The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-17

York on Thursday last.
The Calcutta letters and papers giving full details Of
the intelligence previously received by telegraph had
reached England.
From China we learn that Admiral Seymour had re-
solved upon blockade of the Canton river Five hun
dred and twenty officers and OF the royal artillery
had arrived and forthwith despatched to Calcutta
in the sampson. Trade at Annoy was improving:
THE LATEST NTELuencE INDIA
The following Is from an artillery officer ~
sCAar Delhi, Aug. 10
ave in much the state as when last wrote
The last reinforcement from upcountry, consisting OF
l400 Europeans, will be in in about week, and
then do not know whether the assault will take place
ut once, whether shall wait for Sir Patrick Grant
hope may, should not like 10 punish these yil-
lains by halves. Our arc mad to get at them We
have been very much annoyed by their guns lately they
have taken up position on the right, which com
petely enfades several of batteries An expedition
In which was TO have had two guns in orders, but
was countermanded the ground is excessively BAD,
and they afraid our loss would be very heavy.
the last three four days have had very heavy
firing both sides We expend about 100 rounds per
gun, and you can imagine how they blaze away when
the day before yesterday 450 round shot picked up
which they had fired Two three days ago SO maunds
of their powder blew up in the city There has been
much discussion In consequence they have accused the
Prime Minister Of having been concerned in it, and have
got him prisoner. continue very WELL except bad
ache, which from being exposed at night,
q
ever we ought not to complain The horse artillery du-
ties arc light compared with those of the foot out OF l5
men fit duty have 1870 always on, you fancy
what work they have with heavy guns day and night.
The engineers have been trying to blow up the bridge
of boats with internal machines but at present have been
unsuccessful and don't that we gain much if we do
destroy boat two, the river is so low they can
easily repair it, believe the city will be given up to
three DAYS plumber fear it will make Europeans
very undiscplned Heaven knows they hard enough
to control here, but when they have once gone in like
bloodhounds, and been allowed to plumber, they will be
downright demons, after the way in which the 9th be-
haved at Allababad embracing their officers assuring
them and over again of their fidelity, and with tears
enrcating them to trust in them till the officers thought
they might rely on men with whom they had been SO
long and did So and the result they cut them all
in the niglt-twenty- six of them, and boys
who had been doing duty with them I'm sick OF writing
of The papers will give you circumstances
do not remember well enough to detail myself I..
.s. At Peshawur happy to say all is yet quiet
but am very much afraid to hear bad news, espe
ciay of the It'll rregulars, who were mutinously in
cIined good many of my friends are lying close by
here in their graves, and several gone away sick As
long as you keep well and get shelter think the weather
is very pleasant much so than ever imagined the
could be in the rains as at Peshawur this is the
hottest and most trying in the fear this is
very unnteresng letter from place where the eyes Of
Europe are concentrated but it will make you happy to
know am we'll am In hopes that we may be entitled
extra batta for have had hard fighting
and hope we shall meet with some reward
Another officer writes under date of the 8th follows
This has been fearful business, and the loss Of Eu
ropean life something rightful. The awful atrocities
committed poor unhappy women and children can
never be forgotten We must have blood. The streets
of Delhi will be a fearful sight Our mad for
revenge and there Is not soul who does not feel the
same thirst for the blood of these ruans Three months
ago could not have looked and fifteen tied
up and shot down in cold blood without sckenng but
my men do this in o most brutal way without
quam. At village the Kurnaul road poor little
child feet found they had its little shoes and
socks on and some devil in human form had cut them
off with tuwar What death be too cruel for such
wretches? We are much exposed, always ahead, and
have already lost an immense number OF officers in the
guides. IA ~ .ra s Il H,a
s,Wounds cannot heal well in this hot weather. We
have had cholera in camp. Three officers died in day.
but there have been fewer during the last few days
Our heavy batteries have just commenced their fire again.
and the city guns replying should not be surprised
If they attack this afternoon and all ready for
them There seven ladies now in Delhi This is
horrible to think of. AA.Nttt r. =.
tNo chance of taking this place for time to come
Reinforcements march towards u.s. but they
to get WILL indeed, be glorious when we rou
and Stay these reacherous, cowardy hounds. They will
be hunted down like wild beasts and it is to be hoped
few will escape You in England know hear
one-ha OF the atrocities committed by these savages for
they abominabe repeat much less to pub
Ish. We must have enormous army to settle this
country, and where is Indian army to spring from
o. M is dead, but don't think
shall get my captancy, all promotion is said to be
stopped This is indeed hard
GENERAL HAvELocK AND THE MurINEERs
The following despatch says the London Times of the
3D. which contains precise intelligence respecting
the latest operations Of the force under General Have
lock- was received by the Bombay government from Poo
ma the 3lst of August: H@ra@ r
ave have news from Cawnpore dated the 18th inst
On the 18th General Havelock engaged the rebels about
IL miles from Cawnpore. Two guns were taken! Cap
tain Mackenzie and Is men were wounded none killed
.'rhe troops very hard worked. The cholera
bad IA and Lieutenant Campbell of the 18th High
anders, had died of il.
srhe last accounts from Lucknow dated the l4th
of August, and report all well. = ,ea w. ...a
>' FROM cHIHA.--DLocKADE CANTON,
HoNo- Kong, August 10. The steamer Cadiz bringing
the London mail of the 26th Of june arrived here the
9th inst. # @ .t' -
The principal item Of interest which we have to call
attention to by this mail Is the notification in the gov
ernInen of the 4th inst that blockade of the
port and river of Canton would be established the 18th
Inst We understand Admiral Sir Michael Seymour has
been induced to adopt this in consequence of the
American Antelope having proceeded up the river
rs far Whampoa, and it the impression that the
vmericars and some other foreigners DESTROYS Of
forcing trade with Canton, which, is said, Yeh would
not object TO. E #E sstafls H# u
We have yet to see the effect this will have
the small trade existing here and at Macao.
If restrictions intercourse continue for any length
of time, they will, doubt be seriously felt by the
Cantonese. ~. .s.,s.s .-..t.s..g..,sfE \
The troopships Ncleus and Moresfot arrived from Eng
land the Sth inst with about 500 of the royal
artillery besides officers 1t is unfortunate that these