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

DESTRUCTION OF BEITOOR.

Cawarova, OCT. 20,
Some 6.50 infantry, a battery of artillery, and a
few Beware of the gatnean of Cawspore, marched on the
morning of the IBth instant towards • village called Roo-
Rajpore, distant hence some sixteen miles, where it was re-
ported, at 10 p.m. of the 17th, a large force of rebel." had
collected with the fiend Nana at its heed. We moved
off at one o'clock, cm., and after several short halts we got
ae tar so Bkitoor, where we rested, and breakfaxted on hard
biaeuit and a glees of nun and pawney. At about 12 o'clock
we pin moved off, under • broiling sun, and after armor-
pliehurg five or six toile" intelligence woo received that the
enemy were in • prove of trees not half • mile ahead, with
two gum in poition—• 24-pounder and • 9-pounder. We
bad not moved on mach further when it was thought prudent
to deploy our small force on either aide of the road,
but this more we were rather late In putting into
effect, for the detachment of the 90th light Infantry which
we in rear, had just commented to move off the road, when
the enony's guns opened fire, and told terribly on the fated
NIL The find shell hurl Intemdiately before this detach-
ment, two and wounding two or three others. Our
afterwards commented, bat our shot ill tar
CI. ma vs bad to advance closer up, so es to get is nage;
nod it was well we did so, for the shot of the esmenty came
pretty quirk, but now WOW 11111111[4.1117 over OUT beadx, ea-
Mgt am or two dans which exploded immediately shove us,
hat did us so After exchanging twenty or thirty
Nunn, the eienVe goes were charged—l should have
meld prink ea the gone were already silenced end
kelq theinedmez No sooner was this effected than
the nide off., leaving behind two waggons,
whici=oet be mend, owing to some of the hones being
knocked over by cot got. The enemy, however, cut the
Owes, &n., et the enthods, end fairly bolted. Were It not
for the peony et cavalry on our side, we would have
crested greet hone amongst the routed foe. The want of
this arm has been greatly felt in all our actions with the in-
surgents. sad I doubt not that if we had had • body only eve
hundred strong at the battle Wore Cawnpore, the mono*
at the monthly room might never have happened. The
enemy left behind there three country carte laden wtth am-
munition, and these also fell into our hands. Though our
mere ant wee quiet and quickly done, yet the rebels knew,
and had prepared for our coming. One unfortunate fellow,
however, was bat asleep during the action, and em-
tinned in this happy state till he was roused by one of our
men dealing him a soft kick on his posterior. lie let forth •
yell, that would have done credit tea brat of the forest, ea
seeing a white Om over him, end made one bound thinking
of • run ; but he was brought sharp around by the thrust of
• bayonet, and was seen no more. The action altogether did
not bud an hoer, but in this short rpm of time we had two
killed end six wounded. The two former, en five of tbe
latter, belong to the 90th Light lagratty, sod the ether
wounded man Is one of the Mader P who weeny&
In the arm. Of the five wended at the se los thee
four had to undergo amputations—me nom the shoulder,
one from the thigli, and two of the ann. It was diffi-
cult to estimate the loss of the army, as the villains
have • most expeditious way of either carrying off their
killed and wounded, or semethrg there in some place tedious
to find. On our return to Canyons, we Bet fire and other-
wise destroyed the village of Sheo-Rajpore. In one house
there wee • great quantity of he and chopped straw stowed
away, and nothing would do but that a few of the 64th
must need. go poking their bayonets Into the loose potion in
quest of live game. Strange to say, after driving in two or
three bayonets, Lod co turning over • small quantity of the
stuff, out came no lees than four or eve rebels, with draw
swords in their hands. You Inn rest mood the
sea of the 64th did not allow than time or opportunity to
me their weapons, but bayonetted every on on the spot.
The whole of this day was occupied la destroying the vii al
of Bhiuor—and on the morning of the 20th we touched
back to Carnspere, and arrived et Moen 9 ceoloce cm. Soon
after, two of the many prisoner, we brought In were launched
into eternity by the hangman. Owns the bearer of letters
from Num to the villagers of Bhitoor end the neighbouring
places, calling them to supply ammunition, and have
Repplies against his coming, which would take
place in ti or twenty days, when it wax his intention of
clearing Cawnpore of the infidel Feringee loque.
The open spaces of the entrenched camp literally swarm
with human beings. At maybse an at sunset large numbers
of coolies, alert of all ages sad of6oth sexes, see to be seen
stated in clusters of fifty or • hundred. *waiting to be 1:411••
bred or paid for their day'e labour. When I first set foot
in Carimpore I could scarce see • living being moving about;
now lam obsoletely tired with their eternal salaams. These
eeeliee 'Reemployed la demise away and beeelft dews
halm been, our fertilleatiny and levelling eel diming
the estrweehteeat.—Bowley Tina.