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abandoned by the rebels in their flight about eight miles
bey,,nd .ta, and that the senoys have dispersed in
all directiims, pursued by the v.llagers.

INDIA BOARD, JAN. 4.
The following despatc bpi have been received from
India : •

(No. 1.)

Captain Boileau to Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon,
Azimghur, Sept. 20, 1857.
Sir,—l have the honour to report, for the information
of Col. Gordon, commandint the di:grief, that, having
been reinforced by the arrival of the Shere regim9nt of
the Ghoorka force from Jaunpore, at 6 o.m. yesterday,
I determined to attack the largest body of insurgents in
our neighbourhood at once.

2. At half-past 1 o'clock a.m. I accordingly moved
nut against them, and reached their position at the vil
lage of Mundree, 10 miles from this, a little alter sun-
rise.

3 I found them strongly posted, the village covering
their centre, and extensive fields of sugarcane (now at i• s
greatest height) protecting both their fl inks, with a grove
of mangos trees in the rear,

4. They had received no notice of my approach, and
I am told that many parties had quitted their camp in
search of plunder, the number left amounting to not lees
tha❑ 1,000 mon with three (3) guns.
5. When within a quarter of a mile of their position
the Ghoorkas broke into five columns, and advanced
with great rapidity and spirit to the attack, rushing
straight to the guns, receiving their fire, and capturing
them in less than ten minutes after the first shot was
fired.

6. The insurgents retreated at once, and were pur-
sued for nearly three miles, losing men at every step.
They finally dispersed in the sugarcane. The country is
covered with fields of this plant, and afforded an admi-
rable shelter to the enemy, whose loss on this account
was much less than it would otherwise have been. We
were also unable to make use of oar guns against them,
as, owing to the rapidity of the ad►ance, they were
unable to keep tip with the troops.
7. I would estimate the loss of the rebels at from 150
to 200 killed ; and many wounded must have crept into
the sugarcane.
Our loss is two killed and 26 wounded. I annex a
return. Lients.DunbAr and Hay, and Assistant-Surgeon
Wright, were present in the field, and Messrs. Wynyard,
of the Civil Service, en 1 Venables, deputy-magistrate,
volunteered their services, and accompanied the troops
throughout, the latter gentleman killing three of the
enemy with his own hand.
I have the honour, &c.,
BOILEAU, Captain,
In Military Charge, Ghoorka Detachment, Aztmghur.
Forwarded to Major-General Mansfield, Chief of the
Staff, for submission to his Excellency the Commander-
in-Chief, by his obedient servant,
P. GORDON, Lieutenant-Colonel,
Commanding at Bemires.

No 2.

Assistant-Surgeon Wright to Captain Boileau, Com-
manding at Azimghur.
Azimghur, Sept. 21, 1857.
Sir,—l have the honour to forward for your infor►na-
tion a memorandum of the casualties which have
occurred in the action yesterday.
The unusual number of severe cases is in consequence
of the large prop.,rti m Of gunshot wounds, 23 out of the
26 Wounds hating been from gunshot, and most of them
irom grape.

It is not unlikely that several slight wounds may be
under the treatment of the Baids attached to the force.
I have the honour to be, &e.,
T. P. WRIGHT, A.,4istant-Surgeon,
with Gboorka Force.

(No. 3.)
Rlturn of Killed and Wounded in the Ghoorka Force
engaged at IVlundree, Sept. 20, 1857,
Guness Dutt Regiment—Killed, 1 ; dangerously
wounded, 1 ; severely wounded, 6 ; slightly wouuded, 2.
Subhuz Regiment—Killed, 1 ; dangerously wounded,
1 ; severely wounded, 9 ; nightly wounded, 2.
Shere Regiment—Dangerously wounded, 1; severely
wounded, 3 ; slightly wounded, 1.
Total—Killed, 2* ; da. gerously wounded, 3 ; severely
wounded, 18 ; slightly wounded, 5.
T. P. WRIGHT, Assistant-Sur4eon, with
Ghoorka Force at Azimghur.

