Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-11 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY NIGHT.
The Three Per Cent. Rentes are rather lower,
closing at 66fr. 15c.

THE CRISIS AT HAMBURGH.

HAMBURGH, DEC. 9.
There is some improvement in the aspects of the

crisis.

INDIAN NEWS.

We have received still furth3r details by the
Cal-utta Mail. We publish the more interesting
portion.

CAWNPORE.

The correspondent of the Hurkaru, dating from
the " Entrenched Camp," Cawnpore, October 21st,
writes :

I returned yesterday from one of the most " decided
wild goose chases" it has ever been my misfortune to be
engaged in. On the evening of the 17th, a whisper reached
me that a force of 650 men and six guns under the com-
mand of Colonel Wilson, was to move out early the follow-
ing morning, against a large force of the enemy, reported
as being at Sheorajpore, a village about twenty-one miles
fi rim this on the Agra road. I determined on accompanying
the troops, and accordingly, about eleven o'clock at night,
I left camp and bivouacked under a tree until the force
moved early on the morning of the 18th. Id )ving along
the Agra road, we halted about nine o'clock aan , when
some rim and biscuit was issued to the men. By eleven
o'clock we started again, the bulk of the force being
mounted on elephants. For the first eighteen miles
nothing was observable to denote the presence or neigh-
bourhood of an enemy. The ountry through which we
passed was in the highest slate of cultivation ; the
craps luxuriantly healthy, and tillage was being carried
on apparently uninterruptedly. Somewhere about the
18th milestone I noticed a group of soldiers gathered round
some object lying by the roadside, and approaching, I
found it to be the body of a native, the bead comple:ely
severed from the trunk, a ghastly object indeed. I was
told that he was a chowkeyder or spy, or in some way
connected with our ,police. Immediately after this. our
men were dismounted from the elephants and ordered to
"cap.' Oh we went until we came abreast the 21st
milestone, at which point the road sweeps round 'o the
right, and then runs straight into Sheorajpore, eistant
about half a mile or less, say 600 yards. At the turr of the
road, maize and sugar-cane kets came down to it. S small
white shewala rose above them on our right; and twat' in
the distance was Sheorajpore shrouded in a dens( belt of
gardens and mangos topes. Our force, with Bruce's Invin-
cibles in front, marched to the turn in the road, andthe head
of the column had just passed it when a small cloud of
white smoke puffed out, from a grove right Ia front—
the boom of a gun was heard, and the next moment two
cavalry hoises were hors de combat sprawling on the
road in the agonies of death. Again, the boon of heavier
metal was heard, and a 24-pound shot crested through
the column of infantry, knocking over six of our poor
fellows, and make the column sake again. Onr guns
were soon got into play, and after a little excellent
practice, succeeded in driving the enemy through the
village in headlong route; but carrying with them guns
which I estimated as having been three or four in number,
among them a 24-pounder. Through Sheorajpore they
went—our fellows not far behind them, over the
midaun, and through the village beyond, and there the
chase ceased, and our fellows, about sun dews. returned
and occupied the camping ground of the enemy inmediately
in the rear of Sheorajpore. Oar trophies were b poor
indeed, and anything but commensurate witl' the loss we
sustained. In the evening three men who vere captured
were hung. I do not doubt that they deserved their fate,
and a horrible death it was. They were executed on the
limb of a tree, overhanging a ditch:
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Early on the morning of 19th, we startd, and made en
insanely round-about march of a village tamed Kerasore,
where it was expected that we should surprise a large
body of sepoys• On our arrival there, we found
that they had been gone same Lim'—that is to
say, the day before—and at that articular moment
were snugly encamped on the eposite; side of the
Ganges. This particular march, I lelieve, was made in
consequence of intelligence obtaindby the police super-
intendent, and eventuated as I haw shown in a " sell."
Indeed the value of mcst of the " iltelligencs" procured
by this talented functionary is e:ceedingly doubtful; a
very large amount being fabricatei by his ingenious myr-
midons, or reaches him in so tarbled, exaggerated, or
distorted a state as to be well nigh useless, as dangerously
doubtful. I must withhold the cltails of the conclusion of
this expedition until to-morroc. Our poor fellows in
Lucknow, hemmed in on all edes, are suffering terribly
from want of food. 'The met distressing reports are
floating about camp, but T retain from repeating them.
To-light 4 guns and 700 met leave for Alam Bagh, near
Lucknow, with provisions. May God speed them!,
The Hurkaru correspondent at Cawnpore sends
the following:— _ _ _

The great Zemindar Mann Sing has joined us. At
Alum Bigh our poor fellors know less of Sir James Out-
ram's movements than we do. The column under Major
Bamston, 700 men, withsix gene, left yesterday morning.
The enemy have sent outtwo regiments of infantry, one cf
e tvalry. and 12 guns, to)ppose them. Colonel Greathead's
column, 600 sabres, 1211. A. guns, and 1,200 Europeans,
will reach this on the :7th.

Colonel O'Brien hacommitted suicide at Futtehpore.
It is believe I that re hive succeeded in blowing up a
map of the enemy's ammunition at liodagh Bagh. Impey
leaves to-morrow, aru it Captain Morphy fello ,vs suit, why
God help us!