The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-01 00:00:00

LETTERS FROM INDIA.

Yktrrict of a letter from an ofFeer in Colone'
Oreatlicd'ii column, dated Cutup near Agra, Oct. 14 :
1 ram envious to rend you a few lints to toll you of my
whenotbiletts, and thank Gad that I am able to add /nee well,
solo .and round. We aro now, I believe, on mu way ten it,
Cawnpore, to relieve General Ilaveloik, after having struck
a blow ageinst the rot ale at Agra, and affirded the garrison
there great relief. We have had a great sureess—on the 10th
torten., immediately after marching into the station. We
I en e/,1 the Jumna by the bridge of boats, ono marched
r tttivi the walla of the fort, a very noble-hathime one" me.
that world defy the effirts of all the native anoies so long
as their 'applies lento& The walls were thronged, and we
were Loudly cheered as we came oil the bridge, and glad
tits good people must hale been to see thine now foe r, and,
SA it afterwards proved, most opportune es. We en-
camped on the grand partelet ground, a noble pinto of green.
/tweed, which we reached at 7 a.m., after having accomplished
a march of 44 miles in 31 honest After one ordinary duties
were over, we all wended our waya, some to breakfast, and
others—myself among the number—to the fort. At shout
half-past 10, without warning of any kind, a few dropping
shots of musketry, followed by the fire of artillery into our
camp, told ue we were surprised. Never was there such a
comple to =prim. I got Williea horse and gallopped hard
to my post, and was noon there. By that time our bones
were harnessed to the glum, eava'ry mounted, and infantry
under arms. Tho enemy's cavalry charged through our
camp, but was non driven back by leer 41..jcsty's tile Lan-
cers; and shortly after we all advanced to tier stink, drove
the enemy from their position, forcing them to abandon gun
alter gun ; pawed their camp, pitched within three stiles of
our cantonments; and with the cavalry end horse artillery
punned them across a river ten mile. from Agra, captured
12 guns (tine valuable brass follows of large calibre) ; took
also their arneuunitictu and baggage, bwnt their camp, and
utterly routed them. Never was a surprise turned to such
complete enema. We returned to our camp after dark—ant
bad work, dear sister, fighting a battle and moving over 20
miles of ground, after a march of 44 mitre, We are very
proud of our exploit. The commanding officer was delighted
with the artillery ; and doubtless the good people of Avows
very thankful that we came so exactly at the nick of thee.
We have bean very successful since we left Delhi—fought an
action at Bolundahuhur, which led to the evacuation of the
Arcing fort of Melaghur, which we blow up and destroyed.
After that we had a fight at Allyghor ; and then our revelry
surrounded a place named Akberabad, sad the two chief re-
bels of the district were killed; thence we marched on to
Agra . so that our three weeks since leaving Delhi have not
uneventful.

LATEST FROM DELHI.
Palace, Delhi, Oct. 15.
I wrote to you from Meerut on the 28th ult., e
riming a lot of casualties and giving a few small scrape of
information—perhaps a little more may not prove altogether
unacceptable.
Tho ez-King, who is living in a small house within the
Palace wells, is to be brought to trial in a few days for aid-
ing and abetting the mutineers. Living with him is his
favourite wife, Zeenet Mahal, and her eon Jumma Bathe, a
lad of about 17 or 18 years old. Two of the king's won
the Princes Mims Bucktewur Shah and Mime Ifendhoo,
were tried last week for aiding and abetting the mutineers.
One of them wee appointed colonel of the 11th Native In-
fantry, and the other of the 74th; they were tried by a
military commiseion of five officers, with Brigadier-General
Chamberlain as president. Evidence wise produced before
the mart, principally documentary, consietieg of reports,
returns, kr., bearing the Owners seals, showing that they
exercised command of their regiments and acted. In their
defence they pleaded total ignorance of the intention of the
Sepoys to mutiny, and said that when the Meerut mutinems
first reached Delhi on the 11th of May they (the princes)
thought it was a Russian invading army I They were then
summoned to an audience by the King, and a few dm alter
were appointed colonels of regiments at the request of the
Sepoys themselves.
The court, however, found the prisoners guilty, and sen-
tenced them to death; and, accordingly, yesterday they
were shot by a party of the 00th Rifles. Detachments of
Rides, Artillery, Sappers, and °coddles were present, and
a great number of spectators. The bodies were cast into the
Jumna River.
The city continues empty of all its former inhabitants,
though many are attempting to negotiate with the prim
agents for the ransom of their houses and property. It is
supposed &large amount of prize-money will be collected.
Nothing se yet Is known as to whether this place is to be
retained as a garrison or not. The country is about settling

down, and the people becoming wonderfully civil. A force is
out, under Beguiler Showers, punishing rebels, end bringing
them to a sense of their ditty and allegiance. I mentioned
in my last that two Engineer °M are were to receive the'
" Victoria Cross." I regret to say Lieutenant &Buhl bee
died of his wounds; the other, Lieutenant Home, was un-
fortunately killed by an explosion when deetroying a fort
near Bolundshuhur. They are deeply lamented. At Meerut
all is quiet. Here the sick and wounded are improving, as
the cold weather sets fn.—Times.