The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-28

between this canal aud the Goomteu distant Only at ths
point about sple vi nes from each other are unas~,A
the old hasks the Sccundas&b~gh the Meas house aud
other largo kulhiises fanss IL sicc the first Nd
vance OF Sir Colin thsnpbel No thc these cdi
fees just within the city proper and AUDITING on the
dcolntce, stands this rssiieIcy 1922. IA 81 i.ss.
The rebels, as VIC learnt by previous dispatches had
strongly fortified tho line Of the canal and had occupied
In large numbers the most detcnsblc of the buildings
have described. Outra,n however, by his flank march
IN advance, had succeeded IN crossing not only the canal
but the Gooatcc also that he threatened the city
It's weakest side and turned the derlss ri the canal
which the enemy Appeared 10 10 relying. After this had
been aromplshc the main body Of the force joined by
Jung HahaiooF aud Lis Gho0rRs proceeded ~ the at
tack NJ the elioes betwe1n the two STREAMS and carried
them In sucx,xion with little loss General Outram at
the timo advanced from his position against
the two bridges the Goomtcc, by which the city
approached fr the north, and having seized and
pied both crossed Of them and marched strught into
tho town This rcsOtc movement decided the proceed
ngs Of The rebels who rushed In trrcnts by our artilc
y and He'd panic stricken from the place leaving the
capital Of Dude virtually in hands At the date of
our last sdvccs nearly the whole Of Lucknow wns in
our possession, the insurgents having dccamped almost
to 4
With this ends probably our last great definite
operations against the mutinccs Of 1857. We have yet
~ be informed of the condition numbers in which the
uitivcs escaped, but the direction Of their flight is
far fortunate that 1t promises little service to them and
comparatively little trouble ourselves 1t was
all desirable that they should into the still torment
productive provinces OF Behar and Bengal The degree
OF ritablity still surviving In those parts may be easily
inferred from the report communicated by this very mail
to tho cfcct that Calcutta itself in panic late
the ID of March, and that volunteers were called out
and planted against anticipated attack from
the disrncd scpoys Of Harinckpore Under such cir
cumstances, 1t is obvious source Of satisfaction that
the rush Of the fugitive rebels should have been made to-
wards the west rather than the cast and indeed, the
measures of the commander In chief seem TO have been
expressly taken with tho view Of placing this result
least beyond doubt AlEavenucs of escape towards the
east were carefully closed against the insurgents by the
| columns under Jung Bahadoor and Brigalior Franks
while the main army itself interposed between them
| and the south
What may be the fortune reserved these thrice
bands In the districts of Rocund which they have
reiterated, We shall not be long In learning. The prov
ince itself undoubtedly Of the worst seats Of the
original rebellion and some Of the most fragrant
pics Of mutiny were furnished by its garrsons But the
capture Of Delhi the inccsnt march OF reinfprcements
from Mcru to tho East and more recently the successful
operations Of Sir Colin Campbell himself against the rob-
els at Futtcglur, must have ntimiated tho turbulent
and brought the country 10 great extent under control
There was force too Of Sikh levies lately organized
and placed under the command of Brgadcr Chamberlain
which to descend from the northwest upon this very
province, and which, If mistake not should at this
time be somewhere about Barcilly and therefore well
placed to intercept the fgitives Finally, two strong de-
taclmcnts from the army at Lucknow, we'll provided
with cavalry and horse artillery, already Their
heels SO that little time IT may he hoped will be given
IoOIEalllzc tlclr establish
selves in any fresh position for another stand.
Although satisfaction might have been com
plcte if the Indian revolt had been terminated by dcin
tie surrender the part Of the Lucknow garrison, the
actual result certainly desirable than the only
remaining alternative Of desperate and sangunary strug
GLE We might have destroyed mutinecrs, but We
should have lost many of soldiers whereas
ut present the capital of Dude has been captured with
little cost to army while tho prospects of the rebels
are unpromising IN the extreme How tcnaciously the
original munecr preserve their military organization
have repeatedly throughout the course Of this con
test and it is not improbable that two such
bagcs as that still existing at Calpcc may call for distinct
expeditions on the part Of commanders. But the
main body Of the ugitivcs hcmmed in between their
mediate puSucrs the East the friendly Sikh chiefs
backed by tho entire force Of the Punanb the West
and tue columns advancing through Njpootnna tho
SOUTH must be speedily reduced TO despair; nor nccd
anticipate renewal Of any such contests have been
sustained at Lucknow and Delhi Tho mutinccrs have
| now stronghold asylum remaining They are al
large in country where they have nothing but inncr
cncc or hostility to expect from the general population
where ascenlcncy has been already established ant
where their few allies have paid the penalties Of the
treason. We may still experience trouble but S
Colin CampbclPs victorious campaign has exempted Ii,
from any further risk of disaster, and has terminated the
conditions of regular by the final dispersion of til,
4 enemy
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