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TRE SUN LONDON, MONDAY EVEN 1 NG, FEBR VARY 1, 1858.

with the one we had promised ourselves I We ex-
pected to march in with colours flying and bands
playing, and to be met by a !starving garrison, cry-
ing with joy ; ladies waving handkerchiefs on all
sides, and every expression of happiness.; but, in-
stead of that we entered
dens disorganized army,
remained,
like so many sheep, fin the whole of the
garrison at their posts, as they always
and a few officers and men only at the gate
to meet us. The next morning we began to con-
sider the state of affairs, and to our dismay we found
that the scoundrels had not bolted, as we expected,
and that we in our turn were besieged. While the
greater part of the infantry went ahead it w
nd
as
found impossible to bring on the heavy guns, a
they remained out with a portion of the force till
the morning, when a strong party was sent out
from the Residency, which took possession of the
Old Palace, a long row of palaces and gardens, in-
eluding buildings known as the Terah_Kotee, the
Terah Buk, and the Chuttur Munzil. These build-
ings extended along the bank of the Goomtee river
upon which one side of our position rested, for
nearly a quarter of a mile, and the communication
being then open our guns were brought up. We
were then blocked'off from all communication with
Alumbagh and the world in general. We then
learnt that the supplies were so numerous that with
care the entire united force could hold out till the
middle of December ! good news for us, for if we
had been then forced to evacuate the place but few
would have escaped, with such a number of help-
less women and children to escort. For some days
after we entered the confusion was most frightful ;
not an officer or soldier had carried with him any
eiothes but those we wore, and not a servant ac-
companied his master, the cooks of the regiments
being allowed to go ; so without clothes, means of
. cooking, and the crowded state of the garrison and
hcspitals, we were in a sad state of discomfort. I
had been chumming with G—, who was then doing
duty with the sth Fusileers, and put up with him in
their post in aportion of the Palace we had taken pos-
session of, but after a few days I got posted to the
" Brigade Mess Square," and there did duty, W—
administering to my wants. I was in great luck,
for W— had saved most of his clothes, and he
most kindly placed them at my disposal until I was
able to procure others at the different auctions of
deceased officers' property. I then began to settle
down and be pretty comfortable. Before I was in
a wretched state ; I had been unable to wash for
three days or change myclothes. I had not passed
a brush or comb through my hair, and was, in
short, feeling very dirty and nasty. In a few days
we extended our lines, driving the enemy from
square to square out of the Old Palace, the reliev-
ing force was told !off to different posts and order
was established. The Sepoys who had bolted on
our entry to the city returned, and the siege recom-
menced in the most refreshing manner. An
attempt was made by Outram to send out our
small body of cavalry to Alumbagh, but they wets
forced to fall back, finding the roads blockaded,
and the enemy so thick about them. We then
regularly settled down to the siege, and had to
make the best of it. The first operations were to
sally out and take some of the enemy's guns which
had been annoying the garrison, and blow up se-
veral houses which had given shelter to the Sepoys
and matchlock men, who kept up a most annoying
fire from the loopholes. This done, the garrison
was much relieved. We also extended our position
towards the iron bridge, and also towards the new
palace, the Keisah Bagh, threw up fresh betteri, s
and strengthened the old position very um:h. The
garrison was a very different place from what I ex•
pected to find it. From hearing it spoken of as the
Residency I expected to find the intrenchments con-
fined to the house itself, but the position of the ad-
jacent buildings enabled Sir H. Lawrence to connect
them and erect batteries between them. The position
extended (the old position) from the entrance gate
to the Residency to the church one way, and &mt.
the river to buildings running a straight line with
Gubbins' and Ommaney's houses. This will give
to any one who has been in Lucknow an idea of
the space covered by the intrenchments. The
buildings on all sides had been so battered and
damaged by the enemy's fire that there was little or
no cover for our men as they stood to their posts,
while the enemy were enabled to hide themselves
in the houses all around us, and keep up a conti-
nual fire of musketry, which did great execution,
while their guns poured in round shot day and
night, being placed in such dodgy positions that
our batteries could net make no impression upon
them. The engineers had so little time to run
them up that most of them were in a military point
of view quite useless, being exposed to the fire of '
guns from positions which they had no power of
commanding. The siege then resolved itself into a
mere blockade. The round shot and shell rattled
in on all sides ; but our firing was a farce compared
to theirs. When I say we were simply blockaded,
I mean that the enemy's fire was nothing to what
it was in the earlier stage. The cannonading was
as fierce, but the fire of musketry, which did so
much execution, was much reduced in consequence
of the destruction of the adjacent houses. Men
continued to be knocked over daily. The natives,
of whom there were swarms, were killed hourly,
for we had nearly a thousand dooly bearers.
Our Euporean loss was on the average about three
a day. The troops stationed in the new positions
were continually under a very hot fire from the
neighbouring house, and from round shot from bat-
teries from the other aide of the river. The enemy
had run short of ammunition, but were able
to supply themselves with as much of their own
making as they pleased, and which did very well
for their purpose. Their bullets were mostly com-
posed of telegraphic wire, which inflicted most hor-
rid wounds. The confinement also told much on
the system, and men with wounds which under
ordinary circumstances would have soon healed,
were carried off in the most lamentable manner.
We ware all placed on half rations on entry, which
consisted of sufficient ottah (meal) to make four
" chupaties" a day, a little dhal (peas), and six
ounces of gun-bullock beef. We had no grog (the
relieving force) ; the old had some which soon ran
out, and we had to wash down our breakfasts and
dinners with copious draughts of the limpid stream.
It was fortunately, beautiful water, and I soon for-
got the gin and water I tippled on the march, for
we could get no good beer at Casvnpre e ; but the
thing we all missed was tobacco. It is at all times
a luxury, but when one has to pass day after day,
with nothing to do but 2 or 3 hours' duty day and
night, with few books to read, it becomes as neces-
sary as meat and drink. Necessity is the mother cf
invention, and as a substitute for tobacco neem tree
leaves were smoked by officers and men, while I
imbibed the fume of the leaf of a guava tree which
grew hard by. It was certainly at first rather hi
ur a
palatable, but after a time I began to think it very
pleasant. The soldiers could not do without their
bit of smoke, and many made themselves ill with
smoking neem tree leaves, which are very strong
and pungent. I soon found my. health much af-
fected by confinement. I got thin and weak, and
was much pulled down by a sharp attack of dysen-
tery, which stuck to me till I got to Cavimpore.
We all kept up our spirits wonderfully, and
Were very jolly considering the circumstances under
which we were placed, but it was sad to see our
companions knocked over by chance shot daily.
storied bowie the. upper
The brigade
in senare was terminated by a large build-
ingbeen seized an
which we (the officers) lived, a large double-
our arrival, and we lnlallipt
battered 'down part of which was pal tly
a blown
enemy's guns, which had
by the sortie made after
thrown-up
little duels
defences
ef€ bdo duty on the top with
doors The and
scarcely bullet-proof.logs of wood,
party from 70 yards behind us, and • scoundrels were only
all day by eachwere kept up
the loophole
can exceed their cowardice. The ' s. Nothing
by Ilardinge's Sikhs and °there f
Sikh-squ (held
are
ments) had had ono side of it blowrnonl* loyal
regie-
sprung by the enemy, and the groundnibb'y being mine
!Banded. by the fire from the adjacent buielidnin corn
fellows were unable to repair the breach sufficiently,
ourtly
and the only defence against the entry of the devils'
was a small wall of earth not four feet high, and not
once after an unsuccessful assault made after the
breach did these villains come on. I have not time
to describe the scene inside, and the principal point

