The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-29 00:00:00

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„,41 4 good a state of defence as the means at their corn-
"'„aacl rendered possible—guns and amunition being
auuedatit, but experienced gunners scarce.
On the 2d inst. the Ketah contingent of Horse, Foot,
Artillery—up to to that moment believed by some
r.4lohe loyal_ marched into cantonment, to the great
al of the majority of the residents ; and then, to. the
,111,aniehinent of al, one detachment was sent to relieve
"4e Euroeanguard over the gaol (in which 4000 derepe-
eta_te criminalsgwere imprisoned) ; and anether to guard
of te 4 Government-hop-e. It being known on the afternoon
C
th, that the expected enemy were close at band,
-14 eotetingent was marched out of the can.ourne,n,e,
ut
e
RaderElf take up an advanced position on the road,
!ight have been foreseen, no sooner had tee Conan-
eilt reached the destined belting ground, and the opptohre-
„4,_itY offered, than one and all bo!ted, and joined the
be
Criae of the rebels. Full particulars of the affair will
oaed ill another cceumn.
The en tn top, e afternoon, every lady and child in the can-
mill'uts and civil lines, previously done
who had not
e°l retuoved to the Fort, and shortly alter daylight theg
tlelezt morning probably no man was outside,
d,ix7 :sioputi
of
It., regular European troops and the first
„ Rarly the day the enemy, about 10,000 strong (say
ei):),.°,94infatry, 1,500 cavalry, a,nd. 8 gills), encamped
la" 00 yards of an open plain in-the rear of the. vrila-
hge: Sussia, close to the f iurth mile stone from Agra
ta°l;.tl,l",. read to Fuit -spore S. eekree; and shortly after
"431 our troops came in sight of that village, which
'4 tYePpriached in a leisurely manner, but unfortunately..te
takingimmediate possession and forcing h
aetlae-y to fight on the plain, we commenced firing from
,eistance, and ultimately the enemy took possession
°O4 ar and being thenuercever, inflicted heavy loss on
e:Cthey were driven out.
V 4
are promiaed a copy of the official despatches
t
fl,,Peeting the battle, but in the meantime we u
tee thfermation of the distant reader the subjoined
ottar,r,s4tiver written by an eye-eituess, of the operations
-""e tight flank of our force.'
j 4 The troupe tlrat went to meet the enemysein the sth
lit Marched uut of the station about 11 a.m., and pro.
Selleadli,Hg a ong the road in the direction of the village of
eat;ange, and which is about six miles from Agra,
the ed tie large sandy plain that lies to the right of
re
where the line of battle was formed, and in
at ord r advanced slowly to meet the enemy, who.
ilyee_te theen distinctly visible, hovering. in large bodies
tomeMately to the right of the village. Toe line
a °Cited of a horse field battery on the extreme right
tenidete,fta the infantry being in the middle, and the mounted
iret'a somewhat in the rear. When about 600 yards
O. the village, the insurgents opened fire on our right
ati4et-rY bY a , furious discharge of round shot, grape
eeesehells which, which was immediately responded to
ea' such excellent effect, that after two rounds from
Cegue they were seen retreating in great numbers.
tor cheering and repeated cries of `follow them. up,
41,aw themup,' were heard from all parts of the right
re4er9. and there can be little . doubt had. a dash been
sit:4 , the enemy would have been driven from
their po-
-0
e`txl th open into the e
field with the loss of their gun.s,
_ action teen brought to an end, with less same.
°f life than eventually was the case. Our gu.ne,.
thow:iler, limbered up and the line again advanced but
"tletuY now stood to theirguns, and, having got their
as the
ii,raeg; directed their fire with admirable positi
n •
oe tie atoongst our men and horses painfully attested ,
r attack
Stlib was evidently being confined to a series of
'toot erete advancs, fur of such it consisted, until we
e a• wh
yarns 200
arils of the village, which we then
email
lensed
to bombard, and, it is to be feared, with
1"Be on the other side. The most unpractised eye
e Wadeur shots were being thrown away on high
4`A •
Whereas , which siege guns alone could have touched,
dadfarther our right battery only moved fifty yardseid
ne the: the right, every shot from it must have t
tlestee e!tataY's two batteries, whence was issuing so
,were
.ctie a
fire upon UP. The consequences of thism
Came what might have been expected, the enemy
11448°8 emboldened, their cavalry in great . numthem.
