Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-02-12
From the London Times, Jan. 9.
The Indian Revolt.

The Indian Revolt.
The country was startled through its length and
breadth the morning of Thursday last by the tee-
graphic announcement of the death of General Haveoc
who expired few days after the relief of Lucknow of
dysentery, brought by exposure and anxetyof the
defeat of Gen. Windham by the Gwalor Contingent in
which the Gath regiment is reported to have been nearly
cut up and the tents of three regiments the GATH the
82d and 88th, burnt by the enemy-of the subsequent
overthrow of this Gwaor Contingent by Sir Colin
Campbell, who captured sixteen of their guns twenty
six carriages of different kinds immense quantity of
ammunition stores grain bullocks and the baggage of
the force with the loss on the part of the British of only
one officer Lieutenant SalmOn-and of the arrival of
numerous relnfOrcements at Calcutta
Such is the substance of the last dispatch from the
East. We told, indeed, that contents of the present
mail only what might have been expected But
the English public hardly expected Judging from the
past that two battles would have been fought with the
Gwaior Contingent in of which the enemy had the
advantage although in the other we appear to have used
up the enemy The Gwalior Contingent, now find,
was complete army, containing infantry, cavalry aud
strong artillery, disciplined by our own officers and
accustomed to act together. 1t numbered more than
eight thousand men, to have advanced from Cal
pee in the direction of Cawnpore and to have been at
ttckcl by General Windham He had the G4th SD
and 8Sth regiments-in all, about two thousand men,
1t would seem that the Commander-inchef hearing of
this disaster at left Lucknow and marched back to
Cawnpore. On the 7th December he came up with the
GwaiOr Contingent, and to have totally crushed
it.
The destruction of this body which was the great OBJ
stace to tranquility in Central India is certainly hap
Ply event Its existence armed force supplied with
guns and ammunition, and possessed of excellent mil
itary organization, might have been strong temptation
to the Dude SepOys to try their fortune to the South
west The scene of war is now entirely shut off from
Central India, and that the Gwalior Contingent
has lost its guns and baggage we hope nothing is to be
feared in the British But it is quite possible that
owing to the deficiencies of transport the Commander
nchef may not be able to strike the effective blow for
some weeks to Plenty of troops to have ar
rived at Calcutta during the fortnight three regiments
of infantry two Of cavalry, together with battalion of
rifles and detachment of artillery We must express
satisfaction that the and children have been
sent from Cawnpore to Alahabad, rs to be remote
from any possibility of danger
This is certainly not very encouraging account of
the state of things but it is the best which can be Civ
and hope that the next accoupts will revive the
hopes which the present dispatch has depressed When
Lord Dahouse so uncermonously annexed Dude to the
British possessions he calculated of course the
terrible reributon which that step would produce. The
melancholy feeling produced by the intelligence of the
death of the undaunted Haveock has rarely been ex
ceeded within living memory The authority we have
quoted says He did not live to hear of the high value
which his country set upon his Deeds to receive the
honors conferred on him by the Grown. His family he
leaves to his country and his death shows how Just
the Orebodngs of those who demanded that the pension
accorded to him should be continued to his SON." No
thing would have sOaced his brave soul more keenly
than, he had been spared to enjoy the recognition
his cOunrys gratitude; for the deeds of this intrepid
commander will compare favorably with any which
British valOr has performed on Indian soil.
Amidst unparalleled difficulties, confronted by vastly
superior numbers surrounded by the most depressing i'll
Auences and the powers Of his body and mind taxed tc
the utmost this great and cearheadcd soldier sustained
the honor of his country in and with
which have elected the worlds admiration and tc
receive the tdngs of his untimey end before he had en-
Joycd the exhileratng Influence of nations gratitude
is lamentable incident in the fortunes of Bu
his name will long survive this wreched Indian mutny
and will be enshrined in the popular memory with the
other brave and distinguished men whom this rebellion
has brought prominently before the public gaze
Not the least gratifying set-o to the cheerful
portion of the is the fact that renorcements
daily arriving from this country in India. Sir Coli1
Campbell will require them ALL We have no doubt thai
Dude will be yet conquered, but the operation will evi
IDENTIFY require both time and men-more than the
Comnlander-inchef has at present at his disposal
Hitherto in the parts of India where arms have beer
measured with those of the Sepoys, the nonmtay por
tlon of the population have been passive spectators
the conflict They either did not share the spirit of the
mutneers or if they did, would not risk their lives il
the contest. This is not in Dude Here the people
all warlike, and every mans hand will be against
We have not merely to thrash the Sepoys but to sub
ugate the country for the patriotic spirit of the native
population has been sorey outraged by recent poll
cy in the deposition of the native princes.