The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-25

hams DfV1s1On Defe0teu ny the Gwahor
Mutinsers-An English Regiment Cut to
Pteces--Sir Colin Campbell ROuts the Enc
my with Great Loss.
The following the steamship intelligence by the
Nubia, which reached Suez, JAN j, 1865
FROM HER MAJnsYs vics CONSUL, sUEz, ACT
CONSUL GENERAL GREEN, ALEXANDRIA
General Havelock died the 26th Of November from
dysentery, brought on by exposure and anxiety.
On the 2Tth Of November an affair took place near Gavin
pore between General Wndham and his division and the
Gwahor muneers in which the British retreated
with the total loss OF the tents Of the 64h S2and eSth eg
ments 600 in number which were burnt by the enemy
The 64th regiment is reported nearly cut up.
age received by the Governor General from Sir
Cohn Campbell, of the 7th of December contains
count OF an action fought by him with the Gwao, contn
feated, with the loss Of l6 guns % carriages Of different
sorts an immense quantity Of ammunition stores grain
buocks and the wnee Of the baggage OF the force The
British loes was insignificant one officer only being killed
Lieutenant Salmon.
All the Won en- and children, sick, &c from Lucknow
have arrived in safety at Aahabad.
The Calcutta Gazee Extraordinary contains interest
ing detailed account Of the defence of Lucknow being the
official report Of Brgadier ngs The privatons endured
by the heroic garrison, and PARTICULARLY by the ladies',
were fearful.
from cholera the 3oth November and Captain Day. of
the Sixty fourth, is reported killed at Cawppore.
The folio wing regiments have arrived at C3cua:-The
Eighth regiment Eighty seventh seventy ninth Highland
eTs, Seventh bussars Second dragon guards Third bat
talon rife brigade, and detachment Of artillery
Troop ships continued 10 arrive rapidly a Calcutta, and
among others the celebrated American built clipper Light
nng arrived out in passage Of eighty days from
the Do J. Exchange at Calcutta, 2s 2A4d.
from the London Times, Jan. 81
The intelligence elegrapbed from India has brought
for the arst time the announcement Of reverse
tanned by our troops in the field Hitherto, although
the notorious vcissudes Of might have induced
W calculate almost with certainty share Of Ill luck
and although the character OF the contest such
rather TO strengthen such expectations than otherwise
have nevertheless escaped anything like defeat At Arrah
few companies fell into ambuscade and suffered
cordpgy at Agra the garrison after giving battle to its
besiegers retired into the fort, but, events after
wards proved, with all the advantages OF more
decided victory at Delhi it long before
could venture upon the assault, but the attempt
when made, was completely successful at Lucknow
mao snS N a ss sunss.s comS. mb
CURED since June last have invariably been LEFT mag
ters Of the field An engagement, however now report
had the best of the fight Az second engagement has
utterly crushed them and all the apprehensons which the
event might suggest have been thus removed, we
speculate without anxiety the circumstances by which
the occurrence was probably attended.
This unique and unlocked for success was achieved
by tho force known the Gwalor contingent In
order 90 strengthen tho regular native army by
subsidiary augmentations certain native princes OF
India were pa,ed under the obligation Of
maintaining, al their cost, " contingent"
OF troops 10 given amount These troops were
were disciplined and osicered in similar manner In all
respects. Among other chieftans Scndiah, the great
Mahraa prince, provided his contingent this model
and Gwaor, tho capital OF bis dominons, natural
denomination TO the force When the munics broke
the Gwaor contingent followed the lead ike the rest Of
from taking the field against At first Scindiah partly
by persuason partly by menace, and partly through the
aid Of his independent levies retained the troops
under some control, and kept them from join
ing the insurgents nj Delhi or Cawnpore Um.