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THE RELIEF OF LUCENOW AND THE
BATTLE OF CAWNPORE.

We have been favoured with the following
letter :

" Lucknow Garrison, Oct. 19, 1857, to
Dee. 18, at Allahabad.
"My dearest Parents,—Little did I think when
I last wrote to you that my next letter would be
written from this place; but so it is. I have been a
prisoner in Lucknow since the 25th of last month,
the day on which Gen. Havelock's force reached
'Bailey Guard' (as the Residency is
generallycalled). I was foolish in coming, as it has turned
out, but had it been otherwise the trip would have
been a very pleasant one. The idea of relieving
Lucknow' seemed to me so glorious that I could not
resist the feeling that urged me on, and
.when in
Cawnpore I wrote to Gen. Havelock saying that,
in the event of the services of a civilian being re-
quired I should be glad to accompany him, as I had
done before. A. gracious reply settled the matter,
and away I came. I was not wanted, as Gen. Out-
ram entered Oude as Chief Commissioner, doing all
civilian's work himself, but as I had got leave from
Gen. elock I settled the matter by starting, at
the same time writing to the Commissioner at Alla-
habad to tell him of thesarrangement. We started
with a force of 3,000 men and 18 guns, and beat off
a large force on the first day's march, two miles
from the river, and defeated them so signally that
no stand was made by them again until we reached
Lucknow itself, when we engaged and defeated the
whole force on the 22d, in the open field, having
marched up in three days. We suffered a great deal
from the wet, for it rained incessantly the whole
three days. On the 24th we rested at a place called
Alumbagh, in front of Lucknow, where we had en-
camped on the day before. The whole of that day
the enemy annoyed us with their artillery, having
taken up a position in some thickly-wooded gardens
in front. Alumbagh is a large garden enclosed by a
thick and high wall, with a very extensive double-
storied house in the centre. On the 25th the whole
of the baggage, wounded, and camp followers were
ordered into this place, with a guard of 250 men,
and at 9 a.m. we earted. I still chummed with
Dr. —, as I think I mentioned to you before.
He was then doing duty with the sth Fusiliers,
who headed the force. We were divide I into two
parties, the sth Fusiliers, Ist Madras Fusiliers,
84th, 64th, and Sikhs, with guns, having with us
Generale Outram, Havelock, and Neill ; the Second
Brigade consisting of the 78th Highlanders, the
90th, and volunteer cavalry, with a small party of
Sikh Irregulars. We were then about three miles
from the Residency, as the crow flies, but about
six by the road we were to take. The city on the
Cawnpore side is skirted by very thickly-wooded
gardens, with high walls of mud and long narrow
lanes with straggling lines of houses and mud huts,
forming excellent covers for the scoundrels, who
fight only behind walls. Well, we had to go
through at least three miles of this, and had to
commence work by taking a battery situated about
1,000 yards up the road at the commencement of
the cover. It was close on the road, and could
sweep the approach at every discharge of the guns,
while three of the batteries were fixed on the left
and right, while thousands and thousands of the
scoundrels were lurking in the thick sugar cane on
all sides. Away we went, and with the guns pro-
ceeded about 500 yards when we opened with our
guns, the troops lying down on the road, where we
remained for about 20 minutes 'under a most mur-
derous fire' (as Gen. Outram styled it in his orders
next day). It was, indeed, most fearful, the round
shot and grape literally tore the road up, cutting
the brave fellows to pieces, while the bullets fell
among them like a shower of hail. How I escaped
I cannot tell. Why I was spared I know not ; this
much I can say, that I never for a moment expected
or hoped to see night, the fire was so dreadful. I
was as cool and collected as I could wish to be, but
completely resigned for the worst, and as I lay on
my face between the soldiers I prayed earnestly—
not for protection, but for forgiveness of my sins,
and for you all, for I never expected to see another
day. It is extraordinary how calm one feels on
such occasions. lam not particularly courageous ;
but, on the contrary, am fond of taking care of
myself ; but I do declare that when under fire,
whether it is from excitement or what not, I have
never felt so much apprehension as I have expe-
rienced when standing up to swift bowling at
cricket. It was here that the Royal Artillery were
cut to pieces at their guns by the musketry fire—so
hot it was, rendering them perlectly inefficient. We
lay then in this fire till we were ordered to get
up,' and with a cheer the men rose and charged up
the road, driving the devils oat of their strongholds,
who carried away their guns, which must have been
horse artillery, from the speed with which they re-
treated. Well, on we went and forced our way
through the gardens and lanes, losing men right
and left—on—on—through the most intricate
places, taking guns here and there, and forcing the
canal-bridge, where they stood very steadily, firing
grape and canister as the gallant fellows rushed up
to the guns. The General had planned his method
of approach and carried his map of the city with
him, and halts innumerable took place in conse-
quence, while the roads were picked out and route
determined. Away we went, and about 5 p.m.
found ourselves opposite the Palace, from the gates
of which a very heavy fire was opened, which, how
ever, did but little damage, as we found shelter in
some buildings. We were ordered on, and again
started, and got into shelter after passing in front
of the Palace, where from the loopholes the mus-
ketry poured like rain.

