The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-29 00:00:00

PROGRESS OF THE SIEGE.

Lahore, Sept. 4.
The siege train was at Sursowlie on the 2d, and
will be in camp either to day or to morrow.
The Hill Sanatarium of Muree has been threat-
ened. A number of men of some of the adjacent
villages, allured by the hope of plunder, assembled
to attack it. They had, however, been, repulsed,
and assistance sent up from Rawulpindee.
Elsewhere all remains quiet in the Punjaub.
P.S. The following intelligence has just t eon re-
ceived from Delhi :—" It is four p.m.; the
3d September. Nothing of moment to report
from this to-day. The siege train will be
in tn-morrow, and the detachment of artillery and
rifles from Meerut, on the 6th instant,"
Lahore, Sept. 5.
From Delhi, four p.m., Sept. 4 :—" The siege
train arrived his morning, together with a detach-
ment of her Majesty's Bth Foot, and a wing of the
Belooch Battalion."

Lahore, Sept. 6.
From Delhi, four p.m., Sept. 5 :—" Active pre'
parations are going gp for offensive preparations•
Lieutenant Tytler, BOth Rifles, and Lieutenant
Somerville, Artillery, have both died since WS
message was sent."

Lahore, Sept. 7.
The following from Delhi, four p.m., Sept. 6
" 200 men off the 60th Rifles and 100 ArtillerXre"
cruits from Meerut arrived to-day. The 4th Pun'
jaub Infantry comes in to-morrow."

Lahore, Sept. 8. ,
From Delhi, four p.m., Sept. 8 :—" Wilde
Rifles and the Jheend Rajah s troops came in tO"
day. Last night the new advanced light gun bat'
tery was armed; with the loss of one man wounded.
To-night further operations will take place towards
establishing offensive batteries. General Havelock
was still at Cawnpore on the 27th August ; 300 of
the sth Fusiliers landed at Allahabad on the 24th
August, and the 90th Foot daily expected. S'r
Cohn Campbell is coming upcountry."
Lahore, Sept.
From Delhi, five p.m., Sept. 8 :—" Last nigni
parties of our troops took possession of the Nood;
sea Bagh, within 320 yards of the city walls, and
batteries for ten guns were established at about 6d"
yards from Moree Banton, to put a stop to its fir°
and that of the Cashmere Bastion. Everything
was successful, and the batteries are firmly est
t a".;
lished in their advanced position, our loss up to ill
time being under 50 killed and wounded. Vogt
Hildebrand, Artillery, and Lieut. Bannerragly
Belooch Battalion, killed. An accidental exPlr
sion took place in our park, but fortunately 01
four natives were killed. The Jummoo Contingeu
arrived to-day."
Lahore, Sept. 10.
From Delhi, four p.m., Sept. 9 :—" Since 10!
message the Cashmere and Moree bastions halo
andbeen
we
ee ysehraellly
spounded
abvye omu ra o
red
batteries
aan ttceerd bi e
s aattt ewr loci!
much closer to the walls. Notwithstanding that,
the enemy have kept up a heavy fire, particularll
of grape and musketry ; our casualties have WO
small since yesterday."

