The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-14

troop of irregular horse attack and dfsperse the
On the MAJORS approach the enemy hastily beooS the
when they had embarked, they kept up sm,rt hre
Even when the infantry up and poured volev after
vocy into the crowded boats the rebels st made what
defence ana return they could but when the field pieces
opened with grape, they Ayec hewelres, panic stricken,
into the rirer, peish almost % man under e fire @ all
that rained upon Msn from the bank The boats
sunk, and the guns with them. This was on the
10th Of September On the 10TH the headquarters Of the
reached Cawnpore and Sir James with the rest Of the
force being expected the following day, orders
crossing the river at half pasl O'Clock
ing. This know from private letter from one Of the
officers Of the sth and nothing 80 far as am aware has
arrived from Cawnpore direct 70 lead to suppose that
counter orders subsequently issued and that the
crossing was delayed But when the Calcutta steamer
for suez called at Madras three days ago, Lord
Harris the result Of the information brought 70
him by that vessel, telegraphed to tho Bombay gov
thus-"General Havelock's force crossed the
GaDges from Cawnpore the 10th akirmshng going
on''a message which, must think, might have been
made little fuller and more explicit. II is
possible though / hope IL is not true, that the
crossing did not take place till the 10Th, or may
peted which was begun three days the stream
running like mill race, and there "a Founders
and elephants 70 be got over But the word "skir.
mishing" nadequatey, may fear, represents the
amount OF resistance encountered by his troops Certain
is at least that the enemy in great strength and
occupied entrepched position the opposite bank
few days before the 18th small steamer, moored off
CawDpore, out to cruise in the and
at opened fire upon her, and turned dis
cernbe through the glasses Of the officers the other
side marching down the bank in regular column that
betrayed ther former profession, wearing their belts
and pouches, though not the red uniform. The bank
on the cawnpore side being higher than the other,
their proceedings were easily observed, and few
shots. were thrown at them from the "a Founders,
but without producing any efect-ndeed, without
reaching the river. Eventually the steamer got
of and returned uninjured Meanwhile, of the impri-
soued garrison of Lucknow have heard but very little
That little, however, all encouraging, though vague.
They had undermined and blown up a house the
Dtrenchment with number of fanatics who occupied it,
then sally ng spiked the two pounder guns
which the enemy had brought upon them though
without doing much damage. OF the amount OF provisions
we hear nothing one way or the other On the whole
may repeat that know OF nothing tending destroy
materially to affect the confident hopes which
when last wrote were generally entertained not only
this side Of India but Cawnpore and Allahabad
that this long becaguerea city will be relieved in time to
many valuable lives and the honor of Engishwomen
Generals Outram and Havelock report from Gavin.
PORE
On the lsh asr NJ the troops crossed the Gsnees with
out opposition. diminishing only with advanced posts.
Letters from Lucknow. Of the 18th 10th, report all
well An assault the 9th repused by the garrison
with great loss to the assaants.
despatch to the India Company says
The combined force under General outram crossed the
sm INTO oade m % on a Ss 9 without oppo
heart and provisioned to Oct when outram will have
reached.
News from Agra to 18th September. MIR. Colvn died
the 9th Colonel Fraser Engineers appointed Chief
Commissioner. ALI well in fort, but attack expected from
owalior.
To the northwest of Delhi, in the Harrianah district,
General Van Corandt is still busy reprcssng disturbance
and resetng the country. On the eth Of September
insurgent village Hans surprised and its
pants driven out and dispersed with the loss OF of the
rngeaders In the mutiny OF the Hurranah battalion and
twenty five Of his men, read too, OF what appears TO
be the destruction of another village Mt later date when
number of the mutincd Tenth cavalry fell several
prisoners formerly Of the same regiment forthwith
executed On this occusion large amount OF booty
horses cattle and money fell into the hands Of the Gene
ral's men.
