The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-03 00:00:00

THE FORTHCOMING DESPATCHES.

The full official despatches which have reached
government by this mail, contain, it is understood, no more
facts than are already known. They are described by the
Merely Ater as revealing distinguished military capacity
en the pert of General Barnard. He arrived at Delhi with
all posaible speed by a long fumed night march, and found
that the mutineers had taken up a very formidable position
about two miles in front of the town. Notwithstanding
that his men were suffering, he attacked at once by a bold
advanos and a skilful flank movement. The 71st sprung
from behind two must-hills, where the worn-out men had
obtained a brief rest—and the position was carried and
occupied. General Barnard was complimented by those
about him on the achievement due to his ;
and In the hasty council of the battlefield awe
advised to being in hie wounded, rest his men, who were
now suffering terribly from over-fatigue, and to entrench
himself in the excellent position he had won. But the gene-
ral turned a deaf ear to every counsel, pointed to a ridge out-
side the town where the rebels were again assembling, in a few
worda expressed his will that the ridge should be carried,
sod the discomfiture of the enemy be completed :—" If this
be not done, they too will entrench themselves, and it
will cost us three these as touch to dislodge them. They

me now peak-struck; but, if allowed to Ito kl that piaci,
they eves wish* .rest as at a Narkamings. Ifet
I so wary the poor fellows an land, bat they wr Isla the
ridge." Again, the small and wearied force marched for-
ward. Again victory was theirs; they rushed on the guns
with devoted courage, sad captured twenty-els of the enemy's
amain, end drove him with great slaughter within the walls
of Delhi. General Barnard was thus in possession of all the
heights round Delhi. Be could choose his own position, and
keep the mutineers in effective check. Be bee since repnleed
two sorties, and waits but for more troops and siege guns to
take the place. These were about to arrive at the hat dates.
The conduct of the general ban given the highest satisfaction
to the antliceities at home.

By this mail despatches have been received from Sir
Patrick Gant, stating the military position of affairs, and
pointing out that it will be necessary to send to India certain
forces, amounting in all to 23,000 men. It so happens that
the government have actually on the road to India the exact
force, pine a few hundred men, that Sir Patrkk arks for.
The constant arrival of troops in India, and the knowledge
that more were coming, had produced • groat effect. The
mutiny is remounted as entirely confined to the army, but
a state of severe public suffering is spoken of, ensued by the
hordes of robbees into which tho disbanded regimemta had
resolved themaelvee, making their war quite as wickedly
upon their black fellow-countrymen as upon the whites.
The question of cost is one of no little importance to this
country. It is therefore advisable to state (adds the Post)
that the East India Government will bear the whole and sole
burden of the war. The regiments we have sent are, from
the moment they leave our shores, entirely at the coat and
in the pay of the Company. It is the intention, we believe,
of the government to carry on recruiting as actively am pos-
sible; the strength of the regiments at home will be increased
front eight hundred to one thousand men, awl ten second
kottallou are to be raised. The calling out of the militia
will depend in a measure on the 1111OLT118 of the recruiting, but
we believe It is potable that • certain force of militia will be
shortly called out.