THE INDIAN MUTINEERS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 538, 30 December 1857, Page 3

THE INDIAN MUTINEERS.

By way of Wellington and Sydney we have later news from India. We copy from the 'Independent' extracts from the 'Sydney Morning Herald" of Nov. 18 and 19. After six days' hard flgfctjng onr troops stormed Delhi, and got v*temfa*l*b a lo«« of eoroe 800 killed and wounded, amang^ tn:« number some 60 officers. Geuerab^Neil^d Nirholson died of their wounds. The King •■and-Qiioen wew found m. a^ed th^the>r live* have been spared, and they have^been unpm-

•oned; two of the sons were shot, and jibbetted to the view of the rebels. The loss on their side will never be ascertained; our troops are determined to show no quarter, General Wil-. son commanded.

Letters from Lucknow received in General H:ivelock's Camp on the 20th instant state ■•'that-the last attempt of the mutineers'to destroy 'our brave garrison at the residency was %'-vevy *nearly -succeeding, when-it was defeated i by our soldiers taking up shelKs'in their hands, -with lighted fuses m fcheinj-ftnd throwing them -over their entrenchment into the crowd of as-' sai 1 ants, when-seve.rai of them burst, and sent

the mutineers'away howling.

Ho iv shiili words

•■-a-tivjUiifcely describe such memorable deeds of --valour?! How can the cowardly murderers of -women and children think that they can gain •the mastery over such intrepidity as this? The attack came off early this month.

POINT DE GALLE, CErLON,

Octobeb 4th, 1857.—The steamer f-Nubia, "which arrived here oh the 3rd instant, brought intelligence of tke assault on Delhi on the 14th September. The troops had entered by a breach near the Cashmere Gatey without serious "opposition, advancing along the ramparts to i;he Moree bastion and Cabul Gate. The resistance, it is said, was very obstinate. Since then, we have news of the entire capture of the city,, by the following message, sent by the Bombay Government and received at Colombo, on the afternoon of the 10th instant:— " Just received the following by expresSi from General Roberts, at Ahmedabad.

"A letter from the Residency-Surgeon at Jeypoor, dated 23rd September, 5 p.m., mentions as follows:—We have this moment received information from the Durbar, of our

troops having occupied the entire city of Delhi, on Smiday last, the 20fch September. The Takul of the Jhujhur Nawab had been here, a little time before with the same intelligence., so you may rely on it. The king is said to be in the Durgah STezam Oodeeu, about 6 miles from Delhi; he and his two sons, and the wo- ; men of the Zenana, left the city in disguise." The above joyful intelligence will have been •carried to England by the Bombay steamer, which did not leave until the 3rd instant. The ■ neck of the rebellion is now broken, and in a J tew days more we hope to hear that Lucknow -has -been relieved. For Agra we have still to feel anxious. But there are brave 'hearts and stout arras in that fortress, and the moi-al en their assailants of the news that Delhi has fallen, and that the invincible sol- i diers of England are pouring in by thousands, ■ will doubtiess be to cool their courage and develope the real cowardice of their races.

16th October.—Owing to the delay in "the ..departure'.-of .the steamer Columbian, lam .enabled to^ convey to you the joyful intelligence of the relief of Lucknow and the safety of the women and children. The news was brought by the steamer "Auckland from Calcutta. The steamer Madras came in yesterday. It is rei^portedi that the 'brave General Neil has been i-iilled-'atid Havelock's force is surrounded by *60,000 sepoys. The next Calcutta steamer will, no.doubt, bring important news. Since the above was written we have received the following news.:— The P. and O. transport steamer Madras on her way to Galle and Bombay arrived in the this morning, having left Calcutta ■on the evening of the Bth instant.

She confirms the tidings received by the Auckland, that Lucknow had been relieved, providentially too in time to prevent the city from being blown up, as the enemy had completely sapped it with numerous mines.

Our loss is said to be eleven hundred, and, amongst the fallen we deeply regret to say is the gallant General "Neil.

The city has been again besieged by a force of from fifty to sixty thousand strong, commanded by Nana Sahib.

Keinforee:nents were being sent daily from 'Calcutta to Benares by transit in detachments 120 strong.

The mail steamer from Calcutta is expected -to-morvoiv evening, when we hope to be put in ■possession of details.— Spectator Extra.

One of the most brilliant actions in the present campaign took place on the 25th Sept., at Nujuffghur, about 20 miles from the camp at Delhi, of which I propose to give you a brief account.

Information was received in camp that a force of the-enemy to the amount of 7000 of all arms with 18 guns, had marched from Delhi -with the view of crossing the Nubb Ju-Sghur Jheel drain, in order to operate on our rear and cutoff our supplies. A moveable column un<3er the command of Brigadier-General Nicholson was ordered to march on the 25th instant, ttt 4 a m., to Nujuffghur to check such a movement. This column consisted of a squadron of Lancers, under Capt. Sarel; the guide Cavalry, under Capt. Sandford; H. M. 61st, under Col.

Kenny ;■• Ist European Fusiliers, under Major Jacob; Coke's Rifles, Green's Purijaub Infimtry, Major Thomb's troop of Horse Artillery, ancl that commanded by Major Olyherts j the Mooitau Horse and a party of Sappers and Miners, under an engineer officer,, for the purpose of blowing nn the bridge at Nirffghtir, makings totalo'f abont 1000 British and 2000 native troops. A cavalry piquet was discovered acme distance a-heud, which tried to intercept our-recormoitering party,.but did not succeed. (From tho'Madras AtheiJtenm' Extra, 4th Oct) By Eleotxio TeTegraph from Bombay. ' m Bombay, 3rd Oct., 6 a.m. \ ■' " Report' c-amo ii* from Jemapore by express to Government. O«r troops oc««pied the entire '. 'city of ©elhi on the"2oth." No rietailwl report ' at Amadabad, on lett«ra from Ajmcer, tliat the •King h&i been -ciiptared. Official feulletin, La-

hove, September 17th. Magazine stormed on 16th, and five mortars opened thence on the .palace's private intelligence of final fall had reached the Commissioner at Scinde. Officers killed:—f<ang, Engineers; M'Barnefc, 55th; Murray, Guides; Jacob, Ist Fusiliers; Boss, Carbineers; Homfray, 4th Punjaub Infantry; about forty wounded—this up to afternoon of 16th. Our total loss killed and wounded to morning of the loth, estimated at 500. Steamer England waiting at Kurrachee to bring further news. A few men of the Native Infantry at Shikapore, mutinied on the 23rd. Emeute suppressed. Report of the Niewuch force having defeated rebels and taken guns." From 'Madras Athenaeum,' Oct. 3rd.—'Bom bay, October Ist.—Colonel Beecher describes operations at Delhi thus. The troops entered at the breach near the Cashmere Gate, without serious opposition, and gained possession of the large buildings in its neighbourhood, and advanced along the ramparts to the Mooree, Bastion, and Cabul Gate, in progress to which the resistance was very obstinate, and the loss consequently has been severe, but we are advancing gradually within the city. Large bodies of the | enemy have been seen retreating both in the j direction of the Kotul and over the bridge, j Arrangements are making for batteries to be i made in the city, and their heavy guns have .1 been turned against them. Many officers j wounded, including General Nicholson, Colonel { Campbell, 52nd; Major Eeid, Sirmoor, Batta- i lion ; Lieutenant Bradshaw, 52nd; Fitz Gerald, 75th, killed.