Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-02-12
TERMS or AbvERTTsING,
From the Baltimore Sun.
The War I'm India.

The War I'm India.
SEQUEL TO THE DEFENSE OF LUCKNOW
We have already given the intensely interesting mar
rtve of the defense of Lucknow from the pen of Major
lngs The special correspondence of the London Daily
News gives fitting sequel to this narrative. 1t shows
how Lucknow relieved
On the 9th of November Sir Colin set out from
Alumbagh, on his return to Cawnpore, leaving Sir
James Ouram with thousand men to hold the former
place. The line OF march, including besides the troops
ladies' wounded and camp followers extended over eight
miles, and the rear guard up till the following
morning. On the 27th they marched fourteen miles, and
on the 28th they left their ground at A. NJ marched
for twelve hours-thirty mies-wthout intermission.-
The troops tired and hungry, delighted of the ap
proach of food and rest but many got Sir Col
IN Campbell had heard heavy firing in the direction of
Cawnpore, and ordered the artillery and calvary push
on without delay message too had reached him to the
effect that the GawlOr troops had attacked the place.
Before chonicng the results of Sir Collins movement
1t may be well TO relate the events which had occur
red at Cawnpore in his absence
Cawnpore had been left under the command of Gen.
Windham, the hero of the reian. lie had with him
about 5000 men, consisting of portions of the 34h 64h
SD and 66th regiments, beside artillery 1t is said that
his orders from Sir Colin account to risk an
engagement However that may be, he heard on the
10th that the Gwalior advancing on Cawnporc-
On the 25h information reached him that the advanced
guard had arrived at Pandoo Muddy, about eight miles
from Cawnporc These were not the Gwalior troops:
they were Koor Snghs rabbc, who having been beaten
out of Bear in August by Vincent Eyre and had come
on their advanced guard.
Windham, thinking they were the Gwaior troops
went out on the 10th to attack Them and after contest
of an hour and half Duration beat them. lie thought
most probably that this defeat must disorganizc the
rebels that they would make no more head against u.s.
AT all events all accounts agree stating that no pre-
cautions whatever taken against SURPRISE that our
standing camp remained though we were in peace
tu cantonment, and that attack anticipated for
a moment. But the Gwalor men were rather enraged
than discomftted They had sent forward Koour Snghs
rabble feeler,' both to deceive Windham and to
mask their own movements. They were very nearly
successful. Finding from Windham attack on Koour
Singh that he was prepared to expect them the east
side OF Cawnpore they moved rapidly on to the Delhi
road, making circuit, and then the morning of the
9th marched on the station from the westward
Instead, however, of attacking with promptitude they
contented themselves with assuming threatening atti-
tude at Nawabgunge, a suburb two miles distant from
Wndhams standing camp This enabled the latter to
make preparations. He ordered out the troops, and,
marching at the head of more Europeans than the amen
ted Havelock had ever had under his command, went
down. confident of success to attack the rebels Our
troops accustomed to be led to victory went on with
their usual DASH the 64h Of Haveocks victorious
regiments leading. They charged battery in the left
centre of the enemys line and gained it, the enemy yel-
ding to them at every step. BY advancing the other
regiments to support the Gath, the victory would have
been assured but they left alone, and the enemy
closed on them with their left wing, they suffered very
severely they compelled to abandon the guns they
had gained The want Of general was everywhere con-
spcuous confusion reigned all sides no distinct Or
ders issued and troops had to beat hasty it
may be called dsgracefu retreat into the entrench-
ments leaving standing camp stores camp equpagc
and the entire station of CaWnpOre to the west of the
| canal into the hands of the enemy.
/ Our loss proportionately heavy, and several of
our men and even some officers fell alive into the hands
OF the enemy 1t is stated in private letters that Of
these was forthwith hanged a second beaten to death
with shoes, and third tied to u cart-whee which in
few successive revolutions crushed him to death Our
camp and stores they burned and that evening adj
vanclng close to entrenchment they took possession
of and burned the whole of the codweather clothing of
our men, which had been stored up at Cawnpore On
the following day the rebels attacked the entenchment
commencing with very heavy canonade from the right
and left of their line Windham attempted a sortie in
which, after some hard fighting the rifles managed to
capture two guns but right were driven back with
much loss.
1t was the sound of the firing on this day which
reached the ears of Sir Colin Campbell; messenger at
the time arrived with accounts of the critical state
of Wndhams party. Had the rebels at this time cut
the bridge of boats, which affords the only means of
communication with Dude, Sir Colin would have found
1t difficult matter to cross the Ganges but the rebels
not expecting his return, and making sure of Windhams
force, probably anxious to avail themselves of the
bridge of boats to crush Sir Colin Campbell At all
events, they let it remain and by doing were lost
The movements of the avore lieutenant of Sir Charles
Napier too prompt for them With his artillery
crossed the Ganges by the bridge of boats the night
Of the 28th and on the next day fell upon the rebels,
drove them back, in way which made the troops feel
that they more had general at their head into
the town. and then returned to escort the ladies and
wounded across the river
Although harras8ed in this operation by the rebels
who poured in desultory fire from the town. and threat
ened the left bank by the Dude insurgents he in the
space OF two days successfully effected this very delicate
operation He did not at once attack the enemy. Com
manding from the cntrcnchment the head Of the road of
Alahabad, he made arrangements for safe escort for
the ladies' sick and wounded far that station re-
mainngImeanwhile on the defensive On the morning
Of the 9th, the last wounded having left the Ell
trencent he turned his attention to the rebels and at
IL o'clock moved out to attack them
No details Of the action have yet hecn received in Cal
cutta, but it is known that the enemy were totally and
completely defeated, They lost immense quantities of
stores grain bulocks and baggage sixteen guns and
their camp They pursued that day for fourteen
miles along the road to ka pee sOuthWestery drec-
tiOn. The chief then returned to Cawnpore leaving
Brgadier Hope Grant to follow up the success
\, correspondent of the London Times has forwarded
to that journal the following extract from letter recev
ed by him from his son, who superlntendS the commits
sariat at Delhi, dated December 1st
1--WE are about to start an immense CONVOY collected
here and by the c0mmSsary at Mccu for the force at
Cawnporc We have conformity assembled 100 elephants
1000 camels, and 10000 buocks, nice collection Of
animals to escort safely with their attendants nearly o.
600 men, down the road 250 miles to CaWnpOre with
Futteghur only 20 miles to the left of that road and
Calpee to the right both held by strong force of the
rebels We only afford an escort for this string
of animals which will occupy nearly ten miles of road
one European regiment reduced weak in numbers
one troop Of horse artillery squadron of carbineers
and corps of Sikh cavalry It is curious and cred
BILE thing that, unaided from home we have not only
taken Delhi but have already sent 1000 men from here
to the commandern-chief and are still able TO send him
nearly 1000 more