Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-10-09

bled to defeat the mutineers in every
engagement, but this does not in the least
damp their ardor. Reinforcements from
the Punjaub to the number of about
1000 fighting men, 1900 of whom are
Europeans were expected to join Gen.
Reed to-day (the 15th) and We are
therefore led to believe that on their ar
rival no time would be lost in carving
the place by storm. On the 14th of
July, the mutineers to the number of
5000 men with four gun, made an at
tempt to capture our batteries. They
fought under cover from II a. m until ,
p. NJ, when they came to the front and
were beaten back into Delhi Our peo-
pie, too, eager, followed them closed IN
der the walls. The enemy opened fire
with grape and musquetry.
Altogether our loss in this action was
III killed and wounded. From the 14th
to the Esd the rebels remained under
cover. On the oath of July, however,
they came out in force with field guns
round by the Cashmere gate, and moved
upon our position at the Metcalfe Bate
ny under cover of the fire of heavy guns
from the city walls.
They were taken in flank by force
under Brigadier Showers, when they fed
| precipitately, saving their guns only by
the rapidity of their flight. Our loss was
small, but we had a few officers wounds
ed. Our troops have now been engaged
in no less than twenty-three sanguinary
engagements before Delhi, yet their
courage is as high as ever it was, and
they can beat the mutineers even when
/ they are a hundred to one ! General
Reed, in consequence of severe illness,
has been obliged to hand over the COM
mand of the Delhi army to General
Wilson"
The Leeds Mercury publishes the fol-
lowing letter, from which it will be seen
that serious fears were entertained in
India of the safety of Gen. Havelock
and his command:
MIRzAPoRE, August 3, 1857.
! send you by this mail the Friend of
India. Our position in this country has
materially altered for the worse since the
publication of the Friend, or any other
paper you can receive from India by
this mail. You would see that General
Havelock marched from Allahabad to
relieve Cawnpore, and after that Luck
now, where our garrisons were besieged
by the mutineers. He arrived too late
at Cawnf ore the garrison, all the ladies,
and most of the railway engineers and
contractors people, have been murdered.
Havelock fought battle there, and de-
feated Nena Sahaib-at least that is our
version. After that he crossed the Gan
ges to relieve Lucknow. He fought his
way to near that place, and expected to
relieve it, but news has just come in that
he has been obliged TO fall back, without
accomplishing anything. He had only
about 1900 men with him,many of whom
must have been killed or otherwise disa-
bled.
Nena Sahid crossed the Ganges in the
rear of Havelock, who is by this move
ment placed between two fires. Most
serious fears are entertained for his safe
ty, for all the northwest depends upon
the success of HaveIock's exhibition
We have later news from Delhi than is
possessed in Calcutta. The real fact is.
our forces are besieged there, instead of
besieging that place. Our forces brit
ish)are believed 20 have been repuIsed to
/ 2000, as It was intended that Havelock
should march to reinforce that army after
relieving Lucknow, great fears are en-
tertained for its safety. It's surroun ded
/ by thousands ofthe enemy. Ofthe Pun
jab We can hear nothing, as the commu-
Eication is in the hands of the rebels
You will probably get intelligence by the
Bombay side.
We are throwing up entertainments
E here, but have only one hundred English
troops. Entertainments are also being
thrown up at Allahabad, outside the fort
and also at Benares. We have only
about five hundred men at AlIahabad
and four hundred at Benares, so if Have
lock falls at Lucknow, we shall have the
Nena and the Dude rebels, numbering
some 10000, marching simultaneously
on all these places. 1t is said the Dina
pore mutineers are marching on this place
E and have been joined by about 1000 mer
. belonging to the Rajah of Dumeron, near
. Boxar: we are preparing for them. nv