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THE MUTINIES IN INDIA.

The Saturday Review has received the following
graphic narrative from an officer in the Artillery,
attached to the force under General Havelock. It
gives a clear and continuous description of the pro-
ceedings of that gallant commander from the com-
mencement of his brilliant campaign on the Ganges :
" Oude side of the Ganges, 26th July.
" What with hard marching, hard fighting, and
hard work my time has of late been fully occupied;
but now that a spare day happily supervenes—while
the remainder of the force are effecting the crossing
of the Ganges—l proceed to give you an account
of the operations of Havelock's column, ordered to
the relief of Cawnpore, from the commencement of
the march up to the present time.
" This body of troops, consisting of a portion of
her Majesty's 78th Highlanders and 64th, part of
the Ist Madras Fusiliers, a company of Royal Ar-
tillery from Ceylon, a few volunteer horse (mostly
officers of the broken Sepoy regiment:), a party of
about 80 of the 13th Irregular Horse, and 150
Sikhs—in all, about 1,100 men, of whom 800 were
English, the whole under the command of Briga-
dier-General Havelock—marched from Allahabad
on the evening of the 7th July, to join an advanced
force of 700 men, partly Europeans, partly Sikhs,
under command of Major Renaud, Ist Madras Fusi-
liers, who had proceeded on in front some 40 miles.
" The rains had fairly set in for some time
past, and an incessant down-pour on the two
preceding days had utterly soaked tents and
baggage. It cleared up a little on the morning of
the 7th • but as the long column began to move
off in the afteenoori, down came therein again. Our
route for the first two miles lay through the large
aed densely populous native city of Allahabad.
The inhabitants lined the streets and swarmed on
to the housetops in gloomy silent crowds, to behold
the first really offensive demonstration of their Fe-
ringhee masters ;since the commencement of the
outbreak. Most of the Hindoos appeared to be
either indifferent or apprehensive ; but wherever a
Mahomedan was seen, there was a scowl on his
brow and a curse in his heart. That night we
camped in a snipe swamp, with the rain still pour-
ing clown on us.
" Next day the aspect of affairs changed for the
better. The rain ceased—the sun came out and
dried our draggled feathers—the Grand Trunk
Road, along which our route lay, was in splendid
order, and the force moved briskly on through a
beautiful, flat, fertile, well-wooded country, like the
Weald of Kent without the hedges. Everywhere
along the road were traces of the most wanton
destruction. All the little police-stations wete
unroofed, the telegraph pots cut down, the mile
stones broken, the staging bungalows' gutted
and burnt—every village was deserted and de-
stroyed. The contrast between this state of things
and what it was two years ago, when I passed down
this way, and beheld the great road thronged with
traffic, and each petty hamlet swarming with life
and activity, was striking in the extreme.
" After proceeding by regular marches for three
days, intelligence reached the general which deter-
mined him to push on by forced marches, and over-
take Major Renaud. Accordingly, the column
pressed forward along the same noble road and
through the same description of country, passing
here anti there evidences of our people's handiwork
in the shape of men hung by fours and fives on the
bees by the roadside, till the morning of the 12th
the two forces joined on the line of march and drew
up on their encamping ground, a fine open plait',
about four miles distant from the city of Futtey-
pore.' We were ordered to remain in position, resting
on oiu arms, until a party of the Volunteer Horse,
sent on 2 miles ahead to reconnoitre, should have re-
turned. The main body of the force had marched 24
miles that morning, and the general hope was
for breakfast rather than a fight. Men and officers
had lighted their pipes, and a cluster of us were
assisting at the manufacture of a brew of tea, when
one, who had been employing himself with his
field-glass, drew the attention of his neighbours to
our small party of volunteer horse, who were re-
turning before their time. A. moment after, a
large body of cavalry in white emerged from the
distant tress on the edge of the plain, in full pur-
suit. Instantly the bugle sounded, the ranks fell
in, and we stood all ready.
" Meanwhile a large body of infantry followed
the cavalry, and now debouched on the plain, ac-
companied by guns, which moved forward and
opened fire at long range on the small handful of
English horsemen riding quietly down the road
towards us.
