The Washington union., 1857-11-29
We continue extracts liom late English Journals
received by the steamer Vanderbilt


We copy the following from the London Times Of No
vember IA
The kilograms which we print to-day add little 10 the
news previously received from India The chief incident
Is the situation Of Lucknow The East India House has
received from General Outram message to the effect
that though the resideny Of Lucknow han been renewed
yet considerable difficulties remained to be surmounted
The sick and wounded tho women and children, num-
bered more than 600 and il was impossible TO carry
them TO Cawnpore without the protection of larger
force As the small English army of 1000 men was un
able without Teinforcements 10 capture the town, was
thought better TO strengthen the garrison reyictua IT.
and then to fall back ON Cawnpore. We may therefore
expect that Gen. 0utram has thrown up works around
the resdency sufficient for its defence, has lad IN
quantity of provisions left several hundreds Of men,
and then retired to the southwark to wait Tor reinforce
ents The position Of the garrison VIII resemble that
of more than other which has held Its own In the
midst ef vast army OF enemies While we must regret
that IL should be leave these unhappy women
and children once in their deary confinement it Is
vet reassurng to DO able to point out that the trial Is but
for short time, and that the danger is far from men
aoing The besiosed will no doubt have been supplied
with guns and ammunition, their forces viii have been
largely increased, and the resdency well stocked with
provisions II even, then, the force Of General outram
should retire. the garrison would well be able TO hold the
nlaoe until IL should again be able to make its way from
savnpore All the anxeties which attended the block
ade OF the place long the building was weak and the
defending force insufficient may now pass away and the
garrison of Lucknow may be considered IN the same POSI-
country.
But the fact that Dude is still by the enemy
that Rohilcnd and Rapootana are In the same cond
tion that the Aaratta States in disorder-that In
dss the whole of Central India is still unquietshows
how NECESSARY was the despatch of large forces from Eng
land as soon az the real magnitude of the mutny was
known to us
good Scindia had crushed the Gwalor contingent by
means Of his own troops and this force, amounting TO
about $4,000 men, may be considered to be disposed OF
for the present Il
IL is also to he noticed that all the news we have Is
of events which took place about the time OF the fall OF
Delhi and that have yet to learn the effect produced
by that event y the capture OF the King and the oxec
zion of bis relatives From the whole intelligence we
learn two important facts firstly the psurrection is cir
r,scribed in area being confined to certain districts IN
Central India surrounded by British provinces or he DO
minions Of faithful Rahs secondly that the mutinee
though numerous and swarming throughout the ooun-
try are still given up to division and dissenson Dude
as the latest annexed province the principal scat OF the
rebellion and the country where the sepoys were ohiey
recruited may be expected to hold out longest pu even
here Z edent that it only requires very few thousand
of the troops sent from England to scatter the bands
which still hover round Lucknow BY the next maii
we hope to hear that Generals Hayelock and ouram
have been able hold their ground and that reinforce
,nents from the mother country are Fastening up the
Ganges to crush the mulhy W iep A1Ss t0As 'S
hold.
THE RELIEF OF lucknow.
The London News Of November IL says
The story of the relief of Lucknow will form one Of
the brightest pages in the annals OF British heroism
Havelock had to fight his way from the frontier Of
Dude with only q 500 men, through country III which
every in arms against HIM, and every town.
village and house had been converted into fortress
There but practicable road along which lie coho
advance on either side Of it there was nothing but
succession OF quagmes The bridges over the nteryen-
ing ryersswollen at this to their utmost magn
tude-had been blown mp and on the further banks
were cnenohed disciplined regiments, ar ontnuInbeing
his small band OF Engshmen, with an ample supply Oh
heavy artillery in position These means Of obstruction
natural and artificial have been turned TO account
with will for the relieving party took six days to adj
vance the ftytiec miles Of distance from the bank OF
the Gangcs, opposite CaSnporc, to Lucknow The en-
during vaor Of the beseged is equally Admirable with
that displayed by their liberaors Ihlongh three weary
months they had resoutcy repeed assaults from over
yheming odds in impoverished enrcnchments with very
Inadequate supplies of everything that necessary for
defence and the support of existence Yet borne up by
their high hearts and by their fath IN the anxiety
OF their counrynen for their relief no feeble waiting
was heard though the and children outnumbcred
the fighting while the counter attacks OF the gar
rson repeatedly made the assants reel backward in
dsmay and afforded opportunity to drive into the resi-
ency the herds and other stores Of provisions collected
by the mutneers Every has been strained to the
utmost both by beleagnered countrymen and by
those who have fought thoir way through hostile my
rads 70 relieve them. One day perhaps few hours
longer and most probably the unsurpassed passive and
active horoism displayed both sides would have proved
unayang. The mines of the assailing force had been
advanced beyond the lines OF defence, ana a snort une
would have seen the exemporized buwarks of the resi-
dency blown into the air and the nfriaed sepoys, and
their yet moro brutal abetos from the bazars pouring
over the ruins to overwhe!m tha deienceles inmates
We read this deouement and draw long breath of relief
at the Close as il ourselves had just made some hair
breadth escape. But not moment Is lett us to pause
on this rejection. We are Immediately hurried on by
the tale which tells how English prompttude and rcsolu
ton forthwith assumed the aggressive, and put the
salants their defence On the 25th OF September
ihe rsidency was entered by the succorng force the
26th the entertainments of the beleagucrng army
stored and during the next three days the foe was
driven from post after another through the narrow
and tortuous streets Of Lucknow Further we know not
At the last moment to which information s brought
down the greater part Of the city had fallen into the pos
session Of troops and doubtless the rest would soon
follow.
REPORT OF THE DoNRAY GOVERNMENT
Delhi Delhi which fell into hands on the goth
September was entirely rcoccupicd the 2ls and the
whole of the enemy expelled In the assault Of the l4th
81 officers and l7S men, being third of the storm
ing force we're killed and wounded
The old King said to be 80 years of age, surrendered
to Capt Hodson and his cavalry about fifteen miles south
Of Delhi He was accompanied by his chief wife. Their
lives were spared Two Of his and grandson also
captured by Captain Hodson about five miles from Delhi
were shot the spot and their bodies brought to the
city and exposed at the police Office,
No dispatches have yet been published that the
act amount of the British loss is not known but there
IL no doub. that it is much larger than at first sup
posed.
IL is believed to have amounted TO l,l5o killed and
wounded including "a oficcrs.
The nitineers have fed, some to Rohilcund, some to
Muttra and some it is believed, towars Dude Pursuing