The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-20 00:00:00

OUDE.

The campaign in Oude commenced under most
favourable auspices, though certainly under pecu-
liar circumstances. Although partial operations
never ceased, oven during the hot weather months,
a well-conceived plan had been matured for render-
ing protracted resistance on the part of the rebels
difficult and dangerous. The plan consisted in
placing lines of brigades or strong detachments per-
pendicularly to the course of the Ganges, and ex-
tending as, far as possible from strategic points on
the left bank of that river towards the west slope of
the Himalayas. Thus from Futtehghur to Mohum-
dee, extended one lino of brigades and detachments.
From Cawnpore to Lucknow stretched another.
From Suraon, opposite Allahabad to Fyzabad, lay
a third, whilst from Juanpore to Azimghur and
Gorruckpore was placed a fourth. At the same
time the right bank of the Ganges, from Futteh-
ghur to the Soane, was properly guarded to pre-
vent the passage of the river, whether into the
Nab or . Behar. By means of the military
lines -we have mentioned the rebels were con-
fined to particular districts, deprived of the
means of concentration, and reduced to a position in
which they were more likely to be acted upon by
the peculiar policy we, intended to pursue towards
them, and more likely ,to submit to the terms of
peace as offered to them by her Majesty's proclama-
tion. It was very fairly supposed from this state
of things that when the campaign really commenced
in earnest we should find many of the great chiefs
disposed to treat, and anxious to avail themselves
of the merciful clauses of the amnesty. Experience
has already shown that these hopes were destined
to be realised, and more will be done by the pro-
clamation than by the sword.
The principal force of the insurgents lying in
the fertile plain confined between the Cawnpore
and Lucknow road and the right bank of the Gogra,
it was against this portion of the country that the
commander in chief turned his principal efforts, and
there he led in person. -.Whilst Sir Hope Grant
moved up from Sultanpore Lord Clyde himself
advanced from Suraon and Pertaubghur, sending
on his advanced guard under Brigadier lVetherall.
Sir Hope Grant's column left Sultanpore on the
26th of October, and, taking the road to Lucknow,
reached Doudpore on the evening of the 27th;
a march of seven miles brought him to Kundoo-
Nullab, passing some formidable entrenchments
lately held by the "Nuseerabad brigade. The
encrny appeared determined to contest the
Ipassage of the, nullah. Sir Hope Grant accord-

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ingly pushed on his cavalry and light artillery,
part of which, crossing the bridge on the
nullah, encountered and drove in some of the rebel
cavalry near Jugdespore, killed 30, and captured
two guns. That night the camp was pitched at
Jugdespore. On the 28th the fort of Mohonah, off
the main road, was found evacuated, and occupied,
a few of the rebels making their escape across the
Goomtee, and thd, rest being driven to the west-
ward. Sir Hope Grant, with the main body, ad-
vanced to Aheytah, ten miles south-west of Lall
Madho's fort of Amaitee. Brigadier Wetherall,
with the first troop of the Royal Horse Artillery, a
company of Foot Artillery with siege guns, 79th
Highlanders, the Belooch battalion, 9th Punjaub
Infantry, the Ist Sikh Cavalry, and Delhi Pioneers,
had at the . same. time carried out a parallel move-
ment, marching from Suraon to Debrai on the 25th,
and thence onward to Rampore, eight miles south
of Aheytah, where he arrived on the Bth of Nov.
Opposed to, him lay a strong body of the enemy
occupying a fortified position, which, contrary, it
is said, to the intention of Lord Clyde, he attacked
and carried by assault.
Everywhere throughout Oude instructions have
been given as to the manner in which the amnesty
shall be carried out. Wherever our jurisdiction
extends the order for disarmament is vigorously
carried out. With the surrender of the chiefs, and
a population rendered powerless by being deprived
of weapons, we may surely hope at no distant
period to place the provinces on the eastern bank
of the Ganges in such a position that we shall be
able to carry out all peaceful improvements and
resume the collection of revenue.