" Nov. 16,

" I continue my tale. Here we halted for some
time ; by awe' I mean the first brigade, for the
econd had taken a different route, carrying with
them the stores we brought in. The fire from the
Palace (known as the Keisah Bagh) was so severe
that we had to run double quick in front of it as

hard as we could, and a scene of great confusion
ensued when we halted—guns and infantry mixed
up, soldiers wandering in search of their compa-
nions, and the wounded in the doolies carried here
and there without any orders. We had been there
about half-an-hour when the second brigade joined
us, passing in front of the Palace, emerging from a
narrow lane close to it ; here they had to pass under
the very walls, while the scoundrels on the wall
hurled down stones and bricks, and even spat on our
fellows, a fierce fire being kept up from the loop-
holed wall. After a little time order was re-esta-
bliah6a, and after a fresh examination of the map
the
column was drawn up and we started again.
It was cruel k
; brave troops being expend to
siteh unfair fighting. What can men do against
loophole(' houses when they have no time to enter
a city taking house by he
gauntlet regularly throughl:ll In fact, we ran the
the streets. After
we passed the
knocked down like
enemy
powithout being able
sheep
our men being
td return the fire of the
Wmay, with any effect,
we passed on some
to MI sudden turning to the left veyihwahheungewgeateeawmaye
eoctas ssid Under a
in front, anal through this we bad t
shower of balls from the houses on a
e. The
Sikhs and the sth Fusiliers got to the front, and
kept up a steady fire at the houses for some time
with. the hope of lessening the musketry, but it wee
of .Do use ; excited men can seldom fire into loop-
holes with any certainty, and we had to make the I
beat of our way up the stvet, turning sharp round
to the right, when we found ourselves in a long
wldwstreet, with sheets of fire shooting out from
the lenses. On we went, about a quarter of a
mile, being repp( red from all sides, when suddenly
we found ourselves' opposite to a large gateway,
with folding doors, cornplete'y riddled with round
shot and musket balls, the entrance to a largo en-

closure At the side of thin was a small doprway,

half blocked up by a small mud wall, and the
Europeans and Sikhs were struggling to net
through while the bullets were whistling about
them I could not think what was up, and why
we should be going in there, but after forcing my
way up to the door, and getting my
self being
and
shoulders over the wall, I found my
pulled over by a great unwashed, hairy creature,
who set me on my legs, and patted me on my
back,
awl to. nay:astonishment I found myself in the long-
looked-for Bailey Guard. What an entry compared

