The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-04 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL

(PROM OUR !OFICIAL COI

BOMBAY, Aran, 9.
The month of March has paired; we are on the
use of no great heats, and we have still a net
ansant et territory to recover from the insurgents.
The saran of Locknow, by depriving the enemy of
▪ ...Dew point, him scattered the rebels—not only
wet Osde and Rohilcund, whither it was expected
they would By—but southwards into the districts of
Oberruckpore, Aximgliur, and Juanpore, so that we
have now on our hands on the eastern shore of the
Ossign valley a considerable number of rebels to deal
with, and in the last-named districts very few troops
he nest them. We had hoped that by the jedicioun
distribution of the forces under Franks, Jung Baha-
ism. and Rowcroft at various points, the bands
led by Mohnnedse Home* amounting to several
theseande in number, would be thrown back
to the Goomtee and forced to join the Lucknow
rebels in their Bight northwards. Franks' victory
at Sultanpore seemed to have attained that object.
Bet the rebels, instead of falling back on Lucknow,
eutired eastward on Belwa and Fyxabad, craned the;
Oogra near Rowcroft's poetics, and engaged that
diner. The anal result wu produced as far es the
engagement is considered. The rebels were beaten
at Amore with great hes, Colonel Rowcrott with ealy
twelve hundred men having killed upwards of one
thousand and dispersed an army of 15,000. Bet,
dew the action the insurgent manse separated; a
pert remained at Bolen entrenchments, whilst the
arniainder, by a movement to the westward, down
the course of the Gogra, threw themselves sena at
Trade, and penetrated into the Ghorruckpore and
A: nigher districts, when they were rallied
Ken Sing, the old arch traitor of 3hahabed.
with the pompano° of so fine a force, Boor Sing re-
salved on a march towards Benares, by way of
Asdnighnr, and on the 23rd his vanguard was within
twenty miles of that place.

The garrison of Asienghar—a wing of her Ma-
jesty's 37th, under Co1,:-.2.11 Milman, snati4E2 of
the 4th Madras cavalry—hearing of the of
a body of insurgents, went out to meet and
same to action sear Atrowba. The victory was
semplete, but wee dearly paid for. Colonel Milman
had committed the same mistake as General Wind-
ham, at Calropore. Had he been content to wait
br the enemy in the entrenched gaol of Azimghnr
be would have been mfr. There were ample means
of defence there. The gaol was surrounded by
thick walls and a deep ditch ; provisions
meld have been brought in, and preparations
made for a stout resistance. Colonel Milman, after
his victory, retired slowly, hearing doubtless of the
advance of a superior force. But the enemy came
down upon him in overwhelming numbers. He lost
kis camp, and had to harry into Azimghur, and
make hasty preparations for defence. Koor Sing
hastened to attack, and on the 24th had completely
serrounded our force and opened batteries on the
entrenchments. No time had been lost in the mean-
while in sending news of the disaster to Bemires,
and the news arrived there late on the'
evening of the 28th. Fifty dragoons were
immediately sent out in bullock carts, drawn
by coolies, towards the some of action. Telegraphic
menages were forwarded to Allahabad, and
thence to the Commander-in-Chief at Lucknow. A
wing of the 13th @Ed the depot of the 2nd Bays left
Allahabad b foresd marches on the 27th for the
101164 of the Menshir, by way of Beneres. The Com-
mander-in-Chiet, an his part, took decisive and rapid
meseurea. Os the 28th Sir Edward Lugard with
the 34th, 84th, and 20th Regiments, the Military
Train, some native cavalry and artillery, marched
mildly towards Asimghur. There can be no doubt
ef the Anal remit. moor Sing will be beaten, but
great anxiety b hit in the meanwhile for the pen-
aim of the hampered entrenchment, as well as for
the dftj deepens Dent out in the strange convey-
ances I have demeibed.

