The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-17 00:00:00

THE S'UN, LQNBON, THURSDAY EVENING

of July. The road was found to be perfectly clear
until our troops were within about twenty miles of
Lucknow. Here they were met by the enemy on
the 30th of July, numbering about 10,000 men,
who were repulsed with great loss, leaving in our
possession 15 guns. Our losses are not known, but
we suppose thy must have been heavy, as the fight
was a very obstinate one. It was expected that
Gen. Havelock would enter Lucknow on the 31st
of July. After garrisoning the place and securing
its safety, he would resume his march Delhiward,,
in the direction of Agra ; so that the rebels must
make the most of their time, as before the present
month is out we believe that they will be driven
from their last stronghold. The Highlanders are
covering themselves with glory. No power on earth
can resist the fury of their charge, and they give no
quarter.
From Patna we learn that the 7th, Bth, and 40th
Regiments of Bengal N. 1., whom every one thought
stanch, mutinied at Dinapore the other day, and
that her Majesty's 10th Foot killed 800 of them. It
was only very lately that several conspirators were
executed at Patna, and the city kept from rising by
these very troops. Tho whole of this revolt is the
most mysterious, unaccountable affair that ever
happened in the history of this country. Here aro
regiments breaking out at the 11th hour, when the
tide was turning in our favour, and when Euro-
pean troops were passing continually up the river,
thereby rendering the destruction of the mutineers
certain, as if they waited for some mysterious order,
just like the Bareilly troops. Altogether, the more
we ponder over it the more mysterious the whole
matter appears to us. There has been a good deal
of fighting at Delhi since our last in the shape of
sorties by the besieged and repulses by the be-
siegers. We have been enabled to defeat the muti-
neers in every engagement, but this does not in
the least damp their ardour. Reinforcements
from the Punjaub to the number of about 4,000
fightine. men, 1,300 of whom are Europeans, were
expected to join General Reed to-day (the 15th),
and we are therefore led to believe that on their
arrival no time would be lost in carrying the
place by storm. On the 14th of July the muti-
neers, to the number of 9,000 men, with four guns,
made an attempt to capture our batteries. They
fought under cover from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.,
when they came to the front, and were beaten back
into Delhi. Our people, too eager, followed them
close under the walls. The enemy opened fire with
grape and musketry. Our loss in killed and wound-
ed was heavy. It is a pity our troops followed
them, as up to the time of their retreat we had only
about six men hit. Major Turner, artillery, had
his horse killed under him ; Thompson, artillery,
wounded in the thigh ; Brigadier-General Cham-
berlain, Adjutant-General, in the shoulder ; Ches-
ter and Daniel, of Goorkahs, wounded ; Burns and
Faithful, her Majesty's 75th, slightly, the former
on the knee, the latter in the arm. The cavalry
was not engaged. Altogether our loss in this action
was 171 killed and wounded. From the 14th to
the 23d the rebels remained under cover. On the
24th of July, however, they came out in force with
field guns round by the Cashmere-gate, and moved
upon our position at the Metcalfe Batt Ty under
cover of the fire of heavy guns from the city walls.
They were taken in flank by a force under Briga-
dier Showers, when they fled precipitately, saving
their guns only by the rapidity of their flight. Our
loss was small, but we had a few officers wounded
—Colonel Drought, 90th Rifles ; Colonel Seaton,
35th Native Infantry ; Major Turner, Artil-
lery ; Captain Money, Artillery. Lieutenant Law,
10th Recr,ment Native Infantry, was killed. Our
troops have now been engaged in no less than 23
sanguinary engagements before Delhi, yet their
courage is as high as ever it was, and they can beat
the mutineers even when they are a hundred to one !
General Reed in consequence of severe illness has
been obliged to hand ovec the command of the
Delhi army to General Wilson. The Punjab re-
mains tranquil. The remnant of the Sealcote mu-
tineers have met with condign punishment. Bri-
gadier-General Nicholson crossed Her Majesty's
52d Light Infantry in boats to the island in the

