Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-16
The BaItic'S Malta.

The mails by the Baltic bring interesting de-
tails of the progress Of the war in India The
London Daily News says:
" We learn from one Of Col. Neiil,s letters that
the mutineers in his district have eYpend cd their
percussion caps, and were converting their deto-
majors into matchlocks. A cassid from Iuc know
Is said to have declared that the mutineers there
were in want Of shot, and were reduced to the
necessity Of firing stones from the guns. At Del
hi too, percussion caps appear to have been want
ing, and the small arms men from want of ball
1t Is also reported that latterly having no fuses
for their shells, they had been Obliged to have
recourse to some very inadequate substitutes
This is a serious disadvantage, under which it
was from the beginning obvious that the mutt
neers would soon come to labor.n
SHARP FIGHTING
A correspondent, speaking Of the siege Of Del.
hi, says:
The sharpest fighting we have vet had was on
the I'D Of J une. This was the Tooth anniversary
OF the battle of Plassey, and the day predicted for
the termination Of our rule in India They fough t
from half past a. m, until half past D. m and
lost great many men, 700 or 800 at least On our
side there were about $50 killed and wounded
more than We can spare. There was another
sharp skirmish on the 21th, another the 4th in
slant, and again on the 9th, on which last occa-
sian the mutineers were well punished. They
had made themselves quite drunk with a native
drug called "bhang," and consequently more
courageous than usual, and charged our men two
and three times at one of our batteries A small
party of the Goth X ifes killed in one spot so men
and Gu men Of the Guides Corp killed 50 In anoth.
er. Altogether they must have lost that day 600
men. Many Of our men were SO done M that
they sank down on the road, even under fire
dead beat, and went to sleep. There were also
several cases Of sun stroke
THEAFFAIR AGRA
On the 4th Of June the Kotah Contingent mus
tering some 7OO strong, all Of three arms who
were brought into environments with the idea
they could be trusted, mutinied and shot their
sergeant major, the officers having all escaped
back to environments, from the place about three
miles OF, where they were ordered to form an
advance post. Seeing that matters were becom-
ing serious, the Lieut.. Governor was induced to
remove into the fort, when 4 bloody battle fol-
lowed between the kOtah Contingent (who had
been joined by the Neemuch mutineers and other
rabble,) and the Sd European regiment, and 20 or
about two hours and half, but owing to one of
our tumbrils blowing up from shot from the
enemy, we found ourselves short of ammunition
before the evening set in, and were compelled to
retreat into the fort, which was effected in the
most orderly manner, after which almost every
house in the city was sacked and burnt Even
the Government house did not escape the general
spolation.
MASSACRE AT cAwNPoRE.
The massacre at Cawnpore, of which some
particulars were received, is probably the most
history Of any country. In the small fort at this
place, some 80 English troops, with over $40 wo-
men and children, had taken refuge under the or
ders Of Sir Hugh Wheeler. The extensive plain
ferocious mutneers under the command Of Nena
Sahib. The besieged waited and waited, but In
vain, for relief At last, Sir Hugh, on whom the
hopes Of all rested, fell, mortality wounded, in
one Of the gallant soties that he had made against
such fearful odds, and, with starvation staring
them in the face, the garrison then surrendered
on the condition that they might descend the
river as far as Allahabad. No sooner, however,
had they got into their boats than Nena Sahib
shot down every man, woman and child. Not
one escaped General Havelock subsequently, ar.
rfx 1ntf hah 90 - D..ts. -
to prevent the massacre but not too late to avenge
1t. Cawnpore was retaken, and Nena routed in
two engagements At latest dates he was in his
intrenched camp at BthoOr, where General Hay-
clock was preparing to attack him.
CHINA.
The Hong Kong correspondent Of the London
Times, writing on the 9Th of July. gives the fol-
lowing as the course resolved upon by Lord
Elgin:
"A few days after this mail has been despatch
ed the Calcutta, the shannon, the Pearl the In.
flexible, the Hornet, and two gunboats will pro-
coed Northward to rendezvous at Shan9 hal, and
to proceed thence to the mouth of the river Pei
no, on which river Pekin stands.
arrived at the nearest point to the capital
Lord Elgin will despatch to the authorities for
transmission to the Emperor a letter requiring
the Emperor within specified time either to re.
pudate the acts OF his officers at Canton. IL the
Court Of Pekin repudiates Jeh, and pays compen-
sation for past injuries and gives security against
their recurrence-well. II, as Is most probable,
either no notice be taken Of the letter or dispo-
sition be shown to entangie the ambassador in
questions Of ceremonial, Lord Egin will declare
war and thus relieve the relations Of the two DOW.
ers from their present anomalous position. Can
ton will then be occupied, the trade Of the north.
ern ports will not be unnecessarily interfered
with, but such further proceedings will be taken
as may be necessary to bring the Court Of Pektn
to reason"
The same letter states that young American
named Eli Boggs has been tried at Hong Kono
for piracy and murder. He was acquitted Of
murder but found guilty Of piracy, and was sem.