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Malta, May 15,18 a.
(Supplement to Mr. Secretary Eilmonstnne's Message
from Allalimbed, dated April 10.)

AZIMGHUR.
On 15th April Sir E. Lugard relieved Azimghur. The
enemy retreated with regularity, but lost three gone and
a great number of men. In the pursuit, Mr. Venal)les,
Civil Service (iv.), and Lieutenant Hamilton were
wounded. Sir E. Lugard is pursuing the enemy to the
Gogra.
C LPE E.

It is thought the enemy will make a stand at Cstpee.
The rebel Rajah of Mynpooree has arrived at Oursu
(Sirsa ?) with some forces.
ANDERSON, Secretary to Government.
Bombay Castle, 24th April, 16A.
Malta, 15th May, 1638.

G. hIONTANAIIO.

By the arrival of the Bombay mail our intelli-
gence comes down to the 2lth of Aptil. The
Lucknow letter of the Times correspondent has
mysteriously miscarried. But we learn that the
Rohilcund campaign has begun, and that troops are
moving in the direction of Bareilly, now the head.
quarters of the rebels. Colonel Milman has been
relieved at Azimghur by Sir Edward Lugard. On
the 27th of March he made a sortie, which was
repulsed with the loss of Captain Bedford, of the
37th. In the meantime Lord Mark Kerr bad set
out to relieve them from Benares, with a wing of the
13th Light Infantry, a troop of the Bays, and two
6.pounder guns, escorting a convoy of more than
:300 waggons. Leaving Benares on the 2nd of this
month, Lord Mark arrived on the sth within ten
miles of Azimghur, when be found that his further
advance would be disputed on the following day.
In his front lay a body of rebels, estimated at
upwards of 3,000 strong, composed mainly of muti-
neers of the old Dinapore regiments-Ith,
Bth, and
40th, commanded by a eubadar of the last-named
corps. They were skilfully disposed along the high
banks of the road and in the groves that bordered
it, and in particular held a small village with such
determination that ten hours' hard fighting was
required to capture it. The whole of the little
column was hotly engaged, the baggage guard no
less than the rest, the long string of waggons
tempting the enemy's attack. In reinforcing the
rear guard, and driving off the enemy at the point
of the bayonet, Captain Wilson Jones, of the 13th,.
fell mortally wounded. In all, some forty.three 01
the force were struck, seven fatally, but the enemy's
dead lay thickly over the ground, at the village
especially, and he drew off in all directions, so
that by three o'clock in the afternoon the conyconvoy,scarcely, damaged, entered the intrenchnient. Nine
days later came Lugard, and the siege was at au end.

The Times correspondent writes:—
You are already aware that Ketah was stormed by the
force under General Roberts on the :30th of March. Eight
days before the army had arrived upon the bank of the
Uhuinbul, opposite to the city, and encamped out amigo
tit the guns, which were immediately brought to bear upon
them from the walls. Two batteries were thrown up to
answer the ene:ny's fire, but the assault, as you are aware,
was delivered front the southern quvrter of the town, which
was in the hands of the loyal ltajah. The river was
crossed by a ferry to a point under the walls of the palace ;
guns were taken across aid mounted upon the wall that
separates the quarter held by the Rajah from the rest of
the town, and their tire directed down the various streets—
a work of great danger, from the number and skill of the
enemy's matchlockmen. At noun on the 20th three
columns, each ()I WO men, of the 72nd Highlanders, 97104
bard, and tombs), IOU; and 14th Native IntantrY, euttlred

through a gate, which the engineers blew in, and'
and left, carried the walls, turned the bar.
streets, and quickly, and with slight loss
lace in their possession. So far all was
./ was taken, and the assailants bad sustained
incommensurate with so great a success. But,
hand, the enemy had not suffered very
• they had fled too quickly for that, and
will expect to hear that an immediate and
iursuit was directed with cavalry and horse
the thousands of rebels who poured out of
•ity. Such was the expectation of every
of those two branches of the force. But
,clod took place, strange to say. Whom to
cannot make out. No pursuit was ordered
useless. Thus writes to ine a not unknown

'clock on the morning of Tuesday, the 30th of
Ilussars arrived at their encamping ground
having completed, in three marches, a dis-
ix miles in forty-seven hours. Immediately
in camp an order was brought to Colonel
ending &LI detachment. of the Nth Hussars
10th Native Infantry, to be ready to turn
_nt of Hussars by seven o'clock, as it was
bombard the town at half-past five, after
nfantry would storm, and the Horse Artillery
ilry, consisting of Scinde Horse, 2nd Bombay
Bth Hussars, were to march down the river
ilea, to a place where it was fordable, and
the town on the opposite side, to prevent
_. the part of the rebels to escape. At seven
started—if fatigued, ready and cheerful
,ained the whole day just on the other side of
'ing to their horses or lying udder the trees,
least of the enemy were escaping within
them. The next morning they marched np
miles to Kotah, made an entry into the
returned to their original encampment at
till the day following, at fur o'clock in the
r allowing the enemy fifty-two hours' start
it of Scinde Horse, Bombay Cavalry,
,torse Artillery was sent to pursue them, cut
disperse them."
nothing came of this stern chase. Sixty miles
iere got over, and eight abandoned guns were
' the enemy nothing was seen. And thus a
force is thrown into Sir H. Rose's rear,
Calpee, troubling Scindia's country—into
penetrated as far as Esaghur when last
engaging one of the feudatories of Scir.dia,
N'.poor—and generally hindering the settle-
India.

