New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-20
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her armies, and while incapabes Ike Raglan, sImp-
son and CodringtOn were intrusted with the ONCE
there WA soldier in the Crimea endowed with
the qualities required in general. We mean SIR
Colin Campbell, who is now daily showing in India
that he understands his profession with masters
mind. In the Crimea, after having been allowed to
lead bis brigade at the Aims where from the rls'd
iine-tactcs of the British army, he had no chance
to show bis capacities, be was cOoped up In bsia'
klaya and never once allowed to participate In the
succeeding operations And yet, his mitsrytalents
had been clearly established in India long before,
by no le.s an authority than the greatest gener"
England has produced since Marlborough, By Sir
Charles James Napier. But Napier was an inde-
pendent man. too proud to stoOp to the reignng
oligarchy--snd his accommodation was enough TO
make Campbell marked aud distrusted.
Other men. however, gained distinctions aud
honors in that war. There was Sir William Fen
wick Williams of Kars, who now fnds it convenient
to rest on the laurels acquired by mpudence self
putting ard by defrsuding Gen. kmetty cfhis we'll
earned fame. A bhronstcy, thousand year,
comfortable berth at W0slwich and q seat in Par
Lament, are quite sufficient to prevent him riskng
bis reputation in India Unlike bim, :" the hero OF
the Redan," Gen. Windham, has set out to CON-
mand division against the Sepoys, and his very
frst act has settled him forever. This same Wind
ham, an obscure colonel Of good family connections.
commanded brigade at the assault of the Redan.
during which operation he behaved extremely
phegmstcally. and al last, no reinforcement ar
rsing twice left his troops to shit for themselves,
while be wsbt to inquire about them himself. For
this very questionable act which in other services
would have been inquired into By court-msrtial,
| hs was forthwith made General, and shortly
sfterwsrd called to the post of Chief Of the Stat.
When Colin Campbell advanced to Lucknow, he
left the old ntrenchments, the camp and the town
| of Cawnpore, together with the bridge over the
Ganaes, in charge of General Windham and force
| sufficient for the purpose. There were FIVE regl-
ments Of infantry whole or n part, many guns OF
position 10 fold guns and two naval guns. beside
| 100 horse; ths whole force above 1000. While
| Campbell was engaged at Lucknow, the various
bodies of rpbels lowering about the Doab drew to-
| gether for on attack on CawnpOre. Beside 8 mis-.
cellaneous rabble collected By nsurgent Zemindars,
the attacking force counted OF drilled troops (dis
ciplned they cannot be called), the remainder OF
| the Dinapore Sepoys and q portion of the Gwalior
contingent These latter were the only nsurgent
troops, the formation OF which can be said to 60 be-
yond that Of companies, as they had been oicered
BY natives almost exclusively and thus, with their
feld-oficers and captains, retained something like
organized battalions. They were consequently
regarded with come respect by the British Wind
ham had strict orders to remain on the defensive,
but getting no replies to his dispatches from Camp
| bell. the communication being interrupted, he
lcsUred 10 act on his own responsibility. On the
26th November, he sdyanced with 200 infantry,
100 hOrse and guns to meet the advancing insur-
gents Having easly defeated their vanguard, he
saw the main column approaching and retired close
to Cswnpore. Here he took up position in front
Of the town. the cath Regiment on the left the Rifles
Is companes) and two companies of the 3?d on the
right. The line of retreat lay through the town,
and there were some brickkns in Of the lett.
Within four hundred yards from the front, and on
yaroSs points still nearer to the tanks, words,
and Jungle, offering excellent sheker to the ad-
vsncpg enemy. In fact, worse position could
not we'll have been chosen-the British exposed in
| the open plain, while the Indians could approach
under shelter to within three or four hundred
Yards! To bring out Windham's heroism" in
still stronger light, there very decent position
close by with a plain in front and rear, and with
the canal "a an obstacle before the 'front.' but, of
25th November the enemy opened q cannOnade,
brinHng up his guns to the edge OF the cover af-
| forded BY the Jungle. Windham, who, with the
| modesty inherent in hero calls this lombard
meut" says his troops stood it for five hours; but
after this time, there happened some things which
neither Windhsm, nor any man present, nor any
Indian or British newspaper, has as yet dared to
relate. From the moment the csnnonade was turned
into battle, all our direct Of information
cease and We are left to draw our own conclusions
from the heststiDg, prevaricating and incomplete
evidence before us. Windham confines himself to
the following incoherent statement:
"In spite of the heavy bombardnent OF the enemy
my troops resisted the attack rather novel TO eau
cabnonade against 6eld-troops an attack for five
hours and still he'd the ground, until found from
the number of bayoneted by the SSth, that the
mutineers had fully penetrated the town havng geen
Dupries to ial! back. The whole force retired into
the fort with sl stores and guns shortly before
dark. Owing to the flight Of the campfollowers,
was unable to carry Cd my camp equiPage and some
conveyance Of an order issued by me, OF opinion
that could have held my ground, at all events until
dark"
Gen. Windham, with that instinct shown already
at the Redan, moves of to the reserve (the Soth
occupying the town, n We must conclude), aud
6nds. not the enemy alive and fighting, but great
number Of the enemy bayoneted by the SSth. This
fact lends him to the conclusion that the enemy Che