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(From the Daily News Correspondent)
BOMBAY, JUNE 5.

The subject whichlias most attracted our atten-
tion and caused anxiety in Boinbay is the state of
the Southern Mahratta country. As month after
month passed whilst. Delhi was besieged by the
British, Lucknow by the rebels, and whilst insur-
rection was rampant throughout a great part of
India, it was a ceaseless wonder that the Southern
Mahratta country—peopled as it was with deaceud-
ants of the Peishwar old noblesse, all anxious to
revive they times when they wielded the power of
the State, should have been maintained in a condi-
tion of quietness and free from a general outbreak.
The mutiny of the 27th Regiment and the subse-
quent revolt of Kolapore—the rebellion of a few
petty bands in the country of Kulludgee—the rising
of the Rajah of Shorapore, each of whic't
have been the cfter:e T 1 C: uluvolueut, .Sad
!),N,2.1 c:icarlivented by the energy of the Govern-
ment, not unaided by a modicum of good fortune.
But, notwithstanding these successes, the state of
the southern Mahratta country remained a source
of alarm to us, and a cause of anxiety to the Go-
vernment, whose information as to the sentiments
of many chiefs told them but too plainly that
nothing but extreme vigilance could enable them
to weather a storm ever threatening to burst. In
these districts as in those of Khandish and Guzerat,
there was an obvious policy to pursue—that of dis-
armament. But to disarm a numerous population

imposing forces are necessary. No on 3 willingly
parts with weapons of offence or defence. From
time immemorial arms have been borne by the na-
tives of India. Their swords, pistols, and match-
locks are heirlooms in their families, relics of times
when men's hands wero constantly turned against
each other, when the spareness of populations and
the breadth of uninhabited tracts rendered arms in -
cessary for defence from the attacks of wild carni-
vorous beasts. To deprive men of what they valued
as relics of the past and a means of future defence
for their personsfrom the assaults of man and beast,
was to touch them on the sorest point of Indian
character. It had an additional feature, which was
that it showed distrust. Disarmament was likely
to be looked upon everywhere as a punishment. It
was so alike to those who had traitorously fought
against the English government, and to those who
bad not taken part in rebellion. From the former
it removed all chance of future success. It proved
to the latter that they were not free from suspicion.
The disarmament was unpopular wherever it was
tried, and therefore required either a display of
considerable force or a certain amount of diplo-
macy. A judicious mixture of both was used in the
Southern Mahratta country: After the affair of
Kulludgee force was used with those who had stood
out against us. With a few chiefs persuasion was
tried, and there appeared some prospect of success,
fer they seemed penetrated with a respect for Eng-
lish power, but they were liable to be influenced by
the pernicious intrigues of others who were posi-
tively hostile, and resolved to risk their Jives in an
effort at emancipation. To Englishmen the posi-
tion of those who thus imperilled their lives seems
sheer insanity. We cannot conceive any native be-
lieving in success against our arms, but there are
too many instances on record to permit a shadow of
doubt that amongst a few chiefs the idea of English
power is altogether unappreciated. The Sawunt
Warms, bordering on the state of Goa, have for
two or three generations rebelled, and no defeat
seems to have taught them the wisdom of peace.
These chief's are now in rebellion, and ensconced in
jungles almost inaccessible to Europeans, they defy
us at present. Their neighbours the Daisies,
Bheamia, Moondurgee, and Chemgee, are equally
contumacious ; and though previous rebellions of
the same kind have ever failed, experience has not
shown them the prudence of yielding to our supre-
macy. These Daisaie chiefs were the initigators of
rebellion in the Dhatwar and Belgaurn districts.
"Upon them no diplomacy could act with effect.
Wandering in and out of the Nizam's frontier,
collecting men and arms, they sought to draw
into their pasty some of those chiefs whom our own
political agents were at the same time endeavouring
to keep in the path of loyalty. Amongst those who
were thus the otject of solicitude from the rebels as
well as from ourselves was the chief of Nergoonda,
chief or jagheerdar, whose fort lies about 50 miles
from Belgaum. Mr. C. H. Manson, our political
agent, had succeeded in inducing this chief to sur-
render his arms. His fort contained several guns,
which at our request were taken out preparatory to
being carried to Belgaum—unfortunately want of
transport prevented this plan from being completely
carried out, and the guns remained in a village at
no great distance from Nargooud. In the meanwhile
the Daisaies had been counter-working and seemed
likely to succeed iu enticing the chief rebellion.
The Nargoond chief's kinsman, of Ramdroog, was
also reported to the authorities as disaffected.
Energetic action was necessary to bring matters to
an issue. Force was evidently required against the
Daisaies, and it was determined that force should
be used, but Mr. Manson, in the hope of avoiding
hostilities, determined to proceed 'to Nergoond,
through Ramdroog. On the 26th, accordingly, he
arrived with an escort of horse at the latter place,
and had au interview with the chief. This man is
young, and has but recently come into the property
he now holds. There seemed little reason to believe
that a man so circumstanced would throw away by
disaffection the fortune he had but just chanced to
fall into : his protestations of loyalty were therefore
believed by Mr. Manson, and they parted on friendly
terms, the latter starting in the direction of Nur-
goond, in spite of the warning given by his uaustnan
that Nergoond was in rebellion. Mr. Manson, cross-
ing the IVlulpurba river with his escort, halted for
the night between Nergoond and Ramdroog, got
into a palanquin under the roof of a temple, and
went to sleep surrounded by his escort. In the night
he was attacked by 800 men belonging to the chief
of Nergoond, and as he rose from his palanquin he
was killed. Several of his escort were killed and
wounded. It was a daring act, politically, to commit
a foul crime on the person of the highest British
authority on their part, and was intended, no
doubt, as a signal for a general rising of the
Southern Mahratta country. The Daisaies were
out in armed rebellion round Guduh Dumul, in
the Dharwar collectorate, and the chiefs Mounder-
gee and Hembgee held the fort of Kopul, on the
borders of the Bellary district. The news of the
murder of Mr. Manson was soon made known at
Belgaurn, where troops were in:media' ely prepar.7.d
for service. Her M tjesty's 51:th and the 20th
Native Infantry, with artillery and a siege train,
partly went out ou the evening of the 31st, and the
rest were to follow on the Ist of June, their desti-
nation being Nergoond. In the meanwhile troops
had been marched from Bellary, under the com
mand. of Major Hughes, of the Madras army, and
the rebel Daisaiea were encountered at Kopul and
beaten, the two chiefs, Hembgee and Moundergee,
being, it is said, amongst the slain. The rapidity
with which these rebels have been crushed shows
how carefully they have been watched. The Ner-
goond chief will probably share the fate of the
Daisaies, and the peace of the Southern Mahratta
territory will thus be restored. Five companies of
the 92d Highlanders are under orders to leave
Bombay for Wagolirn, on the south coast, their des-
tinati. n being Belgaum, whilst four squadrons of
the 17th te ncei s have It ft Poona for Sholapore.
Previous to this outbreak, the Rohilla plunderers
of the Hydi abad territory had been on a pluudering

