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London, England, 1857-11-25 00:00:00

spatched, under Major Eyre, a party consisting of 100 of
her Majesty's Fusiliers, 50 of her Majesty's 64th Regiment,
mounted on elephants, with two gnus, and completely
equipped with tents, two days' cooked provisions, and sup-
plies for three more. _

- Captain Johnson's detachment of the 12th Irregulars,
consisting of 40 men, made a forced march, and concen-
trated with Eyre's party at Hutgong Khas yesterday even-
ing, having completed 40 miles.
For tho further proceedings I beg to refer his Excellency
to Major Eyre's despatch. His reputation as a successful
leader had already been so well established, that I pur-
posely selected him for this duty, in the perfect confidence
that he would succeed.

The importanoe of this success will, I am sure, be fully
appreciated by your Excellency and the Governor-General.
I now consider my communication secure, which otherwise
must have been entirely cut off during our operations in
Oude ; and a general insurrection, I am assured, would
have followed throughout the Doab had the enemy not
been destroyed, they being but the advanced guard of more
formidable invaders ; from which svils having been pre-
served by Major Eyre's energy and decision, that officer,
and the detachment under his command, are, I consider,
entitled to thankful acknowledgments from Government,
which I am confident will nol be withheld.--I have, &c.,
.J. OUTRAM, Major-General,
Commanding Cawnpore and Dinapore Divisions.

Major Eyre to Colonel Napier.
Koondun Puttee, Sept. 11,1857.
Sir,--I am happy to have it in my power to report, for
the information of Major-General Sir James Ontram,
K.C.B., that the expedition he did me the honour of en-
trusting to my command has been attended with entire
success; and the daring invasion of this territory from Oude
has been signally punished.
I arrived at Hutgong last evening at dask, where I was
joined by Captain Johnson's troop of the 12th Irregular
Horse, 40 in number. As they had marched 24 miles, and
were in need of rest, I halted till half-past 1 a.m., when
we had the advantage of moonlight to pursue our march to
Koondun Puttee, where we arrived at daybreak.
The Oude rebels, having been apprised a little previ-
ously of our advance, had fled precipitately to their boats,
about half a mile off. I ordered the cavalry under Capt.
Johnson and Lieut. Havelock to pursue them, and fol-
lowed up myself with all practicable speed with the infan-
try and guns. We found the cavalry bad driven the
enemy into theirboats, which were fastened to the shore,
and were maintaining a brisk fire on them film the bank
above.

On the arrival of the detachments of Hill's 5th Fusiliers
and 64th Foot, under Capts. Johnson and Turner, the fire
of our musketry into the densely crowded boats was most
telling ; but the enemy still defended themselves to the
utmost until the guns under Lieut. Gordori opened fire,
when the rebels instantly threw themselves panic-stricken
into the river. Grape was now showered upon them, and
a terrible fusilade from the infantry and cavalry maintained
until only a few scattered survivors escaped. Their num-
bers appeared to be about 300.

Previously to their plunging into the river, they threw
their guns overboard and blew np one of their boats, which
had been boarded by a party of infantry, whereby, I regret
to say, one man of Hill's 5th was killed, and ten more or
less injured (of whom five were Europeans and five natives)
All the officers mentioned above distinguished thomselves
highly.; and the conduct of the men was all that could be
desired.

Lieut. Impey, of the Engineers, and Mr. Volunteer
Tarbey have likewise, by their zeal and usefulness, merited
my thanks and commendation.

VINCENT EYR E, Major,
Commanding Field Force.
P.S.—Having heard of another party of rebels at a ghaui
higher up the river, I have despatched the cavalry to recoil
noitre.

Major V. Eyre, commanding Field Detachment, to Colonel
Napier, Military Secretary.
Camp, Fattebporo, Sept._12, 18.57.

Sir,—I have the honour, herewith, to forward a correct
return of killed and wounded on the late expedition to
Koondun Puttee.

