New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-24
INDIA.
THE BATTLE OF BUxAR CHAT.
by WILLIAM RUSSELL.

BY WILLIAM RUSSELL.
On the morning OF the I'D, stil trending south sni
vestwards, made a msrch of seventeen MES 70
BuewuDt Nugger eight miles from Dhondia hera, on
the banks OF the Gapges. Here We sas Eyeieshs
tents Oh our right and Lord Clyde rode across 70 bis
csmp, and he'd long conference with him and the
CHIEF Of his sthii, Sir W. Mansheid. Inc msa Oh the
Doth And 2d az they recognized the General. turned
out az gave bun the Generals beet reward-s hearty
cheer. Our teTts pitched on EVeeshs lett nahk,
the column being nOniinaly under the orders oil Col
Jones Of the CsIbineers. at night strong patrol OF
400 infantry, tso guDs and body OF cavalry, was
pushed close up 10 the enemy position, when was
about miles n our front, with orders I" watc9
every movement most strictly. The men, VINO hai
marched siNy-one miles in sixty hours, were IN The
highest spirita. At the usual inevitable h0dr before
dawn On the g4h, our bUgles soundedhe reree along
the Inc ringing with the trumpeis OF the cavalry
ard artillery and the t0m-toms o' our rough friends
Of the Tow -nna Horse and IIree eulars As the camp
was to remain standing, there WAS DO tinnit of
csmels and tent-strlkng, but IN consequence of the
prospect of fight, the whole population OF our mail
street-Bond street az it termed by the iacetlous
was early out moving to and fro in the dim moon
light snd waiting for cay. After the esrly cup ot tea,
which is the mercement Of ones e1'stenoa on
waking each morning an sorry be obhgedtO state
that very general sOiaCe lie cigar cr pipe of To-
bacco. AD0 go various glow.worns are gimm,ri9g
about and fitting in and ont OF the tents. There ls
talk too-vsry smell, as II is yet cold and dark-yes
"cod," Heaven be praised ard II s OIL about b-ne
Maohoo. BY the latest information, wn IN came iron
spy who had been at BuxaT Chat As late as ~ clock
last night, i sppe-red that the enemy were stu IA
Their old position and tbst they mustered JD horse
and foot and had with them eight guns. The stories
of our spies we,e all full Of vaorous resolves Banie
Madheo who, by the ornature Of his house at Shur-
keTpore, would appear 10 be very suIct OF loose
Hindco, had, il ssid, executed solemn and cer-
tanly aueubnOus ceremonial, which, generally speak
ing, one would not suppose to be conducive TO hard
fighting. lie was pleased to imagine himself dead,
tnd he had gone throu6h al the forms aud rlles
which would Rave been necessary, honorable, or
l.. in Of npfr rf.rs ,Fnl.
ron Then he had orunk the water Of the Ganges Ia
quantities and bis followers had followed his example.
Aud to those and other grounds II was resolved he
must fight and the resolution was nj Ell satisfactory To
those who had 10 fight him. At last the red rich light
of day aoyarces higher and higher the tops of she
terts the bsCks ard beads Of elephants the necss Of
csmels warm mp in the CLOS and steal nto prtcls-r
outline bIt below the hoIzCItal lines of light all ia
dorkness, cave the morning camp mes Around eacl
ole Of these thOusend fires s assembled group, each
one Of which u Rembrandt Justified Sniyeri0g AMI
miserable are these myriad ctmp.tolowers; tie sonAds
Of tie rafting caahs produced by ole epng out these
6ewy nghts 10 very light nightcresses, roll al sroutd
one To each group the fre ia the center Of lie and
animation. See how eagerly they pile up the twigs
and dry grass, sud grssp the flames their very fiji
gers ct sfpg their hancs into sense their black faces
lust visible under the folds of their cotton robes ard
their legs shrirg Ike tbcse Of bronze statues IN toe
light. They DO not turntOr mOment u cast glance
on the squadron of horse wbch u 1Liriiug igCt
past them To- form up %. advahce guard. What care
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warm and have a rupee for their rce. B4n.e Mad
hoo is to them uobo1y-he represents no principle
he inspires no en;h1siasu--he touches 70 chord IN
those figid spirit. but not tniuk FeInghse that
you are therefore, beloved, that Bainie MadhOos
victory oyes ycpr battsons the fight 70 come wJuli
not be welcome to your followers. NJ doubt 10 that
motley tame Checkered multitude there are now spies
and active emissaries 1f the Ill adOO chef bat here
cones Of our own. ay-behrced, keen-eyed OIL
man, cree; aud soiitriy rGes qpiety down the main
suett TO Msjor Barrows tent. lie has RIDDEN straight
from the camp Of the enemy; he has oeen tskns rta
the SepOys and lie heard them dlocu,slcg our slyai
al Their prospects. This o'd So0badar cool and
da,ng man he ying biS hte against rich reward
wei he says, "tbe Sepcys don't know What % DO
"Ttey affsc 10 lay own their arms; they 20 not
" believe their lives Will be spared. But party
" still disposed TO do so; ot5eIs say they will 6ght
I" ill they die" Lord Clyde is mOutted. Before he
leaves the street he gives Capt. tzger AID and Lieut.
Goldsworhy, tie excellent comInissiariat officers OF
the force diIeCOcs for the saitty Of the camp. Go
vii not permit them 70 hazard their lives BY co nrc
out with him, and il is ony the honest truth - say
thst tie Commander. IN JL'et would be deprived 0f
meet valuable cid, and wond, indeed, suffer lOss all
but rreparatle were Capt. Fitzgerald 10 be removed
from the charge of the Britsh Army in Ou1e. And
then, threading bis way through sleeping usn and an
imAls bsggsge.carts nd confused masses O. baggage
followed by the chief Of his stan ana by Is oii ers
be reaches the ort Of the camp where the troops are
arr GOV moving of IN columIs of march.
Our sdvarce on two parallel lines, connected in
front by line OF skiru isbers IN communcaticu along
the Con mar der-n- Chei, consisted OF squadron OF
her Majes.y's 9Th Dragon Guards CsrbLeersl and
a squadron Of the 9Th Msorss Light Cavalry, four
gurs Of Gordons Field Battery, her hsieEys 5,h
Fusieers about 400 strong, the BeiOoch Battalion
200 strong, ard lou Of her Msjss:ys sd Royal Welsh
Eusieers. The column the right, under Co,ore
Eyelegh consisted of 30 q her Msesty's .Nth R-r-
ment, 30 of b,r Aejestys s0th Res meat and pat
TALON of Dude police, 900 stroIg, their i7nk being
covered ty tour gurs If Bruces tioop, b. II. A., and
200 of the.lst S,kh Irregular CAyAlry.
Presently Ne come up 10 our grand pstrol of the
ns ht before go Of the sd Regiment about the same
strength Of ratives cavalry detachment. All two Of
Bruc, gurs. They report that durirg the night tie
enemy cavalry ana infantry approached their pcket
fred iheu using a; the same tine tho most oppro-
bIious eplthets and, the corn very high ard
the ,ouriry close tbe petrol el back about mile and
hat to more open ground having first sentthe eaemy
10 tbs rer by the fire of small patty Of sharpsho0-
ers. According TO them, the enemy were out in great
force IL onr font, and they hsd seen them az hour