Ravee,on which they were posted, captured their
gun, and slaughtered or drove the whole body of
them into the river. A. quant:ty of plunder was
recovered. Numbers of the fugitives continue to
b 3 seized and brought in by the police and people
of the country, and also from the territory of Ma-
harajah Gholab Singh. The accounts from Raj-

pootana are most satisfactory, and all the Rajpoot
chiefs have given undoubted proofs of loyalty to
the British Government, and have afforded substan-
tial support to the troop•. Colonel Dixon, who has
done so much for Mairwarrah, was, from our last

account, fast sinking at Beawr, and little or no
hopes were entertained of his-recovery. He must,
however, have derived some satisfaction from the

good feeling manifested by the Mairwarrah bakhlion,
who have resisted the greatest temptations to betray
their trust. • The arsenal at Ajmere has been placed
in a perfect state of defence by Lieut. Carnell, of the
above corps, who has under his command a detach-
ment of 100 men of her 1114jesty's 83d Regiment.
Two mortirs placed in position to shell the city on
the least symptom of a disturbance have overawed
the large and fanatical Mussulman population, who
are discontented and ripe for a revolt and the de-
struction and plunder of the Hindoos. The district
. .

around is in a comparatively quiet state, and no
further symptoms of disturbance have taken place
than an occasional dacoity, but the surrounding
population would instantly rise on any symptom
of weakness being shown. Lieutenant Mildmay
is raising a body of horse in Bikaneer, and he will
doubtless effect a junction with Captain Hardcastle,
who, with a large body of Marwar and Jeypore
horse and foot, is on his way to Agra. The force
cantoned at Nusseerabad consists of the Ist Bcmbay
Lancers, 270 foot and 50 horse of the' Joudpore
Legion, the 2d Troop Bombay Artillery, 2d Regi-
ment of Bombay Cavalry, 450 men of Her Majesty's
83d Foot, and the 12th Regiment of Native Infan-
try. Every precaution for the preservation of order
has been taken, and additional Mairs are being en-
tertained, for the Mair warrah bat talion and another
company of Bheels is being added to the Joudpore
Legion. The Nizam, true to the policy of his house
and to his hereditary loyalty, which has affected so
much for him, will remain quiet. For Madras there
need be no fear ; the hopes of the rebels in Oude are
at an end, and those in the Delhi district may well
despair. But our forces are yet scarcely equal to the
task, all India is on the tiptoe of expectation, and
the speedy capture of Delhi will alone determine
whether every regiment may with perfect safety be
despatched from Calcutta to share in the easy task
of putting down disorganized bands of marauders,
or whether the disaffected taking heart shall again
place us in jeopardy. The moveable column of
Brigadier Steuart has reached Mhow, and will be
sufficient to keep in subjection the whole of Central
India. Holkar remains stanch, and his loyalty will
no doubt be appreciated as it deserves to be. All
continues tranquil in Calcutta, although, as in
Bombay, the inhabitants are not without alarm re •
garding the approaching festival of the Mohurr um.
We believe, however, that the authorities both
there and here have taken every precaution to
secure the public safety, and in the event of any
cmcute taking place it will be promptly and sternly
put down. Several arrests have been made lately
in Calcutta, which have placed Government in full
possession of information on alt points concerning
the Mahomedan conspiracy. The Moonshee Golam
Hossein, or Golam Khan,—we are not sure which
is his proper name—who was arrested near Welles-
ley-square, is a personage after whom the Govern-
meat has for some time been making inquiries.
He is said to be one the most active of the con-
spirators, and a platter whose arrest was of the
greatest importance. He contrived to escape.
from Calcutta wren the ex-King of Oude was
taken into the fort, and it is said proceeded
with haste to Lucknow, where his presence gave
additional vigour to the insurrection. What brought
him back to Calcutta we can only guess at,
but he did not arrive there without his coming hav-
ing been notified to Government by the military
authorities. His arrest, it is said, was attempted
mere than once since his return, but without suc-
cess, until Friday night, the 23d of July, when a
number of town sergeants and some soldiet s, all in
gharries, proceeded ti the neighbourheod of Wel-
lesley-square to the house of a wealthy Mahomedan,
where the Moonshee was reported to he. The man
was pointed out t the Commissioner of Police—who
as a magistrate was present—disguised as a bur-
kundanze, and so well disguised that his master
failed torecog,nise him. There was not the slightest
resistance made, and had there been there was an
ample f irce within bugle-call to put down any oppo-
sition. The Zenanah was searched for papers, and

all found brought away. It is worthy of remark
that the services of a European woman had been
provided beforehand for this part of the business.
The other arrests took place in Eutally and at Gar-
den Rea-h. In the former suburb Mr. Montressor
succeeded in atreiting the scribe or secretary to
the conipirwora and all his papers. This man
Pleaded pitiAbly in the usual style of found-ou'
native rogues, saying that he was a poor man and
oily wrote what'
and did
not
111 had been ordered to write,
harm. ' ue tblathii_ek he had been doing any
taken off io 1,,,r°,,0r)1.1..) paper', &c., were also
was made at Gard illiam. The third arrest
Captured is one en Reach. The p"rson here
of the
mixed
of the ex-King's
household, and is also
with the
to what
extent we are not aware
conspiracy to
overthrow the British Indian G3verenteut and esta-
Wish a Mahomedau empire on its ruins.
against
be-
lieve that it now turns out that the task
Governraising
ofWethe country and organizing forces
ment in the different parts of it was shared by two
grand parties of conspirators. Calcutta Wa'', it is
said, something I.ke the head-quarters of ono 01.

