The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-28 00:00:00

(Stamped Id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

Bodh Gya. Mr. Mow Immediately ordered out the
troops for marching against the enemy , and by 2 o'clock
p.m. about 150 Sikhs and 37 Europeans of her Majesty's
84th Regiment left this for Bodh Gye, to prevent the enemy
from crossing the Fulgo at that point.

t' On Tuesday, at-4
o'clock fa the morning, Mr. Money
and the troops with him left Bodh (lye for Etwa, which is
6 miles to the east of it, and where the enemy had mentaped.
The enemy made no resistance to our troops crossing the
Pulp at that point. When the 6th Irregulars, who had
encamped under • top, saw the Company Bahadoor'a
troops coming to attack them, they were obliged to oases
out to faoe them if possible. The Europeans alighted from
the elephants, and with the Saha formed themselves into •
square. Though the enemy, 600 strong, had taken • very
advantageous poultice they could hardly stand before the
heavy fire now opened on them by Men commanded by
Mejor Rattily and Lieutenant Whitlock. They re-
treated, and our soldiers succeeded in taking away
some horses and children from than. A party of
about 100 Sows was sent to rescue these valuables from our
men, and had our Sows, who were 16 or 20, only continued
/km, and fired at the enemy as they were commanded to do,
the booty would not have been lost. Our troops began
to charge a second time on the enemy ; but after •
little skirmish, the mutineers retreated, and die-
parsed themselves in different directions. From the
beginning, it appeared that they were not inclined
to fight, and that, by necessity they were cam-
, paled to fees our troops. At shoat three o'clock, it
was Irma bre that the enemy had diamond themselves,
and that probably they would be at Oya in the evening. We
Immediately prepared ourselves to go into the Bungalow
which had been entrenched for such an emergency. By
seven o'clock, p.m., we were all right there, having now
shout forty-five to fifty Sikhs to hold it oat against
the mutineers. The whole of Shakshgunge was
to uproar, and people were seen to flee into the interior of
Oyer, the alleys and lanes of which the Owala had so well
barricaded. At about half-past 8 p.m. the mutineers were
seen passing through the streets of Shabahgunge, soliciting
the town people not to fire at them, as they did not come,
they said, to do any harm to the ryots, but were only
fighting oat for their Dan. The large number of bud-
makes who accompanied them, first took them towards the
gaol to let loose the prisoners. The Rajah of Ticany's man,
who were placed with 11 Sikhs to do duty there, fled at the
very moment they heard that the mutineers had come in,
bat the few gallant Sikhs would not do it. They opened a
heavy fire on the Beware, but some rascally burkundazes
told then that every Christian in the town was slaughtered
by the Somme, and that they had better retreat end
maks their escape. This news disheartened the Sikhs
very much. They left the jail with the word Butte Goorn•
in their mouths. My informant tells me they would hays
killed a large number of the mutineers, if the wicked
Nakano:lazes had not frightened them. After having let loose
the prisoners, and set fire to the oat-offloce of the jail,
the mutineers made their way for the entrenched bungalow
where we had taken shelter. Mesas. Trot ter and Taylor ha
taken every precaution to make the bungalow safe. Besides
these gentlemen, there were in the bungalow Mesas. Batter
Brews, Wireley ; and Mr. Dl3oue* and Baboe
Tarini Churn Mitter. The refugees had to keep up
the whole night. The return of Mr. Money and
the troop., by day dawn,made them easy. The Bowe
the next morning were lewd to have gone t=3
Tinny, from the Ranee of which place they since su
in extorting a large sum of money. On Tuesday night,
I when the =Aims, were going peened the therms, our Da-
copies and the Moonsiff of Behar fired en them. One of
the mutineers allot by them fell from his hone, which I hear
• Christian clerk afterwards secured. The Moonaiff was,
however, shot dead."