" And now the English force got the word to
advance. Guns and skirmishers were ordered to
the front—the artillery pushed on in line with the
Enfield rifles—and soon came into action with the
enemy's guns. The first three were taken after
a short, sharp interchange of shots, wherein
the precision and rapidity of the English fire at once
established its superiority. The enemy fled from
their guns, and retreated to a second battery placed
on the road in the rear. Here they again made a
stand. Meantime the skirmishers ou both sides
were hotly engaged, and. the enemy's cavalry were
moving round, trying to outflank the line, so that
the guns had to halt several times during their ad-
vance, and opened fire on the right and left to keep
them in check. It was hard work, for the ground
the artillery had to traverse consisted almost en-
tirely of irrigated fields, in their softest and mud-
diest state, so that the gun-wheels sunk deep, and
it was all the tired bullocks could do, assisted by
the efforts of the gunners at the wheels, to get the
guns along. At length, however, the English artils
lery CAM, into action again, with the enemy's g9llll
and infantry in front. There were a large number of
them in rear of the principal battery, conspicuous
amongst whom moved an elephant and its rider, who
directed their movements. A capital shut from Capt.
Maude's battery knocked over the elephant, and
this seemed to be the. signal for another retrograde
movement on the part of the enemy, who aban-
doned their guns and retreated. We followed, and
so the running fight was kept up till the town of
Futteypore came in sight. Here the enemy again
made a stand amongst the houses and gardens, but
were speedily driven out by our men, who pressed
forward, eager for vengeance.
" At the entrance of the main street of Futtey-
pore, the road was blocked up by a barricade of
carts and baggage waggons. It was so close and firm
and placed in such an advantageous position, that
it was supposed to be a defence run up by the foe,
and that they meant to make a stand ; but by the
time the artillery had thrown in a few shrapnel, and
the skirmishers had worked ronnd to the flanks, it
was discovered that the supposed barricade was
nothing more than an inextricable heap of the
enemy's baggage, which had got jammed up into
such a mass ofconfusion between the houses on either
side the street, that they were 'obliged to abandon
it. In the midst of the ruck were two new 6-poun-
ders, with limbers and ammunition complete, be-
sides large stores of gun and musket ammunition ;
and a little beyond, two tumbrils of treasure were
found, one of which fell into the hands of those
astute plunderers the Sikhs, and was no more seen.
" This was a grand chance for 'loot,' and all
hands, Europeans and natives, were soon at work
investigating the contents of the baggage waggons.
Ladies' dresses, and worsted work, and other tokens
of our unhappy lost countrywomen, constantly
came to light amongst the spoils, and made the men
still wilder for vengeance.
" It took some little time before the baggage carts
could be sufficiently cleared off to either side for the
artillery to get through. At length this was accom-
plished, and the guns passing onward fired their
last shot at the enemy's infantry, who were now
in full flight about a mile on the other side of the
town.
" During the action, the mutineer cavalry had all
the time been hanging on our flanks, trying to get
round to the rear and cut into the baggage train;
but lasing everywhere met and repulsed, they at
length drew off round to the right of the city,
where the Ist Fusiliers, accompanied by the
mostlrre-
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swamps.
to a 'party that the Irregulars were ordered to
charge. The horsemen went forward, then turned,
and came back at a gallop, with the enemy's cavalry
hard after them, leaving their native commandant,
the only man amongst them who was known to be
really true to the English, dead on the ground. It
was evident the Irregulars would not act against
their mutineer comrades.
"The time was now past midday, and the sun
for the last three hours had been striking down
with frightful intensity. Many had been struck
down by sun-stroke during the heat of the action ;
and now that the excitementof the fight had passed
away, the whole force, was utterly exhausted With
heat and fatigue—men and officers indiscriminately
threw themselves down wherever a morsel of
shade was to be found, and went off into
a deep sleep. About 3 p.m. the tents and
baggage came up. I don't think many were
pitched that day ; but many a soldier blessed the
considerate foresight of the commissar, iat officer, who
had sent on camels lightly laden with biscuit and

rum, so that each man had a biscuit and a dram
served out to him forthwith.