those parties, to which the organisation of revolt in
the country between the metropolis and Lucknow
was entrusted. To the other party, that of Delhi,
fell the management of revolt in all other parts of
the country.
The Grand Jury of Calcutta leaving sent in a pre-
sentment to the Governor-General in regard to dis-
arming the town of Calcutta, the following is his
Lordship's reply :
" Sir,—l have had the honour to receive and lay be-
fora the Right Hon. the Governor-General in Council
your letter of the 22d inst., transmitting, by direction of
the hon. the Judges of the Supreme Court, a presentment
made by the Grand Jury, recommending that the native
population of Calcutta and the suburbs should be dis-
armed, and that the unrestricted sale of arms and am-
nunition should be prohibited. The measure is proposed
with a view to allay apprehension of danger on the part
of the public, to preserve the peace, and to prevent
crime, with reference especially to the approaching Ma-
homedan holidays, which are usually a period of excite•
ment.

"2. To this subject, which has been pressed on his
attention from other quarters, the Governor-General in
Council has given his most careful consideration, and he
is of opinion that the important object the Grand Jury
have in view can be more securely provided for by other
means.

" 3. The places in Calcutta where arms are to be had
and the quantity in store are known to the Government,
and the Grand Jury may be assured that effectual mea-
sures will be taken to prevent any of them being used
by evil disposed persons for purposes of mischief.
" 4. Strang parties of European soldiers from one of
the regiments now arriving in Calcutta will be posted in
the town, and every other precaution that the occasion
requires will be taken to prevent the possibility of an
outbreak in Calcutta or its vicinity during the approach-
ing Mahomedan festivals.—l have the honour to Le,
sir, your most obedient, "CECIL BE A.DON,
" Secretary to the Government of India.
" Council-chamber, July 25."

A memorial very similar in its purport to that of
the Grand Jury, but signed by about 300 European
residents of Calutta, was forwarded to the Governor-
General on Saturday, the 23th of July. A reply
has since been received, which, besides indicating
the general measures of precaution intended to bee
taken by Government during the coming Mahome-
dan festivals, contains the following paragraghs

" I am directed to add that the Governor-General in
Council has now under his consideration, and proposes
to bring before the Legislative Council at an early da•e,
a general measure for the registration of arms through-
out the country, and for prohibiting the possession of
arms, except under certain restrictions."
At Madras all is tranquil, and, although the in-
habitants are not without apprehensions of danger,
yet we are glad to learn they are all prepared to
meet it. The troops are loyal to a man, and great
numbers of them are taking their departure for
Calcutta to cross bayonets with the mutineers of the
Ganges. Regarding the Bombay Presidency we
cannot speak so confidently. At Poonah, at Sattara,
and in the Southern Mahratta country, symptoms
of revolt have manifested themselves ; but in
nearly every instance the germs of insurrection
have been nipped in the bud. The Mahomedan
conspirators of Poonah are now securely lodged on
board the Hon. Company's receiving ship Akbar,
and the Junglee Rajah of Sattara, as he is called,
with the Ranees, is quietly domiciled on
Butchers' Island. In managing the Sattara affair
Mr. Rose, the Commissioner, has acted with much
penetration and determination. As soon as he was
aware that treason to the State was being hatched
ho resolved upon the arrest of the parties impli-
c ttol. Accordingly a force consisting of two guns
under Lieutenant Reid, a party of Her Majesty's
14th Dragoons, a party of the 3d European Regt.,
a party of the Southern Mahratta Horse, and a
party of the 22d Native Infantry, the whole under
the command of Colonel Malcolm, accompanied by
Mr. Rose, the Commissioner, and his aAsistantg,
marched into the city of Sattara before daylight on
the morning of the 6th August and surrounded the
palace, placing the artillery in position in front.
Agents of the British Government were sent in to
tell his highness to pack up, and phaetons from
Poonah were in attendance to hurry the Rajah
away. After a little delay he saw there was no
alternative and consented. He and the Ranees
were on their way to Poonah before 8 o'clock. They
were quite taken by surpriie, and never anticipated
anything of the kind. It is said that the people at
Sattara are very sorry for the departure of the
Jungles Rajah, as they call him. The other great
event was the blowing away, from the guns of the
battery at Sattara, of the six Punderpoor prison-
ers. These two events have struck terror into the
minds of all the Sattara people and people about
the districts where they have become known.
The disturbances in the Southern Mahratta country
are, we believe, by this time put down. There is a
large European forc3 now in the Southern division,
and we understand that the little revolt has been
entirely quelled. As, however, Government have
not as yet laid any information before the public,
we do not feel justified in publishing what the State
has deemed advisable to keep secret for the present.
The mutineers of the Guzerat Irregular Horse have