(No. 4.)
Capt. C. W. Bannister, commanding at Neemuch, to the
Adjutant-General of the Army, Bombay.
Camp, Neemuch, Oct. 24, 1857.
Sir,—l have the honour to report that, on the morn-
ing of the 23d inst., Capt. Simpson, commanding at
Neemuch, marched out with a force, strength as ptr
margin,t to attack some rebels reported to be at a village
or walled town called Jeerun, about ten miles distant
from Neemuch. It had been ascertained that these
rebels had come from Mundesore, and had threatened
to make an attack upon Nesnattoh.
Two advanced guards trout the 21 Cavalry, under
Capt. Tucker and Lieut. Blair respectively, were sent
on the previous night by differentroads, the main column
following at half-past 5 a.m.
The advanced guard, under Capt. Tucker, fell in with
a large party of the rebels near Jeeruo, at daylight ; and
Capt. Tucker, leaving a reserve under Lieut. Le Geyt
in a concealed situation, advanced with a few men to-
wards the enemy, who it appears were about 100 in
number, and charged right through them. In this
charge I regret to say that Capt. Tucker lost his life ;
and Capt. Lawrie, 21st Regiment, who accompanied
him, and who appears to have behaved nobly, was very
severely wounded. It is due to Capt. Lawrie to say that
he endeavoured at the first to dissuade Capt. Tucker
from charging rashly with his small body cf men into 60
large a force, but, seeing that Captain Tucker was
determined to charge, he added his voluntary services to
support Capt. Tucker and give greater effect to the
charge. Capt. Lawrie was wounded severely in the
breast with a lance, and was much cut about with the
swords of the enemy. His horse was shot under him.
One trooper was killed in this charge. Toe rebels ap-
pear to have retired to a position out of the reach of
cavalry before Lieut. Le Geyt, who had but a hand-
ful of men in reserve, could approaoh them. Cap-
tam Tucker's body was taken away i.,y the enemy,
but was afterwards recovered by the men of his
own troop. His head, which was severed from
the trunk, was never recovered. Our main bAy
arrived in front of the walls of Jeerun at about
hale-past 7 a.m. The enemy were assembled 200 yards
in front of th- walls on the brow of a hill, when our
column first saw them. Ttey nu:rained till our 9-pounders
moved forward and fired a few rounds ; ;,hey then retired
slowly, taking up a stronger position behind some huts.
A. about this time I was sent with a Squadron to the
other bide of the town to out off stragglers, and conse-
quently did not see the action ; but on returning aft-r
ineaetioo I was informed that cur infantry had, at first,
failed to dislodge the enemy from their position ; that in
their advance for this purpose Captain Read, command-
leg her Majesty's 83d detachment, had been killed, and
Captain 8 ;ppitt,cti,ntrianding 12th detachment of N. 1.,
iiivi been daugeron-ly wounded ; that both infantry de
tachtneine. seeing ti:eir c;anoignders tall, ri;a:10 a to /-
rneu Lary retreat; that the enemy, embolden-id, rushed on
them and took one inortar and ,sere nearly on the guns,
when Captain Simpson, with Lieut. Blair, Li,ut. Le
Ge) t, and 'Ruling- )daster Seers, charged with a t quad-
rin upon the enemy, retook the mortar, and disper„ed
the rebels, who fled t ; the tort.

Ia this charge Capt Ar. Simpson wa3 very severely
wounded in the head, Lieut. Bair was wounded severely
w.oi a sword, and Lieut. Le Geyt slightly by a bullet.
Tke day wasnow 'ast coining to a close, and we heiti
some repoits that another column of the enemy wee ad-
vancing on Neemuch from another direction.
Captai Simpson being unab!e to perform his du'y,
the command devolved upon me.
I omitted to state, which is as important point, that
a great part of the ammunition of the mortar was never
recovered, but fell into the hands of nhe enemy. For
this reason, as well as on account of the great natural
strength of the place, which would have rendered it im-
possible, with the small force at my command and no
breaching guns, to take the t )tan, also on account of the
fagged state of the men, the want of officers to command
the detachmentq, and the necessity of returning to pre-
fect Neemuch, I ordered a retreat, which we effected
before night closed in.

The fallowing is the list of casualties :-
2d Regiment of Light CaTalry-1 captain killed, 1
captain severely wonuded,llieuteaant severely wounded,
1 lieutenant slightly wounded, 1 trooper killed, 2
troopers wounded, 2 horses killed, 4 missing, 27
wounded.

