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THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW.

The Gazette Extraordinary published yesterday
contains a series of despatches received at the India
House on the 15th inst., detailing the operations for
the relief of the garrison of Lucknow by the force
under Gen. Havelock and Sir J. Outram, with the
reports of the Commander and officers of the gar-
rison, describing the incidents of the defence of the
place before it was relieved. They are dated from
the 30th Sept. to the end of Dec. last.
On. the 30th of Sept. Sir J. Outram reports to
Sir C. Campbell, the Commander-in-Chief, that
General Havelock had effected his junction with
the garrison of Lucknow on the evening of the
25th. Sir J. Outram took the command on the
following day. The Commandant of the garrison,
Brigadier Inglis, bad been warned by Sir James
Outram of the approach of the relief, and ordered
not to weaken his small force by detaching any part
of it to support the advancing troops if they became
engaged in the city, lest the enemy should take the
opportunity to assault his position. Sir J. Out-
ram's despatch of Sept. 30 describes the mining
operations of the mutineers, by which they at-
tacked the exterior and entrenchments of Lucknow
as baying been carried on in the most scientific
manner. Six mines had been completed, one of
them from a distance of 200 feet under the principal
defensive works. The mines were quite ready for
loading ; had they been fired the garrison would
have been entirely at the mercy of the assailants.
The delay of the relief for another 24 hours might
have sealed the fate of all the defenders. In the
advance of the relieving force the enemy was beaten
in the open field without difficulty. In the suburbs
of Luckuow the resistance was snore obstinate, and
the troops, under Gen. Havelock, forced their way
t) the garrison at a great sacrifice. The difficulty
of fighting a way through five miles of disputed
suburb, and want of carriage, rendered it impos-
sible to carry off the sick and wounded of the gar-
rison, the women, and children, the whole number-
ing in both forces, 1,500 souls. The rescue was
therefore deferred till the arrival of reinforcements.
The operation is described more fully in the fol-
lowing despatch from Gen. Havelock, addressed to
the Adjutant-General of the Commander-in-Chief :
" R-sidency, Luckuow, Sept. 30, 1857.
"Sir,—Major-General Sir Jas. Outran), having, with
characteristic generosity of feeling, declared that the
command of the force should remain itt my hands, and
that he would accompany it as Civil Commissioner only,
until a juecton could be effected with the gallant and
enduring garrison of this place, I have to request that
you will inform his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief
that this purpose was effected on the evening of the
26th inst. But before detailing the circumstances, I
must refer to antecedent events. I crossed the Sye on
the 23d ihet., the bridge at Bunnee not having been
broken. On the 23,1 I found myself in presence of the
enemy, who had taken a strong position, hie left resting
on the enclosure of the Alumbagh, and his centre and
right drawn up behind a chain of hillocks. The head of
my column at firet suffered from the fire of his guns, as
it was compelled to pass along tie trunk road between
merazses ; but as soon as my regiments could be de-
ployed along his front and his right enveloped by my
left, victory d dared for us, and we captured five guns.
Sir J. Outram, with hie accustomed gallantry, passed on
in advance, close down to the canal. But as the enemy
fed his artillery with guns from the city, it was not pos-
sible to maintain this, or a less advanced position for a
time taken up ; but it became necessary to throw our
sight on the Alumbagh, and refuse our left, and even then
we were incessantly cannonaded throughout the 24th; and
the enemy's cavalry, 1,500 strong, crept round through
lofty cultivation, and made a sudden irruption upon
the baggage massed in our rear. The soldiers of the 80th
forming the baggage guard received them with great
gallantry, but lost some brave officers and men, shoot-
ing down, however, 25 of the troops awl putting the
whole body to flight. They were fin filly driven to a dis-
tance by two guns of Capt. Olpherts' battery.
"The troops had been marching for three days under
a perfect deluge of rain, irregularly fed, and badly housed
in villages. It was thought necessary to pitch tents,
and permit them to halt on the 24th. The assault on
the city was deferred until the 25th. That morning our
baggage and tents were deposited in the Alumbagh
under an escort, and we advanced. The let Brigade,
under Sir J. Outram's personal leading, drove the enemy
from a succession of gardens and walled enclosures, sup-
ported by the 21 Brigade, which I accompanied. Both
brigades were established on the canal at the bridge of
Charbagh.

