The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-30 00:00:00

THE VICTORY AT AGRA.

Advices from Agra of the Bth state that Colonel
Greathed's column marched from Allyghur to Ak-
burabad on the 6th, the cavalry moving rapidly in
advance. They were accompanied by Mr. George
Campbell as commissioner, and succeeded in killing
two celebrated rebel chids, Mungul Singh and
Mehtab Singh, with about 100 of their followers.
Four guns were found loaded, and pointed towards
the entrance of the fort. These, with a large
quantity of powder and grape shot, were captured.
the column was expe3ted to beshortly strengthened
by reinforcements of European infantry from Delhi
—i. clear indication that the force under General
Wilson is neither so weak nor so sickly as affirmed.
We have since received advices from Agra to the
11th init., froai which we learn that a hard-fought
battle had taken place there on the 10th, between
Colonel Greathed's column and the rebels, who
were totally defeated, with the loss of 13 guns.
Colonel Greathed matched into the station on the
morning of the 10th inst., at half-past six o'clock.
The troops, fatigued by their long march, had only
time to encamp, and had just sat down to breakfast
quite unprepared to meet an enemy, when they
were suddenly surprised and attacked by the muti-
neers, cavalry and artillery, who had been hidden
all the previous night in the ice-pits and burial
grounds. The enemy's guns opened fire upon our
camp, and their cavalry appeared and took us in
flank, when of course many of the European troops
were killed and cut up before the column formed in
battle array, but the fighting then commenced in
good earnest. The Sikhs charged, followed by the
9th Lancers in their shirts, but the enemy captured
one of our guns. This was retaken by a charge of the
Lancers, when the infantry, consisting of the
Bth, 75th, and Sikhs, came into action, and our ar-
tillery was brought into play. Lieutenants French
and Jones, of the 9th Lancers, with nine men,
attacked about fifty sepoys, who were in possession
of the gun. In re-taking it, Lieutenant French
was killed, and Jones was very severely wounded.
The artillery caused great havoc among the enemy,
who were put to flight after a fierce contest of two
hours, and chased ten miles along the road to
Gwalior, avoiding complete destruction by crossing
the river. All their infantry were cut to pieces,
and only two of our men were wounded in the
chase. In the 'battle our lose is said to have been

very small, but one account states that about eighty
were killed and wounded. The loss on the side of
the enemy is not exactly known, but is supposed
to have been about 2,000 in all. The whole of the

enemy's baggage, ammunition, camp equipage, and
treasure, amounting to ten lacs of rupees, besides
elephants, &c., fell into our hands, and thirteen
guns, some of them brass, were captured. The
enemy consisted of seven or eight thousand men,
being the 'main body of the Indore and Mhow

rebel's, and others from Gvralior, who had proceeded
to Agra for the purpose of laying singe to the place.

The -rebels were no less surprised -Chau the flying
column, as the former expected having only to deal
with the small garrison of Agra, who were thus
delivered from imminent danger. The following
is our Agra correspondent's letter, which gives
some interesting particulars regarding this brilliant
and decisive victory :
Agra Fort, Sept. 10, 1857, 10 p.m.
In my letter of yesterday I intimated the near
approach of the Mhow and Neemuch mutineers,

and of an advanced guard of the enemy firing on
some of our militia cavalry, reconnoitring at the
Ktiari river, about ten miles from the cantonment,
and following them up to within a mile or two of
the station ; and. I also told you that a body of the
cavalry belonging to Colonel Greathed's moveable
column was expected by 7 o'clock, and that the
remainder would march the next morning. Towards
evening, the militia cavalry picket reported that no
vestige of the enemy was seen within 6 miles of the
cantonment' and it was generally supposed by the
authorities that the enemy had re-crossed the

river Towards night iho cavalry videttes sta-

tioned near the cantonment burial ground (the
parade ground, on which the moveable column was

subsequently encamped, is nearly between the
burial ground and the Metcalfe testimonial) fired on
a native, who was creeping along the burial ground
walls, and had answered to his challenge. Of course
the ilitia at the Metcalfe immediately turned out,
but nothing further transpired. This morning the

moveable Column, including the body of cavalry we
expected the eveuiug before, came in, and marched
past the Fort towards the cantonment. The 9th
Lancers took the lead, followed by the Artillery ;
then came the Sikhs, cavalry, and infantry, and a
portion of her Majesty's Bth Foot. About 10 a m.

especially are reminded ogthe terms of their engagement
" harbour or countenance criminals and evil dis•
not -0. The Government requires proofs of the
posed persou. - ..,f all classes of its subjects, in re-
fidelity and loyalty . its, horses, camels, and other
covering the arms, elepha. -di been feloniously taken
Covernment property, which ha._ -4.ined against pur-
by these offenders. Ail persons are %...
~f the State,
chasing or bartering for any such property
, sli
jonof the
be paid
under the severest penalties, and rewards wilt
to those who immediately on obtaining Psse
same to bring them to the nearest civdo°rmsilitary au-
,g C. B. THORNHILL,
thoriy....Bv order,
Officiating Secretary to Government, N. W. P.
—Mofussilite, Oct. 3.

DESTRUCTION OF BHITOOR.

