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222 THE LEADER . [ No . 415 , March 6 , 1858 .
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The Commander-in-Ghief , ' at the last advices , -was at ITuttehghur , preparing to invade Oude from several points . His own column is stated to be nearly 15 , 000 strong , -with about a hundred pieces of ordnance , and about 10 , 000 men from other localities will be able to co-operate with him . Sir James Outram , at the Alumbagh , was reinforced on the 22 nd of January by her Majesty ' s 34 th , fromCawnpore , convoying stores . An attack was made on Sir James's position on or about January 22 nd ; but we further
are not informed as to the result . A onslaught by the whole rebel force in Lucknow was daily expected . A party of Rifles have taken up a post on the Lueknow road , one march from Cawnpore , where they will remain , to keep open the communication . A sanguinary struggle at Lucknow seems to be imminent . The rebels are fortifying the place in every possible way , and 100 , 000 men are said to be in arms in and around the city . They are said , however , to be losing heart , and to show a desire to negotiate ; but this is only stated in the official telegram to the Foreign-office . the
The strong fort of Ratghur was captured on 29 th of January by Sir Hugh Rose at the head of the Central India Field Force . The enemy , however , escaped over the walls . Sir Hugh afterwards defeated the enemy at Banda , and finally relieved the garrison at Saugor on the 3 rd of February . About a hundred Christian women and children had been besieged here for six months . Rakjhur was attacked on the 26 th of January , on the march to Saugor ; but the garrison evacuated the place / However , the chief rebel leader in Central India ( Mahomrued Faril ) was taken and hanged . On the 23 rd of January , the Rajpootana Field Force captured Avas , the strongest town in the district . Here again the garrison escaped . They got off overnighfc in a fearful storm of thunder and rain . The victors , at the last accounts , were marching on Kotah , -where disunion reigns .
The Punjab and Scinde are quiet . Kandeish , on the other hand , is still disturbed ; but no new excesses are reported . Proof has-been obtained that the Shorapoor Rajah has been collecting troops for a rebellion ; but a Bombay force , together with the Nizam ' s troops , are advancing against him from three quarters . At Futtehpore , an attack was expected from Calpee ; to oppose which , troops from Allahabad and Cawnpore were being concentrated . The Ghoorkaa have marched from Goruckpore on Fyzabad ^ n Oude . The Nawab Mahommed Favil Khan has been hanged ; and the Dewan of Furruekmigger has shared the same fate at Delhi . The trial of the King of Delhi was to commence on the 22 nd ult .
The subsidence of the mutiny is exhibited by the fact of the cultivators of the soil being buaily employed everywhere in their usual avocations , and of the revenue being collected in the districts round Delhi ( where the army has been broken up , and civil power restored ) , as if nothing had occurred to break the ordinary routine of life . The 72 nd Regiment arrived at Bombay on the 7 th of February , and the 18 th Regiment reached there on the same day , vid the Cape . Large reinforcements of European , troops , however * are still required .
our soldiers and sailors repaired the damage with ropes , and , adds Sir Colin" On the morning of the 2 nd of January ^ I rode out , accompanied by the Chief of the Staff , to see if the bridge waa ready for the advance of the column . Shortly after iny arrival , while I was inspecting the work , which was nearly complete , r observed an unusual movement among the villagers in a village about half a mile to the right front of the bridge . It soou became evident that an attack was about to be made on the working parties . " The picket which had been placed on the enemy ' s side of the river to cover toe working party was quickly reinforced . The pickets there , consisting of a wing of the 53 rd Regiment , skilfully laid out by Major Payn , of that corps , under the direction of Brigadier Hope , to the
left and along the road . The enemy attacked , with guns and musketry , while the remainder of the 53 rd was passing the bridge in support , and the heavy guns were being advanced from the position in which , they had originally been placed , to cover the working parties . The right wing of the 93 rd Highlanders remained on the right bank of the Kallee Nuddee , iu reserve . A raking fire was quickly opened by Lieutenant Vaughan , of the Royal Navy ; and Major Smith , commanding a field battery , Royal Artillery . It not appearing expedient to press the enemy till the remainder of the force should come up for which orders were sent , the position now taken up by the 53 rd Regiment was secured , and the fire of the enemy kept down by our guns , but an advance was not permitted .
