The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-07 00:00:00

THE CAPTURE OF TANTIA TOPEE.

We have this morning received letters and
journals from Bombay to April 11.
The capture of Tantia Topee is the chief topic in
the present advice*. This fortunate event took place
on the 7th of April, and was preceded by two
important events—a complete defeat of the rebels
under the Rao and Fenn Shah in the Sarong°
jungles on the sth of April, and the surrender on
the 2nd of the same month of the rebels under the
Owalior chief Mann Singh. It is diffioult at:present
to determine the localities in which these successes
were gained. We, therefore, merely give the news
as we find it in the following government telegrams:
From Tudor., April 6, 8 a.m., To Lied Itlphinetons.
Colonel Dallas on the sth serptised the rebels under Rao
end Favor.. Shah at Bare* twelve miles meth of /Moot-
jtograh ; not lees than 1,200 of the enemy killed.
From Serene, April 6, aid Goonah, April 7, to Lord
Blphinetone.
Rajah Mater Singh surrendered to Major Meade's column
at Mahood.a on the 2nd of April. Tho columns under
Colonel de Sella and Colonel Bich in combined movement in
the Serange jungles has overtaken the rebels of the Rao
Sahib, Feroze Shah, and Tends Tope', and have kiln 600.
Neither of the leaders of the rebels known to be killed, but
OM. native officers, many Vaileitees, one of the
drat Bombay Lancers, end some of the Gwallor Body
Guard. These men have had the proclamation amongst
them and have well known the clemency displayed towards
those who have surrendered, but they have rejected moray
and have murdered all our people who fell into their hands.
. . . .

Lots au our side not full; returned, but throe of the 71et
killed, headmaster of the 10th Bomber N.I. killed. Three
espope end °meows& wounded, me dopey killed.
From Nahoodre, via 84,epree, April 8, 8.30 p.m., from Col.
Iteadi, to Lord Elphiestone.
.

Tenths Topes captured by Ebb -detachment with Mann
Singh's assistance last night. He is now a prisoner in camp,
awaiting orders for his disposal.
_ . _

Previous to this final catastrophe in Central
India, Adil ldahomed of Bhopal had surrendered,
finding no doubt the cause ho had espoused des-
perate._

The Mutt Singh referred to is not our old ac-
quaintance of that name in Oude,but Mann Singh of
Powrie, a fortress in the neighbourhood of Jhansi,
reduced by General Napier in the month of August
last. The reader may possibly remember the subse-
quent pursuit and defeat of this leader by Colonel
Roberts, in a surprise in which the rebels were de-
stroyed almost to a man, Mann Singh himself escap-
ing half naked to the jungles.
The war may now fairly be considered termin-
ated in all parts of India, excepting upon the borders
of Nepanl.
"By latest intelligemee received from Owls, (says the
Beaky nowa,) we learn that the rebels in much force
crossed the Clods frontier, and attacked the let Sikh Infan-
try parted at the edge of the jungle close to the Mlle, to
prevent their prang westwards. dune and cavalry fol-
lowed by wings; her Wajeaty's 63rd Foot supported; enemy
repulsed with loss and driven eastward. Cavalry sent In
pursuit. Casualties : Lieutenant Great, Ist Sikh Infantry,
killed ; Lieutenant Bicker, Ist !Sikh Infantry, wounded
severely. Colonel Kelly's force attacked the rebels again
ea the 28th, near Bootleg, with success, capturing six ele-
pheate, thirty camels, three handled hones end ponies, A
great deal of baggage, many piteous, and a great quantity
of erste thrown away by the rebel'. About Lau hundred
Male killed. The mar of the rebels driven over the lint
hills, others.fied westward. The Begun and Ballo Rao and
Nene supposed to have gone to the read hills. Mina
Nadir and fifty followers surrendered after the no-
dos; and several chiefs wrote in, wishing to sur-
render. British lees—tive killed and nine wounded.
The sews from Nepal in& is sot satisfactory. It is as-
serted that the Ohoorke troops sympathise so folly with the
rebel., that they carrot be relied ropes tt act against than;
and that the latter meanwhile remain unmolested and in
very easy quarters, treated kindly by the hill men, and in no
danger whatever from lung Babadoor. Our troops upon
the frontier are exposed to the infinenee of a most deadly
climate, end dysentery and fever have already commenced
their ravages in the various camps.
The Bombay Gazette hu the following :
From Indere, 6th April, 8 a.m.

Colonel Dallas, on the sth, surprised the rebels ander Rao
and Forma Shah at &rode, twelve miles north of Moot-
jinsralt„ Not Ins the. three hundred of the enemy killed.
With regard to the fate of Tuttle Topee and Ws
companions, theßombay Gazette supposes they "will
not be dealt with as severely u though they were of
the stamp of the Nana Sahib, though a severe
punishment is due to those who have kept the
country in • state of disturbance when even u
rebels they could hope for no advantage from
doing so."
The Bombay Standard reme•ke, that the capture
is one of the most fortunate circumstances that
could befal us

It is not ally a subject of rejoicing that Teeth Toyea
should be a prisoner, but It id good that his capture should
have been effected before the great heat prostrated the entire
semeries of our force.. We enfilettly hope that the resis-
tance of the Roo end Feroze Shah will not be protractel•
The ertal defeat of their fAlowers by Colonel Rich
is, we trust, the precursor of their surrender.
We have but to consider the serious number
of emualties moved 'by the jangle huntiog of the
21at, 22nd, and 23rd ult., to appreeisto the im-
portance of the total suppression of the rebellion in
Central India. &ores of men disabled by the see and
hones laid up by heat—inch was the termination of a pur-
suit which apparently led to no result. We have at We
moment some thousands of men out in tho &Id at a period
of the year when troop' ought to be in cantonments. The
suppression of tbo rebellion enables them all to seek and
obtain that ahelter they so much need.

Bombay hu been enlivened by an entertainment
given by the European residents to
,her Majesty's
6lth and ifith regiments on their return from the
WITS.

Lord Harris had left Madras for Calcutta, and
Sir C. Trevelyan bad arrived. He had signalised
his entrance into office by appointing a native officer
as aide-de-camp, and expressing in a speech hia
great sympathy for the Anglo-ludians.

- _
The financial and commercial crisis in which India
has of late been involved, continued to excite con-
siderable attention. Retrenchment was the order
of the day. Bombay, we are assured, is to reduce
its civil and military expcsditure by 15 per ant•
Orders have been received to stop all recruiting, and
in future the regiments are to be but 700, instead of
1,000 strong. This reduction has already been car-
ried out in the Punjaub, it is now extended to
Madras. The total sum in the reduction of the
native army thus provided 'will not reach 150,0001.
per annum, but salmi's ate to be reduced in order
to swell this amount.

Sir R. Hamilton, who has refused the offer of •
seat in the council at Calcutta, was at Bombay, and
on the eve of taking his departure for England.
Lord Clyde, when last heard of, was at Delhi on
his way to Simla.
At C•lcutts, Mr. Beadon is to be promoted to
Foreign Secretary, and will be succeeded in his old
appointment by Mr. Grey.

The Commercial Bank of India has declared a di-
vidend foe tke last six months of 1858 at the rats of
eight per cent. pee annum. The report is extremely
satisfactory.
The import market had, notwithstanding the
miens alterations in the tariff, been active daring
the fortnight; money was becoming plentiful ; and
the rates of freights had varied bat little.

Herr Makes bee returned to England from his
mart tier 4 Gamey.

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