expedition to the north-east frontier of the Nizam'a
territory, and plundered the country about Jaulna.
Two reeiments of Bcatson's new horse have been
sent there from Secundarabal simultaneously with
two squadrons of the 17ih racers and two com-
panies of the 18th Royal Iris's,':'roin Poona.
Whilst disarmament is thu,' the source of trouble
in the Southern Mabratta country, it is no less a
cause of anxiety in G•nzerat. Sir R. Shakespear
seems to me to have praised that measure with a
good deal to inubh haste on the Gaekwar of Baroda
and the chiefs dependent on him. He ought to
have waited tilt Snob time as he could effect his pur-
pose with a; suffi-Cient force. The Guzerat chiefs
have shown no violent symptoms of disaffection,
and therefore delay might have been expedient on
that ground alone, but in to this, it was
politic to pause, because none prize the right of
bearing arnis so highly as the Rajpoots, and the
disarmament was certain to create great discontent.
It has been partially effected in the districts about
the Gulf of Cambay, but not without resistance.
The Nawaub of Cambay was only made to disarm
by threats of force,.and the chief of Pahlumpoor by
similar means. The Kattiawarpeople remain armed
as well as numerous others in parts of Guzerat ; the
measure, so far as it has been carried out, having
caused a violent excitement throughout the whole
of that country. •
Khandeish remains in a bad state from other
causes. The Bheels, who, left alone, would perhaps
never have risen, are worked upon by fugitives
from Rajpootana, and partisans of the Nana. Kaja
Sing is still out in the Saulpoora range, and after
his defeat near the Taptee, has been in the neigh-
bourhood of Sooltanpoor, plundering and burning
as usual. In Rajpootana itself there is news of the
Awa Chieftain being agaiu-ira,,arms,
,vrith his fol-
lowers,• iu the chain of the 'Aravulli.
It is time now to revert to the operations of the
Central Indian army. Calpee has been token by
Sir H. Rose without much difficulty. You may
judge of the deadly nature of the warfare our troops
are engaged in by the following letter, relating an
episode in the battle of Koonch

