The Press.
London, England, 1858-01-30 00:00:00

OFFICIAL TELEGRAM FROM INDIA.

The following telegram from Mr. Acting Consul-
General Green was received at the Foreign-Office,
through Malta, Jan. 20, 4.25 p.m. :

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 20, 1858.
The Bombay arrived at Suez yesterday, with Bombay
dates to the 2nd inst.

Sir Colin Cumpbell was still at Cawnpore at the date of
the latest advises, but was shortly expected to move west-
ward with a powerful force.
Sir James Outrun. et Alumbegh, attacked and defeated
the enemy on Dec. 22, capturing four guns, with trifling
loss.

General Roberts has been appointed to command a field
force in Rajpootana, which is assembling at Deesa, and
which is to march on Niasseerabad.
No fresh disturbances have occurred in any part of the
Deccan and Central India.

The Punjaah is tranquil.
This telegram arrived at Malta from Alexandria, by the
*marmot steam•packet Tamar, at 11.15 a.m., on the 29th
of January. LYONS, Admiral.

The despatches from Sir Colin Campbell an-
nouncing his arrival at Cawnpore on the 28th Nov.,
from General Windham and General Dupuis de-
tailing the events of the 28th and 29th Nov., and
from Sir Colin Campbell those of the oth Dec., were
published in the Gazette of last night.

Sir Cohn Campbell ( Cawnpore, Dec. 2nd) begins
by announcing that having left General Outram at
Alumbagh with 4,000 men, he continued his march
on 27th Nov. with the Lucknow convoy towards
Cawnpore :
When we arrived at Runnee, we were surprised to hear
very heavy firing in the direction of Cawnpore. No news
had reached me from that place for several days ; but it
appeared necessary, whatever the inconvenience, to press
forward as quickly as possible.
The march accordingly recommenced at nine a.m. the
next morning, and shortly afterwards I received two or
three notes in succession—first, announcing that Cawn-
pore had been attacked; secondly, that General Wind-
ham was hard pressed ; and, thirdly, that he bad been
obliged to tall back from outside the city into his intrench-
ment.
The force was accordingly pressed forward, convoy and
all, and was encamped within three miles of the Ganges,
about three hours after dark, the rear guard coming in
with the end of the train some twenty-four hours after-
wards. _ _ .

I preceded the column of march by two or three hours,
and reached the intrenchment at dusk, where I learnt the
true state of affairs.
The retreat of the previous day had been effected with
the loss of a certain amount of camp equipage, and shortly
after my arrival, it was reported to me that Brigadier
Carthew had retreated from a very important outpost.
AU this appeared disastrous enough, and the next day
the city was found to bis in possession of the enemy at all
points.
It had now become necessary to proceed with the utmost
=Won to secure the bridge.

The result of this caution was the complete pre-
servation of the bridge of boats ; and Sir Colin,
inelosing General Windham's report of the operations
before Cswnpore of the 27th and 28th November,
concludes :—,

In forwarding that document, I have only to remark,
that the complaint made by him in the second paragraph,
of not receiving instructions from me, is explained by the
fact of the letters he sent, announcing the approach of the
Gwalior force, not having come to hand.
The first notice I had of his embarrasamei
tent sound of cannonade as above described.

was the die-

All the previous reports had declared that there was but
little chance of the Gwalior Contingent approaching Cawn-
pore.--I have, d:c ,
C. CAMPBELL, General.
General Windham opens his despatch with the
following preliminary explanation of the cause of his
advance from Cawnpore

Having received, through Captain H. Bruce, of the sth
Punjaub Cavalry, information of the movements of the
Qvralior Contingent, bu;, hexing received 110340 whatever