The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-15 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 15, 1857.

Other telegrams were last night received at the
Foreign-office, at the East India House, and from
the correspondents of some of our morning con-
temporaries. The public despatches, and some of
the others, will be found in another part of our
impression. They do rot materially alter, al-
though they cast great additional light on, the
intalligence contained in The Sun of yesterday.
We know more now about the proceedings of
General HAVELOCK and his truly gallant hand.
The telegram of yesterday only announced that
he had " defeated the rebels at Abipur-al•Gunge,
on the 29th and 30th of July, taking nearly all
their guns," and that " he expected to reach Luck-
now on the 31st July." The natural interpre•
tation of this obscure and confused statement
was, that the conflict of the nth and 30th July
had- taken place at Bithoor-al-Gunge, the strong-
hold of the miscreant NENA SAHIB, who was
pursued up to Bithoor by HAVELOCK. It now
appears that the cowardly assassin had
not ventured to meet the victorious troops, even
with all the advantages of an entrenched and for-
tified position. He had fled before them in dis-
may, and on•the 17th July his Fort was occupied
without even an attempt at resistance. The san-
guinary rnffians•who embrued their hands in the
blood of women and children would not dare to
meet in fair fight armed men, although less than

onc-fifth of their number, who were trebly armed
in the justice of their quarrel. Of course, the
fortresa.was completely destroyed, and no less than
13 pus. were captured, an important addition to
our•artiliery, and a still greater loss to the rebels.
°lltiltat occasion NENA. SAHIB escaped. But his
inkru°'ati Career was rapidly drawing to a close.
11°*;uld " NasiblYhope to escape the avengers
of blood—the ministers of a stern justice that
were tracking his footstep, and determined to
inflict exemplary justice on the most
guilty
of
all
who raised their felon hands against those whom
they were bound to protect by every tie of honour
and leanly feeling. It is said that after his fli,ht
from Bitboor, ho destroyed his entire family and
then, committed suicide. This is by no means
improbable, and it would justly be regarded af,
higrial act of retribution tliat w.)t-tbl strike terror
into the whole body of the rebel.
wa4 nearly a fortnight after the capture and
diitruotion of Bithoor that_the bait' 3S of the 29th
ancl 30th July were fought. C3lonel NEILL bad
• joined on the .22d July, and it was at
'Buper El'Ounge, about 18 miles from Cawnpore,
Du the road to Lucknow,- that they encountered

the mutineers more than 10,000 strong, whoin
they completely defeated and put to flight, taking
15 guns. This would make no les3 than 28 cannon
captured from the enemy, a most important

achievement under the circumstances of the case.
It would seem also that anothet battle had taken
?lase the following day, in which HATELOCK had

again triumphed over his opponents. It is more
than probable that these vicenries were gained
over the besiegers of Lucknow—perhaps assisted
by some of the fugitive troops of NENA SAHIB.
If this conjecture be well-founded, but little re-
mained to be accomplished for the complete re-
lief of Lucknow, and the rescue of its gallant gar-
rison and the fugitives who had there sought
shelter and protection in the dark hour of danger
and distress. Colonel NEILL had remained
at Cawnpore while General HAVELOCK
was marching on Lucknow. This adds additional
confirmation to the belief that the work had been
virtually completed, or he would not have left
such valuable auxiliaries behind him.
There is one ambiguous passage relating to
Cawnpore. The telegraph received at the War-
Office contains the following passage Cawn-
pore butchery confirmed. No authentic details."
This probably refers to what had already been
known in this country respecting the execrable
breach of faith of the Mahrattan fiend. After
the time, when it had been re-occupied by HAVE-
LOCK, there would have been no opportunity for
the rebels to have massacred the English, nor, we
regret to say, more victims to be destroyed. All
that fell into his hands had been involved in one
common destruction.

There were very conflicting rumours respecting

Agra. In the account that reached the Foreign

Office on Sunday evening it was stated that "at
Agra the Europeans remain in the Fort, well
able to hold out, but anxiously awaiting relief 1"
In that received last night the announcement was
—"Agra—Nothing important since battle of
sth July." But another telegram, from Mar-
seilles, says—"lt was reported that Agra had
fallen into the hands of the rebels." This would
indeed be a terrible catastrophe. As we have
already stated, there were more than 5,000 fugi-
tives, many of them women and children,
exclusive of the garrison, and their de-

struction would have been a fearful blow. We

shall, however, have the mail itself to-morrow,
and shall then be enabled to examine more closely
the evidence on each side.