" Next day the forces halted to secure and bring
in the captured guns, eleven in number, and to de-
stroy all the ammunition that could not be carried
on. A good many Government gun bullocks were
also brought in during the course of the day ' • and
sone Sepoys, caught lurking in the town and sur-
rounding villages, were incoatinently hung.
" The activity displayed by the enemy's horse-
men in the preceding action was very remarkable.
They moved round our force, menacing us at dif-
ferent points, with extraordinary rapidity ; and in
so far as manoeuvring in the field went, their
cavalry was perfect. Now, I wish to draw par-
ticular attention to this fact—because these very
men were our own regular troopers, mounted on
our own regular cavalry horses, but armed and
equipped after their own, instead of the regu-
lar cavalry fashion. The regular Bengal
Cavalry, equipped and overloaded with their ac-
coutrements, have never been of any particular use
in the army hitherto ; but this shows what they
might be made under a better system.
"On the 14th the force marched again. There
were many evidences, as we moved forward, of the
precipitancy with which the rebels had fled—chests
of cartridges were left by the side of the road, tents
were left :trading in their camp, and portions of
tents were scattered all along the route. Our com-
pany made a very fottionate capture of 40 barrels of
porter in a village on the road, which proved a
most acceptabla supply to our men. This day, when
we went into camp:, the opportunity was taken of
quietly dismounting and disarming the [rregulars,
whose further fidelity isoemerextremely dubious.
Though the loss of their services was a most serious
inconvenience at such a juncture, yet it was felt to
be best to get rid of a body of men whom nobody
trusted, and who, justly or unjustly, were regarded
with an evil eye by all.
" On the following day we started at dawn, with
the knowledge that the enemy had again collected
in force, and had entrenched themselves on the road
ahead of us. After proceeding about 5 miles, we
at length came in sight of the rebels in position at
a village called Ooug. Directly we came within
range of their gnus they opened fire. The artillery
and skirmishers on our side moved out to the front
as before, with the main body of troops following.
The mutineers came out from the village and gar-
den enclosures towards us in perfect skirmishing
order, and both sides were soon hotly engaged. After
a smart skirmish our guns silenced the enemy's ar-
tillery, and our men began to gain ground, driving
the mutiueers back upon the village. At this junc-
ture their cavalry came out from behind the en-
closures, and moved forward through the trees, me-
nacing our right, and pressing down unpleasantly
close; but the guns were immed at ely turned onthem
and it was only after some well thrown shrapnel had
emptied a score or more of saddles, that they could
be made to keep their distance. Failing in this
attempt, they rode away to our rear, and, had
it not been for the cool gallantry of the hos-
pital sergeant of the 78th, would have cut up our
baggage ; but he collecting all the invalids and
stragglers in the rear formed a small rallying square
of about a hundred men, and received them with
such a fire of musketry that they rode off discom-
fited, leaving many dead behind them.
" Meantime the fight went on through the vil-
lage. Ile rebels fought fiercely, even after their
guns were taken, and it was seine little time before
our men could clear them out ; but this was at
length effect 2d—the artillery passed through, and
the whole force halted to breathe and drink water
on the other side.

But our work was only half done as yet—there
was another entrenchment with two heavy guns
still to be taken. They were placed in a position
which swept the road for a mile, just on the other
side of the Pandoo Nuddie, a large difficult stream
spanned by a bridge of three arches, which, if bro-
ken down—and we knew it was mined—would
seriously have checked our progress. Nothing could
save it but pressing the enemy hard, so on we went
again. The heat was, as usual, frightful, but the
men bore up, having the excitement of battle on
them. After proceeding another two miles—just
as the head of the column. wound out from amongst
the mango groves, at a turn where the road ran
straight across the plain—two puffs of white smoke
burst from a low ridge in our front, followed by
the report of two heavy guns, and- a couple of 24-
pound shot, beautifully thrown, crashed right into
us, wounding men and gun-bullocks. Another and
another followed in rapid succession ; the fire was
heavy and most accurate.
