The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-06 00:00:00

THE RESCUE OF MRS. ORR AND MISS JACKSON.

In the attack on the Charbagh and the line of
the canal works the Gheorkas took 16 or 17 guns

of all sorts. It was subsequent to this success that
Captain M`Neil, of the Bengal Artillery, attached
to the Ghoorkas, and Lieutenant Bogle, of the
same force, succeeded in saving Mrs. Orr and Miss
Jackson, who have been so long is captivity. As
these officers were exploring tho deserted streets in
front of the Ghoorka advanced posts they encoun-

tered a native, who said he was one of Sir J.

Outram's employes, and implored their protection
for his house and property. In the course of his
appeal he mentioned incidentally that he knew
where the English ladies were confined, and offered
to point out the place. Almost immediately after-

wards another native appeared and presented two

notes—oue from Mrs. Orr, the other from Miss

Jackson, imploring immediate succour, as their
enemies were making search for them. The officers
returned to the nearest Ghoorka post, and called
for volunteers ; 40 or 50 of these hardy, dirty,

and loot-loving Calmucks stepped forth, and, with
the native at their head as a guide, the party
at a rapid rate started off on their errand of
deliverance. They proceeded for more than half
a mile through the silent, tortuous streets, ex-
pecting to receive a volley at every turn, when
they came to a house, apparently shut up and
abandoned. " This is the house," said the
guide. At the noise of their footsteps the owner
—Meer Wajeecl Ali, Daroga of the Court—made
his appearance, and began to stipulate for his pro-
perty, but Captain 111'Neil demanded the immediate
production of the ladies, and, finding that he was
resolute, the Daroga led to an obscure apartment,
where were two ladies in Oriental costume in a dark
corner. At the sound of the voice—" Are you the
English ladies, and do you wish to leave this place 7"
those whom he addressed were not able to reply to
the officer from excessive joy, and for a moment or
two they were overwhelmed with thankfulness and
emotion. But there was no time to be lost. The
iNtloulvie and his followers were known to be search-
ing for them. The ladies, clad as they were,
descended to the street, and were about to be placed
on the officers' horses, when a palanquin caught the
eye of Captain MtNeil in the court of the house.
Just as the ladies were getting into it a few bud-
mashes, with drawn swords, sallied out from an
d j (du ing house to attack them, but a shot from a
revolver and the bayonets of the Ghoorkss soon
disposed of their resstance, and six of the Daroga's
retainers being impressed as palanquin bearers the
party and a portion of the escort moved back as
rapidly as possible to the Ghoorka post, and the
poor ladies were placed in safety.
THE LAST STAND OF THE REBELS.

The position occupied by the enemy, who have
been gradually forced from place to pl ice from the
extreme east to the furthest west of Lueknow, is
situated outside the verge of the city close to the
Goomtee,•and was occupied by them probably be-
cause they had no other post to-go to.
The troops under General Outram which were to
assault the Mousabagh were detailed as follows
:
One troop of Royal Horse Artillery, Middloton's
held battery—rtwo 18-pounders, four 8-inch mortars;
Douglas's brigade, consisting of the 53d Regiment,
79th Regiment Highlanders, Ist Bengal Fusiliers,
andPreen'sSiklis. Asthe troopsdebouched from the
gateway across the road in front of the Iruaumbar-
rah the enemy were observed retiring in haste from
their advanced posts in the house in front, and re-
treating on the Mous.abagb, from which as we
pressed on there soon was visible a similar exodus.
They were saved by an accident. In order to enable
oar troops to get at them it was necessary to break
through a strong pucka wall right in our front,
and the sepoys used the time to such purp2se
that they cleared out before our soldiers had a
chance of engaging them. The combination well

devised had not been carried oW. Campbell's
force was not visible. It is believed he must have
come across another body of the enemy, and that he
is engaged in the pursuit. Away went the enemy in
broken masses, mingled with the townspeople of
the lower orders, pursued by the Lancers and by the
fire of Middleton's guns, which did the duty of the
troop of Horse Artillery. Owing to some mistake
the troop of Royal Horse Artillery did not appear in
dme, ngr was the cross fire of Grant's guns available
in punishing the fugitives. A few of their Sepoys
and matchlockmen kept up a feeble fire, end their
guns were opened to cover the retreat as far as pos-
sible. At first the fire was directed against Grant's
force, and there was an artillery battle on a small
scale at long range. Then the enemy turned their
suns against us, and one of their shot plumped
.nto the ground within a few yards of Sir Colin
Campbell. They formed upon the left of the Mon-
,allagh, with their left resting on the river, but they
rapidly gave way as we advanced, and their mus-
ketry fire only wounded a few of our men. As
they broke they turned to their right with our in-
fantry in chase, and the Lancers c ttching up the
rear disp)sed of a few of them ; but the country
is covered with enclosures and corn fields, and
natives on the run soon distance our troops. In
the attack Capt. Hutchinson received a wound in
the head, which will, it is feared, prove fatal ; but
our casualties were few. And now, as the runaways
fled, every eye was strained to see if our cavalry
.'ere advancing upon them from the Korkoorie
road, but the acutest sight could not detect their
presence. However, later in the day guns were
heard in that direction, and it is very likely indeed
that some large body of the enemy endeavouring to
escape from the swath-west of the city were sud-.
denly confronted. by Campbell's force. That officer
received orders to occupy the Mousabagh in the
• evening with the sth and 78th, bat as he did not
obey orders, and nothing has been heard from him,
it is to be presumed he is engaged in the grand ob-
ject of pursuit and utter dissipation of the enemy,
A Sikh regiment held the Mousabagh in lieu of
Campbell's troops, but the enemy have quite with-
drawn from the neighbourhood. Outram's force,
in their advance, came upon the camp which the
enemy had just abandoned. They took some ele •
phants and a silver howdah, supposed to belong to
the Aloulvie, and 12 guns, some in a very efficient
sate. Thus the last post held by the enemy came
into oar hand 9, and Lacknow • fell—never to rise

agalu.