The Press.
London, England, 1858-05-08 00:00:00

FATAL EXPLOSION.

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A deploraole accident, the first serious one of the many
which have occurred from explosions of pow ler, of w;iic!i
the city is full, occurred to-daY. By Sir James Outrito
d
orders several thousand pounds of powder, • few packe
in tin cases, the rest in skins, were carried 0 a deep well
In carts, for the purpose of being thrown to the banal.
As the first case was thrown down a rush of fire opened
from the well; the cases in the first cart blew up, and
the explosion, leaping from cart to cart, burnt all the men,
engaged in the Operation. Captain Eliot Brownlnw,l3.ba
and Captain Clarke, It E., 14 or 10 European Sapper%
and 30 Sikhs were carried to the hospital tents 4.4,1%11;111y
burnt, and several Sikhs were kille 1 on the spot.
An engagement has taken place between Brigadier
Campbell's Horse and a body of fanatics, in which
Captain Wale lost his life :

A affair the enemy showed extritor-
Before the general pursuit took place
road, during which Colonel Hagart
7th Hussars to support two guns of
Ilery which was sent to drive out a
rom a small mud for: on our flank.
d by this body of cavalry and a company
;Wanders, opened fire, and the enemy
e fort. It was, however, to make a
Lieutenant Wilkin had just brought
cut up the supposed runaways,
to come on with determination.
Hussars charged them, but the
, and fought with courage. Slade
sword-cut in the thigh, and was thrown
Bankes was struck by a sepoy
tulwar broke his thigh ; he fell
long the enemy, who cut I,t him in
was rescued by a few men, led by
person. Lieutenant Wi kin was
in the side and in the foot, and
'it fin ty-five in number, fought till
, cut down by the cavalry. Bankes
arm, sad his remaining kg and arm
bone.

has issued the following pro-
T of the Governor-Ueneral :
PROCLAMATION.

Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is
mcknow, and the city lies at the mercy
Government, whose authority it has for nine
• defied and resisted.
begun by a mutinous sol•liery, has
`he inhabitants of the city and of the
large. Many who owed their pro-
& Government, os well as those who
aggrieved by it, have
•joined in this
oiged themselves with the enemies

, of a ;treat crime, and have sub-
lust retribution.

cauntry is now once more in the
troops..

be held by a force which nothing
authority of the Government will
corner of the province.
come it which the Right Hon. the
deems it right to make known
British Government will deal with
and landholders of Oude and their

_....”-veneral will be to reward
steadfast in their allegiance at a time
f the Government was partially over-
proved this by the support and assist-
given to British officers.
Hon. the Governor-General hereby

Rajah of Ttulratnpore ;
, Rajah of Pudnaha;
;ukah Singh, of Kutiaree ;
Talookdar of Siasaindee;
intim. of Gopaul Kheir ; and
Zetnindar of Mormon ( Baiawarah)

sole hereditary proprietors of the
when Oude came under British rule,
soderate assessment as may he
im-
that those loyal men will he further
finer and to such extent as, upon eon•
and their position, the Uuvernor-

mensnre of reward and honour accord
be conferred upon others in whose
be established to the satisfaction of

farther proclaims to the people
above named exceptions, the pro-
of the province is confiscated to
which will dispose of that right
may seem fitting. I
chiefs, and landholders, with their
lake immediate enbmission to the
Owle, surrendering their arms and
Right Hon. the Governor-General
lives and honour shall be safe, pro-
arc unstained with English blood

further indulgence which may be
the condition in which they may
must throw themselves upon the
; British Government.
!rn who shall promptly come for-
iief Commissioner their support in
and order this indulgence will be
.overnor-Generel will he ready to view
:hich they may thus acquire to a
iormer rights.
the murder of Englishmen and
lode those who are guilty of it from
se who have protected English lives
consideration and leniency.
about the state of the north-
liklis do not seem to be in the
humours :

,I am toll. They say, "We have
—lg. We took the Kaiserbagh, and
imander-in-chief takes us as sentries
•rice to Europeans." I believe the
are placed on duty in the head•
stand the sun better than Euro-
natives in order more easily, owing
language. Aa at Delhi, they say,
d formerly ; now we fight for you,
shall fight against you once more."

In an episode of this at
Binary desperation. Bac
there was a halt on the ro,
ordered a troop of the 7th
Tombs's Horse Attillery
body of the enemy from
Our guns, protected by th
of the 78th Highlanders
were seen to leave the for
charge on the guns. Lie.
up hay Irregulars to
when they were seen to
Slade's troop of the 7th
sepoys stood for once,
received a severe sword-c
from his horse. Young
with such force that the
off his horse right among
all directions, till he wa
Colonel Hsgait in per
wounded with a tulwar it
the band, who were about
every one of them was cu
has lost a leg and an arm
have been cut to the boot
Sir Colin Campbell
dominion, by the ordet
PRO
The army of his Excell
in possession of Lucknow
of the British Governmen
months rebelliously detieL
This resistance, begin
found support front the it
province of Oinle at hire
sperity to the British Go
believed themselves aggr
bail cause, and have rang,
of the State.
They have been guilty
jetted themselves to a just
The capital of their co;
hands of the British !root
From this day it will In
can withstand, and the an
be carried into every core
The time, then, has cm
Governor-General of Wit
the mode in which the Br
the talookdars, chiefs, and
followers.
The first care of the Go
those who have been steal
when the authority of the
borte. and who have prov,
ance which they have gilts
Therefore, the Right H
declares that
Drigliejjie Singh, I
Kottlwunt Singh, I
Ran Hurdeo Buks
Kasheepershaud, I
Zithr Singh, Zemit
Chundeeloll, Zemi
are henceforward the sc
lands which they held nth,
subject only to such modi
posed upon them, and tin
rewarded in finch manner
aideration of their merits
Generai shell determine.
A propnitionate menses
ing to their deserts will b
favour like claims may be
the Government.
The Governor-Genera
of Guile that, with the
prietary right in the soil
the riritish Government,
in such manner as it may
To those tslookdars, c
followers, who shall ma
Chief Commissioner of 0
obeying his orders, the R
promises that their livet
tided that their hands s
murderously shed.
But, as regards aiy f
extended to them, and t
hereafter he placed, they
justice and mercy of the .
To those among then
ward and give to the Chit
the restoration of peace
large, and the tiovernoi
liberally the claims whi
restitution of their formes
As participation in th,
Englishwoman will exclut
all mercy, so will those
he specially entitled to cot
Some anxiety is felt t
west provinces. The Si
most amiable- of humot
The Sikhs talk loudly,
done all the hard fighting
look ! even the command
over his tent in preference
'Talton why the Sikhs ar
quarter camp is that they
p,-ans, and can keep the ni
to their knowledge of the 1
'We fought against you fr
Perhaps some day we abal