The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-15 00:00:00

OUDE.

The cessation of hostilities in Oude seems almost
to have told more powerfully upon the rebel cause
than our victories, as symptoms are now manifest
in all quarters of a thorough break-up of the
confederation. They only wanted a little
leisure to quarrel amongst themselves, and
the sending our troops into quarters has
afforded them the opportunity. We men-
tioned in our last issue that Sir J. Hope Grant had
marched with a small but well appointed force from
Lucknow on the 21st ultimo for the relief of Mann
Sing, besieged in his fortress at Shahgung, in the
neighbourhood of Fyzabad. The rebel army is said
to have amounted to 8,000 cavalry and 40,000
infantry, of whom 10,000 were mepoye, but these
figures are doubtless a random guess without au-
thority. Grant's force could not have exceeded
3,300 in all, but the enemy showed that they had no
intention of again meeting the dreaded gore Logue ;
and wbile he was yet fourteen miles away, broke up
into three divisions and retreated precipitately. The
men flatly refused to fight. A letter from Luck-
now, in the columns of a contemporary, describes
the result of the advance as follows:—" On his road
Grant met with no opposition. The rebels at
Duvreabad, some 10,000 strong, under Onngadhur
Panday, once one of our faithful, melted into par-
ticks on oar approach. The chnckledar of the
place addressed head quarters, that is the Begum,
that hearing of the advance of British troops,
Oungadhur's men, and those of Abed Hameln, felt
a sudden pricking of the conscience, and were de-
serting. No attraction could keep them together,
our presence and our bayonets were very repellent.
No sooner did intelligence reach Mehndee Hooeein
that we had passed Durreabad, where we have
quartered the Kuppertulla Rajah's troops, thau the
vast host before Shahgung rolled with a similar
emotion. In one night 13,000 deserted, having
been seen no more."

On the 30th, Mann Sing came into Gen. Grant's
camp at Fyzabad, and whatever reason we may
have to doubt the sincerity of this man's late and
vacillating professions, his final detachment
from the rebel cause is undoubtedly an advantage of
importanoe. The effect of this movement is the
perfect re-establishment of order at Fyzabad. The
inhabitants are returning totheir homes, and the shops
being opened, and trade resumed as if nothing
whatever had transpired in the district. Our
anticipations that the Be m's force at Booms
would melt away of itself, are realised. It had
dwindled down, by last amounts, to between three
and four thousand men with four guns, and was
preparing to follow the " sorry beast " Nana
into the Nepaul territories, upon the first notice
of our advance. The latest information we have
of this monster is that he was at Chardah,
in the Nanparuh district, on the 2nd in-
stant, at the head of a considerable body of
,troops, with four guns. It is hardly possible that
he should escape were the Nepaul Government in
earnest to arrest him, bat we are not surprised that
grave doubts are expressed of the real sentiments
of that Court, although we have delighted to honour
hag Bahadoor with the dignity we confer upon
our best and bravest warriors. It would serve no
to detail the numerous rebel gatherings
purposef
flying column, detached from Grant's force, was to
follow up the debris of the Shahong besiegers, who
under Mahomed Hoosien are now collected at Sul-
tanpore, to the number, it is said, of 18,000 men. The
pursuing column consists of the let Madras Fusiliers,
4th Punjaub Rifles, 500 cavalry, with one troop
Horse Artillery.
Our nest will doubtless record their arrival at
Sultanpere, and the dispersion of the host they are
advancing against.
The state of affairs in the province affords the
best indication which could be given of the wisdom
of Lord Canning's policy throughout. Had an am-
nesty been decreed, it is doubtful whether it would
have been accepted, while had it proved successful,
it would have tied the Commissioner's hands in the
most mischievous and embarrassing manner, from
the host of claims which it would have been
'apposed to gearantee. As it is, Mr. Mordgom-
dry is unfettered. Abundant evidence has been
given to the rebels that they will be dealt with in a
• tof jostles, tempered largely with mercy, and
the settlement of Gude upon a peaceful and enduring
basis is now secured.