New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-27
THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW.
F,om The London Doily Nep., Nov. IL

THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW.
F,om The London Dolly Nep', Hov IL
The story Of the relief Of Lucknow viii form one oil
the brightest pages In the aI1as Of British herosm.
Hsvelock had to fight bis wsy from toe frontier OF
Dude, with only 500 men, through couoery in ,ich
every man vas in arms against him. ana every town.
village, ard house bad been converted into fmtress
There was but one practicable road along which he
could advance; either side Of il there WIS nothirg
but succession OF qusgmires. The bfidge' over the
intervening rver- swollen at this season TO toelr ~
mest mag ntude-had been blown up; and on the fur
ther banks were ntrenched disciplined regiments far
outnumberiag his small bard Of Epgishmsn, with an
ample supply Of heavy artillery in position Toese
NE ans of obstruction -Datura and arlocihi- mus'
lave been turned to account with will for the re-
leving party took Elk days to advance the ttyt'ree
miles OF disance from the bank Of the Ganges oppo.
rite iCswnpore to Lucknow. The enduring valor OF
the besieged is equally admirable with thst displayed
by the ir berators Through three weary months they
had re.outely repealed assaults from shelning
odds 10 improyi-ed intrenohmenss, with very made
quste supplies of everything that was nece,saey for
defense and the support of existence: Yet borne o
by their high hearts, and by their faith in the
anxiety of their cOuntrymen for their relief no feeble
wailpe was he ard, though the women aad CD, dren
ou'numbered the fighting men; while the counter
attacks of the garrison repeatedly made the ASSISTANTS
reel backward In dismay, and Afforded oppor.
upity to drive into the Residency the herds aud
other stores Of provisions collected by the mrneers.
Every nerve has been strained to the utmost both by
o oI. ~: -. ,h,nyL host;Io myrisda 20 raI;eva
,bstn nna Sssvna,bsps fsw bonr.-lonoer and
most probably the unsurpassed passive and acsve be.
oism displayed on both sides would have proved uus-
vsilirg The mines OF the assailiDg force bad been
sdvar osd beyond the lines of defense aud a short
tine would have seen the e1tenporized buIw.,ks of
The Resjdepcy blown into the sir and the nfura ed
~ noys and their vet more bruta sbatt)rs from the
bsIssrs pour;np over the nins IN oysrwhem the de.
ienseess pua.ee. We resd this denouemsnt snd draw
along breath OF relief at the close a. if ~e ourselves
bad lust made como hair.bread escape. Bat not =
u1nspt ia eff NJ m suse On this reflection We are
jmme distejy hurried on By the tale which tells no -
English prompttude ard resolution forthwith assumed
the aggressive, and put IN. asaailans on their own
defepfe On the 25it of Sep'ember TIE Re idAncy
was entered by the suocoricg force on the 9th the
ini,epcbu enta ofhs army wera rt)rned
ard during the pext three days the fee was driven
f, m one post AZ er another through the and
tortuors streets of Lucknow. Further We know not
At the last moment TO which our information brought
down. the greater part OF the city had fallen into The
popsefson Of our troops and doubt the rest would
coon follow.
FROM The Daily Neu, Nor H.
The relief Of our couDuymen at Lucknow hiss Is
vet only be en- accumulated In part, On the I'd Of
0ctober Gen Outram telegrsphed 10 Ca.outA that he
proposed after prov idirg for the safety Of the gar
son 10 retire to pore aud there await the arrival
of additional reebforcenens. The stale OF aft sirs
which had induced him 10 adopt this resolution was
"a on0ws: The women ard children in the Resideucy
With the siek and wounded, amounted 10 Upward Of
leo. notwithstanding the sdvsr ages gained over
The insurgents from the 18th to the 2h Of September
the force under Gen. Havelock had been found too
~ 81 10 accomplish the entue reduction Of tbs CITY,
The EpRlish con- nandsrs were Ia Is placed in an awk
weid dilemma Urt the civ vas entirely reduced II
would be in prud. ut 70 resolve TO hold the Resdency
az center OF action against the r.bsls 10 Dude with
an met cieLt garrison, encumbersd with 60 macy 900
ctmbstsnts. The hszsrd of such an operation ~oult
be increased ny the fact that the enemy were still 10
sucb force in the open country thst they rendered ts
connur ica.ior between Cawopote aud Lucknow, 10
FAY be least. precerous and uncertain % the o'her
rand this liability To have the communi 'alon inter-
rpped, while it rendered the possibility OF holding the
he sioepcy Questionable rendered toe WIN
a. svs OF garrlsOn encumbered with so msuy women
and children sck srd ~ouI ded, MISTER OF demoosrs
tle inpcsslbhty. There remained, therefore, only
the third alternsveto place the garrison 10 the oess
poseoe conoron for cOntif uation OF the defense,
and 70 fall back upon Cawupors with view To or
esrize the means OF final advance at the earliest
pO-fble opportunity.
This result is extremely tsntaizing. IL will leave
sll who have friends and relations 10 Lucknow sM!
prey to nisgiviDss which will only be the more gaming
from The helisf they had been momentany ieo 70 Gu
terrain that all danger visa a. an eed' ioey nay,
however, console tht useives win the renc lou 'aa
he Position al The inmates OK The LUCKNOW h-slency
eas been materially improved, End thai enseuve sla
must nov BE- near. In the present stss OF our inoe
msttn indeed We csnrot affirm that fresh supplies
pr'viions have been thrown into the Residency oy
tie releyirg force. Nay, more, from the sccouae