The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-02 00:00:00

THE NAVAL BRIGADE IN INDIA.

. (Front the ,Gazette of this evening.) ,
ADMIRALTY, JUNE 30.
tizspatebes, of which the following are copies, have
been received by the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty from Captain Sotheby, 0.13., of her Majesty's ship
Pearl, commanding a Naval Brigade in India :
Igo. 85.
Camp, liiptanennge, Goruckpore District,
Ist May, 18:.;8.
Sir —I have the honour to forward you, for the informa-
tion of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a report
of the proceedings of a most successful and gallant attack
on a body of rebels, posted at the village of Nuggur on the
29th ultimo, by a tachment from this force, as per mar-
gin (92 'Naval Brigade, 150 of 13th Light Infantry, 60
Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry, 290 Goorkhes and Seikhs),
uuder the. command of Major Cox, 13th Light Infantry, at
which a portion of the Pearl's Naval Brigade took a very
conspicuous part, under the charge of Lieutenant Grant,
11. N. Having sent an expedition the previous day to drive
off a party of 400 rebels within a few miles of our camp, intel-
ligence
was shortly afterwards received of another body of
upwards of 1,000 (half of whom were Sopoys) having
crossed the Gov a, and taken up a very strung position at
the above-named place, about six miles from us. The
detachment left at noon, and arrived at the spot at 2.30
Par, the men principally riding on elephants. They were
received by a sharp fire of musketry from the dense jungle
that nearly surroun Is the village. For the particulars of
the attack I beg to forward Lieut. Grant's account of it.
Major Cox has celled my attention to the skilful and
quick manner in which that officer, assisted by Mr. C. F.
Foot, Midshipman, managed the guns, which were so well
directed by their Captains, that only one shell out of 35
tailed in striking the object. He has always rendered me
most valuable assistance in this very unusual service, and
'is a most excellent officer.
Lieutenant Pym, R.M.; is also reported to have led the
Marines and Seamen most gallantly to the assault, assisted
by Mr. J. G. Shearman, Engineer; as also Mr. Parkins,
Gunner, in charge of the rocket ; and I beg most earnestly
and humbly that you will be pleased to bring before the
notice of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty tho
names of these officers for promotion.
Lieutenant Pym speaks very highly of Wm. Turner and
Wm Bates, Gunners, Royal Marine Artillery.
The dispersion of these rebels was most timely per-
formed, as they were to have been j tined the following
morning by 3,000 more from Tandak, in cpnceit with
another large body in the north, for the invasion of the
district, whilst in our front at Bawer there are about
5,000 more with five guns,
The enemy left everything behin:l, including a pair of
new sil It banners, with the Hindoo and Mabomedan colours
blended together, apparently just made.
I atu sorry to report my men and officers are much suf-
fering from fever, being somewhat unprepared for so long
a campaign, and from their late harassing duties. This is
the eighth time this field force has been in action, and the
Pearl's Brigade guns the only Artillery attach- d to it, end
until very lately the Lb igade were the only Ecropeens
It is most gratifying to report the good behaviour of the
men, being now as goo 1 artillerymen and soldie:s as
formerly they were reamer.

EDWARD S. SOTREBY,
Captain R.N., Commanding
Pearl's Naval Brigade.
The Secretary of the Admiralty, London.

(signed

Camp Kaptangunge, May 1,1858.
I have the honour to submit for you-- infor-
mation, the part taken by a detachment of her
_Mej,sty's ship Pearl's Naval Brigade, with a force
Under, the ccmmand of M.l6r Cox, her Majesty's
'l34i Light Infantry, in ar. attack on the town and of
Namur; nn the-29th ult.: :.4

.
flie detachment, consisting as per margin (Royal
rines, 25; Seamen, 67; two 12-pounler howitzers; one
' 24-pounder rocket), left camp at noun, and after a hot
march of seven miles, approached the west side of the town
of Nuggur. A strong bo,ty of the 13th Light Infantry aed
Saikhs weresent toeloar thej ungle on that side while the rest
made a detour round to the north side. As wo came up we
were received by a sharp rifle tire from a thick bamboo
jungle, and from what appeared to be a lino of works in-
tido.