Koonch in Jalonn was attacked by Sir 11. Rev on the
7th. The enemy had teken up a position on the Poonoh
road, and had a battery of 12 guns en it. The 2d bri-
gade, under Brigadier bluer, of the 14th Dragoons, at-
tacked in that direction. Orr, of the Hyderabad Con-
tingent, attacked. from the Ait road, and the general
with the Ist brigade circled round to the left towards
the Neddygaon road, thus making a flank movement,
and tureieg the enemy's batteries and defences.
The general theri advanced the let brigade towards
the town oa the side of the old fort, and there was a mu-
tual cannonading. The eeerrel nee eauceed down
by the vr,n, t;ol,geci to lie down under a tree and
1141 c) cold cloths and water applied to his head. This
caused a delay of about 12 hours. When he got a little
strong he at once mounted his horse. and putting him-
self at the head of the first brigade led it against the
town, took the old fort, which commanded the whole of
the enemy's position, and soon rendered it untenable.
The general was a second time floored by the sun, and
would have fallen from his horse had ho not been lifted
off. Water, &0., was again applied. In the meantime the
Hyderabad Contingent had also attacked a garden, and
two compaeies carried it to the right of the 2,1 brigade,
but as they were not supported they were obliged to fall
back.

In about 20 minutes the general again got better, and
snit off an order to Brigadier &earl, to attack, and the
general made straight through the town to take the
enemy in rear. Here he had a third sun stroke.
The Dragoons made their first charge and killed 70
mutineers of the Gwalior Contingent, 32d, 12th, 52d,
and other regiments.
There was some delay in Brigadier Stuart's advanc-
ing, consequently when he got into the enemy's position
every man had bolted. The general, recovering a little
again, got on his horse, and hearing that the pursuit was
slack started off at gallop, collected some horse and set
off in pursuit. 400 sepoys were killed, and nine guns
and much ammunition taken. The force did not get back
to camp till nine p.m., having been out since ten of the
previous night. 13 Europeans dropped down dead from
sun stroke, and many others are suffering from it. In-
cluding these 13 we lost about 25 killed.
The general showed great pluck and much skill.
The next day (Bth) the force was obliged to halt, and
on the 9th it marched to Hurdoee, where four more guns
were taken. Total, 13. The force on the 12th instant
was at Sundee, fourteen miles from Calpee, in which
place there are about 8,000 or 9,000 rebels and mutineers,
with the Ranee of Jhansee, Tanteea Topee, and the
Bandab Nawab.

Brigadier Maxwell is, I hear, on the other side of the
Jumna, to assist General Rise.

The Tara Bad, her husband and Kamdar, whom the
Gwalior Contingent had set up as rulers in Jaloun, have
all given themselves up to Captain Ternan, the deputy.
bommissiontrosha is is camp. -
General Whitlock is still at Ellie ib, engaged in what
he loves best—playing at soldiers ; and if all accounts Le
true ,he and his force are likely to have good prize money.
His second brigade, under Brigadier Macduff, must
ere this have joined him, as they left Nagode on the
15th. Bundelkund Proper is said to be full of rebels
and mutiueers, and yet GoNernment have left but very
few troops in the JulOulpore districts.
The following letters from Calpee describe the
advance to that place and its subsequent capture :
Camp near Calpee, May 15.
To-day the let Brigade marched from Etomra to this,
six miles. During the march we saw a picquet of the
enemy's cavalry about a mile on our left, and between
us and Calpee. After the column bad passed they
made a descent on our baggage, about the centre of
the line of it, and killed six of the 25th, who were
part of the rear guard. Seine of the Hyderabad Ca-
valry were alio there, but when fighting began they
were nowhere to be seen ; one of them came into
camp for assistance. The main body of the rear guard
was about three miles to the rear of where this took
place, and the Horse Artillery and Cavalry came up at
a gallop„ but the enemy showed them a clean pair of
heels in no time. We encamped on the right of the main
road to Calpee, with our right resting ou the Junena—
that is about four miles lower down the stream ; in front
of us is a very rough bit of land, intersected by deep
nullahs and ravines. We have possession of the only
ford near Calpee. The Junena is a fine river, and its
water clear and good— I assure you most grateful to man
and beast.