CAWNPORN, Oct. 20.

Some 650 infantry, a battery of artillery, and a few
sowers of the garrison of Cawnpore, marched on the
morning of the 18th inst. towards a village called Shee-
Rajpore, distant hence EOM 16 miles, where it was re-
ported, at 10 p.m., of the 17th, a large force of rebels
had colligated with the fiend Nana at its head. We moved
off at one o'clock, a.m., and after several short halts we
got as far as Bhitoor, where we rested, and breakfasted
on hard biscuit and a g'ass of rum and pawney. At
about 12 o'clock we again moved off, under a broiling
sun, and after accomplishing five or six miles, intelli-
gence was received that the enemy were in n grove of
trees not half a mile a bead, with two guns in position
—24-pounder and a 9-pounder. We had not moved on
much further when it was thought prudent to deploy our
small force on either side of the road, but this move we
were rather late in putting into effect, for the detach-
ment of the 90th Light Infantry, which was in rear, had
just commenced to move off the road, when the enemy's
guns opened fire, and told terribly en the fated 90th.
The first shell burst immediately before this detachment,
killing two and wounded two or three others. Our guns
shortly afterwards commenced, but our shot fell far
short, and we had to advance closer up, so as to get in
range ; and it was well we did so, for the shot of the
enemy came pretty quick, but now passed harmlessly
over our heads, except one or two 'shells which exploded
immediately above us, but did us no injury. After
exchanging 20 or 30 rounds the enemy's guns were ,
charged—l should have said position, as the guns were I
already silenced and being limbered up. No sooner
was this effected than the cowardly rascals made off,
leaving behind two waggons, which could not be moved,
owing to some of the horses being knocked over by our
shot. The enemy, however, cut the traces, &c., of the
animals, and fairly bolted. Were it not for the paucity
of cavalry on our side, we should have created great havoc
amongst the routed foe. The want of this arm has been
greatly felt in all our actions with the insurgents, and I
doubt not that, if we had had a body only 500 strong
at the battle before Cawnpore, the massacre at the as-
sembly room might never 'have happened. The enemy
left behind them three country carts laden with ammu-
nition, and these also fell into our hands. Though our
movement was quiet and quickly done, yet the rebels knew
and bad prepared for our coming. One unfortunate fellow,
however, was fast asleep during the action, and continued
in this happy state till he was roused by one of our men
dealing him a soft kick on his posterior. He set forth a
yell that would have done credit to a beast of the forest,
on seeing a white face over him, and made one bound,
thinking of a run ; but he was broughs sharp round by
the thrust of a bayonet, and was seen no more. The
action altogether did not last an hour, but in that short
space of time we had two killed and Rix wounded. The
two former, and five of the latter, belong to the 90th
Light Infantry, and the other wounded man is one
of the- Madras Fusiliers, who was struck in the
arm. Of the five wounded of the 90th, no
less than four had to undergo amputation—one from the
shoulder, one from the thigh, and two of the arm. It
was difficult to estimate the loss of the enemy, as the
villains have a most expeditious way of either carrying
off their killed and wounded, or secreting them in some
place tedions to find. On our return to Cawnpore, we
set fire and otherwise destroyed the village of Sheo-
Raj pore. In one house there was a great quantity of
hay and chopped straw stowed away, and nothing would
do but that a few of the 64th must needs go poking
their bayonets into the loose portion in quest of live
game. Strange to say, after driving in two or three
bayonets, and turning over a small quantity of the stuff,
out came no lees than four or five rebels, with drawn
swords in their hands. You may rest assured the men
of the 64th did not allow them time or opportunity to
use their weapons, but bayonetted every one on the spot.
The e hole of this day was occupied in destroying the
village of Bhitoor - add on the morning of the 20th we
marched hack to Cawnpore, and arrived at about 9
o'clOck a.m. Slon after, two of the many prisoners we
brought in were launched into eternity by the hangman.
One was the bearer of letters from Nana to the villagers
of Bhitoor and the neighbouring places, calling upon
them to supply ammunition, and have supplies prepared
against his coming, which would take place in 15 or 20
days, when it was his intention to clear Cawnpore of the
infidel Feringee Toque.
The open spaces of the entrenched camp literally
swarm with human beings. At sunrise and sunset
large numbers of coolies, almost of all ages and of
both sexes, are to be seen seated in clusters •f 50 or
a 100, awaiting to be mustered or paid for their day's
labour. When I first set foot in Cawnpore I could
scarce see a living being moving about ; now I am
absolutely tired with their eternal salaams. These
ouolies are employed is cleaning away and breaking
down houses before our fortification, and levelling and
cleaning the intrenchment.—Bombay Times.

MASSACRE OF THE BENGALEE RESI-
DENTS AT AGRA.

