The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-29 00:00:00

THE ACTION AT NAWABGUNGE.

We have been favoured with the following ac
count of the victory described in the telegran
received last evening :

" LIICKNOW, JUNE 15,

" Since I wrote to you on Sunday General Grant
has made a good example of a large body of the
rebels at Nawabgunge (B, tree Bunkee). Of the feet
you will have heard by telegraph, but some of the
details may interest you, which I briefly give you.
Our force—the two brigades of Rifles, 90th, sth
Punjaub, 18 guns, and some 1,500 cavalry—leis
Churhut at 11 at night, came to the bridge across
the nullah before daylight, and here the action
c)mmenced. The enemy defended the bridge wits
two guns. Our fire soon silenced them, and the
rifle skirmishers did the rest. The enemy fled pre
cipitately towards the jungle on this side, ane
when they had secured their retreat turned an
sent in an ill-directed fire of grape and round shot
Our guns replied, and they retreated altogether,
leaving one gun. This party did not lose many
men. In the meantime their guns opened on the
right, and all the mobs who were in the topes
round Nawabgunge advanced and attacked in front
our right, and rear, all at once. Some of thes,
did not fight at all, but others showed great pluck,
and stood to their guns obstinately. One body
for an hour and a half stood their ground, in
perfectly open ground, within 400 yards of out
guns, which were firing grape and round shot. The
rebel loss was very great; all their gunnel;:
were killed. A party of infantry stood in the opet
against two companies of the Rifles, and received
their charge without running ; they were all eithe,
bayonetted or killed win ciuLb_d muskets. Somt
40 footmen rectired a charge of the ith Hussars,
who rolled them all over ; all but one man got ni
again, but the Hussars came back and killed the
whole of them. I mention these instances to shoe
you with what determination some part of the rebels
fought. Their loss has been conequently heavy, and
is estimated at 600 and six excellent guns. The fight
lasted from half-past 4 to half-past 7 a.m. The ret,els
were utterly rowed, and have fled across tb.
Gogra, at Bairam G►haut. Our loss was six killer.
and 30 wounded, I believe; but, alai ! the sul,

afterwards, I hear, knocked over a number of men.
There seems to have been some mistake in keeping
the Hussars exposed, for they lost a number of men.
There was no long pursuit, and General Grant was
most careful of his men ; but these new men—some
of them—do not know what it is even to get two
a tope of trees, for they were actually surrounded
by 20,000 of the enemy, who evidently relied on
their numbers. Some chiefs were killed and
wounded. This engageinwit will have a good
effect, I hope."

FRANCE.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY.

At the last sitting of the C. knfet eoce M. Walewski,
it is said, distributed to the Plenipotentiaries the
draught of organisation, the duty of drawing ul
which devolved on him. It wa: c .refully examined
by ach member of the C, nfereuce. Their ob,t-rva-
tions on it will probably bo of a secondary na. tire ;
and it is expected that tt.e pryject wabe defini-
tively adopt6lci at the ai tug of the 12th, with the
view of Lenz subtuittect to the Emperor on the
15th.

The Prefect of the Manche, and the Sub-Pre-
fect of the Arroncii,sement of Cherbourg, have been
called up to Paris by the Minister of the Interior,
for the purpose of concertiug with the authorities
proper measures of police for the safety of ti e
Emperor, and of vigilance as regArds Guernsey and
Jersey. According to the originA plan, the Minis-
' ter of the Interior was not to quit Paris during the
feAivi(ies at Cherbonrg. He will, however, accom-
pany the Emper.r on his journey; and the Secre-
tary-General will be charged ad interim with the
direction of affairs in the absence of M. Delangle.
Prince Jerome will take the direction of all afiiiis
of importance during the Emperor's absence.
The Emperor I,ft Plombieri s yesterday morning
to return to Paris by the Mulbanseu Raii way, pass-
ing by Lang; es, Ch-,umont, and Troyes, where pre-
parations had b?en made to give his Majesty a
brilliant reception. His Majesty, aft,r having
passed in his carriage through the vall it s in
hicth the works are in progress for tl•e br ,nch
rail Way which is to unite the two eastern lines,
,nd put the L)ri able in direct communic
by Gray, with Lyons and the Mt di' err:mean
line, arrived at 10 o'clock a, the railway station
of Faveney, on the Mulhausen line. Along
the whole of the road over which his M,jesty paaed
the inhabitants welcomed him with loud acclama-
tions. In proceeding along cn the railway the
Emperor bad the train stopped at several atatioas,
,aid received the auth. rities of the locality. His
.Nlaje.sly alight..d a Chaumont, Bar-sur-Aube,
,yes, Longueville-lez-Provins, and several other
stations, visiting at the first of these places the
gigantic viaduct which carries the line across
the valley of the Suize. Thle roagnificeet work of