Nor is this thornily unfavourable intelligence that
reaches es from this part of the country. A letter
from Benares oldie 27th ult. says :
" I have another reverse to chronicle. Two com-
panies of her Majesty's 64th with Madras cavalry
mid 100 Sikhs, and two rims, I believe, went oat
with the magistrate, at a place near Surma, between
Allehatrad sad Gobsegunge. As usual, our infor-
mation was most wretched. and which always will
be the ease under the present system. The form
same up suddenly to a spot surrounded by • j=ll.
A large body of rebels were comfortably s
therein, and opened on us with siz guns. After sus-
taining the dm for an hour, we were obliged to re-
treat with the loss of the officer in command of the
Madras cavalry, and very many others, killed and
wounded. Just fancy az guns under the nose of
the magistrate, and he altogether ignorant of the
fact. This occurred the day before yesterday."
Simultaneously with the departure of Sir E.
's force towards Azimghnr, Sir Colin Camp-
leu had completed his arrangements for leaving a
garrison in Lucknow and marching against Rohn-
sand. The greatest activity has been visible in the
erection of barracks and the formation of magazines
fkor provisions and ammunition. The corps-dorm&
which remains at Lucknow will therefore be well
4. It will consist of the 23rd, 38th, 63rd, 90th,
67th, Ist Madras Fusiliers, 2nd Dragoons, Lahore
Light Hares, and a powerful Artillery under the
immarnand of Sir Hope Grant. The rest of die army
breaing a flying column under Brigadier-General
Walpole sad commanded by Sir Cohn Campbell in
pima, Will go to Rohilcund in the following
: The 42nd, 76th, 93rd, 2nd and 3rd Pun-
jatartrtfantry, 7th Humors, 9th Lancers, two regi-
ments of Native Cavalry, four troops of Horse Artil-
lery, two field batteries and siege train, Naval and
Frigineer Brigades.
Sir James Ostrom goes to Calcutta and is suc-
ceeded as Chief Commissioner of Oude by Mr. Mont-
gomery, lately Judicial Commissioner in the Pun-
janb, and the same satire and admirable officer
whose energy did so much for us during the crisis at
Lahore and the siege of Delhi. The other appoint-
ments at Lucknow will be filled up as follows :
Mr. G. Campbell, C. 8., to be Judicial Commie.
Moser.

Mr. O. (taper, C. 8., to be Commissioner, but to
sostinw to act as Secretary to the Chief Commis-
sioner until further orders.

and Mr. S. N.
C. 8., to be Deputy Commissioners of the let clue.
Caain F. L. Evans, 17th 8.N.1., and Captain
J. Mr. Oarnostie, 15th 8.N.1., to be Deputy Lom-
naissioners of the 2nd elan.

Captain J. Reid, 97th N. 1., to be a Deputy Corn-
minimar of the 9rd oleo.

Captain A. Orr, and Mr. H. S. Webeber, C. S., to
be Assistant Commissioners of the let dam
Lieutenant E. G. Clark, 2lat N. 1., Mr. J. H.
Kavanagh. and Lieutenant F. F.. A. Manlier, 34th
R mt. N. 1., to be Aasistant Commissiosers of the
'Saddam.

Mr. F. St. C. Williams to be an Extra Assistant
of the god elms.

Dr. Ogilvie continues in hia appointment of In-
spector of Gaols and Dispeueants; Dr. Fayrer in
the poet of Civil Surgeon. Mr. Denison and Mr.
°Almon are to act respectively in the room of Mr.
Cowper and Dr. Fayrer, proceeding to Europe on
sick certificate.

As Mr. Darin goes to England in May, it is
=that Mr. Grant will succeed him, that Mr.
will sneered Mr. Grant, and Sir James
Ostrom take Mr. Ricketts' place.
Our news by post from Osde goes to the 30th of
March. By tM 19th all organised resistance had
ossised, but each a vast area of houses could not be
held by our troops without great inconvenience, and
the inhaUtenta were invited to return and meow
the net of the town ; meets of rebels, however, still
existed. One of them was attacked on the 21st by
the 4th Punjaub Infantry, who suffered severely in
their attempts to capture a gun in a narrow street,
Major Wilde, the COMlSlndant, and Captain Hood,
the second in command, being severely wounded.
The position was subsequently forced by the 93rd,
who killed 140 of the enemy and captured 3 guns.
The same evening two young officers, Messrs. Cape
and Theekwell, straying into the town beyond our
piekets, were murdered. On the 23rd a force, under
General Grant, proceeded on a three days' expedi-
tion to disperse some rebels in the neighbourhood to-