New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-03
TIE RECAPTURE OF CAWNPORE.

TIE RECAPTURE OF CAWNPORE.
Ths Spectator Of the 9th August contains the follow
ing extracts from very interesting letter dated Ca@
pore the 18th Of July from the pen of an officer Of the
1allsAt Ist Madras Fusi iers:
F" Az we are TO have quiet day to day, / will try
and write a somewhat longer letter than usual As
ssld you in my last letter iith) and as we had eA
Rpttehpore with IL guns. On Sunday, the 18th inst,
arrived within two miles OF their position, at about
O'Clock; was sent out with party Of our men LIST
advanced shout half mile from the camp, they COM
nenced 6nng US with their heavy guns, and their
cavalry came toward We fired on them, but, as
our party consisted Ct about 80 men, we retreated
}eisurely toward the camp As soon as we got there
the whole force under arms. This was about
o'clock Q. IN. We have now advanced regularly
against them, and in about three hours we drove
them from their position, took II guns, and drove
them from Futtehpore pell-mell. ii we had only
lad some cavalry, we could have cut them nearly
al up. We halted the other side of Futtehpore
that day, and also the next morning. On Tuesday
We marched sixteen miles to Kulanpore, but did not
meet with the enemy. On Wednesday marched
about five miles, and found the rebels in strong posi-
tion with six guns. We sienced their guns and
advanced against them, and, after two hours sharp
Firing thoroughly routed them, and they retreated
b bridge about three miles of where they had an
sther strong position, with six guns. Our Enfelds did
splendid work, and silenoed their battery. L
was in front with the skirmshing party all day We
Tuahed up to their battery and took their bridge and
guns when they all fled before US like 80 many sheep;
dsy's work. Poor Major Renaud, who comm anded
eur detachment was wounded early in the morning n
the leg; he isnow better, but fear bis leg will be oh.
hged 70 be smputatedi he is very gallant officer.
WAS with him at the time, but he would not allow me
10 remain, but seid, Go on with your men, On
Thursday we marched against the enemy, about 5000
stxong, who were In position about five miles from
Cawnpore and this was the hardest days work
ever had. They had six eight guns, Ia two
sepsTste batteries. We advanced straight against
them and they poured grape and round shot
into us, like 50 many hastones, yet our loss
vsnced against their first battery, which taken in
line style. 1 went of With small party about 4O
mep) to the right flank where the calvary was threat
ening as and of their Infantry had song posi-
floA. We kept them at distance with our rifles, and
once when some Of the cavalry labOu. 500 came down
upon us formed square, and they did not dare come
sesr us LOS el srea , o%d ho n1 sn co
umn, and now advanced against the other battery:
When came within range, down poured the round
shot and grape. We were ordered to lie down, but
the undrels had got their distance well that
eral were wounded. Six men of her Maesty's 9th
Regiment were killed; and poor Capt Curre,
Of the Sith. severely wounded by round shot. We
had several men wounded. l had bullet on my
topic felt hstl which providentiay glanced of, and
Capt. Rsikes had portion of his sword hilt carried
away. Well, fancy when they saw III down again
they thought we were afraid to advance, so they
sounded the advance and then the double The general
lHsveock now gave his order: Rise up-advance"
The whole line gave cheer-such a cheer it must
have made the villains tremble from head to foo-snd
advanced in line against their battery, under heavy
cross FIRE, which they kept up very well but did not
DO Us much damage, as they fired 80 high They
evacuated their battery and fled in every direction.
We fred into them till they were out of range and
then rushed up the hill and found, to our joy, Gavin
pore about half mile in front. We bivouscked on
the rising ground for the night. You should have
beard the cheer we gave as our gallant commander,
General Hsvcleck, rode down the lines II was, in
deed, fine eight. He on every occasion praises our
nd 10 make sDeClal report OF TO the
Comms msnder-in Chief. Only fancy our horror on hear
ing that the night We gave them such beating
sSe ladies whom they hitherto had spared in Gavin
pore Except five six, who concealed by their
native servants. Miss Wheeler, the daughter Of Sir
II. Wheeler, they say killed five OF these hends with
. revolver before they could get near her. What
an heroic spirit she must have had. The sight Of
the place where these poor ladies murdered is
ndeed awful. Long tesses OF hair-dresses Gov
cred with blood-here and there workbox or
bonnet. AL the bodies are in well. hope We shall
be able to bury them, and pay the last honor to
their remains. The few that are stll living all
more or less ILL., and dreadfuly weak. You may imsg-
ine their delight on seeing us They were all along in
dreadful state Of mind, they afraid that their
ssrvants might be tempted to betrsy them; but for
once these natives did not. Ought they not to be
wArded To gret regreat we heard yesterday that
Sir II. Lawrence died about a week ago. We go on
Tomorrow 70 Lucknow, which is about 81 miles from
Cswnpore. We cross the river Ganges to O., after
6rst taking an ntrenched position which the enemy
SSSePy ~ DltuoOi, dDVut tuec uduh vi
the Ganges. This is the Nsnas own village; be 10
intrenched with "a guns of which shall make short
work tomorrow, and then go on direct 10 Lucknow,
which we hope to reach in three days. The barracks
which were occupied by Sir III. Wheeler are regularly
nddled with shot. SO you may imagine how well he
held out Brigadier General Neil is comug to us With
another column of 900 men from Alahabad; he had
already left viii leave Immediately; al very
sorTy Be is not with us."
CAxr, CAwSroRE, July -, 1857.
We had little sharp work coming up to this place;
the 6rst at FutehDore where had nine l2.pounder
guns opposed TO us, as well as two 2i-pounder ones
but by The will of Divine Providence we took the
whole from the insurgents without q single scratch
among the Europeans but for the Native Irregular
Cavalry cannot speak well. They had of their
men cut up, which their own fault, as they did
rot charge although the order given three times
and when they did charge among the enemy they hrea
tAeir carbines over their heads. They are all now
aebsnded we have no more trouble with fellows OF
this kind.
The second encounter we had was 20 miles on this
sios O. tne futtehpore, where we had IL killed and
wounded, out the enemy lost four times as many.
There we TOOK four guns, and the evening
bad another brush with them at "Psndoo Nuddy,"
whore ve took three l4-pounder guns, without any
ose OF NE among u.s. but only OF wounded. The
6srth and last hight had was about miles ont of
Cswppore, where we took seven laroe oinound,r
suns and howitzers. We had very severe f,yny from
De fort OF the enemy from D. m. AN n m when
We lost In killed and wounded about $50 Fn,snasn.
and Skhs The loss Of the enemy we cannot tslI bnt
Ne afterwards came 10 hosse where 3OO Sowsrs and
Sspoys lay wounded, and we saw tank fail OF dsni
Asdiss. We had to encounter 1900 Of tao enemy
.r,N .,tv o 600 Euronskus and y kks. ths la.,a-IS