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

Provinces. Worn by the unceasing anxieties and
labours of his charge,' to use the language of the
Governor-General, ' health and strength gave way.'
" Coming lower down towards Calcutta, we find
the whole of Behar in a most disorganised state.
Kooer Singh, the rebel chieftain of Arnt, has in-
deed carried his incursions into Rewah, where he
was at once joined by the troops of the Rajah who
had been sent to oppose him ; but his brother
UmmurSingh is still in Behar, and at the bead of a
considerable body of men ; no opposition has been
offered to his progress. The sth Irregular Cavalry
too, from Bhaugulpore, have been joined by all
the disaffected in the district, and are laying waste
the country in every direction. At the earnest
solicitation of Mr. Money, collector of Gya, Mr.
Samuells, the new commissioner of Patna, being
informed that the Irregulars bad taken up a posi-
tion near Gya, ordered a party of Sikhs to attack
them : the measure was decided on in direct oppo-
sition to the wishes of th© military authorities.
The result was that the Sikhs were not only re-,
pulsed, but outmanoeuvred : the insurgents entered
Gya before them, and again plundered that un-
happy city. Sir Colin Campbell has, we believe,
taken the only effectual means of putting a stop to
these disorders by sending up a compact body of
five thousand Europeans under an officer of skill
and experience.

" Our accounts from Delhi do not date later
than the sth instant. We have, however, received
information of the effect which the account cf
the Cawnporo massacre had upon the troops. It
literally made them cry aloud for revenge.
" The Punjab still stands out in bold relief to the
rest of India. There, wherever mutiny has raised
its head, it has been promptly and severely crushed.
In no single instance has Sir John Lawrence failcd
Of 9.1CC03°. The 55th, composed.of Brahmins, who
mutinied because they preferred death to loss cf
caste,' being pursued, took refuge with the Swats,
who not only plundered them of their wealth, but

converted them into Mahomedans, and then turned
them adrift ; the 9th Cavalry, 26th, 46th Native
Infantry, and others, were cut up almost to a man,
and Sir John has been enabled not only to main-
tain trarquillity, but to furnish a large force fur the
operations against Delhi.
" Since writing the above we have received in-
formation from Government that Generals Outran
and Havelock crossed the Ganges at Cawnpore on
the 19th inst., and that all was well at Lucknosv
cn the 16th idem. The relief of the garrison may
therefore be looked upon almost as a foregone con-
clusion.

" From Delhi the intelligence is excellent.

" Just before going to press we learnt on good
authority that the 50th Native Infantry mutinied
at Nagode, but the officers of the regiment were
safe, for once their soldiers not having massacred
them like so many other corps.
" The only circumstance that has disturbed the
tranquillity of Calcutta during the past fortnight
has had reference to the press. On the 18th iust.
the Government cancelled the Hurkaru's license,
thus virtually suppressing the paper. It is a curious
fact that the two papers which until the arrival of
Lord Canning were always supposed to represent
more or less the views and wishes of the Govern-
ment, the Friend of India and the liurkaru, have
been the first to feel the iron heel of despotic and
irresponsible authority. For ourselves, we frankly
confess that we considered the Press Gagging
Act virtually as a breach of contract between one
estate and another : we thought it unfair, im-
politic, and uncalled for, and we did not hesitate in
consequence to express our opinion of men and
measures in language which we did not care to
guard. We had that confidence in our counrrynaen
that we believed that no body of Englishmen—mes
born in the land of free discussion, and educated in
the same liberal ideas as ours_lves—would ever
combine to stop the free expression of opinion. Wo
can only now admit that we were mistaken, and
although our sentiments regarding the great line of
policy to ba maintained at the present crisis remain
unchanged, and are, humanly speaking, unchange-
able, we shall in future, of necessity, guard against
the use of any expression that might be converted
into an en3ino against ourselves. Our license was
estored to us last night, after an interregnum of
six days' duration. The subject is one which will
not beagain adverted to until some definite arrange-
men' be arrived at regarding the press. "
The Calcutta Englishman of Sept. 24 says :
CAMP BEFORE DELHI, AUG. 2U.

