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London, England, 1857-12-12 00:00:00

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RELIEF OF LUOKNOW.

[The following dpoared in a Fourth taitien of The SIM
of last evening.]

The following telegram *as rteei'ved at the
Foreigu-office, Dec. 11, 1857, 5.15
ALEXANDRIA, DEd. 5, 18517.

The Bombay reacL9d Suez on the 30th of
November, bringing Bombay to the 17th of

November.

Greathed's column, after the battle of
Agra, was pushing on with all haste towards
Cawnpore, where, on the 18th, Brigadier Grant,
of the 9th Lancers, joined and took command.
On the 23d they arrived at Kanouj, where
the enemy was cut up by our cavalry,
and five guns captured. The force, now about
3,500 strong, reached Cawnpore on the 25th,
and being reinforced to five thousand crossed the
Ganges on the 30th, they reached Alumbagh
without obstruction on the 3d, and there wait
till the Commander-in-Chief joins them.

Lucknow, said to be surrounded by 50,000 in-
surgents, had not been relieved at the date of the
latest advices, but still held out.
Our force at Alumbagh, only three miles
from Lucknow, though in easy communication
with Cawnpore had not received a line from Luck-
now for more than a month.

Heavy fighting, with slaughter, believed to
have occurred.

Sir C. Campbell, who left Calcutta on the
277th of October, reached Cawnpore on 3d No-
vember, where he remained till the 9th, waiting,
it is presumed, for reinforcements, which must
bring up the force at Alumbagh when he joins, to
close on 10,000 men.
On the Ist of November an action was fought
near the village of Kudjnai, betwixt the Dina-
pore mutineers and a detachment of 800 men,
consisting of part of the Naval Brigade, and a
detachment of the 93rd Highlanders, with
two nine-pounders, under Colonel Powell,
of Her Majesty's 53rd Foot ; our success
was complete, but loss heavy ; Colonel Powell
being among the killed.

The Naval Brigade afterwards fell back on Binkee
with a view of returning to Fattehpore and the
rest of the troops reached Cawnpore on the 2d.
The Rohilcund rebels had again advanced
towards Nyneetal, and again taken to
flight on finding the little force from that
place was approaching. Mehidpore having
been attacked on the Bth of Nov. by a body of in-
urgent tribes from the neighbourhood, a portion of
the Malwa Contingent joined the enemy, killed
Capt;Mille, Dr. Casey, and Sergeant• Major O'Con-
nell, and Mansea, captured the guns and com-
pelled the other troops to retire.
According to the latest accounts from
Bombay, the Ist, 3d, and 4th Divisions of Nizam
Cavalry, under Major Orr, attacked the rear-guard
of the rebels on the 12th Nov., at Barrowal, re-
capturing the whole of the guns and stores taken
from Mehidpore, also two of the enemy's guns,
100 of enemy killed, seventy-four prisoners,
our casualties not yet received, but said to be
severe.

The column under Brigadier Showers has
captured Ahujjur, Dadree, Nuuoood, and other
places south west of Delhi, securing upwards of
70,0001. worth of treasure.

Further north, General Van Cortlandt still
keeps the country in order.
The district between Agra and Meerut is so
quiet that the post and passenger carriages run
daily between the two places.

Eastward of Oude the Bengalese Contingeni
has gained two victories over bodies of the insur-
gents.

The steamer Bengal reached Suez on the 3d
inst. from Calcutta, but brings no later dates
than those from Bombay.

The dates from Hong Kong are to the 30th o.
October.

Preparations were being made for the assault
of Canton.

JOHN GREEN.

Trieste, 11th Dec., 9.30 a.m.

RAVEN.

The following telegram was received at the
Foreign Office on the night of the 11th Dec.:—
MALTA, Dac. 9, 2 A.M.

Captain Lore in charge of despatches from Lord
Canning, states that Lord Canning received the
following telegraph from Sir Colin Campbell, dated
9th November, Cawnpore. All right at Lucknow.
Sir Colin Campbell crossed the Ganges at Cawn-
pore on the 9th of November, and stated to have
7,000 men with him to march on Luckuow.
General Windham at Cawnpore, in command of
reserve, and was to march on to Lucknow, as soon
as two other regiments joined him.
Captain Peel, R.N., was at Alumbagb, with a
few of his men, some 32-pounder guns. The next
(sic) were on their way to join.
LYONS, Admiral.
Received at 1-11 p.m., forwarded 6.30 p.m.
Cagliari, Dec. 9. CRAIG, Consul.

BRUSSELS, FRIDAY.

The elections in Belgium give a great majority
to the Liberal party. Out of 107 nominations
the Liberals have obtained 69. In the most im-
portant cities their list was adopted entirely.

H lIMURGiI, DEC. 11.

In Germany confidence is becoming restored.

The National Bank of Vienna has come to the
aid of Hamburg, by lending 10,000,000 mares
banco (about 20,000,000 francs), at G per cent.,
repayable in a year.