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THE CALCUTTA MAIL.

THE RELIEF OF LIICKNOW.

The Calcutta Gazette Extraordinary of Dec. 23
contains the following General Orders by the Right
Hon. the Governor-General of India in Council,
p refixed to the despatches relating to the first relief
of Lucknow which had recently reached the Go-
vernment :

" Fort William, Dec. 22, 1857.
" The Right Hon. the Governor-General in Council
is pleased to direct the publication of the accompanying
despatches relating to the first relief of the garrison of
Lueknow, which have lately reached Government.
" These despatches contain an account of they oceed-
ings of the force under the command of e late
before he
Major-General Sir H. Havelock,
forced his way into the city, as well as of the r vraimouess
operations carried on under Major-General
Ostram, after a junction had been effected with
the garrison of the Residency, on
fosse nude Sheiptemberl,.
until the arrival of the relieving r s Exce
lenoy General Sir Colin Campbell.
" 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 band-to-hand struggle of the street fighting, or in the
more wearying labours of the siege.
" The Governor-General in Council has already had
the satisfaction of acknowledging the obligations of the
Government of India to deny Ontram; but his Lore-
ship in Council cannothimself the pleasure of
expressing again his appreciation of Sir J. Outram's
eminent services and his respect for the generoas 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 com-
pletion of the undertaking which the latter had success-
fully begun.
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'Z' To brigadier Inglis the Governor-General in Council
can give no higher praise than to say that during the
continuance of the siege, a7ter SirJ.Outram had assumed
the chief command in the Residency, his ability, energy,
and vigilance were worthy of the lasting reputation
which his conduct of the defence has secured to him.
"Sir J. Outran' has ackuowledged the efficient co-
operation which he bad from Brigadiers Hamilton and
Stisted. To these officers, as well as to Capt. Bouverie
and Capt. Spurgin, serving on the Brigade Staff, the
Governor-General in Council desires to offer his hearty
thanks for tha good service they have done.
"His Lordship in Council c-mveys to Major Eyre,
who had already established a claim on the gratitude of
the Government ' • to Capp. Maude, Royal Artillery ; to
Capt. Olpherts, Bengal Art,llary ; to Lieut. Thomas,
Commissary ofOrdnai.ce ; and to the officers and men
of the combined force 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 De-
partment have been of a most important and difficult
nature, and the Governor-General in Council begs tp
assure Capt. Crommelin, c )mmanding the Engineers ;
Lieut. Hutchinson, second in command ; Lieuts. Rus-
sell and Limond ; the officers and men attached to, as
well as those who volunteered to work with the depart•
went, his appreciation of the courage, skill, and energy
with which they bore their very arduous part in the
siege.
" Lieut.-Colonel Purnell, commanding her Majesty's
90th Light Infantry, deserves praise for the able manner
in which he held an advanced post, exposed to the un-
ceasing attacks of the enemy ; and to Cap,. Brasyer,com-
manding the Regiment of Ferozepore ; to Capt. Lock
hart, commanding her Majesty's 78th Highlanders ; to
Capt. Shute, commanding a detachment of her Majesty's
64tb, who have each • maintained a difficult post with
complete success • to Capt. Willis, commanding her Ma-
jesty's 84th ; to dapt.Galwey, commanding Madras Fasi-
leers ; and to Lient.Meara, commanding her Majesty's sth
Fusiliers, the Governor-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
Hardinge, 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 thanks of the Government are due to Captain
Garden, Assistant Quartermaster-General ; to Captain
Mormons, her Majesty's 52d Regiment, Deputy Assist-
ant-Quartermaster-General, for the zeal they have
exhibited in their various departments ; as also to Capts.
Alexander, Orr and Carnegy, for their able services at
the head of the Intelligence 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 satis-
faction 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 Rev. 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 through-
out the siege has sought to allay the sufferings and pro-
vide for the comfort of the sick and wounded.
" The Deputy-General in Council offers to Major
North, Deputy-Advocate-General; to Captain Hudson,
(H.ll.'s 64th), Assistant-Adjutant-General ; and to
Lieut. Hargood (Madras Fusiliers), serving on the staff
of the late Sir Henry Havelock, the thanks they have
merited by the efficient discharge of their respective
dirties. _ _