" FrTue this point the direct road to the Residency
was something less than two miles ; but it was known
to have been cut by trenches, and crossed by palisades
at short intervals, the houses also being loopholed. Pro-
gress in this direction was impossible ; so the united
column pushed on, detouring along the narrow road
which skirts the left bank of the canal. Its advance was
not seriously interrupted until it bad come opposite the
King's palace, or the Kaiser Bagh, where two guns and
a body of mercenary troops were entrenched. From
this entrenchment a fire of grape and musketry was
opened, under which nothing could live. The artillery
and troops had to pass a bridge partially under its
influence ; but were then shrouded by the buildings
adjacent to the palace of Fureed Bukeh. Darkness was
coming on, and Sir J. Outram at first proposed to halt
within the courts of the Mebal for the night ; but I
esteemed it to be of such importance to let the belea-
gored garrison know that succour was at hand, 'hat
with his ultimate sanction I directed the main body of
the 73th Highlanders and regiment of Ferezepore to
advance. This column rushed on with desperate gal-
lantry, led by Sir J. Outram and myself and Liouts. Hud-
son and Hargood, of my staff, through streets of flit.
roofed loophol, d houses, from which a perpetual fire
was kept up, and overcoming every obstacle established
itself within the enclosure of the Residency. Tee joy of
the garrison may be more easily conceived man described,
but it was not till the next evening that the whole of
my troops, guns, tumbrils, and sick and wounded, con-
tinually exposed to the ottacke of the enemy, could be
brought step by step within this enceinte and the ad-
jacent palace of the Fureed Buksh. To form an a !equate
idea of the obstaolea overcome reference must he made
to the events that are known to have occurred at Buenos
Ayres and Saragossa. Our advance was through streets
of houses such as I have described, and thus each form-
ing a separate fortress. lam filled with surprise at the
susses.., of the operation, which demanded the efforts of
10,000 good troops. The advantage gained has cost us
dear. The killed, wounded, and missing, the latter being
wounded soldiers, who I much fear—some or ::ll—have
fallen into the hands of a merciless foe, amounted, up
to the evening of the 26th, to 535 officers and men.
Brigadier-General Neill, commanding Ist Brigade ; Ma-
jor Cooper, Brigadier, commanding Artillery ;
Col. Bazely, a volunteer with the force—are killed. Col.
Campbell, commanding 90th Light Inlantry ; Lieut.-
Col. Tytler, my Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-Gene-
ral; and Lieut. Havelock, my Deputy-Assistant Adju-
tant-General, are severely but not dangerously wounded.
Sir J. Outram received a flesh wound in the arm in the
early part of the action near Charbagb, but nothing
could subdue his spirit, and though faint from the loss
of blood, he continued to the end of the action to sit on
his horse, which he only dismounted at the gate of the
Residency. As he has now assumed the command, I
leave to him the narrative of all events subsequent to the
26th. —I have &0.,
uCartietnsaanpdpinegnOdeuddetoFitehlde F."
The "L. HAVELOCK, Brigadier-General,
The total of ca'
s‘
liveoluln9doeffid,c7er7smaneli men, killed,
T
and3h3e9f°offilloc:wiTngis tre men
nominal return :—.

KILLED.
GENERAL STAFF.

Brigadier-General Neill.
Brigadier (Major) Cooper, Artillery.
Lieut.-Colonel Basely, Bengal Artillery.
Artillery—Lieut. Crump, Madras Artillery ; Assist.
ant-Surgeon Bartrum.
12th Irregular Cavalry - Lieut. Warren.
Detachment of her Majesty's 64th—Lieut. Bateman.
Her Majesty's 78th Highlauders—Lieut. Webster,
Lieutenant May.
Her Majesty's 84th—Capt. Pakenharn Lieut. Poole.
Her Majesty's 90th Light Infantry—Lieut. Moultrie.
WOUNDED.
GENERAL STAFF.

Major-General Sir J. Outran), G.C.B.
Captain Becher, A.A.G.
Captain Orr, slightly.
DIVISIONAL STAFF.
Captain Dodgeon, A.A.G.
Lieut. SitweP, A D.C.
FIELD FORCE STAFF.

Lieut.-Colonel Ty tler, D. A.Q. M.G.
Lieut. Havelock, D A.A.G.
Engineers—Capt. Crommelin, slightly.
Artillery—Capt. Olpherts, slightly.
Volunteer Cavalry—Lieut. Lynch, Her Majesty's
70th, lsightly ; Lieut. Palliser, 63d Bengal Native In•
fantry, slightly ; Lieut. Swanston, 7th Madras Native
Infantry ; Lieut. Birch, Ist Bengal Light Cavalry,
severely.
Her Majesty's sth Fusileers—Capt. L'Eitrange,
severely; Capt. Johnson, severely.
Her Majesty's 78th Highlanders—Captain Lockhart,
severely ; Captain Hastings, slightly ; Lieut. Crowe,
slightly ; Lieut. Swanson, severely ; Lieut. Grant,
severely ; Lieut. Jolly, her Majesty's 32d (attached),
ince dea ; Lieut. Macpherson, slightly.
Her Majesty's 84th —Capt. Willis, slightly ; Lieut.
Barry, slightly ; Lieut. Oakley, severely ; Lieut. Wool-
house, severely.
Her Majesty's 90th Light Infantry--Lieut.-Colonel