We opened fire from the guns at a distance of 00 yards
on the town, ancl a tope of trees to the ea3tward Of the
place, where an outpost, of the enemy was lodged, who
were immediately driven in.
the direction of Major Cox, I slated ground about.
80 yards to my left frov!t, and directing Mr. Parkins with
the tocket to fire steadily at that portion of the town
where the enemy seemed in the gr :atest force. I kept up
a ate .dy Jiro of shell at the diff.nvnt posts held by tno
enemy.

The In:rifles and seamen, tinder Lieut. Pym, were or-
dertil by Major Cox to attack on the right, cud by a simul-
taneous movement with tho rest of the force, the town
and old fort were carried, the enemy relnatlog through the
baurbao jungle, were pursued to the banks o.- a large jheel
at the back of the phve, when all our wen acre recalled.
I believe upwards of ;',O. dead bodies were counted in the
village, but nia,uy more must Lave fallen in the jungle from
the rifle practice.

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Lieut. Pyea speaks very highly of the forwardness and
activity of Air. J. G. Sbearman, Engineer ; Mr. Foot, Mid-
shipman, with the guns, was very zeahola ; and Mr. Par-
kins, Gunner, rendered considerable assistance and made
good practice with the rocket.
I beg to enclose a list of casualties.— I have, &c.,
(Signed) HENRY D. GRANT, Lieutenant, in
charge of Detachment of the Pearl's
Naval Brigade.
Captain Edward S. Sotheby, R.N., Commanding
her Majesty's ship Pea,l's Naval Brigade. .

Camp Kaptangunge, koril 30, 1858.
Sir,—l have much gratification in reporting to you the
adidtable behaviour of the officers, seamen, and marinas
of that poi tion of the Pearl's Naval Brigade under
H. D. Grant, R.N., which took part in the engagement. at
Nuggiir yesterday, under my command.
The tiowitzns and rockets were nribily and effectually
got into action, ant were served with the greatest precis
sion under the immediate direction of that very able and
efficient officer, Lieut. Grant. The remainder of the bri-
gade co-operated most effectually in storming the town
and fort under Lieut. F. G. Pyrn, and I
was much struck with the gallant and soldierhke manner
in which that officer let his men to the assault.--I have,
Scc.,

J. W. Cox,
Major, 13th Light Infantry.
Captain Sotheby, R.N., her
Majesty's ship Pearl.

LONDON GAZIITrE.—(This Evening.)

CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 2.

MEIIBF.,R RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PR ESENT PADUA

DIENT.

County of Norfolk.—Eastern Division.- -The Honour-
able Wennian Clarence Walpole Coke, of Holkham, iu the
county of Norfolk, in the room of Sir Elwaid North Bux-
ton, Bart., deceased.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JULY 1.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trails and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a Despatch from her Majesty's Acing Consul at Naples,
reporting that henceforth British ships will be permitted
to load empty oil casks at any port in the Kingdom of the
Two Sicilies, for the purpose of being filled with oil at
other ports of that kingdom.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JULY 2.
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4th Dragoon Guards—Percy Charles Duo Cane, Gent.,
to be Ccrnet, without purchase, vice Itawlias, appointeu
to the Bth Light Dragoon.
Ist Dragoons—Cornet •J. W. Smith to be Lieutenant,.
without purchar.

6th Drageous—Lieutenant Arthur Finch Dawson to ba
Captain, by purchase, vice Cuthbert, who retires;
Lieutenant the Ho❑. C. W. Thesiger to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Carrie, who retiree.

9th Light Dragoons— Henry Johu Hall, Goat., to be Cor-
net, without purchase' in succession to Lieutenant
Grant, promoted in the sth Light Dragoons.
Military Train—The promotion of Lieutenant Nathaniel
Bursleal without pnreWase, to bear date 213th February,
1858, in lieu of 28th May, 1854, a. provionsly•statod.
Royal Artillery—The surname of the Assistant-Surgeon,
appointe.l from the Staff in the Gazette of 22d June,
1 s.B, as George Ralph Tait, M.D,, is spelt Tate.
Scots Fusilier Guards—Major an Brevet-Colonel E. W.
F. Walker, C. 8., to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without pur-
chase, vice Brevet-Colonel George Moncrieff, promoted
to the rank of Major-General ; Captain and Lieutenant-
Colonel Francis Seymour, C 8., to be Major, without
purchase, vice Walker; Lieutenaat and Capt,in Brevet-
Major the Honourable W. C. W. Coke to be Captain
and Lieatena.it-Colonel, without parehase, vice
Seymour.
_ .