In the postscript of my despateh of the 11th instant, I
mentioned having sent the forty 12th Irregular Cavalry
troopers, under Captain Johnson, to reconnoitre, and, if
possible, to intercept a party of Gude rebeli said to have
landed at Ukree Ghaut.

They had, however, retreated across tho river before
Captain Johnson's troops could get at them ; but a small
fort which had been recently erected near the ghaut by the
rebels was destroyed by Captain Johnson.
I was informed by Mahorned Zuboor Khan, the Thanadar
of Koondun Puttee, that had not the Oudo invaders been
checked, and a portion of them destroyed by our troops, it
was their intention to overrun the whole country between
Futtehpoor and Allahaba.1, with a view to interrupting
our communication and impeding our operations.
He also assured me that the following persons on this
side of the river had' taken an active part in these distur-
bances and hostile designs, viz., Bhunmur Sing Zemadar
of Ukree, Ratusahae (haet) of Hutgaen (an active confede-
rate of the former), Seetta Bux and Pulwan Sing of Bur-
gulla, and Nurlasta Kumaroodeen Hoossain of Puttee.

I take this opportunity of mentioning that the detach-
ment of the 12th Irregulars had already marched 2t miles
when theyrecoived the sudden order to join me at Hutgaen,
and although both men and horses had been a whole day
without food they galloped on the whole way to meet me,
a distance of nine miles further, guided by that energetic
officer, Lieutenant Dawson, of le ; who also
took a conspicuous part in their subsequent operations.--=
I have, &c.

VINCENT EYRE, Major,
Late Commanding Field. Detachment.

Numerical Return of Killed and Wounded Avith the Field
Force under Command of Major V. Eyre, Artillery, on
the 11th September, 1857.
Camp, Futtehpore, September 12, 1857.
1 Jemadar, killed.
Her Majesty's 5i,h Fusiliers--6 privates, wounded.
Artillery Tent, Lascars 2, wounded.
Irregular Cavalry-1 trooper, wounded.
Camp followers-3 wounded.
R. H. BARTRUM, Assistant-Surgeon,
Late 3d Oude M. Infantry, in medical charge.
V. EYRE, Major,
Commanding Field Force.

Numerical Return of Killed and Wounded with the Field
Force under command of Major V. Eyre, Artillery, on
the 11th Sept., 18:17..
Camp, Futtehpore, September 12, 1857.
Her Majesty's 5th*—Privates Isaac Money, Stephen
Lally, Thomas Walker, Charles Helford, slightly
burnt; Private Wm. Berant, severely burnt; Corporal
Henry Evans, slightly burnt, swordcut in head.
Artillery—Tent lascar, severely burnt ; tent lascar, bullet
wound ,severely.
12th Irregular Cavalry—HoosseiniBux, Blight sword-cut.
Commissariat—Jemadar of Mahopts, killed.
Camp followers, 3 (names unknown), severely burnt.
R. H. BARTRMI,
Assistant-Surgeon, in medical charge.
VINCENT EYRE, Major,
Commanding Field Force.

Brigadier-General G. St. P. Lawrence, Officiating
Governor-Goneral's Agent, Rajpootana, to the Secretary
of the Government of India.
Camp, Chellawur, Sept. 19, 1857.
Sir,—For the information of the Governor-General in
Council, I have the honour to report that I marched
yesterday morning with a force, as per margin, 1. upon
Ahwa, a walled town, and ghurreo of Marwar, where the
mutineers of the Judhpore Legion, joined by the troop
of Ahwa and other disaffected thakoors, had taken up a
position, which they had bean at every pains to strengthen
to the utmost.

2. The very vigilant suspicion of the rebels had baffled
all attempts to get accurate information of their position
by my scouts, and the place, being surrounded by jungle,
could not bo reconnoitered out of range. I determined to
reconnoitre in force, ands if circumstances justified me, to
assault at once.