art stands at a hei7lit of more than 150 feet aboVe
the valley, and is upwards of 1,500 feet in length.
is Majesty last year decorated the engineer of the
p‘nts-et-chau,sees who was the author of the plant
and on the present occasion he himself attached
the cross to the breast of M. Gout din, the civil en-
gineer wh., directed the execuion of the works.
At every place where the Emperor stopped he left
marks of his munificence for all who AV ere in distress,
particularli for the wearers of the St. Helena
medal. The Emper,,r arrived at al.out six in tbe
,3vening at Li, Villette, where a opecial train was
in
re :diners to take him by the railway round Far°
direct to St. Cloud.
The following telegram, dated Marseilles, 28th
inst., has reached ?anis :—" Accounts have been
received from Candia to the 19th. The Erman which
vas published on the 15th contained several veil
serious alterations ; the Christians, therefore, re'
Attired that the text of it should be re-established
A manner conformable to the promises which had
been given to them. During two days hesitations
cert.) manifested on the part of the Turkish author
cities. Some disturbAnces took place, and fore
were entertained at Canea of fresh massacres. At

Re inao the Turks have been guilty of great e 8•
esees. Tue Christian camp were ahnit to avenge
themselves, when at length Sani Pacha yielded•
I he Christians, to the number of 10,000, all armed/
lave returned to their homes in order to prepare
for the elections. The Turks refuse to evacuate the
tortres,es. The re-establishment of peace appears
to he precarious."

BOURSE, July 28.—The following were the last
qu,itatious

per Cents 96
Jo. end month —
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00. end month 6B 20
nk Sh area
Credit Mobilier 611 25
Do. Account 612 50
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few Ditto ••• --
Geneva

Credit Fonder -,
Belgian 4;1
Piedmontese (5)
Roman
0(
Austrian
Spanish Threes -
Home Debt 39
-FOR CASH.
Midi
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Eastern
Grand Central
Sardinian
Austrian

NAPLES.
NAPLES, JULY
At length the political cause of Salorno is terra'
aated. On Monday moroing, the 19th into., the&
C to t was called together before the hour appointei
„y law, and, though Signor Carelli had yet to ad'
,ome words for the defence, on his arriving at the
legal time he found that the Judges had alreadf
retired to the Council Cnaniber. Tire prisoners Were
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re-conducted to their prison, and, though a denisi%
AT: s to be come to regarding their fate, which wotli
cost some their lives, perhaps, and others a 'are
series of years in chains, still ell appeared to 132tw"
ain their cheerfulness.
The following despatch has been received, datect
July 21 :
"A strange circumstance bas occurred. This 1051;
ng the advocates have been compelled to leave Saler%
n greatest baste, as the Minister of Grace af
Justice intimated yesterday that they must go direfif
h 7
.o the King to implore the Royal clemency. If
ies not arrive by 2 o'clock the prisoners will be p°'-
Lhopella."
The following details will fill up the outline 1".
Au usher was sent from Salerno en 'Neal
aiorning avi h a note to the Minister of Grace 14
fustico at Naples, but was sent back hastl4
for the report f the trial. On leaving the
Nltnister's be was met by one of the advocates, o°o
prestioned as to his agitation. On hearing the
iistory of it he sent in to say that one of
._t"
advocates of the cause was there. The Miniarlo
coming out, questioned him as to why he flis
la Naples. "On busaies of my own," 111+A
he reply. " What ! you here and your clielll7
in Cappella ?" " Sir, the execution of the pulll•9,;°
rnent his been suspended." "Suspended !"
_!aimed the Minister, "go directly to Salerl
11 the Attorney-General to send a report ...4
tha trial, and you advocates go to the r,l°.
and implore his Royal mercy." Late in ,
evening of Tuesday the Attorney-General 013130
!nun ica ecl the intelligence to the advocates, 15 „
left at four o'clock the next morning to procure si,,"
interview will his Majesty. Of the consteo
ration which was produced by this change in S
phase of affairs it is impossible to give you an ads;;
plate description—let parr iraaginatir n supply 1 0
but it will he more practical to indulge in sole
speculation as to the causes of these stoat
;atoceedings. It may be, then, that his Mariett‘ci
vithout consulting any of his Ministers, L'zil
previously given the Royal pardon. Ministers .`os
_Nl4ples are not secretaries, and, as they dare no
riginate anything, it is not surprising if it shoeit
b 3 considered unnecessary to consult them. °I. •
ay be that it was deemed neceisary to get 11Pie,
scene to make the Royal clemency more perceptit3d
t was deemed well that the right hand 811°I? g
:now what the left hand doeth, and someth',lls
aore than the right hand, so that the pardon riblcit
gas whispered in secret in the courts of Salere().„4
vas thought right shouftl be extorted from a 1131,10",
.vtivtring between justice and mercy in Castel
nAre. Whatever the motives, the results baVe 137,ir
,uch as to awaken consternation, surprise, and 70
.;;Ist, and people will not soon forget how hail
dings have been trifled with in Salerno.