The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-17 00:00:00

THE LUCKNOW REFUGE'S&

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IDETZILLT IVOI/SDED DCOLIO TOR 111202 OF LATINOIR,
TO MI FAZILIIII.

Dinapore, Dec. 28.

I think my last letter was from Allahabad, giving
you porno account of our troubles on the way from
Cewupore after the relief of I.acknow and defeat of
the enemy at the latter place by the Commander-in-
Chi: the whole, I think the journey, although
a rough one, has done me no harm. We found every-
thing very comfortable, and every one most kind
and attentive to tui on our arrival at Allahabad, and
we remained there ten days. Lieutenant H. and I
intended going down country by desk, bat the day
we proposed to start an order came up to atop any
more ulcers travelling in this way; we were
obliged. therefore, to wait for the steamer, and even
an board could not manage to get a cabin ; rather
than wait for one in the next we took deck passage.
and started on the ISth. As yet we have only got
so far on eta voyage. We remained one day at
Denim, and while there I took a walk through
that famous city, reputed to be the wealthiest in
India, and noted at present for being the hotbed of
conspiracy and treason, at the same time assuming
to be the most religious. Every third or fourth
konse is a Hindu° temple or a mosque dedicated to
some uaknowu god. It was very ridiculous to see
the wretched natives prostrate themselves before
their images of wood and stone, an i place garlands
around their necks. This is also a great emporium
for Brahmin bulls—sacred animals in the eyes of the
Hindoce. In the narrow streets where two persons
can scarcely walk abreast, if you meet one of these
bulls you must give nay. To attempt to strike the
beast or drive Wm Ix fore yen weld immediately
rsiae a mob, and you would run a gond chance of
being pelted out of the city, if not worse treated.
Next to Rename we came to Garrepore, !and there
learned that about twelve miles down the river the
water was so shallow, that nines steamers had stuck
fast in the mud, arid were unable to proceed.
We remained three days at Gleeepore, in-
cluding Christmas-day. Most of our people
went out to dine, but I did not leave the steamer; I
had a had dinner, and felt very miserable. All the pas-
sengers, chiefly poor witlows of officers and orphans,
were in black ; not even a bottle of wine to be had
worth drinking to absent friends. Notwithstanding
the fate of the nine steamers, we started to make
trial of the dangerous position, and, strange to say,
after sticking fast and getting off again, two or three
timer, we paned all the steamers, and got over the
difficulty right gallantly. We reached Bazar last
night, and hope to arrive at Dinapore this eveuimr.
No change hos taken place in the character of my
wound since I lost wrote, either for better or worse.
I fear it will be necessary to undergo an operation ;
there is a large piece of loose bone in the interior of
the wound, and the aperture has closed up so much
that it will be diflkult for it to work its way out to
the surface without surgical aid. We have sixteen
of the ladies of the garrison of Iticknow on board,
and thirty children ; they are nearly all the widows
or orphans of officers who fell in the defence of that
place ; the greater number of these poor things are
without a second pair'of shoes or stockings, or change
of clothing of any kind.
Dec. 29.—Here we are at Dinapore, and intend
going on again to-morrow morning. No news, ex-
cept that the day before yesterday the troops here
went out to Chupra, about 14 miles off; licked the
rebels most delightfully, and took four large guns.
No lose on our side.
Jan. 45.-1 now write from Coolna; we have had
a fair passage up to this time, considering the low
water in the river, bat we left the Ganges, I may

say, two days ago, and are now in one of its small
branches. I think three days will laud us in Cal-
cutta : I am now anxious to reach the end of our
journey. My poor head has been constantly probed
to get out that piece of bone, and also the musket
ball, without effect till yesterday, when the refrac-
tory bit of skull was at last extracted. The leaden
mark of the ball!' evident on the Sat surface. It was a
great matter to get it out, 'out I am thankful to say
the surgeon also discovered the ball, and hopesin a
few days to remove it also ; then the wound will
speedily heal up. But I must undergo an operation
for this after I reach Calcutta. _ _ _

Calcutta, Jan. 9.
We arrived safely here this morning, and were
received by the authorities and all the European in-
habitants with the utmost enthusiasm. A salute
was fired from the fort ; the men-of-war also ea-
hated, and all the vessels in the harbour were dressed
out in flags, according to general order of the Go-
vernor in Council. A crimson carpet was laid from
the steamer to the carriages which were in waiting
to take us off to most comfortable quarters. The
cheering as we passed up the carpet wee vociferous :
our reception was altogether of the most gratifying
character.