" Our light field-pieces were no match for the
enemy at this game of long bullets, so the order was
given for the artillery to advance and engage when
within practicable r Lugo. The guns went steadily
down the road, under a continuous fire of round
shot, varied, as we drew nearer, by shrapnel, till a
fair range was gained—then the guns rapidly un-
limbered and opened fire. The effect was marvel -
lous. Our heavy opponents ceased firing immedi-
ately. We could not understand this at the time,
but discovered when we went up to the entrench-
ment, that our shrapnel bullets had smashed
their sponge-staffs almost at the first fire, so that
they could no longer load their guns. Their skir-
mishers were meantime giving way
before ours, and
our guns now turned on their cavalry, who were
massed in the front. The Enfield riflemen, too,
were creeping forward ; and soon the whole rebel
force turned right about, and went off. It was just
as well we did press forward that day ; for, as we
crosed. the bridge, we found that they had tried to
blow it up, but failed for want of time—the explo-
sion had only thrown down the parapet walls, leav-
ing the arch sound.
" It was universally remarked how much closer
and fiercer the mutineers fought that day. If they
had only been under a competent leader, it would
have been a much more serious affair, for the infe-
rior details of their movements—such as depend
upon the mechanical training of the soldiers—were
perfect ; but the master mind was wanting. Hence
the sepoys always came into action very well, but,
as the battle went on, got hollered, and made a
mess of it. Our want of cavalry in these an-lions
was most severely felt—a couple of squadrons even
would have been of most incalculable use.
" The tired troops camped down that day on the
spot where our last gun was fired, and got what rest
they could, having taken five guns. Late that night
a rumour spread through camp that a still heavier
fight awaited us on themorrow, and during the next
morning's march this intelligence was confirmed.
The whole of the mutineer regiments at Cawnpore
—about 4,000 infantry and 500 horse—had come
down with the Bithoor Rajah, otherwise called the
Nana Sahib, to me st us, and had taken up a posi-
tion at the fork of the Grand Trunk Road, about
four miles from Cawnpore, where one road branches
in o cantonments, and the other goes straight on to
Delhi. Here they had strongly entrenched them-
selves, with heavy guns placed so as to command
the road, and sweep it with a flanking fire.
" We were then 22 miles off, which determined
our General to march on 14 miles that morning,
and attack in the afternoon. Accordingly, the force
bivouacked under the trees, cooked food and ate, and
at 1.30 p.m. were again on the march, proceeding to
the at tack ; for the position of the enemy's forces
and guns being known, it was determined to make
a detour, and attack them in flank, which required
time. This I believe to have.been one of the mos+
severe marches ever made in India. In the full
midday heat of the worst season in the year did our
troops start, each man fully armed and accoutred,
with his 60 rounds of ball ammunition on him. The
sun struck down with frightful force. At every step
a man reeled out of the ranks, and threw himself
fainting by the side of the road—the calls for water
were incessant all along the line. At length came
the point for the flank movement, and the column
turned off into the fields. It had not proceeded
half a mile before the enemy caught sight of us,
and opened a fierce, well directed fire. from their
heavy guns, by which the 78th and !64th suffered
some loss. Through this, storm of round shot and
shrapnel the troops quietly proceeded, till the
turning point of the flank march was gained, and
then, forming up in line, with artillery in the inter-
vals, advanced steadily down upon the enemy's
position. The artillery first moved forward and
engaged the heavy guns—which were pelting into
us all this time—and the remainder of the troops,
with the exception of the skirmishers, who were
hotly engaged on our flanks, lay down.
" After a few rounds at different ranges, it was
found that the enemy's galls in the village were so
well sheltered by walls and houses that our artil-
lery could not silence them. They kept up as hot
a fire as ever, and their infantry too, from behind
their cover, kept up a constant fire. Hereupon the
78th were ordered to
.advance and take the village.
They rose, fired one rolling volleyas they advanced,
and then moved forward with sloped arms and
measured tread, like a wall---the rear rank locked
when the word was given to charge.
up as if on parade—until within 100 yards or so of
'all burst forward, like an eager pack of
the
Then village,
i theyllage
hounds racing in to the kill, and in an instant they
were over the mound and into the village. There
was not a shot fired or a shou: uttered, for the men
were very fierce, and,
_the slaughter was propor-

tionate. ' I've just got three ot 'ern out of
as I
one
house, sir, said a 78th man, with a grin, to me
met him at a turn of the village.
