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698 of his new and extended sovereignty. His coarse was soon run. Mr. Watson, the magistrate of Alyghur, with a few troopers and the Volunteer Horse, made a sudden swoop upon Khyrr, caught the Rao, tried him by drumhead court martial, found him guilty of rebellion, and hung him on the spot— s salutary example that will scarcely need to be repeated. These outbreaks, disagreements, and general dis affection were rapidly I ollowad by similar symptoms throughout Rajpootana. On the 24th of May the Bengal troops at Nusseerabad, including the 15th and 30th regiments of Native Infantry. and the second company of the 7th Battalion of Artillery, all of whom had long been wavering, broke out into open mutiny. They had been cowed by a regiment of Bombay Lancers, kept saddled day and night, and a battery of Bombay artillery, with its pieces loaded. Unfortunately the disaffected regiments finally overcame their fears, and on the 28th of May a light company of the 15th Native Infantry seized the guns of Captain Tim• brell's battery, whilst the horses were down at water, and the rest of the regiment rising at the same moment, turned the guns on the Ist Bombay Lancers. The men of the battery, and those of the 30th Regiment, refusing to act either one way or the other, finally joined the movement, after seeing their kuropean officers safe on the road to Ajrnere. The Bombay cavalry, in all 240 sabres, charged repeatediy at the guns, and lost several officers in a vain effort to capture them. Major H. Spottiswoode and Colonel Penny were killed, and Captain E. A. Hardy and Lieutenant F. A. E. Loch wounded. The whole of the mutineers retired the next morning towards Delhi, with their colours flying and drums beating. At Neemuch—where were stationed the 72nd Native Infantry, and a native troop of Horse Artillery (4th of Ist Battalion), both from Agra, and a wing of the Ist (Bengal) Light Cavalry—the whole of the troops broke out into open mutiny on the night of June 3. They began by firing all the officers' bungalows. The post-office was fired by men of the Ist Bengal Light Infantry, who plun dered the treasure chest and destroyed the records. Some European officers were killed, but the whole of the officers of the 72nd were saved. Neemuch remained in the hands of the mutineers. At Allahabad, near Benares, on the south-west side, and at Nusseerabad, on the south-east, and at no great distance from the liNnbay frontier, a muti nous spirit showed itself early. It became necessary to march five companies of Sikhs from the neigh bouring city of Mirzarore, to exclude the sepoys of the 6th Regiment from the fort at Allahabad, to place the magazines in the hands of English con ductors, and mask the guns. At the same time Chunar, near Benares was divested of 166 English invalids, who marche d to Allahabad. The flth Native Infantry is, therefore, incapable of present mischief. _ . At Hisser and Hansi, two stations to the north west (north west of Delhi), the troops, consisting of the Ilurrianah Battalion and the 4th Irregular Cavalry, were reported to have mutinied. A general massacre is asserted to have taken place. As regards Hisser it was confirmed at Lahore by the Vakeel of Pattealah, at that place, who writes that four troopers had arrived from Delhi, and caused the troops there to rise, and every European, young and old, was massacred. From Hansi there was no definite news. Such forms a brief summary of some ten days' events in India. Never were days so pregnant with the fate of a great empire. It is impossible to pre dict the limits of the movement. So far it appears confined only to the Bengal army, but the unchecked desertion of 30,000 disaffected men will scatter the seeds of revolt far and wide over the country, and compel us to reconquer Bengal at least before we can hope to reestablish our authority. In every case but one it is gratifying to find the British behaving with all the courage and energy habitual to them in such circumstances. The one case was at Simla. A perfect panic appears to have seized every one upon a false rumour that the Goorkbas at Jutog had mutinied and were advancing on Simla. A correspondent writes: — In the meantime, on the mere rumour that the regi ment was in mutiny, a panic seized on many (Aileen who enjoy good and high appointments, who, without waiting to hear if the rumour was correct, betook themselves to instant flight; right down the khnds by broken by•paihs, these valiant heroes escaped, leaving women and children to their fate. Many who had signed their names calling for an armed assembly were the first to make a clean bolt of it, helter skelter, away they went, and of course others who heard of this rapid exodus took to flight likewise ; without bonnets, ladies were to be seen escaping on foot, and many poor sickly ones who would have been horrified at the ides of walking a mile, actually walked fifteen thirty —nay, in some cases forty miles—old men, decrepit and shaky, trudged off valiamly, and the road from Simla to Dueshai beggars description: under a burning sun, with no