The following account of the massacre of the Ben-
galee residents of Agri is furnished by a native eye-
witness, whose wife, daughter, and son-in-law have
all died by the hands of the mutineers :
"On the breaking out of the mutiny the portion
of the Bengalis residents bad got hold of a strongly
built house, and instead of throning themselves openly
at the mercy of tLe mutineers. shut themselves up
within the house. But when the place was thrown
open one of the inmates placed at the feet of the
mutineers all the ornaments of their women and other
valuable articles, and asked of them in the most
piteous terms to spare their lives. But they only in-
quired of their female companions, and at last made
out their hiding place. The women, who had till this
time stifled their feelings, now shrieked out in loud
lamentations and piteous cries, but tie scoundrels re-
mained untouched, insulted them in the grossest man
ner, and then put them to death. The men were
also butchered, bu:, three did escape by hiding for
some time in a large hole made under the ground.
When they emerged from their biding-place, they
found all rolling in blood, but a grandson of one of
the survivors was alive. This was a babe ; it had not
been touched, and it was lying by the dead body of
its mother, perfectly unconscious of what had taken
place. Three of the survivors, with the babe, taking
advantage of the darkness of the night, fief from the
place, and, after suffering intolerable hardships, arrived
within a few days at Benares.

the Lancers had taken their horses to be watered,
and had just returned, some of the horses being
still under saddle ; the Bth were pitching their
tents, and many of them were taking it easy, while
other portions of the Bth, and a portion of the
75th, had just reached the camp. Our guns were
previously in position. Just at this time some two
or three natives came into our camp playing tom-
toms, upon which the sergeant of the guard over
the guns ordered the fellows away ; but the next
moment one of the scoundrels drew his hidden
sword and cut the sergeant down. Some grass-
cutters then rushed in, and gave the alarm of the
enemy's cavalry being upon us, and almost spon-
taneously their guns opened on our camp. Several
of the Lancers told me that the enemy's cavalry had
flanked us beautifully, and that we were surrouud-
ed. The Sikhs charged, followed by the Lancers
is their shirts ; and not before the enemy had
taken possession of one of our guns (some say three
gees). The charge of the Lancers was fierce and
irresistible, and they soon re-took our guns. Mean-
white the Bth and 75th, with the Sikh infantry,
came into action, and our own guns opened fire.
By noon the enemy were in full retreat, hotly pur-
sued by our gallant troops. The 3d Bengal Euro-
peans were within the fort, as the authorities had
not the least idea that the enemy were at the
station at all—on the contrary, they had arran-
ged to march towards the liharifie companyliverbyth of the
iseven-
ing ; and the 3d, as also the rifle
militia, were told that they would not be
the
required
until about 2 p.m. The latter were f
Met-
calfe testimonial, distant about a mile ortwo from
or
ft
course o f the
the fort. On intelligence reaching
enemy having surprised our camp,thtehe3dfo
were immediately under arms, and marched out
will a true English cheer. As they moved along
they were greeted with—" Remember Cawnpore
an i Delhi.' When they got to the scene of action
the enemy were in full retreat, and the 3d followed
them up with our cavalry and artillery. On com-
ing to the river, the enemy's infantry on the other
side was drawn out to protect the retreat across the
stream of the rebels on this side, and upon these
our artillery played most effectually. Our halls
went among the rascals in fine style, and they bolted
—followed helter-skelter by the retreating enemy
on this side. All the enemy's baggage and camp
equipage with their treasure, and a large quantity
of loot—English goods, trinkets, dec.—fell into our
possession, as also 13 of their guns (all they had I
believe), including a very large one, not equalled
by any ordnance within the fort. They left about
2,000 killed on the field, and along their line of
retreat. Our casualties are about 80 killed and
wounded, but I will not be sure, among whom are
several officers. With the wounded came in several
sick. I may add that the moveable column came
on from Hattrass to this by forced marches, 36
miles, in a few hours. The men were much fatigued,
and many of them had had nothing to eat since
noon yesterday. I will not attempt a description
of the state of the wounded—it is too appalling for
me ; neither will I dwell on the readiness with
which all here, the ladies especially, proffered their
aid, since this is nothing novel among the daughters
of England.
P.S.—The enemy, it is supposed, and I am in-
clined to think correctly, were in the palition from
which they attacked us the previous night. Their
position was on the other side of the burial ground,
where we marched up and encamped just close to
them, without. the slightest idea of their close
vicinity. Fortunately, they were too close for their
artillery to do much mischief, as their shot went
over our men. So it is said by those who were in
the midst of the fight.—Bombay Times, Oct. 24.
Tha following proclamation has been issued by
the local Government. We would at the same
time draw attention to the fact that the Supreme
Government have authorised the payment of a re-
ward of fifty rupees for every armed sepoy, and
thirty rupees for every one unarmed, captured and
delivered up to the State.
" PROCLAMATION.—Agra Fort, 29th Sept. 1857.-
.

