Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-15
nnnEI DESPATCH.

I A, ;n,eres,ue official despatch from Gen. nave
lock ia pubIished dated Lucknow, Sep'e'hoei 'o !,
conta;na an account OF his relief oil tue long
oor-;s,, of Lucknow. Ii will be remembered 'ha'
;,,oais,.ly after having relieved THE garrison Gen.
u.v.lock, with his force much crippled in the h"fd
,h,inr and severe service they had endured was
bss;esed in Lucknow by the whole Sepoy foros "hcn
had concentrated there, aud was estimated al 4"'ooo
>, 80 OO0 The despatch states that Gen. Haveock
passed the Sye on the 22d and on the 23d founo hih
self in the presence Of the enemy who hau taken
strong position his left posted in the enclosure Vi 'e
Alum Baeh, three miles from Lucknow ana MS
centre aud right on low heights.
1.-THE head of my column The says) at hrst suffered
from the fire of his guns, as II was compeeu " pos
,,nu tbe Trunk road, between increases out az
mon as nv regiment could be deployed along MS
front and his right enveoped by my eit' Victory de
cid.d for ue, and We captured five guns SIR .. ou,
ram. with his accustomed gallantry' presseu our gu
vance close down to the canai ou', sn the ciiy
fired with his artillery aud with guns from 'he Guy
,pas moi possble to maintain This or less auVaneou
,os;tion for tine bat it became necessary 10 snroE
our right in the AlumBagh and restore our oi, amo
syen then We were necessarily cahhohauepe nn W."
tv four hours and the enemys cavalry, LOW sronR'
swsnt rouud through the lofty cultivation and attacK
sd the baggage train masked in the;rear: The bag
Sage guard received the charge With gaiantry' ana
though they lost some brave officers anu men, te
nnlsed the attack and put the whole body 10 nght'
! The British troops at this time having been
marching three days under perfect deluge OF ram
irregularly fed, and badly housed in villages II was
Thought necessary to pitch Tents and permit them 10
halt on the 2ith. The assault on the cry was De-
farred un, the 25th. On that morning our paggage
and tents were deposited in the Alum Bagh under an
escort and we advanced. The LIST brigade, under
Sir j. Oulram's personal leading, drove the enemy
from succession OF gardens and walled enclosures
hrin oIaox hinhI o.
Roth brigades were established the canal, at the
bridge Of the Char Bagb. From this point the d.
rect road 10 the Resdency is little less than two
miles, but it was known to have been cut oy trench
a. and crossed by palisades at short intervals, the
houses alec being all loopholed Progress IN this di,
rection was opposed, so the united column pushed
| and depoyed along the narrow road (which skirts
the left bank of the canal. Its advance was not 10
rously interrupted until it came opposite the kngs
| Palace. where two guns and body of mercensry
,roons ware entrenched. From this entrenohment
6rs of grape and musketry poured, under which
nothing could live. The artillery and troops had to
pass bridge partially under its influence, but were
then shielded by the oudDgs aoaceht 10 tne palace
| aDsrkness was coming, and it was proposed to
halt within the court of this Mehal for the night; but
esteemed to be of such Importance not to leave
the belsaguered garrison knowing that succor was at
hand that ordered the main body of the 18th High
landsrs and the regiment of Ferozepore to advance.
uTbis column rushed on with desperate fury, led
nv Sir j. Outram and myself, Leuts. Hudson and
Hsyelock, of my staff, and, overcoming every obsts
ce established itself within the enclosure Of the Re
sidsnoY.
Ir WAS not until the next evening that the whole
of nv troops guns, tumbrils, and sick and wounded,
continually xposed to the attack of the enemy could
he brought step by step within this enclosure and the
adjacent palace of Fhureed Buksh.
ITO form notion of the obstacles overcome, re-
ference must be made TO the events that are known
TO have occurred at Buenos Ayres and Saragossa.-
Our advance was through streets OF fatroofed and
loop hoed houses, each forming separate fortress.
am filled with surprise at the success Of operations
which demanded the efforts of 10000 good troops.
| The advantage has cost dearly.
"The killed, wounded and rnisslng-the latter be.
ing wounded soldiers, who, regret to cay have
fallen into the hands of a merciless foe-amount to
asa officers and men. Brgadier General Neill, com.
manding frst brigade; Major -, commanding
artillery; Lieutenant Colonel Bazsy are killed. Col.
oue Campbe, Lieut.. Colonel Tyler, and Lieutenant
Hsveock are severely, but not dangerously wound.
ed.
"Sir James Outram received flesh wound in the
arm in the early part ofthe action, but nothing could
subdue his spirit and, though faint from oss of
blood he continued to the end of the operations to sit
on his horse which be only dismounted at the gate
of the Residency. As he has now assumed the CON.
mand leave to him the narrative of all events sub
seouept to the 25th inst.