nsuTgcnt Chiefs does news from Agra report
further proceedings the part of Major Montgomery
since his very successful engagement u Hattrass with
Chose Mahomed Khan the self styled Sonbahdar Of the
King Of Delhi, which mentioned in my last and which
appears to have queted the country about Ayghnr In
deed intelligence from Agra we'll nigh contained n
the single Of the death of Mr. Covin Lieu
tenant Governor Of the Northwest provinces the 9th OF
September. This eminent, and the of
the outbreak popular public succumbed
an attack Of disease to he growth Of which
only favorable Mr. Reade the civi servant
present assumed temporary charge Of the government
two civilians, regarding whose safety were enter.
tained have been preserved by native, one Hadeo
pore. They Mr. Edwards, collector Of Budacn, and
Mr. Probyn collector Of Fuey with his wife and chill
dren Several other Europeans are reported 10 be in
hiding in the neghhorhood.
NATIVE STATES.
shahzadar collected many thousand followers at Nun
homedans in Rajabs service and Ruam believed 70 be
taken. Western Malwa consequently disturbed. Colonel
Durand still at Mhow. Everything elise in Central India
agency Ia 10tu quo. In Rajpootana Agency tranquility
disturbed by muny OF Joudporc legion captain Mason
moving mutlneers with two guns and 1900 men. Es
cape difficult Rao of Srohi, giving hearty ard. The
Bheels with
All quiet and in Cis Sutlc 10 the s7th Of August.
aAu0oR NKRBUDDA TERRITORIES.
Tho b2a Bengal Native Infantry fmntncdO Sept Is
and deserted in body doing no injury 70 their officers
The Banda insurgents have seized Eagode, and have
been joined by the 5otb Bengal native Infantry
RAJpooTAFA.
The mutneers Of the Jcudpore legion defeated the
Raah OF JoudpOres troops killing the General and taking
three the 9th Of september they then joined the
rebelIous Thakoor Of Arrab.
General Lawrence proceeded, the 18th September,
with detachment from Bchar and attacked the rebels
He compelled them 10 take refuge in the town Of Gays,
but found the place too strong for assault 10 be rsked
and accordingly fell back Bebar.
Captain honck Mason the political agent in Joudpcre,
Tsc nerhsx hps sen, nm sr Majesty sob
Regiment and other European troops the Northern nj
yon 10 enable Gen. Roberts 70 reinforce Gen Lawrence
IHpoRE ASpGwALroR.
Mawa s still In disturbed state but nothing worthy
OF has occurred In Gwalor Scindia stated 10 be
raising force 81 is ooo for the purpose Of intercept
ing the fugves from Delhi portion Of the Mhow and
Indore rebels reported 10 have crossed the Chumbu
scINpE.
The company of Native Artillery at Hyderabsd having
been suspected Of dissnc,on, disarmed the 9th
OF September, and the guns secured
The 2ist Native Infantry a Kurrachec was disarmcd
two native ooers o an Intended outbreak Conspiracy
believed 10 have been confined 10 few Twenty
Eve deserted, but have been almost all taken and ex
ecuted.
Al shikarpore the 2lst of September Subaisr and
Havidar of the leth Native Infantry arrested
suspicion of plotting rising in that regiment On tho
night OF the 23d Of September eleven OF the Native
Company Of ARTILLERY sezed the guns they join
cd by others and the guns reaken by company Of
l6tb Native Infantry, the rest of the Artillery Company
and the police four Of the mutneers killed and the
resi- got away IN the dark.
The Bombay government has sent wing Of the nh
Foot just arrived from the Manrtus 10 kurrachee The
Commissioner IN Scinde had previously sent deachments
~ his very small European IRON kurrachee 70
Hvdcrahad and shkarpcre kheat s IN very disturbed
All Snict throughout the Bombay Presidency and
dominons All i quiet IN the Nizsms country. In
sequence o the munes at Jubbulpore the Commissioner
Nagpore has applied the Resident al Hydersbsd for
some fquadrons of the 1Ch Isncers the Resident has
complied with the requson, and has been reinforced BY
squadrons Of the Sd Madras Cavalry from Sholapore