Campbell, severely ; Lieut. Knight, severely ; Assistant
Surgeon Bradshaw, slightly ; Lieut. Preston, slightly.
Ist Mathes Fusiliers—Lieut. Arnold, since dead ;
Lieut. Bailey, severely.
An account of the 'proceedings of the relieving
force down to the 25th Nov. is given in a second
despatch from Sir J. Outran to Major-Gen. Mans-
field, chief of the staff, bearing the above date "
" Camp, Alumbagh, Nov. 25.
Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint his Excellency
the Commander-in-Chief with the proceedings of this
force since toe 28th Sept., the date of the last despatch,
and beg to refer to the documents enumerated. General
Havelock has commanded the field forceoocupying the
palaces and outposts, and Brigadier Inglis has oontinued
in command of the Lucknow garrison—an arrangement
that has proved most convenient.
" The first work required was to open a roadway
through the palaces for the heavy train, which had been
brought into one of the gardens on the 27th Sept., and
by Ist Oct. was safely park el within the entretchment.
"Contrary to the expectations expresied in my last
despatch the enemy, relying on the strong position of
their remaining battery (the one known z 'Philips's
Battery') continued to annoy the garriaea by its fire,
and to maintain there a strong force. Its capture, there-
fore, became necessary, and this was effected on the 2d
of October, with the comparatively trifling logs of two
killed and 11 wounded—a result which- is due to the
careful and scientific dispositions of Colonel Napier,
under 'whose personal guidance the Operation was
conducted. Three gene were taken and buret; -their
carriages destroyed, and a large hour° in the garden,
which bad been the enemy's stronghold, was blown up.
With a view to the poestitelity of adopting the
Cawnpore-road as my line of communication with Alum-
bagh, Major Haliburton, 78th Highlanders, commenced
on the 3d to work from house to how witiilhe crowbar
and pickaxe.
"On the 4th this gallant officer was mortally
wounded, and his successor, Major Stephenson, of the
Madras Fusiliers disabled. Daring the whole of the
sth these proceedings were continued • but on the 6th
they were relinquished, it being found that a large
mosque, strongly occupied by the enemy, required mere
evteneive operations for its capture than were expedient;
therefore, after blowing up all the principal houses on
the Cawnp,re-road, from which the garrison had been
annoyed by musketry, the reconnoitring party gradually
withdrew so the post in front of Phillips's garden, which
has since been retained as a permanent outpost, afford-
ing comfortable accommodation to her Majesty's 78th
Highlanders, and protecting a considerable portion of
the intrenchment from molestation, besides connecting it
with the palaces occupied by Gen. Havelock. During
the foregoing operations the enemy, recovering from
their first surprise, commenced to threaten our poiitiens
tinhi€ttre the
heew
fiel 1
arl:coenslfyoanracdef,ew the outpostsmin by
er? mining arid assaults. As
in the garrison, and none
wenemy could not be prevented
from explcdieg three mines, causine• us a loss of several
men ; and on the 6th thsy actually penetrated into the
palaces in considerable nurnhers.
" But they paid deafly for their temerity, being inter-
cepted and slain at ail points. Their loss on that day
50vlun'eers from
was
A reported
companyin tohle
i‘clitijrn
etros,h ave
formedbeeno4fO
the several corps, was placed at the disposal of the chief
engineer, which soon gave him the ascendancy over the
enemy,
Points, with tke loss of
thii who
galleriesr repeated w
eaaetnreedd foiled
instances.a tall
mines,
an and
the destruction of their
na

" The Silas of the Fer. zcpere Regiment have sea.
lously laboured at their own mines, and, though sepa-
from the
rated only by a narrow pas.:ag,-3 (I 6
enemy, bar., under the gaidauce and direction of the
Engineer Department, defended and protected their po-
sition.