The sepoys who have mutinied upon lying pretexts of
interferences with religion and caste, and have shown
the absurdity of those pretexts by associating themselves
with gaol felons and miscreants of every description,
and vain aforts to contend with the British Government
at Delhi and ehewhere, are now fleeting from the punish-
ment due to their crime-t, through various parts of these
provinces, showing by their movements only a desire to
save the plunder they have obtained by violence, and
their worthle-s lives. The government of these pro
VlOOOB
ca'ls on all landholders and farmers, with their
tenantry, and on all well disposed subjects, to give all
possible assistance to the authorities in bringing these
outoastes to justice. Landholders and farmers of land

15 hours, and by that time had reached the Cabul
gate. From the 15th to the 19th we were at it
every day. On the 16th our regiment stormed the
magazine, and on the 20th I commanded the storm-
ing party which took the King's Palace. We killed
i about 25 inside, and some escaped over the walls
and across the river. The gate being closed, the
engineer attached a bag of powder to it, and on its
explsding we rushed in, polishing off every Sepoy
we met. In a quarter of an hour we had possession
of the place. Iu the meantime another party went
and took the fort of Selimghur, and the same night
pickets were pushed forward in all directions, and
by midnight the whole city was iu our possession.
Thus, at last, with the help of the Almighty, we
have taken this blackguard place, where so many
fearful deeds were committed. The King has been
caught, and his two sons slain ; also hi' grancl,ion,
Aboo Bukknr. Their bodies, naked and full of
bullet holes, were cast in Chandui Chouk (the
swell Regent-street of Delhi) before the police-
station, and were visited by hundreds, myself in-
cluded. Two of these accursed princes violated
our women, and then had them cut up in
pieces. They are, be bound, in a warmer
place than India just now, and one too where
punkas and tatties are not available. I was on
guard over the King and his wives and concubines on
the 24th and 25th, and was obliged to be much on
the alert to prevent rescue or attempts at escape.
I was ordered to shoot him if things came to the
last extremity. Yesterday I handed him over to a
guard of the 60th Rifles, being precious glad to be
relieved of so responsible a position. We daily
find hidden in the houses Sepoys who were unable
to escape from sickness or wounds ; these are all
put to death on the spot ; on the 24th I caught a
fine tall sowar or trooper of some light cavalry
regiment, dragged him out into the street and shot
him dead. No mercy can be shown to them. We
don't forget, and won't forget, the massacres of
women and children, and we kill every Sepoy we
catch. The city is quite deserted, and all the citi-
zens have fled. It is curious to see a large place like
this without a soul in it. We have plundered all
the shops, and all the valuables are being collected
and sold for prize. Our vengeance cannot be ap-
peased, for we found several of our men who had
bean merely wounded on the 14th in the assault,
and overlooked by us, lying dead minus their heads,
fearfully gashed with sabre cuts ; and so we spare
no one. Every Sepoy we catch, ' Shoot him' is
the word. I'm sorry to say our regiment has suf-
fered much, and we have buried four officers and
upwards of 200 men since it left Ferozepore. Our
loss from the 14th to the 20th of Sept. was four offi-
cers wounded and 81 men killed and wounded, out
of less than 350—a pretty good test of the fire we
were under, our loss being one•fourth. There are
also 7 or 8 men missing, and who, I believe,
we must put down as slain. We have buried
about 120 from cholera, and now the regiment
musters about 550, of whom some 200 are in hos-
pital, sick and wounded and convalescent—a nice
cutting up, indeed ! As for me, I have, by God's
blesiiiug, preserved my health and spirits wonder-
fully well, taking into consideration the heat and
hardships to which I have been exposed. How
truly fortunate I have been again to escape death
in-this campaign up to the presentmoment, and how
grateful we ought all to be to a merciful Providence
for having thus shielded me from all harm ! A force
—Bth and 75th Foot, 9th Lancers, and 2d Punjaub
Corps, and 18 light guns, have gone to Allyghur to
pursue the flying Sepoys. No news of our rein-
forcements. When all is over the English regi-
ments will, I suppose, make th•-•ir appearance. The
country is still in a fearful state, and Oude and
Rohilcund will have to be overrun with troops
before we can hope to tranquillize it. I believe we
shall remain here for the present at least, and I am
in great hopes we shall be sent back to our cld
quarters to rest our weary bones for a while."

The following are extracts from letters of an
officer at Delhi :-...

" Camp, Delhi, Sept. 13.
" I was 24 hours on duty in the trenches behind
Brind's Battery. It was an extraordinary sight.
The enemy came out twice to attack us the night
I was there. No one can have an idea of such a
scene but one who has been under fire. The roar
of cannon, the whistling of bullets. grape, (Ste
•/
overhead is at first uncomfortable, but you soon
get accustomed to this. The coolness of English
soldiers is certainly extraordinary ; they regard
the whizz of a cannon-ball as little as a school-
boy does a snowball. Poor fellows, they have
had very hard work since the 9th ; day and night
they have been engaged, yet you never hear them
grumble, except when the grog is delayed, The
days are very warm, yet the excitement keeps them
up, and few have been admitted with coup de
soleil.

" It is a curious thing what a temperate man can
undergo in this country. I have been exposed to
the sun at all hours, and in the trenches the whole
12, without any covering ; yet I never felt any bad
effects. We all take quinine as a preventive of
fever, and certainly those who take it regularly
escape the attack, or merely have it of au epheme-
ral type. We had a great loss yesterday in Captain
Fagan, of the Artillery, killed in the batteries by
a musket-shot through the head. Poor man, he
had been more under fire than any other man, and
has been always on duty since he cams here. He
has left a widow and seven children to deplore hie
loss. Such is war —a man is killed, he is lamented
for a day by his friends; other things come in, and
only a passing thought is turned to the departed
friend. In fact, it is necessary ;we could never
get on if we were continually brooding over our
losses.