Lahore, Sept. 1.1.
From Delhi, 4.30 p.m., Sept. 10 :-.-“We ball"
now two batteries for heavy guns constructed 114
front of Ludlow Castle, and ready to open to-rece
row morning. We have also a heavy mortar bet'
tery completed in . the Koodsea Bagh, arici have
possession of the Custom-house, in the compoll°A
of which another heavy battery is being construer
about 200 yards from the city wall. The enemy,
keep up a heavy file of artillery and musketry, a°,,
have made some unsuccessful demonstrations wit
their cavalry. Our loss during the last 24 he
bas been 50 killed and wounded ; including Lie`jr
tenant Eaton, 60th Rifles, wounded. One of °
recently erected heavy batteries, caught fire to-d0;1)
and was rendered unserviceable, but this is of Ps
consequence, as the guns were to be withal*"
and taken elsewhere to-night.
Lahore, Septa o'o
From Delhi, four p.m., Sept. 11 Siltfara
heavy guns and howitzers, and ten large ni.r.oc'r"to
opened this morning on the Cashmere and "'lir
Bastions and adjoining curtains, and hair() 03°10c1
mined an effective fire all day. Last night the
to-day one or two sorties have been made hi the
enemy without any result, notwithstanding 00
proximity of our batteries to the walls, our Moo
are not heavy. To-morrow morning eight 13.24.0
heavy guns and twelve five-and. a-half inch ote.`"nj,
will open from the Custom House coraPenoot
Lieut. Lockhart, 7th N. 1., attached to the Sill° ut,
Battalion, wounded yesterday afternoon, and f-,Le
Gillespie, of Artillery, this morning." .
is
Lahore, Sept. ';,ht
From Delhi, five p.m., Sept. 12 Last °Tod
the batteries continued their fire at intervals,
have fired all day. The. Cashmere Bastion The
half of the adjacent curtains are in ruins% t
Mores bastion is also nearly unserviceable.
p.m., to-day, Major Scott was able to open .",00
four 18-pounders, on the Water Bastion
200 yards, and two light mortars, under Capes
Blunt about 250 yards at the same time. ;1
o
enemy's musketry fire is still kept up with gl
vigour, but our casualties are less numerous ;'; of
might have been expected. Major Campbel:_„,
Artillery was wounded last night. Yesterday e 7:4
ted by some of °
cavalry, and 25 of them killed, including -
ing a body of the enemy's horse attempted to on
off our camels, they were rouir
Sept. 13 :--` 'Sat
native officers."
Lahore, Sept., 'trifle.
D ,thre e
sp.nnlo.w,
open to Delhi.
city,
batteries are keeping up a heavy fire on the
and this morning the enemy's Expense Megaira ;
graFprhoimc communication
in the Water Bastion was exploded by our lot
also the waggon of a light gun which enfiladed to
batteries from the Talleewara suburbs. tw,dap
was under 50 killed and wounded rot!' hal
Captain Fagan, of Artillery, an officer ice
hV
earned the admiration of the whole force Vol
constant cheerfulness, energy, and courage, day
killed at the Custom House battery Yeer
evening. Captains Chancellor, 75th Foot,
Earle, Artillery, have been wounded."
(Signed) J. D. MA.CPHERSON, Lieut.•Liv._.,er,
Military Secretary to the Chief CorumisOluP

CAPTURE OF THE CITY. .L.
Lahore, Sept.
Copy of news just received from Gen. Wit ftp
dated Sept. 14 :—" Ten a.m., from Delhi tr
Delhi bas been assaulted this morning, but 'lar'or
ing going on. Our column marring -slow r
gress.
sjcloo
" New's not very clear, but signaller .
' the attack was successful."
ARTHUR BRANDR.-- toff
Officiating Seere

MADRAS. -
The following details are extracted 0° th
Bombay and Calcutta papers : Bib
The following general order regarding "Lh°,o4'o'"
Madras Light Cavalry, which regiment 9-„earg
symptoms of disaffection some time back 0.1:),,r
in the Fort St. George Gazette of Sept. 18 '..chiet
" No. 294 of 1857. The commander-aik 001
has laid before goverment a detailed reP°,l,", Bth
the subject of the recent misconduct of ‘."'"
Light Caval
Gove ry.
gecl try
report The Governor in Council has peril-
report with deep concern. +h 04A‘
' Entirely confiding iu the sepoys of wi;.Bv. sit';
dras army, and anxious that their 'err-7041i'
courage should be openly manifested in tPeCottli:
of all the people of India, the Governor in vinjell,'
cil had solicited permission from the govevr;ngal
of India to send a Madras brigade t° "—es °'
composed of all arms, as the representstiv
each branch of the service. wool
"Accordingly, there proceeded front Aotri
horse artillery, Golundauze, and native il3ol6tes'
and
all of these embarked with the 8
alacrity
and goodwill. vel for'
" A company of Sappers had already rac'
ward byl and to c°9ld
Thus there remained but the cavalry
to the Madras Brigade.
" The Bth Regiment had been selected for tli
g:
honourable distinction. They had been 012°
as