appears that, after the storming of Jhansi,
Rose set out in the direction of Calpee.
thousand men hanging on his rear will not be
accompaniment.
fort of Calpee is a whole regiment of
Contingent, with five guns ; a Pandit,
Sahib, halds the chief authority, and
is Buxee. Between the fort and the
there is half a regiment of the contin-
►ew levy of the same strength, with six
ition, of which three are heavy guns.
on the banks of the Jumna, tie bridge
.4 broken, there are 350 men of a regi-
Godfrey's Regiment, and the remainder
lied Indus Chowraseee.

INDIA DIRECTORS TO THE
/R-GENERAL ON THE TREAT-
' THE REVOLTED PROVINCES.
Parliamentary papers issued on Mon-
; is the following copy of a letter from
Directors of the East India Company
Governor General of India in Council :
May 5, 1854.
hare received, by the mail of the 25th 'of
from the Secret Committee, which has
before us, respecting the policy which it
pursue towards those natives of India who
been in arms against the authority of the
ment.

emphatically confirms the principles which
.-dy adopted, as set forth in your circular of
July, 1857, by impressing upon you the pro-
pursuing, after the conquest of the revolted pro-
se of policy distinguished by a wise and dis-
generosity. You are exhorted to temper
mercy, and, except in cases of extreme crimi-

. an atuuesty to the vanquished. In the
expressed by the Secret Committee we entirely
Whilst there are so', e crimes which humanity

to punish with the utmost severity, there
less aggravated character, which it would
unjust and impolitic not to pardon and to forget.
offences with which you will he called upon to
ee different kinds. Firstly, high crimes, in-
stance prepenre, and aggravated by treachery
Secondly, offences the results rather of
of malice, into which it is believed that
n drawn by the contamination of example;
"PPosing themselves to their more powerful
r by the belief that they have been comprip
acts of their associates, rather than by any
embarrass the existing Government. And,
of a less positive character, amounting to
• passive connivance at evil, or at most to
ng such assistance to the rebels as, if not
have been forcibly extorted, and which in
would have been death to refuse to bodies of
exasperated mutineers.

• A-7 veiv..e."-es-zreveu
the town through a gate, wl
spreading right and left, ca
ricades in the streets, and
bad the whole place in the
well—the city was taken, a
a loss quite incommensurat
on the other hand, the
severely either ; they had
therefore you will expect
vigorous pursuit was dill
artillery alter the thousand
the captured city. Such
officer and man of those tv
nothing of the kind took pl
blame for it, I cannot make
till pursuit was useless. T
vett:—
" At one o'clock on the 1
March, the Bth Hussars ari
before Kotab, having cow
lance of sixty-six miles in
on our arrival in camp an
De Saha, commanding 6el,
and part of the 10th Nath
out his regiment of Huss
intended to bombard tht
which the Infantry would
and the Cavalry, consistinf
Cat airy, and Bth Hussars
about seven miles, to a p
then move up to the town
any attempt on the part of
o'clock all started—if fetigi
But they remained the who
the ford, standing to their
while 7,000 at least of tl
seven miles of them. The
the river seven utiles to
town, and then returned ti
the ford. Nut till the day
afternoon—after allowing I
—a detachment of Sell
Hussars, and Horse Artille
them up, or disperse them
Of course nothing came
of ground were got over, a
found, but of the enemy
large armed force is thr
making for Calpee, trou
which they had penetrate
heard of, after engaging on
the Rajah of So-poor—and
ment of Central India.
From this. it appears that
Sir Hugh Rose set out
Seven thousand men btu
An agreeable accompauii
Within the fort of C
the Gwalior Contingent
by name Dada Sahib,
Narayun Ran 18 Euxee
old godowu there is ha
gent, and a new levy of
guns in position, of w
Further down on the ba
over which is broken, t
ment called Godfrey's I
at a point called Indus
THE EAST INDIA
GOYERNOR•GENE
NEXT OF THE RI
AMONGST the Parliamen
day mot ning is the foil
the Court of Directors c
to the Governor Genera
1. Yon will have receivt
Moth, a letter from the
since been laid before us,
becomes you to pursue toy
have recently been in arm
Briti.h Government.
2. That letter emphatic%
you bale already adopted,
the 31st of July, 1857, by
pnety of pursuing, after a
mires, a course of policy t:
eliminating generosity.
justice with mercy, and, ex
nelit3t to grant an armies
sentiments expressed by th
concur. Whilst there are
coils upon you to punish v
are others of a less aggrav
be equally unjust and Unix
_ 3. The offences with wa
deal ore of three different 1
o 'pted by malice prepense
antt cruelty. Secondly
weakness than of malice,
rually have been drawn by
by the fear
no,f Opposing the
mined by the acts of their
active desire t
thirdly, offences embarrass
tnhnes of a less r
little
the act
"p
. !II
ving such passive co
_giveny,
would.
have beenaasfol-
?an it would have t
ucentious and exasperated