been hanged, as they deserved to-be. They were
tried by court-martial, found guilty, and sentenced
to death accordingly. The sentence was duly car-
ried into effect near "Shair Bagh," close to the po-
lice lines. The troops left camp at 3 o'clock in the
morning, consisting of 100 men of her Majesty's
82d Regiment, under Capt. Jones ; a wing of the
2d Grenadiers, under Capt. Moyle ; a detachment
of the 7th Regiment N.I. , under Cap t.Widdicombe ;
two guns under the command of Lieut. Beamish of
the Artillery ; the whole of the Police Corps ; and
the Guzerat Irregular Horse, commanded by Capt.
Pym. The force was drawn up iu line ; the Guzerat
Irregular Horse were in frost of the troops, facing
the gallows, so that had they dared to attack the
force they would have caught it in style. The cow-
ardly rascals, before being launched into eternity were
allowed the undeserved privilege of addressing the
men formed to witness their ignominious doom. One
(,f the traitors said to the Guzerat Irregular Horse:—
" Why do you not do as they did at Neemuch and
charge ?" but a low voice ran through the noble and
gallant line of the corps, upbraiding the rascal as a
" namak hararm." The arrangements for the execu-
tion were well got up, and the wretched creatures in
a few moments ceased to be. As far as this Presi-
dency is concerned we entertain no apprehensions.
In Bombay some alarm was felt during the Maho-
medan festival of the Buckree Eed, but everything
passed quietly over. The 83d, from the Mauritius,
has arrived, and with troops in garrison, the sailors
iu the harbour, the police, and the European resi-
dents, we are prepared for everything. In fact there
ire many who would not regret to see a row at the
Mohurrum just to show the rascals what we are made
of. The people of London have had no occasion to
dread anything from Chartist demonstrations sine

1848, and neither would we have to apprehend any-
thing for years to come from Mu3sulman fanaticism
if it once had a touch of the cold steel. We have
had a fortnight's heavy rain, bringing the fall for
the season up to 42.03 inches. The island is, how-
ever, generally speaking, healthy. The Governor
continues to reside at the Prosidincy, to which the
army head-quarters has also been removed.

and barracks, is crossed by a bridge on the route
from Allahabad to the city.

Although the cantonment is the head-quarters
of the Benares DiviQion of the Bengal army, only
a handful of our troops appear to have been left
there, consisting of two companies of her Majesty's
10th Foot and a wing of the Madras Fusiliers.
We cannot but look with the grea,est apprehension
on the fate of this gallant little band, especially as
we are without information whether the many
women and children of our military and civil ser-
vants had been sent down by steam to Calcutta.

We Lave, however, every hope that Govern-
ment, on hearing of the march on Benares of the
four armed Regiments who mutinied on the 23rd
of July at Dinapore (145 miles east from Bonares),
has immediately sent every available man by steam
from Calcutta, to the rescue of the hundreds of our
countrymen and women, who were evidently in
the most imminent danger. The fanatic Brahmins
would readily lend the Sepoys a helping hand to
make a Hiudoo Delhi of Benares.—Advertiser.

RECAPTURE OF CAWNPORE.

