The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-15


out.
The troop, that went to the enemy on the 5h inst.
marched out Of the station about IL A. and, proceeding
aops ,he road 10 the direction Of the village Of
which u about six miles from Agra, entered the large
randy plain that lies to the right Of the road, whore
the line OF battle was formed and In that order advanced
sowiy 70 meet the enemy who were then distinctly
vlsibe lowering in large bodies Immediately r,ht
Of the village Tue Bfiteh line consisted Of horse ned
battery The exhe ne right a. lef ths Infantry beg
the middle, ap6 the mounted militia somewhat in the
When about 600 yard. from the village tho Insurgents
opened fire on oar right battery by furious discharge or
round shot, grspo and she'll which immedlssey re
spcpded to .th such excellent effect that after
Loud cheering and repeated OF NFo.low them up
follow them up heard from all parts OF the right
battery and 'hsre can be little doubt, had dash been
mace, the my would have been driven fro their DO
son into the open Geld with the loss OF their guns
the action been bropght 70 end with less ssnrnos or
mbered up and the line again advanced but the enc my
stood to their guns aud having got their range d.
recsed their fire win Admirable precsoa the havoc
among and horpes painfully stested attack
evidently being oonnsed 70 series OF deliberate al
vanccs- for Of such II consisteduntil within
meDced TO lombard and II is 70 be feared, With small
loss the other side. The most unprscticed eye
could see our shots we're being thro~n away on
high mud walls, which siege guns alone could have touch
ed Whereas had right battery moved only so yard
further 10 the shot from Il must told
,racive ure upon US The couseq uencss Of his were
just wha might have been expe,ted-he enemy became
emboldcned, their cavalry in great numbers harassed
the FIELD in skrmishiDg order gave great annoyance
with their rife firing, shs we from tho want o cavalry
hcrse had the sudsciy sweep round TO rear
riding up the centre, endeavored TO reach their main
body whon many succeeded in doing Il 10 true that
mounted mill In charged through body of those hanging
TO the right Of the line, when aer ave OF them had got
cut Pieces and others severely wounded they made
precpate retreat cto the battery aud from the direction
they took to reach intercepted fire about being opsned
from hss had been got Into position for the
and which would have blown OIL the field every trooper at
The firing sgaint the vl'sge continued for fully one
hour, dming which time shower from muste,ry
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then entered II In most gallant syle forcing their way
through and driving ont the enemy 70 the opposite de
aud this they would have done much earlier stage OF
the action had they boen ermed Tue left battery had
ased airing before the Europeans emerged from the vii
Iage though that the right continued exchanging shot
fore had succeeded IN lencing them that The amen,ed
Captain DOyly received bis mortal wound But few
rounds Of ammunition remained In Wagons when that
sad event occurred nevertheless the wounded sat
tumbril, and consisued to give the word OF command
following up wha. had dearly gained, and no
thrg remained for but 10 rerace steps TO canton
men aud this We proceeded TO do In ths most orderly
possible Immediately the rebels perceived the
movement they advanced win their and nearly the
whole way into Agra dred round shot a III, after fash
bodies Of their horse threatened Is on either side with
such activity IS TO prevent our getting shot them
The whole foroc succeeded In relohng the fort by half
hours out OF the time it ab ,ent.
There Ii douot thai were fearfully oulnum
ers Of the aed Instead OF having 70 retire 1ier having
licked The enemy, had not been that both and guns
bad fred OIL the whole Of the small supply OF municn
they had taken TO the neld II now supposed that the
enemy In the predcament, and therefore, mad
not moved oil, but had waited short time longer pcr
haps they might have gone frst.
The Owl Lines Infantry militia having met the tired
troops coming In, formed across the road
guard, position they maintained until the whole force
reached the fort.