Her Majesty's 83d Regiment-1 captain killed, 3
privates wounded.
_ _

1201 Regiment Native Infantry— 1 captain severely
wounded, 6 privates wounded.
Staff-1 captain severely wounded.
I have, &c.,
C. W. BANNISTER, Captain,
Commanding at Neemuch.

P.S. The farce are very much indebted to Sergeant
Major Toole, 2d Light Cavalry, and Sergeant Taylor,
Bengal Army, for the recovery of the mortar, which
they dragged away under a heavy firo immediately after
the first charge of thm cavalry. Tile enemy were not
completely routed till the cavalry had charged several
times.

Captain C. (No 5.)
W. Bannister to the Brigade Major,
Nusseerabad.

and
Sir,--i have the - Camp, Neemuch, Oct. 25.
jreeteurrnnp ,O o u the
i
f the klled
23-Ih:it: wounded inour to forward Surgeon Pelly's
the list which I rnaden3t. the action before
It does not entirely agree with
which Wa3 for warded "it....,t on the ev -ping of the 231, and
of the 24th to Brigudiel,ll'zpress early in the morning
very difficult to obtain co-rya:n*l but at that time it was
to information, the burgeon
,turnunicbati in to which I
being occupied in attendincre
c.
Li,orime.trnops sent
e wounded.
haSveinacielutthleeddtehsepattocwhnort4tJteerun has
seen evacuated by
retiring
the rebels, and is now occupied b
thc,ro far that purpose by Captain
agent in whose district Jea.run lips, 3' "4e political
I omitted-to mention in my despatch that, i
from Jeerna a-e halted and bivouacked withitli '
the town, and only at about 1,200 yards distasUgchet in

* I did not see a dead man, but I am told there were 2
killed as above.
t 2.1 Cavalry, 6 officers and 255 rank and file; her Ma-
jesty's Kid Regiment. 1 capt -in, 1 lieutenant, Bengal
native Infantry (attached), 50 rank and file; J2th
out Native Infantry, 1 captain, 1 lieutenant,; 21st Na-
tive Infantry (attached), 100 rank and file; 2 9-pounder
guns and one mortar under Lieut. Barnes, Bengal gorse
Artillery; the whole force commanded by Captain Simp-
son, commanding at Neemuch.

order to make the enemy believe that we intended a
second advance. This very probably caused the enemy
to evacuate the town during the night.
I have, &c.,

C. W. BANNISTER,
Captain commanding at Neemuch.

(No. 6.)
Surgeon Pelly to the Line Adjutant.
Camp, Neemucb, Oct. 24, 1857.
Sir,—l have the honour to forward for the informa-
tion of the Commanding-officer, the following list of the
killed and wounded in the attack upon Jeerun
:
Detachment 2d Regiment Li2ht Cavalry—Captain
Tucker, killed ; Trooper Gunnoo, killed ; Captain Simp-
son, dangerously wounded, two sword cuts on the head ;
Lieut. J Blair, severe sword cut on right arm ; Lieut.
Le Gept, bullet contusion on abdomen.
Detachment Her Majesty's 83d Regiment—Captain
Read, ki.led ; Private Fitzpatrick, bullet wound through
left thigh ; Private Ryan, do., do.
Detachment 19th Regt. N.l.—Capt. Soppitt, gunshot
wound of left leg, dangerous; Privates—Appa Fooll-
asker, bullet wound right leg, slight ; Peerajee Mortag,
bullet wound right buttock, slight ; Luximon Davee,
bullet wound back of head, severe ; Davee Deen, punc-
ture from a lance, slight ; Lucnao Pnttanai, bullet
woucd left leg, slight ; Purmanee Burreye, wound near
stomach, severe ; and Nooroo Khan, wound in thigh,
slight.
Staff—Capt. Lawrie, sword cut on left ear and back,
and spear wound in upper part of left side of chest,
not severe.

Folio wers—Syce, severe sword cut in the neck, and
two other slight wounds.
Total—Killed, 3 ; wounded, 15
I have &c.,
S. M. PELLY,
Surgeon 2d Regiment Light Cavalry.

