The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-29
F o R E IG N .
THE MAILS OF THE CANADA.
THE CAMPAIGN IN DUDE.

uncertain light of the moon after the sun had gone
down, continued their abortive efforts on our posi-
ton at Alumbagh till ten o'clock at night. They
up repea to within range of our GUNS and
rifles, but they fell in files again and again. and re-
tired quite disheartened, with very heavy loss
Our casualties in the two engagements were six
killed and thirty wounded. Colonel Berkley is
shot through the right arm, Captain Moorsom has n
sabre cut in his left arm, and Lieutenant II. Cough
has muslet ball through his leg.
Brigadier Franks last success is most decisive -
The NaZm, whom he beat on the 18th, rallied his
forces, and made forced march to seize on the
strong pass of Badyan, but Franks out-maneuvred
him, and seized upon the pass. The Nazim then
by long detour, swept around Franks, and took
up strong position at Badshahgunge, two miles
from Sutanpore. On the 23d Franks made the
same man9uvre, swept around the enemy's right
flank in march of ten miles, attacked him in the
rear, beat his army (Which consisted of % 900 men,
including 5000 sepoys and LOO cavalry,l drove
them OIL the field, with the loss OF 800 slain. and cap
tured % pieces of artillery out f25 of which II were
heavy viz: One 32-pounder, two 24-pounders, two
lS-pounders four l2-pounders, and 9-pounder;
and took all the enemy's ammunition, their bag
gage, and standing camp This great success,
which leaves the road to Lucknow open from the
right, was achieved at very small loss-two killed
and ten wounded in all the three actions.
ELEVEN POLICEMEN HANGED.
1t appears that it was the Nana's brother, Bargee
Rao, who crossed from Dude into the Doab the
other night As he was followed by 200 regular
cavalry, by body of infantry, by several elephants
and wagons, containing his harem and baggage, he
must have made some noise in his passage across
the streams but the policemen, who were especially
stationed at the very point where he crossed, be
cause 1T was a likely place to make the attempt,
pretended not to have heard him; and the only in
formation given to our officers in charge of cav
airy detachment near Bilhour brought by a
chowkeydar, who ran in to say that, from the noise
at the opposite side of the river, he thought the
Mana was going to cross. At the time he brought
IN this news the Rao had got safely over; and when
our cavalry arrived it only to find the traces of
his passage.
icemen were accomplces in the fact, and that they
had been bribed to keep their ears shut; and so,
after due investigation, the whole party, eleven in
number, were hanged. The Rao's party, continuing
their flight across the Doab, cut up the of two
police stations, which is strong collateral proof of
the guilt of the at the river side station, and
got into Calpee in the morning. He is said to have
obtained large levies OF men, and to be enlisting
sowars at 30r. month, and infantry at l0r. and
l5r. a month. The most painful effect of our ina
bity to defend those who are faithful to us is that
they, with justice, reproach with their losses,
and with the insults heaped upon them. These
Calpee Sepoys have been enabled to do great wrong
and injury to fast friend the Raah of the little
state of Churkharee, south of Jumna. They invad-
ed his territories, beat his troops, carried off his
guns insulted his palace, and carried off three lacs
OF rupees, or f3O,OOO, from his treasury.
SIR JAMES oUTRAM.
The attack of the 2lst on Outram is thus describ-
ed by a writer in the Bombay Standard:
Gone of the mutineer native officers undertook
to annihilate us in ten days, provided he was made
Commander-in- Chief Half the time elapsed when
Sunday, the 2lst, selected for annihilation.
The MOulvie and the Queen for once became recon
ciled. Hindoos swore oath on the Ganges. the
Mahomedans on the Koran, that they would destroy
us perish in the attempt. The plan was, to sur
round Outram's force by sending troops by a wide
detour to our rear. When the circle was completed
ltwas to close inupon and desperate assaults
to be made at five six different points at one
time, mass after mass being launched upon us
until not a single Feringhee was left to tell the
tale. The plan skilIiully laid and had the exc
cution being equal to the design, the results might
have been serious. On the failure of this last we
knew we could put our trust. The general had,
late on Saturday evening, been duly made aware OF
what was awaiting him. and moved out with caval-
ry and guns to meet both the right and left advan-
ces. carefully permitting them to form the circle
until it amounted to horse shoe. Supposing
everything to be right, the enemy commenced to
fire from the front and both hanks. They were at
first replied to languidly, in hopes of draw ing them
on; but before they found heart to advance,
airy and guns We're on both their extremities, and
general rout Immediately ensued. They were
hotly pursued by the cavalry and horse artillery
the latter dealing destruction on all around. Five
hundred are believed to have fallen. We had six
wounded, but no fatal casualty
ATTACK ON THE 18TH.
