The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-30 00:00:00

LUCHNOW.

Our paper of the 17th ultimo (says the Bombay
Times) contained tidings from Cawnpore to the
2nd of October, and from Lucknow to the 29th
of September. At this latter date, the Resi-
dency, which had been relieved on the 25th,
wee kept possession of, the greater portion of
the city itself baying been captured ; but the enemy
still continued in such alarming strength, that ap-
prehensions were entertained that Havelock, with
Ilia undersized and over-worked army, might be cut
off from supplies or succour. Having gallantly main-
tained himself to the last, be must have been joined
about the 24th of October by her Majesty's 53rd and
93rd Regiments from Cawnpore, and within four
days afterwards by the whole of Gresthed's
flying column, so as once more to take the
field and hunt down the enemy. We are now
enabled somewhat to extend the very limited amount
of information we a fortnight since possessed in
reference to the operations between the 24th and
although our intelligence is still sufficiently
imperfect—it is only from the latter of these dates
that it is new. The enemy had a formidable en-
trenchment thrown up, and armed with 60 pieces of
cannon, at a place called Allumbagh, a country
residence of the Prinoes of Oude, about three miles
from Lucknow, on the Cawnpore side. It is
described as consisting of • large house, with a high
wall all around, and an enclosure of about 600 yards
square. But the convoy was too weak and exhausted
to stir, and here the first of a series of contests, which
lasted more than twelve hours, began. Having cap-
tared all their guns and driven the enemy
from their outwork, it was found sufficiently strong
to be maintained by • party of the 84th Foot,
under Major Sibley, and here accordingly the sick,
the wounded, and the baggage were left behind.
Betwixt Allumbegh and Lucknow is an extensive
plain, traversed by a wide canal. Havelock, with
the main body of the force, crossed this by a bridge,
which the enemy, hanging close upon our rear, had
immediately destroyed, occupying a position on the
bank of the canal, so as to divide the two portions of
our force from each other. Nearly a day was occu-
pied by General Havelock in forcing his way to the
Residency through the city. The resistance wee
determined, and the casualties, nearly 500 out of a
force of 2,000, very severe. On reaching the Resi-
dency he was still fired on by the enemy from bat-
teries recently thrown up, and which required to be
stormed in succession, and were carried at the point
of the bayonet. Here fell the gallant General Neill—
the hero and the idol alike of the army, with Majors
Perrin, and Lieutenant, Graham, Preston, and
Nunn, of her Majesty's 90th. Here also fell Colonel
Hamilton, Captain Hay, and Lieutenant Swanson
of the 78th, Lieutenant Haigh of the 6th Fusiliers,
besides Captain Shuts, and Lieutenants Turner and
Bateman, of the 84th, with above 30 wounded, many
of them severely. The communications betwixt the
two portions of our force being thus completely cat
off, those betwixt Allumbrigh and Cawnpore were
very imperfectly maintained. On the 26th severe
fighting continued, and for the next four days heavy
firing was almost incessant. By this time above
two miles of the town had fallen into oar hands, and
the weakness of our force alone prevented the
remainder from being secured. Havelock had
reached Lucknow with 2,800 in all. Of these
nearly 600 had been disabled ; about as many
more had been left at Allumbagh—eo that, when
joined to the Residency garrison, about 1,000 strong,
he had scarcely hie original number, to moot a forgo