The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-30 00:00:00

CAPTURE OF BUSHIRE

the -ft-TAY, Jan. 2.—On the morning of Sunday,
tu.l.tu, the force commenced its advance upon
'lre, distant about 12 miles. I should men-
tion ,
uY the way, as it may occur to you to wonder
that a nearer point was not selected- for the dis-
etribßrication, that the coast from Bushire to
Kalilla Bay
presents an unbroken line of cliff, of
1' great height indeed, yet quite insurmountable
or artillery, while in the bight of the bay the
bp44,Bl°Pes gently upwards from a fine broad
Stopford, The first brigade, commanded by Colonel
-°,liferd, was on the right; the second, under
n.,°434e1 Renner, on the left. The steam frigates
Q.-°vecl .0n• the left flank of the army in support.
Asti"llY drawing ahead, Sir Henry Leeke, in the
P,-;,," Ye, found himself about noon abreast of the old
ash lellese (in the despatches called Dutch) fort of
uejoib 41. miles below Bushire. This and the
Ls A enl'itig ruins he observed to be occupied in
st•e,", by the enemy. The position is described as a
a1,,,6„W One, the fort having the cliff on one side, and
'11‘.,,•*1 and ditch, deep though dry, on the others.
oe; ssa3'e, at 1,700 yards distance, immediately
e'n'ritlea with. shot and shell from her eight inch
The effects were shortly seen in the preci-
gar-ri: nit,ht from the fort of a large portion of its
ste, 't'°, of which the whole force is estimated
as 1,500 to 2,000 men. Some eight hundred,
ilie4„lB sunposed, remained, however, to stand
tip 'lack'. of the army, which was now rapidly
till:reaching in line. As the troops came up with
atee er,4lllY, the Assaye' necessarily ceased firing,
arn kreneral Stalker, finding the balls dropping
tpj°,,ag,. his men, gave the word for the assault.
Inir?doier Stopford had dismounted. to lead his
his 6acle in the rush at the works. With a wave of
re,Lword he was just calling to the men of his own
barent, the 64th, to come on, when a matchlock
1114 struck him on the breast, and he dropped dead
thn the spot, shot through the heart Furious
elle:e 'all of their colonel, his corps dashed at the
tle,s position, and in honourable rivalry with
brie',llrePeans was the other regiment of the
ranks the 20th Native Infantry, through whose
in 8 \Vent the cry that the cerps had never been
ow;action before, and that now was the time to show
tilt it could do. The 2d Europeans and the rest
the ':B,,eeond brigade were also well up. For a while
at 1, 'Rcltiog was sharp, and the bayonet bloodily
fio'4lt as the assailants forced the enemy back
rithe ruined houses and garden walls, and
ro"' upon the fort. That entered, the survi-
von "long its defenders broke -out and endea-
lieZed to effect their escape. Many, slipped
en," the low cliff,. and were making off
eeijr2reeived, till the 4th Rifles, who were on the
ratr eitne left of the advance resting upon the sea,
ben;lgt sight 'Of them and brought their fire to
-out: 111)0n them with fatal effect. Others got
The 111,P" the plain, and were then charged by
c,e ootieh horse and the squadron of the 3rd
kali FY' In command of the latter was Colonel
man This officer in the melee saved the life of a
Colonel turned a trooper was about to cut down. The
timed
11P his away, end the scoundrel catching
, s quarter, shot his matchlock, which he had dropped in im-
otner offoers fell in
benefactor dead. Two
in the 2
as
t strange
-08, 20th, Itteitthe affair, both lieutenants
and Warren, and yet—
disproportion—only one was returned
QOM wounded. Among the native and non-
to
.LuiB awned officers and men, the loss amounted
SIX kill
eed and thirty-five wounded. Our oppo
lb„rit3 in this smart skirmish were not regular
t;11'11S11 troops, but Arab mercenaries belonging to
of the most powerful among the' sea coast
it'res--the Dashti and the Tungestooni—and lost,
numbers
„believed three chiefs of note, besides great
ters of lower degree
eanwhile Captain Jones, the resident, had
"e‘ided to Bushire in a small steamer, bearing
eff,Reetnnions to the Governor to surrender, and
and f, most favourable conditions both to soldiers
een-conibatants. But his flag of truce
the "Arecl upon from the town, and he returned to
follo'-drnh al. An apology from the Governor
he wed, disclaiming the discourteous act, which
AtiPit)ributed to the ignorance of an artilleryman,
„,,,e,gging for 24 hours' delay, which the Gene-
iva,ir Admiral promptly refused. The anchorage
flee, 1-I°Yed during the night by the boats of the
.tt,„"}-W1 at eight on the morning of the lath the
tovrez's anchored off the defences of the
th springs upon their cables, while the
ece24aPp:'oached up the land side. A redoubt
Ivlie,ll,%,n(line7 the works on the plain, from
their Bushire derives its supply of water, was
It'esaeeic! in the neerning by some of the lighter
Lowii',,,a,nd its garrison forced to retire into the
ette ships engagement then commenced between
urs-tand the defenses, and continued for four
lowered
nen the enemy finally ceased firing, and
to he,
the Persian colours. Their firing is said
t„o ett,,v"e ueeri steady and well sustained, yet, strange
The "t a Single man in ale fleet was touched
FaroZeetnirarnis was hulled once, and she and the
a,141 others suffered a little in their masts
I),lleerinng, but that was all. It is true that the
S1(lel „v-visal strength of the defences was on the land
tore "),"ere the enemy expected to be attacked, and
RiveradY, so far as regards the number of guns,
Zreb-k",B a very warm reception indeed. Still there
4" the any guns on the sea face also ; and, moreover,
‘toubje southern angle of the town were two
ales feelne erections in the nature of stock-
s'll .°llned of date trees, strongly faced with
earti_
,!16e) In embankment. These it, took some
'1%)11 w d good gunnery to silence. It was
n the Persian flag fell and the ships
.1)1Do • 'rung. The army was then drawn up in line
Asia ite the land face of the. town ; and their ina-
"4' rig attitude, and the recollection of the skirmish
• Y bop,
- -re, no doubt had their share in in•
Afterthe
Persian Commandant to surrender.
I.'ti l
Eq 1. ,e de la and not without threats of
0441'1.' tl:e gate opened, and the Governor
-eneander of the Persian Forces came
andh."l'. A Ent:rendered themselves prisoners of
1(1, r Ilother notable personage was taken, who
b eh
eve. e ieve been sent down from Teheran
•ti ti 4 '
la translated
tribes egainst us, and whose Persian
etle re, "slated ‘‘ Minister of Foreign Affairs."
retie tueir arms,
11-111 kinder of the garrison who marched out
144.41" in th and being too numerous to be
- ea, -0 present state of the
.Commissariat,
f,e Do ,•erted
some distance into the interior by
aletir thc'en,a o. rse, -and there set free. At half: past
4, v. British
e 'rat flag was hoisted by Lieut. thark-
t, tt, of the Assays, at the Residency flag-
-11-4-4_'l're hah's staff having. been felled by the
t their hurry to lower the flag.
"iIY has Bushire fallen.