" I may mention that the flanks had been secured when the bridge was first occupied by the detachment of a wing of the Highlanders at Rowen , a -village about three miles to the right , where there was a ford . A patrol had been sent also on the previous day to destroy -whatever boats might be found , for several miles up the Kallee Nuddee , to the left of the bridge . " At eleven A . m . the main column from the old camp began to arrive , Brigadier Greathed ' s Brigade leading . At the same time , it was observed that the enemy had got a heavy gun in position , which had not opened
before about half-past two p . m . ; the 53 rd , supported by the 93 rd , advanced on the village , to the right , which had already been evacuated in consequence of the fire brought upon it ; while Brigadier Greathed marched along the left of it , the cavalry moving at a sharp pace on the line of the enemy ' s retreat towards Futtehghur . The retreat of the enemy soon became a rapid flight , considerable execution being inflicted by the cavalry , under the immediate superintendence of Brigadier-General Grant , and Brigadier Little ; all the guns which had been opposed to us , eight in number , falling into our hands . " .... .
_ _ On the following day , the Commander-in-Chief reached Futtehghur , which he found deserted , the enemy flying in such haste that they left behind them a large amount of stores and property of the most valuable kind . The communication is now fairly established between Calcutta and Agra .
TJHB FXZABAD FUGITIVES . A correspondent of the Times transmits the following extract from a letter relative to the massacre of three gentlemen by a treacherous Zemindar , named Loaee Singh , who , aftee protecting them for a . time , finally gave them up , together with the . ladies of theitt-fawilieB ) to the xebel army : — " Alumbogby Jan .. 3 . " Our poor dear beloved . Patrick' * no longer , exists . He , aa well a 8 poor Jackson , f Burnes , ^ : and M <« tion , § was oraally put to . death , the day the
Goramander-in-ChioC entered the oityi We hove been , long in painfuL anxiety about the Cat © of ouc beloved brother , but at last alL doubts have been cleared away , and the cruel sad' truth is but truly made known to us . I cannot now give you the details . Suffice it to say that the moulvio who < was seized at Fyzabad last year , and . -whose condemnation was then delayed foe weeks through , some paltry quibble of the law , and who thus escaped ,, rebellion having broken out and the doors of tho fyjzabad , gaol being opened by too rebels—thii& fiend woa the instigator of tuo dreadful massacre . "
Tira , ai > yAncb > op sin ootiN ^ OAMPimiiTji . —« - — A despatch from Sir Colin Campbell to the Governor-General , dated January Oth , contains some interesting particulars of the General ' s advance to Futtehghur , and of his qonteBta with th <* rebels on tho road . The insurgents , having partially- broken down the susponoion-bridge ovor the Kallee Nuddee ,
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CONFERENCE OF ITALIAN DELEGATES . Several members of the Constitutional party in Italy have been holding a series of meetings this week in Newman-street , to endeavour to revive the agitation for a National League or Confederation of States , subject to a central power . It was originally intended that tbe meetings should be held in Turin ; but the attempted assassination of the French Emperor has led to such stringent acts on the Continent for preventing anything which might give offence to France , that it was thought better to discuss the subject in London . The first meeting waa held on Monday , and was composed , with the exception of a single refugee , of delegates from various parts of Italy . Signor Borrorooo was voted into the chair , and several letters were read from Roman Catholic dignitaries and Italian nobles , approving of the objects of the gatherings . The Chairman , in addressing the meoting , denounced the principle of political assassination in general , and the recant attempt at Paris in particular . Such men as thosQ just condemned in Franco be regarded as enemies who constantly stand between Italy andhor regeneration . Signor Dundolo then moved the first resolution , which was carried unanimously , and which ran ns follows : — 14 That we , the delegates of tho National Constitutional League of Ital y * have viewed with deep sorrow tho late attainpta made on tho life of the Emperor Napoleon by several of our countrymen , and , while deploring the injury such , designs must havciu bringing into disrepute tho offorts unceasingly made by our friends to advance tho interests of our country , wo desire at tho same timo ta uttorly repudiate the idea of giving countenance to ncta which ,, far from exciting our sympathy , call forth our s'irongeWinaignation : " » -- — --, — — ~^ . , __ , Tho mooting was adjourned to Tuesday , whon tho Oavaliero Castino , after expressing his rogrot that foreign nations mtaundorstand tho principles of the Italian National party , moved tho subjoined resolution , which wus aha unanimously adopted , after much discussion ;—" That wo , tho delegates of tho National League , and exponent , of Italian nationality , do , boforo wo break up owf meeting , take , proper , stops to lay before tho public gpjWAlly & l > K 9 £ ? r QxjjOflltiQn of our views and . wishes ,
and thus , by so doing , make manifest the moderation and , justice of our principles . " Further addresses were delivered on" Wednesday , urging the necessity of moderation , the practicability of a Federation of the Italian States for mutual support and the spread of -Liberal ideas , and the hopelessness of the endeavours made by the Republican and Socialistic party for bringing about a realization of their schemes . Finally , it was agreed that a committee of three should be appointed to draw up an address setting forth tbe claims of Italy to have her wants carefully and calml y considered by the various Powers of Europe , with a view to obtaining their support in furtherance of the principles of the League .
