Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-10-14
IMPORTANT INrElI1eExcs IRON 1rb1A.-The fol-
lowing letter appears in the New York Herald Of
Yesterday morning:

IMPORTANT IsrEnL1eExcs FROM Isb1A.-The fol-
lowing letter appears in the New York Herald Of
yesterday morning: st.,~,
The overland mail for England closed on Satur-
day, the 9Th inst write this to send by the after
packet which goes down the river this morning, and
will overtake the mail steamer 0he Bentinck) on
Sanger island. We received very bad news from
the interior on Saturday; but as the government
has kept it back from the newspapers you will not
probably hear Of it in the ordinary course Of ntell-
gence until the next mail.
Lucknow, the capital city of Dude, has Jallen;
all the Europeans haoe been massacred b. NenGjee
Sahi6 and the relief force under Gen. Haceloct
has been obliged to fall back upon Casonpore teSrs-
bly, decimated By the cholera. There is every rea-
son to believe that this news, discouraging as it is
ia true It is not stated on what day the garrison Of
Lucknow surrendered or was overcome by the re-
bells; but it must have been about the LIST OF the
present month. That city contains population of
about 300, 900 Mohammedans, who probably frater-
nzed with the besegeIs, and rendered the destruc-
ton OF the Europeans speedy and certain We have
intelligence this morning that Gen. Havelock, at
Cawnpore on the 4th inst, had received reinforce
ment and had moved on again towards Lucknow in
pursuit Of the rebel army. The rebellion and car
mage now getting nearer and nearer to Calcutta:
Dnapore and Berhampore have mutined, and
large number of the rebels are coming down the
Ganges in boats But the Dinapore rebels have been
defeated, and five of the boats containing them have
been sunk by artillery and five hundred of the
rascas killed. Arrah has been relieved.
Last Wednesday native was seized at Fort Will
ham, in the act of hauling down the English ensign
which always flies from the flag staff, and hosting
green aag-the Mohammedan ensign. ~Fhe fellow
was hung on Thursday. Two others, caught in some
similar act of treason, were hung at the same time
The volunteer force enlisted by the Governor Gen.
era for the protection of this city has been under
arms and on picket duty for more than week, eve
ry day and night. The company to which be-
long, which comprises ten Americans and ffty-f
Englishmen, were on duty from o'clock on Friday
night to 6 o'clock this morning. AMI we 60 on duty
again Tomorrow So, you see, we have little time
to attend to business. There several American
ships here now loading; but what are we 10 do in
the fall for goods to I'll the ships that are
their way here? I can't say. For this rebellion
will not be queed speedily; and when it is queed,
and peace is restored India will be thrown back in
her commercial progress fifty years.
We are now living in state of alarm and terror
in this city which cannot be described. By night
and day arms ready and our power dry, and
We wait with intense anxiety for the arrival of Eu.
ropean troops from England. There are about 800
Americans residing in this city, and among them
many women and children. For ourselves we feel
no fear; we are prepared to meet any foe; but for
the safety of our women and children are anx-
ious. We dare not trust them alone with their
tive servants, and we shall probably send some of
them home by the ship Daniel Webster which is now
loading here for Boston.
Lord Elgin is here, and 1000 troops from China
are close at hand. The French government at Pom
dicherry have sent orders to Singapore stop two
regiments of French troops, now their way to
China and send them up here for the service of the
governor general who has asked for their assistance
Some of the Madras troops, just arrived have been
sent up to Raneergange, the terminus of the rail-
way, to protect that station. The cavalry body
guard of the governor general were disarmed the
9th inst. and what precautionary measures will
next be taken by Lord Canning-which ought to
snd 1e The
that the governor-general is alive to-day.