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India. The fact is, we want 40,000 men more, as deo all the The Hurkaru, in indicating Sir Colin's future
corps now in ludia made up. On paper it looks well the movements, says, " the loss of his stores, shoes, and
INDIA• numbers of regiments out here ; but call for returns of clothing (in General Windham's encounter with the
numbers, the 04th, 'Nth, 32nd, 84th, and sth, and some Gwalior Contingent) has sadly crippled the com.
mender-in-chief% movements " :-
--.------ others, would not make more than one decent regiment, if
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the excitement of the campaign is over but will die, will Nevertheless, by the exercise of unceasing diligence, two
columns have been equipped, the one for Fattyghur—the
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rot in their quarters. Take the number of the army that Nawab of which place committed atrocities second only
lto those of the Nana, and has a considerable force at his
THE intelligence of importance conveyed to us by
left for India, and see what it will be when next hot season disposal—the other for Etawah, Mynpoorie, and Agra. It
is over—say, the end of September, 1858. I look upon
the letters and papers of the mail from Calcutta, this Indian campaign
as the most unsatisfactory that we is probable that Rohilcund will be next penetrated, and
then will commence the grand coup of all, the real annexe-
Ith ult., and Bombay, :29th ult., relates principally have ever been engaged in. No one that coulee down
trop of, Onde. For this purpose Sir Colio. will advance
wishes to go up again. General affairs at Cawnpore
to the advance of Colonel Seaton's column from
were, from all accounts, miserably managed; our lose from Cawnpore--another column sea Shahiehanpore and
Delhi, twenty-five miles south of Allyghur. At Gun- upwards, we hear, of 700, besides stores of ammunition Seetapore—a third, consisting of Jung Bahadoor and 9,000
Ghoorkas, from Goruckpore—and a fourth from Jaunpore
serer, Colonel Seaton attacked and defeated a and medicines. and Azimghur under Brigadier-General Franks. All sorts
strong body of rebels, estimated at 5,000 men, under The Friend of India, upon the same subject, of
none rep
can be orts prevailrelied on.
as to the movements of the rebels, but
remarks :
the command of Walleedad Khan, of Malaghur, On the eastern frontier of Oude Jung Bahadoor's
whose forces were recently dispersed at Boob Ind- Sir Cohn Campbell urgently requires reinforcements,
force, 10,000 strong, is moving on Goruckpore, to drive
and Calcutta itself, recently so full of troops, is now well-
shuhur by Brigadier Greathed's column, and who fled
nigh denuded. Every available man has been sent no to out the Oude rebel Mahoined Hossein. A letter, via
first to wittily,Bre but afterwards returned to his own the north-west. This exhaustive process has, indeed, Agra,of that date states,—" We have had another attack
'country, a band of followers chiefly recruited been continued until it would be difficult now to spare a on this unfortunate place. The Gwalior Contingent
iment for Eastern
reg Bengal, were it ever so much rebels came in very strong upon us, about the 25th
from amongst the mutinous fugitive sepoys. He needed. ultimo. They had for some time been melting
recruited this force again with a few men at Furrucka- their preparations at Calpee, where the wretch Nana's
Of Sir Colin Campbell's future plans little is really
bad, and took up a position at Khasgunj. Colonel known, but it is assumed that Brigadier Hope will followers had joined them ; and finding that almost
Farquhar, left at Boohmdshuhur with a few men in advance to Futtyghur, clearing the road as he pro• all our troops had crossed over to Lucknow, a general
the early part of December, had gone out as far as ceeds. He has with him Captain Remington's troop engagement took place, about four miles out on the
Gungeree to watch the movements of these rebels, of Horse Artillery, a squadron of Punjaub Cavalry, road to Calpee, where what little force we had here
and Walleedad Khan left his head-quarters, on the her Majesty's 93rd, wings of her Nlajesty's 42nd and
53rd, and had entrenched
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nched themselves, commanded by General
11th, to attack him, not knowing that Colonel Seaton,Windham
the 4th Punjaub Rifles. Meanwhile
with the Delhi, Meerut, and Agra convoys, had made Brigadier Walpole will occupy Etawah, cleanse that The battle on the 28th was much in our favour, as the
a forced march to join Colonel Farquhar. Colonel district, and press on towards Mynpoorie to join the enemyh was retialhsed, with she lossh
followingie threde very
Seaton's column had not an hour effected main body under Sir Colin Campbell. The total theof
treooavpysgwnenrse obliged to of the overpoaywnenrr-
this junction and encamped, when a recon- force, when this junction has been effected, will ing number of the enemy. All our little army came into
noitring party reported that the enemy were amount to two troops of horse artillery, one Royal the fort, abandoning their tents, baggage, Sec. The
advancing, and that they had taken an advau- and one Bengal horse battery, the Naval Brigade, enemy got possession of the city, which they hell up to
tageous position on a plain through which ran the with six 24-pounders, two howitzers, and eight the oth lost, nothwithstanding the heavy and well-directed
Neem Nuddi, a confluent of the Kalee Nuddi. The mortars, two companies of Royal Engineers, two tire from our battlements.