" Delhi, Sept. 23.
"Delhi is in our possession. It was taken by
assault on the 14th. It was an extraordinary
scene. At 2 a.m. the camp was aroused by the
welcome intelligence that the storming was to take
place at sunrise. The troops were marched down
by the light of a crescent moon to the rear of
the advanced batteries. For two hours they
waited there, until the right attack on a suburb
outside the walls called Kisheegunge was made.
This, however, proved unsuccessful. The Cash-
mere troops ran, and our loss was severe. The prin-
cipal attack was now proceeded with ; the Cash-
mere-gate was blown open in the most gallant
manner by the Engineers, and our troops marched
in. The scaling parties ou the right and left took
the walls, but with great loss. Pauly was perfectly
unconscious of our movements until the columns
rushed forward ; the ramparts were now cleared,
and the guns turned on the rebel city. Our troops
advanced in different directi,ins, and were succeed-
ing better than expected, when several stores of
beer, champagne, and brandy, placed there by
Pandy (he knowing too welt the character of the
British soldier), were fallen in with, and some of
the European troops became a drunken rabble. We
were driven back some distance, where we male a
stand. Guns were now brought up with mortars,
and the firing became incessant against the maga-
zine, the first stronghold. Our troops fought well
and took a great many guns. Every street had its
one or two pieces, which poured grape into our
advancing columns, and could only be captured by
the bayonet. General Nicholson received a mortal
wound while cheering on the men to a ascend
charge at a gun.
" On the 21st I rode down to see the Palace ; the
wall and entrance are the finest parts. The in-
terior is dirty, filthy, and in great disorder, Pandy
having revelled is its cool archway. The hail
of ju,tice and the King's throne aro entirely built
of white marble ; the latter is inlaid with stones
and mosaics. I went all over the state apart-
' ments and the harem. The latter is a curious
place, and had a remarkable appearance ; its floor
covered with guitars, bangles, &c., and redolent
of sandal wood. The fair daughters of Cash-
mere had their swing in the centre of the room.
They had left in a great hurry ; dresses, silks,
slippers, were lying on all sides.
"On leaving the Palace I met a doolie, sur-
rounded by some cavalry and a few natives um foot.
Its inmate was a thin-faced, anxious-looking old
man. This was the new King of Hindostan, the
descendant of the Great Moguls, entering his
Palace in the hands of his enemies. H e was cap-
tured some distance from the city. Being 85 years
of age, his life is to be spared. He will be kept a
close prisoner for life.

DELHI.
The following letter is from an officer in the 61st
who commanded the party which took the Palace,
and afterwards had the custody of the old King.
It shows what spirit animated every soldier engaged
in the siege, and what atrocities were committed
by. the enemy even during the final struggle, justi-
fymg every act of our soldiery which otherwise
might have had the look of cruelty :
" Ajmere Gate, Delhi, Sept. 26.
" My dear
in ray
confess I have been some-
what remiss nay correspondence of late, but until
the last two or three days 1 have bean so knocked
about that I have, in truth, hardly had a m ment
to myself. At last, after having been hard at it for
nearly four months, we have taken this accursed
place. I must try and give you a sketch of our ope-
rations. The wing to which I bslonsed left Feroze-
pore on the 25th of July, and arrived here on the
14th of August. You may fancy how hot it was in
tents—the wonder was we didn't all die from it.
We made forced marches so as to join the army as
quickly as possible. Until the arrival of our siege-
tram ot heavy guns and mertars we could do nothing
beyond keeping up a cannonade from such guns as
we had in battery, to 'which the enemy replied. How-
ever, on the 7th lust. the long looked-for train ar-
rived in camp, and we at once commenced the off, n-
sive by throwing up our first battery on the right,
at a distance of some 40. 0 yards from the Moree bas-
tion. A lino of batteries was gradually established
by night from the right battery towards our left,
and by the 10th were allkeeping full play, up a
.
terrific cannonade, to which, however, the enemy
replied with eigour. However, such was the fire
concentrated on the Cashmere bastion that the guns
on it were smashed to atoms and the enemy unable
to reply. One of the most unpleasant nights I ever
passed was on the 9th, when I commanded a work-
ing party throwing up a sandbag battery, about
280 yards from the Caslunere and Church batteries
of the enemy. The blackguards kept us constantly
on the qui vivo with a fire of shells, round shot, and
grape, crud as we were on a level pl tin or field, and " Sept. 26.
the guns so elose we were at times obliged to dis- "We are left behind in a camp strewn with dead
continue work and lie fiat on our faces, and so let animals in all directions, and with all the filth of
the grape pass over us ; the darkness favoured us three months' eucampment. Within 100 yards of
very much, but a party of our regiment who relieved my tent is the churchyard, a very small space, but
us at daybreak on the 10th, were driven from the containing the remains of nearly 1,000 men. The
place, losing five men. On the 13th it was pretty graves are like molehills, as close together as they
well known in camp
that we were to assault the can pack, and on digging a new one the stench that
city on the following morning, and we were all issues is revolting, and the wonder is that a plague
anxiety, wondering how it was to be done. True has not broken out and taken
us all off while wo are
enough, at two in the morning of the 14th, we pa- exposed to these things, the sick included.
raded, and at three marched down to the assault. "We have about 4,000 sick and wounded at pre-
There were two breaches, and we went at the left sent. It will rapidly decrease now, I
i trust, wea-
one between the Cashmere and Water bastions ; tiler becoming much cooler. Cholera s still carry-
the ditch was about 30 feet deep and 50 broad. As ing off individuals here and there. It has never
we neared the walls we caught it from grape, entirely left us since. June. It is extraordinary
rockets, and musketry, the air being liteially alive' the stillness now. It is, in truth, unpleasant. For
with bullets of all sizes. On we rushed and quickly three months, day and night, the cannon have been
descended the ditch, and, rearing our scaline lad- firing ; now a musket shot is rarely heard. Do not
(hers against the scarp of the wall, away we suppose that I like the noise in preference to the
went. We soon forced an entrance' into the quiet. Ido not wish ever to see or hear ano•
place, and thou a most terrible stiu„eele ensued. We tiler gun fired in action. War is certainly an
had to charge up narrow streets and lanes swept by awful scourge, and when these rebels are cut up 1
guns firing double charges of grape. And here it hope India may long heve peace. Our camp is
was our losses for the most part occurred. I may swarming at present with old men, women, and
as well at once say I hear afestit 65 officers and 1,200 children, without food or money. They have lost
men were put hors de combat.l have been in a everythiug, and areobliged to be fed by our coin-
good deal of rough and terrible work myself, but missariat.
through A famine will be raging this season all
this part of India. No fields have been
I was never in my life under such a fire of grape as
these rascals kept up. We fought till dark, 60131° cultivated, no money =quieted, so starvation must