of defence, &c., but Brigadier Inglis's report will
give a very good idea of what was going on before
we and I fancy you will find General Out-
ram'siarr reportve very interesting ; the most of us had
good shelter except when en actual duty, but no
man was certain of his life when moving about the
intrenchment. I used to stroll about a good deal,
but it was very dangerous. I have from necessity
delayed finishing this letter from time to time, and
i this is the last day of the mail. Matters
continued in this style until letters were
received from Sir Colin Campbell, saying he
was coming on, and would be with us on the 10th of
November. He was at Alumbagh on that date,
and then the excitement commenced ; you cannot
imagine the joyful state of mind we were all in, to
think that we were once again to be free and enjoy
the fresh air of heaven undisturbed. E'ir Colin took
a long route outside the skirts of the city, taking
several days to do it in, while we made arrange-
ments for meeting his force by undermining the
buildings opposite our advanced post. At last he
came near. Our mines blew up, our brave fellows
rushed on, turned the scoundrels out, took up posts,
and met their gallant reliever. The road was open
to the camp, and a few privileged ones went to and
fro. We were all forced to stick close to our pos ts,
while those who visited the camp made our mouths
water with tales of how they bad been fed on bread
and butter and wholesome fresh grub. My bearer
and khitmutgar came in from Alumbagh like good
fellows, and I was once more jolly. In the mean-
time the Gwalior troops were approaching Cawn-
pore, and it was resolved by Sir Colin to give up
the Residency, and, holding Alumbagh, march
back to Cawnpore and crush the vermin. The
Sikhs, ladies and children, and families, left one
evening, and the whole garrison evacuated the in-
trenchment the next. What an anxious night that
was ! We left at 12 o'clock, having withdrawn all
our guns from position, so that if the scoundrels had
only come on we should have had to fight every
inch of our way while retiring ; but the hand of
Providence, which had watched the little garrison
for so long a time, never left it at the last, and
the eye of the wicked was blinded while we marched
breathlessly with beating hearts from our post,
and, forming into line, walked through the
narrow defiles and trenches leading from the ever-
memorable ' Bailey Guard.' Out we went while the
enemy's guns still pounded the old wall, and while
the bullets still whistled over the buildings, and,
after a six miles' walk in ankle-deep sand, we were
halted in a field and told to make ourselves com-
fortable for the night. Here we were in a pretty
plight. Nothing to cover ourselves, while the
cold was intense, so we lay down like so many sheep
huddled together to keep ourselves warm, and so
lay to the morning, when we rose stiff and cold,
with a pretty prospect of the chance of finding our
servants in a camp of 9,000 men. It was useless,
and Colonel M—, W—, and F—, who
chummed together, found some good friends in the
officers of the military train, who put us up and
made us most comfortable till we got our traps the
next day. We then commenced our march, ar-
riving in Cawnpore on the third day, when we found
the G walior devils in possession of the city, firing
round shot and shell into the intrenchment. We
passed over the river without hurt, and in three
days commenced our march to Allahabad—i.e.,
the families, sick and wounded, and Oude civilians.
1, We marched 24 miles each night—ladies and
1 children and wounded in hackerie', and the officers
on foot or horse. It was miserable and so cold,
going at the rate of two miles per hour. We at
last arrived, and I again found myself safe and
sound, without a scratch, though not quite so fat
and sleek as I was on leaving. I have not used a
tam. since June, and many people did not know
me at first. I am a little browned by exposure,
but now (Dec. 18) am as jolly and fat as ever."
The following is an extract of a letter from an
officer of her Majesty's ship Shannon, attached to
the Naval Brigade, dated Cawnpore, Dec. 3 :
" I am at this moment in bed, having been
wounded five days ago by a spent grapeshot in my
stomach. I was also hit three times in the leg by
bullets, but they only grazed it, taking away a little
skin, The Gwalior force attacked us last Friday-,
and I was sent out with two guns, which I was or-
dered to take a-head of our skirmishers, so we got
very well pitched into. My guns were heavy 24-
pounder siege guns, and when our army retired they
left me in solitary grandeur, getting pitched into by
everything. The guns had been dragged into posi-
tion by bullocks, who, when we tried to get them up
to the guns again to drag them back, galloped off
to Cawnpore. After I had fired off all my ammuni-
tion, and the sepoys had got within 20 yards of us,
I gave the orders to spike the guns, and retired,
having bad one man killed and nearly all the men
hit. I had been hit three times. We retreated to our
skirmishers, who were 100 yards in our rear, and I
got some volunteers to come out and try to bring the
guns back. When I got up to the guns I was hit,
and brought in by a rifleman."
The following letter is from a boy of 19 to his
mother :
" Intrenched Camp, Cawnpore, Dec. 2, 1857.
" My ,:arling Mother,—Thank God I am safe and
well, and through Go" mercy I hope to remain so.
We have had terrible hard work here fighting the
sepoys ; we have been at it five days together. The
first day I was on my legs from 4 o'clock in the
morning until 6in the evening. We paraded at 4
o'clock, and after standing on parade for an hour or
two we marched off 1,500 strong. Nobody knew
where we were going to, but I had a dim idea that
we should see service that day, and sure enough we
did. We marched on cheerily enough for two or three
miles, the bands playing now and then in front.
Presently there was a halt, the band came to the
rear, and the fighting 88th (Connaught Rangers)
came to the front. Whereat there were sundry
murmurings among the officers of ' ours,' be-
cause our right—by seniority—of fighting first was
thus taken from -us. The word is given to ' Ad-
vance 1' Bang ! goes a heavy gung, and whiz comes
the immense mass of iron over our heads, and I am
afraid I must plead guilty to feeling an extraardi-
nary sort of sinking in my stomach. On we go, some
command is given, and the left wing wing of our
regiment goes away somewhere (I am in the right
wing). Bang! again. This time they have the right
range, and the grapeshot tears through the column.
The word is given, 'Extend into skirmishing order
to the left.' Away we go, rushing on all the time ;
we jump over a bank of•earth, and a man falls at
my side. I think, 'Oh, he only tripped up.' I turn,
and see the red blood gushing out on to the earth.
And now the bullets come round us fast and thick.
My spirit flask has the top grazed by a bullet. lam
lost in as'onishment that lam not hit. I see thou-
sands of red-coated sepoys firing at us, and I get
into a rage, and shout 'Come along, my boys, remem-
ber Cawnpore !' but in a feeble voice, trying to fancy
myself brave, but fail totally in the attempt. We
come to a stop at length, and thank goodness for
it, for lam terribly blown. Here they rally
the men, and get them together preparatory to tak-
ing three guns in front. A cheer, a long long heave
of my breath, a clenching of my hands and teeth,
and away Igo once more into the bullets. ' The
guns are ours, hurrah !'
"Three days more something like this ; I will
not bother you with the fourth day. The last part
we had been skirmishing all day, and towards six
o'clock the blackguards made a rush, some 4.000 or
5,000 of them, to the bridg,o, which I was defend-
ing. Then came a fight between 1,500 tired Eng-
lishmen and 5,000 or more of fresh Sepoys, for
these were the reserve. There are some 20,000 of
them here. Please Goodness, I hope never to see
such a hail,,torm of bullets again. I saw men fall
on every side of me ; splinters hit me, pieces of
earth from bullets, &c., and there we were obliged
lone' as possible ;' the `keeping' consisted in
to stay. Our orders wcro 'to keep the bridge as
standing still while a hurricane of balls passed
through us. I must own here that I lost my pre-
Colin C
Bence of mind ; I said the Lord's Prayer, and thought
I should never see you, darling, and all my dear
friencl° again ; but God (thanks to him for it) has
hitherto preserved. We after some time reteEatecl
into the fort, and defended It until relieved by Sir
amplsell.
" I
bard biscuit on the ground every night. I have
and rum to live on. I never am able
to sleep more than thxee
hours at a stretch, but I

have a capital appetite, good health, and I say my
prayers every night that I may be allowed to see
you again, and I am very happy and comfortable,
so do not worry about me, darling."

SIB COLIN CAMPBELL'S OPERATIONS.