brigadier immediately attacked them, leading with companies of Bengal and Punjaub Sappers ; the The commande-chief came in from Lucknow on the
the Carabineers, a few Lancers, and a troop of29th, and the following day about five or six thousand of
oth Lancers, four squadrons of Punjaub Cavalry,
Artillery. " The rebels opened fire with four guns— her Majesty's Bth, 23rd, 38th, 42nd, 53rd, 64th, 82nd, our troops also arrived from the same pleats, scoomnie
grape, round shot, and shrapnel. Their cavalry and 63rd Reoiments, three battalions of the Rifle by the poor females, children, &c., of the Bailey Guard.
These latter remained here up to the 4th, and were that
threatened our left. The Carabineers made a Brigade, and ° two regiments of Punjaub Infantry' night sent away to Allahabad, under a strong escort.
splendid charge at their guns, and took one 9-pounder .. This force," writes the Times correspondent, Sir Colin then made arrangements to drive the insure
and two 6-pounders. They then charged the cavalry " although its bones appear so large, has but little gents out of the city, whioh appeared at first not to be an
on the left, and cut up fifty of them. Of the Cara- flesh. The regiments have suffered very severely, easy matter. On the morning of the Bth the wretches
bineers there were killed :—Captains Wardlaw, and the force will not exceed altogether 8,000 were hemmed in on all sides excepting one, by our army,
Hudson, and Wyse ; Head, 9th Lancers, badlyand all their supplies out off. We then opened all our
men" :
wounded. Our loss was about sixty altogether. The guns upon the city ; and such firing I never heard before.
The 3Ond, 34th, and A th, with the sepeys who re-
enemy was thoroughly routed, but got off one gun, . • in The 10-inch howitzer shots were beautiful to see. This
or perhaps more, Our infantry was not engaged." rosined faithful Lncknow, will remain to protect Cawa-
pore. Colonel Franks, again, with her Majesty's 20th, astonished them, and they commenced bolting towards
These details are interesting, first, as showing 97th, part of the 10th, a Royal field battery, and soma Bithoor, as fast as possible. Some attempted to rush upon
i the ease with which these bands of rebels are de- Madrasses,joining Longden's Ghoorkas, will clear Benarea our bridge of boats to make their escape, but could not
fasted ; then, the absence of all government in and the neighbouring eisteects, and march on towards
succeed. Others then attempted to set ire to the bridge
by sending a couple of lighted boats adrift in the middle
these parts of the country ; and lastly, the facility Oude. Sir James Outram has 4,000 men at the Alumbagh,
of the stream.
with which a rebel leader, thoroughly defeated, can and can hold his position for six months, if necessary. Sir Colin's arrangements were very good • for the
in a few weeks again rally to his standard a formi- Brigadier Chamberlain, again, late Adjutant-General
o fthe
wretches could not take away their provisions (of which
dable force. From Gungeree Colonel Seaton moved Bengalto army,
has resigned his appointment. Declining,
they
bad brought an immense supply): some three or four
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southwards on the 15th ; and on the 17th reached the is
htas said,correspond through the Chief of the Staff, be
thousand head of their Brinjare.e bullocks are now in our
acceptedcommand of the Punjaub levies, where he is possession, with a large number of carts laden with am-
vicinity of Futtyghur, from whence we have the
following telegraphic despatch : much more in his place, and will in a few days pour a munition and grain, rye.
torrent of 15,000 brave, half-drilled men into Bareilly. It we re bringing in these by heaps, and still there is
FROM INDORE, FROM SIR R. HAMILTON TO LORD ELPHIN- is believed that as each gang of the rebels is defeated its no end to them. On the morning of the 7th, all had
STONE, SATURDAY, 26TH, 10.20 A.M. fragments will retire towards Oude, where the final staud absconded, some to Bithoor, and others to Calpee, leaving
The following telegram from Colonel Seaton, dated is to be made. All the four bodies I have described, there- seventeen guns behind : and our chief is now after them
17th December, near Futtyghur : fore, will wend gradually towards the province, and gra-
with right good will. We hope everything will shortly be
dually hunt the game towards Lucknow. Then, as the
Found the enemy strongly posted with town in rear. put to rights by the help and blessing of God.