As it is quite pc ssible that the rouudsbout route
by Bombay may, for some weeks yet be the only
one open between this and Calcutta, I send you
these few lines by it to let you know what we are

doing, and give you an account of a glorious affair
which Brigadier-General Nicholson had with the
enemy yesterday. The day previous we received
information that a large force under General
Bukhtar Singh, of Bireilly notoriety, had left the
city, of course with the objec, of gaining our rem-,
and intercepting our siege train, which left
en route from Ferozepore, on the
It appears from the information
U23mabailnlasbt:
we re caived that this General had, from
his repeated want of
success got into leap
disfavour with the King, and had actually been
brought to trial by court-martial, or at least before
the Royal Council, who deeply blArned him. Upon
tphlaiscetdheatGif a good force were only
disposal, to Wipe out all recollection
of the past by a crowning victory over us, seizing
our siege tram, cutting off our communications,
and, I believe, occupying Umballah and Kurnaul.
He got the force, and a large one too—sir infantry
heniseraloffe red,
regiments to commence with, a big crowd of ca-
valry, and a formidable array of guns and ammu-
nition, and left the city the flay before yesterday;
three more Irregular regiments followed yesterday
morning The night before last
Nicholson
is a reinforcement,
als
oleft
our campy
amp,
and took the field
with the Ist Fusiliers, her Majesty's 61st, a strong
squadron of her Majesty's 9th Lancers and two
corpslnfantry. Yesterday afternoon, at
half- of P
past47jNaieuh
hoisoii came u
pon the enemy, and a
very sharp fight ensued, which ended in our defeat-
ing the Pandies with great slaughter, capturing 12
guns, a vast quantity of tumbrils and ammunition,
bulloc:.s, tents, camp equipage, et7c., and dispersing,
the broken enemy. Our loss is trifling, when es-

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timated with reference to the results Assistant-
Surgeon Ireland, Lumsden of the Guides, and
Gabbet of the 61st, killed, and about eighty men
killed and wounded. Full particulars are not yet
known, as the first news has only reached camp.
All the morning our fellows have bean blowing up
the tumbrils captured from the enemy, and a large
train of bullocks has left camp to bring in the
guns. I believe that the General was knowing
enough to make up his mind not to return unsuc-
cessful into Delhi, and accordingly took out all his
ill-gotten property and plunder with him ; but in
all probability Nicholson saved him the expense
and trouble of carriage, and the scoundrel has
made off in light marching order from his master's
service. This victory is most satisfactory and op-
portune, and prepares the way nicely for the siege
train, which will be here on the 31st, and then
we shall not be long about emashing the place.
Odin') sickly ; no other :news ; when there is you
shall hear from ine."

Another letter says :
" Although so little has been effected, although
.almost every day bring account; of fresh insurr,c
ti!m, the fashion among offieial men is to say tha:
the mutiny is in a state of ci llap3e. We acknox-
leige we can see no indications of it. Here and
there the mutineers quarrel among themselves, and
our v(ry latest report front Cawnpora is, that two
regiments have offered to come over. But the
whole of Behar is in a disorganised state, and in no
part of the Upper PrJvinezts can British authority
be said to exist beyond the roan!' of our guns. We
therefore repeat that, however much these in9n
may quarrel among themselve, a: Al however de-
sultory their efforts may be for want of a rec ,gnised
leader,b; yet their
the county ir numbers are so great., th.Lt it can-
nottill the arrival oflarge eiro this re_
spect we are beginning- t.) improve ; the last w4c
rnty roliliol
I bit yru inuq
has brought us the Welsh Fu .flier:, a detachment of
the R3yal Artillery, and the 93d Highlander,,,
the last of the China expedition. The troops direct
from England will only begin to drop in next
month, so that Lord Eilenborough will be found

right, when he asserted that they could hardly tako
the field before January."

