The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-28 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1858.

INDIA.

The following is from the sammary of the Caloath'
PAssiz of Dee. 114 :

"On November 29, Sir Colin attacked the
(hyalitr contingent with as mach of his army as
had crossed the river, and succeeded in gaining
ground. The fight was renewed on the following
day, and from that date, the 29th, up to the morning
of the 7th December, when the enemy fled. It was
continued daily, and on some occasions through the
night, with all the fierceness of a war in which no
quarter is given on either side. The loam upon both
sides must have been great, but that of the enemy
is stated to be many times greater than that of
the British faces. The day before the rebel army
fled had been occupied by the British artillery up to
2 pm. in bombarding them with a fire from all the
heavy gun,. On this day alone the loss of the rebels
must have been tremendous.

" The road taken by the fuetives was that by
which they had advanced, the Calm road. They
could not attempt to cross the Geas in the v.
of an army which bad so signally defeated them,
moreover the bridge of boats at Cawn
the
the of the DeWitt, mei es
of the entrenchment. They were pursued by Sir
Colin Campbell for 16 miles, and lost 16
guns, besides all their baggage. The remnant
appears to have made a detour towards the Ganges,
where, at a place called Sways Ghat, near the email
town of Ruddun ha Garble, they were come np
with by another division under Brigadier Hope
Grant, as they were preparing to creak Here, after
a miserable resistance, they lost a considerable
number of killed, besides 15 guns. They were in
fact surprised, and thus, as the despatches have it,
' happily terminated‘thiiparticular campaign.
" It may be that these ()wailer men will not be in
a condition to offer fight again. They have, how-
ever, still some guns with them, and according to
some accounts, were preparing to entrench them-
selves in the Culpee district, the Orders and
leading men of which they had persuaded ; that
they had totally routed the English at Cawnpore,
killing all their officers and most of the men. On
the strength of these lying representations, it is said
that they are receiving large supplies of provisions,
as well as reinforcements of men, from the land-
holders, and it was even rumoured, among the na-
tives of Cawnpore, that they would once again attack
that station. If these rumours should turn out well
founded, it will become evident that the natives in
general are much readier to lend willing ears to the
representations of the rebels than to those of the
government. They will yet hardly believe that
Delhi has fallen, though they willingly credit lying
stories of English defeat. In the latter case, how-
ever, we suppose the wish is father to the belief.
Bat these rumours of an entrenched camp at Culpee
rest on no good authority.
" When Sir Colin Campbell fell back from Lock-
now with the relieved Residency garrison, and the
women and children, he left Sir James Ontram with
a division at the Alumbagh. This division is at the
Alumbegh, and still, according to the latest accounts,
is the only British force in (Jade. It is a strong
division, being composed of the following troops :
" Military Train; Volunteer Cavalry; Captain
Mawd's Royal Artillery battery Captain Olphert's
Bengal Artillery battery ; Captain Walker in charge
of the heavy guns and mortars, with Park, under
Captain Thomas, the whole commanded by Brigadier
Byre.
" The Ist Infantry Brigade, under Colonel 'Ricked,
her Majesty's 78th, composed of let Madras Fusi-
liers, sth Fusiliers, her Majesty's 84th Regiment,
and Brasier's Seikha.
The 2nd Infantry Brigade, under Colonel
Hamilton, her Majesty's 78th, composed of her
Majesty's 75th, 78th Highlanders, and 90th Light
Infantry, and one company of Madras Sappers and
Miners.

" It is therefore evident that no matter how long
Sir Colin Campbell may be forced to remain at
Cawnpore' the British force at the Alumbagh is
capable of holding its own. Better still, however.
The Alumbagh is but three miles from Lucknow,
and there is a plausible rumour afloat, to the effect
that the rebels are fighting among themselves in the
city, and that Sir James Outram's men can hear
them daily cannonading each other.

_ -
"The arrival of Jung Bahadoor with a large
face of Goorkhas to our aid has been officially an-
nounced in the Government Gazette. Brigadier-
General Macgregor hu been appointed military
commissioner to the force, and British commissariat
officers bare been attached to it. Another force,
composed of Goorkhu and European troops, under
the command of Brigadier Franks, is also pushing
forward for Oude from the east.