" The English force were now fairly within the
enemy's lines, and they went forward, taking gun
after gun, and driving everything before them ; but
meantime, the enemy's cavalry and a portion of
their infantry had moved round, and part of our
artillery had to turn round and bold them in check.
At one time, indeed, our small handful of troops
were completely surrounded. Tha mutineers fought
fiercely and well, and if there had only been ahead
to guide them, we must have fought hard to save
even our bare lives ; but unity of purpose prevailed
over multitudes. One by one their positions were
carried, and the final advance of the 64th, when
they charged and took a heavy gun that had up to
that time been playing on our troops with murder-
ous effect, finally settled the business. After that
there was no more regular opposition, and, just as
night set in, the English force formed up and bivou-
acked on the plain, just beyond the grand parade
ground of Cawnpore.
" This was a hard fight. So many fell out on
the road, that there could not be more than 1,000
men of all sorts in action on our side, opposed to
at least 5,000 of the enemy. In the former actions.
our artillery and skirmishers did most of the work,
hut here the brunt of the battle fell on the infantry.
The Sikbs are reported to have fought like devils.
The fact of their mutineerbretbren's throats having
been cut by the Bengal sepoys had come to their.
knowledge, and rendered them even more savage
than the English soldiery, if that were possible,
against the mutineers. Here, more than ever, was
our want of cavalry felt ; for the enemy's horse
got off comparatively scatheless, besides creeping
round to our rear and cutting up our wounded
men. They made a dash it a small handful of our
skirmishers—about a dozen of the Fusiliers—who,
with their officer, Seton, had got separated from
the rest. Seton called his men round him, and
formed square ; the cavalry dashed at them, but
swerved off from a cool, steady fire, every 1-gullet of
which brought down a man, and the little party
rejoined their regiment unhurt. The only guns the
enemy carried away were two Horse Artillery guns,
which we could not catch—the remainder, to the
number of eight, all heavy guns, remained with us.
" There was supper that night, and ne bed but
the wet ground, but no man wanted litter to make
him sleep after such a day's work. In the middle
of the night there was an alarm, and the tired force
had to start up and stand to their arms again.
" I cannot omit to mention here au instance of
cool courage on the part of a man of the 6ith, which
came to my knowledge after the action was over.
Early in the fight he had his leg shattered by a
round shot; and as he lay on the ground the horse-
men came down to cut him up. Lying on his back
he shot the first—they drew back—he loaded again
and shot a second—they began to move, he loaded
again and shot a third—whereupon the troopers
went off and left -the wounded man in his glory.
This man's leg was amputated next morning, and
he is now rapidly recovering.
" Next morning, soon after daybreak, while wait-
ing for the baggage to come up preparatory to en-
camping, as we lay idly looking towards the belt of
trees and houses aceo •s the parade ground, all at
once a huge dense white pillar of smoke rose in the
air, unfolding volume upon volume, moun ing still
upwards in the sky, like the Genie of Arab story—
followed presently by a report and concussion of the
air, as when a large mortar is fired. The enemy
had blown up the grand magazine and arsenal, four
miles and a half distant.
" And now, alas ! came intelligence which turned
the joy of our victory into mourning. We learnt on
the march up that about 100 of our women and
children were still alive at Cawnpore. Thu thought
of releasing them from their cruel bondage had been
a matter of happy speculation throughout t tre camp.
We now learnt from people who came in th it the
Nana Sahib had caused every soul of them to be
murdered in cold blood the day before, when he
found the fight going against him.
" Cawnpore, formerly the largest, handsomest,
and wealthiest station in the north-west, was
now ono desolate wilderness of roofless gutted
houses. Traces of the most wanton devastation
met the eye at every step—every door and gate
was pulled off i s hinges. Seine officers of the
force visited the place wherein the fearful ttagedy
of the day had been enacted. It was a nttive house
of the bettermost kind, having rooms on either
side, round an inclosed inner courtyard. where
these unfortunate ladies and soldiers' wives, and
their children, had been confined ; and it was told
to me as an actual and literal fact, that the floor of
the inner room was two inches desp in blood all
over—it came over men's shoes as they steppe].