ALLAHABAD.
The following is from Allahabad :
" September 9.

A friend has just came in, and reported that five
regiments of infantry, and two of cavalry had ar-
rived from the westward, and taken position at a
place called Monza Aounta, about 20 miles from
us. The Telaseeldar of Saroun, a place ten miles
hence, across the Gangel, with his Arn
many of them wounded, came in this morn-
ing from their district. The Tehseeldar of
Karee, 16 miles across the Jumna,•has come in with
Abe treasures in his charge. Al‘Go wan, the post-
master, has sent me for perusal a report from Rho-
wauee Deen of Sonagee district, about 30 miles to
the westward across the Jurnua, Surburokar, in
which he states the treasure sent to Rewah has
been returned ; a large party of mutineers had left
Kheeree (36 miles from us) for Kuttra, where the
Rewah troops under Hiude met, engaged, and were
worsted by the mutineers, who after dispersing the
Rewah troops, were advancing on Rewah ! This
is a serious matter, a'id we pause for confirmation
or contradiction of the report. After sending
1,300 men with General Outram to reinforce
General Haveloclr, we have but 170 in our
garrison, of whom one-half are in hospital !
The Koladyne left three days ago to bring up
Captain Peel's marines, who, if not stopped at
Mirzapore, may be expected in a week from this.
This mismanagement prevailing up here is most
scandalous and the manner in which officials, who,
by repeated acts of folly, have proclaimed them-
selves utterly unworthy of trust, is disgraceful.

" SEPT. 8.

"General Outram was here last week and in-
sisted on reducing the garrison to the lowest possible
limit that he might take as many as possible with
him, —I say well done he ; but all the military
authorities look -very grave 'About sit, but be has
borne down all opposition and carried his point.
We have now about 150 in the fort, including con-
valescents from Cawnpore, and hard work it is no
doubt for them ; but are we to sit here at our ease
and in safety, and see Outram unable to get to Luck-
now for want of a few men'? On Monday night
we all turned out to see Major Eyre's battery go up
the road to the camp, which they had formed in the
station, then the 90th passed up. At 1 o'clock:on
the night of the sth they bad been in the
camp two or three days, and Major Eyre's
battery marched out ; a few of the 64th and
84th, who had been left here, also went with
them. The next night, as we were sitting
after dinner, we heard the usual 9 o'clock gun, and
directly after drums and. fifes began. Out we all
hurried, and away we went towards the ruined
cutcheries, about half a mile off ; we got there
just in time to come across the band of the 90th,
who were leading the way. Then came Gene-
ral Outram and his staff on horseback, and then
the 90th. We marched on with them about
half a mile through a large village, the in-
habitants of which turned out in great asto-
nishment at the sound of the band. The band
stopped, and we turned back, wishing them good
luck ; but I hear that they passed the railway
station, and the part of the town close by
with the band playing and all the men sing-
ing on Sunday morning. 80 men of the 78th
arrived from Benares, and want off again the
same night in bullock carts, intending to make a
double march and overtake the 90th. Altogether
they must have a force of 1,500 or 1,600 men (in-
cluding Artillerymen) and six guns. These, with
those they will meet at Cawnpore, will, I trust,
be enough .to thin the Lucknow road, but it
will bs hard work ; every village there is forti-
fied, and as we have no Cavalry, we cannot cut
up the enemy when dispersed. They called
again at the next village. General Havelock, I
believe, intencl4 crossing to-day, so that there will
be no delay. On Sunday, by-the-by, just as even-
ing service in Mr. Currie's houao was finished, there
arrived a telegraph from General Neill. News
from Lucknow to Sept. 2, of Balyguard (the rtsi-
dency) all right. The enemy's two heavy guns
disabled ; they neither fire nor move them. I must
tell you that General Outram sent on to General
Havelock, saying he would not interfere with the
honour of relieving Lucknow, for which lie Las
fought so wet, but will go as Commissioner of
Oude, not as a General, but as a volunteer. Our
now Lieutenant-Governor is laid up with ear-ache
at Beriares, and sees nebody.
" General Outram and Suite arrived the night
before last ; the steamer conveying them left yes-
terday at 12 for Calcutta. Zhe James Hume just
in. Latest news from Lucknow is cheering. The
besieged think their provisions will last until
relieved. Outram marches either to-day or to-
morrow with 1,500 men ; they hope to reach
Lucknow on or about the 22d current. News
from Cawnpore is that that the rebels are en-
trenching themselves on the other side of the
river. Anent the Dinapere mutineers (I humbly b2g
pardon, Lloyd's own Loyals), we hear that some
of their party crossed at Rajapuor, then suddenly
changed their plans, recrossed, and in the most ap-
proved fashion of the times looted Rajapoor and
then marched into Serropan, whether to take an in-
ventory of the household effects, goods, chattels,
and bijouteri6' of the Raos, ala mode de Nag-
pore,' with a view to annexation' (this I believe
to be the polite expression in the political circle of
Messrs. Beadon and Co.), or to enter into a treaty
offensive or defensive, we can't yet say.

