The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-16

THE VAR IN INDIA.
From The n. X. journal Of commcrcel

From the n. Y journal ofCommcrcel
The latest intelligence from India gives good reason to
hope that the next mail will bring news Of decisive
character and probably of the capture Of Lucknow the
last stronghold Of the rebels Ihe president Of the Board
Of Control the Earl OF Peterborough, stated in his place
in Parliament that he expected that by tho end Of March
the commander chief would have completely DESTROYED
the rebel force in Lucknow and he confidently hoped
that by the beginning Of this month there would be
any considerable body In against the British govern
mcnt In any part Of India although there might he for
some time dcsutoy and predatory movements which
would call for great vigilance and activity on the part Of
the British troops and considerable time might elpe
before the country restored to entire tranquility
The largest regular army ever seen In India is that
now under the orders Of Sir Colin Campbell whose op
rations and the disposition Of hs forces have received the
warmest approval OF all the military authorities In Eng
land, and upon whose Lord Peterborough has
based his opinion. The force under his personal com
mand, with which he proposes from his headquarters
Aumbagh to attack Lucknow amounts to 10000 men
and 100 pieces Of ordnance, including Of tho heay
lest aud largest calibre In addition. 1t Is stated in let
ters from Bombay that $4,000 marching to
reinforce his and tanks The columns under Brg
diers Roberts. Whitlock, and Sir Hugh Rose In Central
India, number at least 10000, and Brigadcr Chamber
lain has about 10 900 at his disposal In the Doab and
Rohcund thus constituting in all an army of $1,000
men, by whose united action it Is supposed that the reb
els will have been crushed out before the second week
the present month This superstition does not appear too
sanguine, Judging from tho late achievements Of the
rebel force concentrated in and about Lucknow Is
estimated Mt 5000. 1t Is said they have spared
pains TO render tho defcnccs Of the place impreg
nahe that their ntrenchmcnts protected by
mines and that there Is every indication That II
their determination to mako most obstinate stand
in defence of their last stronghold. There
that large number Of the rebels and particularly
those who have local influence in Dude Of tho
hopelessness Of the struggle and DESTROYS to
der conditions without a fight. The grounds for
these are, however, unreliable, and the proh.
bility Is strongly against their truth The leaders, and
to some extent the mass Of the ynutinees know that
their acts of arocty have placed them beyond the reach
OF executive mercy indulgence that they fighting
with the halter round their necks. and that they bad
better die the field lighting than surrender to met
the disgraccful doom OF criminal 1t Is very possible
that few of the wealthy land owners in Dude may think
i, good policy that they the s.Fcringhee rg k
stronger than the sSepoy raj'to make their submi
sion and save their lives and properties A portiond
the peasantry in Dude may desert the losing side and
try to concatc the conluerors but how II be ra
sonaby expected that the authors Of the and
horrors of Cawnporc, Brcilly Mcerut, and Jhans Nena
Sahib and the mutnous Scpoys, will lay down Their
arms and surrender?
From the rebel position, described in the last
there il to infer that their annihation will
effected should they be driven from Lucknow. From
Cawnpore to Futeghur the left bank Of the Gange
they have established chain Of posts which they hold
force and their position extends from Suanpo to y.
reilly well protected by strong advanced posts and they
have possession Of the entire right bank of the Jumn
from Eawah to Calpee. Should they bc defeated BY sd
Colin Campbell they retreat into Rohilcmd, and I'M
der the shelter Of the mountains and forests continues
harassing warfare for considerable time.
The general officers ntrusted with separate com
mands, and employed in executing parts OF the great
military scheme Of the commander in chief have been
universally successful Siugor, the capital Of lmgt
district in Central India, 500 miles from Bombay, and
500 from Calcutta, taken by Sir Hugh Rose, who
subsequently attacked the fortress Of orckcoa about
twenty fsc miles east of Sanger, which was evacuated
by the garrison, who fled and cut TO pieces by
| flying detachment sent in their pursuit General
Whitlock also victorious at Masowby where he
defeated the rebels at Rannuggur, where he captured
the fortress and at Shenandoah where he defeated
another band Of the rebels In addition to these nlf
~ Successes the president of tho Board OF Control hs
stated officially what may be considered of equal rs
OF greater importance to British interests in India name
ly that the finances Of the Indian empire in nun
better condition than was generally supposed, and n
the revenue being collected regularly In Madfm
Bombay, Scinde and the Punanb and even in the grcs
portion of Bengal Thcextraorinary expcnditurcsan*
by the war will doubtless have to be met by loans, hs
negotiated mt rather heavy rates OF interest bnt
thought that very large portion OF this sum will DC "
tmacly realized from confscaed estates and the re-,
that will he yielded by the public works whWn
have hitherto been heavy charge tho Indian nw's.N
On the whole the news Is cheering, and shows 'hA' ~
insurrection which few months ago extended ovei Wv
whole Of Upper India has been forced into conpara'
ly space the limits Of which viii probably DC sun
further narrowed by Sir Ccn Campbell army in oud'
FhgrrANrs IN INDlA--THElR IxrEraIoEScE "A totfr
MARTIAL PUNISHMENT &c.A Calcutta correspondents
the New York Commercial Advertiser, in giving ans
count Of a visit to Barrackporc, says:
" We saw the recently arrived elephants from Bafm'
they looked In good condition. There were nineN n
them at the stables, and many travelling aeoy 4
through the different streets and roads. had asn
ride upon Of the largest who kncecd down 10 ena
me to mount him, and some OF them made us S''AM
with their trunks when told to do by their keepr
mahout, the driver is called. They are nteiis~
animals. story told me of number OF eleph'n'
in of the Mofussil DISTRICTS One If them had COW
mitted fault in refusing 10 curry slight additional w.
den, when told by the mahout that he would gel CIV
grog for It, He tried by courtmartal in the presD
Of twenty of his eephantine brethren and convicted %
on the keepers reading the sentence, oil raised 'H'
trunks in acknowledgment Of its Justice Another ss
appointed to fog him, which he did by giving hun a.
lashcs with long chain twinci about his trunk anu
cuprit received the whole meekly well knowing m ,
served it They very cunning TO weighing W.
food with their trunks when march, and II 'hus
an ounce short they discover H. and insist the rss"
allowance When travelling they each have CALM
grog day, just s,ors and soldiers have their s~
These animals ut Barrackporc recruiting a'le'
voyage and were soon to be sent up country 70 ~
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