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

LONDON, sAruaDAY

.31.AS2ACI?ES AT CA IVIV PORE AND

.AGRA.

(Front tile Times of ills day.)
Major-General Hugh Massy Wheeler, K,C.8., whose
melancholy death at Cawnpore has followed so closely
, upon the losses which we have sustained in the persona
of Sir H. M. Lawrence and General Barnard, was one
of the most distirguislied officers in the Indian service,
as he proved in the Sikh war. He Was the son of Capt'
Hugh Wheeler, of the Indian army, and grandson of
Mr. Frank Wheeler, of Ballywire, county of Limerick,
by Margaret, eldest daughter of the Right Hon. Hugh,
first Lord Massy in the Irish Peerage. He was himself
born at Ballywire in 1789, so that at the time of his
death he had reached his 68th year. He received his
early education at Richmond, Surrey, and at the Gram-
mar School, Bath. He entered the military service of
the East India Company in 1803, when he received his
first commission in the Bengal Infantry. In the next
year he marched with his regiment, under Lord Lake,
against Delhi. Having risen steadily through the inter-
mediate ranks, he became colonel of the 48th Bengal
Na'ive Infantry in 1846, and in the same year was ap-
pointed firm-:lass brigadier, in command of field forces ;
in 1854 be attained the rank of Major-General.
In Dec., 1845, previous to the hard-fought battles of
Moodkee and Ferez hah, the gallant (!hen Brigaciitr)
Wheeler, with a force of 4,500 men and 21 guns, covered
the vii a;e of Bmse,n, where the large depot of
stores had been coleected for the army under Sir Henry
Elardinge, Lord Gough, and Sir H. Smith, and thus
rendered important services which contributed in their
measure to the gaining of those victories. He received
the order of the Doranee empire in 1848, and was
honoured a few years since for his distinguished merits
by being appointed one of the aides-le-camp to her Ma-
jesty. Having been repeated thanked by the Governor-
General and Commander-in-Chief for his valuable ser-
vices in the Sikh campaigns and in the conquest of the
Punjah, lie was crewed a lieight Commander of the
Bath in 1850, and since that time has held command of
the district of Cawnpore.
Thelndiao despatcheauring the war in the Punjab show
that these honours were by no means cheaply earned
by General Wheeler. In October, 1848, be effected the
reduction of the strong fortress of Rungur Nuggul with
the loss of only a single man, and by his conduct on this
occasion earned the warmest approval of Lord Gough,
then Commander-in-Chief, who formally congratulated
the Brigadier on the result, which, in his opinion, was
"entirely to be ascribed to the soldier-like and judicious
arrangements of that gallant officer." In the following
month of November, in a despatch addressed to the
Governor General, Lord Gough states that he "has di-
rected the. Adjutant-General to convey to Brigadier
General Wheeler his hearty congratulations and thanks
for the important services which he and the brave troops
under his command have rendered in the reduction of
the fortress of liudalwalha," again with the loss of only
one man killed and five wounded. Again, in a despatch
from the Adju,ant-General to the Governor-General,
dated " Camp before Chilianwallah, January 30, 1849,"
it is etated that Brigadier Wheeler, in command of the
Ptiejeb Division and of the Jullundur field force, sup-
ported by Major Butler and Lieut. Hudson assaulted
and captured the heights of Dulls iu the course of his
operations against the rebel Ram Singh, in spite of the
difficulties presented by rivers almost unlerdable and
mountains deemed impregnable. And, finally, in the
general order issued by him on the receipt of the de-
speech of Sir W. Gilbert, KC.B., announcing the ter-
mination of hostilities in the Punjab, the Governor-
General thus expresses himself Brigadier-General
Wheeler, C. 8., has executed the several duties which
have been committed to him with great skid and suc-
cess, and the Governor General has been happy in being
able to convey to him his thanks thus publicly."
It only remains to be added that, uoiike Sir Henry
Laurence, Sir James Outram, and most other disting•
guished Indian efficere, the services and reputation of
General Wheeler were almost wholly of a military cha-
racter, and that he does not appear to have been eta
ployed in political or diplomatic situations. But even
if this be so, the military repute' iou which he has left
behind him is of the highest order.
Brigadier General A. Jack entered the Company's
service in 1823, and was appointed Colonel of the 42d
Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry in 1851. At the
time of his death he was in command of the military
station at Cewnpore.
Colonel Williams, whose name is mentioned in the
list of victims who fell at Cawupore, we presume must
lie Colonel S. Williams, of the 56th Bengal Native In-
fantry, which was stationed at that city. He entered the
army in 1820, and served with distinction till his ap-
pointment as lieutenant-colonel of his regiment in 1856.
Captain Sir George Parker, Bart , entered the military
service of the East India Company in 1831, and was ap-
pointed captain of the 74th Bengal Native Infantry in
1845. He was joint magistrate at Meerut, and in charge
of Ahlearee in 1847. He appears to have been in the
civil employ of the Company at the time of his death
at Cawupore,
We fear we can do nothing to relieve the anxiety which
must exist until it is known definitely who is the Colonel
Lindsay returned as. killed. The list is evidently quite
ineui 1-cc(' vvibb ro,card Cu nom names and military ranks;
and as in the Bengal service there are several of the
name of Lindsay, the most paintul uncertainty must be
endured until the arrival of det ,rte. The Fame remarks
will apply to the officers named Quin and Smith.
Colonel Prout we fear must mean Maj it %V. R. Prout,
of the 56th Native Infantry, which was stationed at
Cawupore. Ho entered the East India Company's service
in 1839, and received his majority in 1854.
The officer named Redman, who is also returned as
killed, seems evidently to be Lieutenant F. Recliner, of
the let Regiment of Native Infantry. His regiment
was stationed at Cawnpore.
The officer mentioned as Colonel Supple appears on
reference to the Bengal A rmy List to be Ensign in the let
Native Infantry, which was stationed at Cawnpore. He
entered the Company's service in 1856.
Car,tain W. L. Halliday entered the Bengal service in
1342, an.] was made Captain of the 56th Bengal Native
Infantry in 1853: The regiment was stationed at
Cawupore.
The Colonel Reynolds in the list appears to be a Cap-
tain J. 11. Reynolds, of the 53.1 Regiment of Bengal
Native Infantry, who was also stationed at Cawnpore.
He entered the service in 1838, and became captain in
his regiment in 1850.

