The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-28 00:00:00

from Lucknow yesterday, a fierce cannonade at
gun-fire, and towards noon the enemy exploded a
mine ; but bysome mischance it went off just under
the feet of those advancing to attack, killing, it is
said, nearly 400. The garrison then made a sortie,
which utterly completed their discomfiture.' "

The following is an extract of a letter written by
a cavalry officer at Cawnpore, dated Sept. 3 :
" The news we have from Lucknow is very good :
we have often communication with them. A man
came in yesterday. They are all as jolly as they
can be, under the circumstances ; they appear to
have plenty to eat, though no luxuries. Fighting
goes on daily, of course, but there is no chance of a
further assault, as the niggers got such a lesson last
time. I hope we shall relievethem before the 25th,
certainly. We have now, I should think, 1,500
Europeans. The cavalry only numbers 80, but is
to be made up to 100. We have a battery of horse
and one of foot artillery, and six 24-pounders drawn
by elephants, besides some mortars ; and when the
90th and sth join us, as they will about the 12th or
15th, we shall be able to give the blackguards some-
thing they do not expect. I feel, and indeed we
all feel, very hopeful of Lucknow. The people
are gradually turning towards us ; they begin to
see it is only a Mahomedan affair, which would
not suit them. A Mr. and Mrs. Probyn and
two children came in two days ago from Fut-
tegliur, and also a Mr. Edmonstoue ; they have
been staying with a man in Oude, by name Hur-
dur Bux, who brought them in himself, and is ready
to join us whenever we make a movement into
Rohilcund. He says that nearly all the Hindoos
will join us willingly when they see us advancing."
A letter from Havelock's camp states that " two
of the mutineer regiments have sent in to the gene-
ral, offering to lay down their arms if their lives
were spared. The reply was that no overtures from
any rebels could be entertained ; but that if they
gave ocular demonstration of their sincerity, that
is by fighting their brother mutineers, their case
would be taken into consideration. One of these
repentant regiments is supposed to be the 22d N. 1.,
110 generously offered to assist their officers from
the Government treasury at Fyzabad, and who it
will be remembered spared their officers. The
Ghoorkhas being on one side, and the Europeans
on the other, with the King and Ally Nucky Khan
not coming up as promised and fully expected long
ere this, they appear to have taken a sudden fit of
loyalty again, as they now find that their visions of
double pay and 200 bighas of land in Oude pro-
mised to each Sepoy, has been merely figurative ;
attempting to grasp these, they have lost the Com-
pany's regular pay and batta. The following was
an intercepted letter to the Barrackpore Brigade,
and more particularly addressed to one regiment
there :---‘ Oh ! ye warriors greeting ! We expected
great things from you; you have, however, deceived
us. We considered you as the nose of the army ; but
you gave up your arms without fighting. However,
it is not too late to retrieve your characters. It
is true you have no arms ; but hasten up, and
Ram will give you arms. You will each Sepoy
eet 12 rupees per month 2 • and 200 bighas of land.
The King of Delhi has ordained that no more cows
shall be killed in the land. Should any one inter-
cept this messenger, curses will be upon his head ;
if a Mahomedan, he will eat pig, if a Hindoo he
will eat cow. The King of Delhi sends salaams,
and says the enemy outside the walls number ten
thousand ; after we have conquered them, we will
come to Calcutta, to try if the Feringhees can
fight.'
" The messenger was, however, seized by an
officer of the 70th Native Infantry, and was
hanged ; no doubt heavy curses are on the Ferin-
ghee's head—what is he to eat ; for he has, I sup-
pose, no objection either to pig or cow."

GEN. HAVELOCK'S PROCLAMATION.

The Friend of India states from Cawnpore,
" that General Havelock has issued a proclamation
which the Government would do well to follow.
All rebels from Oude who are in custody with their
wives and children are to be kept as hostages, to
secure against a repetition at Lucknow and else-
where of the atrocities committed at Cawnpore and
Jbansi. Capt. Bruce, who is the superintendent
of police, went to search the house of a Nuwab, one
of Nana Sahib's followers, for papers and other
matters. The Nuwab is now before Lucknow, and
commands a troop of the insurgents. In examin-
ing the apartments, after seizing all the document 4,
he discovered that the Nuwab had left his female
relatives behind. This fact coming to the ears of
General Neill, a guard was at once placed over
them, and it was hinted to the ladies that they
would be alone protected so long as any English
women or children who might fall into the hands
of the Oude rebels should be uninjured. It is be-
lieved that this intimation will be conveyed to the
Nuwab and his son and they may thus be induced
to spare any unfortunates who may happen to fall
into their hands, and probably induce the Nana to
act after the same way. Any threatening of this
sort is perfectly justifiable, and is even dictated by
mercy. Nana Sahib himself ,never preserves a
European female alive, but he is outdone by the
Nuwab of Futteghur. On the 2d of July this man
blew away from guns one gentleman and three
ladies. Their names were Mr. and Mrs. Birch,
Mrs. Beckford, and Mrs. Defontaine. After the
mutiny at Futteghur they had succeeded in escap-
ing into the country, and had only just been dis-
covered. Besides, he has offered for the capture of
every European a reward of 50 rupees. - And yet
we are told that no man is to be summarily dealt
with unless it can be proved that he has been
actually present at a murder. The whole of
the Futteghur district is stained with the most
atrocious crimes, and they are shared and partici-
pated in by the lowest as well as bythe Nuwab and
his minister Hidaet Ally and •still by the recent
order in Council no villages are to be burnt. The
Nuwab of Furruckabad, it is believed, has some
European females alive, but in such captivity that
we suppose even death would be preferable. The
rebel force before Lucknow at this time consists of
about 3,000 Sepoys and 1,000 matchlock men. The
above include Major Holme's Irregulars, who have
joined, and find plunder and murder much more
congenial occupations than preserving districts from
the like. The rebels sent a short time since for
1,000 Gazee fanatics to lead the storm ; but they
were repulsed with such great and terrible
slaughter that they say they will never attack
again, even if Lucknow be not taken for two years.
The enemy's guns are however still playing upon
the works of the besieged, and it is reported that
they even throw in har-d-grenades, but it is not
credible."