The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-09 00:00:00

" CALCUTTA, OCT. 30.
" A special steamer starts to-morrow for Suez ;
it is said to bring back troops. I avail myself of this
opportunity to forward to you a short account of
the events of the past week.
" From Lucknow, the great point of interest,
however, the Government itself has little informa-
tion. So completely is the force there beleaguered,
that the old device of enclosing letters in a quill
has been of necessity abandoned. The only mes-
' sage received for weeks was written on a piece of
paper three inches square, and concealed by a de-
vice it may be prudent as yet to keep private.
The few facts so reported are somewhat
discouraging. Sir James Outram's force has been
terribly reduced. You will remember that about
the 25th of September he and General Havelock
forced their way into the Residency, and relieved
the garrison. This feat was accomplished by
pressing on through gardens, small bazars, knots
of houses, and other enclosed places. The
enemy fought; as Asiatics always fight behind
stone walls. The bullets literally rained upon
tho advancing force, and that single movement
cost 460 men. Sixteen officers of the 90th were
killed or placed hors de combat, and almost all the
superior cfficers of the sth Fusiliers. There had
been some hard fighting before the relieving force
reached the enclosures, and the total number of
soldiers readered useless cannot be fixed at less than
700. The force therefore, even atter its junction
with the garrison already in the Residency, cannot
be more thin 1,400 strong, and this small party
must be embarrassed by the care of the sick and
wounded, women and children, to a number in ex-
cess of its own. Thera are besides some 800 men
at ti e Aiimbagh, with a great array of camp fol-
lowers, but they are believed to be without the
means of cm/1m 'mica ing with the Residency. Since
this time we know little positively, and that little is
solely native gossip. The rumour) however, all
point to one fact, that General Outram, daring the
second week in October, attacked some large build-
ing, probably one of the palaces, and was driven
back with further loss of life. I haveseen one letter
in which the writer, himself in Cide, states this as
a fact, but I warn you that this and all other ac-
counts must be received with caution. It is nearly
certain that there are 70,000 men, Sepoys and
armed retainers, around Lucknow. On the 6th
or 7th Sir Colin Campbell, with an army, will be
before Lucknow. The Commander-in-Chief quitted
Calcutta on the 27th instant. He will reach
Cawnpore by the 2d of November, and there take
the command of seine four thousand men, includ-
ing his own Highland brigade, and 800 cavalry.
With this little army and a very heavy train
of artillery he will press on to Lucknow, pick up
the force at the Alumbagb, and commence the
destruction of the city. It 'is a lath and plaster
place, and the heavy guns will smash a path for him
without so terrible a loss of European life. I hope,
therefore, by the mail of the 20th of November' to
report the destruction of Lucknow, the relief of the
garrison, and the dispersion of the besiegers. Great
confidence is felt here in Sir Colin Campbell. He
has will as well as judgment, can be as h ird as iron
when necessary, and cares nothing about ' old offi-
cers,' experience,' ' claims,' or, indeed, anything
except efficiency.
"It is reported that Man Singh, the great land-
holder of Southern Oude, has repen'ed h'in of his
treachery. 'Phis is the scoundrel who promised
General Havelock aid if he would advance, and
then attacked him. He now promises, if the
British will spare his life and his esta.es, to turn
round one) more. Ido not know what answer he
has received, but I believe Government is firm.
From .I),illti we have little news. Some further
incidents of the t.iege, however, have come to light.,
and among them one which has driven every Euro.
pean, except the higher officials, almost frantic,
The sepoys took all the wounded Europeans they
could ca'ch during the siege, and burnt them
alive. The charred bedie-, tied to stakes, were
found by the stormers, with the Queen's buttons
still recognisable.

Agra is now safe, the defeated rebels moving to-
wards Culpeo. Juanpore and Goruckpore, how-
ever, are in a terrible condition, great binds of ruf-
flans marching everywhere and committing horrible
atrocities.

"In B Tigal the insurrection is dying out. I
have just received certain informAtion as to the
fate of the King of Delhi. His life is to I_!e
spared ; for the officer who arrested him in viola-
tion of orders, gave him a pledge to that effect.
The blunder is disastrous in the extreme. The

hoary scoundrel deliberat3ly ordered the mur-
der of 48 English women and children, and his
exemption from punishment will be interpreted
by every native into fear. They will only laugh
at the story of the pledge as an invention to con-
ceal th 3 inability of the Government to carry out
its will. It seems indeed somewhat Quixotic tl
say that a pol.ce officer can save a murderer by
promising him life. You must remember the King
is only a simple subject. He is protected by no
treaty, and is in no sense a prisoner of war. The
Court of Directors 50 years ago exempted his palace
from the authority of the courts of justice, but
only by an older, not by a treaty or agreement.
He ought to be transported for life. As it is he
has played a winning game. if he hal succeeded

lie 1;oull have gaiueiran empire ; he has failed
he loses simply nothing—a perpetual encourage-
ment to every native vuundrel with a few provinces
and an army of ragaumfliiv.
"Lieire';aut °Thorne, at Rewah, has been saved
by the advance of a force frcin Mirzipore."

OFFICERS KNOWN TO HAVE FERN KILLED AT LDCKNOW

UNDER OUTRAM AND HAVELOCK.

General Neill ; Lieutenant-Colonel Baz-L,y, 13enpl
Artillery ; Major G. L. Cooper, do. ; Lieut. Webster,
73V1 do. ; Lieutenant Bateman, 64 II do. ; Major Sim.
mons, 5,,h do. ; Lieutenant llalgh, do. ; Capt. Johnson,
do. ; Lieutenant Carter, do. ; Lieutenant Maybury,
do. ; Lieutenant Warren. Irregu'ar Cavalry;
Brevet-Major Perrin, 90tl1 ; Lieutenant, Preton, 90th ;
Lieutenant Graham, 90. h ; Lieutenant NuLn,

Mr. Samuel Thornton, Deputy Collector of
Mair Raueepore, in Jliansi, and Mo-,srs. l'a3anetti
and Grittith.,, Deputy C.►!lector of Jaloun, Mr. C.
Arnhem., and 2 clerks, from Jlianed, ha e arrived
r.tCawnpore.

The Government hAvosuf;plitql. i he names of the
'ollowingpurdonsay havit4;,whilii reported to have