Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-01
INDIA.

INDIA.
Tire i+:t.. q Tho India nows II ;bG 3lst o; -OC:o:
bert l.:-rrhr-t sT,frEes OF which VIZ" re'airfd
,'"r Airi.';cnre published 10 ID. E.c isl ihi'"rs,
completely Wa The force at Lucknow brl-Gguered,
that he only message received from there for week 0,
vas written I'll piece OF paper three inches square,
| aud most adrviIly concealed.
Sir james Outram's force had been terribly re-.
'iuced aud the total number in the Resdeucy was
supposed II be not more than 400, fesides women.
children and wounded. There were besides, about
s0o men, with great array OF camp followers, at
a'nnbagh believed 10 be without tbs means OF com
m '!Tn with those at Lucknow.
Inc strength nt the enemy around Lucknow was
ss!lmaed At IOnUO, but it was nevertheless, cousd
cred certain that the garrison could hold out till the
lOfh OF November, before which time Sir Colin
Campbell would be before Lucknow with az army OF
4.O00 msn, including bis highland brigade, 8OU
| cavalry, and very heavy ruin Of artillery.
GENERAL HayELoCK ASD nUTRiH IN A CRITICAL
POSITION
From the Times Calcutta correspondent:
CALCUTTA, Oct 3O-A special steamer starts to-
| morrow for Suez Il l. s4id 70 bring back troops.
avail myselt OF this opportunity TO forward to you
short account of the events Of the past week
From Lucknow, the point of interest," the Govern.
ment itself has little information. So completely IA
the force there beleasuered, that the old device Of
enclosing letters 10 quill has been Of necessity sbsn
| doned. The only message received for weeks was
written on piece OF paper three inches square, and
concealed by device it may be prudent as yet 10
keep private. Wemay have to try it ugan after this
letter has returned TO India The few facts 80 reported
are somewhat dscouraging. Sir James Ou,ram's
force has been terribly reduced. You vii! remember
that about the 25lh of September be- and Gen. Have
lock forced their way into the residency and relieved
| he garrison. This feat was accomplished by press
aug through gardens small bszars knots OF houses
aud other enclosed places. The enemy fought as
AsisstiCs always fight behind stone walls. The bull
les literally rained upon the advancing force, aud
rhat single movement cost 400 men. Sixteen officers
of the 2Jth killed placed Aor, co15at and
almost all the superior officers Of the 9Th Fuseers-
I have heard many of the Names but refrain from
exciting the regret of friends at home till further in
formation can bs obtained. There had been some
hard fighting before the relieving force reached the
enclosures and the number of soldiers rendered use
less cannot be less than 70O. The iorce therefore,
even after lie junction With the garrison already in
the residency cannot BIZ more than 4DU strong, aud
this email party must bs embarrassed by the care
of sick aud wounded, women and children, to a
number in excess of its own. There ara besides
some eight hundred men at the Alu'nbsgh, with
grest array Of campfo!lowers, but they are believed
10 BIZ without the means of communicating With the
residency. Since this time We know little positive
~, and that little is obtained solely from native
gossip, The rumors, however oil point to one faot
that General Outram during the second week in DC
tober attacked some large building probably Of
the palaces, and was driven back with further loss Of
life have seen one letter in whichthe writer, bn
sslf in Dude, states this az fact, but you thar
this and all other accounts muat be- received with
caution till confirmed 1t is nearly certain that there
are 10000 men, sepoys and armed retaners around
and in Lucknow. Every land holder in Southern
Dude, except one is in arms to what he Oh
tain in the great scramble. The position, you will
psrcsive, il sufficiently dangerous, but il is worss
than that of the garrison, after the death Of Sir Hen.
nv Lawrence. Five hundred men, with large con.
voy of provisions and Ammunition left Cawnpors for
Lucknow on the 2lst Of October. They, with the
distance of the in 1hn Alumbagh may force THAR
way to the resldency but Immense Us is the military
value OF every European garrison 80 small cannDt
hope to elear way out through dsDsey populated
town. Nevertheless, there is cause for despoln!.
ency. Sir james Outrsm can hold out till tbs 10Th
| OF November. On the 9Th or Eth SIR Colin CsmpbAI,
with an army, will he bsiors Lucknow. The Con.
msndsr.in. Chief quilted Calcutta on the 9Th inst
He has remained there to organize the means of
transport which, previous TO his arrival, wers strange
ly defective. llo will reach Cawnpors by the II No
yember, and there take the cOmmsnd of !, 900 man
including his own Highland brigade and 800 cavalry.
