The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-27 00:00:00

TIIE CAPT

GORUCKPORE, JAN. 7.
On the 30th ultimo, the baggage of the Goorkha
force having all been conveyed across the Gunduck,
the army marched from the right bank of that river
to Simnowlie factory on the 31st. On the Ist of
January the force marched to Gobernatti, on the

2d to -Purowna, where there is a considerable

town. Here was found stuck up on the Tuhseel-
daree a lithographed proclamation of Mohamed
tiossein's, informing the world at large that his
nusseeb had risen higher than the stars, and call-
ing upon all men to assist in the extermination of
the Feringhees. Four burkundazes were tried at
this place for having taken service under Ma-
homed Hossein, and three of them were hanged.
The camp was pitched in a series of topes, and the
force found an abundance of supplies for them,
in the shape of rice, dal, &c., owing to the
;cod arrangements of Mr. Bird, who went
hefore with the advanced division, and which has

kept one day ahead of us. Nothing can exceed the
richness of the land through which we parsed; and
it was very satisfactory to observe cultivation going
qi everywhere. On the 3d we marched to Ramko-
tah, the zemindar of which place has been acting
under Mahomed Hossein's orders, and oppressing

the ryots right and left ; of course he had made
Himself scarce on our arrival, but as a slight mark
of our disapproval of his proceedings his house was
destroyed. On the ,;th we marched to Captaingunj,
crossing the little Guuduck, which was easily ford-
able, and is a clear running stream. On the even-
ing of this day a report reached us of an engage-
ment having occurred between the advanced divi-
sion and the rebels, two miles eastward of Pepraitch,
in which about 60 of the enemy were killed, and
their baggage taken by the Goorkhas, among whom
the only casualty was a captain wounded. The rebels
on this occasion were about 1,200 strong, of whom
400 were mutinous sepoys, about 44 sowars, and
the rest armed riff-raft', with 3 guns. The Goor-
khas repulsed the attack with spirit, and pursued
.he enemy for three miles, and would have followed
them into the jungle, had not the British officers
dissuaded them from so unwise a proceeding.
On the sth she main division joined the advanced
livision at Pepraitch, a distance of 10 miles from
Captaingunj, and here we had some more banging,
and a good deal of flogging. Better men than
Messrs. Wingfield, Brereton, and Bird for sulh
times, could not be selected. No milk-and-water
men should be employed in disturbed districts ;
they may do very well about Calcutta, but are use-
less in such times elsewhere. Mr. Bird's intimate

knowledge of the roads, and every spot east-
ward of Goruckpore, rendered his presence
with the force of great value. On the 6th,
yesterday, the whole of the Goorkha army
being together, commenced its march towards
Goruckpore early in the morning, consisting of two
divisions, two batteries of Artillery, and two
brigades of infantry, composing each division,
making a total of 14 regiments of infantry, and four
batteries of six guns each, a force strong enough to
swallow up all that the rebel Mahomed Hossein
could bring to oppose it. Having proceeded about
two miles from Pepraitch we entered a dense jungle
and very soon came upon the nullah, on the other
side of which we knew the enemy were posted with
some guns ; they had removed the boarding from
the centre of the wooden bridge that crosses
the Nullah, and our guns had to quit the road,
which was much raised, and the descent, though
steep, was effected without any accident, and the
Nullah being very shallow, the guns were easily
crossed. After exchanging a few round shot with
each other, the firing from the other side ceased, and
on crossing we found a gun with carriage and ammu-
nition waggon abandoned, and the enemy nowhere.
Symptoms of the rapid retreat they made' were
visible in the immense number of shoes which had
been dropped along the road. With 100 sowers
we could have cut them all up, but we had to post-
pone that delicate operation for a while. The dis-
position of the Goorkha was very judicious. On
nearing the nullah, one brigade moved off to the
right, another to thei left, while a third advanced
along the road, and had it not engaged the enemy
before the other brigades had time to get well to
their flank and rear, we should have trapped
them all, but after all, the jungle to be passed
chrough, to effect this was so dense with only
very narrow cart roads through it, that it would
have been very difficult to effect what was
intended. Wounded and dead rebels on the
other side of the nullah, and along the road,
testified to the good practice of the Goorkha guns
and muskets. After this affair, we proceeded along
the road through the same thick jungle through
which, except where a pathway had been made, no
animal but a wild pig could have made its way, for
about aim mile., when we came on an open canntrjr,
and very soon spied some cavalry in the distance
on our left. A few round shot dispersed them,
and we moved on with skirmishers thrown out on
the right and left, till we came within sight of the
parade ground, when, from under a tope of trees
on the other side, more sowars were visible, and
the smoke and bang of a gun showed us its where-
abouts. The Goodibas soon got three guns into
position, and made some excellent shots, when the
gun ceased firing, and the sowars became invisible;
we then rapidly advanced, and found the gun,
with its ammunition waggon, abandoned, also the
bodies of some of the enemy, again proving what
good shots the Goorkhas made with their artillery.
The force crossed the parade ground in three
columns, and at once defiled through the city, till
we came to the left of the " Raptee," and here the
Goorkhas had an opportunity of gratifying heir
thirst for blood ' • for so rapid were our movements
that some boats full of armed men were found just
pushing off, and not a soul of them escaped ; at
least two or three hundred rebels here were shot
down and " kookeried." The force passed by the
fort, without ever thinking of looking in to see if
any were there, till our return from the river, when
some 10 or 12 men were found in it and shot. The
fort consists of a high mud wall, loop holed all
round, thrown up round the judge's compound. One
large gun was here found, and a large quantity of am-
munition round shot, powder and bullets. The
house itself had been used as the residence of the
" Nazim," and is full of every description of furni-
ture, all heaped in a mass together ; the out office"
also were full of broken tables, almirahs, dze. The
church has been completely dismantled, everything
removable having been taken away, the windows
all smashed, and every table except two removed.
Almost all the bungalows have shared the same
fate. Hanging is going on in famous style, and the
budmasttes are being brought in hourly.
If it is possible to believe any expression of a
native, the residents of the city were heartily de'
la lightedam s
were to see
made, the
andS ah
a
i realog
an English officer passed, especially froth
all La
womankind—old and young.
'A Chuprah letter, dated 7th inst., says
".The detachment of her Majesty's 10th, whose
arrival threw life into the station, has struck cog)
this morning for Azimgurh. The two 12-pound er'
which accompanied them, are left behind, to be,
taken back to Dinapore as soon as Lieutenant
again;loo look
of veryg low ss
ia-
lsdner.l e
Dobbins, in charge of the Mountain Train Battery,
can procure a proper cart.
" Our field force was reported at Doorga,oon
that is to say, about 12 miles from Myrwe.