mately they broke loose from his command
and marched away; but their movements have
been characterized throughout by remarkable ndecison
and there was certainly nothing the character Of the
force which could have led 10 anticipate the success
now announced The strength OF The body was consider
able II had probably lost some by detection before
taking the 1cld indeed, was said at time that Scn
aE had IN GHnA In a. htttf
appears 30 have numbered 900 900 men, 81
formidable from the peculiar completeness OF s orgsnza
ton and equipment represented little army in itself,
had s artillery both for field and siege operations
its own commssarat and all the appliances which could
minister TO military efficiency. While the British con-
manders were engaged In Dude IL abstsned from any
decisive advance, and lowered irresoluely between
various points the Jumna, without veuturng 10 csrry
is aid 10 Of It's accompces in treason Al last in the
early part Of November the troops crossed river
the 18th Of that month arrived within thirty five miles
OF Cawnpore where General wndhsm had been left in
command. On hearing OF their approach that ofhcer
courageousy marched out 10 meet them but they hest
taed, wavered, and finally made sbrupt retreat
crossing the Jumna and taking post at Caipce place
about atty miles from Cawnpore In this position they
left by the reports Of the last mail and have
make out by conjecture and Inference the circum-
stances which brought them back 10 Cswnpore again,
and enabled them not only 10 encounter General Wind.
hams little army, but 10 get the better Of in the battle
II deserves TO be remarked that though our troops
outnumberedn the ratio probably Of 81 least four
10 one-the dsproporon not great enough in itself TO
account for the result In these campaigns smaller bodies
OF Europeans have routed larger bodies Of rebels
would any officer have hestated 10 attack mass of mutt
three four times his strength The Gwaor con-
hngent sad this Va have been 600 strong,
and this increase Of numbers over its original amount
probably points 10 accession Of force from the junction
Of other bodies of revOers The mutnecrs OF the Dina
pore brigade had stationed themselves for some time nj
Banda town about so miles from Cawnpore, and within
shorter distance of Calpee, at ST. unlikely that
this force perhaps 200 or 500 strong had joined the
troops Of Gwaior. II was also rumored ths. Mana
Sshb himself had been negotiating with the contingent,
as the most promising nucleus Of resistance, that the
Cooperation OF this sangunary niscreant may possibly
have influenced the unexpected determination Of the
voltcrs. They appear, at rate, TO have
crossed the river and advanced upon Cawnpore from
which place General Wndham again marched to encOun.
ter them. The British commander s said 20 have had
'brc" n The Queens regiments with hm--the 6ith SGD
ard ssh. OF these the cath was Of the battaons
horne on the strength Of the Bombay establishment at
the commencement Of the war; II had been hurried
rourd 10 Calcutta after taking distinguished part In tho
Persian Expedition, and had formed, in company with
the 18th Hghanders and detschmens Of the S4h Madras
Fusleers, the force with which the first advance
made under Neill and Havelock for the re-
capture Of Cawnpore and the relief of Lucknow.
In The succession N battles which cnsUei tho cath
earned noble share Ct glory lie atroufth fthe
entire rOfps under General Wndham's command,
must have been seriously reduced NY casua es and ot.
haustiun Tho tIhy second was one OF the four bat.
taiuns Nmprsins the Chpcso expedition; the Eighty.
eighth The utst Hleut dosp1tched from thcs9
shes alter the Intelligence q the outbreak ant Tho lrt
aiso as appeayt ~ uc actively op0agcd u sailed u
three divisions thc mcutb Of iuv fas spd vas prsshlv
complete IN the Held - Irnup nat Vis corps and the
Egfy second mustered oEe'h-t 80" mon aud adding
400 or 600 for the sixty run should arrive ~ toal
of something like 600 Europeans; but would po
price 70 hnd that the halous wc'e not ertwe aul
that the British force considerably unle this amount
How why niscarred we shan learn when mo 1eahS
arrive. In such reyerses must make part Of every
reckoaing.
II is not little remarkable that te rebei force aer
success witch might well inspire With conhdcnce aud
would probably bring an accession of strength from mo
tIeers in the vicinity, should have utterly Jaei lew