lON ed °ur right, and the infantry spreading e
us
great over the field in skirmishing order,
whilst
we
Isom
44nyance with their rifle firing, whils
repel
%eel the want of cavalry were powerless to
ewes.ea' large number of their horse had the audacity
ateer• round to our rear, and riding up the centre,
elketti'o.ured to reach their main body, which many
Militia
doing I It is true that our mounted .
'4ll through a fairly uf those hanging to the eig.ht o
tad 0-te2 When after five of tneni getting cut to pieces,
tetreoiteri aeverely wounded, they made a precipitatehv
tote 'lute the battery and from the dirvition t e,
404 to reach it in
a fire about being opened
Pte i
k 4 gun that'had peen got into position for the pur-
oaid which would have blown off the field every
citie,r at whom it was
pointed.
1104 The firing against the village continued for fully one
E°Meng which time a shower of. musketry was be.ng
tiet:e(l oote, us from behind its walls and the tops of the
; two companies of the European Regiment then
aed
~6(1 in most gallant style, forcing their way through
th„,`liviog out the enemy to the opposite bide, and this
see' would have done in a much earlier stage of the
etel4)ll, had they been permitted. The left battery had
lie' bring before the Europeans emerged from the
bilo-tiel though that on the right continued exchanging
Lek mhot with the enemy, and it was only very shortly
'1444 it bad succeeded in silencing them, that the la-
fe.. ed apt.
D'Oyley received his mortal wound. But
t44,tv retinue
ol ammunition remained incur waggon w eu
set goad event occurred, nevertheless the wouneed man
11441 a tumbri., and continued to give the word of com-
veeteuntil they were expended. Want of cavalry pre-
rtole" our followi busp what we had gained, and nothing
4141:44ailtisultendd tistixsve to retrace our steps to canton-
roceeded to do in the most orderly
rtltive'r Possible. Iraiately the rebels perceived tha
ithe elint, they advanced with their guns, and nearly
14'hin,, WaY into Agra, fired round rihot afteraa
',eV' Peculiarly humiliating to experience, whilst smll
teutt:ef their horse threatened us on either side with
t•
ie•ketivitY as to prevent our getting a shot at them.
%if -me Whole force succeeded reaching the Fort by
efter
t4titnateltd and wounded will best enable the reader to
The; *oe severity of the engagement.
ben% messed doubt that our men were fearfully ou`-
gliaatc%Zii.but despite that. they would have remained
d
• hel the held, had it not been that both men a.n
ie ',ere(' off the whole of the small supply of am
that hey
_b_ad taken to. the field. It is now sup-
ti,t'fore, h.4,enerny were in the same predicament, and
I,ho ""1/41 we not moved off, but had waited a short •
T• he c,"er, Perhaps they might have gone first. d
e-shscilas -„ltevi. Linea Infantry Militia having met the tire
"ard,4,-"'hg in, were formed across the road as rear•
tet.ohee" the they maintained until the whole force
t• int e ort.
"leZtia4l94;lole still two miles from the Fort, we had the
4(18 the of seeing the enemy's cavalry gallopping
I:tvereidefencelee- stition and before we entered,
:34 114,, gf°llsee were :heady 'on fire.
.After sunse",
anti r°
the bastions houses burning on everyl
4"4 4gain the next night—so that har y
has escaped destruction—and such houees
ltolefa conlirtents as were not consumed by fire, have
etlot, if .44'13' gutted and destroyed by other meaurse.
