The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-30 00:00:00

IA A.TgST NEWS.

INDIA,

MALTA, Manor' 29, 4 P.m.
The Vectis, from Alexandria, with the over-
land Bombay mails, brings the fcllowing additional

ems of intelligence :
ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 26.

The intelligence from Bomba7 is to the 9th of
March ; from Lucknow, by telegraph, to the pre-
vious day. The enemy had erected a strong line
of defence along the canal, which would require
siege artillery.
The casualties from the 3d t) the 6th of March
inclusive were two officers anC[ nine men killed,
and 323 men wounded.

The oilers* was alarmed, but likely to fight.
One party was anxious to treat.
The green flag was hoisted by a fanatic, who
proclaims a religious war.
The rebels had attacked tle friendly Rajah of
Chodarce, whose troops mutinied. They captured
his guns and retired to Calpee on the 21st.
Jung Bahadoor was to cross the Gogra on
the 2d.

Chamberlayne's force had entered Rohilcund.
Sir Hugh Rose had forced tie Midenpore Pass,
on the Jhansi road, which is row clear. His first
brigade was near Goonah. Ee was expected to
reach Jhansi about the 15th.

Whitelock's column is believed to have reached

Rewah.

Nana Sahib was still in Oude. r
The Calpee rebels are inactive.
General Roberts marched from Nusseerabad
upon Kotah about the 9th.

Sir J ohn Lawrence arrived at Delhi on the
24th.

All was well in the Punjab.
The rebel leader in Sawunt Waree was still at
large in the jungles, but watched.
The 92d Highlanders bad arrived.
Prices of cotton had improved.
Tonnage very abundant.
Exchange on London, 2s. lid. to 2s. lid.
The Pera, from Southampton, arrived (at Malta)
this morning, and the Valetta, with the overland
mail, is coming in from Marseilles.
We have been favoured with the following tele-
gram from the India-house :
To J. D. DICKINSON, ESQ., INDIA-HOUSE.
LUCKNOW.

The Commander-in-Chief seized Dilkoosha on
the 3d of March. He was at Beedeecoll on the
sth of March, having been immediately joined by
General Franks.
The rebels have strongly fortified the line of
their camp. Our batteries will be ready in five
days.

Sir J. Outram crossed the Goomtee on the 6th
of March with 6,000 men and 30 guns to take
position on the left bank of the river, and clear
the country up to Fyzabad. He was immediately
attacked, but repulsed the enemy.
Brigadier Campbell has-placed a strong brigade
and patrols as far as the old road from Cawn-
pore.

In the attack on Dilkoosha Colonel Little
was wounded, and in an engagement which
General Franks had with the enemy just
before he effected a junction with the Commander-
s force Major Percy Keith, of the 2d
Dragoons, was killed, and Lieutenant lnnez, of
the Engineers, wounded.
Before hie junction with-the Commander-in-

Chief General Franks had cleared the road from

Sultanpoor to Lucknow. On the 19th of Feb. he
prevented a junction between Bundeh Dussein
Chukladar and Nazim Mendee Doossein, attacks-3d
them successfully on the same day, and defeated
them with a loss of 800 men and six guns ; on
February the 2011 be made a forced march and
seized the stronghold of Badhayan, which Nizim
Mendee Doossein was proceeding to occupy. The
Nazim then took up a strong position at Badshah
gunge, two miles from Sultanpoor, with 25,000
men and 25 guns.
On the 23d of February, General Franks at-
tacked and carried the position. He drove the
enemy in crowds before him fur some miles, killed
1,800, took 20 guns, all their ammunition, and
a standing camp. Among the wounded were
Rajah Hussain Ali Khan and other leaders of
note. Our loss was only
two killed and 16
wounded.

General Hope Grant's brigade on February 23
attacked Meangunge, a fortified town in Oude.
After a breach had been effected the place was
stormed by her Majesty's 53d Regiment. The
rebels lost 500 killed and four guns. Our casu-
alties were 18, two officers not named being
among the wounded.
Jung Bahadoor had crossed the Goomtee at
Sultanpoor on the 3d inst. ; smallpox had broken
out in the Ghoorka camp.

A large force of rebels crossed in Ghorachpoor
on February 5. They were attacked by Colonel
Rowcroft, and pursued for seven miles. Enemy's
loss great, and eight guns taken.

The force under Sir Hugh Rose occupied the
Fort of Barodia on March 1, and repulsed an at-
tempt made by the enemy on the fort during the
night of the 3d of Marcb. Sir Hugh Rose forced
Pore en,route to Jhansi.
the passagereport
The of
thattihne
ex-King
of Delhi had, been
convicted and sentenced to transportation for life
was erroneous. His trial is not yet completed.
General Roberts arrived at Nusseerabad on the
22d Feb. The advance on Kotah is immediately
expected.

Operations against the Bheels are in active pro-
gress.

The insurgent Bessayees have taken refuge in
the Canara districts of the Madras Presidency.
A movement was made against them by a force
under Col. M'Clean on the 3d March, but they
evacuated a strong position which they had
chosen, and are now with their followers dispersed
through the Canara jungles.'
Punjab and Scinde all quiet.
Nizam's country all quiet.
CHINA.

Commissioner Yeh is on his way to Calcutta, to
be kept under surveillance.

11, L. ANDERSON,
Secretary to Government
Bombay Castle, March 9, 1858.
Per steamer Vectis, Malta, March 29.
From VINCENT MONTANARO,

THE MEDITERRANEAN.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Sultan, Captain Cook, arrived this morning from
Alexandria, March 13 ;
21st ; Gibraltar, 24th. Malth, 18th ; Marseilles,
She has two passengers from Gibraltar, 300/. in
specie, 554 bales of silk, 482 bales of cotton, 27
cases of silk, 200 barrels of oranges, and miscel-

laueous cargo.
The Sultan spoke, March 24, at 6.30 p.m.,
the Pera steamer, and at 7.50 same evening the
Tagus steamer, both for Gibraltar ; 27th, passed
the screw steamer Aleppo, homeward bound; and