Tresses of women's hair, and children's shoes, and
articles of female wear, broad bats and bonnet',
books, and such like things, lay sc -ered all about
the rooms. There were the marks ot bullets and
sword•cu son the walls—not high up, as if men
had fought, but low down, and about the cor-
ners, where the poor crouching creatures had been
cut to pieces. The bodies of the victims had been
thrown indiscriminately down a well just behind
the house, and were there to be seen a mangled
heap, with an, arm or leg protruding here and
there. If the Black Hole of Calcutta brought down
such retribution on its perpetrator, what vengeance
can be meted out for this ?
"That same evening, intelligence came in that
the Nana Sahib had destroyed himself in despair
(he is still alive and in Oude), that his place Bithoor
was evacuated, and that the Cawnpore insurgents
had dispersed in the wildest fear. A detachment
Vag instantly sent out to occupy Bithoor—they re-
turned next day with 16 guns from thence.
The inhabitants of Cawnpore appeared right glad
to get bask their old masters, having practically
learnt the difference between the rule of a native
prince and the English Government. They brought
supplies of all kinds with the utmost readines4, and
assisted in discovering and bringing forward sepoys
hidden in the city, who were hung as they were
caught. In the evening the deputy collector of
Cawnpore was brought into camp. This man, a
Mussulman, and a highly-trusted servant of our
Government, had been one of the Bithoor Rajah's
most active supporters throughout ; and when our
force was marching up, this astute scoundrel spread
the report that the whole of the English troops or-
dered out from England to aid the Indian Govern-
ment had been stopped in Egypt by the Pasha, and
not permitted to pass through th et country—that
in consequence eight thousand English soldiers
only remained to be dealt with in India, and they
might easily be harassed to death.
" Here, for the present, my long letter ends.
The force is now engaged in crossing the broad
Ganges—a most arduous task at this time of year
—preparatory to marching on Lucknow. The
Highlanders and some guns are over—the rest are
coming fast. It is hardly too much to say that
Havelock's column has reconquered India. In
eight days it has marched 126 miles, fought four
actions, against greatly superior numbers, in the
arduous and most trying season of the whole year,
and taken 45 guns.
" You may observe that I give no return of killed
and wounded—l do not pretend to do so. All I
relate is from my own observation—the returns
will give the rest. I only know that no man of
- I the enemy was ever spared that was caught."

THE DISASTER AT RRAH.
" A
Patna, July 31.
" I thank God that I am alive and well able to
write to you once more. I have been in great dan-
ger, and never expected to reach this place alive
again, but God has been most merciful to me. As
I dare say you would like to hear the whole story I
will begin at the beginning. About a week ago,
as we have long anticipated, the three native regi-
ments at Dinapore mutinied. The General, au
old man in his second childhood, managed the
whole affair very badly, or rather did nothing at
all. No one knew who was in command of the
Europeans, no one knew whom to look to for or-
ders, the General was not to be found, and the
consequence was that the three regiments managed
to get clear off with their arms and ammunition,
and almost without losing a single man ! The
General was advised and asked to send men after
them, but this he altogether declined to do, and
determined to keep every European in Dinapore,
to take good care of himself. A day or so after the
mutineers left we heard that they had gone to
Arrah, where they were attacking poor Wake and
party, consisting of about 12 or 13 Europeans and
50 Sikhs. Wake had strongly fortified a puckha
house, and laid in lots of ammunition and food.
Directly we heard of this, and that they were hold-
ing out well, Mr. wrote to the General to send
out aid to them. At first he refused, but after re-
ceiving a strong letter from Mr. he consented,
and sent off 200 Europeans in a steamer. The
next day we heard that the steamer had stuck in the
river, and that the General bad sent orders to recall
them. Of course, as Engl'slimen, we were in a
great rage at thia,—leaving a nucub:-Ir of pcor
at fel-
ows to their fate ;so off -- and started 12
-'clock at night on Tuesday last to pi:ch into the
old muff. When we got to Dinapore we found that
Le had been made to change his mind, and had.