Arizona republican., 1891-05-13

news reached Gen. Havelock at the close of successful campaign, ending with the re- covery of Cawnpore July 17. Cawnpore was the nearest British station to Luck now, and forty-two miles distant. Have lock set out at once with 1 800 men,
 The rebellious sepoys did not purpose to allow Havelock simple march between Cawnpore and Lucknow. He fought two battles successfully, and then that sum- mer pest of India, the cholera, set in, and in a few days his effective force was re- duced to 1000 men. On the l2th of August he attacked and routed an overwhelming force of rebels that were lying in wait to attack him. The victory cost him 40 men, and, warned by his experiences on the first ten miles of march, he decided to return to Cawnpore On the 10th he fought a large body of sepoys under the chief rajah of the district, Mama Sahib, drove them off, and then gave his army a months rust. Dur ing this interval Cawnpore was placed in state of defense, so as to be held by small garrison while the main army was march ing upon Lucknow.
 Meanwhile the situation at Lucknow was critical in the extreme The besieged at the residency numbered 900 Europeans and 700 loyal natives. They occupied the resldency and outbuildings and were com pletely surrounded, the rebels mastering about 5000. The latter maintained a con tinual fire upon the rcsidency, and in time compelled the evacuation of the upper DOT tion. They also ran mines beneath the outbuildings and occasionally stOrmed the intrenchments. These tactics were adopted by the willy rebels in order to wear out the endurance of the imprisoned men. In addition to overwork, fighting, exposure and insufficient food, the besieged went through a season of cholera and other dis eases.
 For some days at the beg ming of the siege the sepoy fire caused an average loss to the besieged of ten daily. Intrenching tools were scarce in the British camp, and the few that could be secured were ulti. mately carried oT by deserting laborers. On the 24th of July a spy from Havelock's camp reached the residency with intelli- gence that a relief force was marching up from Cawnpore, and for thirty five days an anxious vigil was maintained to note the approach of succor. The look out was sta. tioned on the tallest building within the British inclosure, and in the range, of course, of hostile fire. The unequal con. test ragged without intermission for weeks, or until the corning of Havelock on the rebel rear. Then a large force was drawn from the ranks of the besiegers to form a line facing the other way.
 On the 22d of September Havelock ar rived within cannon sound of Lucknow, and ordered royal salute fired to an nounce his presence, and it was heard by the beleaguered garrison with joy. But the entrance to Lucknow was not to be cheaply won. The sepoys had placed can non to sweep every bridge and exposed crossing and the buildings swarmed with sharpshooters. The 23d, 24th and 18th were passed in continuous fighting in the streets and outlying villages, and on the evening of the last day the head of column rested under the shelter of an Indian pal ace 800 yards distant from the British in closure around the residency.
 The Seventy-eighth Highlanders were ordered to advance. The roadway had been trenched crosswise by the rebels and cum bered with Instructions. Sepoy marksnen were in hiding in front and alongside.
 Cannon blazed across many a square, sometimes lighting up the roadway and guiding the brave Highlanders toward the