"The outpost of her Majesty's 78th Highlanders,
under Capt. L eakbart, has also been vigorously nese iled
by the enemy's miners. Its proximity to the intrench-
ment made it convenient to place it under the charge of
the officiating garrison engineer, Lieut. Hutchinson,
under whose ekilfut direction, the enemy have been com-
pletely out mined by the soldiers of the 78th Regiment.
" I am aware of no parallel to our series of mines in
modern war; 21 shafts, aggregating 200 feet in depth,
and 3,291 feet ofgallery, have been czlouted. The enemy
advanced 20 mines against the palaces and outposts ; of
these they exploded 3, which caused us loss of life, and
2 which did no injury ; 7 have been blown ; and nut of
7 ethers the enemy have been driven, and their galleries
taken possession of by our miners—results of which the
Engineer Departcceet may well be proud. The reports
and plans forwarded by Sir H. Havelock, K.O 8., and
now submitted to hie excellency, will explain how a line
of oardens, courts, and dwelling-houses, "A itt2out fortified
ettetintemitlicut flanking defences, and et tsly connected
with the buildings of a city, has been maintained for 8
weeks in a certain degree of security; but notwithstand-
ing the close and constant musketry fire from loopholed
wall and windows, often within 30 yards, and from every
lofty building within rifle-range, and notwithstanding a
frequent though desultory fire of round shot and grape
from guns posted at various distances, from 70 to 500
yards. This result hese been obtained by the skill and
courage of the Engineer and Quartermaster-General's de.
partments, zealously aided by the officers and soldiers,
who have displayed the same eau' determination and
cheerful alacrity in the toils of the trench and amid the
concealed dangers of the mine that they had previously
exhibited when forcing their way into Lucknow at the
point of the bayonet and amid a murderous fire.
"But iskilhal and courageous as have been the engi-
neering operations, and glorious the behaviour of the
troops, their success has been in co small degree pro-
moted by the incessant and self-denying devotion of Col.
Napier,—who has never been many hours absent by
peen_ of
day or night from any one of the
operation,—
whose valuable advice ban ever been readily tendered
and gratefully accepted by the executive officers—whose
earnestness and kindly cordiality have stimulated and
eaconraged all grades amid their harassing difficulties
and dangerous labours.
I now lay before his Excellency Brigadier Inglis's
report of the proceedings in the garrison since its relief
by the force under my eornmand since the capture of
the enemy's batteries, of the palaces
and posts.
"The
on one-half of its eneeenee,
and the occupation
position occupied by the 0 ude field force relieved
the garrison of the intrench nt from all molestation
road to the commencement the river front ; and the
garrison, reinforced by defillElerneets of the 78th and
Madras Fusiliers was enabled to held as outposts three
strong positions cornmendithe road leading to the
ng
mtheat is from the Cawnpore.
iron ',ridge, which have Proved of great advantage,
causing much anntryance to the enemy, and. kee,pi,n,j,
their musketry fire •
paired, and new batteries were
pla‘c'eThe defences, which had been barely tenable, were
distance,t m o f tactics,
andd s Tp ha
se
ei rd gsunnasswtenr
to mount 13 additiena:Lagduniit.anee from the body of the
constructed
thoroughly re
"The enemy, After the ca
ptere of the batteries, adopted
againstwithdrawn to
the defences, but ag • t h
aiust the interior of the renc •
went. aa gnreewatseyrs
" The moment they were searcbiag out and silenced
by our guns, their position was changed, so that their
shot ranged through the intrenchment ; and bat for the
desultory nature of their • ht have been very
fire twig
destructive.tact c not
"Under the care of the Superintending-surgeon, Dr.
Scott, the hospital ve barricaded without
as Securely
detriment to ventilation.
" From the Rev. J. P. Harris, chaplain of the garrison,
the Fick and wounded received the most marked anct
personal kindnese. Isis
spirituel administrations in
the hospital were incessant ; his Christian zeal and ear-
nest philanthropy I have had constant opportunities of
observing since my arrival in Lucknow ; and but one
testimony is borne to Lis exertions during the siege, and
to the personal bravery he displayed in hastening from
house to house in pursuit of his Sacred calling, under the
heaviest fire. Daily he had to read the funeral service
over numbers of the garrison, exposed to shot, shell, and
musketry.
"Order was establi,lied in the magazine under Capt.
Thomas, the Garrison Commandant of Artillery and
Commissioner of Ordnance; and under Dr. Ogilvie, Sani-
tary Commissioner, the conservancy department effected
great and visible improvements in the condition of the
intrenchments, besides removing the horrible collection
of filth and putrid carcases which had accumulated in
the palaces taken possession of by the relieving force.
"I cannot conclude this report without expressiog to
hie Excellency my intense admiration of the noble spirit
displayed by all ranks and grades of the force since we
entered Lucknow. Themselves placed in a state of siege
—suddenly reamed to scanty and unsavoury rations—
denied all the little luxuries (such as tea, sugar, rum,
which, by constant
and tobacco) use, had become to
them almost necessaries of life—smitten, in many cases,
by the same scorbutic affections and other evidence of
debility which prevailed among the original garrison—
compelled to engage in laborious operations—exposed to
constant danger and kept ever on the alert, their spirits,
and cheerfulness, and zeal, and discipline seemed to rise
with the occasion. Never could there have been a force
more free from grumblers, more cheerful, more willing,
or more earnest.
"Among the sick and wounded this glorious spirit
wag, if possible, still more conspicuous than among those
fit for duty.
"It was a painful sight to Fee so man—
y noble fellows
maimed and suffering, and denied those comforts of
which they stood so much in need.
"Bat it was truly delightful, and made one proud of
his countrymen, to observe the heroic fortitude and
hearty che,ezerilness with which all was borne.
"My corgi 1 acknowledgments are due to Brigadiers
Hamilton and Stisted, and to their Brigade Staff, Capts.
Spurgin and
Bouverie, for the efficient disposition of
their troops, under
General Havelock.'s orders and direc-
tion, and the vigilance with which they have guarded
their extended position.
"'she glorious reputation which his defence of Luck-
now
now has won for Brigadier Inglis leaves little room for
further commendation for the able manner in which that
defence has been continued, the vigour with which the
defences his garrison have been improved and extended,
_
and the unceasing vigilance which rendered every effort
of the enemy to h assail
• im utterly hopeless. I cordially '
concur in and second his recommendation to the favour-