Ist Foot—Lieutenant Henry S. Bowes Watson has been
permitted to retire from the service by the tale of his
commission.

4th Foot—Herbert Munro Long Innes, Gent., to be Ea-
sign, without purchase, vice Twentyinan, promoted.
Sib Foot—To be Ensigns, without purchase—Gentleman
Cadet William W. Ma Wen, from the Royal Military
College; Jeremy Peyton Jones, Gent.
11th Foot—Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel John Singleton to
be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Brevet-
Colonel J. C. Harold, who retires upon full-pay.
14th Foot—Charles Henry Jackson, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Watson, promoted.
17th Foot—Edmund San lils.nds Swage, Gent., to be En-
sign, without purchase. vice Allen, promoted.
19,h Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Captain G.
E. L. C. Bissettjiour half-pay 55th Foot; Lieut. R.
Fitz Gibbon Lewis from the Bath Foot; Lieut, W. F. 'l'.
111,,rshall, from the 70th Foot •, Lieut. Thomas Madden,
from the 24th Foot. To be En,imas, without purchase
—Augustus Moraut Handley, Gent.,a vice Rew, pro-
moted ; James Francis Fraser, Gent., vice Hackett, r,ro.
'noted ; Francis Herbert Evans, Gent., vice Iles, pro
motel

:oth Foot—To be Ensigns, withoat purchase—James
Smyth, Gent., vice Burn; promoted ; Clifford Gabourel
Gibaut, Gent., vice Blount, promoted.
21. it, Foot—Frederick Packinan, Gent., to bo Ensign, with-
out purchase, vice Pearinal. prumoted.
23d Foot—Lieutenant Charles Cameron Lacs, from the
76th Foot, to be Lieutenant and Adjutant; George
Knox Lest, Esq., late Paymaster of the County Dublin
Militia, to be Paymaster.
21th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon John Colahan, M.D., from
the Staff, to be Assis:ant-Surgeon.
23th Foot- Gentleman Cadet Henry C. Sharpe, from the

.rom half-pay of
Royal Military Colleg;,tObe Ensign, without purchase,
31vs
ti cFe
080
ti tillco no
r,
nperto rart
sitiluthtehre
K7BO t,lity
iFeoBot ,
the Laud Transport Corps, to be Quartermaster, vice
Hopkins, appointed to a Depot Battalion.
3241 Foot—,Gentiernan Cadet Fr:mk A. Herridge, from the
Royal Mili:ary CAlege, to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Gray, promoted.
37th Foot— Lieutenant john Deering Collum to b) CAp-
t&n, without purchase, vice Atkinson, promoted ; En-
sign G:orge John Usil Mason), to be'Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Conan).
40th Foot--Martin Mo phy, Gent., to be Ensign, without
purchase, vivo Dowdcsn, promoted,
46,..11 Foot—Ensign Peter Andras
HuttonJobuwhDourearoiwrast.) be
471,02jolu,otItti,t, by purchase, vi
boot—The promotion of Ensign John J. Donne, as
stated in the Gazette of 25th ult.roo, hss been eal)eelled.
51st Pod t —Er sigu Willinn Henry Saunders to be Lieu-
tenant, wit Ipart purchase, vice Swailleld, deceased ;
Ensign Henry Chambers to be Lieuten (et, without put-
chase, vice Saunders, whose promotion on the 20th
May, 18 8, has been eancs,lled ; Gsntletuao Cadet Geo.
Robertson,S. from the Royal Military College, to be
Ensign, withoull purchase, vice Cli;.mbers promoted].
53d Foot—Ensign Hugh R. H. Wilson to bei Lieutenant,
_without 1 urchase, vice 13rockhwat, died of wounds;