A let,er dated Cawnpore says,—

" The heading of this will show you that we were the
victors in yesterday's fight ; the enemy numbered about
7,000, with about 1,000 cavalry. Their guns were three
24-pounder?, two 12-pounders, and two 9-pounders, be-
sides some horse artillery, which they took off, as we
had no cavalry to pursue them. We marched 12 miles
in the morning, and encamped 9 miles from Cawnpore.
At 2 p.m. the fighting part of the force again advanced,
leaving the baggage with a guard at the camp. We
heard that the enemy had thrown up an intrenchment
across the road, so, instead of advancing straight upon
their guns, we obliqued to the right, when about three•
quarters of a mile from them, for the purpose of taking
them in flank, a manceuvre that saved us some hundreds
of lives. Soon after we left the road they found us on",
and did a good deal of execution with shot and shell be-
fore we returned their fire, as we had determined not to
commence till within 800 yards. It was rather unplea
sant progressing slowly, as we did, through very heavy
marsh and ploughed laud ; but when we got within
range, which we did in about a quarter of an hour, we
soon silenced their heavy guns, viz.,the two 24-pounders
and two 12-pounders, which had worried us so much in
ti e intrenchment across the road, and the whole line
advancing, we soon drove every man away from them.
As we got into their battery they commenced firing on
us with two 9-pounders, concealed in a village in front,
and I took up my three guns to silence them with the
84th, while the other guns and regiments wheeled off t)
the right, and peppered the retreating infantry. We
then all came back to the main road, as both men and
cattle were tired, having marched about 33 miles since
morning, and over some very bad ground. This ended
the first part of the business ; we had carried the ene-
my's position and taken six of their best guns, but they
still had one 24-pounder about 1i mile nearer to Carr.-
pore, and the horse artillery. The 24-pounder was
taken by the 78th Highlanders and 64th, our leading
guns advancing to help them, and although the 64th
were a good deal cut up with the grape, as the rebels
fought to the last in this action, and their firing was
undoubtedly excellent (though it rarely is so), the
enemy were ultimately driven right away into Cawnpore
and through it, a few parting shots being administered
to the cavalry, who, during the whole time, had been
harassing us on our flanks and towards the rear, though
always repulsed. This was the battle of Cawnpore. I
did not get touched, but the killed and wounded are
about 1 in 15 of our whole force.

" We had two fights on tho 15th, one in the morning
and one in the evening, capturing three light guns in
the morning, and two in the evening."
The following is an extract of a letter from
CAM] pore, dated July 19 :

" The accounts men give of the state of the canton-
ments are fearful. They have visited the house where
our women were murdered. That house and well are
described by men of not weak nerves as the most fearful,
sickening sight they ever saw. Four women are saved,
Mrs. Greenway, wife of a merchant, and three half
castes."

The following is anothor extract of a letter, dated
July 17th :
" We marched on the 16th, and then learned that the
enemy had come out from Cawnpore to make their last
stand at the place where the grand trunk road forks to
Cawnpore and Delhi ; that they had there intrenched
thorns elves in a very strong position, with heavy guns in
front and flanks, to sweep the road, and that all the
force, upwards of 4,000 men, had turned out to make
their last stand. So it was determined to try and turn
their flank. Accordingly we struck off the road at an
angle, and then turned down towards them again. We
bivouacked under the trees, and started at 1.30 p.m.
The heat was fearful. Many men dropped from the
effects of the sun. At last the enemy caught sight, and
opened a very heavy and well-directed fire on us, which
we had to pass till we got to the turning-point. Then
we moved down in line upon them, and opened fire on
their guns, which were in a very strong position in a
village. We silenced two with our artillery, but
all we could do we couldn't get at the third
heavy gun, it was so well masked. The 78th
were ordered to charge and take the gun. I never saw
anytbiog so fine. The men wont on, with sloped arms,
1 ke a wall ; till within a hundred yards not a shot wan
fired. At the word `Charge,' they broke just like an
e3.ger pack of hounds, and the village was taken in an
in-taut I was up almost as sown as they, and one man
told me, with a grin, he had just killed three men out
of one house. The enemy were .now in retreat, for we
had turned their position, but the fight was still hard,
for their cavalry came round down upon our rear, and
the guns had to be halted and opened on them. After
that we got so far ferwerd towards Cawnpore that, with-
out knowing it, one of their heavy guns in position was
passed, and they managed to slew it round and open fire
on our rear. So we had to turn, and go back and take
it, This was done by the 64th. It fact it was, in point
of heavy fire and fatigue, a very hard fight, het the end
was that we took eight guns in all and utterly routed the
enemy, who evacuated Cawnpore during the night and
blew up the arsenal and magazine. We bivouacked on
the field, with little bed and supper, and marched into
Cawnpore this morning, where we hold a position—the
barracks. All the force is knocked up, and must rest a
day.
"Alas, alas ! all the women and children were mur-
dered by these devils yesterday, when they found the
day going against them.