The Press.
London, England, 1857-10-03 00:00:00

CALCUTTA GOVERNAENT SUM! UtY.

The following telegram was received at the Foreign-
office, from the British Vice-Consul at Trieste, Sept.
20, 2.10 a.m..

Calcutta, August 21,1957.
From G. F. Edmonstone, E.q., Secretary to the Govern•
ment of India, to the Hon. Secret Committee.

GENERAL HAVELOCK'S COLU\IN.

General Havelock, after pushily? on half-way to Luck.
now, anti defeating the instil gents two or t'iree times ill
the Oude province, was compelled, by the weakness of his
force, reduced by exposure, fatigue, sickness, aril constant
fighting, to withdraw to Mangotwar, six miles from the
Ganges, and ultimately, on the 13th August, to recross with
all his force to Cawnpore, where lie now is ; Bhitoor
having been meanwhile reoccupied by mutineers from
Saugor and others, numbering about 4,000, with five guns.
General Havelock attacked it on the lt;th, and carried the
position, capturing two guns. His force is reduced to 900
men, who are worn out with fatigue, and need repose, and
he considers that to advance on Lucknow until reinforced
would be to court annihilation. Adequate reinforcements,
it is feared, cannot reach him in less than ten days or a
fortnight from the present time. Her Majesty's sth and
90th (China troops) having been moreover here detained
below, in consequence of the disturbances in Beshar.
No news later than the 22nd alt. from Lucknow, but by
more recent native accounts the garrison were holding out
well, and it is believed that they have managed to lay in
additional provisions.
General Havelock expects to be attacked simultaneously
by the Me& (Gales) insorgents from the left bank of the
river, as well as from the side of Futteypore, where boats
were collecting, and from the direction of Calpee, where
Gwalior mutineers, strong in artillery, threatened to cross
and form a junction with the Oude rebels. A steamer
has been sent down by the general to destroy the boats at
Futteypore, but his force is too weak to opoose the pasoige
of the Wu:nna (durum), at Calpee. The Oude people
are making aggressions on our villages to the north of the
Uenges, and it is feared that commenication between
Allahabad and Benarea may be interrupted.

DELHI.

Delhi is still in the hands of the insurgents.
Our accounts extend to th 3 gth of August.

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There appears to have been severe fighting on the 30th
of July. The Ist and 2nd instant, when the enemy, rein-
forced by the troops from Neeinuch, attempted to carry
our position, they were repulse 1 as usual ; their loss is
said to have exceeded 3,000 men, including 900 of the
Neemuch force, who did not return to the city after the
failure on the Ist, and they ore reported to be really
dispirited. On the tith their powder manufactory in the
city was blown up by a shell, and about 500 artificers are
believed to have been destroyed, together with a large
quantity of sulphur and saltpetre.
They have been for some time short of English
powder and of fusees, and the supply of gun caps is
said to be failing; they daily manufacture powder of
inferior quality. The Kuin ion battalion of Glioorkas
reached Delhi with treasure, ammunition, and stores on,
the Ist, and a reinforcement of 1,300 EuroFk ans and 3,000
Punjaubees, from the Punjaub, was expected to arrive on
the 15th. Retrograde movement is now not thought of,
though at one time it was tallied of. No fighting since the
2nd inst.