With this little army and very heavy train NJ Ari
! lery hewl press on TO Lucknow, pick up the orca
! ut the Alumbagh, and commence the destruction of
the city. 1t IL ath and plaster place, and the
heavy guns will smash path for him without 90 terri.
BILE loss Of human life. hope, therefore, by The
mail of the 20th November to report the destruction
of Lucknow, the relief of the garrison and the desper
sion of the besiegers. Great confidence is felt here
in Sir Colin Campbell. He has will as we'll as judy
cares nothing about 'od oicers, experience tolsuis
or, indeed anything except efficiency.
PROCLAMATION OF MANA sAIlB.
The Lahore Chronicle" publishes the following
proclamation by Mana Sahib: 80. .'-.
at has been ascertaiued by traveller who has
lately arrived at Cawnpore from Calcutta, that pre-.
viously to the distribution Of the cartridges Tor the
purpose Of taking away the religion and caste of the
people Of Hindostau, council was held al which il
was resolved that as this was matter Of religion il
would be- Necessary to employ 7,0UO or S0U0 Euro
pean. and to kill $4,000 Iindostanses, and then oil
Iiniorau would he converted to Christianity.
"a petition TO this effect was sent TO Queen Veto.
ria, and the opinion Of the colnciI was adopted a
second council was then held 10 which the English
merchants were admitted, and it was agreed that 10
assist in carrying out ths work, the same number of
European solders should beallowed there II n.
dns;anee SspOys lest in the event Of any great COM
motion arising. the former should BIZ beaten. When
this petition was perused in England $4,000 European
troops were mbarked in ships with the utmost rapidl
ty, and despatched 10 1uda. Intelligence of their
dispatch was received in Calcutta, and the gentle
men Of Calcutta issued orders for the distribution of
the Cartridges. Their real object WAS To make Chris.
tian. of the army under the ides that when this wis
done, there would be no delay in christianisng the
people generally In the cartridges the fat OF cows
and swine WA used This fact was ascertained from
Beugslees who were employed 10 making the car
tridges one of the put to death and the rest
gers imprisoned. Here they carrying out their
plans. Then the Ambassador Of the Sultan of Con.
stsntInopl. at the Court of London sent information
10 the Sultan that $4,000 English troops were to be
despatched to India 10 make Christians of that coun.
try. The Sultan sent frmsu TO the Pasha oil Egypt
10 the fact that be was oOuding with Qnesn Scto.
ria; that this was not tune Tor compromise; ttIat
from what hs ambassador sent, 10 appeared that
35 0OD English soldiers had been despatched to India
To make Christians of the people and soldiers of that
country that there stil time to put stop to hs;
thai, if be guilty Of any neglect in the matter,
what kind of face would he be able to show 20 Cod
that that fate would day bs his since 1t the Eng.
l.b succeeded in making Christians Of the people of
undostan, they would attempt the same in his coun-
try.
,On the receipt Of this firman Of the Sultan, the
Pacha of Egypt before the arrival OF the English
,roou., made his arrangements and collected bis
troops at Alex andrs for that is the road to India and
ON the arrival of the English army, the troops OF the
Pacha of Egypt began firing upon them with cannon
from all sides, and destroyed and sank the chips go
that not n single Engiishnan of them renalnrd.-
The English at Calcutta, after issuing the order for
biting the cartridges and the breaking out OF this now
spreading mutiny and rebellion, were looking tor o.
sistance from the army coming from London; our
God by the exercise of His Almighty Power, settled
their business there When the intelligence OF The
destruction OF the army of London was received The
Governor General felt great grief aud beat h' heah'
At the beginning Of the night, murder aud robbery
were contemplated; in the morning the body had no
head nor the head any ooveriDg1 In one revolution
the sky became OF the same color, neither Nadr nor
no Nsdir's Government remained. This paper hRs
been printed by order of Nena Sahib, 18th Zeroe,
and add 1878, lIigree 3.
THE UNION OF FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
SUBMARINE TUNNEL BETWEEN FRANCE AND
ENGLAND.
N. A. Thome de Gamond we'll known French
engineer has published aquarto volume, treating OF
tha nroiect for constructing a tunnel between Eng
land and France The idea Was brought nnder the
attention Of the Emperor some time snce and con-.
mi,ee formed to report thereon. namber Of scion.
i1c gentlemen have lately formed Themselves into
o,uh at Paris, and NJ. Tbome de Ganond's sub ma
rinc tunpe has constituted the fret subject for nves
tipation. Most of thu journals of Paris have taken
up the curious problem, and it has created a Ger.