first to voiul4t, -•%is.;e3 for employ; n 3
Bengal, arid their officers had fully believed them
to be sincere.
" The regiment volunteered in June, and the
order for its march from Bangalore was not issued
till the end of July.
" The men, therefore, had abundant time afforded
them deliberately to declare whether or not they
really desired to fulfil their offer.
"They marched from Bangalore, all ranks pro•
fessing to be heartily willing to embark.
" On route, however, there appeared reason to
believe that the men were not satisfied in regard to
the rates of pay and pension.
" The commanding officer then, after conversing
with the native officers upon the subject, addressed
the men upon parade.
" Upon this some of the men expressed them-
selves unwilling to embark unless they were al-
lowed the old rates of pay and pension. These,
however, quickly withdrew their objection—and all
again declared themselves to be perfectly ready to
proceed.
"Trusting to the honesty of the men, and the
fidelity of the native officers, the commanding offi-
cer reported to the Commander-in-Chief that the
Bth Cavalry were all prepared cheerfully to do their
duty, and to fulfil their promise.
" The regiment arrived at Streepermatoor, from
which place the party for the first ship was to move
forward for embarkation.
"Then, for the first time, the commanding officer
became aware that he had been throughout trea-
cherously deceived, the whole of the men then re-
fusing to embark unless they were granted the old
rates of pay and pension.
" The conduct of the regiment has been most
unworthy.
" Had the regiment simply abstained from expres-
sing any wish to serve in Bengal they would have
been left quietly in cantonment; no one would have
given them praise, neither would any one have cast
upon them reproach.
But they volunteered of their own free will ;
they marched from Bangalore with every profession
of loyalty ; and when, trusting in their truth, the
Government had hired ships for their conveyance,
and made everything ready for the embarkation,
then, at the last moment, they drew back from their
word.
" They have thus put their Government to shame
--they have shamed their officers—they have cast
disgrace on the whole of the Madras Cavalry—and
they have branded the Bth Regiment with the
stigma of faithlessness and falsehood.

G° The whole regiment is guilty—but the Gover-
nor in Council considers the native officers to be
guilty above all others.
"It is the first and most important duty of the
native officer's to afford full and true information to
their Eurapean superiors of the real state of their
troops. Living among them, and closely connected
with them, it is altogetherimpossible for the native
officers not to be perfectly well acquainted with
the feelings of the men.
" The native officers of the Bth Light Cavalry
must have knoCrn from the first what was the real
intention of the regiment, but they remained silent.
They allowed the regiment to move from Bangalore,
and subsequently to pass on to Streepermatore,
and still they remained silent.
"The native officers have thus brought upon
themselves the chief responsibility for the miscon-
duct of the corps ; and upon the native officers,
consequently, the Governor in Council considers
that the punishment should chiefly fall.
"He accordingly directs that, as directed by the
Commander-in-Chief, the senior native officer pre-
sent with each troop, namely :
"Subadar Major Syed Peer
Subadar Mahomed Wuzee;
Subadar Hahomed Etnaum,
Subadar Syed Modeen,
Subadar Hanmunt Rao, and
Subadar Syed Anser,
be summarily dismissed the service. That, for the
same reasons;
" Jemadar Adjutant Fauzil Khan, and
"Regimental Havidar Major Shaik Hoosain,
men peculiarly qualified, from their position to ob-
tain information, and peculiarly bound to afford it,
be also dismissed ; and that all promotion in the '
regiment, and all recruiting, be suspended until
further orders.

" The staff pay of the native mounted establish-
ments of the Bth Light Cavalry will cease from the
date of the promulgation of this order at Awot.
Such further arrangements as may be acessary,
consequent upon the regiment having been dis-
mounted, will be made by the commander-in-chief.
" This order is to be read and explained to
every native regiment in the Madras.

CAWNPORE.
We have a letter from Cawapore of the 2d inst.,
from which we learn that the expedition against
Bhittoor in the early part of August was comman-
ded by Major Stephenson, of the Ist Madras Ma-
dras Fusiliers, on which occasion they took from
Bhittoor 21 guas, 3 elephants, 63 cows, 120 bul-
locks, the Nana's carriage and horses, saddle cloth
of gold, and jewil-hilted sword, and abundance of
silver in rupees and images.—Madras Spectator,
Sept. 24.
The following is from Cawnpore, dated August
22, 1857 :
" The Hon. Company's steamer Berhampooter,
whilst on her way to Cawnpore, stopped off a vil-
lage called Nasingur (about 40 miles above
Allaha-
bad) for fuel. The zimindar, in company with the
villagers, fired into her ; the commanding officer
`ordered 50 of the Madras Fusiliers, under com-
mand of a senior lieutenant, to land, and on the
men reaching about 100. yards from the bank they
were fortunate to defeat 200 rebels, and to capture
four guns, with ammunition, besides taking the
zemindar prisoner, all within an hour."--Phenix,
Sept. 16.

Seven of the fugitives from Futteghur have, I
rejoice to hear, reached Cawnpore safe and well.
I have hoard the names of Mr. Probyn, collector
of Futtoyghur, Mrs. Px'obyn, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Gabriel, and Mr. Edwards, collector of Budaun.
they were saved by Huldea° Buz from Burham-
p ore.—Poona Observer.