stare them in the face. If it fell upon the Gooprs
chiefly no one would regret it, as they have com-
mitted more mischief than any other see, but the
innocent will alio suffer."

SIR COLIN CAMPBELL AND THE DISCI-
PLINE
OF THE ARMY.
Headquarterr, Calcutta, Gth October, 1857.—At
a general court martial assembled at Dinapore on
the 21st day of September, 1857, Lieut. William
Whaler ..11sR,r °us-ley, of the 22d Regiment Ben-
gal Native Infantry, was arraigned on the following
charge

Charge.—For having when on duty under arms
on the outlying picqw,Ts at Dinapore, o❑ or about
the Ist of A ,gust, 1857, been found drunk.
Finding.—The court find the prisoner, Lieut.
William Wheler Jasper Ouseley, of the 22d Regi-
ment of Native Infantry, guilty of the charge
brought against him.

Sentence.—Tbe court sentence the prisoner,
Lieut. William Wheler Jasper Ouseley, of the 22d
Regiment Native Infantry, to be cashiered.
" Approved and confirmed."
(Signed) C. CAMPBELL, General,
Commander-in-Chief.

Recommendation to Mercy.—The court recom-
mend Lieut. Ouseley to the favourable considera-
tion of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief in
India, on account of the recent exposure, hardships,
and excesive anxiety of mind he had undergone,
without food for days, and in the hourly expecta-
tion of being murdered, and also on account of his
youth and inexperience.
Remarks by the Commander-in-Chief.—The
Commander-in-Chief regrets that the court-martial
by which Lieutenant Ousel®y was tried and con-
victed should have thought fit to make a recom-
mendation, to which, in the rightful execution of
his duty, it is absolutely impossible for his Excel-
lency to listen. How could the Commander-in-
Chief enforce strict duty from a sentry if he were
to overlook an act of disgraceful and outrageous
drunkenness in an officer actually commanding an
outlying picquet T Officers when sitting on a court-
martial should reflect well before they throw on
the commander-in- chief the painful duty of neglect-
ing a recommendation to mercy. Lieutenant
Ouseley will be struck off the strength of the army,
from date of publication of this order at Divapore,
of which a report is to be made to the deputy-ad-
jutant-general of the army.
(Signed) C. CAMPBELL, General,
Calcutta, Oct. 5. Commander-in-Chief.

It appears in the proceedings of the court martial
lately assembled at Dinapore for the trial of Lieu-
tenant Ouseley, that when that officer, he being
actually in command of an outlying picquet, was
found in a state of drunkenness by the field officer
of the day, at 3 o'clock a. m . on the Ist of August,
the latter, instead of placing him in arrest, and
seeing that he was instantly removed from his
picquet, contented himself with making a report
about 9 o'clock the next morning. The field offi-
cer is himself liable to be tried for gross neglect of
duty.
It appears, secondly, that the captain of the day,
when engaged in the responsible duty of vi-iting
an outlying picquet on the occasion alluded to,
was s.►tisfied with calling out to it at a distance of
20 paces, " Is all right I" or words to that effect.
Consequently, if he made a report that he visited
this picquet, the captain of the day is liable to be
tried for making a false report.
It appears in the proceedings, thirdly, that both
the field officer and the captain purposely evaded
the disagreeable duty of placing Lieut. Ouseley iu
arrest, that they consulted about it, and determined
to throw it on the staff officers. Whether this con-
duct was prompted by ignorance, or any other
motive, the commander•in-chief refrains to inquire.
Such a course on the part of officers engaged in
duty is fraught with the most evil example, and is
a stain on the service. No ensign of six months'
standing should be guilty of it.
*Fourthly, the commander-in-chief observes that
' the assistant adjutant-general of the division never
seems thoroughly to have known how or by whom
the prisoner was placed in arrest. The prisoner
was left in uncertainty ; and it may be said, with-
out exaggeration, that he subsided into arrest,
through a number of authorities, no one of which
gave a distinct and positive order. This is not the
manner in which the duties of staff officers should
be carried on. As it is their business to superin-
tend others, so it is quite impossible for error and
danger to the service to be avoided, if staff officers
permit themselves to be thus inexact in the execu-
tion of their office.

