The Press.
London, England, 1857-10-17 00:00:00

INDIA.

THE BOMBAY AND CALCUTTA MAILS.

The usual mails arrived in London on Thursday
and Friday. The dates are from Bombay to the
17th of September, from Calcutta to tha 9th, an d

Madras to the 12th.
The following official telegram was received at the
Foreign-office through the Admiralty, at 2.30 a.m.

October 11:

Cagliari, Oct. 9, 8.30 p.m., Malta, Oct. 8, 5 a.m.
The Bombay arrived at Suez on the evening of the 2nd
inst. tier dates are from Bombay, 17th September, and
Aden, 26th September.
The following intelligence has been telegraphed from
Suez to Alexandria by Vice• Consul West :
General Havelock gained his ninth victory on the 10th
of August, driving the rebels from a strong position near
Bhitoor, which they desperately defended. After the battle
he retired to Cawnpore, where he awaits reinforcements
before advancing to the relief of Lucknow, where the
rebels were repelled with great loss, and the garrison are
bravely holding out.
General Outram arrived with strong reinforcements at
Allahabad ou the Ist of September, and expected to reach
Cawnpore on the 9th.
The Dinupore mutineers have again been defeated by
Major Eyre near Sasseran, and are trying to nuke their
way to Delhi.
Active preparations have been resumed before Delhi,
and on the 26th of August, General Nicholson defeated the
mutineers at Nujuffghur, capturing thirteen guns and their
camp baggage. Lieutenants Lumstlen and Gabbett were
killed. On the arrival of the siege train, which was ex•
pected on the Ist of September, it is said that an assault
will be made on the city.
A small force which left Agra on the 21st August, under
the command of Major Montgomery, defeated a body of the
insurgents near Allyghur, and put them to flight. Ensign
Marsi and Mr. Tandy, volunteers, were killed.
The 10th Light Cavalry mutinied at Feronzerore (query
Ferozepore ) on the 19th August, and murdered Nelson,

the veterinary surgeon.
The 51st Native Infantry mutinied at Peshawur on. the
28th August, but most of them were seized, and will be
summarily dealt with.
Herat was evacuated by the Persian troops on the 27th
July.
At Neemnch part of a squadron of the 2nd Bombay
Light Cavalry mutinied on the 12th August, and the
troopers were disarmed.
The mutineers of the Joudpore Legion have marched
towards Nusseerabad, from which troops were sent to
intercept them.
The rebels from Oude are threatening Allahabad and
Benares, which are being put in a state of defence.
The sth Bengal Irregulars mutinied at Bhaugulpore on
the 14th August; the 55th Bengal Native Infantry were
disarmed at Ghazeepore on the 10th August.
Large bodies of troops are marching from Calcutta
towards Allahabad.
burl Elgin left Calcutta on the 3rd September, and
sailed for Hong Kong in the steamship Ave.
Her Majesty's 89th Regiment has arrived at Bombay
from the Cape of Good Hope, and has been sent to
Deese.
The 95th Regiment is daily expected.
Seventeen prisoners were executed at Sattara for treason
on the Bth September.
The Mohurrum has passed off quietly in all parts of
India.
The Madras and Bombay Presidencies are tranquil.
The Pulijaub continues quiet. Bundelcund and Central
India are undisturbed.
• A private mess ige from Saez mentions the arrival there
of Sir H. Leeke by the Bombay, and he states that affairs
in India are a shade better.
This intelligence, received from Acting Consul• General
Green at Alexandria, dated 4 p.m., October ;l, for the Earl
of Clarendon.
(Signed) M. STOPPORD, Rear-Admiral.
Consul Casio.

A second telegram was received at the Foreign-
office October 12, at 12.30 p.m., from the British
Vice-Consul at Trieste, which said :
The .4lnta brings dates from Calcutta of the 10th Sep.
tember ; Madras, 15th September ; Point de Galle, 27th
September; and Aden, 30th September.
The news from the north west provinces is not later
than that reeeivvd via liornbLy.
When the Ainid passed Glide li.M. ship 3 Penelope and
Cleopatra, with troops on board, had reached that place, and
2.500 troops were reported to have already arrived at the
Mauritius.

The following official telegram was received at the
East India-house on Tuesday, Oct. 13 :
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Calcutta, Sept. 9.
CANVNPORE AND LUCKNOW.
General Havelock was still at Cawnpore, waiting for
reinforcements, and Lueknow still unrelieved. The 90th
Regiment, about half the Fusiliers, and a 9.pounder bat.
tery, in all 1,270 men, were at Allahabad on the :ird or 4th.
Six hundred infantry and the battery were immediately
pushed towards Cawnpore, and General Outram was to
follow with the remainder of the infantry on the night of