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-THE TRIAL OF THE CONSPIRATORS AT PARIS . The general facts of the first day ' s trial , on Thursday week , we gave briefly in the Postscript of our last issue . The statements made by Orsini , in answer to the interrogatories , must , however , be here reproduced . He said : — " From my youth I have only had one object , and one fixed idea—the deliverance of my country , and vengeance against the Austrians ; and I have conspired against them up to 1848 . At that period , I naturally took part in the war . We had then always regarded the French as brothers and friends , and , when they lauded at Rome , we welcomed them as allies , but thev
soon showed themselves bitter enemies ; we then repulsed them , and took many of them prisoners . After three or four days , reflecting that France was tbe most civilized of nations , and that perhaps she had been led away against her will , we thought it our duty to act with generosity , and we released the jmsoners amidst cries of 'Vive la France ! ' 'Vive l'ltalie ! ' ' Vive la liberte Italienne ! ' It was quite a national fete . What did the French then do ? They suspended hostilities , but it was only to wait for reinforcements . The 1 ' rencu . then overwhelmed us with perfect safety , for they were a hundred to one ; we could not resist , and the elite of the Italian youth was sacrificed . "
President : " It is only out of respect to the defence that I have tolerated what you have just said ; thejury will appreciate your remarks . " " From Rome we emigrated to Piedmont . At first we had a deep hatred against the French , but in . time the feeling wore off , and we considered them as friends and brothers . In all our conspiracies we always recommended the Frenchmen to be spared . We only wanted to get rid of the Austrians . From Piedmont X went into Hungary , where I was taken and on the point of being hung , but I succeeded in escaping and reaching England . There I was imbued with a mania for being ridiculous
useful to my country . I witnessed attempts made bv Mazzini , who sent fifteen or twenty men to Italy , where they lost their lives . I tried legal means . I went over England and in all the meetings which I addressed advocated the principle of non-intervention . Public opinion declared itself in favour of that principle , and numerous petitions were addressed to the Queen . We had the sympathy of the English in our favour , but the affair of India came on , and the national question became paramount over that of Italy . After the fall of Rome , I felt convinced that Napoleon -would no longer assist us , and I said to myaelf : — ' That man must bo killed . ' I had first thought of acting alone ,
but seeing the impossibility of approaching him , I "took others to join with me . I at first resolved not to speak of them , but when I w as arrested I found that I was betrayed by those whom 1 considered as my brethren . I gave way to a feeling of vengeance , but I will not commit an act of cowardice . I repel all the charges they have made against mo i 1 pardou them ; I oflur my person as a sacrifice to my country , and 1 conilde in my judges . They will bo able to judge of tho exaggeration of the persons who have accused me , and who are under the influence of foar , which is a bad counsellor . I now come to what I have said of Allsop
and Bernard . I never confided to Allsop that it was m contemplation to kill tho Emperor . I gavo lilin tho models of the bombs , but ho thought they wore to be used in Italy ; ho know my history , and was devoted to the cause of that country . As to Bernard , I spoko to him of the bombB , but did not toll him against whom they wore to bo used ; ho also thought they wore for Italy . I will not assort a falsehood , and I will say nothing ugainat tho other prisoners . " Orsini afterwards guve a sketch of his previous life , and dwelt especially on tho fuct of his having been sent by tho Roinun Konuulio to Ancona to put down political assassinations there , « nu of his having succeeded . "What did you reckon on , had tho attompt fl « eceodedyil ^ r ^ JLhad first said to myself , « Let us put down tho aystem ; Nap" 6 looirjr " alI-powerflil-in-Buropfl ¦ j-ifcJJJL fallItaly will riao of horsolf' "
, . , " What you wore doing , then , wus only with a revolutionary object , to render to Italy tho liborty she onjoyou in 184 D ?"— " I wanted first of all her Independence j ior Italy aannot protend to liborty if she do not irsc achieve her independence Tho proof of tho truth oi what I assort Is that I wroto to Count do Cavour tliac roy patriotism did , uot merely consist iu words , uut i «
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' THE INDIAN REVOLT .
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* O * pt « av Patrick Orr . -t " Str > Mowatatua&t Goodrtoke Jadkuon ,, Bant ,, 0 . 8 . I Lieutenant Burnes . § Sergeant Itfttttt * .
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Leader (1850-1860), March 6, 1858, page 222, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2233/page/6/
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