Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-10-13
Arrival Of the News from British India.
Gen. Uaveiock's Success over the Rebels.
INCIDENTS OF THE REVOLT.
LERA AMONG HIS TROOPS


among the Mahomedan population of
Lower Bengal, the mutiny at Dianpore,
and the disarming of native regiments at
other points, the London Times of the Is,
uIt. gives the following interesting sum-
mary of the matches and victories OF Gen.
Havelocll:
Passing up the river, and to the battle
fields on which the hopes of all have just
been concentrated we regret TO find that
Gen. Havelocll has found it necessary TO
pause In his triumphant career. A days
march from Lucknow, encountered with
sick and wounded and heavy guns captur-
ed from the enemy, he found his little
force attacked by cholera But for the
mysterious character of the disorder,
which disdains ordinary rules, and selects
its victims by an inscrutable caprice, it
might be supposed the natural result of
that exhaustion and collapse which are to
be expected after much exposure, toll and
excitement. However that may be, Gen.
Havelock had deemed it advisable to re-
turn to Cdwnpore, nurse his sick and
wounded and wait for achievements
This is now, as we trust, question of
days. When the Bentinck left Calcutta,
troops were rapidly arriving, and there
would be every day less difficulty in pas
sing them up the Ganges as fast as the
means of conveyance could be had The
delay at Cawnpore is all the less import
ant as an unexpected success is reported
from Agra, where a mutinouS contingent
has been disposed and no doubt is enter
tanned as to the present safety of Luck
now. Along the river, however, there
was uneaslness, apprehended outbreaks,
and detected conspiracies. Besides, Di-
anpore, Patna and Moorshedal ad, Ben
ares and other towns are mentioned. But
with the Gauges open to us, and troop.
arriving every day, there does not seem
real cause for alarm in this quarter. In
dia having absorbed the body of the Chi
nese Expedition, has now drawn in the
head, and Lord Elgin has followed his
followers to Calcutta, bringing all his staff
and a welcome body of marines and other
soldiers. His Lordship may possibly
consider that as in the absence of the
forces he had to do nothing, he had bet
ter 90 where there is work to be done. or
at least something to be seen and at this
juncture of unsurpassed difficulty and Inn
portance his timely aid and friendly
counsel may be found of real value.
In little more than a single week,
, therefore, these, 800 British soldiers,
with their 500 sick comrades, had march,
ed 1919 miles along the valley of the
Gauges, during the heats of July, had
fought four fierce actions, had driven 49,
900 men from position after position, and
had found themselves masters Of Gavin
pore, the first object of the exhibition
Yet even after these exerlions, the inter-
val of repose allowed was but trihing-
( On the I9th, the troops had reached
/ BithOor-Nena Sahib'S stronghold-re-
solved that British vengeance should reach
the villain through all the defences he
could devise, but his heart, or his army
had already failed HIM; he had evactued
his palace, and nothing could be done be-
yond cousigning the whole place TO the
/ flames. StlII the work of the relieving
/ force was but half accomplished, and after
/ fighting from AIlahabad to Cawnpore IL
remained to fight from CaWnpore to Luck
now. This second part of the expedition
has been, not, indeed, less glorious, but
less fortunate than the first. On the DIST,
Gen. HavelocL announces dispatch that
he is free 10 cross the Ganges, and al
ready on the 29lh we find him, with
( most seasonable reinforcement received
through Gen. Nell, twenty miles advan-
ced on his new route, after having fought
another successful battle and taken fifteen
guns. Ia this posuon-with Lucknow
only about 80 miles ahead--his army
seems TO have encountered that dire
SCOurge OF Indian armIes-more terrible
than any human foe-an outbreak OF
cholera. We know by sad experience
with what fatality this dreadful disease
fastens on an army, fatigued by long
marches, worn out by great excitement,
and exposed at once to fierce heat, and
the exhalations of partly flooded country.
1t was under similar circumstances, IN
deed, some forty years ago, that cholera,
with whose fatal course we have now be-
come so sadly familiar, first broke OUT
But never, even III war, fertile In unlock
ed for reverses, was there one which so
plainly rebulied all human calculation as
this. a general with an army, victorious
beyond precedent marching 10 assured
success and the relief of long beIeaguer-
ed fortress, within one march OF their OBJ
iect, have been struck by the fatal pestil-
ence, and by our last accounts, Havelock
and the remains of his gallant band, en-
numbered by their sick comrades, were
/ painfully retracing their steps to Gavin
pore, by the route on which they had ad-
vanced only few days before, full of
hope and confidence IN as holy cause as
1 over led men TO battle.
| Such were the forces against which
! General Havelock and his troops were to
| advance, under July sun, and IN the
very heart of Hindostan
! On the 12lh of July-after extraordin-
/ airy exertons had been made TO overtake
/ the Fusileer ahead-the whole column
came up with the enemy at Futeypore, a
/ town about half way between Allahabad
and Cawnpore, where the rebels presen-
ted themselves in a good position with