ColOnel Prole is W. J. Prole, a lieutenant of the 531
Bengal Native Infantry, which vg:ment was stationed at
Cawnpore. Ire entered the Company's service in 1854.
Colonel Eckford, C 8., WM colonel of the 50th Regi-
ment of Bengal Native Infantry. He entered the service
in 1804, and obtained his regiment in 1848.
The Colonel Dempster, mentioned in the list seems to
be Dr. Dempster, a superintendent-ciur,;een of the Ben-
gal army, who was stationed at Cawnpore, The date of
his appointment to that station is 1854.

The Colonel Jervis of the list, we fear, refers to Capt.
F. V. It. Jervis, of the 56th Bengal Native Infantry.
Ile entered the company's service in 1842.
The Colonel Chall win is no doubt the veterinary sur-
geon attached to the I,t brigade of artillery rationed at
Cawnpore, as there is, none other of that name in the
Bengal service.

Iu the fearful struggle which appears to have taken
place before) Agra betweeen the garrison of that place
and the Neemuch mutineers many gallant officers are
reported to have fallen. Major Thomas is evidently
Captain G. T. Thomas, of the 31 European ri giment,
which was stationed at Agra. Of the two name.' which
immediately follow that of Captain Thomas--Captain
D'Oy ly and Lieut. Lambe—there are several of the same
designation and rank in the Bengal service, and which
of them had been advanced to Agra at the time of the
engagement it is impossible to say. Lieut. A. Bond
was of the 3d European Regiment now stationed at
Aszra, as was alio Lieut. C. M. N. Fell ►ws.
The company's civil service list affords no clue as to
who was the gentleman named " O'Connor," who is re-
ported to have fallen. There is a deputy-cillector at
Bareilly named C. Horn, but none at Agra, while we
find no mention of any one of the name of P. Horn or
" Carlton." The gentleman named " Smith" seems t r be
Mr. A. Smith, Assistant Under-Commissioner of Revenue
at the.Meerut station, but there is also a gentleman,
named A. C. Smith, who holds a similar appointment at
Robilcund.

It is impossible to conjecture who is the gentleman
named " Jordan" in the return, as his name does not
appear in the civil service list of any of the three pres:-
deneiee. There is also no gentleman named " Prender•
Bast" in the Bengal civil service, though there are two
in that of Madras. The efme obseraation will apply to
the name of " Whiterary." There is a B. W. Black,
who ranks as Assistant-Adjutant-General in the Artil-
lery staff of the Madras service. There are no such
names as " Burdbranlr " or " Fieers " in the civil ser-
vice list of any of the Presidencies. The " Outram
evidently refers to Francis Outram, Assistant
Limier-Commissioner of Revenue, Delhi Division.
The " Oldfield " is doubtless Richard C. Oldfiel I,
Assistant-Secretary to Government and Assistant-Ac-
countant North-Western Provinces.
There is no such name as " Deedes " in the civil ser-
vice of any presidency.

Captain Bishop was of the 46th Native Infantry, and
stationed at Sealcote. Be.was appointed in 1833, and
obtr fined his captaincy in 1853.

Dr. J. C. Graham was medical storekeeper at Seal
cote.
There is no mention made in any East India Direc-
tory of the Rev. Mr. Hunter being stationed at Seal.
cite, neither do we find t'ae name in the list of the chap.
l+ins in
Colonel J wounded,a. Lieut..
thrn
the service
erveiceßo.,f the East India Company,
pny
en-
tered the East India Company's service in 1820, and way
appointed to the command at Sealcote with the acting
rank of brigadier in 1853.
With regard to the reported massacre at Seetapore,
there are such a number of officers of all ranks named
Bird in the Bengal service, not one of whom appears in
the company's list as stationed at Seetapore, that it is
impossible to hazard a conjecture as to who is the officer
referred to in the telegraphic despatch.
There is, or was unfortunately, a Lieut. G. Snell, of
the 10th Infantry, stationed at Seetapore, who seems to
be the officer referred to above. A. Rev. Mr. Govin also
appears in the company's list of chaplains stationed at
Saugur.
There are two lieutenants, nanud Bitx, in the Bengal