able notioe of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of
the several officers named in his despatch."
The remainder of the despatch contains Sir J.
Ontram's acknowledgments of the services of other
officers.
Another despatch from General Havelock, dated
Nov. 16th, addressed to Colonel R. Napier, chief
of the staff of General Sir J. Outran, that officer
having then taken the command, describes a minor
operation conducted by General Havelock. It is
short, but interesting, as it must be one of the last
the lamented General ever wrote :
" Lucknow, Nov. 16, 1857.
" Sir,—l beg to report, for the information of Major
General Sir James Outram, G.C. 8., the complete success
of the operations in which the troops of my division were
employed under his own eye this evening in capturing a
succession of houses in advance of the Palace of Fareed
Buksh.
"I have given in the margin the details of detachment§
employed.
The nature of the enterprisesnay be shortly described
as follows
" The progress of the relieving force under his Excel-
lently the Commander-in-Chief was anxiously watched,
and it was determined that as peon as he should reach the
Sikunder Bagh, about three miles from the Residency, the
outer wall of the advanced garden ef the palace, in which
the enomy had before made several breaches, thould be
blown in by mines previously prepared ; that two power-
ful batteries erected in the enclosure should then open
on the insurgent's defences in front, and after the desired
effect had been produced that the troops should storm
two buildings known by the names of the Ilene Khana,
or Deer-house, and the steam engine house. Under
these, also, three mines had been driven.
"It was ascertained, about 11, a.m.' that Sir Colin
Campbell was operating against the Sikunder Bagh.
The explosion of the mines in the garden was therefore
ordered. Their action Wad, however, comparatively
feeble, so the batteries bad the double task of completing
the demolition of the wall and prostrating and breaching
the works and the buildings beyond it. .Brigadier Eyre
commanded in the left battery, Capt. Olpherts in the
right ; Capt. Maude shelled from six mortars in a more
retired quadrangle of the palaoe. The troops were formed
in the square of the Chuttur Munzil, and brought up in
succession through the approaches, which in every direo-
tion intersected the advance garden. At a quarter past
3 two of the mines at the Hern Khana exploded with
good effect. At half-past 3 the advance sounded. It is
impossible to describe the enthusiasm with which this
signal was received by the troops. Pent up in inaction
for upwards of six weeks, and subjected to constant
attacks, they felt that the hour of retribution and glorious
exertion had returned.
"Their cheers echoed through the courts of the palace,
responsive to the bugle sound, and on they rushed to
assured victory. The enemy could nowhere withstand
them. In a few minutes the whole of the buildings were
in our possession, and have since been armed wi,h can-
non, and steadily held against all attack. It will be seen
by the enclosed return that the loss has been small.
"I received throughout the operations the most effec.
tive aid from my staff—Lieut. Hudson, Acting-Deputy-
Assistant Adjutant-General ; Lieut. Moorsom, 52d
Light Infantry, Acting Deputy-Assistant Q lartsrmas-
ter-General ; Lieut. Bargood, Ist Madras Fusiliers, my
Aide-de-Came ; and Lieutenant C. W. Havelock, 12th
Irregular CsvaTry, my Orderly officer.
"The officers of Arti,lery—Brigadier Eyre and Capts.
Olpherts and Maude—have earned my best thanks.
" I must commend all the offiocrs in eir.rge of detach-
ments ; but rn pr,mivantly Lieut.-Col. Purnell, 90 h
Light Infactry, whose conduct throughout the affair
evinced the most di,tingsiehed gallantry- united to
imperturbable coolness and the soundest judgment; as
well as to Lieure. Munn, Hutchinson, and Liteond, ef
foe Engineers, and Capt. Oakes (attached), who showed
the way to the several points of attack."
A report from Brigadier Inglis to Sir J. Outram
details the measures taken, subsequent to the re-
lief to remodel the garrison, exhausted by privations
and fatigue, and to restore order in the place. He
states that the buried treasure, amounting to nearly
25 lakhs of rupees, had been exhumed and placed
again in charge of the civil authorities.
The remaining despatches are the reports from
officers of the garrison, giving the particulars of
operations incident to the defence, by detached
parties, in sorties and attacks on different positions
held by the enemy, and the details of the work o
the mines required to check those of the assailants
INDIA BOARD, FEB. 15.