3. I had a strong advanced guard, as per margin 7,t, and,
as wo came on through the thick jungle, I sent on a small
party of the cavalry at a gallop, with Lieutenant Heath-
cote, Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-General and Lieu-
tenant Bannerman-, Adjutant,' Kotah Contingent, to feel
where the rebels actually were. A few of their sowars,
who were looking out, hastily retreated before this party,
and one of them, who had dismounted to fire was taken
prisons!. The party reported that the rebels wove out in
force close under the walls of the town, of which we could
now see the topmost buildings, rising as it were out of the
jungle.
4. Going a few yards on fire was at once opened on the
column ; this was promptly and efficiently answered by two
guns under Lieutenant Swansoh, which I had ordered to
the front from the advanced guard. The main column at
once moved up to support, and skirmishere were thrown
out from the infantry, supported by cavalry on the flanks.
The five horse-artillery grins, ably directed by Captain
Petrie, now opened their fire. Large bodies of the enemy
under the en
• t my right, and from two 9-pounder
(especially against fire
out 0 f stwchaaetlitlres re;eadati
arbe,y1
ntaohhueeryd shotwerep position.
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how-
evergr
(trail being old Bengal
gkeupnts
;and one man killed
pattern) was disabled by its own recoil
which had one of its
and two wounded at another gun,
1 therefore took ground
wheels destroyed by a round shot. .
musjid
a good view again of a
to my left, and on getting
firing, n
trying t o get round
doirsdtaeatur
order,
htforeorbmeapgteghl aeagnes(e'l
up.late lyobneelonogfingoutor thhoewJiutzlehrsp ore Legion), was hotly
collected under
5. As it was made
plain the place could not be carried by
our
s grins opened
oopf
egnreodu groups ofth
them
4 them
as
tywhwealeflorser'oe under me, and as parties of
right were threatening to attack the bag-
re of the country rendered very assail-
decided on changing the direction of the column, so as to
trioba r
bagl from
enemynwwohhtiwcehihot notwithstanding I. mta eynnudiaiteitthrunus g a strong guard for its , p r o t e c t i o ii , I
efbnouelltoohfwaauvcing that now
have it between my baggage and the enemy, and counter-
marched to coup-de-main
amina,nwifest effect.,
marched to my former right. I ordered two of the guns to
be died on some of the enemy still visible, who had been
atasbhebpuceoptiuuerrrateepratiaohcirinyrgte.
being
ahenmniej;ir eseitsnivfie unjustifiable,
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attempted,Ian flank,
determinedrne
toie lfurtheretiosudrremal
leisurely
molestation ttathht
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force,
rwc eas
offered.
6. Under the existing circumstances, renewing the attack
should he provoke me to do so. No further movement on
at present halted here. pti action, place,and enemy,ale
7. It is with deep pall! I have to announce the des h of
Capt. it[onck Mason, Political Agent at Judhpore. He had
arrived with some of the Maharajah's men to join me on
the field before Alivea. He .seems to have mistaken some
of the enemy's horse for ours, and was shot down after go-
ing with them a short distance. The loss of this excellent
officer could not but-be deplored, but under such sad cir-
cumstances has been a great brief to me. The loss suffered
by the troops was, I am thankful to say, very trifling, as
the accompanying return will show.
8.
olhfavtheegeroenadt
usacttissaffaf reportingitlieotnroionps throughout
ap-
provalof action fell entirely on the artillery ; but, though ne!th
cavalry nor infantry had the opportunity of being actively
m y
; e thentire
brunt
r

• * These were chiefly injured by one of the enemy's boats
being b Own up after it bad been bearded by our troops.
'Five II irse Artillery 'guns, under Capt. Pctiie ; 195 her
Majesty's 83d, under Vajor Heathy ; 2 squa irons (about,
200 swords) Bombay Lancers; 250 Mhairwarra Battalion,
under, Lieutenant' Carnell; detachment (30) 12th Bombay
Native Infantry. .
1: Two force Artillery guns; 1 troop 1st Lancers; 50 her
Majesty's 83d. Infantry; 50 Mhairwarra, Battalion.