But while still two miles from the fort, hsd the NOR
ncaton OF seeing tho enemys cavalry gaopng towards
the defencesss station, and before We entered several
the burning every sde and axau the
next nght-so that hardly house has escaped destruction
-and such houses and ther ooniens .: were NOT oon
sumed by Ere have been completely gued and destroyed
by other means In fact, IL vs we're 10 leave he fort %
morrow .hes mot foar houses the p with roofs
for houss6od property and oSsr things len Outside, we
suspect there u not nngie ntole In exsssncs IN soS
and biz Of out 20 Ss. oDs
mains but the bare brick walls Things
the roads and streets In every directions and wherever you
you broken chairs aud tables csrrrges broken
In bits, crcckery books, and In FACT kind Of pro-
perty wantonly Destroyed This has not been done, ws
saned BY the enemy but by the budmashes Of the
.ii SiY ''' ''' prisoners '0' were ~ H''"' '''" '''
me enemy disappeared the day sner the .cton, and
proceeded 10 Bhuitpore, but nothing with certainty
known Of their after movements.
MurIrY AND MURDERS AT INpoRE.
The dealli OF the mutny a kho and Iodore, aud tbs
u1ssore a the latter place. where about forty Europeans
cruelty murdered have been received since last
summary. Bloodshed might have been prevontei 10 pre-
ca.uons had been taken earlier, At saugor AMI Nsgpare
but Colonel Pau, commanding the station had imp ici
confidence in the fidelity Of mor aud believed thsm to
be quite aunch 10 the last moment 10 infatuated ho
In this belief that he actually left the fort for the purpose
OF hrrangung the mon Of the 23d Native Infantry bat paid
with bis o tho penalty or his blindness Major Hsrrs,
commanding tho LIST Light Jsvalry, and Capt Fagsn, Ada
the rest q The oosrs and ladies' took refuge 10 orsed
square, which was beld by Captain Hungerforos oaiery
Of Europeans AZ Indore the Resdency was stacked by
Hokns dsarectod troops, joined by the rsobie OF the
city but Colonel Darand the Re,dcnt and the rest OF the
officers or his suils succeeded In making heir escape,
Many Europeans were butchercd in the c,y and among
them vas hr. Ross McNahon civil engineer, who took
contract for several public works under the hshrash OF
fecied regiments nom nhov, snor ooung The treasury
proceeded on 70 Gwaor and will doubtlest enfea7or -
~. n sna 10. 0d So.o
prevailed on 70 Join lhe general nsurection. The Bon
bay movcable column, under the command Of Brigadicr
Stuart advancing towards Inc ore 20 thai ve may soon
hear Of The restoration Of tranquility In Central lnda
RISING IN THE PUEJAB-DBrEAr or THu xUTIsEEns
MARCHING TO DsLHT.
On the 9th OF July the troops a sealno In the Pupab,
consisting OF 0 wing Of the OH Light Cavalry and
ise aoh Sntive Infantry, broke out iuso open mu
Tiny, and amer numbering several persons and doing
s ss ..s s s os S
eastward taking with nem carriages, buggee, 10, The
persons asceained 70 have been killed are the follow
ine Captain Bhhop, of the t6sh Native infanry; Dr
Graham experimenting sur geon; DR. Graham, medical
siorek ocper Rev Mr.. Hunter wife and child. BriGsditr
Brind has wounded All the others appear 70
safe In The ors ncudng the families Of the drummep
the ladies' and children who escaped several escor
ed the fort by sepoys who remained faithful by ss~as
who Aer leaving hcm, returned 10 the rest OF The
tneers Dr. and Mrs Butler, who at nrst supposed
have been killed have ance arrived At The fort OF Seal
kote with their family Also Mr. and Mrs Saunders and their
children and n sick Euro belonging 10 her kaestys
ED foot Tho Scakotc mutneers who took the route
yards Delhi managed 70 cross The Ravee ct ford nsar
Trmmoo Puttun, early on The 12th inst They were
attacked BY Brigadier General Nicholson at noon, and
aer brief struggle driven back the river leaving
. quantity OF their baggage and plunder In our hands
Their cAsuaes are estimated a 10 In killed and wounded
and loss n ak men killed and rs wounded
REVOLT AT HYDERABAD-rHE BoHILLAs SHOT DOWN
vfrH CANNON.
From Hyderabad (Deccan) tho capital OF the Nlsamsdo
mnons We learn that serious rising occurred In that
city the 18Th July About four thousand Bddmsshes,
led by three hundred Rohllss marched upon the resden
ey demand the release Of The Jemadar of the Nssm
cavalry who had bcen caught and delivered over 70 the
resident BY salsr Jung MAJOR Davidson acted with much
on, and opened ire upen The rabbe from several