The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-30 00:00:00

CAWNPORE.

We (Pwynah Observer) have been favoured with
the perusal of a letter from Cawnpoee dated se late
an the 13th instant, from which we learn that Ge-
neral Havelock, after having had a severe tight with
the enemy on the 12th, in which he took two pins,
with some loss on our side, crossed the
Ganges on the morning of the 13th, and re-
turned to eawnpore, where he will await the arrival
of minforcensents. The following is an extract from
this letter, which is written by a gallant non-com-
missioned officer of the brave 78th Highlanders
who has been present in every action with the
rebels fought by General Havelock
Han 1 see scale, mai sad gonad, at Cavern., after a
most arm fig ea yesterday with our old enemies the Sepoy
matinecte, in which we bad three one, killed and tea
wounded ; one yang man had his leg blown away. Them erre
only 120 of the 711th Highlanders pretest, the remainder heap
sick. Our whole force consisted of WO men incladiag
the Sikhs. A meal many followers wen cat to piers
by the enemy. eayslry and roar shot. There went two
.as ty4...e cm the 78th, which would boo doubt
every men of us bat far our timely
rirs'ort ion—a dements one so doubt, bat it bad to boo=
or ell would hare retard beneath the deadly Bra.
Ilsvebtek was calmly lading on; be knew well what
ws desired ; sad before be gave the order to ad-
vance all rushed forwavd at the charge and In
Mee than five rants. tortured two guns sad
four home, bayonetting a camber of the enemy
✓b.:titled to wive the gnus (two braes ainserunders). Gen.
Hever-It rode op alter r, crying oat " Well dime, brave
llMManders ! You have this day saved yourselves
and your comrades I" We did not Ines a Ira
in the charge, though it was thought by ether
torte to be • sad attempt. As we ruled le
charge the last 'era of grape shot went immediately
over the beads rt our smell band of fur ; but In their brio
to fine, the enemy lost their elevation, so we thus moped.
Private Mclinith and myself were evict in the action, bat
McGrath rural, the shot belle on
bit the graced.
received five belle on different parts of
his body, ea he had to fall to the rear. I re
merely wrack sit the hip bone with only ot,e 4,11, therefore 1
ran cc, net beading it. Mr. Crowe and Mr. Campbell
thought I was killed said I jumped up and after toy tura-
rare.

Wd monad tho Ganges this mornisg In smell host% ban
ambit, to do soy mow is the itin4dene Osd• said we see
widowed. Ths ant new. I got on I.adtog km, about
two home ago woe that Colour fiergoesteamm hod died ode,
w two before, of chokes. &we then another mom of No. 6
Company died of the sem@ dieeme, and Crowe of the NW
eval y —the rossried moo—is likewise deaseett."
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(...ese;al Havelock hos lotasi the 7t.th lite%leaders esti-
sestly fit kw herd seek. is evevy say.

COMMERCIAL

BOMBAY, Aro. 29.
We hare to report a farther iroprosentent ta our ratary
market during the peg funsight. 'no baste hese again
Marred tb tr rates of Warring one per mat all mad, ad
nt.a bow ramie from 6 to 9 per alai. with as vary halms.
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Fiero 92. Oar Local Joint Stock Weans here varied hat
link during the fortnight.
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Utla some articles., though not retterelly,
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ere starve.

tiruar..—Co to Wurn.--Slace the arrival el the Let
lean, the prior at all deerripdoe. base immovell. We
wawa at mow Es. 130 fur Eroarkaad Surat, Ilhalkra Its.
149-30, ilaeruuk lb. 133, Corapla lb. 139A0, Kutch.*
Ea. 144-47, aad Oteareawatere Rs. 143, ii.laaradrull Re.
138, Dharwar Sawereard Ra. 153.

If **Ml.—Them eithsbit an upward tendency la value, end
we in good inquiry.
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and Loudon.

km. beat aosewbat Kure. and the
rote Leo roled at 2.. lid. to 24. lid.; so Calcutta tight loty ;
ea China, GO day.' *tido, 228.

INPRIE TELEGRAPH PIA TrSSIT.—Sir William
atiteuglusesey Ma, we naderstand, loft Eashowl foe India,
He gore by way of Cesseeettinople. where kw will vermin a
few day' in oiler to anew with the Turkish in•trament
iw the emiritreettem a a MkiMellita 'Pm that ea, to Bagdad.
Thu line will be tioneteueted by the Turkish trovernment, be
wader its sole wafted, and he orensected with the East ladle
Company's the Persian Gulf to Korrechns.
rnisse Sir W 0* bad a ling interview with Lord
Paleserstow porkies to hie aspartame.
RELIIP FeND„—SOUTIIAMPTON, TEES-
OVV.—A• the greater number of refugees who may ernes
In this country from ludic will land at Southaropters, the
London committee bee. put it in the p.wer of the Siiiittinmp-
tca loeel romuntta to relieve the wear. of the death me and
Ithnish tliem with vide, they may require immediately on
their airiest at Southamptow

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30.

