The Press.
London, England, 1857-09-19 00:00:00

This despatch was followed by others on
Monday and Tuesday from Marseilles, con-
taining some details which we print in full
elsewhere. On Thursday, the following most
important telegram was received at the
Foreign-office, through the Admiralty, Septem•
ber 17, 8.33 a.m

TO THE SECRETARY OF TEE ADMMALTY, LONDON.
CAGLIARI.

The Bentinck arrived at Suez on the 9th inst. at
10 p.m. The dates are, from Calcutta, 10th August;
Madras, 17th August; Point de Guile, 21st August;
Aden, 3rd September. Lord Elgin reached Calcutta
on the Bth August in her Majesty's ship Shannon,
accompanied by her Majesty's ship Pearl ; these
vessels had 300 extra marines and 300 soldiers on
board. After the mutiny at Dinapore, a small force,
consisting of 160 men of her Majesty's 10th Regiment,
and about the same number of the 37th, was de-
spatched to relieve some eight Europeans besieged
by the mutineers at Arrab. The expedition was not
successful, and our loss very heavy. General Lloyd
has been removed. from his command, and General
Outram invested with the command of the Dinapore
and Cawnpore divisions. The 63rd N. L Regiment
was disarmed at Berrampore on the Ist of August.
The 11th Irregular Cavalry and the Governor-Gene-
ml's body guard have also been disarmed. The
Himalaya left Calcutta on the 10th August for the
Mauritius.
This intelligence received from Acting Consul-
General Green, at Alexandria, under date 11th
September, 1857, 10 p.m.
For the Earl of Clarendon.
(Signed) M. STOPFORD, Rear-Admiral.
Consul GREEN.
On the same day, at the East India House,
this despatch was received :

TO SIR JAMES C. MELVILL, E.C.R.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 12.
General Havelock bad advanced twenty five miles
from Cawnpore towards Lucknow, but after defeating
the mutineers in three engagements, with loss of
twenty one guns, he was obliged to retrace his steps
to Cawnpore, for the purpose of leaving his sick,
considerably increased from cholera, and was waiting
for reinforcements.
At Agra, the Kotah Contingent and other rebels
had been entirely dispersed.
A detachment of her Majesty's 10th and 37th
Regiments, 300 strong, bad made a night attack upon
the men of the Bth and 40th Native Infantry, who
bad mutinied at Dinapore, but was repulsed, with loss
of 200 killed. The Irregular Corps at Segowlie had
mutinied, and killed their officers.
A plot to murder the Europeans at Jassore and
Benares had been discovered at Midnapore.
The Shekawatti Battalion was wavering, but had
not been disarmed yet.
Martial law bad been proclaimed in Behar.
Great uneasiness was felt in Calcutta of an out-
break during the approaching Mohurrum, and the
body guard had been disarmed, but allowed to retain
their horses.
Lord Elgin arrived on the Bth of August, with 400
marines and a company of her Majesty's 59th Regi-
ment; and another steamer had brought some of the
troops of the Transit. The Bcntinck met two
steamers coming up the river with troops.
The Himalaya left on the 10th for troops from
the Mauritius.
The report of General Havelock's retreat comes by
the Suez telegraph. The Calcutta Englishman of
Au 3. Bth does not mention it.
F. JOHNSON.
RAVEN.

Trieste, Thursday, 5.55 a.m.

In the absence ,of the details of the Cal-
cutta mail, if we have not that full intelligence
we may expect, we have sufficient to enable us to
form a definite opinion upon our position in India.
A calm consideration of all the events detailed to us
by this mail will show us whether or no we have sound
reasons for congratulation. The alarming state
ment that our army has retreated from Delhi, though
it must be received with caution, we fear may be
true; but as it is at present only a rumour which
requires confirmation, we will hasten to other impor.
taut events also pregnant with peril. The glorious
victories of Havelock have not led to the relief of
Lucknow. Within a day's march of' Lucknow he has
been compelled to retreat to Cawnpore, unable to
force his way through the hordes of rebels
opposing bis advance. Then there is the first
outbreak in the Bombay army, the certain
spread of the conspiracy, the doubtful position
of Bombay, with only four hundred European troops
and sixty artillerymen, the hazardous situation of
Agra, and above all the tardy arrival of reinforce
meats. 0' Discontent of the most formidable nature,"