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

THE SUN, LONDiON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER eS, 1857.

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 Arrah, 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 head 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 had 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 the military authorities.
The result was that the Sikhs were not only re-
pulsed, but oasmanceuvred : 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 S'r John Lawrence failed
of success. 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
Ir.fantry, and others, were cut up almost to a man,
and Sir John has been enabled not only to main-
tain tranquillity; but to furnish a large force for the
operations against Delhi.
" Since writing the above we have received in-
formatidh from Government that Generals Outram
and Havelock crossed the Ganges at Cawnpore on
the 19th inst., and that all was well at Lucknow
en the 16th idem. The relief of the garrison may
therefore be looli'ed 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 wore
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 pres-. On the 18th inst.
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 represect
more or less the views and wishes of the Govei n-
plant, the Friend of India and the Rurkaru, 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 counrrymen
that we believed that no body of Englishmen—men
born in the land of free discussion, and educated in
the same liberal ideas as ourselves—would ever
combine to stop the free expression of opinion. We
can only now admit that we were mistaken, and
although our sentiments regarding the great line of
policy to.be 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 engine against ourselves. Our license was
restored to us last night, after an interregnum of
six days' duration. The subject is one which will
not be again adverted to until some definite arrange-
ment be arrived at regarding the pres 4. "
The Caleuti:a EngliJiman, of Sept. 24 says :
CAMP BEFORE DELHI, Aug, 26.
As it is quite pcssible that the roundabout 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
evenly yesterday. The day previous we received
information that a large force under General
Bukhtar Singh, of Bareilly notoriety, had left the
city, of course with the object of gaining our rear,
and intercepting our siege train, which left
from Ferozep ore, on the
21jm3
dbailuiahstCa It roue
a;pears from the information
we received thtt this General had, from
his repeated want of success got into deep
disfavour with the King, and had actually been
brought to trial bt court-martial, or at least before
the Royal Council) who deeply blamed him. Upon
p thislacetdh eat General
sptearie, dt,oi a good force were only
a crowning victory over us, seizing
of the past by
wipe out all recollection
our siege train, cutting off our communications,
occupying Unaballah and Kurnaul.
Haned,goltbtehleiefeo-
Aud a large one too—six infantry
erCeo,cclipy
regiments to come:let:ice with, a big crowd of ca-
valry, and a formidable array of guns and ammu-
nition, and left the city the day before yesterday;
three more Irregular regiments followed yesterday
morning as a reinforcement. The night before last
Nicholson also left our camp, and took the field
with the Ist Fusiliers, her Majesty's 61st, a strong
squadron of her Majesty's 9th Lancers and two
plnfantry. Yesterday afternoon, at
choarlf-s of
pastP4,unjb Naicuhois
oncame
upon 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,
bullocks, tents, camp equipage, &c., and dispersing
the broken enemy. Our loss is trifling, when es-
timated with reference to the results ; Assistant-
Surgeon Ireland, Lumsden of the Guides, and
Gabbet of the 61st, killed, ant, 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 been blowing elp
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 smashing the place.
Camp sickly ; no other news ; when there is you
shall hear from me."
Another letter says :--
"Although so little has been effected, although
almost every day bring accounts of fresh insure c
tion, the fashion among official men is to say that
the mutiny is in a state of cell tiaie. We acknow-
leJge we can see no indications of it. Here and
there the mutineers quarrel among themselves, and
our very latest report from C iwnpore 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 Provinces can British authority
be said to exist beyond the reach of our guns. We
therefore repeat that., however much these men
may quarrel among themselves, aed however de-
sultory their efforts may be for want of a rec ignised
leader, yet their numbers are so great, that it can-
not be expected
the count y will b 3 tranquillised
till the arrival of large reinforcementg. In this re-
spect we are beginning to improve ; the last week
has brought us the Welsh Fusiliers, a detachment of
the Royal Artillery, and the 93d Highlander., being
the last of the China expedition. The troops direct
from England
will only begin to drop in next
raon thl so that
Lord Ellenborough will be found

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

ALL AHABAD.
The following; is from Allahabad

" September 9.
A friend has ju;t come 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 Mouza Aounta, about 20 miles from
us. The Tehseeldar of Saroun, a place ten miles
hence, across the Gange, with his Amlah,
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
the treasures in his charge. AVG° wan, the post-
master, has sent me for perusal a report from Bho-
wanee Deen of Sonagee district, about 30 miles to
the westward across the Jumna, 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 Hinde met, engaged, and were
worsted by the mutineers, who after dispersing the
Rewah troops, were advancing on Rewah ! This
is a serious matter, and we pause for confirmation
or contradiction of the report. = After sending
1,300 men with General Outram to reinforce
General Havelock, we have but 170 in our
garrison, of whom one-half are in hospital !
The Kolaklyne 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 hero 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,—l say well done he ; but all the military
authorities look very grave about it, but he 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;em
the night of the sth they had 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, tha 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 be bard 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, intends crossing to-day, so that there will
be no delay. On Sunday, by-the-by, just as even-
ing service in Mr. Curr:o's houso was finished, there
arrived a telegraph from General Neill. News
from Lucknow to Sept. 2, of Balyguard (the resi-
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 he has
fought so well, but will go as Commissioner of
Oude, not as a General, but as a volunteer. Our
new Lieutepant-Governor is laid up with ear-ache
at Benares, and sees nobody.
"General Outrain. and Suite arrived the night
before last ; the steamer conveying them left yes-
terday at 12 for Calcutta. The 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 Dinapore mutineers (I humbly beg
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 bijouterie 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 G 3.), 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 you under a month. Mr.
Hume, the magistrate of Etawah, told me that he
daily despatches a kossid to Cawnpore, and has very
kindly offered to send a note of mine that way.
We have no particulars of what has really occurred
at Allahabad and Benares. 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 had proceeded
towardson Allyghur, and this moment a letter has
just come in from them reporting a brush with a
strong body near Al lyghus—a m est I?,eilliant affair we
are told. The enemy, numbering about 4, 000 strong,
were encamped in Mann Singh's garden, about
three miles ou tho 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 were not to be destroyed se easily ;
they opposed and fought like true English bull-
dogs, gained the victory, and dispersed them. The
eneny 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 wounded
Dr. Clarke, Gwalior Contingent (not seriously),
and five men of the 3d Europeans. Oar party
hove returned to Flettrass, 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 largo body of mutinied-troops
at Gwalior are g ring to do, and more anxiously
looking to be relieved from the prison in which we
are now located. You must kuow that ail our
residences have been destroyed, so I need not repeat
it here.

" All is quiet at Rewah and Nagode. I hear
that ()apt Jackson, with a &mug body of the
Rajah
.of Rowah's trosps and two gun., is occupy-
ing the Schaghee Pass. Immediately I bear any-
thing of interest I shall write again."

CAWMPORE AND LUCKNOW.
FROM THE LIEUTENANT. GOVERNOR. TO THE
GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

Benares, Sept. 13.
A letter from General Outram, dated Kurreem,
11th September, state; :—g, I have just received a
note from Cawnpore of this date, from which I ex-
tra3t the fQllowing We had very good news