protection, families were to be seen pouring along halt dead from terror and fatigue ; they still pressed on, and weak and helpless women who would have THE PRESS, JULY 18, 1857. scouted the idea of not sleeping on a comfortable bed were to bo seen bivouacking on the open ground, the bare earth for a pillow. For twenty-four hours and morn women and children tasted no food. " On, on, to Dugshai," was the cry. " The Goorkhas have slaughtered those who were mad enough to remain at Simla, and they are fast in pursuit to massacre us." To l)ugshai and to Kassowlie this stream of fugitives poured in, objects of pity and compassion. And whence arose this misery, this distressing scene, a court of inquiry will no doubt explain. A most uncalled-for distrust of the Goorkhas was un questionably the prominent cause ; the disgraceful cowardly flight of those whose presence would have given confidence was another reason. No wonder that poor timid creatures as women are should have been frightened almost out of their lives on finding that those to whom they looked for protection had vanished from fear; but many a woman's heart beat less front fear, many a woman's courage supported her in her trial more firmly, than did the hearts of many a man, whose lengthened visages and frighted demeanour bespoke unmitigated fear. The following are the latest Government despatches received, as read by Lord Granville in the (louse of Lords on Tuesday FROM AURA TO BOMBAY. From Lieutenait•Gdvernor to Lord Elphinatone. Dated June 11, 5 30 a.m. Pray stop steamer for message just coming, if there is still time. There has been great success on the Rth of this month outride the walls of Delhi—twenty-six guns cap tured, and the rebels driven dispirited into the town. All the heights are in our possession. FROM AGRA TO BOMBAY. From Lieutenant• Governor to Lord Elphinstone. Dated June i I, 7 40 a.m. Mr. Greathed, agent to Lieutenant Governor, writes from before Delhi, June B,—" We have made good our points to day, and we are now encamped on the parade. ground with the heights between the cantonments and the city in our hands, and in a position to commence the siege at once. The enemy had taken up a strong position at liadulla Sern • je, which was carried with the capture of all the guns. The pursuit was so sharp that the gunners threw themselves off their horses, and left the field•pieces standing on the road. The heavy guns remain in position. Twenty six guns in ali have been captured to-day, and large quantities of ammunition and intrenching tools." FROM INDORE TO BOMBAY. From Colonel Durand to Lordk:lphinstone. Dated June 112, 5 ttli p.m. All quiet here. Malwa Contingent Cavalry failed to in- duce the Artillery and Infantry to join them in revolt. Quartermaster Sergeant Bradshaw reports them loyal to a man. Cavalry have drawn off, it is said,towards the Kutch road. Captain Carter countermarched with the sth Gwalior Infantry from near Mundersore on Angor ; made fiftythree miles in twenty seven hours, and secured A ngor. Temper of Mhou troops uncertain. FROM AGRA TO BOMBAY. From Lientenant•Governor to Secreliry to Government. Dated June 13, 3 p.m. Nothing fnrther from Delhi up to this time, communi• cation in advance greatly interrupted. All continues quiet here. _ _ Pray write to England And say that the town and dis trict of Jhansi are all in the hands of the rebel troops, who have set up a member of the Jhansi family as Rajah. The European residents had to take refuge in the fort, hut access was given through the treachery of the Hanee and her people; it is much to be feared that very many lives of the European officers and their families have been lost. The European officers in Jaloun have fallen back upon Etawa, Banda, and Jaloun. Mention in letters of a serious outbreak at Cawnpore; result not accurately known ; very great disorder reported in the Donal) down to Allahabad ; this is in Banda If tters. Ban In and Humeerpore comparatively quiet. The Adengurh Rajah aiding Banda. FROM AGRA TO BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND HYDERABAD. From Lieutenaut•Governor to Secretaries to iirovernment and Resident. Dated June 13, R p.m. Extract of a letter from Mr. Thornhill, collector of Muttra, dated June 13, Is,7:—The Seth had news from Delhi last night. Up to the 10th or 11th, not quite clear which, nothing of marked importance, but I gather that a good part of the wall near one of the gates has been broken down. Mutineers in Delhi stated to be in a panic. Five hundred horees of the Nawab of Thuktr, who are said to have been serving the mutineers, have tled,back to Thuj jnr. The King anxious to throw himself on British pro tection. FROM INDORE TO BOMBAY. From Colonel Durand to Government. Dated June 14. The political agent of Gwnlior sent yesterday news from Jhansi as follows:—A sepoy sent to Jhansi has returned with snote from the Tahseehlar. The sepoy sass he saw the mutinous 300 infantry and 300 cavalry leave Jhansi at three a.m. on the 12th, with all the treasure, for Chitpore, on the Cawnpore road. They said they were going to Cawnpore and Delhi. The lianee was in power. Malna