"I have just received a letter from Agra, via
Cawnpore. The following is an extract :—` I wrote
to you some time ago by the regular dak, but I sup-
pose my letter in that way, via Bombay and Mir-
zapore, will not reach yon under a month. Mr.
Hume, the magistrate of Etawah, told me that be
daily despatches a kossid to Cawnpore, and has vefy
kindly offered to send a note of mine that way.
We have no particulars of what has really occurred
at Allahabad and Bewares. A. party of ours, 130
men of the 3d Europeans. about 20 of the Militia
Cavalry, and 3 guns, left us on Friday last, under
command of Major Montgomery, for the purpose of
giving confidence to the well-affected in the neigh-
bourhood of Hattrass and Allyghur. They reached
Hattrass without any opposition. Yesterday morn-
ing we received intelligence that they bad proceeded
on towards Allyghur, and this moment a letter has
just come in from them reporting a brush with a
strong body near Allyghus—a meat brilliant affair we
aro told. The enemy, numbering a.bout4,ooo s twine,
were encamped in Mann Singh's garden, about
three miles on the Agra side of Allyghur. When
they heard of the advance of our little party they
came out and rushed upon them like fanatics,
thinking, no doubt, to destroy the whole body ;
they, however, made a glorious mistake. The
little party ware not to be destroyed so easily ;
they opposed and fought like true English bull-
dog?, gained the victory, and dispersel them. The
enemy left 400 dead on the field, and on our
side killed poor Tandy, of the North-West Bank,
and Ensign Marsh, proceeding up country to join
his regiment, and three Europeans, and woun lcd
Dr. Clarke, Gwalior Contingent (not seriously),
and five men of the 3d Europeans. Our party
have returned to Hattrass, where they now are in
the Fort. Their orders were not to go into Ally-
ghur, consequently they returned to Hattrass. In
other respects we are all quiet here, anxiously wait-
ing to know what the large body of mutiniedtroops
at Gwalior are going to do, and more anxiously
looking to be rtlieved from the prison in which we
are now located. You must know that all our
residences have been destroyed, so I need not repeat
it here.

" All is quiet at Rewah and .Na,gode. I hear
that Captain Jackson, with a strong body of the
Rajah of Rewah's tropps and two gum, is occupy-
ing the SAaghe3 p. s. liumedia,tely I hear any-
thing of interca I shall write again."

CAWNPORE AND LUCItNOW.
FROII TIIE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TO TIIE
GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

Benares, Sept, 13.
A. letter from General Oatrain, date(' Kuir€ ern,
11th SepteMber, states a
I have just received
note from Cawripore of this elate, from which I ex-
tract the following We had very goo Ll. news