The following General Order by the Governor-
General of India in Council sum up the recommen-
dations iu the despatches of the Generals :
Fort Wiliam, Dec. 22, 1657 (No. 1625).
The Right Lion. the Governor-General in Council is
pleased to direct the publication of the accompanying
despatches relating to the first relief of the garrison of
Lucknow, which have lately reached Government.
These despatches contain an account of the proceed-
ings of the force under the command of the late Major-
General Sir H. Havelock, K.C.8., before he forced his
way into the city, as well as the various operations car-
ried on under Major-General Sir J. Outran], G.C.8.,
after a junction had been effected with the garrison
of the Residency on the 25th of Sept., until the arrival
of the relieving force under his Excellency General Sir
Colin CAM pbell,

They show how thoroughly this gallant band has
sustained the reputation of British soldiers for courage,
discipline, and determination, whether in the plain, in
the hand-to-hand struggle of the street fighting, or in
the more wearying labours of the siege.
The Governor-General in Council has already bad the
satisfaction of acknowledging the obligations of the
Government of India to Sir J. Outram ; but his Lord-
ship in Council cannot deny himself the pleasure of
expressing again his appreciation of Sir J. Outram's
eminert Fervices, and his respect for the generous and
soldierlike feeling which prompted Sir James to abstain
from assuming the position due to his superior rank, and
to leave in the hands of Sir H. Havelock the completion
of the undertaking which the latter had so succ..essfully
begun.

To Brigadier Inglis the Governor-General in Council
can give no higher praise than to say that., during the
continuance of the siege, after Sir J. Outram had assumed
the chief command in the Residency, hie ability, energy,
and vigilance were worthy of the lasting reputation
which his conduct of the defence has secured to him.
Sir J. Outram has acknowledged the efficient co-ope-
ration which he had from Brigadiers Hamilton and
Sti,ted. To these officers, as well as to Capt. Bouverie
and Capt. Spurgin, serving on the Brigade Staff, the
Governer-General in Council desires to offer his hearty
thanks for the good service they have done.
His Lordship in Council conveys to Major Eyre, who
had already established a claim on the gratitude of the
Government ; to Capt. Maude, Royal Artillery ; to
Capt. Olpherts, Bengal Artillery ; to Lieut. Thomas,
Commissary of Ordnanoe ; and to the officers and men
of the combined foroe of Artillery, the assurance of the
satisfaction with which he has received the evidence of
their zeal and gallantry.
The labours that devolved upon the Engineer Depart-
ment have been of a most important and difficultnature,
and the Governor-General in Council begs to assure
Captain Crommelin' commanding the Engineers ; Lieut.
Hutchinson, second in command ; Lieute. Russell and
Lirnond ; the officers and men attached to, as well as
those who volunteered to work with, the department,
his appreciation of the courage, skill, and energy with
which they bore their very arduous part in the siege.
Lieut.-Col. Purnell, commanding Her Majesty's 90th
Light Infantry, deserves praise for the able manner in
which he held an advanced post, exposed to the unceasing
attacks of the enemy ; and to Capt. Brasyer, command.
ing the Regiment of Ferozepore ; to Capt. Lockhart,
commanding H.M.'s 78th Highlanders ; to Captain
hSallet se,a ccohmmmaai
nntdaing
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with 64th,
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suc-
cess ; to Capt. Willis, commanding JIM. s 84th ;
to Capt. Galey, commanding Madras Fusiliers ; and to
Lieut. Meara, commanding H.M.'s sth Fusiliers' the
Governer-General in Council tenders his hearty thanks.
His Lordship in Council acknowledges with pleasure
the cheerful alacrity with which Captain Barrow, com-
manding 'Volunteer Cavalry ; Captains Johnson and
Hardiuge, commanding Irregular Cavalry, have come
forward to volunteer their services on every opportunity
—the latter officer having also rendered good service
as Deputy-Quartermaster General.

