The Press.
London, England, 1857-09-05 00:00:00

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the camp at about twelve p.m. One of our men who had
been left behind in the dark reported that after our depar-
ture the enemy came down to the canal and began blazing
away front the opposite side with horse artillery ; but for•
tunately the birds had flown. It was lucky that we demo•
halted these bridges when we did, as next day the enemy
attacked us in force, but was prevented from getting to our
rear as usual.—Private

On the 9th the right rear of our position, the
favourite place, was again attacked, but," says the
Times correspondent, " with the never-failing result."
As this was the most serious and successful attack
the rebels have ever yet mad 3 upon our lines, we
subjoin a more detailed account than the discreet
correspondent of the Times thinks it necessary to
give : •

On the morning of that day 300 horsemen of the mutineer
force ran headlong into our line, burst through the outlying
pickets, and penetrated into the camp, being taken by a
party of the lith Carahineers for our own 9th Irregulars.
The rapidity and noise of their rush frightened the horses
of our regulars, which galloped back and gave the alarm.
Before the rebels were encountered they had passed through
the camp and tired a volley into the tents. They halted
in our rear on the binks of the canal, and made a stand
there. They were taken in flank by some artillery under
Major Tombs, and cavalry of the oth and mounted guards,
from the Subzee Mnndee road, who nearly massacred them
all. Major Tombs with his own hand shot one and cut
down two. The evident intention of this desperate rush
was to divert our attention from a general attack which
now commenced from a force of (1,000 rebel infantry ad-
vancing rapidly on our pickets. Full details of this affair
have not been given, but the engagement was severe, and
the loss on both sides considerable. The mutineers
hurried into the houses and inclosures, as usual, and our
men got at them in several places with the bayonet, kil!ing
in one enclosure upwards of 150, and in a second about a
hundred more. We had killed and wounded of her
Majesty's Hth Foot, 40 men ; 2nd Bengal Fusiliers, 3 killed
and IS wounded ; 00th Rifles, 14 killed and wounded.
The Sikhs also suffered. The rebels lost upwards of WO
men, their retreat being again impeded by our artillery,
which made lanes in their ranks. Our advanced pickets
on the right have been thrown forward to a mosque on the
crest of a hill opposite the Lahore gate, and we have
established ourselves there in a post from which the enemy
had long annoyed us.—D. News cor.

Our loss on that day was most severe, and amounted
to 212 killed and wounded.

Upon the 14th another desperate assault took
place, but of which we have no details.
Before leaving Delhi, we must call attention to the
proclamation of the rebels which has been distri-
buted over Bengal :

To all Hindoos and Mussulmans, Citizens and Servants of
Hindostan, the Officers of the Army now at Delhi and
Meerut send Greeting.
It is well known that in these days all the English have
entertained these evil designs—first, to destroy the religion
of the whole Hindostanee army, and then to make the
people Christians by compulsion. Therefore we, solely on
account of our religion, have combined with tne people,
and have not spared alive one infidel, and have re•estab•
fished the Delhi dynasty on these terms, and thus act in
obedience to orders and receive double pay. Hundreds
of guns and a large amount of treasure have fallen into our
hands ; therefore it is fitting that whoever of the soldiers
and people dislike turning Christians should unite with
one heart and act courageously, not leaving the seed of
these infidels remaining. For any quantity of supplies
delivered to the army the owners are to take the receipt
of the officers, and they will receive double payment from
the Imperial Government. Whoever shall in these timer
exhibit cowardice, or credulously believe the promises of
those impostors the English, shall very shortly be put to
shame for such a deed ; and, rubbing the hands of sorrow,
shall receive for their fidelity the reward the ruler of Luck.
now got. It is further necessary that all Hindoos and
Mussulmans unite in this struggle, and, following the
instructions of some respectable people, keep themselves
secure, so that good order may be maintained, the poorer
classes kept contented, and they themselves be exalted to
rank and dignity; also that all, 93 far as it is possible,
oopy this proclamation and despatch it everywhere, that
all true Hindoos and Mussuln►ans may be alive and watch.
ful, and fix it in some conspicuous place ( but prudently
to avoid detection), and strike a blow with a sword before
giving circulation to it. The first pay of the soldiers of
Delhi will be 30r. per month for a trooper and 10r. for a
footman. Nearly 100,000 men are ready, and there are
thirteen flags of the English regiments and about fourteen
standards from different parts now raised aloft for our
religion, for God, and the conqueror, and it is the intention
of Cawnpore to root out this seed of the Dev►l. This is
what we of the army here wish.
CAWNPORE AND GENERAL HAVELOCK.

Next in importance to Delhi must be reckoned
Cawnpore and Lucknow. Of the surrender of Cawn-
pore no details from the spot have yet appeared, but
from the escape of one person, Ensign Brown, who
has 'reached Calcutta, we shall in all probability
by next mail obtain full details. Meanwhile, the
Calcutta correspondent of a daily paper writes the
following account of