" The support rendered to the force, both in the &Id
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and throughout the very intricate and difficult engineer-
ing operations of the defence, by Co,. Napier, Military,
Secretary and Chief of the Adjutant-General's Depart-
ment, has been most valuable, and his lordship in Council
desires to assure Colonel Napier that his ability and
exertions are fully appreciated by Government.
" Tha Governor-General in Council has much satisfac-
tion in acknowledging the services of Captain Dodgson,
Assistant Adjutant-General ; Captain Gordon, Deputy
Judge-Advocate-General ; Lieuts. Sitwell and Chamier,
or the personal staff of, and Mr. Money, Private Secre-
tary
to, SirJ. Outram ; of Captain Dawson and Ensign
Hewitt, 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 theoperations referred to in these despatches
for the valour they have displayed in the field, for the
firmness with which they have maintained their position
in the city, and for the cheerful, g,
willin and earnest
manner in which they have discharged all the various
duties and borne the privations imposed upon them,
under circumstances of extraordinary difficulty and
hardship.
"It will be a gratification to the Governor-General in
Council to bring the eminent services of Major-General
Sir J. Oatram's force, officers and men, to the favourable
notice of her. Majesty's Government and of the Hon.
Court of Directors by the first opportunity. Meanwhile
the Governor-General in Council directs, by a separate
order of this date, that the donation batta already
granted to the garrison under Brigadier Inglis shall be
extended to Major-General Sir J. 0 utram's force.
" The Governor-General in Council cannot conclude
this notice of the events connected with the relief of
Lucknow 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 him
sense of the high worth of those true soldiers Sir Henry
Havelock and Brigadier-General Neill. Their names
will be eherished with honour by their fellow-country-
men.
" He now has to lament the untimely death of Col.
Campbell, her Majesty's 90th Light Infantry, than whom
the Queen's service possessed no mere gallant or pro-
mising officer.
"Major Haliburton, her Majesty's 78th Highlanders;
Major Cooper, Artillery ; Major Simmons, her Ma-
jesty's sth Fusiliers; Major Stephenson, Madras Fusi-
liers ; and many other brave men among their comrades,
have died in the di-oharge 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 t the Government of India in the
Military Department.
Tile following is the nominal Roll of Officers
Killed and Wounded and Mi.king, in actions with
the enemy rear Cawnpore, from the 26,..h Nov. to
the 2d Dec., 1857, inclusive :

KILL-k-1;

NLiovemeutber. Ed. Jordea, her Majesty's
It4th Regiments 28th
20th Ensign T. G. Applegate, her Majesty's 34th Regiment,
November.
Ensign L. J. Greer, her Majesty's 34th Regiment,
28th November.
Cot N. Wilson, Kit, her Majesty's 64th Regiment,
28th November.
Nov
sbajor S .
tirling, her Mai itty'a 64th 'Regiment, 28th
ember.
leapt. Morphy, her Majesty's 64th Regiment, 28th
November.
Capt. McCrea, her Maj tety's 64. h Regiment, 28th
November.
Lieut. A. P. Hensley, her Majiety's 821 Regiment,
28th November.
Lieut.-Col. C. Woodford, Itiflee, 28th November.

Capt. H. U. Day, her Majesty's 88th Rogimeut,
November.

WOITNDUD.

Lieat.•Colonel R. D. Keiiy, her Majesty's 34th Reg'
melt, 27th No% e-nher.

Jae. M,a4ell, her 11 jeaty's 34th Regimen
28th November.

Brevet-Maj,.r James Jorden, her Majeatre 34th Re.
giment, 23th November.

Captain F. D. Cassedy, ber Majesty's 34th Regimen
28th November.

Captain D. Stewart, her Majesty's 34th Regimen
28tii November.

Lieutenant J. R. Coebrane, her Majesty's 34th Regi-
ment, 28th November.
Lieutenant Holroyd, her Majesty's 34th Regiment,
28th November.
Lieutenant H. L2mpeD, her Majesty's 34th Regiment,
28th November.
Lieutenant N. T. Pavons (unattached), her Majosty'a
64th Regiment, 28th November.
Lieutenant C. J. East, her Majesty's 82d Regiment,
26th November.
Major C. T. V. B. Isaac, 1.24.,r Majesty's 82d Regiment,
28th November.
Captain John Gordon, Ler Majesty's 82d Regiment,
28th November.