LATER FROM INDIA.
The Globe says:—" We are happy to state that prompt measures have been taken by the Government in India to procure considerable and speedy reinforcements for pur troops. The Assaye, the Pottinger, and a small sailing vessel have been scut back to the "Mauritius to convey another wing of the 33rd, the troop of Artillery and a wing of the 4th, to Bombay. Captain Griffiths Jenkins has been despatched to the Cape with the Chusan, the Madras, and the England, screw shij s, of one thousand tons each. The Himalaya has also been sent from Calcutta to the Cape. These vessels have space enough to convey any number of troops that Sir G. Grey may be able to spare,
' The Globe thinks that the return of Havelock to Cawnpore is a lamentable event, but not one to cause" any undue depression. In military movements it is not unfrequently advisable to fall back in order to insure a completely successful advance.
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Colonist, Issue 24, 12 January 1858, Page 3
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LATER FROM INDIA.
Colonist, Issue 24, 12 January 1858, Page 3
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