(From the Daily News.)
Certainly the operations of Sir Colin Campbell,
i❑ snatching the women and children of Lucknow
from death, in rescuing General Windham from
defeat, and at the same time in destroying the
Gwalior Contingent, are most masterly. The des-
patches published on Saturday admirably describe
the General's plan, and the mode in which it was
executed. It may be well, however, to set forth

the salient points in the description, that the public
may recognise the infinite importance of a know-
ledge of military principles, and of skill in their

application.
We pass by for the present the exploits of Gene-
ral Windham. It is sufficient to say, that having
deemed it necessary to retreat after his victory of
the 26th, he found himself on the 27th attacked by
the enemy with an overwhelming force of artillery.
He was threatened, as he declares, on all sides—

very seriously attaked in front and flank, and the
same night retreated into the fort, losing a great
part of his baggage. Cn the 28th the battle was
renewed, but with no better success. General
Windham was more closely pressed. His last line
of entrenchments was attacked, and the bridge of

boats, by which the Lucknow women and children
were to °nape, was seriously threatened. That
same night, however, Sir Colin Campbell arrived.
Preceding his own column some two or three hours,
he reached the entrenchments of General Windham
dusk, "where," he says, " I learnt the true
state of affairs. The retreat of the previous day
had ben effected with the loss of a certain amount

of camp equipage, and shortly after my arrival
was reported to me that Brigadier Carthew had re
treated from a very important post. All this ap
peared disastrous enough, and the next day (che
29th) the city of Cawnpore was found in possession
of the enemy at all points." To this pass had mat-
ters been brought by General Windham.
Before proceeding further, let us describe the
scene of action. The town of Cawnpore lies on the
right or west bank of the Ganges, about 130 miles
north-west of Allahabad. The town does not come
quite down to the river. In order to reach the
Ganges, a sandy plain of some two miles, covered
with officers' bungalows with their compounds, or
inclosures, must be traversed. These are the can-
tonments, and stretch several miles along the
water-side. The river itself is crossed by a bridge
of boats ; and over it is the only road to Lucknow.
In this plait' of the cantonments there were en-
trenchments and a fortfor the purpose of protecting
the bridge. It was in order to occupy these and to
" preserve this bridge and the communications with
Sir Colin Campbell" that General Windham was
posted at Cawnpore. His post was, therefore, of
vital importance. How he maintained it we need
not now inquire. Through the cantonments there is
a road. Some few miles south-east of Cawnpore
this road joins the Grand Trunk Road—which,
passing through that city, unites Delhi, Allahabad,
and Calcutta—and northward of this junction, but
before reaching Cawnpore, is the entrenchment
where the late Sir Hugh Wheeler was besieged.
This Grand Trunk Road, it should be observed,
was the line of retreat for the rescued garrison of
Lucknow, and for Sir Colin Campbell himself. Its
safety was therefore vital.
Now, at dusk on the 28th November, Sir Corn
crossed the river, and took the command of General
Windham's troops. On the 29th effectual means
were taken to protect the bridge. Tllsame even-
ing the crossing began ; but it was not till the even-
ing of the 30th that the last cart had passed. The
whole British force being now on the Cawnpore
side of the Ganges, its position was this :—The
British camp was in the form of a half circle. It
stretched from some old Dragoon lines lying some-
where near the Ganges and the Fort southwestward,
across the Grand Trunk Road, and round the pod-
timi occupied by Sir Hugh Wheeler. In short,
Sir Colin's right rested on the right, his front and
left covered the Grand Trunk Road, which, as has
been observed, was his only line of retreat. So he
stood the 2d of December. On the 3d, " the con-
voy, which had given me," says the noble-hearted
old soldier, " so much anxiety, including the fami-
lies and half the wounded, was finally depatched,"
and on the evening of the sth every arrangement
had been made for a general attack on the enemy
the next morning.
Now it should be observed that the city of Cawn-
pore lay in front of the British camp. There is a
canal which runs east and west towards the Ganges,
the larger portion of the city being on its northern
side, the smaller portion being onits southern side.
Asir early
Colin as the 28th—the very evening on which
Sir arrived from Lucknow—the mutineers
had been driven out of that part of the city
which lay nearest the British entrenchments. And
Brigadier Greathed had about the same time oc-
cupied the General Gung, an old bazaar of very
considerable extent, which, as the despatch says,
"lay along the canal in front of the line occupied
by the British camp." Thus it appears that the
ornwofeeassl
Delhi
maAerindinetdsef
n theth ec the enemy were on the north side of the canal ; whilst
rs
the British lay on the south side of the canal, hav-
ing at the same time one advanced post,
Gene-
ral Gung, on the canal itself.
On the Gth December, the morning of the attack,
the enemy amounted to 25,000 men, and 30 guns.
There is no estimate of the British force, but it
calculation. These 25,000 had assembled
Of the British arteriilltehrey
jituraisuiz
could not in all probability exceed 7,000 or 8,000
pars eds
distance
len to
men.
fforormni any
yious quarters. The Gwalior men had come
morning
. of
the The
6t
bmyCtahlepereo,aodf
whichcawn joining
Cawnpore on tltileatnoffrothm.
Nana Sahib's people had come southward from
robot camp was
about two miles from Cawnpore on the Calpee
Bithoor down themitGyornan
were thus posted : the mutineers
The rebels' right —fs,cn •
ig the British left—
stretched some way beyond the I ang e formed by the
Grand Trunk Road and the Canal.
We have already
said that the eanal runs through the city east and
west towards the Ganges, whilst the Grand Trunk
Road runs north-west and
parallel to that river.
The canal and the road
would therefore form an
angle. The British might advance along the road,
but would be obliged to cross the canal before
closing with the enemy. There were only two
biidges for this purpose. Such was the enemy's
right.—Hie centre was in the city of Cawnpore.
He occupied the houses and bazaars which over-
hung the canal. The '
city is full of narrow lanes—
so narrow that in one of them we nearly lest one of
our guns—and the principal streets were carefully
barricaded. This centre of the enemy was exactly
opposite to the bazaar called the General Gung—
the advanced Positi • •
on occupied by Brigadier Great-
hed. This position of the centre, strong as it seems,
proved his weakness, for itappears that
,between
his centre and his •
right there was the wall of the
town, which separated one portion of his position
from the other so completely that in case of
emergency he had no means of transferring troops
from his left to his right. Such, then, was his cen-
tre.---His left
occupied what is called the old can-
tonment. This is,no doubt, that portion of the
ground which lies between the city and the Ganges.
In its rear, about one mile and a half in a direct
lino from the British intrenchrnents, was the Suba-
dier's Tank. This formed tho strength of this part
of his position. In front of this the Baptist chapel
stood ; and 11're it was where Brigadier Wil-on lost
his life
in a gallant but too daring charge. Such
was his left. —_Thus U 8 the whole line of the enemy ex-
tended from the Ganges through the city of Cawn-
pore and along the canal westward of the city wall,
which is perpendicular to the canal. It should be
observes', moreover, that the camp of the enemy
lay two miles in rear of his right, and covered the
Calpee road ; ; above all, it is to he remarked that
the Calpee road was the line of retrest of the re-
bels. In short, as Sir Colin Campbell says, the
canal, along which were placed the enemy's centre
and right, was the main feature of his position ;

