The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-20 00:00:00

their practice on the Martiniere silenced much fire,
which would otherwise have annoyed the pickets.
They were accordingly kept on the same ground for
some days, till the advance of the troops reLdered them
unnecessary.
On the 6th, Sir James Outram, G.O 8., who had been
withdrawn from Alumbagb, crossed to the left bank of
the Goomtee with troops as below,* the 4th divisionunder
Brigadier Gen. Franks, C.B , taking the place vacate]
by Brigadier Gen. Walpole in the line.
The plan of attack which had been conceived was now
developed, and Sir J. Outran' was directed to push his
advance up the left bank cf the Goomtee, while the troops
in the positlon of Dilkoosha remained at rest till it should
have become apparent that the first line of the enemy's
works, or the rampart running along the canal, and
abutting on the Goomtee, had been turned.
The works may be described as follows :
The series of courts and buildings called the Kaiser
Bagb, considered as a citadel by the rebels, was shut in
by three lines of defence towards the Goomtee, of which
the line of the canal was the outer one.
The second line circled round the large building called
the Me-s-house and the Moti Mahul, and the first, or in-
terior, one was the principal rampart of the Kaiser Bath,
the rear of the enclosures of the latter being closed in
by the city, through which approach would have been
dangerous to an assailant. -

These lines were flanked by numerous bastions, and
rested at one end cf the Goomtee, and the other on the
great buildings of the street called the Huzrut Gunge,
all of which w. re ser mgly fortified, and flanked the street
in every direction.
Extraordinary care has been expended on the defences
of the houses and bastions, to enfilade the street. His
duty was ably performed by Sir J. Outram, who pitched
his camp on the 6th inst., after a skirmish of his advance
guard in front of the Chukkar Walla Kottee, or Yellow
House.
On the 7th he was attacked by the enemy, who was
speedily driven back.
Having reconnoitred the ground on the Stb inst., I
directed Sir James Outram to arrange his batteries
during the succeeding night, and to attack the enemy's
position, the key of which was the Chukkur Walla
Kotee, the next day or the 9th.
This was done in very good style by the troops under
his command, the enemy being driven at all points, the
Yellow House being eeixed, and the whole force advanced
for some distance through ground affording excellent
cover for the enemy.
He was then able to bring his right shoulders forward
occupying the Fiz4baci road, and to plant his batteries
for the purpose of enfilading the works on the canal be-
fore alluded to.

He lost no time in doing this, other batteries of heavy
guns and howitzers being the following night brought to
play on the work and the Kaiser Bagb.
While this attack was being mad© by Sir J. Outram
along the left bank of the Gcomtee on the 9th inst. a
very heavy firs was kept up on the Martiniere both from
mortars and heavy guns, placed in position during the
previous night, on the Dilkoosha Plateau,
At two p.m. the 421 Highlanders, the 53], and 90th
Regiments, stormed the Martiniere under the direction
of Brigadier-General Sir E. Lugard, K.C.8., and Bri-
gadier the Hon. A. Hope.
It was quickly seen that the enfilading fire on the line
of the canal from the opposite side of the river had pro-
duced the expected result.
The 4th Punjaub Infantry, supported by the 421
Highlanders, climbed up the entrenchment abutting on
the Goomtee, and proceeded to sweep down the whole
line of the works, till they got to the neighbourhood of
Banks's house, when it became necessary to close opera•
Cons for the night.
Major Wylde, 4th Puniaub Rifles, distinguished him-
self very much on this occasion. _ _

The line of works was strongly occupied by the troops
which had entered, and by the 53d Regiment,
On the 10th lust. Sir James Outran was engaged in
strengthening his position, Sir J. H. Grant, K.C.8.,
bAug employed in patrolling towards the cantonment
with the cavalry placed under Sir J. Outrem's orders a
system cf extensive patrolling or reconnoii,maree having
been established by my order in that direction from the
time that the first position had been taken up across the
Goomtee.
At sunrise en the same day, a disposition of troops
and heavy guns was made by Sir E. Lugard for the at•
tack on Banks's house, which was carried at noon, and
secured as a strong military post.
The secc,nd part of the plan of attack against the
Kaiser, Bagh now came into operation, viz., to use the
great locks of houses and palaces ex:ending iron Bank's
house to the Kaiser Bagh as cur approach, instead cf
sapping up towards the froht of the second line of works.
By these means I was. enabled to turn towards our
own left, at the seine time that they were enfiladed on
the right by Sir J. Outi em's advance.