.40er h ate to leave the Fort to-morrow,. there a
h "Bes in the place with roofs remaining, under
h'ett9 a-eat4ald obtain, shelter-and as for household pro-
,l°ttli,",°th thin" ten ou*side we suspect there is
1(1,,1te articl gs
• t qice iu serviceable order..Tne
eoo4 eoore and eteexis
to
I re out" windows are removed,. and every bit of
,t 4 wall ao that nothing remains but the bare
broken
n se;
rTy hdi g a. re s tredw
wherever tyhoeu rmo a„,ilvso
youa 11 d
troejokep eb., rectiob, an
trirfer.y, and tables, carriages broken in bits,
faejlesteobrr and in fact every kind of property wan-
the °Y the •'"u• This has not been done, we are setis-
eekiso „eetleroY, but by the bath-flashers of the cty and
'h who were all liberated from the gaol.
illtrZee'ledeti4decatY, tli!aauPpeared the day.
.after the action, and
‘• vti Of th heir rrpore, but nothing.with certainty is j
me 3, e eir alter movemente. It is rumoured that
el'„r Cent;lPeot a visit from the mutineers of the Gtv.-
"14 vent.4gect, but it is doubted by many whether they
reeiy to re to coins-.however, it they do come, we are
The e give them a warm welcome.
1111 a crowded, but not inconveniently so, and
ell are
good health and spirits. We are well provided
the Pretty cos and ammunition, and upon the whole we
eeaBar fortable, and have become reconciled to
Cite. unlotisoranent.
tideNncs' two or three Christians are known to have been
ineitt'diarhe,c,l3 out.side—namely, Major J.cob, formerly in
b service, and Mr. Huhuard, of the Agra C
be lit
ever other Ceri,tiaa inhabitant is supposed
*ate wit h 'aid to in the fort. 'Taohl.harr jah of Gavel or
1,4 be exerting himself for our a.irautage and we
e cue else to fear.
ti,inLore concluding, it is right to mention that our re-
n4„'eg lroin the held may be consideredaene,.dac,hdtavoinef
tttettti'llia:rY prudence, for had the enemy au
into our rear later in the day, they might e
Ooff from the Fort, and by overpowering the Kraal'
lson, have murdered four or five thousand deteuce-
''4,ereen, women, and children.
I? e following is a correct abstract of the casualties
!< occurred occurred in the action on the sth. It will be ac-
iktiwledged that the fighting must have been severe,
pitt..td
I:R that a full quarter of the men engaged were
mre de combat.
b'dle Artillery had two cfficere wounded (Caloiala
Ithd IIPY• Since dead, and Lieut. Lamb)-3 men ki
Th* wounded, including 6 naive dri re.
ofta„,!. 3 1 European Regiment bad 29 men 10l ed ;
tads: (Major Thomas and Lients. Pond and Fello wee),
, The men wounded, of whom 10 have since died.
1:1114(,"viA Line. Infantry Militia had five gentlemen
R( Seise O'Connor, C. Hirn, P. Horn, J Cara-
aere. ,Stnith, and Jourdan), one officer (Major Pr, n-
Nt",_B9 aed eight gentlemen (Masers. White, Ray,
dea'?orne, Braeiley, C.Se Freeze, Outram,.C.S., and
1,:k1;1/4,(les. e• 8.) wounded.
Vil Lines Infantry Militia had one gentleman
r. -'ede') k• 11 ; d five gentlemen (Messrs.
Niledvele ahYo; Steadman, dtnm'an, Ilallyian, and' -Faville)
Th,, •
t Hitt
a}itai ached officers,
&C", bad 6 c olnded, viz :
q°°ltte ,s" • Alexander, 10th Light Cavalry ; Lieutsd.
otalotto", Williams and Bratnley, Dr. Watson, an
r Runter
tlehlltrib-tetilltaber killed, 'or since dead, is 46-and thed
'°tledeientided 92, making a total of 141 ki'led an
euvt.°f. a'total force of ablur 500 men engaged.
isti)Li't of suervents within the Fort of Agra, July
t" J. R. o,lvin; E. A Reade, H. B.
v)lu °n ,w. E. Money, R. B. M., rgan,
,lii!lll,lqtatiti:iersdr.ag.,kl:3l.o!
re.Rocacikkwse,,,,C
J. B.
Thornhill,‘inV iyelyi y 110,Ani.V..Bitan..isiAlt)to.arrjrt.,...
room j W. ra
'• 01 • -rowerA.
A, L. M. Phillips,
W. Power, A. 0. Hume, H. W.