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Interesting Indian News.


lHr Interesting Indian News.
From the London Times March 2ol
BOMBAY, Feb. 24.-In all probability the great
blow has been already delivered, at Lucknow by the
commanderin-chef. Not. as we anticipated, from
the direction of Futtygher and the Ramgunga, but
along the direct road from Cawnpore, by which on
the track of Havelock and Outram, he has once al
ready marched to victory, Sir Colin advances upon
The rebeous city. The enemy before him is perhaps
900 strong men for the most part trained TO
arms by English discipline, or Injured to their use
during the stormy years OF the dethroned dynasty
The city which they hold is said to have been
greatly strengthened by them since the mastery
movement of the commander-in-chief withdrew from
their tiser-clutch the longmprsoned English garri
son. We read Of works being thrown up not Of the
earth only, but OF solid masonry. But whether the
rebels will attempt to hold them against the trench
dOus fire OF the English artillery Is at least doubtful
many in Sir Collins force were disposed to think
that no serious resistance would be offered IL can
hardly be, however but that ly the next mail that
leaves Calcutta you will receive, from the practiced
and well-known hand of an witness a recital Of
events not less affecting the honor of England than
the charge at Balaklaya or the stand upon the
heights OF Inkermann. rs si FL
On the LIST OF this month the commanderin-chief
broke up his camp at Fnttyghur, and marched for
Cawnpore. He himself with Gen. Mansfield and
other officers, pushed in advance Of the army cs-
| corted by the 9Th lancers and troop OF Bengal
horse artillery, and covering from twenty to twenty
five miles day, arrived at Cawnp0re on the 4th
Colin In excellent health aud spirits.
Nena Sahib was in Dude, in the last extremity Of
terror and despair. Deserted by or having himself
dismissed all his followers but few Aahrafta irreo
ular infantry, be wanders about the country and
dimes in place and washes his hands In another
BY constantly shifting his position and by changes
IN his dies and accourements, he seeks to lessen the
chances OF capture.
Sir Colin having, as have said pushed on from
Futtygher for Cawnpore, the troops followed him
with all possible speed
On the 18th, the date of our latest accounts, Sir
Colin had returned from Alahabad but had not yet
crossed into Dude. The report that has reached us
attributes this delay to the nonarrval of the siege
train and convoy from Agra and adds that consider
able anxiety felt for the safety of this important
addition to the attacking force.
Sir Colin I conclude, was only waiting to see the
whole force over before he himself crossed and
within day or two after the date of our latest &c
counts he set foot in the rebel province at
the head OF probably from II 600 to 10 900 men, and
about lao guns some so of these pieces of heavy
metal, and the remaining 60 field pieces, the whole
number under the command of Sir Archdale Wilson.
The road to Alnmbagh he would find quite clear
strong bodies OF troops being stationed at 0onao
Busserutgunge, and the Bunnee bridge. From Alum.
bagh itself our latest news is of the 18th instant,
when all vast well. No attack had been made by the
enemy since their bloody repuse on the 10th OF Jan
uary but one was expected that very day and the
writer OF the letter to which am referrng-an off
Ger Of the 75th-says, I'VE are all in harness."
Meanwhile, Jung Bahadoor with his Ghoorkas
was lying fore Fyzabad, in Eastern Dude, but for
want OF ammunition was unable to take the place.
supplies were consequently ordered for him from
Benares and pending their arrival at his camp the
march of Brigadier Franks on the road from Jaun
pore, by Sutanpore, to Lucknow, was halted at Bud
lapore. These were the respective positons-when
last we heard OF them, about the It'll Of this month
OF the two auxiliary forces destined to aid the com
mandern-chef in the reconquest OF Dude. ~.
/ must not omit to mention that the great Dude
feudatory, Maun Singh, has preserved and sent from
Lucknow some forty or fifty English or Anglolndian
men, women, and children, of whom some have al
ready reached Goruckpore.
Turning u the northwest of Dude, where the great
province 20bilcund yet remains to be tranquilzed
we find tlseiye sikh regiments of foot, with horse
and artil cry moving down the roads from Lahore;
and already within the boundaries OF the province,
aud without the aid OF the Sikh force considerable
blow has been inflicted upon the rebels of Bareilly
With a small force McCausand on the 10th at
tackled the rebels on the Bareilly road, who were
commanded by one Kalce Khan and had approached
him within thirteen miles, and utterly routed them,
capturing three guns and killing and wounding 500
of the enemy. His own loss in killed and wounded
was thirty tive among the latter there being two Off
GERS Of the 66th-Gepp and Tyler. The action over
the Colonel prudently marched back to his camp lest
he should be attacked in flank by the other rebel
forces, having within twenty-four hours marched
nearly thirty miles. and fought pitched battle.
All is quiet in the Pnnjaub, with Sikh regiments
marching down into Hindostan, and English ones
coming up from Kurrachoe to take their place
From Mawa we learn that the contingent of thai
province OF which the greater part has mutinied is
To be formally disbanded. At 1ndore the Raiah Q
Amjhera, one of the very first to commence disturb
ances in those parts was hanged on the 10th. HI
was spared by Sir Robert Hamilton when his Minis
tiers were executed, on the score Of imhecility.
Further to the eastward, in Central India Sir Hugh
Rose and Gen. Whitock pressing on, helping to
coniine into an eyernarrowiDg circle the yet blazing
or smoudering fire of rebellion Sir Hugh after re-
lievlng saugor, before proceeding upward moved to
the eastward against strongly situated fort called
Gurrakota, some twenty-five miles off, supposed to
be occupied by the remains Of the mntinied SD Ben
gal native infantry He was proceeding to invest
the place when it was abandoned by its occupants
Whltlocks force was expected to leave Jubbupore
on or about the 18TH and would advance 10 two divi
slons-one along the great road to the Ganges, the
other TO Saugor by way of Dumoh.
| The Capee rebels thus urged upon in the rear,
have twice come to blows with our troops-once to-
wards tawah where one hundred and twenty five Of
them fell in walled enclosure before Mr. Hume the
Collector, and some irreguars the second time to-
| ward Cawnpore where some of the SSth attacked a
party that had crossed the Jumna, and, slew eighty
| OF them.