The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-29 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

lord Clarendon's message, dated. 13th July, to
Consul at Marseilles, and Sir C. Wood's, dated

14th, to Consul at Cagliari, received.
Upward of four hundred seamen and marines
and twenty officers of Her Majesty's frigates
Shannon and Pearl, have been formed into a
Naval Brigade, and detached to the Upper Pro-
vinces. The brigade is furnished with ten 68-
pounders, and two or three field pieces, taken
from the above vessels. All left Calcutta on the
18th instant by steamer.

All quiet at Nagpore and Hyderabad. By
latest accounts the Punjaub quite tranquil. The
14th Native Infantry at Helym, who refused to
give up their arms, destroyed. The 46th Native
Infantry and wing of 9th Cavalry mutinied at
Sealkote, and killed three or four officers, the ma-
jority finding shelter in the fort. The mutineers
were attacked by Brigadier Nicholson on the 12th,
and again on the 16th, and hardly any escaped.
Their spoil fell into our hands.
The revenue in the Punjaub has been paid to
the last farthing, and the most loyal spirit pre-
vails not only among the Sikh soldiery, but the
population generally. The only apprehension is
a failure of funds. At the end of September or
October, the Government will give its attention
to this ; meanwhile the local authorities have
invited advances on loan for one year at 6 per
cent.,—result not yet reported.
G. F. EDMONSTONE,
Secretary to the Government of India,
RAVEN.

Trieste, 11'40, a.m., Monday.

The following Telegram was received at the Fo-
reign Office, from the British Vice-Consul at
Trieste, September, 29, 2.45 a.m.
DELHI.

The mutineers made great preparations for an
attack on the 31st of July, the eve of the Bukree
ied festival, but nothing occurred beyond some
desultory skirmishing. On the evening of August
Ist they attacked the right of the British position,
and maintained the contest through the night, and
up to the afternoon of August 2d. Our loss was
very slight-10 killed, and 3G wounded—the
men being kept well under cover. C Apt. Fravers,
32d N. 1., serving with Lokos Rifles, was killed.
On the 6th of August, the enemy's cavalry,
supported by artillery, attacked the Metcalfe
House picket, but not in any force. Lieutenant
Brown, 33d N 1., attached to the Kumaon bat-
talion, was killed ; Lieut. Venion, artillery, and
Lieut. Temple, Kumaon battalion, wounded.
Oa 7th August, skirmishing, with cannonades
at intervals. A powder magazine of the enemy
exploded this day, with a loss, it is rumoured, of
500 lives.
On the Bth of August, a battery, constructed.by
the mutineers to enfilade our guns, was destroyed.
Skirmishing was kept up for during that and the
next three days. Our troops suffered very little.
On the 12th, guns established outside Cash-
mere Gate were attacked by a force under Briga-
dier Showers, and, after a sharp contest, taken.
They consisted of one 24 pounder howitzer ; two
7 and one 6-pounder. Our loss was severe, 112
killed and wounded : among the wounded were
the following officers :—Lieut. Sheradff, 2d Fusi-
liers, ,dangerously ; Brigadier Showers, Major
Coke, severely ; Lieut. Lindsay, Horse Artillery ;
Lieut. Mansell, Engineers ; Captaiu Greville, Ist
Fusiliers; Lieut. Owen, Ist Fusiliers ;Lieutenant
Jones, 70th N. 1., slightly.
Brigadier-General Nicholson arrived in camp
on the Bth of August iu advance of his force.' His
troops were expected on the 13th and all would
arrive by the 15th, on which date the army be 4
fore Delhi would number about 11,000 men.
Further reinforcements, it was computed, would,
early in September,.increase our numbers to
15,000 men. It is generally expected that the
assault on the city will take place on the 20th of

August.
The King is reported to be sending his Zenana
(his harem) to Rhotuck.

AGRA.

All well at Agra, Cawnpore, and Lucknow.
The greatest anxiety is felt regarding Lucknow.
General Havelock, after crossing the Ganges, de-
feated the enemy at Oonor on the 30th of July.
Oa the 31st he attacked the enemy in a very
strong position in the town of Busserat Gunje,
and again defeated them with great slaughter, and
took all their guns. His own loss was 88 killed
and wounded. Ho then retired on the captured
artillery. On the sth of August he again ad-
vanced towards Lucknow, and gained two more
victories. On the sth and on the 12th he then
found the enemy strongly entrenched in their
positions, and numbering 50,000 men. Finding
it impossible to cut his way to Lucknow, in the
face of such a force, General Havelock was com
pelled to retire to Cawnpore and to wait for rein-
forcements. in the meantime, the position of the
gallant garrison of Lucknow is most precarious.
M tjor Banks, who has acted as Commissioner
since Sir H. Lawrence's death, has fallen, but the
date of this melancholy occurrence is not stated.
The facts above statA are drawn from new: -
papers and private letters, but they are believed
to be substantially correct. No official account
has yet been published.