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I GEN. WINDLIAAf AND THE DISASTER

AT CATVIVPoRE.

<lAmin the .Daily News.)
The friends of General Windham are making
desperate efforts just now to retrieve his reputa;
tion by asserting that he had 30,000 men agahlsiu
him. This stag-meat is easily disproved. Genera,'
awnadisnatKilliltaiA(manirgwas opposed by the Gwalior Continge°'
iSo
ist
irsahb
forceble. The
composed
sCf,oovnertni norgoeeragavr:.
merits of infantry, two of cavalry, and
but We know
pauies of artillery, in all 8,500 men ;
cavalry,
that even of these the greater part of the
and details of other regiments, numbering abl,
1,000 men, had remained Gwalior and glhon
pore. Sup osing all the rest had Leove%ut-
Cawnpore, there would have been at the r
side 7,000 of the Gwalior Contingent. -"71-(VO
Sing's force originally consisted of about ith
men ; but it had been hunted out of Belia'r_bero.
great loss, and had lost more than half its nui`""t by
The force met by General Windham coultloll6°oo of
any calculation have numbered more than a'pewer.
alli arms, and it is probable they were 0,17e,,1, heal ;
It was different when Sir Colin Campbell L'e—dt (Oar
they had then been joined by the Naas, °I defeat.
chieftains flushed by accounts of Wiudnall'?i° by Sir
The estimation iu which that officer is belt' wiiora
Colin Campbell is proved by the fact that hits beer'
command responsible positions, whilst ho Alder'
rent elf to Umballah where all is quiet as at Mont,
shott. As for Sir Colin Campbell, whilst his carpet
straightforward manners offend some of the g:,
dear
bi
knights who have been sent out, they
do
tdouctehceonsofilddeienrce;
from camp teems with his praises.
iwnhbiilmst firloismsoalldl iseirdleiks.e rvaeirly Jett
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____ __— _ ____•—•• L. inooo
LUNAR ECLIPSE.—This evening (Saturday) ti":,:-. 0
will bo partially eclipsed, the whole withphlllo,
being visible in London. The first contact ,-,,..1"'-
earth's dark shadow will take place at Oh. 103.• ':"tebe
8d of
with time ; the last contact at 11h. 17m
middle of the eclipse, at 10h. 14(n•, one.-third c'' `O.
gbodo ;
diameter of the moon will be immersed in the
the obscured portion being situate on the so ova
o°o
lower part of the disc. The next eclipse of the,l° of
visible in England will take place on the ori"°"'
February 7, 1860,

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