16th. This rnoreing a reconnoitring party, composed
of two gune Horse Artillery, one troop 14th Dragoons,
ftawroacs
surfaceompanieswBe6ntth,
but
tgwinoreunnd a g
t, andretawto
ace and ie ex-
ceedingly 25th
Regiment Native Infantry, under coruneaud of Major
Gall, went towards Calpee. The road was found good as
narrow; the country between our camp and
Calpee is intersected by deep uullahs ; the whole of the
infantry were in skirmishing order, and advanced to
within 800 yards of the enemy's advanced post, when it
was found prudent to retire. The enemy seemed surprised
to find a force so near them, and began to show them-
selves in hundreds. From this little busineSS they took a
lesson, aed on seeing how close we could steal on them,
immediately took possession of the heights in front of
us, and now their sentries are pacing within 2,000 yards
of our camp, watching all our moments. On these we
ought to have an advanced post, The 2d Brigade are
still at " Etowas," and very heavy firing was heard in
their direction ; the enemy came out in force and at-
tacked them, capturing 50 of their camels- At 2 p.m. a
message came here for assistauce ; the General, his staff,
t-'o squa irons of the 14th Horse A. tillerY, and 25th Re-
giment, went out, but the enemy had retired before they
arrived. The latter had one 18-pounder gun, and horse
artillery working two 9-pounders. Their movements
were quick and good. Teey seemed to have been at once
aware of part of the Ist Brigade having gone to the 24,
as about three o'clock they came down in force in our
front. The 86th Regiment wen out in skirmishing order,
and two howitz .rs were brought to the front, and though
towards
quiet for the night.
the 2d Brgade, as on
they had about 2,000 men they were driven back in style,
the shells bursting among them. 'We returned to camp
yesterday,at
them
eiotubw.r—i
tbtittchhe rae,evi
their
unier
firingkom Horne
ae nAtdorawtl i
havingal
levy,
again moved out against
of which they are very
proud. The 71-t charged a village and drove them out of
it. On the other side there were upwards of 2,000 of the
enemy's cavalry. During the skirmish a panic seized the
3d Cavalry, the heroes of Kooihab, and they gall iped to
the rear, overturning. everything; in their way they
knocked two artillery drivers off theircarts
ohforasmesmaunnditrioodne.
over several others.
halefour been busy throwing up
mounds of earth on the he
across our front with large todies of men ;indeed, they
have bad the audacity to pitch a camp within 2,000
fro the enemy observed the
movement and W
yards of our pickets, and ker. LIP a desultory fire all day.
About 5 p.m. two mortar, were brought to the front,
and were beirigsphuo
ienred P"dittviln the heights in skir-
mishing order, and supported by at least two regiments.
We had nothing in front hut a picket of the Bth (about
30 men) ; these fellows came at such a pace that before
a couple of companies of the 86th could come up in sup-
port of the picket they were within 80 yards of us ; the
two companies did come, and extending in skirmishing
order drove the enemy back. Casualties on our side
none, on the part of the enemy not known ; but a great
deal r f ammunition thrown away on both sides.
18th.—The whole of last night was spent getting the
mortars in position, and this morning they opened ; by
the time the third shot was fired their camp was struck
and all made off, leaving their sentries only on the
heights. A few shots passed between them and us
during the day, otherwise all was quiet. A. sand-storm
this evening, which made every one feel seedy and dis-
agreeable.
19th—Maxwell, with his brigade, made his appearance
on the other side of the river, which appears to have
rather astonished the enemy. He is farther up than we
are, and opposite the town. The enemy have again ap•
• peared in force in our front, but are keeping at a respect

