The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-28 00:00:00

MALWA.

We gave in our last tidings, of the outbreak at
Mehidpoor, in which Captain Mills and Dr. Carey
were slain on the rising of part of the contingent.
Brigadier Stuart's column was then moving rapidly
in this direction. On the 11th the cavalry, under
Major Orr, occupied Mehidpoor, the rebels basing
left the previous day, On the 12thhe marched out
with 337 men of the Ist, 3rd, and 4th Hyderabad
Cavalry, and overtook the insurgents to the number
of about 300, with two guns, at Its where they
had resolved to make a stand. f6ey were im-
mediately attacked and dispersed by our cavalry,
who cut up above a hundred of them, two nine-
pounder guns, with a large number of carts loaded
with ordnance stores, being captured. In the course
of the pursuit, the enemy abandoned the three guns
they had taken at Mehidpoor, with two others of
large calibre, seised by them at Burnaggur. Our
casualties were inconsiderable; Lieutenant Samuells
was dangerously wounded, and Captains Murray
and Clarke bad their horses shot under them.
The enemy were dispersed in all directions;
seventy-sit prisoners were taken, cad tried four
days afterwards by drumhead court-martial at Me-
hidpoor, and shot, as having been found in the field
against us. On the 1 lthlpart of the totes crossed
the Chumbul and encamped on the other aide, two
marches from Mundesore. Some 8,000 rebels were
said to have taken up a position in this neighbour.
hood. On the 21st, the enemy attacked our left
front and threatened our right. They were driven
linto Mundesore with heavy lees. The cavalry pur-
sued Meer* Singh, with his horsemen, and drove
them into a village about tee miles from Mundesore,
en the Neemuch road, where the rebel force ap-
peared in strength, and showed its standards.
On the 23rd Stuart's main column marched in
this direction, and found tho enemy advanc-
ing to meet them. They took up a position,
with the strong village of Ooorareea in their centre,
overlapping very considerably both our flanks. The
guns on their left centre baring been silenced by
our artillery, were captured by her Majesty's 14th
Light Dragoons. They were now driven from their
?rineipal position with heavy loss, a body of them
sat the less continuing obstinately to maintain a por-
tion of the village. While engaged in front, the
garrison of Mundesore sallied out and attacked our
rear, but were repulsed by the rear-guard. On the
Mth the rebels abandoned Mundeeore in the
merge of the night, and retired on Nortek
in the direction of Itampoora. The casualties of the
four days was—Lieutenant Redmayne, 14th Light
Dragoons, killed; and eight rank anddlle wounded.
Lieutensnt James, severely wounded in the arm ;
Lieutenant Martin, severely wounded in the leg
Lieutenant Prendergast, slightly wounded, and four
other of slightly. Sixty-eight rank and file o
other corps were killed and wounded.

NEEMUCH.

One of the centres of disturbance for many
months past has been Ncentnch, a town in the 0 wa-
lior territory, with a British cantonment, on the
north-west border of Malira. The post, though
not large, is one of much importance, and has from
time to time been occupied by Bombay and Bengal
troops alternately, occasionally by both toge-
ther. Of late it has been lightly garri-
soned, and long and heavily beset by dan-
ger from without. In the beginning of the month
from 2,000 to 3,000 insorgents had mustered under
the walls, with a view of attacking the fort, at this
time unusually weak in troops. The garrison, with
the exception of the cavalry, were completely be-
sieged, and compelled to abandon the cantonments
and fortify themselves in the square. They had
fortunately a sufficiency of provisions, held well to-
gether, and experienced no apprehension of their
position—often half the battle in cases of siege.
The fire of the enemy did them little harm, while
few of our shots were thrown away ; strange to tell,
our own former cantonments afforded the principal
shelter for the insurgents. On the 21st the Mundesore
rebels attempted to escalade the place, but were
beaten off with snob heavy loss that they withdrew
altogether on the following day. During the fort-
night's siege, two European officers and four Sepo) s
bad been wounded, none of them severely—the 12th
Bombay Native Infantry in particular conducted
themselves nobly. On the 22nd the rebels were
attacked and defeated by Stuart's column, driven
from point to point, with the loss of all their guns,
and the neighbourhood effectually relieved of the
annoyance of their presence.