The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-06 00:00:00

COMMANDING AS AZIMONVI.

Animgbur, Sept. 21, 1857.
Sir,—l have the honour to forward, for your information,
a memorandum of the casualties which occurred in the action
yesterday.
The unusual number of severe eases is in consequence of
the large proportion of gunshot wounds, 23 out of the 28
wounds haying been from gunshot, and most of them from
Irrl is is not unlikely that swore slight wounds may be under
the treatment of the Betas attached to the force.
I have the honour to be, &c.,
T. P. W/LIONT, Assistant-Surgeon, with
Goorkha Force.

Return of Killed and Wounded in the Ooorkha Fora
:Solt litundroe, Sept. 20.
Onnese Do* t.—Killed, 1; dawn yly wounded,
1 ; severely 6 ; ll wro, 2.
Subhus Regiment —Killed, 1 ; dangerously wounded, 1;
severely wounded, 9; slightly wounded, 2.
Sheol Regiment. Dangerously wounded, I; severely
wounded, 3 ; slightly wounded, 1.
2*; dangerously wounded, 3; severely
wounded, 18 ; slightly wounded, 6.
T. P. WRIOHT, Analatent-Surgeon, with
Ooorkba Foroe at Asimghur.

NEEMUCH.

CAPT kIN C. W. BANNISTER, COMMANDING AT NIZMIJCI, TO

THE ADJUTANT-OZHEIALOT TYI •1111 T, 10111 AT:

Camp, Nesermeta. October 24, 1667.
84.-1 have the honour to report thaton the mooting d
the 23rd instant, Captain Simp;ammoadlag sinews*
ranched cat with a hew, atn.glh se pee to desk
ease mask reported She sit a sr walled town, called
J shoat ten was dlaWat Gam Narawsla. It had been
this these nbele had eels foe. Ilvoliwee, sad
libminal to mho an attack upon Na.ma
Two advowei mein from the tad Cavalry, man Capt.
Tucker and Lieutenant Blair respectively, were ant an the
previous night by different roads, the main column following
at half-paw live a.m.
The advanced guard, under Captain Tucker, fall in with •
large party of the rebels neer Jeerun, at daylight ; and Capt.
Tucker, leaving a relieve under Lieutenant LeGeyt ins con-
cealed situation, edvanced with a few men towards the
gamy, who it apposes were about 100 in number, sad
charged right through them. In this charge, I regret to
say that Captain Tucker lost his lite ; and Cap-
tain Lawrie, 21st Regiment Native Infantry, who
accompasied him, and who oppose to have be-
haved nobly, was very severely wounded. It is due
to Captain Lawrie to ray that be endeavoured at the
drat to dissuade Captain Tucker from charging rashly with
his small body of men into so large a force, but, seeing that
Captain Tacker was determined to charge, he added hie
voluntary services to support Captain Tucker and give greater
effect to the eharge. Captain Lawrie was wounded severely
In the breast with • IRDON and was mach cut about with the
sword, of the enemy. His horse was shot under his.. One
trooper wee killed in this charge. The rebels appear to have
retired to a potation out of the reach el cavalry bsioee Lieu-
tisane LeOeyt, who had but • handful of men in reserve,
could appeased' them. Captain Tucker's body was taken
away by the essay, but use afterwards reorivered by the
men of his own troop. Hit head, which was severed from
the trunk, was never recovered. Our main body arrived in
front of the walla of Jeer= at shout heilf.past seven a.m.
The MIME) were assembled 200 yards in front of
the walls at the brow of a hill, when our column
first saw them. They remained till our 9.poundlis
moved forward and tired a few rounds; they then retired
slowly, taking up a stronger position behind some hut*. At
about this time I was sent with a squadron to the other side
of the town to cut off stragglers, and consequently did not see
the action ; bat on returning after the action I was informed
that our infantry had, at tint, failed to dislodge the enemy
from their position ; that, in their advance for this purpose,
Commas Read, commanding her Majesty's 83rd detachment,
had been killed, end Captain Soppitt, commanding 12th de-
tachment Native Infantry, had been dangerously wounded;
that both infantry detachments, seeing their commanders
611. made a momentary retreat; that the enemy, emboldened,
rushed upon them and took one mortar and were nearly on
the gluts, when Captain Simpson, with Lieutenant Blair,
Lieutenant LeOeyt, sad Riding-master Steers, ch rged with
a squadron upon the enemy, retook the mortar, and dispersed
the rebels, who fled to the fort.

la this them Captain Simpson was very severely wooadad
in the hartgrUsaMasat Blair was wounded severely with •
ems* and Lientsaant LeOeyt ellghtly by a bullet.
The sisy wee now fest ermine to a close, and we heard
same esparti that another edam,' of the massy was advancing
Nemsookfrom motion. direction.

Captain Simpson being unable to perform hie duty, the
°outspend devolved upon me.
I omitted to state, which is an important point, that a
great part of the ammunition of the mortar waa never re•
covered, but fell into the hands of the enemy. For this
reason, am well ea on amount of the great natural strength of
the place, which would have rendered it impresible, with the
mail force at my command, and no breathing gees, to take
the town, also on account of the fagged state of the men,
the want of °Akers to command the detachments, and the
necessity of retuning to protect Neanuch, I ordered a re-
treat, which we effected before night closed in.

The following is the list of casualties :
2nd Regiment Light Cavalry.-1 captain killed, 1 captain
severely wounded, 1 lieutenant severely wounded, 1 lieutenant
slightly wounded, 1 trooper killed, 2 troopers wounded, 2
homes killed, 4 coloring, 27 wounded.
Her Majesty's 83rd.-1 reptant killed, II pirates wounded.
12th Native lefantry.-1 captain severely wounded, 6
privates wounded.
Btaft-1 captain severely wounded.—l have, Ac.,
C. W. B•MPIWIIBIL, Captain,
Commanding at Ninetieth.
P.9.—The force are very much indebted to Sergeent^Matiar
Toot., tad Lig
ht Cavalry, and Sergeant Taylor, Siegal
Army, for the recovery of the mortar, Which they dragged
away enders heavy d.e, immediately after the ant charge of
the @entry. The enemy were na completely routed till the
cavalry bad charged several times. •

CAPTAIN C. W.

TO TEE INICIADIE-YA/071,

Camp, Neemuch, October 25, 1857.
difr,—T have the honour to forward Surgeon PeHy's return
of ths Idned and wounded in the action before J.sm. on the
SIM incest. It doss not entirely agree with the list which
I nods sot at the ensuring of the 23rd. and which was for-
warded by express early In the morning of the 24th to
Bdradier Macau ; bat at that time It was very difficult to

• I did not eat a dead man, bat I eat told there were two
killed ea above.

1. 2d Cavalry, 6 officer* and 23.5 rank and 61. ; b.
Ma-
t:rl2. a elllrd Rerritoant, 1 captain, 1 Ravenna, Bengal Native
(attnalted), 60 rank and So ; 12tb Regiment Na-
tive try, 1 esptain, 1 lieutenant, 21.. Nair* ',Autry
(atieresd), 100 rank and tile , 2 9-pounder gum and cm
wirer nadir Llentattent Barnee, Bengal Horse Artillery ,
the whole fans commanded by Captain (Simpson, command-
-1 tag at Neranok.