Ile latter had already received orders to plant his guns
with a view of raking the enemy's position, to annoy the
Kaiser Bagh with a vertica' and direct firs, also to attack
the suburb:i in the vicinity of the iron and stone bridge
shortly after daybreak, and to commence the iron bridge
from the left bank.

All this was carried out by Sir J. °Aram with the
moat marked success.

The enemy, however, still 11,1,1 pertinacicu,ly to his
own end of the iron bridge on the right bank, and there
was heavy cannonading from both aides tiil the bridge
was aftcrwaids taken in reverie.
Sir Edward Lugard's attack on the 11th was pressed
forward in like manner.
The operation had now become one of engineering
ciaracttr, and the most earnest endoavonre were made
to save the infantry from being hnzlrded before due
preparation had been made.

The chief engineer, Brigadier Napier, placed the bat-
teries ,with a view to breaching and shelling; a large
block oc the pa'aces called the Begutn Kotee.
The latter was stormed with great gallantry by the
931 Highlanders, supported by the 4th Punjanb Rifles
and 1,000 Goorkhas, led by Brigadier the Hon. Adrian
Hope, ander the direction of Brigadier General Sir E.
Lugard, at four p.m.
The troops secured the whole block of buildings, and
inflicted a very heavy loss on the enemy, the attack
having been one of very desperate character.
This was the sternest struggle which occurred during
the siege.
From thenceforward the chief engineer pushed his ap•
preach with the greateetjudgmentthrough the enclosures
by the aid of the sappers and of heavy guns, the troops
immediately occupvirg the ground as he advanced, and
the mortars being moved from one position to another as
the ground was won on which they could be placed.
The buildings to the right, and the Szcunder Bagb,
were taken is the early morning of the same day with-
out cppred ion.
Daring the night of the 12th Sir J. Outram was rein-
forced with a number of heavy guns and mortars, and
directed to increase his fire on the Kaiser Bagb, while,
at the same time, mortars placed in poeitioa at the
Begum's house never ceased to play on the Ernarnbarra,
the next large palace it was necessary to storm between
the Beeurn Kotee and the Keiser Begh.
On Brigadier General Franks, c. a, who had relieved
Sir Edward Lugard, and the 21 division with the 4th
division on the 12th instant, devolved the duty of
attaching the Ernainbarra.
A column of attaak was formed for that purpose by
Brigadier D. Rmsell, on the morning of the 14th.
In the meantime the Maharajah Jung Bahadoor, with
a force of ahcut 9,000 men and 24 field guns drawn by
men, ha.l aravel, and taken his position in our line on
the 12th inst., and moved close to the canal on the 13th.
- At my request, his Highness was begged by Brigadier
Gen. Macgregor, C. 8., thespecialcommiesioner attached
to him, to pass the canal and attack the slit:orbs in his
front and considerably to the left of Benks's house. To
this his Highness acceded rt it's, much wilingneee, and
his force was most advantageously employed in thus co-
vering my left for several days, during which, from the
nature of our operations, I was obliged to mass all the
available strength of the British force t)wrirciii the right,
in the joint attack carried along bath banks of the
Gown tee.

The Emambarra was carried early on the 14th, and
the Sikhs of the Ferczepore Regt., under Majorßrasyer,
pressing forward in pursuit, entered the Kaiser Bagh,
the third line of the defences having been turned without
a.siola gun teeing fired from them.
Supports e,ero quickly thrown in, and all the well-
known ground of former defence and attack, the mess
house, the Tara Kotee, the Motee Mahn), and the Coul-
ter Murzil, were rapidly o.ccupied by the troops, while
the engineers devoted their at'eution to securing the pc-
salon towards the south and test. The day wee One of
continued exertion, and every one felt that, although
much remained to be done before the final expulsion cf
the rebels, he most difficult part of the undertaking had
been OVECCOI4e.
This is not the plaeefor description of the various build-
ings succezeively sapped into or stormed ; suffice it to say
that they formed a range of massive palaces and walled
courts of vast extent, equalled p,rhaps, but certainly not
surpassed in any capital in Europe. Every outlet had
been covered by a work, and on every side were prepared
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successive move forward the engineers reported to me
that all which could be effected by artillery and Sappers
had been done, before the troops were led to the assault.
Tl.e 15th inst. was employed in securing what bad been
takeq, removing powder, destroying minep, and Exing
mortars for the further bombardment of the positions still
held Illy the enemy on the line of our advance up the
Goomtee, and in the heart of the city.
• B igadier-General Sir J. Hope Grant, g.c.8., was
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During the first movements of this operation a move-
bridge merit of the enemy in retreat across the stone
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Sir James was ordered to press forward, and he was