The thinks of Government are due to Capt. Garden,
Assistant-Quartermaster-General ; to Capt. Moorsom,
H.M.'s 52d Regiment, Deputy Assistant-Quartermaster
General, for the zeal they have exhibited in their various
departments ; as also to Capts. Alexander, Orr, and
Carnegie for their able services at the head of the Intelli-
gence Department; and to Capt. Macbean and Lieut.
James for the efficient manner in which, under their
superintendence, the Commissariat arrangements have
been carried out.
The Governor-General in Council has great satisfac-
tion in acknowledging the excellent provision made
for the care of the sick by the Medical Department,
under Superintending-Surgeon J. Scott ; and his
Lordship in Council desires especially to tender
his warm thanks to the Ray. Mr. Harris for the personal
courage displayed by that gentleman in the discharge of
his sacred duties, and for the unremitting assiduity with
which he throughout the siege has sought to allay the
sufferings and provide for the comforts of the sick and
woujaded.
The Governor-General in Council offers to Major
North, Deputy Judge-Ad vocate-Gener ' Judge-Advocate-General •to Captain
Hudson, her Majesty's 64th, Deputy Assistant Adjutant-
General; and to Lieutenant Hergood, Madr,isF ashlers,
serving on the staff of the late Sir Henry Havelock, the
thanks they have merited by the efficient discharge of
their respective duties.
The support rendered to the force, both in the field
and throughout the very intricate and difficult engineer-
ing operations of the defence, by Col. Napier, Military
Secretary, and chief of the Adjutant-General's Depart.
ment, has been most valuable, and his Lordship in
Council desires to assure Col. Napier that his ability and
exertions are fully appreciated by the Government.
The Governor-General in Council has much satisfac-
tion in acknowledging the services of Captain Dodoson,
Assistant Adjutant-General; Captain Gorden, Deputy

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Judge-Advocate-General ; Lieutenants Sitwell and
Chawier, on the personal staff of, and Mr. Money, private
secretary to, Sir James Outram ; of Captain Dawson
and Ensign Hewett, Orderly Officers, and of Mr. G.
Couper, of the Civil Service, who volunteered to perform
the duties of aide-de-camp.
In addition to those whose names have been more
prominently brought to notice, the Governor-General
in Council desires to convey his hearty thanks to all
officers, non-commissioned officers and men who have
been engaged in the operations referred to in these
despatches, for the valour they hare displayed in the
field, for the firmness with which they have maintained
their position in the city, and for the cheerful, willing,
and earnest manner in which they have discharged all
the various duties and borne the privations imposed
upon them, under circumstances of extraordinary diffi-
culty and hardship.
It will be a gratification to the Governor-General in
Council to bring the eminent services of Major-General
Sir James Outram's force, officers and men, to the
favourable notice of her Majeetye Government and of
the Hon. Curt of Directors, by the first opportunity.
Meanwhile the Governor-General in Council directs, by
a separate order of this date, that the donation " batti"
already granted to the garrison under Brigadier Inglis
shall be extended to Major-General Sir James Outram's
force.

The Governor-General in Council cannot conclude tbis
notice of the events connected with the relief of Luck-
now without expressing his deep regret at the heavy loss
which England has suffered by the fall of so many able
officers and gallant men.

His Lordship in Council has already recorded his
sense of the high worth of those true soldiers, Sir Henry
Havelock and Brigadier-General Neill. Their names
will be cherished with honour by their fellow-country-
men.

He now has to lament the untimely death of Colonel
Campbell, her Majesty's 90th Light Infantry, than whom
the Queen's service possessed no more gallant or promis-,
ing officer.
Major Hall'ourton, her Majesty's 78th Highlanders ;
Major Cooper, Artillery ; Major Simmons, her Majesty's
sth Fusiliers ; Major Scephensont Madras Fusiliers ;
and many other brave men among their comrades have
died in the discharge of their duty ; and in memory of
these the Governor-General in Council desires to record
his tribute of sorrow and gratitude.
R. J. H. BIRCH, Colonel,
Secretary to the Government of India.

EAST INDIA COMPANY.

(Continued it'o2Th The Sun of yesterday.)

The CRAIniXAN having concluded his speech by
moving a vote of thanks to the Right Hon. Vis-
count Cauxing' Governor-General of the British
posessions i.O the East Indies ; the Right Hon.
Lord Harris, Governor of the Presidency of
Madras ; the Right Hon. Lord Elphinstone,
Governor of the Presidency of Bombay ; Frederic
James Halliday, Lieutenant Governor of Bengal ;
Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence, G C. 8., Chief
Commisiouer of the Pujaub ; and Henry Bartle
Frere, General Commander of Scinde ; for the
energy and ability with which they have employed
the resources at their command to suppress the
widely-spread mutiny in her Majesty's Indian
dominions,
Mr. JONES rose and said he quite agreed that
Sir B. Lawrence was far above the chairman's
praise, but he could not agree to the insertion of
Lord Canning's name in this vote, as he believed
his policy had led to all the evil. The hon. pro-
prietor proceeded at consideralxe length to trace
the conduct of Lord Canning, and concluded by
moving as an amendment, " That this court is not
in a position to return thinks to Lord Canning ;

but, on the contrary, is of opinion, from the
_dente before it, that most of the di,-asters which
have taken place ar3 mainly owing to the want of

fore7ight, ignorance, and obstinacy of the supreme
Government in refusing to employ their resources
in the manner called for by the state of affaits."
Mr. LIZWIN seconded the amendment.
Mr. MACKENZIE supported the original motion.
He trusted the amendment would be withdrawn,
and an unanimous vote taken.