Till situation of General IlsysLoci: appear
to be even more critical thanthe first Telegrams
had led as to expect. He had found it neces-
sary to re-cross the Ganges to Cawnpore. On
his arrival there he found that Ritore had
been occupied by some 4,000 mutineers, from
Saeger end other places. He speedily compelled
them to evacuate the place. His faros, however, it
is stated by Mr. Eorrofisroxr, the Secretary to the
Government of India, had been Famed to 900 men,
worn out with fatigue and needing repose,. But
of repose they had small prospect. The Gude
insurgents, who had followed him on his
retreat, were threatening him with an at-
tack from the other side of .the Ganges.
Their brother mutineers in the south of Otide
wore collecting boats opposite to Futtehpon ;
it was understood for the purpose of crossing the
Ganges there, and advancing to take }Levi:Loot
in flank while be should be engaged • ith those
who threatened him from the Lucknow road. Nor
was this all ; the Gwalior Contingent, strong in artil-
lery, were preparing to cross the Jumna at Calpee,
to 00-opee ate with the Oude rebels. Theo Luxe was
thus exposed to a simultaneous attack by three
strong bodies of troops, from different direetions, at
the same time; and it was not impossible that
while engaged with them, the remnants of
the 4,000 Saugor insurgents, whom he had
driven out of Bitore, might rally and attack him
from the north. " A steamer," writes Mr. &Aloe-
STUNK, " has been sent down by the General to
" Fattehpore, but his force is too weak to oppose the
parage of the Jumna at Calpee." In connexion
with the threatening demonstration of the Gwalior
Contingent, it ought to be noticed that SCINIDIAU
(of whom we have heard nothing, while all tongues
have been loud in pr.ise of the loyalty of Hot. ex)
is reported to have taken one of its revolted regi-
ments into pay. It is also stated that the Contingent
of Bhopal has raised the Nlahometau standard ; and
that the chiefs of Bhurtpore and Jeypore have been
evincing a hostile disposition.
There does not appear to be any immediate pro-
spect of relief for the mall and toil-worn and fever-
wasted band under HActioe•x. The Secretary to
the Indian Government intimates that her MAJEnT's
6th and 26th—two of the regiments intercepted
on their way to China—which were proceeding up
the Ganges, have been detained by the state of
affairs in Behar. Major ETlti had succeeded in
relieving the Europeans who held out at Arrah. lie
had also defeated KOlat SING, who seems, however,
to have succeeded in escaping into the strong fort of
Rhona in the hill country, on the west bank of the
Sane; while his brother, Allen, SING, occupies the
high ground which flanks the Grand Trunk Road to
the west of Shergotty. Respecting the condition of
the country east of that place our information is
meagre ; but it had been deemed necessary to
send the treasure from Oyah to l'atua ; and the
6th Irregular Cavalry, who mutinied in the Sonthsl
district, were understood to be moving upon Arrah,
though their exact whereaboat was not known. On
the north side of the Ganges, the Goorksa and the
Civil Servants at Gorruckpore, finding it impossible
to hold both that place and Aximghur, were moving
en ,uaue upon the latter. la the country to the
north and east of Gorruckpore the Civil Servants and
the Indigo-planters appear to have been keeping
their ground with little or no molestation ; but whe-
thee this might long continue to be the case, the
mutiny at Segowlie, and the abortive attempt at
mutiny at Jeligporee, render rather problematical.
Further to the west, the Oude insurgents were
attacking the villages north of the Ganges, and
fears were entertained that the land-communication
between &mares and Allahabed might be inter-
rupted.

In the present very imperfect state of our infor-
mation it would be rash to draw general inferences
from these movements. They do, however, appear
to indicate something like a combined operation for
the purpose of crushing Ha v ELocr. In addition to
the fact that he is threatened with simultaneous

attacks from at least three eider, it will be observed
that many of the insurgents in Bengal and Behar—
both those in the Sonthal district and those at Dina-
pore—are reported to be pressing westward, ss if
with a view to join the Gustier Catingent
at Calpee. If we may infer from these
demonstrations that the eastern section of combined
insurgents aim at the destruction of the force and, r
Hsvxxoex, the inference will be inevitable that
their counsels are directed with something of mili-
tary skill. If HAVELOCK—receiving reinforcements
from time to time, and taking Allahabed as his point
of departure—could gradually conquer the ground
between Lucknow and Delhi, the members of the in-
surrection would be scattered to the outskirts of the
disturbed districts, and might with ease be
suppressed in detail. But if the insurgents
from Rohilcund to Gwalior can annihilate
HAVELOCK'S little army before reinforcements
reach it, the force before Delhi, with its auxiliaries
in the Punjaub and Scinde, will be isolated from
the forces collecting at Calcutta, and the English
will be compelled to act from two independent hues
of operations, their power being thus weakened by
division.
In the critical state of Harrizek's division,
involving as it does the fate of Lneknow, the
progress of the (so-called) siege of Delhi may
almost be said to subside, for the moment,
into a secondary source of excitement. The ac-
counts received by the pervious mail led us to esti-
mate the effective force of the English army before
it as rather under than above 3,000. According to
Mr. EDMONSTONL the column led by General
Nicnoxsow, which has since joined, numbers
some 4,300 men. Adding to this the Burnam
battalion, the besieging army might amount, at the