(No. 7 )
Telegraph Message.
General Windham to the Governor-General, at Calcutta.
Cawnpore, Nov. 14, Saturday, 8 p.m.
News from Commander-in-Chiers camp at Aluwbagh,
9 a.m , the 13th. After several skirmishes on the day,
endiug in capture of two guns, the fort of Jullabad was
take❑ and blown up. Toe Commander-in-Chief com-
municated with Sir J. Outran by means of a semaphore,
and will probably occupy the Dilkhosa to-day. The
country people round Lucknow are hostile.

(No. 8 )
Telegraph Message.
Captain Bruce, by order of his ExcAlency the. C)mman-
der-in-Chief, to the Governor. General, at Calcutta.
Cawnpore, Nov. 16, 11 a.m.
The Commander-in-Chief occupied the Dilkhosa and
the Martiniere, after a running fight of two hours,
yesterday, at noon. The eflemy came forward to attack
at 3 p.m. After a struggle of an hour he was beaten
back, repulsed heavily. Au advanced picket having
cleared some villages across the canal, we took pot
there for the night. Our loss was very trifling—Lieut.
Mayne, Horse Artillery, Quartermaster-General's De-
partment, and Lieut. Wheatcroft, Carabineers, killed.

(No. 9.)
Telegraph Message.
Major Sibley to the Secretary to Government, at Calcutta.

Alumbagh, Nov. 17, 9 a.m.
The Commander-in-Chief in Lucknow. Heavy can-
nonade in the direction of the Palace. Diikho,a and
Marticiere occupied by our troops.

(No. 10.)
Telegraph Message.
Major-General Mansfield to the Private Secretary to the
Governor-General, at Calcutta.
Head-quarters, Secunderbagb, Lucknow, Nov. 18.
On the 16th the Giminander-in-Chief advanced across
the canal straight on Secunderbagb, which was carried
after a very severe struggle, the enemy Buffering enor-
mously. These positions having been occupied, the Sah-
meek was attacked with heavy artillery tor three hours ;
it was carried at dusk, after one of the severest fights
ever witnessed. Early on the 17t`i communications were
opened to the left rear of the barracks, towards the
canal. A cannonade having been kept up all the morn-
ing on the Mess-house, that very strung position was
carried by assault at 3 p.m. The troops pushed rapidly
on, after carrying the Mesa-house, aad were able to
seize the Motee Mahal before dark. Sir J. Outram and
Sir H. Havelock then came out to meet the Commander-
in-Chief:
The Commander-in-Chief's wound is very slight, and
does not interfere with his duty. By order,
W. MANSFIELD, Chief of the Staff.
A of killed and wounded will be sent.

(No. 11.)
Telegraph Message.
The Commander-in-Ciuef to the Governor-General, at
Calcutta.

Camp, Lucknow, 20th Nov., 6 p.m.
The garrison of Lucknow has been removed,
and I am now engaged in conveying the women and
wounded to the rear. I propose to move the whole force
to an open position outside the town, without further
loss of life.

(No. 12.)
Nominal Roll of European Officers on the Staff, and of
Corps of all Arms who were Killed and Wounded with
General Havelock's Force since leaving Cawnpore to the
29th of Sept., 1657.

GENERAL STAFF.
Major-General Sir J. Outram's Staff.

Major-General Sir J. ()dram, G.C.8., bullet wound
through right arm.
Captain Sitwell, Aide-de-Camp, contusion of right fore-
arm.
Capt. Dodgson, Deputy-Assistant-Adjutant-General,
contusion of right side from grape.
FIELD FORCE STAFF.
Brigadier-General Havelock's Staff.
.... . __

Capt. Havelock, Deputy-Assistant-Adjutant-General,
severe musket shot through right arm.
Lieut.-Col. Tytler, Quartermaster-General, severe bullet
wound of right arm.
_