Mr. JONES would not withdraw his ammdmeut
unless the vote was so altered as not to commit

him to any judgment on Lord Canning's policy.
The CIIAIRMAN put the amendment, which was
negatived by a large majority, only three Lauds
being held up in favour of it.
The resolution was then agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the second resolu-
tion--" Tim. the thanks of this court be given to
his Excellency General Sir Colin Campbell, G. C. B.
Commander-iu-Chief in India ; Major-General Sir
James Outram, ; Major-General Sir Arch-
dale Wilson, Sart., K.C.B. ; and Major-General
John Eardley Wilmot Inglie, K. C. 8., for the
eminent skill, courage, and perseverance displayed
by them in the achievement of so many and such
important triumphs over numerous bodies of the
mutincers"---said it required little comment from
him. He need not dwell on the manner in which
Sir Cohn Campbell had fought his way into the
garrison of Luckuow ; bat what was still more
marvellous to the mind of a non-military mail Was
the manner in which he had withdrawn the garri-
son, with the women and children, in the face of the
enemy. The defence of Luckuow by Major-Gene-
ral Sir John Inglis—(hear, hear)—would live in
history as long as the English name endured.
Mr. LEWIN objected to the introduction of Sir
James Outram's name. He was the cause of all
the hostilities. He begged to move the. previous
question.
Mr. CRAWSHAY seconded the amendment.

The previous question was then put and nega-
tived, only two hands being held up in favour of it,
and the resolution agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN then moved the third resolution :
—" That the thanks of this court be given to the
other gallant officers of her Majesty's Army, Navy,
and Marines ; and also of the Hon. East India
Company's service ; for the intrepidity, the patient
endurance, and other high military qualities which
have marked their discharge of those arduous du-
ties which they have so successfully performed."
He did not think it called for any remark.:
After some conversation, the resolution was
agreed to, and the former one amended by the in-
sertion of Captain Peel's name.
_

The OHAIAALLN moved the next resolution—
" That this court doth highly approve and acknow-
ledge the high courage, the devoted loyalty, and
the brilliant services of the non-commissioned
officers and men of her Majesty's military and naval
forces ; of the European troops in the service of
the Hon. Exist India Company ; and of the great
body of those native corps throughout India who
have remained faithful to their standards ; and
that the same be signified to them by the com-
manders of the several corps, who are desired to
thank them for their gallant behaviour."
The resolution was agreed to, as was also the
next resolution :—" That this court do highly ap
preciate and cordially approve the courage, self-
devotion, and exemplary conduct of the persons
who, though not holding military rank, have never-
theless performed valuable military service in de-
fence of the various posts throughout the disturbed
districts in India at which they were resident ;
and that the Governor-General be requested to
thank those persons for their spirited and patriotic
exertions."

Mr. CRAWSHAY moved the addition of another
resolution, giving the thanks of the court to the
native garrison of Lucknow.
The CHAIRMAN opposed the motion. He did not
wish to detract from the eminent services of those
men, but other native tribes had been equally
faithful, and they ought not to make a distinction.
He begged to move the previous question.
The question was then put, and on a show of
hands the chairman declared the previous question
to be decided in the negative.
Mr. CRAWSHAY demanded a poll.
The numbers were—
Ayes ...................
N0e5................
The motion was therefore not put.
The CHAIRMAN tben said that it was his duly to
r e furtherthe
madeproprietors a
special
rpaot the
a eo f courtlay was
befo
laying
draft of a bill now before Parliament, entitled 44 A
enc ienit h
fora announce
bill for enabling the East India Company to raise
money in the United Kingdom for the service of
the Government of India."
Mr. MACKENZIE said there was great ignorance
in this country as to the productive power of India.
If the revenue were properly managed there would
be no need to have a loan in this country.
The hon. proprietor w
Was proceeding to state the
facts on which he based his
assertion, when it was
moved that the court be counte d.
Thirty proprietors not
adjourned. being present, the court

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9-13

THE CANTILLON LEGACY,—It would be affectation to
say that the explanations on this subject made by Lord
Palmerston in the House of Commons last Friday have
been received out of doors as a complete representation
of the facts. Several of the most moderate and influential
of our weekly contemporaries have rejected them, and
now we see that Messrs. J. W. Parker and Son an-
nounce a pamphlet called "The Cantillon Legacy—
When %Sas it Paid, and Who Paid it ? With the
_Docu-
ments in the Moniteur, 1853-1855, proving that it hax
been paid in full."