The commander-in-chief gives the officers com-
posing this army, whether belonging to the service
of her Majesty or the Honourable Company, fairly
to understand that he will have discipline enforced
in all ranks. It is more than probable that much
of the calamity from which the state is now suffer-
ing results • from general slackness in the per-
formance of painful duty on the part of the officers
of the army. His excellency is determined to vin-
dicate the discharge of military duty, and he calls
on all commanding officers of divisions, brigades,
and regiments resolutdly to support him. Staff
officers will not be retained in their posts whenever
lukewarmuess can be proved against them.

EAST INDIA MARKETS.

BOMBAY, Nov. 2.

The English mail from London, of the 26th Sept.,
reached Bombay early in the morning of Thursday, the
22d October, per Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamship Bombay. Our money market during the
fortnight has, we may say, been without change, but as
the season for exports is now opening up, money wit be
in more request for legitimate purposes than it has been
for some months past, and we may therefore look for
higher rates of interest to prevail. At present bank rates
of interest remain as formerly reported. Gjvernm"nt
securities contiene depressed. We quote fours at 79'„
and fives 90 to 91. Our 1 teal joint-stuck shares have,
if anything, slightly improved.
IMPORTS.—Cotton Piece Goode—The business tran-
sacted during the fortnight under report has been to a
certain extent at former prices, with but slight varia-
tions ; the stocks are now at a low ebb, and the holders
remain firm, expecting a further advance and increased
activity. Grey T cloths have improved in price ; grey
domestics are in good demand ; and grey madapollams
and jacconets have remained firm.
Bleached and Fancy Goods.—There is no important
change to be noticed in these staples'
Yarns—Both mule and water have been in good favour,
as well as green and orange yarn, and a further advance
in the prices has taken place.
EXPORTS.—Cotton. —The prices remained steady for
a time after the almost extraordinary advance noticed
iu our last ; but within the last week they have appa-
rently given way a little, and there has been a alight
decline in our last quotations.
Opium.—There have been no transactions during the
fortnight, and the rates have declined to from Rs.
1,470 to 1,475 for both Indore and Mai:l(llo.er.
Excbange.—Remitters bought frerly on arrival of the
Chita mail at 24 17 I to 2s id 13-16 t, but latterly the
rate for first-class paper advanced to 2s ld 15.16 I. Local
drawn bills have sold for 2s id 15-16 d to 2s 20. On
China 60 days' sight Re. 222-223. On Calcutta sight
Rs. 101. Oa Madras 30 days' sight Rs. 100.
CALCUTTA, OCT. 21.

at Pekin thrtt the "barbarians" are not only in
earnest but acting in unison.
By many it is expected that the city will be in
the hands of the British force:, within two uiontbs.
The Chinese officials appear to be making active
irepararions for defence, and it is said that more:
than three hundred war junks are being built near
Canton.