From Delhi we have fuller tidings. We learn
that there had been sorties on the 14th, 18th,
and 23d, which had been repulsed with great loss
to the reb: is ; unfortunately there had been 500
killed and wounded on our side, amongst whom
was Brigadier-General CHAMBERLAIN, severely
wounded on the 14th, but doing well. Matters
were, howeyer, rapidly approaching to a crisis at
the head-quarters of the insurrection. On one
side the troops under VAN CORTLA.NDT were
approaching, from another those under NICHOL-
soN, while _HAVELOCK'S were to move onward,
after the relief of Lucknow had been accomplished.
These will be truly valuable reinforcements, suffi-
cient to warrant a general assault. Sir COLIN
CAMPBELL, too, will probably be there ready to
participate in the toil and glory of the achieve-
ment. •

We referred yesterday to most of the remaining
intelligence. We do not regard the mutiny at Rola-
pore of the 27th Bombay Infantry, as indicating a
general disaffection amongst those who have
hitherto remained faithful to their salt. It must
be remembered that it was in the Southern
Mahrattan country that it took place, and we
believe that there were many Mahrattan Musul-
mano in the ranks, who regarded the miscreant
NENA SAHIB, as their legitimate chief.
The great bulk of the Bombay army
are, however, low caste Hindoos, and there
has as yet been no reason to doubt their
fidelity. Madras had continued llyal and free
from disturbance, and the reinforcements arrived
at Bombay, will terrify the conspirators and
prevent the explosion of any plot that may have
been entered into. If Agra be only safe, we shall
continue perfectly satisfied with the news —which,
taking all things into consideration, is as good
as could reasonably have been anticipated.

Sugar, Mr. SPEAKER—is said to have been the
commencement of one of PITT'S most famous
orations in the House of Commons. Cotton, Mr.
Bunn—may be described as the exordium of the
latest and one of the most remarkable of the Rev.
Dr. LIVINGSTON'S many admirable discourses in
reference to the evangelisation of Africa ; and the
extension to the population of that vast continent
of the double blessings of Civilization and Chris-
tianity. The date of this really notable discourse
was Wednesday, the 9th instant—the rostrum for
its delivery was the platform of the Town Hall,
at Manchester—the occasion for it, was the public
reception there and then given to that distin-
guished Traveller by the representatives of three
very important mercantile bodies, viz., the mem-
bers of the Chamber of Commerce, of the Commer-
cial Association, and of the Cotton Supply Asso-
ciation. The sympathy expressed by the men of
Lancashire in the elevating and harmonizing de-
signs of a practical philanthropist like Dr. LIVING-
STON, cannot for one instant be regarded by any
rationally reflective observer as the mere compli-
mentary utterance of an empty and frivolous
demonstration. It constitutes, we doubt not, in
his own view, perhaps of all the most substantial
encouragement he has yet received since the
period of his return home, to find an universal
welcome accorded to him upon the hearths and in
the hearts of his fellow-countrymen. An encou-
ragement even more exhilirating and inspiriting
in its way than that directly afforded by her
MAJESTY'S Government. For the frank and cor-
dial extension of that right-hand of industrial
England proves incontestibly to Dr. LIVINGSTON
that he has already insured to himself the cc-
operation of the mercantile world of this country
in all his future enterprizes. And that aid in
particular is to him, and to such as him, one of
the very first, or, as the phrase absurdly is, of the
very last importance. Dr. LIVINGSTON himself
distinctly avowed as much on Wednesday, when
replying to the congratulatory Address of the
President of the Chamber of Commerce and Ma-
nufactures. Ho declared that he was so fully
convinced of the elevating tendency of lawful com-
merce, that be proposed (of course in reference to
Africa) to devote the next few years of his life to
special efforts in that direction ! Meaning
that, upon his return to the scenes of his
former perilous adventures, he would strive
assiduously to forward in every possible
way the development of commercial relations b. -
tween the British Isles and the African continent.
As a missionary he sees that with lawful commerce
the believer in Christianity may the most readily
diffuse among the people of those arid and hitherto
O
scarcely accessible regions, the benefit influences
at once of religion i'and civilisation. Ha is, there-
fore, eager to return to the land of his former
labours, to. the pathway trodden in his earlier
piigrimage—ise„hig
the badge of trade as his
scollop
shell—leaning
npon no broken reed, but
upon the good and stalwart staff of commerce.
Naturally enough the 'cute men of Lancashire
are thereupon all curiosity to know the precise
" terms " before it,
nature of the --ens—term s
accordins to which they have really st.tws mo
merit a most encouraging prospect of filling their
3 thst they are gratifying
pockets at the very tral
their benevolence. They want forthwith to know

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