About nine o'clock on the morning of the 25th,
information received from the pickets that the
enemy in large masses were endeavorng to sneak
round our left and get into our rear. The pckets
were all reinforced especially at Jellalabad, and
those on the right. The troops were ordered to
stand the alert but to offer no mOestation until
the enemy were close at hand. The Queen with her
son, with the members of the court, came out on
state elephants to encourage the assalants, and be
eyewitness of the victory. A strong body ad-
vanced into a grove of trees close to Jealabad,
when the order to charge was given, and in less
than five minutes the leading column found itself
cut off from both its tanks Two guns were
captured at once, and two afterwards
fell into our hands. The rout became general al
most Immediately. The ground was extremely broken
and irregular, so to interfere with the cOntinu-
ance of the pursuit. The horse artillery committed
as usual great havoc, and the enemy fed with such
precipitation that the cavalry were riding over
their own infantry. The 26th (the latest date to
which letters have been received) seems to have
passed over in quietness, and we have blank of a
week in our intelligence, the telegraph having by
this much anticipated the of post. The Com
mander-n- Chief with the rest of the forces, seemed
to have Joined about the I'd, and to have pushed in
advance a strong body to the Dilkoosha large
park and residence of fallen royalty the banks Of
the canal, half way betwixt Alumbagh and the city.
Colonel Franks, with his brigade, 5000 strong, now
joined the chief. On the 9th General Outram cross
ed the river GOomtee, somewhere below Lucknow,
with 5000 men and 80 guns, to attack the city
the further eastern SIDE the chief conducting
operations on the line of his previous advance.
Outram was almost Immediately afterwards attack
ed by an overwhelming force of the enemy, which
he repulsed 1t is likely that about the present date
March 81 the cannonade will have commenced.
So heartily do our men despise the rebels
that picket often of dozen of men permit them
selves to be surrounded, without dreaming of fall
ing back on the main body, and then knock the
enemy over with the Enfield rifle, after man as
they come within reach. The .assailants never
dream of making rush over the quarter of a mile
at which the weapon is fatal, knowing that any tha
might escape would Immediately fall into our hands
no party, however small, being left unmatched.
CENTRAL INDIA.
Scarcely any tidings have been received since oul
| last of the progress of the field force under Sil
| Hugh Rose. The head quarters of the I'd brigade
under the general in person, marched from Lungal
on the Goth in the direction of Jhansi. The enemy
awaiting them were said to be in number Il, 600, il
| strong position and well supplied with guns
Great difficulty had been experienced in obtaining
| baggage cattle and other means of conveyance
! The lst division, under Brigadier Steuart, which
! left Indore the 7th, reached Bhawri on the 22d
| and Goonah on the 2Sth. 1t marched again on tn
| lst March for Jhansi; the two brigades moving
considerable way from each other
BRIGADIER FRANKS.
! Meanwhile, from the southeast Brigadier Franks
column-l0th, 10Th. and SIth foot, with Goorkhas
irregular horse, and troop and battery of ARTILLERY
| was converging upon Lucknow. A series of bril-
| liant successes attended his march. Marching from
| his camp at BudapOre on the 18th, and crossin!
the Dude frontier he skillfullv nterposed his force
between two rebel leaders who were endeavOring +
| effect junction the town of Chanda and at
tackled them in detail. One estimated to hav
with him 5000 men with eight guns. On him tn
first blow fell, and he driven with loss from hi
position. and followed up for three miles from tn
field of battle. Then the brigadier turned the sam
day, upon his colleague, who presented | 600 me-
and IL guns, and slew 500 ofthe former and capture
of the latter. Thefugtives from these two action
united, and sweled by other bodies of rebels to tn
number of $4,000 men, with % pieces of artillery
endeavoured to gain the strong fort of Badshah
gunge. Their active enemy outfanked them on tn
3d. and attacked them, careless of their preponder
ance of force. Twenty of their guns fell into hi
hands, with the whole of their camp, baggage an,
ammunition, and no fewer than 1900 men fell durn,
the action or in the pursuit of these dense masses
| which lasted over several miles. For these thre
great successes the brigadier paid no higher price
| the telegram assures us, than two killed and L
wounded. The figures on one or on both sides ma
receive subsequent correction, but the fact and tn