The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-04 00:00:00

SOUTHERN MAIL RA T I'A COLT TRY.

We gave in our last an account of the capture of the
fort of Sumuugt,ur, the dispersion of this portion of the
Kolapore insurgents, with the advance of our troops OR
the capital, anti the ta‘deavour_. of Colonel Outran to
bring matters to an amicable conclusion. At this date
her Majesty's 22d, commanded by Colonel Poole, and a
squadron ut tier Maj-st)'s 14th Dragoons, under com-
mand of Captain 'how, were encamped at Sattarah.
They moved for Koliepore on Oct. 30, and arrived at the
capita!, without accident or obstruction, on November
5.. .The 3d Madras L. 1., which left Bellary on the 11th,
arrived at lielgautn on the 24th, in great strength, and
in high e.pii•its and condition. They started, under the
comivand of Colonel Williams, for the scene of action
on the 25th, mustering 15 officers and 900 men. Colonel
Wallace, now under the walls of Kolapore, contrived
meanwhile to get the young chief and his mother out of
the powor of their turbulent subjects, in whose hands
they had been in a state of virtual durance, though os-
tensibly unconstrained. One company of the 21st Bom-
bay N.L, with some artillery, had been left in the
ruined tort of Samunghur. The malcontents, on our
advance, retired from Kolapore, and to the amount of
about 3,000 men, proceeded to join the insurgents, who
had, from the commencement of the outbreak, main-
tained themselves in Badurghur. A strong detachment
was sent out in quest of them. It consisted of
the 3d and 20th, and one company of the 23d
M.N.1., three companies of the 21st 8.N.1., two of the
2d Bombay Europeans, two troops of the sth M.L.C.,
one troop of horse, and two companies of European foot
artillery. This detachment, amounting to about 3,000
men, was commanded by General Delamotte. It halted
five days within eight or ten miles of the position of the
insurgents, while Colonel Outram was endeavouring to
bring them to terms. On the 7th a detachment of the
21st 8.N.1., forming the advance of the force, on arriving
at a hill about four miles from their previous encamp-
ment, found a body of the enemy in an attitude of oppo-
sition right on their line of march. About 400 men were
pushed forward to disperse them, and having advanced
without firing, a volley was poured in at the distance of
about 130 yards, when the enemy broke and fled down
the opposite side of the hill. They were pursued for
about a mile and a half, when the recal was sounded, and
the pursuers rejoined the column. From thirty to forty
of the rebels are supposed to have been killed or wounded.
On arriving at the new encamping ground the hills were
tound to be covered with the enemy, who appeared in
numbers not fewer than 1,000 to 1,200. A com-
pany of the Madras 23d N.I. (Rifles) were sent out
to dislodge them ; when some apprehensions beginning
to be entertained that they might be sur-
rounded and cut off, a company of the 21st Bombay
N. I, was ordered to assist them. On arriving at the
summit of the hill, both detachments speedily found
themselves engaged with the enemy. The insurgents
speedily gave way, and were for nearly three miles pur-
sedthrough a series of light breastworks and entrench-
ments, till they took refuge under the walls of Badur-
ghur. The pursuing detachment here established them-
selves under the last breastwork, and were next morning
joined by Colonel Wallace with the remainder of the
infantry. The insurgents having permitted us to esta-
blish ourselves, commenced a tire from a 6-pounder
placed in one of the bastions ; this was hotly returned,
and from sixty to seventy of the enemy were supposed
to have suffered. Our camp was after this moved up
to the position just referred to, held by Captain Prior's
party, and here it was intended they should remain
till the battering guns could be brought up, provided
the enemy, in the mean time, should not have consi-
dered it advisable to surrender at discretion. The