They opened at first with two guns, but afterwards with great circle closes in, Oude will become one vast battle-
field, the fitting grave for such a foe. Jung Bahadoor The Phoenu remarks in its summary:--" It may be
several. Advanced horse artillery, flanked by cavalry and
himself, with 9,000 Ghoorkas, is approaching the north- that these Gwalior men will not be in a condition to
infantry in rear ; charged, took eleven guns, camp and
easternSerai, the only outlet of Oude, and the enemy thus offer fight again. They have, however, edit some
park. Pursued enemy seven miles. Their loss 600,
in-
inclosed within our fires must unless wine unexpected guns with them, and, according to some accounts,
eluding many chiefs. Our loss trilling—one officer killed. •
catastrophe intervene, perish sword; in hand. The plan, were preparing to intreuch themselves in the Calpee
This is the last we have at present heard of Colonel which, as you will perceive, you may rely on, is worthy of district, the sirdars and leading men of which they
Seaton's column, but it is believed that it has moved the genius by whom it has' been conceived. We have had persuaded that they had totally routed the
on towards Furruckabad, for the assault on which found a general at last, and with Sir Cohn Campbell alive -
English at Cawnpore, killing all their officers and
stronghold, if it is itself insufficient, it will, as appears oar dominion in the north-west is out of danger. Unfor-
probaole, be augmented by a force from Cawnpore. tunately, we cannot depend upon his living. The old most of the men. On the strength of these lying
representations, it is.
.said that they are receiving
From Cawnpore the news is down to Dec. 19th. Highlander has a positive lust for danger, and is never
Sir Colin Campbell was busy organising his forces happy unless he can get near enough to hear the whiz of large supplies of provisions, as well as reinforcements
the bullets. General Mansfield, his right hand, keeps up of men, from the landholders, and it was even
and waiting for reinforcements. Communication
a discipline to which Indians are scarcely accustomed, in- rumoured, among the natives of Cawnpore, that they
with the upper provinces was suspended, and Sir sisting that real success can be obtained only by clockwork would once again attack that station. If these
Colin, it was believed, would advance on Futtyghur
as soon as he had obtained sufficient supplies. All precision—not by individual feats. The other day here. rumours should turn out well founded, it will be-
s moved a superintending surgeon for being late with some wale evident that the natives in general are much
however, depends entirely upon the supply of re- dhoolies, and a correspondent who was present says in the readier to lend willing ears to the representations of
cruits to fill at, the gaps made in Sir Colin's little retreat from Lucknow the troops were handled as if they
the rebels than to those of the Government. They
force. It does not seem that this supply is main- had been pieces on a chessboard, A whole series of move-
will yet. hardly
. believe that Delhi has fallen, though
twined in a ratio equal to the demand. A writer manta were made to dovetail even as to time—a feat which
the willingly credit lying stories of English defeat.
from Barrack ore Dec. 20th, remarks : in India, where the passive resistnnce of circumstances is
so strong, few men would attempt. Your readers, how- In the latter case, however, we suppose the wish is
Affairs, if mending, are doing so very slowly ; true, we ever, must not imagine that the great plan will produce father to the belief. But these rumours of an in.
gain a victory now and then, but always at a fearful loss of immediate success. It may yet require months for its trenched camp at Calpee rest on ne good authority."
life. We take a few guns, kill 1,000 of the enemy ; but
,
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1/ what is that? 10,000 more spring up at once again, and a
fresh supply of guns are forthcoming ; whereas, we cannot
afford to lose men—we cannot replace them, we have too
few as it is; the army that has arrived is swallowed up; no
large corps are together; no one knows where they are,
and the cry from up-country is, " Send up troops." No
more are in Calcutta, onlv a few hundred more have to
arrive, and as yet little is done.
. waggons
Neither do the prospects of the coming campaign
appear satisfactory :
We have reFoued the women and children at Lucknow, execution, and be interrupted by a great variety of circum-
stances Not a troopship has arrived in Calcutta during
the past fortnight, and there will soon be a want of more
men We shall not when every man has arrived have more
than .30 000 on this side of India fit for duty, and we want
50,000 at least. There is a great deficiencyy'
of carriage
till the sick have been finally bestowed in safety and the
progressaggons have returned, and our losses at Cawnpore impede
So dreadfully.
that, after all, everything depends upon Sir Ganges
C p ceiving reinforcements to an
Colin Cam bell re • •
extent that shall not only supply his losses, but Anngoetshearndwriter from the camp remarks :
Beyond recovering a major portion of the camp and bags
gcalegaenweese4lospet
.onTthhe 27th, on the Jewee Plain, capturing
nineteen guns, twenty-six carts of ammunition, a quantity
of grain, and an immense herd of cattle, and taking some
fifteen prisoners, I cannot ascertain we have done much
damage to the mutineers, who have effected a cunning and
This morning I learn that those who fled
to Bithoor and Calpee have respectively recrossed the
Jumna. At Calpee, it is said, the enemy
have a strongly intrenehed camp, well supplied with
ammunition and russet. His Excellency is in camp on
but we have abandoned Oude ; the hot weather will be swell his force At present the number of rein- the Jewee Plain, in front of the city. Brigadier Grant,
coming on, sickness will kill more than the enemy now f ' with one column, is after the Bithoor fugitives, and two
orcements leaving our shores is 500 per month
do; we shall have but bad cover, if any; and unless some columns have gone out on the Delhi road. The
blow is quickly 'truck, we shall bare trouble yet with Wow the losses.place is of neeessity completely unsettled, the native city
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