ful distance ; they appear to have a good Donal-Fr ef
working parties out, and the quantity of dust
clearly shows that they are not making the road easy to
us. Nothing more than a few shots to-Jay. This morn-
ing the 2,1 Brigade jlined us.
20th—Thin morning the enemy appeared in force on
the heights, and in the nullahs in front, and kept up a
constant fire, every now and then coming close up in
large bodies. Halt of Woolcomb's battery ordered to the
front, also two 18-pounders and a howitzer, a strong
picket of the 88th Regiment and two companies of the
25th. About 12 o'clock they tried to tarn our left flank,
at the same time coming forward in large bodies in front
and on the right. Some five or six hundred of them were
on .our left, I supposed ready to rush forward if their
skirmishers gained any a4vantage over the 25th. How-
ever a well directed shell from the howitzer scattered
them in all directions, killing numbers ; the mortars and
9-pounders also did a great deal of damage among them.
The sun told on the 86th men very much ; two officers
and some ten or twelve men were taken to the rear in
doolie.. The enemy still showed an extraordinary bold.
nese, and came along the nullahs to within 100 yards of
the guns. The 25th behaved exceedingly well, and were
much annoyed at not being allowed to follow the enemy
up. They had several men killed and wounded. The 86th
had two wounded, and Lieut. Jerome, who commanded
the picket, got a severe wound on the forehead. There
never was mere harassing work for troops than this,
and in the middle of the hot weather it is dreadful ; every
one anxious to go at the city, and the men say they
would much rather die in action than die in hospital
from sun-stroke.

amiss, May 25.
Calpee was taken by assault by our force, in conjunc-
tion with Brigadier Marshall's brigade, on the 23d.
Before giving you an account of the action,. I must tell
you that for five miles round and about Calpee, from the
inundations of the Jumna river no doubt, the ground is
frightfully rugged and uneven, and impassable except' by
infantry, and that too with the utmost difficulty—steep
ravines, with yawning gulfs between.' This of • course
proved very advantageous to tlia-enemy, who caused us
no email annoyance from these recexses, On the 22 I,
the day previous to the storm and assault, the enemy
came out in full about fifteen or twenty thousand, chiefly
cavalry, and made bold to attack us. Heavy fire was
kept up till late in the day, when the cavalry, as usual,
skirted off The 86th slaughtered a fearful number on
the river bank, where it is said their infantry were so
thick that the County Downs were kicking them into
the water and popping them into ducks. The 71st, too,
did its duty. We had the Camel Corps of Max rvell'e
Brigade, who also did capital work ; but for them three
of our guns would have been captured. The folloa log
morning, the 23d, at 2 p.m., the whole force moved off
to the assault ; the infantry over the deep ravine, nra
the cavalry round to a road lea ling into CA'p.3. ; but to
their great ilisapenintthent they discovered, that the
..reht-r portion of the enemy had mada off during the
night. The few that remained, however, resisted des-
perately. Nearly ail were slaughtered by the flying
brigade while escaping towards Agra. A sad number
must have bit the dust on the 22d ; but it was impossible
to find this out, as they took the precaution for the first
time of carrying off their dead and wounded from the
battlefield on stretchers or dhoclies. When possession
was taken of Calpee and our flag waved proudly over its
walls, which was up at 10 a.m., the infantry all got into
the Residency out of the sun, and one of the 71st pipers
constnersced a strathspay on his bagpipe, when all .who
could kick a leg at all stepped out to it. The general
and ail the officers were in high glee at this. Sugar
and salt were strewed about in abundance, and
the resemblance between them was so great that
many got sucked in by the latter. -Our commissariat
suffered much from captures by the enemy, at a
time, tog, when we could ill spare it. Thirty-eight darts,
with tea, sugar, arrack, and medical comforts, were
taken from the 2i Brigade. Poor Conductor Roynane,
who was in charge, died about the very time this happened
from sheer exhaustion. The day we were marching
to take up position before Calpee a body of the rebel
cavalry attacked our baggage and cut up a number of
cartmen. One of the office clerks was seized, and begged
his life off by saying he was a writer to a Banyah. He
had to give his horse, and rings set in pearls were torn
off his ears. Oa demanding his money he said he had
only one rupee, which he gave up ; but the cunning
chap, laughing and telling me of the affiair in office, said
he had fifty rupees by him at the time. The enemy
hooked it on seeing the dragoons. Calpee is a fine large
place, with an arsenal on the river bank. It is high
time now that the Central India geld force was quar-
tered ; they have done their duty, and no mistake. Our
men are suffering much from the heat. None were in-
jured on the 23d except by the effects of the sun. We
captured eight guns and two elephants on the 22d and
23d ; we also fired a ruyal salute yesterday, the Queen's
birth-day.

