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and a third tied to a cart wheel, which in a few
successive revolutions crushed him to death. Our
camp and stores they burned, and that same even-
iv, advancing close to our intrenchment, they took
possession of and burned the whole of the cold-
weather clothing for our men, which had been stored
up at Cawnpore :
On the following day the rebels attacked the intrench-
ment, commencing with a very heavy cannonade from the
right and left of their line. Windham attempted a sortie,
afte tins, hard fighting, ike Rifles managed to
ich,
capture two g but our right were driven back with
much loss. It was the sound of
.the firing on this day
which reached the ears of Sir Cohn Campbell : a mes-
senger at the same time arrived with aocounta of the
critical state of Windham's party. Had the rebels at this
time cut the bridge of boats, which affords the only means
of communication with Oude, Sir Colin would have found
it a difficult matter to cross the Ganges, but the rebels not
capecting his return, and making sure of Windham's force,
were probably anxious to avail themselves of the bridge of
boats to crush Sir Cohn Campbell. At all events they let
it remain, and by so doing were lost. The movements of
the favourite lieutenant of Sir Charles Napier were too
prompt for them. With his artillery and cavalry he
marched thirty-eight miles in fifteen hours, crossed the
Ganges by the bridge of boats on the night of the 28th ; on
the next day fell upon the rebels, drove them back in a way
which made the troops feel that they once m
reore had a
general at their head, into the town, and then turned to
escort the ladies and wounded across the river. Although
harassed iu this operation by the rebels, who poured in a
desultory fire from the town, and threatened on the left
bank by the Oude insurgents, he in the space of two days
successfully effected this very delicate operation. He did
not at once attack the enemy. Commanding from the
intrenchment the head of the road to Allahabad, he made
arrangements for a safe escort for the ladies, sick, and
wounded, as far as that station, remaining meanwhile on
the defensive.—D. News cur.
On the morning of the oth, the last wounded man
having left the intrenchment, Sir Cohn Campbell
turned his attention to the rebels, and at eleven
o'clock moved out to attack them. The enemy was
first shelled out of the native town, and then
attacked with the rifle. The loss of the muti-
neers was fearful, and the whole army, 14,000 strong,
are reported to have fled in utter confusion. They
were pursued for fourteen miles along the Calpee
road, and lost all their guns except eight, all their
battery carts, waggons, ammunition, stores, grain,
bullocks, and baggage. Bat one officer was killed,
Lieutenant Salmond, aide-de-camp to General Grant,
and the loss in men was not great. We captured one
18-pounder gun with limber, eight 9-pounder guns
with limber, nine 9-pounder waggons, one 9-pounder
carriage, two 21-pounder howitzers with limber, one
21-pounder, one 21-pounder waggon, one 2-1 pounder
spare carriage, one transport cart with gin, three 18-
pounder limbers, eleven store carts, throe 8-inch
mortars, two sa-inch mortars ;—total, 10 pieces of
ordnance and 20 carriages of different sorts.
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The following are the official telegrams received re-
lating to these operations :

FROM GENERAL WINDHAM TO THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL,,
Cawnpore, Nov. 26, 1.50 p.m.
I this morning attacked the First Division of the
Gwalior Contingent, amounting to upwards of 3,000 with
two eight-inch iron howitzers, and two light field guns,
upon the Pundoo river, eight miles from Cawnpore. After
a sharp fight of one hour and a half, we completely routed
them, and captured all but ote light gun. I will write
particulars on my return to Cawnpore this afternoon.
FROM GENERAL WINDHAM TO THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.
Cawnpore, Nov. 27, 10 a m.
All going on well at Alumbagh. General Havelock died
two days ago.
FROM CAPTAIN BRUCE, BY ORDER OF HIS EXCELLENCY
THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, TO THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.
Cawnpore, Nov. 27, 10 a.m.
I am desired by the commander-in-chief to transmit the
following to your lordship, dated Alumbagh, 24th Novem-
ber. I have arrived here with all the long convoy attended
upon the rescued garrison. I propose to march the day
alter to-morrow fir Bunnee, leaving Sir James Outram
with a division.
The following is an extract of a letter from Mr.
Muir, dated Agra, 18th Nov., to Mr. Sherer, Cawn•
pore :

H. S. Reed has been to Delhi. He says, " T saw the
ex-King yesterday. He is looking very ill, and certainly
not residing in that state which the newspaper writers
would make out."
FROM C. CHESTER TO MR. C. SHADOW, CALCUTTA.
Allahabad, Ist. Dec., 8.20 a.m.
The Gwalior Contingent attacked Nawabgunge near
Cawnpore on the 27th ult. The British troops retired into
the intrenchments, and on the night of the 27th the rebels
burnt down the camp of the 34th, 82nd, and 88th Regi-
ments. On the 28th they attacked the intrenchments
ftom the Canal and the Soubitdar's Tank. A sortie made
against the assailants from the Canal was most successful;
the ititles beat back the rebels, and brought in two of their
18-pounder guns. The fire of the rebels from the Snubs-
ital.'s Tank was also quite silenced, but our extreme right
and ihe 64th Regiment suffered very severely.
Brigadier Wilson is killed, and Major Sterling badly
wounded. Sir Cohn Campbell arrived at Cawnpore at
five p.m. of the 28th. Thu ladies and children of the
Lucknow garrison are encamped four wiles from Cuwir
pure.