Volunteer Cavalry.
Capt. W. W. Lynch, her Majesty's 70th Regiment,
severely wounded by a musket shot in right shoulder.
Lieut. Pallisier, 13th Irregular Cavalry, grazed by a
musket ball inside right thigh.
Lieut. Birch, Bengal Cavalry, wounded severely by a
musket ball in the leg.
12th Irregular Cavalry.
Lieut. and Adjutant Warren, killed
Artillery.
Brigadier Cooper, Commanding, killed
Lieut.-Col. Bazely, Commissary, Ordnance, killed
Lieut. Cramp, Madras Artillery, Major of Brigade, killed
Captain Olpherts, slightly wounded.
Assistant-Surgeon Bartrum, killed.
Engineers.
Captain Crommelin, slightly wounded.
BRIGADE STAFF.
Ist Infantry Brigade.
Brigadier-General Neill, Commanding, killed
lst Madras Fusiliers.
Lieut. Arnold, severely wounded, since dead
Lieut. Bailey, severely wounded
Her Majesty's sth Fusiliers.
Major E. Simmons, killed
Capt. F. W. L'E,trange, severely wounded
Capt. A. E. Johnson, severely wounded, since dead
Lieut. and Adjutant E. F. Haig, killed
Lieut. J. W. D. Adair, wounded
Lieut. W. Carter, wounded, since dead
Detachment of her Majesty's 64th Foot.
Lieut. Bateman, killed
Her Majesty's 81th Fuot.
Capt. Palienham, killed
Capt. Willie, wounded
Lieut. Poole, killed
Lieut. Woodhouse, loss of right arm
Lieut. Oakley, wounded
Lieut. Barry, wounded.
Her Majesty's 78th Foot.
Capt. G. A. Lockhart, slightly wounded
Capt. D. Hastings, severely wounded
Capt. R. Bogle, severely wounded
Lieut. Kirby, severely wounded, since dead
Lieut. Crowe, slight wound of fingers
Lieut. Swanson, severely wounded
Lieut. Webster, killed
Doing Duty.
Liont. Grant, Bth Nativelnfantry, forefinger and thumb
of right hand amputated
Lieut. Sol?, her Majesty's 32d Foot, dangerously
wounded, since dead

Her Majesty's 90th Foot.
Col. Campbell, severely wounded
Brevet-Major Perrin, wounded
Assistant-Surgeon Bradshaw, slightly wounded
Lieut. J. J. Nunn, killed
Lieut. Knight, wounded
Lieut. Preston, wounded
Lieut. Grahame, wounded by around shot at the taking
of Alumbagh, since dead
Lieut. Moultrie, killed

Doing Duty.
Captain A. A. Becher, 40th Native Infantry, wounded,
since dead.

ABSTRACT.
Killed or Dead from Wounds-1 brigadier-general, 1
brigadier, 1 lieutenant-colonel, 1 major, 3 captains, 13
lieutenants, 1 assistant-surgeon ; total, 21.
Wounded--1 major-general, 1 colonel, 1 lieutenant=
colonel, 1 major, 11 captains, 12 lieutenants, 1 assistant-
surgeon ; total, 28.
Total Killed and Wounded —1 major-general, 1 briga-
dier-general, 1 brigadier, 1 colonel, 2 lieutenant colonels, 2
majors, 11 captains, 25 lieutenants, 2 assistant-surgeons ;
total, 49.

(No. 13.)
Roll of Officers Killed and Wounded from September 29
to October 21, in Field Force.
Artillery.
Lieutenant Fraser, slightly, Sept. 30
let Madras Fusiliers.
Major Stevenson, slightly, October 4
Captain Fraser, severely, October 5
Captaia Galway, slightly, October 5
Lieutenant Grovine, mortally, since dead, October 5.
Lieutenant Barclay, slightly, October 21
Her Majesty's sth Fusiliers.
Captain Scott, slightly, October 6
78th Highlanders.
Major Haliburton, mortally, since dead, October 4
Doctor M`Master, slightly, October 15
84th Regiment.
Lieutenant Galcant, mortally, since dead, October 6
90th Regiment.
Captain Denison, severely wounded, October 6
Captain Bingham, severely wounded, October 6
Captain Phipps, severely wounded, October 6
Loodianah Regiment.
Lieutenant Crosse, slightly, Ootob-r 6
Total-63 officers killed and wounded.
D. J. DODGSON, Captain,
Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General.

No. 14.) • List of Officers Killed Wounded on the 16th and 17th
ovmber, 1837, andrelief of the British Garrison at
Lucknow.

Killed.
11. Da gilled.
Naval Brigade
Capt. lierdby, Royal Artillery