Sir Hugh Rose deserves the highest praise, as it
seems to me, for the manner in which he has per-
formed his duty. With 5,000 men he has overrun a
country filled with enemies, covered with nume-
rous forts, difficult of access by_ its defiles, and fatal
to troops, b-cause no resources were available iu it.
If it-be urged that he delayed`,-it may be said that
to him these delays are not attributable. At Saugor
he had to halt for provisions and carriage. At
Jhansi be was detained by the Kotah rebels getting
into his rear, and threatening his communications.
The only force which slipped thrJugh his fingers
was that of the Rajahs of Banpore and Shahghur,
which escaped across the Betwa from Major
Orr. They and the Boondelas, who come out of
their jungles when our troops disappear, retook
Chandairee, Esaugur, and Malthoon ; but Chan-
dairee has been retaken by Brigadier Smith's bri-
gade, and Esaugur will have the same fate. The 2d
Brigade will go from Calpee to Gwalior, where bar-
racks have been erected for 2,000 men.

The presence of Colonel Maxwell, as you have
seen, contributed not a little to the easy capture of
Calpee, but Colonel Riddell's corps from Etawa
also did good in keeping the banks of the Jumna,
downwards from Etawa in the Doab. Colonel Rid-
dell has had two or three brilliant little engagements
with the enemy, which it would take too much
space here to record, but of which you will find de-
tails in the overland journals. The two colunan,,
however, were insufficient to prevent 3,000 or 4,000
men from getting over the Jumna into the Doab,
and thence into Oude, through the Mynpooree dis-
tricts, whilst another gang, 1,000 or 2,000 strong,
got away lower down, and crossed the Ganges, be-
tween Cawnpore and Futtehpore.
Dude itself swarms with rebels, against whom Sir
Hope Giant has ben sent on two expeditions with-
out doing much good. On the first occasion, when
near Roy Bareidy, he came upon the fort of Simree
which he found so strong that he was obliged to .
retire, blowing up his ammunition. On the second
occasion, by a rapid march to Banuee, he pro-
vented the concentration of the enemy on that
point. Of Oude it may be said with perfect truth,
that we hold nothing more than the capital and the
road from Lucknow to Cawnpore. Mann Singh
holds Fyzabad. The Ghoorkas have gone home,
and Ghorruckpore and Bustee are held by Colonel
Rowcrofc, who has been forced to move from his
entrenched camp at Betwa on the Gogra. He also
has had two or three brilliant encounters with the
rebels, who are very numerous.
Robilcund is quite clear of rebels. Shabjehaupore
was relieved early in May by Jones, who had to
repel an attack made upon him on the 15th by the
rebel cavalry. On the 16th Sir Colin Campbell,
who had marched from Bareilly, after leaving Wal-
pole with three regiments there, heard at Tilliur that
the enemy were in force at Mohunadie and ou the
eastern side of Shabjehaupore. He accordingly
marched down on the 18th to that place, and on the
‘.l9th had a skirmish with the enemy. He was
joined on the 22d by Coke's brigade, which had
been out pacifying the districts of Rohilcund about
Pilibheet. The rebels meanwhile stole round be-
tween Shabjelianpore and Futtehghur and plun-
dered Palee Sanoi and Munjuloo. Sir Colin, leav-
ing Jones to advance against Mohuiudie, returned
by way of Jellalabad with a division to Futtehghur,
where he arrived on the 26th. Jones in the inter-
val advanced towards Mohuindee, which he took,
and the enemy retired towards Oule. Thus the
focus of insurrection is now pretty well confined in.
Oude. The Ganges having risen renders the pas-
sage of the river difficult ; and now that the sum•
finer campaign is over care will doubtless be taken
to watch the ghauts and prevent the enemy from
leaving Oude.
Nana Sahib has gone off into the hills of Nepali!,
where Jung Bahadour, if he is still stanch, may
' capture him. But it is supposed that the Nana
means to go off towards Thibet, and stay there.
In Behar, the Jugdeespore rebels remain un-
quelled : they took to the jungles after the capture
of Jugdeespore, and it is necessary to cut down the
jungles before they can be caught. This duty has
been undertaker), and in the meanwhile Sir Edward
Lugard remains in Shababad.
This, in as brief space as I can recount it, is the
state of India at the close of the campaign of 1857-8.
Are the results such as you were led to expect, or
was it believed in England that more would be
done ?

to inform you that Nergoond,
JUNE 9.
in PthSe'S—olutahm happy to
country, was occupied
without resistance on the 2nd inst. by Col. Malcolm,
commanding the Belgaum field-force. The fugitive
chief of Nergoond with six or seven of his principal
followers were captured without difficulty on the
evening cf the 3d by the rural yoliv.
I had forgotten to tell you that the Rajah of
Shorapoor having been sentenced to transportation
for life at Secunderabad, committed suicide with a
revolver.
A telegram from Calpee states that eight guns