The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-16 00:00:00

ROHILCUND-BAREILLY.

This stronghold, which has for ten months been
in the hands of the rebelg, has been taken pos-
session of by the Commander-in-Chief with-
out resistance, its occupants having all escaped.
We mentioned in our last that four power-
ful columns had been for some weeks previous
concentrating on Bareilly. Sir Celia Camp-
bell joined General Whitlock at Futtyghur on
the 27th of April. Penny made up with him
on the 3(1 of May. Their next move was on Shah-
jehanpure, where no resistance was anticipated, and
none was experienced, the rebels having retired in
the direction of Bareilly ;six hundred of the 82d,
deemed sufficient to garrison the place, was left
behind, when a portion of the rebels passing us
got into our rear and besieged the 82d. The
column under Brigadier General Jones, co-operating
with the chief from the Meradabad side, reached
Bahadoor Singh's bridge at the. entrance of Bareilly
on the Gth. The reconnoitring party was fired
dispersed
seized,
and o ue g
upon, when a series of skirmishes ensued, which
lasted three hours, when the enemy
were
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with
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fallingghter into ,thehriclge beingha ourn
entrance to the city being thus gained,
Jones pushed on. The fire front the Com-
ID ander-in Chief's column approaching from
the opposite side was now beard. The two
columns were in communication with each other
the following morning, the chief having just before
had a successful engagement with the rebel 4. The
enemy klempecl in ell direction,, and the follow-
ing day the whole city was in our possession. On
the Bth Brigadier Jones marched to the relief of
Shajohanpore, where, as already stated, 50J of the
82,1, left behind by the Commander-in-Chief, had
been besieged by the enemy. We have not heard
of the results ; he was expwed to reach by the 11th
or 12th, without experiencing any resistance. We
mentioned in our last that Bi igadier Penny, in
advancing to join the chief, had, in crossing the
Ganges .on the 27th April„ experienced much dan-
ger by the sudden rise of the river, and then by a
dust storm. On approaching S'hajehanpore on
the Ist, he was anxious to examine a suspicious-
looking village in the neighbourhood. They had
marched 20 miles during the night. At early dawn
the brigadier, with Captains Cracroff and Wilson,
esclrted by 20 of the Cskrabineers, were ahead of
the advanced guard, commanded by Capt. Curtis.
This otlicer pointed out that there were horsemen

on the right, but Penny believed them to be mon
seat ahead by him over night. A lighted portfire
was then pointed to, but this was supposed to be a
torch, when the discharge of a gun loaded with
grape immediately afterwards rudely dispelled the
delusion. It is conjectured that Penny's horse
ran away with him, as his body was found stripped
a long way a-head of where he had been
last seen. Ten of the Carabineers are said to
have fallen ; the rest were able to join the ad-
vanced guard. They were pursued by the enemy's
Irregulars, who appear to have got possesssion for
a moment of some of our guns. They were imme-
diately charged by a party of Carabineers, who
lashed headlong on the foe. A deep trench filled
with:thz-es was before them; of this they were not
aware. Captain Wardlaw was killed ; Captain
Forster with Lieutenants Beatty and Davis were
severely wounded, but all aro doing well. The
column, though thus deprived of its leader, pushed
on, and was able to overtake the Commander-in-
Chief on the 3d, forming part of the force occupy-
ing Bareilly. The accounts of this mishap hitherto
received are so very imperfect that we shall pro-
bably require to write the whole hereafter.