and the canal could only. be passed in the latter I NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. A COTTON SP
direction by two bridges. BURNIN
Now, what was Sir Colin to do I If he attacked
the enemy's left with his right he would have to
encounter the whole 25,000—he would have to un-
cover his own line of retreat—he would have to
fight with his back to the Ganges—and would as-
sure the enemy a safe retreat, even if they were de-
feated. If he attacked the centre he would have to
cross the canal, and engage in a terrible conflict in
narrow streets, with death looking out from every
window. The only comae left was to attack their
right with his left. In so doing his military genitis
discerned advantage of which he did not neglect to
avail himself. He saw that the enemy's right was
practically cut off from his centre and left. "The
wall of the town," he says, "which gave cover to
my attacking columns on my right was an effec-
tive obstacle to the movement of any portion
of the enemy's troops from his left to his
light. It appeared to me, therefore," be
addS, " that if his (the enemy's) right was
vigorously attacked, it would be driven from
its position without assistance coining from other
parts of the line." In short the right of the enemy
would be assailed by the whole British force ; it
would be overpowered before it could be reinforced ;
the mutineers in the town would be taken in rear,
the enemy's left would be cut off from the rest of
the army ; and last, but not least, Sir Colin would
obtain possession of the enemy's camp and hurry
them on to a disastrous retreat, with the probable
loss of all their camp equipage. His anticipations
were fully realised. At 9 o'clock on the morning of
the 6th a heavy bombardment was opened from the
British entrenchment near the Ganges, east of
Cawrpore, so as to induce the enemy to believe
that be was to be attacked in that quarter. With
characteristic prudence the baggage was driven
down to the river side to avoid the slightest risk of
accident. Brigadier Greathed's three regiments
were reinforced by the 64th, and ha was desired to
occupy the General Gung—the Bazaar on the canal,
opposite the enemy's centre, as he had done for
some days. The rest of the British force—consisting
of an artillery brigade, including Capt. Peel's heavy
guns, cavalry brigade under Hope Grant, and
three weak infantry brigades under the Hon. A.
Hope, Walpole, and Inglis, of Lucknow_were
drawn up iu contiguous columns in the plain of
the cantonments, and effectually masked from the
observation of the enemy. On the morning of the
6th Dec., soon after 11, all was ready. The infantry
then deployed in parallel lines fronting the canal.
Hope was in advance in one line, Inglis of LuCknow
was behind in the second. The cavalry and horse
artillery were sent to cross the canal by the bridge
a mile and a half to the westward, and to threaten
the enemy's rear. Immediately to the left of Briga-
dier Greethed, who was posted in the General Gung
Bazaar, was another bridge across the canal. This
was crossed by Brigadier Walpole, aided by Capt.
Smith's guns. Keeping along the city wall ho drove
the enemy from some brick kilns. The Sikhs and the
53d did the same on the lef r. The wholeline advanced.
The daring Peel leads over the canal bridge with
a heavy gun, accompanied by H.annaford, a soldier
of the 53d. His other guns follow ; and Sir Colin
exclaims in amazement, "on this occasion there
was the sight beheld of 24-pounder guns advancing
with the firet liue of skirmishers." The whole tr )ops
are over the canal. The two parallel red lines are
again visible. The enemy are driven back at all
points. His camp, two miles in rear, and covering
his lino of retreat, is reachel and taken at 1 o'clock /9 1
in the afternoon, and his rout is complete along the
+Lo and 24U
Calpee road. So fared the Gwalior right. In a
word, his line has been cut in two. He has been a wives and children of `r
attacked in detail and has lost the day. ~a Regiment, who arrived at
But now not a moment was to be thrown away. - a rew days ago from Gibraltar, emlFor 14 miles along the Calpee road the enemy is the Irish team packet for Dublin.
The Fairy yacht, Master Commar
hotly pursued with cavalry, infantry, and artillery. Welch, arrived at Sheerness, tee
Sir Colin Campbell believes that not one single gun the Thames, having a north-se
or cart of ammunition which had been on the right ilespatch-s for the Cur acoa
of the enemy's position escaped. But the victory The latter proceeded fro
was not yet complete. Tile left of the enemy w::s A..edined itralo A's ooffice, and r'
' e
it
still untouched. Accordingly, as the Commander- Admiralty ordrepr
in-Chief passed the enemy's camp, he left General trday, and '
Mansfield, his chief of the staff, with a detachment Fairy r. ter
to secure the captured.camp and to take the pesiti.n The so-
of the Subadar's Tank, which, as we have already Asmi"
described, stood in rear of the enemy's left. By Yr.
skilful tactics he accomplished his task, and the
same evening saw the Gwalior left in full retreat
westward. The centre finding themselves taken in
rear and their camp captured, seem to have aban-
doned the town. Such was the battle of Cawnpore.
Two days after, Hope Grant completed the de-
‘struction of the enemy at Serai-Ghat. To euloglse
such exploits is idle. The mere facts of this skilful
achievement are enough. Sir Colin C tmpbell and
General Mansfield are soldiers of the true stamp.