"Bohilcund still remains in the hands of the
pensioned Mohammedan official, who has set him-
self up as Nawab of the province. This man,
Shan Bahadoor, once a principal Budder Ameen in
the Company's courts, has regularly assumed the
governorship of the province, collects revenue, and
has appointed as his ministers • number of Mahe-
medium, nearly all of whom, it may be remarked,
were officials in the East India Company's service.
His rule is, however, said to be so distasteful to the
Ilindoos, that a small force of Europeans would sa-
lmi to restore the province to a state of order and
quiet.
In the meantime Brigadier Grant's force, which,
after the tight at Suruya Ghat, advanced to Bithoor,
is likely to have been ordered northwards to Futty-
ghur, from whence it will move into Rohileand, and
after settling the Bareilly and Moradabad districts
proceed to Meerut.

" Kooar Bing was said at the time of the attack
on Cawnpore to have been with the Owalior troops.
Another aooount now has it that he is pushing
towards Mirzapore, with a view of threatening that
station.

" In Bengal all is as quiet as could be expected.
The Dacca mutineers have received some punish-
ment at the hands of a small force of the sth Fusi-
lien and some seamen, under Mr. Yule, C. 8., Capt.
Burbank, &c. The Jalplgorie sowers are still
naming abroad, and some anxiety is felt relative to
the 73rd Native Infantry at that station. At Bar-
rackpore, the 70th Native Infantry have again ex-
pressed their re►diness to proceed to China, and
their wish is on this occasion to be gratified. To the
south-east of the Bengal Presidency, in those dis-
tricts which belong rather to the southern presi-
dency than to this, some disturbances have broken
out.

"The country eolith of Cawnpore—it may also be
said to the northern boundary of the Nagpore pro.
vines and west, as far as eastern limits of the Roca-
bay presidency—ia in a disturbed and disaffected
state. The Princes of Owalior, Indore, and some
few others, have remained, as far u we can learn,
faithful to British interests, but a good many small
rajahs to the south have almost deelared war against
us, while some few have unmistakeably done so. The
countg about Senor, Jubbulpore, and generally in
the vicinity of those places, is infested with Bonder
las, and bandits of every possible description. It is,
however, said that the advent of a small European
fore* would pacify those districts.

u Nagpore still continues quiet ; there is, how-
ever, a pretty strong force of Madras troops in the
province, which cannot safely be spared out of it.
"The peace of the Madras presidency is nada-
tubed, and its army faithful.
"On the whole, the present aspect of the counlayis
ewe well calculated to impress the natives with a
salutary idea of the great power of England. TM
rebels are however fighting toughly, and so
exertions should be spared at home to send out as
may troops as possible. There are quite sufficient
Europium soldiers to beat any force of rebels which
ems be brought against them. But for years to come

India will require to be held by strong brigades at
British troops, cantoned at no great distance from
sash other.w

The Hurkaru mays:
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" The loss of hies stores, shoes, and clothing (in
General Windhain's encounter with the Geralior
Contingent) has sadly crippled the Commander-in-
Chiers movements. Nevertheless, by the exercise of
uneassing diligence, two columns have been equipped,
the one for Futtyghrir—the Nawab of wkich pleas
eoionitted atrocities second only to those of the
Nana, and hes -a considerable force at his dis-
posal—the other for Etawah, Mynpoorie, and
Agra. It is probable that Rohilcund will
be next penetrated, and then will own-
mance the grand coup of all, the real annexation of
Oude. For this purpose Sir Colin will advance from
Cawnpore—another column via Shahjehanpore and
Seetapore--a third, conaisting of Jung Bahadoar and
9,000 Goorkhae, from Goruckpore—and a fourth from
Jpozncre and Azimgurh under Brigadier-General
. All sorts of reports prevail uto the move-
ments of the rebel., but none can be relied on."
According to the same journal "General Wind-
kW has ban removed to Umballa, a station as
patients' as Aldesakett."

OUR OWN C

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Dsc. ID.

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from this Presidency and the Nco:th-Weat, by the
Fence, which takes a mail to Suez direct

I informed you in my communication of the 23rd
instant that an action had been fought by Colonel
Beaton's column, twenty-fire miles south of Ally-
ghur, at Gungeree. The following intelligence of
this action has reached us :

