The Press.
London, England, 1858-04-17 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

FALL OF LUCKNOW AND FLIGHT OF FIFTY
THOUSAND OF THE REBELS.
The following telegram, from her Majesty's Acting
Consul• General in Egypt, was received at the
Foreign office via Malta on the 13th of April, at five
p.m. [The date from Alexandria is not (riven.)
The steamer Ganges arrived at Suez yesterday
evening from Bombay.
The following intelligence has been telegraphed
from Suez :

BOMBAY, March 24, Three p.m.
Lucknow fell on the 19th ' • 117 guns captured ; about
2,000 of the enemy were slaiu during the siege.
Mrs. Orr and Miss Jackson rescued.

Eight officers killed.
The townspeople and the villagers, being protected, are
resuming their occupation.
The submission or the principal landowners has been
accepted.
About 50,000 of the enemy have escaped, making for
Rohilcund and Rundelannd. The army is in pursuit of
the rebels.

The delay of Sir H. Rue's force for three weeks at
Sangor prevented the line of troops, intended to intercept
the enemy, from being closed up.
Sir H. Rose, with the second division of the Rsjpootana
geld force, wu within twenty-five miles of Jhanst on the
21st of March ; 30,000 rebels are said to be in hie front.
. General Roberts's force marched from Nusseerabad to
Kotah on the 10th and l lth. The distance is 120 miles.

The Calpee mutineers have taken the fort of Charhard,
and made the Rajah prisoner.
Whitlock's force remains in charge of Sangor ; the
cavalry only having pushed on to Allahabad.
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Stewart.' brigade captured Chunderee on the 17th.
This telegram arrived at Mesita from Alexandria by mer-
chant steamer at noon on the 13th of April.
LYONS, Admiral.

We have also received the following telegram from
the India house. We give the names according to
copy :

To J. D. DICKINSON, ESQ., INDIA-HOUSE.

Lucknow was completely occupied on the 17th of
March (19?). On that date the sixth (the last) post of
the enemy .in the Monsabagh was captured.
The enemy had retreated northwards.
The cavalry is in pursuit
117 guns have been taken.
Captain Mitchell and Lieutenant Boole, of the Artillery,
with a party of Ghoorkas, have rescued Mrs. Orr and Mies
Jackson. The ladies had been protected by Meer Valeed
Alby Derejal, and had been sell treated by him.
The restoration of authority in the city has been com•
monad, and great efforts are in progress for reassuring
the population, which had fled in great numbers to the
neighbouring villages.

FUTTYGHUR.

The rebels, in rgrest force, with four guns, crossed the
Ramgunga on March the leth, but have aince retired to
Rangoon.

CAWNPORE.

The rebels, who had crossed into the Rhatterpoor Per.
gunnah, had retired before Christie's column, and revenue
collections had been commenced. All well at Cawnpore
up to 23rd inst.
The Second Brigade of the Central India Field Force
had laid siege to the Hill Fort of Chundaree, on March 8.
On March 17th the fort was stormed and taken.

Our loss not great ; one officer (Lieutenant Snoresby,
Royal Artillery) is reported as killed, and one Captain
(Keating) as wounded.
The Second Brigade was to march immediately to Salle
Lehut, and join Sir H. Rose's column. A combined
movement would then be made on Jhiuisi, which was only
thirty-sis miles distance. _ .

Si; H. Rose's movements in the rear of the enemy's
deftnces had caused great panic, and the whole of the
Chundun districts and the Rajah of Banpoor's territory,
on the right of the Letwa river, had been abandoned by
the rebels.

The Rajah's possessions have been confiscated by Sir
Hamilton.

The rebels under Lida Sahib, brother of Nana Sahib,
are in great force in Bundektunl.

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are in great force in Bundelcand. I=l of his staff whom he saw tiding about with his sword palace, in which the king used to reside. - •