Orders have been issued from
.the War-office to
Maj ,r-General Slade, Commandant of she Colches-
ter camp, to hold in readiness the following officers
and men to join their respective regiments in India
—43 non-commissioned officers and men of the Ist
Regiment of Foot ; 28 of the 44th, under the corn
mand of Lieut. Acklom ; 36 men of all ranks of the
3d battalion of the 60th Rifles ; and 60 non-com-
mission.d officers and men of 66th, under Ensign
Westropp. In all, 167 men and two officers, making
a total f upwards of 700 Mein and officers who,
from that camp, have joined their regiments on
service in India. The above troops are expected to
march to-morrow. Their destination will be
Madras, and *hey will be despatched by over-
land route. Quite a revival has taken place in the
number of recruits enlisted within the last fortnight
—the majority of those attested being for the Rifle
Brigade. The temporary camp at Clacton has been
broken up for the winter, and Languard Fort, near
Harwich, is uow used as a station for the instruc-
tion of the men in musketry.
The following officers have joined their respec-
tive Indian depots at Chatham garrison :—Col. R.
N. Phillips, commanding the 2d Battalion ; Major
H. D. Ellis, Ist Battalion ; Capt. A. Wright, to
command the depot of the 81st ; and Lieut. G. F.
Webster, 19th.
Since the reduction of the standard to 5 ft. 3 in.
for recruits for those regiments &living in
and 5 ft. 4 in. for other infantry regiments, nearly
100 recruits have arrived at Chatham for the pur-
pose of joining the various Indian depots at that
garrison. The number of recruits arrived at
Ch,thatn, which had fallen off considerably during
the past few weeks, is now on the increase, and it is
expected that the average number who will join at
Chatham for several weeks to come will be upwards
of 200 per week. Notwithstanding the large
draughts constantly leaving to reinforce the rk-gi-
merits in India the garrison at Chatham is still very

Strong, there being upwards of 2,000 non-commis-
sioned officers and men of regiments of the line.
The number of reinforcements now waiting at Chat-
ham for embarkation is nearly 1,000 officers and
men.
The late Brigadier-General Wilson, K. H. , who
was killed at the head of the 64 h Regt. in charg-
img the guns at Cawnpore, had been nearly half a
cen.'ui yin active service. His first commission as
ensign bore date Oct. 31, 1809. He commanded the
64th with Havelock's movable column at. the defeat
of the reb Is at Ootiao and Buseerut Gunge, and
commanded the force which attacked and routed a
party of iebels at Bitboor on the 18th Oct. last. On
Nov. 28, atter charging the guns with his regiment,
and spiking two of them, he found himself over-
whelmed by numbers, and compelled to retire to-
wards the iiitrenched camp. He bad most gallantly
gut some of the men together behind a bou-e, where
he made a stand for some lime. Here he was mor-
tally wounded. Capt. Bowlby ace three men of the
64th then carried him back into the intrenchnaents,
distant about a mile, under a heavy fire of grape.
Ho was sensible, thanked Capt. Bowlby for stand-
ing by him, and requested him to write to his wife
and say that he had died in discharge of his duty.
He was buried in the ruins of the church at Cawn-

pore.
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's Royal mail packet Pera is ordered to
embark on the 3d inst., at Southampton, the fol-
lowing detachments for Alexandiia, on their way
to Madras overland :—From C,lch-ster--43 met,
of the Ist battalion of Ist Foot ' • Lieut. G. E. Ack-
lom and 28 men of the 44th ; 36 men of the 3d bat-
talion of 60th Rifles ; Eesign R. G. Westropp and
6U men of the 66th. Frem Abrdeen—rLieut. H.
Jameson and 9 men of the 74th. From Fermoy-
-17 men of the 68th ' • and 34 of the 69th. From
Chatham—Lieut. S. T. Sargent of the 43d. The
whole under the command of a field officer.
The same company's mail ship Ripon is ordered
to embark on the 10th inst. the following officers
and men for the same route and d estination :—Lieut.-
Col. K. D. MiKenzie, Capts. E. C. B. Elphinstone,
and W. E. Newall, Lieut. R. B. M`Ewen, Ensign
A. Eddington and D. B. H. Johnstone, and 24U
men of the 92d Foot.
Yesterday morning the wives and children of the
soldiers of the 92d Regiment, who arrived at Ports-
mouth a few days ago from Gibraltar, embarked in
the Irish steam packet for Dublin.
The Fairy yacht, Master Commander David N.
Welch, arrived at Sheerness, on Saturday from
the Thames, having a north-sea pilot on board and
despatches for the Curacoa, Capt. T. H. Mason ;
the latter proceeded from the Fairy to the Port
Admiral's office, and there received orders to pio-
ceed to Ant werp immediately to act as directed by
Admiralty orders. The Curacoa got up steam yes-
t-rday, and left Sheerness at 11.15 a.m. The
Fairy returned to the river Thames on Saturday.
The screw steam-gun vessel Alacrity, Commander
Armine wodehouse, arrived at Sheerness late on
Friday evening last from Devonport, coaled from
the coal depot, and left cn the following day for
Gravesend.
The Osborne paddle-wheel steam-yacht, Master
Commander, G. H. K. Bower, completed her coal-
ing at Sheerness on Saturday, , and proceeded for
the riv r Thames.
The Valorous steam-frigate, Capt. W. C. Ald-
ham, completed her coaling at Sheerness, and has
left for the liver Thames.
The Majestic, 80 guns, screw steam-ship is
ordered to be taken into the fi ting basin at Sheer-
ness for immediate service.
The Royal Geolge, 102, is completely rigged in
No. 3 dip dock at Sheerness, and is to be put out
of dry dock this day.
Rear-Admiral Sir S. Lushington, K, C. 8., who
it w ill be recollected commanded the naval brigade
in the Crimea until he obt tiued flag rank, was on
Saturday appointed to the command of the Bra-
zilian station in the place of Vice-Admiral Wallis.
• Mr. A. W. L. Browne has been appointed mate
f otthe Racoon.

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THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL
COMPANY'S SCRVIcE.