Walleedad Khan, of Malagurh, whose forces were
recently dispersed at Boohmdshuhur by Brigadier
Greathed's column, fled, as I informed you, to
Bareilly, and afterwards returned to his own
country, with a band of followers chiefly recruited
frost amongst the mutinous fugitive Bepoys. He
recruited this force with a few men at Furruckabad,
and took up a position at Khasgunj. Colonel
Farquhar, left at Boohizulahuhur with a few men

in the early part of this month, had gone out as far
as (Binger., to watch the movements of these
rebels, and Walleeded Khan left his headquarters,
on the 14th, to attack him, not knowing that
Colonel Seaton, with the Delhi, Meerut, and
Agra convoys had made a forced march to join
Colonel Farquhar. Colonel Seaton's column had
not been an hour encamped, when a reconnoitring
party reported that the enemy were advancing, and
that they bad taken an advantageous position on a
plain through which ran the Neem Nuddi, a con-
fluent of the Haler Nuddi. The Brigadier imme-
diately attacked them, leading with the Carabiniers,
a few Lanoers, and a troop of Artillery. The rebels
opened Bre with four guns—grape, round shot, and
shrapnel. Their cavalry threatened our left. The
Carabiniers made a splendid charge at their guns,
and took one 9-pounder and two 8-pounders. They
then charged the cavalry on the left, and cut up 60
of them.

Of the Carabiniers there were killed :—Captains
Wardlaw, Hodson, and Vyse ; Head, 9th Lancers,
badly wounded. Oar loss was about 60 altogether.
The enemy was thorongly routed, but got off one
gun, or perhaps more. Our infantry was not en-
gaged-

-The sway haws hem estimated at 6,000 in am-
ber. Their dead were principally ()harms (fanatic
Mnrnlmana) and &Toys.
From Gangers. Colonel Beaton moved mouth-
wards on the 16th ; and on the 17th reached the
vicinity of Futteyghttr, from whence we have the
following telegraphic despatch : _ _

" From Inciore: from Sir R. Hamilton to Lord
Elphinsteae, Saturday, 26th, 10.20 a.m.
"The following telegram from Colonel Seaton,
dated 17th December, neszFutteygbox.—Found the
enemy strongly posted with town in rear. They
opened at first with two guns, but afterwards with
several. Advanced Horse Artillery, flanked by ca-
valry, and infantry in rear; charged, took 11 guns,
camp, and park. Pursued enemy seven miles. Their
loss 600, including many chiefs. Our loss trifling—
one officer killed."
From Central India we learn only that several
engagements have taken place near Nursingpore, in
the country between Saugor and Jubbulpore.
A letter from Nersingpore, of the 18th Dee., says :
—" On the 7th instant the force under Captain
Woolley, consisting of four companies 28th Madras
Native Infantry, four &pounder guns, and some 60
Hyderabad cavalry, entered the
.Berjee Pergunnah.
We were stoutly opposed crossing the Sammie
(Sonar) river, but routed the rebels completely,
capturing all their heaviest wall pieces. On the
10th, with some of the 28th Madras Native Infantry,
a few of the 26th Madras Native Infantry, some
mounted police and Hyderabad cavalry, we cap-
tared the camp of Bahadur Singh, the most in-
fiaential rebel of these parts. The rebels were sur-
prised bathing, and had to make off into the jungle
close by nearly in a state of nudity. On the 14th
Captain Woolley went in pursuit of one Davee
Oontiah, a very influential leader, and the tool
used by the 62nd Bengal mutineers to get
the country up against us. He succeeded in
taking with him some others. Davee Gontieh, his
son, and other leaders, were hanged next day with
some of the followers. I think we have pretty well
settled this regiment. We have recovered several
Jubbelpore tents (new) carried off in September last
by the rebels. These tents were, I believe, going to
the Bombay government. Captain Pinion'', deputy
oommissioner, has also been beating up for rebel
chiefs, and the pursuit has been so hot from our com-
bined parties that not a rebel can now be traced.
Oar casualties in crossing the Soonsir were only two
Sowers Hyderabad Cavalry wounded severely ; and
two &pops 28th Madras Native Infantry, wounded
slightly. In the camp of Bahadoor Sing we found a
large iron gun, a 4-pounder, four large wall pieces,
and about one hundred matchloeb ; not a thing did
the rebels take away."
From Bombay I have little news to give you.
Her Majesty's 95th leave this day far Junkarin,
Bander, and Deem. The right wing of her Majesty's
36th have arrived.

The Sedgemoor, with detachments of the 14th
Light Dragoons, 32nd, 64th, 78th, 83rd, and 88th,
arrived in port on Sunday night. The Prince Albert,
with the left wing of the 72nd, came in yesterday.
The diet has just arrived in the Calcutta.

(PROM A

CALCUTTA, Dec. SA.

Every heart in Britain will breathe more freely
when they hear of the final relief of Lucknow ; and
every pulse must throb higher which comes of kin-
dred race with those " noble six bandied" who held
the residency of Lucknow unaided, from June
29 to September 23, in the face of overwhelming
numbers, or with the no less pliant eolumns of
Havelock and the Commander-in-Chief. Details are