The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-06 00:00:00

(No. 3.)

Return of Killed and Wonn,li..d in the Ghoorka Force
engaged at Munciree, Sept. 20, 1857,

. •
Guness Dust Regiment--Billed, 1 • dangerously
wounded, 1 ; severely wounded, 6 ; slightly wounded, 2.
Subhuz Regiment—M.ll(o, 1 ; dangerously wounded,
1 ; severely wounded, 9 ; *.lightly wounded, 2.
Sherd Regiment—Dmigeroasly wounded, 1 ; severely
wounded, 3 ; slightly wounded, 1.

Total—Killed, ; dangerously wounded, 3 ; severely
wounded, 18 ; slightly wounded, 5.
T. P. WRIGHT, Assistant-Surgeor, with
Ghoorka Force at Azimghur.

(No: 4.)

Capt. C. W. Bannister, commanding at Ncemuch, to the
Adjutant-General of the Army, Bombay.
Camp, Neemuch, Oct. 24, 1357.
_ _ _

Sir,—l have the honouito report that, on the morn-
log of the 23d inst., Capt. Simpson, commanding at
Neemucb, marched out with a forts, ere.cgth as p-r
margin,l to attack some rebels reported to be at a vill Igo
or walled town called Jeerno, about ten miles distant
from Neemuch. It had been ascertained that these
rebels had come from Mundesore, and had threatened
to make .n attack upcn Neemuch.

Two advanced guards from tho 2d Cavalry, under
Capt. Tucker and Lieut. Blair respectively, were sent
on the previousnight by I,fferentroads, the main column
following at half-p.s.t 5 a.m.

The advanced guard, under Capt. Tucker, fell in with
a large party of tho rebels near Jeerun, at daylight ; and
Cait. Tucker, leaving a reserve under Lieut. Le Geyt
in a concealed situation, advanced with a few men to-
warls the enemy, who it appears were about 100 in
number, and charged right through them. In this
charge I regret to bay teat Capt. Tucker lost his life ;
and Capt. Lawrie, 21st R9giroel,t, who accompanied
him, and who appears to have behaved nobly, was very
severely wounded. It is due to Capt. Lawrie to Fay that

ho endeavoured at the fist to dissuade Capt. Tucker
from charging rashly with his small body of men into so
large a force, but, seeing that Captain Tucker was
determined to charge, he added his voluntary cervices to
support Capt. Tucker and give greater effect to the
cha:ge, Capt. Lawrie was wounded severely in the
breast with a lance, and was much cut about with the
swerds of the enemy. His horse was shot under him.
O.ae trooper was killed in this charge. Toe rebels ap-
pear to have retired to a position out of the reach of
cavalry before Lieut. Le Geyt, who had but a hand-
ful of men in reserve, could approach tt em. Cap-
tain Tucker's body was taken away Ly the enemy,
but was afterwards recovered by the men of his
own troop. His head, which was severed from
the trunk, was never recovered. Our main body
arrived in front of the walls of Jeerun at about
half.-past 7 a.m. The enemy were assembh-d 200 yards
in front of tha walls on the brow of a hill, when our
column first saw them. Tt ey remained till our 9-pounders
moved forward and fired a few rounds ; they then retired
slowly, taking up a stronger position behind some huts.
At about this time I was sent with a squadron to the
other side of the town to out off stragglers, and conse-
quently did not see tho action ; but on returning after
the action I was informed that our infantry had, at first,
failed to dislodge the enemy from their positio❑ ; thatin
their advance for this purpose Captain Read, command-
ing her Majesty's 83d detachment, had been killed, and
Captain Slapitt, commanding 12th detachment of N. 1.,
had been dangerously wounded ; that both infantry de-
tachments, seeing their commanders fall, wale a mo-
mentary retreat; that the enemy,emboldened, rushed on
them and took one mortar and were nearly on the guns,
when Captain Simpson, with Lieut. Blair, Lieut. Le
Geyt, and Riding-Master Steers, charged with a squad•
ron upon the enemy, retook the mortar, and dispersed
the rebels, who fled to the fort.

In tbis charge CApt4in Simpson vrai very severely
wounded in the head, Lieut. Blair was wounded severely
with a award, and Lieut. La Geyt slightly by a bullet.
Tae day was now fast coming to a close, and we heard
some reports that another column of the enemy was ad-
vancing on Neemuch from another direction.

Captaitt Simpson being unable to perform his duty,
the command devolved upon me.
I omitted to state, which is as important point, that
a great part of the ammunition of the mortar was never
recovered, but fell into the hands of nhe enemy. For
this reason, as well as on account of the great natural
strength of the place, which would have rendered it im-
possible, with the small force at my command and no
breaching guns, to take the town, alio on account of the
fagged state of the men, the want of officers to command
the detachments, and the necessity of returning to pro-
tect Neemuch, I ordered a retreat, which we effected
before night closed in.

The following is the list of casualties :-
2,1 Regiment of Light Cavalry-1 captain Ind, 1
captain severely wounded, 1 lieutenant severely wounded,
1 lieutenant slightly wounded, 1 trooper killed, 2
troopers wounded, 2 horses killed, 4 missing, 27
wounded.

Her Majesty's 831 Regiment-1 captain kill d, 3
privates wounded. . _

12th Regiment Native Infantry— 1 captain severely
wounded, 6 privates wounded.
Staff-1 captain severely wounded.
I have, &c.,
C. W. BANNISTER, Captain,
Commanding at Neemucb.

P.S. The force are very much indebted to Sergeant
Majnr Toole, 2d Light Cavalry, and Sergeant Taylor,
13,mgal Army, for the recovery of the mortar, which
they dragged aviay under a heavy fire irarn (Late!), after
the fir,t &large of the cavalry, Trio enemy were not
completely routed till the cavalry had charged several
tinier.

Captain C. W. MUlL,(Niiioterst.)o the Brigade Main-,
Nusseerabad.

Sir,----I have th Cam, pe hon Neemucb, Oct. 25.
return of the killed and wounded in the action before
Jeeruc, on the 211 inst. It does not entirely agree with
our to forward Surgeon Pelly's
the list which I made out on the ev-niog of the 231, and
of the
which was Ito or
Bwarrigdedadiebr y express early in the worning
24th Macau I but at that time it was
very dillicul,, to obtain correct information the burgeon
being occupied in a!,tonding to the A-on,isie'd.
Since the despatch • of the clreimuniclti in to which I
have alluded the town of Jeerun has been evacuated by
the rebe!s, and is now occupied by come troops spat
there f,r that purpose by Captain Loyd, the political
a•ret.t in whose di,trict Jett un lice,
I omitted to auction in my despatch that, in retiring from Juerun we baited and bivouacked within sight
I.f
the town, and et ly at about 1,200 yards distance, in

* I did not see a dead man, but I am told there were 2
killed as elnve.

2d Cavalry, G officers and 255 rank and file ; her Ma-
jestv's 83d Regiment, 1 capt,in, 1 lieutenant, Bengal
Native Infantry (attached), 50 rank and file; 12th Regi-
ment Native Infantry, 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, .21stiNa-
tive,Infat4try_ (attachett),
~100 sank and_ file; 2 9-pepnder
guns and one mortar under'Lieut. Barnes, Ben;al Horse
Artillery ; the whole force commanded by Captain Sicep-
son, commanliez at Neemuch.