Lord Elgin is living on board the Ava, which
vessel will accompany the fleet up to Canton ; the;
naval and diplointtic powers being close at hand.
A French bishop has ben decapitated in Cochin
China, and a great many Christians murdered.
No less than 57 men of war were in the China
seas on the 15th of October. Thirty-seven were
British, fourteen French, three American, two.
Portuguese, and one Dutch.
The commander-in-chief, Admiral Sir Michael
Seymour, K.C.8., arrived at Hong-Kong on the
2d of October, from the Canton river, in the steam
tender Coromandel, Lieut.-Commander S. Doug-
las. His flag-ship, Calcutta, was at Hong-Kong, -
with the Nankin, 50, Captain the Hon. Keith
Stewart ; Sampson, 6, paddle, Captain G. S.
Hand ; Inflexible, 6, paddle, Capt. Corbet ; Elk,.
12, Commander Hamilton ; and Bittern, tender,
Lieutenant Commander Downes.
The ve-sels in the river were stationed as fol-
lows :---Cruiser, 17, screw, Commander C. Fel-
lows ; and Acorn, 16, Commander Hood, at Sixty-.
six Point. Highflyer, 21, screw, Capt. Shadwell,
C. 8., at Hamilton Creek ; Esk, Captain Sir R.
M'Clure, at Escape Creek; Sibylle, 40, Commo-
dore Hon. C. J. B. Elliot, at Tiger Island ;
Tribune, 21, screw, Captain Edgell, at Chuenpee.
The gun-boats always on the move.
Things in the river were dull. Some of the
officers of the Highflyer and Elk, out for a pleasure
trip, captured a pirate boat mounting three guns.
Three screw gun-boats, Algerine, Lieutenant
Forbes ; Slaney, Lieutenant Hosken ; and Lee,
Lieutenant Graham, arrived at Heng Kong, Oct.
1,2, and 5, respectively.
The following promotions and appointments had
recently occurred in the fleet :—The senior lieu-
tenant of the Hornet, who was made commander
for Fatshan, to the Calcutta, flag ship ; Lieutenant
Beamish, from the flyg ship, to be naval aide-de-
camp to the Earl of Elgin ; Lieutenant Downes, to
command thsi Bittern, tender, vice Goodenough,
to the Calcutta; Dr. Telfer, to be surgeon of the
Nankin, 50, vice Somerville, invalided ; Lieu-
tenant Curme, to the Sybille, 40 ; Lieutenant
Pauli, to command the Haughty, screw gun-boat,
vice Hamilton, who had the blank commander's
commission sent to the admiral to be given to any
lieutenant. Commander Hamilton, it will be re-
membered, was the first officer in the Fatsham
Creek on the Ist of Juno. Commander Hamilton
It ft Hong Kong in the Norna for England. Lieu-
tenant Winniatt, to command the Plover, screw
gun-boat ; Lieutenant Hallo was, to command the
Bustard, screw gun-boat ; and Lieutenant Riley,
to the Esk.
The commander-in-chief of the French naval
forces, Rear-Admiral Genouilly, arrived at Hong
Kong, Oct. 14, in his frigate, Audacieuse, 50.
It was announced that the gallant and distin-
guished discoverer of the North-West Passage,
Captain Sir R. M'Clure, of the Esk, 21, screw,
would be obliged to throw no his command in co n-
sequence of ill health. Commander Hamilton
would be transferred to the Esk, and Lieutenant
Dawkins, of the Calcutta, would take command of

the Elk, 12.
The court-martial on the commander of the gun-
boat Dove, referred to in my last letter, has termi-
nat,:d in the complete acquittal of that officer, and
c. itninal proceedings will be taken against the ac-
cusers, for their foul conspiracy to ruin the reputa-
tion of a young and worthy officer.
Her Majesty's steam gunboats Clown and Janus
arrived at Singapore from England on the 13th,
and sailed for Hong Kong on the 17th inst. The
Hesper steam storeship arrived on the 15th. Many
fears were entertained for the above vessels, but
happily all the gunboats have arrived, having
passed the Cape in severe weather, and proved.
themselves good sea-boats. The Imperador,
which arrived on the 17th, made the passage from
Plymouth to Singapore in 65 days, including five
days' detention at Madeira ; she has on board 550
of the Royal Mario es.

Our produce market has been in the same state as
before. Supplies are still limited, and operations have
been comparatively small, excepting jute, in which a
fair amount of business has been done, and large sup-
plies are coming down from the districts.
The import market has been somewhat more favour.
able, particularly as regards mule twist and grey cottons,
which have been in fair request, principally for Eastern
Bengal for the annual fair, which generally takes place
in tie latter end of October or beginning of November.
A large quantity of grey goods have been shipped for
China, which have greatly reduced the heavy stocks
here. Some speculative transactions in anticipation of
orders have taken place in grey skirtings of heavy makes
at an improvement of 4to 6 annas per piece. Bleached
cottons, both heavy and light, are in limited operation.
The money market has bean somewhat easier since
the report of the fall of Delhi, and the consequent
restoration of confidence, especially amongst the native
shroff4, also, owing to large remit'ancee of bullion lately
received from home. Government securities have itn-

proved in value, but there have been few buyers or
sellers since our last. Present quotations are —Sicca 4
per cent., at 22 to 24 per cent. di-count ; Company's 4
per cent., at 22 to 23 ditto ; New 5 per cent., at 10 to
11 ditto.
Exchange on London.—The rate for fir,t-class bills
opened at 2 2i, and has advanced to 2 21. Thebusiness
done for the mail has not been extensive.

CHINA.
PT EP.A.RATION FOR THE CAPTURE OF

CANTON.
HONG KONG, OCT. 16.
The departure of the steamer Aden with the mails
to England has been postponed from 2 p.m. of the
15th to the same hour to-day, owing to the arrival
of the Ottowa two days hence with the mails from
Englaeld of August 26, and to enable the Hong
Keng folk to answer the lettere.
The arrangements of Lord Elgin are pretty well
made up. The delay caused by his lordship's trip
to India has turned out somewhat fortunate, inas-
much as the failure of the Russian envoy to open
any communication with the Emperor at Pekin has
saved our ambassador the chagrin of a similar, per-
haps -worse, reception. The Emperor has declared
his innperial will to see no representative of any
barbaxian power. All chance of negotiation having
been.. cut off, Lord Elgin has concerted measures
with. his Excellency the naval commander-in-chief
fur -: he assault and capture of the city of Canton
this important post in our hands, the Emperor may
be induced to change hia mind. As far as I ant
able, to learn, it would appear that the Admiral has
arr.miged with the whole a,vailab!e force to move up
to . Canton on the 31st of the current month, and it
iis. :said that the French forces will co-operate ; in-
'de ad, it is thought that the Russian 'Admiral Pon
• tiAttine will also offer hia aid; to conTinco tho court