The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-16
from The Now York lime.
THE ENGLISH IN INDIA.

AtiE H-4NA4hohi iAN lNDlh
The news from India yesterday received by the Allan
tic, although somewhat confused by conflicting details
yet the whole defines with tolerabe precision the rel
alive positions of the English forces and of the mutnee
the date of the latest Geographic intelligence from
the East
To say that essential change in these relative po
ons had yet been effected by the operations of the B
sh commander to say that the tenor of this news Is nm
favorable to the English for such is the situation
Of the English armies in India that every day lost from
their positive advance upon the sepoy instruction Il
formidable gain not of moral support alone but Of men
and of treasure to the Mohammedan cause In the in
teryal for instance between the first unsuccessful march
of General Havelock from Cawnpore and second equal
Iy unfortunate attempt of the officer reach Luck
now, of which the Atlantic brings the account the
insurgents forces covering the siege of the latter et
had swelled to nearly 50,0 900 men while a further
danger the heroic conqueor of Nena Sahib had sprung
up in the threatened junction of the Gwailor muneers
from the with the Oudian rebels from the east at
point on the Jumna above Cawnpore. General Nchol.
had reached Delhi and on the 10th of August was
probably in command of about IL 900 that there
possibility of attempt having been made on
the goth to take Delhi by storm.
The military experience OF modern nations, and partic-
ulary of England goes decidedly prove that the ter
mnation of eges by assault always effects great econo
my of time at expense of nearly 100 per cent tho
loss Of life and precious the English bayonets
la India the imperative necessity of the hour so
clearly the gain of few weeks, Of few days
upon the instruction, that hardly permit our.
selves to doubt that the force before Delhi would he led
to the assault at the earliest practicable And
this is the probable that all concur in sta
ting that the beseged suffering from deficiency of
ammunition. The storming of Delhi would pacify the
ncipent fermentation of the Mussulman population in
he ralna af AGRA
sition which, although sufficiently at the latest
adyices was yet terribly ariuous. Whether it would
the garrison of Lucknow is another question and
which cannot be answered without many serious mis-
gvings The salvation of that city seemed depend on
tae possibility of reaching it with efficient achievements
before the last week in August From the reliable
accounts the fortress at Lucknow only far proy
toned to hold out ION famine rtions up the 2ls
of August.
The army of Gen. Havelock after coming for the sec
ond time almost within reach of the devoted city and
winning two more victories, had been compelled as we
have said to fall hack to Cawnpore the 10th of Au
gust and there far appeared, this gallant general
after making those almost superhuman efforts which have
for him historical name, would be compelled
lie upon bis arms in an ntolerabe impotence of rciev
ing his countrymen and countrywomen menaced, at a
distance of only forty miles, with all the horrors ca
pulation to the compeers of Nena Sahb if indeed to
that villain himself of whom tits said by author
ties that he still alive and with the host before Luck
1t is impossible to reflect upon such position
this of Gen. Havelocks without thrill of indignant
sympathy. Nor will that thrill be weakened by the
thought that the achievements despatched to him from
Calcutta had been detained about midway between that
place and Cawnpore by the troubles in the Bahar which
England to the stupid and imbece behavior Of Gen
Lloyd in the command at Dinapore.
Thus then, matters stood in the Bengal presidency
and in the kingdom of Dude up to last advces The
English forces distributed along line over eight hun
drcd miles, from Calcutta to Delhi in strength be-
fore the latter city and protected in the former by
their communications with Europe, and by the general
quiet of Central India and the Madras presidency. Their
centre Of operations at Cawnpore sol miles from Calcut
ta held by Gen. Havelock with force Of about 900
men, well equipped and flushed with victory, but also
exhausted by hercuean abos and debiltated by fever
threatened by something which singularly resembled
combined military advance of overwhelming bodies Of
the enemy from the northwest the SOUTH and the north
east while the direct line of their communications was
seriously interrupted by dangerous demonstrations at
points upon the Ganges, about two hundred miles be-
low Cawnpore To ibcrac this line the authorities at
Calcutta had despatched up to the 18th of August two
European regiments the 5th and 26h and curiously
formidable expedition of 400 h 6Spoundrsi in
flats towed by steam, under command Of Captain Peel
who by his brilliant services in the Crea did much
to redeem the enforced inactivity Of the British navy.
This simple statement will suffice to show how legitimate
the fears entertained in England for the safety Of the
garrison at Lucknow, and for the forces Gavin
pore.
Ugly news too had been reccivedfrom the presdencies
Of Madras and Bombay, of troubles taceabe SO far
appeared mainly to gross laundering the part of the
companys servants but likely If not sagacously dealt
WITH to breed and difficult complications Over
against all this must however, set the high and
fdent tone Of the Bombay government and the activity
displayed in the despatch OF troops from England Up
to the Gath of September II ships had sailed conveying
80 900 men, and 5000 leave in the follow
ing week. And we may up the substance Of tho
Aanics intelligence involving very gloomy probabi
ties of immediate disasters to the English in india with.
out exciting any important doubts Of their ut
mate triumph the Mohammedan revolt at no very
distant day.
HELENA LAND ,AaEsT.--We had the pleasure Of meet.
ing j. G. O. Smith, landagent for the Helena district
yesterday, and glad to hear that he brought with
him some thirtythree thousand dollars in specie, and
about the same amount in scrip to depostc in the treasury
US the proceeds of the sales of swamp lands in bis dis
trict --Liale Rock (41rki) Democrat Oct 6h.
The synod Of the New School Presbyterian Church in
Missouri met at St. Louis last week when the question Of
slavery in its relation to the action