New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-02
GENERAL HAvELOCK'S MARCH.

Our military correspondent az Calcutta has enabled
ne II some 6egeo to ell the void hitherto LEFT in the
narrative Of Havelock proceedings between the pas
sage of the Garages ard the relief OF Lucknow. we
are LOT vet IN pOt session Of those graphic details which
will in due tins be supplied by the letters OF the gal
lent men, who, hlgiIg aside the sword for the pen
dash of In bot haste pictures whose VIVID freshness no
distant chYonicler can hope TO rival. The c0rrespon
dence We published yesterday however, supplies one
or two facts respecting the proceedings Of tue TeilsV
ing force which may be de well 10 Iecapltuiats lns
Canoes was crossed by the troops on the l9h by the
heavy guns the 20tb. The passage took place eI-t
without resstauee and the enemy fell back on strong
position at no great diance iron the rlVer On tns
clst this position was attacked and carried. Iue
rebels lost four guns and suffered severely, especially
from our email Of volunteer cavalry under Two
hundred mem, led by Sir james Ou'ram, who are
stated in Hsvslocks dispatch 10 have saered l%o OF
the enemy. No time was lost in pressing the al
vantage thus gained Ga the 2lst, the day OF tue en
rspeIHeIt the British force advanced ~ mues, tne
peX day ia. The retreat OF the enemy thus holy pur
sued was too pfeopitate TO allow OF their breaking
down the Bunnee Bndge. On the 23d and oath, the
adyaIoe appear 10 have been continued without lu-
terruptiop the letterdsy the relieving arny dis
tircty heeld the firing st Lucknow and the General
in command distely ordered "a roy al salute from
q .ur 24.poundere to announce our approach 10 0ur
"hiends" that the frs. announcement to the he
roic little garrison at Lucknow that the hour OF de-
hveraDce was at hand
On the 25th at the distance Of Eve miles from Luck
now the Briiish came in sight of the enemy-in nun
her about IL Oo0-eLireLehed IN posltior which ap
reared impregnab!e There was not momeut's hesi-
tstion about the attack. "Havelock went at 1t az
"oute: aId al er desperate struggle our ro0ps, TO
"the CRY, Remember CawnpOre,' carried it, This
is where the great loss took place. Here fell Nell
here fell between 400 and 500 of his gallant brothers
in anne. Beyond this point we know no.hlpg except
we know that the result OF tins action was the lnme-
da,e relief Of the ResideDcy that on the 10th
the bat,elts Of the besegers were assaulted that
between that cav and the 29h the possession OF the
city was despe1aey coItested finally, tina. the reso-
luton had been taken TO fail back on CaEnpore With
portion fhe force leaving the residue TO strengthen
the garrison of Lucknow. OF the desperate heToism
of the relieved garrison our correspondent supphes
brilliant example. When the intelligence reached the
besiec ers that Haveook az ain crossing the 40
pes ihey diepa ched 10 meet him the force whose dis
peIson on the first day Of the msca has already been
oticed and tber made desperate last effort TO over
power the obstinate resistance OF the besleged.
"Tbey were the verge OF success; some OF them
were actually penetrating into the iltenchment, wnen
sudden inspiration seized our MEM there were plenty
of ehells but no morlars; our men reckless OF LIE
ard resolved to conquer to perish, seized the shells,
lighted the fusees and, taking them in tneir hands,
hurled them with all their force at the enemy
Well may the enemy have fallen back, as we are
told TINY did "ased and cowed" IL was the last
attempt the made sgainet the heroic garrison. Three
DAYS afterwaId Havelock was upon Them.
With mep roused to such a ssraiu OF endurance aud
daring this, it is impossible 10 assgn any hnit,
ouLoed on the ordinary calculation OF probabilities, as
TO what they can or cannot do and suffer. We cssno
apply rules drawn fIom quieter times ard more ordi-
Isiy TRANSACTIONS to crisis ike this or ine Ike THESE
Ara this must be lost sight Of ia sslnat ng the
probable issue Of this desperate campaign of Haveloek
ard DURAN. Upon eli the ordinary rnles OF STRAIT
egy, even making every allowance for the sups
rOIity Of European over nanve-the poslnon ot
the relieving amy lie Of the EXTREMIST jeopardy
But there Is something in that Remember CawG-
pore which has uoed into the Of tbs pa
e.fed an element whose force military sci, nee an
compute 1t il watchword whose elsoi'ic power has
Ere hearts, al nerved arms with superhums1 vigor
"on the pefilous edge Of batte-n every field that
has since been fought. The miracles Of vslor it hiss
wrought have not oeaseo yet; and sc have htm re-
hauce that II il strong enough sill 20 open psth for
safety TO the heroic Engshmen and Eugit hwomen
vi ose fate has long ceutered the eager rtetet Of
the rstion the gslisntly defended Resideacy Of
lufkIoy