THE DEATH OF MR. COLVIN.
Fort William, Home
.Department, Sept. 19.
Notification
It is the melancholy duty of the Right Hon. the Go-
vernor-General in Council to announce the death of the
Hon. John Russell Colvin, the Lieutenant-Governor of the
North-Weetern Provinces.
Worn by the unceasing anxieties and labours of his charge,
which placed him in the very front of the dangers by which,
of late, India has been threatened, health and strength
gave way; and the Governor-General in Council has to de-
plore with rinoere grief the lose of one of the moat distin-
guished amongst the servants of the Beat India Company.
The death of Mr. Colvin has occurred at a time when his
ripe experience, his high ability, and his untiring energy,
would have been more then =ally valuable to the state.
Bat his career did not cloee until he had won for himself a
high reputation in each of the various branches of adminis-
tration to which he was at different times attached, nor until
he had been worthily selected to fill the highest position in
northern India ; and ha leaves • name which not friend/. alone,
bat all who have been smociated with hint in the duties of
government, and all who may follow in his path will delight
to honour.
The Right Hon. the Governor-General in Council directs
that the Dag shall be lowered, half-mast high, and that 17
minute-guns shall be fired at the mate of government in
India upon the receipt of the present notification.
By order of the Governor-General of India in Council,
C. BEADON,
Secretary to the Government of India.

The following information had been
Madras Atheneum by Mr. Acting Chief Secretary Maltby
"An °facial report has reached government from Major
W. C. Western, deputy commissioner at Ss:4er, that the
Rajah of Shahghur sent into Sangor, on the lith Sept., the
following persons, after detaining them prisoners for months :
Lieutenant A. D. Gordon, deputy-commissioner of finlat-
pore ; Captain Sale, 6th Regiment Gwalior Contingent;
Captain Irvine, wife, and two children; Dr. O'Brien; Dlr.
Verriee, patrol; Quartermaster-Sergeant Carroll and his

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wife. All the party are reported to be pretty w,.11."
The Hur Lary of the 18th Sept. understands that " All
Nnocki Khan, the ex-minister of Oade, now a state prisoner
in the rt, is allowed to inhale the fresh air of the Strand,
but the King is still in dose confinement."
Lord Canning has, it is said, forwarded a kharlta to the
Rejsh of &mak acknowledging his valuable co-operation,
and accredited the Political Agent to the Court of the
RMalt of Rewah temporarily on a salary of Rs. 880 per
mouth.

The following is a government despatch.—" Agra.—The
latest authentic news from the Cbumbul up to the Bth of
September is that the river has risen, and that the main body
of the mutinous infantry, cavalry, and guns had not yet
emceed ; that their advanced guard continues at Dholpore
with two pm; that at present, of the two stream" between
Agra and the Chumbul one is certainly unfavourable, and that
the boats have been destroyed."
A letter from the Fort, Agra, refers to the approach of
800 of the Owalior rebels' and expresses the belief that the
latter will garrison themselves at Bhurtpore. The writer
adds:—" If the many bombards Agra Feet we shall cer-
tainly be dreadfully cut up, but there is no fear of
their taking the place. tnfortunately, there is hardly
a bomb-proof building in the Fort, in which to
shelter the poor women and children from the effects of
the shells. Oar detachment from Allyghur has got beck to
Mattress and is expected to return here this night or to-
morrow. All the militia outside the fort have been brought
in, end the respectable natives are now flying from the city
in great numbers, believing the mutineers are com-
ing. No apprehension, however, need be entertained by our
friends at a distance regarding our ultimate safety, for we
are in good heart, and the fort is reasonably strong. and no
Hindoestanee that was ever created, will attempt to take it
by storm. As for provision, and military atone, we have
an abundant supply."
We :earl in • Calcutta paper .—" On Sunday afternoon
her Majesty', ship Belinda, thronged with a detachment
of troops (her Majesty's 93rd Highlanders) arrived off
Garden Reach, where • party of ladles and ientle-
men, who were enjoying a day's pleasure en the
Botanical Gardena, minted them with the waving
of handkerchiefs end the sonal demonstrations of
welcome. On this the meta on toed, who swarmed like
bees along the ship's ride, an up a ohne, which append
to make the welkin ring again i this was several times re-
peated, and followed by the mertiel sound of the Highland
pfbroehce4some of Sooftend'a national airs. Much
to the toast of the mai, they have not as yet
been able to In ommequnce of the temporary diffloal- ty
experienced in Obtaining suitable moommadation for the
numbers of troops doily expected from England, China, end
elsewhent ; bat they have 'epeeists& • strong desire we me
told, to &serge* as speedily se passible, to be of without
delay. and w awn Unit cry."

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