Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-15 00:00:00

LIICKNO W.

From Luclenow—the paint on which all our interest
centres—we have scarcely had a line of intelligence since•
the 26th of September, when the residency was relieved.
We peirposely avoid giving more of the names of those raid
to have fallen, having already been the means, there is
reason to believe, of mentioning some as slain who are still
supposed to survive. Oude, the stronghold of disaffection, has
been since August the rallying point of the rebels, and there
are now said to be not fewer than- fifty thoresand in arms
in and around Lucknow. The number may be exagge-
rated, but that it is very large may be inferred from the
fact that though Alumbagh is only three miles. from Luck-
now, and has for the most part been in easy communica-
tion with Cawnpore, not a line has reached them from
Outram or Havelock, or those under them, for more than a
month. It must be remembered that when the force
started from Cawnpore on the 20th. September the
occupants of the Residency were in such peril that a
delay of 24 hours woul i have been fatal to them. Their
relief was understood to have been all that was contem-
plated, when, returning with them to Cawnpore, Havelock
would have awaited for the reinforcements—commencing
active operations, in which we trust he is engaged, about
the present time. Alumbagh, the country residence of
former royalty, if left unoccupied by us, would have been
maintained by the enemy, as the means of cutting off our
communication with the base of operation ; and as
the sick and wounded and the baggage would hove formed
a• rather serious encumbra:ce in the desperate conflict
which, a was expected, ensued, they were left behind, the
officers not carrying with them so much as a change of
clothing On the 25th, and snore especially on the 26th
of September, the fighting seems to have been most severe,
nearly a fourth of our force having been disabled
Some time- after this, the date is uncertain, and after
nearly a third of the town had become ours, the
troops under Outram and Havelock seem to have be
come separated. It now turnediout,that with a body E ()large,
so helpless, and so exhausted as the occupants of
the Residency is, and a force so reduced, it would 1e.3 vain
to attempt to retire fcom Lucknow. There appears to hlve
been very severe fighting, with a heavy list of casualties
Oa the 18th October, a tremendous explosion was heard
at Alumbagh supposed to have been occasioned by the
blowing up of the principal magazine of the enemy. Pro-
visions now began to fail, and an attempt is supposed to
have been contemplated to return to Alumb?.gh. Oa the 19 tb,
severe fighting is said to have occurred in the streets in an
endeavour to re-unite the divided troops, or probably to
secure some position of the enemy's occasioning spec al
annoyance—for our information is little better than the
echo of a rumour. Maui Singh, she great Oude lane-
holder, who promised to join us with 15,000 men, is said
to have become incensed ag tinst us about the time of
Outram's arrival, by a malicious falsehood intimating that
his Zenana had been violated. On discovering that he
had been made the victim of a deception, he is said to
have expressed his. regret f r ethat he had done, and to
have proposed to t, in us ; bu,, these things are to be
received as rumours only, still wanting confirmation. It
was understood the garrison expected to be able to hold
out till the 10th of November. At this date they would
he relieved, and able to resume the offensive at least 7,000
strong. Their trials and endurance, when they come to
narrn 00, will bb. founa CO nave had few proceinnts iu
the annals of heroism or of suffering.