6s. 6d.
At 3 p.m. a steamer, with London mails, has been sig-
nalled.

The following telegram was received at the
Foreignoffice, through Corfu, on Friday morning, at
7.30 a.m. :

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 17.
The Candia arrived at Suez on the 14th inst., bringing
dates from Calcutta to 25th December ; Madras, 29th Dec.;
(Mlle, 9th January; and Hong Kong, 10th December; but
no news of importance. The East India Company's
steamer Punjaub also arrived at Suez on the 13th inst.,
with Bombay dates to 29th December ; she left the (3eroze
at Aden, coaling. A small force from Delhi, under Colonel
Seaton, encountered a body of rebels at Guingeree, on
Dec. the lath, took the guns, killed 150 men; we lost few
men, and three officers. Again, on the llth December,
the same column attacked a strong force of the enemy
intrenched at Putalem, near Fntteyghur, killed about 600
of them, including many chiefs; and took eleven guns
with their camp, and parted [pursued?] the routed enemy
seven miles. Our loss was trifling, including only one
officer killed.
Communication by post between Bombay and Calcutta
had been reestablished, letters and papers having been
received.
The Southampton and Prince Albert, with troops, had
reached Bombay, 12th.
Lord Elgin's ultimatum was delivered to Yeh, who shows
no disposition to [.iomething omitted]. The island of
Sonan was occupied without resistance on the 15th.
GREEN, Acting Consul General.

THE FIGHTIN(} AT CAWNPORE.

The arrival of the Bombay mail of the 2tth Dee.
confirms the brief statements previously received
relative to the recent fighting at Cawnpore. It ap-
pears certain that General Windham'e force was
neatly overpowered by the Gwalior rebels, and that
only the opportune arrival of Sir Colin Campbell
saved us from a second crave disaster at Cawnpore.
To understand the nature of the recent fighting at
Cawnpore it is necessary to bear in mind three dis-
tinct positions—the intrenchment on the Ganges,
held by us ; the town of Cawnpore, immediately in
front of the intrenchment; and Windham's camp,
six miles in front of the town. Upon the departure
of Sir Colin Campbell for Lucknow, General Wind-
ham was left in command at Cawnpore with a
force mustering 2,500 bayonets and 12 field guns,
with some 30 siege guns in the intrencb ments.
General Windham bad formed an advanced camp
about six miles in front of the city. The Gwa-
lior Contingent, consisting of four batteries of
artillery, two regiments of cavalry, and seven
regiments of infantry, all highly disciplined, and
swelled to near 20,000 men, with 42 guns, by
the junction of the remnant of the Dinapore
mutineers, the contingents of all the ill-disposed
rajahs in that part of' India, with the whole body of
ruffians and bandits from the country around, crossed
the Ganges on the 24th of November, and advanced
on Cawnpore. General Windhatn, at the bead of
1,500 men and 8 guns, left hie camp on the 20th to
meet them, and coming up with the advanced guard
of the rebels at the village of Kutree, gave them
battle and defeated them under the following cir-
cumstances, detailed by an officer present with his
regiment, the Connaught Rangers :
Camp, Cawnpore, Nov. 27,1657.
We fought a battle yesterday with the Gwalior rebels,
8,000 woo& with 20 piss, against 1,000 of oats and 0