BILLED AND WOUNDED.
POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.
411\rith Bombay, 30th December, 1856.
Zll itil'eferenc.l to the Government Notification of the
G3h aanotticing the capture of Bushire by the
th',41101," es on the 10th inst., the Right Honourable the
qtql „;.`n COIDIRIi publishes, for general information,.
410 I°illini4 return,which has subsequently been received,
1:11,4, Or ivred and wounded, of the field force under the corn-
to4"4ll.o -44neral Stalker. C. 8., in the attack on
14:1 14 7a the 9th inst, and also a return of the ordnance
(4,„"' II;he Port Bushire on its surrender on the 10th
"4011: or of the Right Honourable the Governor in

H' L. ANDERSON, Secretary to Government.
No'')l'4loal • Bombay Castle, 29th December, 1856.
Field Hospital.
kilit,, th list of killed and: wounded of the field force
14
the
piepoolnlnand of Major-General Stalker, GB.)
aelt of the village of Reshire•
^, ' Hospital, ship Result, 9th December, 1858.
1 ',afr. ,
RAND AND NAMES.
1 --45rigade Staff: Colonel James Stopford, C.B ,
ti;lhNill „
4‘v:„„_;--Grunner George Barrett, 3rd Troop, H. A.
'"',l below right ear ; Sergeant Samuel Blopman,

3rd Troop H. A., seriously wounded near elbow joint ;
Private Thomas Butt, 2nd Company, 2nd 8.A., slightly
wounded on the dorsal of fingers.
3rd Regiment Light Cavalry.—Lieutenant Colonel
Malet, killed ; Private Ram Sing, sth Troop, severely,
three slug wounds on lumbar region, since dead; Ram Sing,
2nd Troop, slightly in right arm; Peera Sing, 2nd Troop,
dangerously, in right hip and shoulder joint.
H.M.'s 64th Regiment —Corporal Michael McDonald,
slightly, left thigh; Private Arthur Doherty, mortally
wounded in abdomen, since dead; Private Patrick McNa-
mara, mortally wounded, left thigh, since dead; Private
Isaac Sutton, seriously wounded, left arm ; Private
Patrick Meehan, slightly wounded, right thigh ; Private
Richard earthy, slightly wounded, left thigh; Private
John McDonald, slightly wounded, right arm.
Second European Regiment Light Infantry.—Private
Daly, killed ; Private Doyle, killed ; Sergeant James
Juckett, severely wounded, left shoulder; Sergeant Thos.
Cooway, slightly wounded, right side of neck ; Sergeant
Henry Hughes, severely wounded, above left knee; Ser-
geant William Ross, severely wounded, above left knee;
Private Thomas Madden, severely wounded, below left
knee, slightly injuring fibula; Private James M‘Gill,
severely wounded right shoulder, grazing the bone.
Rifle Corps.—„Temedar Ragojee Morojkur, slightly, right
thigh; private Luximon Sigwan, slightly, left leg, and
contusion of shoulder ; private Nug Sawant, slightly, left
thigh; private Badoor Sing, slightly wounded, bend of
knee; Hospital Bheestee Coondajee, slightly wounded,
angle left eye.
20th Regiment, N.l.—Lieutenant Utterson, mortally
wounded—since dead; Lieutenant Warren, mortally
wounded,since dead ; Captain Wood, severely wounded ;
Suhedar Major Shaik Mahomed Sheriff, slightly, left leg;
Naique Fund Mather, severely, left thumb; private Alla
Backus, severely, left leg, amputated ; Private Gin Comar,
severely, fracture of both bones right leg above ancle ;
private Chittoo Gandaryar, slightly, left side of forehead ;
private Birbull, severely, left arm; private Bevy Load,
severely, vicinity of the left elbow joint.
2nd Belooch Battalion.—Naique Inman Bux, killed ;
Naique Soomar Khan, killed.
J. MACKENZIE, Superintending Surgeon,
Field Force.
•
Camp near Bus'aire, Dec. 11, 1856.