In consequence of the deat't of Capt. Soy, Capt.
flicks, the late chi,f • ,fficer of the Pera, has been
appointed to command that steamer on her next
voyage to Alexandria. She leaves with the Calcutta
and China mail on Thur-day next. It is expected
that she will take out between 200 and 300 troops,
who will proceed overland to India. Capt. So 3
commanded the Oriental in 1840, when she con-
veyed the first overknd Indian mail from Seuth-
atnpton to Alexandria soon after the practicability
of the Red Sea route was demonstrated by Lieut.
Waghorn. Capt. Soy was buried on Saturday in
Southampton Cemetery, and followed to the grave
by the officers, engineers, and crew of the Pera.
He was a most careful and ~uccessful commander.
His anxiety for the safety of his ship while at sea
was unceasing, and passengers who yoyaged with
him had the most unbounded confidence in his skill
and watchfulness. Although Capt. Soy came home
on his last trip in almost a dying state, nothing
cluld. prevent him interfering so as to ensure the
safe navigation of the Pera and the comfort of the
passengers. Had he stuck to his old and compara-
tively small ship 'wins, he would probably have
lived a few years longer. The Pera is larger by
nearly 1,000 tons than the Indus, and it is past
question that these monster steamers increase the
wear and tear of both the mind and body of a cum
matelot.. Cap % S iy was 55 years old when he died.
The Ripon, Capt. Powell, will leave Southampton
for Alexandria on the 11th, and will thus be the
pioneer ship of a weekly steam communication be-
tween Southampton and India. Eighteen years ago
steam-packeta communication was first established
between Eu4and. and Ltd a via Egypt. lc, was then
a monthly communication, and was fortnightly a
few years ago. The L-tipou, it is expected, will take
out upwards of 200 troops to proceed overland to
India. The Malabar, a new steamer, is expected
sitottly at Southampton to be placed on the Penin-
sular line. She wilt be commanded by Capt. Brad-
,.haw. Very soon, the Peninsular and Oriental
Company will have 32 steamers in the India and
China seas.

THE ELECTION Fort REIGATE.—It was expected by
Mr. Martin, the returning officer for the borough, that
the writ for the election would have been sent down on
Saturday, fourteen days, the period requir,d by law,
having elapsed since the offic.al not:►6t:l4ton of the
vaca,cy appeared in the Gazette, but it did not arrive,
and it can at now be received befire this (M. n lay)
to 'fling. The nomination will taks on Friday.
Under the arrAngernents we described la.t week as
adopted by Messrs. W•lkineon, Walters, and Doulion
for a:“(1 to ping the trued 01 th, electors, and abating the
dangerou- xcess of liberal candidates, a ballot had been
t:tken in the following manner : three cards, on which
wk re written the names of the Liberal ca.odidAes, were
enclosed in an envelope and addressed to every elector,
with a request that he •.voull return the name Lf !be
gentleman to whom he wished to give hie support. The
arrds were all counted up on Thursday in the presence
or the candidates, and it was found that Mr. Doulton
had the great :r number of supporters ; it was conse-
(prowl), arranged that Ili, should stand as the liberal
candniate, and that the 0, her two gentlemen should
rater There are now three ca.itlidetes in the field—
Mr. Doultor, who represents .the lib ral interest, and
Sir H, R.Awlit.;son and Mr. Monson, who come forward
as liberal cobservatives, and the contest is expected to
be a very close one.
RETURN TO FOIL THIE.—The Preston Oh,roniele of
satur4ay
:_.‘ Wt, are g!ad to learn rha. Me-see.
Horrockses, Miller, and Co., who have lare,l been
working four days a week, have given tostructiotH for
the whole of their mills to commence running full time
next Min;lay. Considetvg that this concern employs
above 3,000 bands, the change will be an acceptable one
f or All classes."

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"NNE.

CH.

IRGIRD WITh
S MILL.

ly in Noveutber last the cotton-spinning mill
of Mr. G. Thwaites, at Euxten, ntar Chorley, was
wholly destroyed by fire. There were suspicious
circumstances attending the fire, which caused in-
quiries to be instituted as to its cause, but leading
to no result at the time. The mill was insured in
the Manchester office for the sum of 2,6701. It now
appears that a person named James Heiden, a car-
der, in the employ of Mr. Thwaites, has made a
statement to the effect that his master instigated
him to set fire to the mill, and that- he was to
receive 1001. for the deed. On Wednesday last Mr.
Thwaites and Holtleu were both apprehended and
lodged in the lick-up at -Chorley on the above
charge. On Thursday morning they were brought
before Mr. Augustus W. Smethurst, and remanded
to Saturday, when they were again brought up.
Henderson, policeman, who apprehended Hol-,
den, stated that he admitted having set the mill on
fire by Mr. Thwaites's desire.
Holden said—There was nobody in the office
when Mr. Thwaites told me to set it on fire. He
said, " Well, Jemmy, I am losing money ; this
place is doing me no good. Could you burn it
down ? There has been many a mill burnt down be-
fore, and if you will do it, and let nobody know, I
will give you 1001." I could not help from telling,
for I had been so very uneasy, and it has put" our
folk so much out of the way. I have been away
drinking. I told my father what I had done a week
or two ago. I got some oil and cotton, and wetted
the cotton with oil, and put it among the bobbins
in the card-room, struck a match, and set fire to
it. I went into- the mill through a window. Mr.
Tewaitis courted one of my sist-rs ; he is a married
man, and his mistress was so put out of the way
about it that toy sister was turned away from the
mill. I have worked for Mr. Thwaites ever since the
fire, at 12s. a week. Mr. Thwaites has given me about
61., at V. and 21. a time, as wages. I have been
watching the place. I have nut asked him for
100/. ; 1 have asked him for a trifle, and he has
said that he bad not got it. Ido not wish to say
any more about it. I have done it. Nobody had
ever seen or known anything until I had told of it
myself.
Both the prisoners were committed for trial.

Country Markets.

LEICESTER-JAN. 30.

At our corn market wheat sold at a reduction of is per
qr. Barley is advance. Oats and beans firm at last day's
currencies. But few peas, and is dearer.

GRANTHAM-JAN. 30.

Wheat in large supply, and 2s per qr. lower. Malting
barley fully as dear ; grinding is dearer. Oats scarce, at
last week's rates ; beans unchanged.

NOTTINGHAM-JAN. 30.

Wheat in better condition to-day, and the market ruled
dull, at a decline of is to 2s per qr. ; good white samples
making 58s. Barley on fair offer, and is lower. In oats
and beans sto alteration.