Contingent Cavalry rebels at Thull also talk of marching on Delhi. All quiet at Angor. On the 11th, at seven p.m., all quiet here. News of Bemires Corps having risen, and been driven from statioa by artillery and Europeans, with very heavy loss to mutineers. Bombay, June 15, 10 a.m. Letters were received yesterday from Lahore of the 3rd of June. Punkin') generally tranquil, and order maintained throughout. At Peshawar some uneasiness in consequence of the large number of regular native troops, but no out break. Vigorous measures were being taken, and severe egiunples made of the mutineers and deserters. At Hansi and Hisser the Hurrianah Light Infantry mutinied. These places we..e plundered, and it is feared that all the Euro peans were murdered. Mooltan quiet. Mhou quiet. Ac counts from Kurracliee up to the 9th of June. Everything quiet in Sciude. loreign anb (Leonia! ',lntelligente. THE ITALIAN INSURRECTIONS. Every fresh discovery brought to light of the plans of the late conspirators proves, not only how wide spread and serious was the plot, involving the assassination or the Emperor of the French, and the establishment of the Republic in France, Italy, and Spain, but how diabolical in character was this vast conspiracy. The sack of Genoa, the assassination of most of its leading men, and the liberation of the convicts, were to be followed by similar measures at Florence, Naples, Paris, and throughout Spain. Plunder, murder, and rapine were agreeably to stimulate the Liberals of Europe. The failure of the attempt, as we reported last week, has been complete. The arms and ammunition stored at Genoa have all been seized, Mazzini's private correspondence has also been discovered by the Sardinian police, and certain valuable facts arrived at, while a number of important arrests have been effected. In Paris, says a letter in Le Nord The French police continue to display the greatest activity in their researches after all the Italians suspected of having taken part in the late plot. Astliefirst act dale conspiracy was to have been an attack on the life of the Emperor, the French Government have a particular interest in searching forand seizing on all the ramifications of this revolutionary attempt. About thirty Italians have been already arrested at Marseilles, and on the frontiers of the Var, of the Jura ,and of Switzerland. It is said that the Sardinian police seized at Genoa the special instruc tions of Mazzini relative to the Emperor of the French. A copy of these instructions has been sent to his Majesty at Plombieres. The greatest publicity will be given to the trials which are to take place in consequence of these arrests, in order that the disclosures made may serve as a warning and an instruction to the whole of Europe. It is reported that a chosen band of ten or twelve was to take the first favourable opportunity of stabbing the Emperor; and in order to make sure of the effect, the poniards were steeped in poison. The members of a Provisional Government were already named, and were prepared, when the deed was done, to seize the reins of power, and to pro claim the Revolution, with all its terrible conse quences, all over Southern Europe. The names of those who were to take part in this movement are mentioned. The French Government became aware of the plot on the 10th of June, a day or two before the arrests took place. Colonel Pisacarne, who commanded the Neapo litan band, has been taken prisoner, tried by court martial, and shot. Genoa is now restored to order, and Naples to its usual tranquillity. M. Mlizzini has, it appears, returned to London, after the fruitless attempt in Italy. He was to have embarked on board a ship carrying Portnzuese colours ; but the captain having delayed his depar ture two days for repairs, Mazzini took his passage in an American vessel, disguised, it is said, as a Quaker, and provided with a passport perfectly in order. It is calculated that this last attempt in Italy has cost the Mazzinian treasury over 20,0001. The insurgents arrested at Genoa and Leghorn are to be brought to trial with as little delay as possible. The preliminary proceedings will be completed before the end of the month. FRANCE. Since the discovery of the recent serious con spiracy the refugee question has been touched upon by some of the French journals. The Pays of Tues day, speaking of the late conspiracy, writes : Every attempt that has been made in France has been made by Italians, and the men who will appear at the bar of the Assize court of the Seine, nest month, are also Italians. Such a state of things calls for a vigorous re pression. It is from London that all these attempts emanate, and it is in London that the evil must be at tacked at its source. Energetic measures are called for to give satisfaction to the interests of nations allied with England, and to the public conscience which has been so long outraged by revolutionary excesses. It is generally believed that a meeting between the Emperors of Russia, Austria, and of the French will take place shortly in Bavaria. Nothing is as yet decided about General Cavaignac, M. Goudchaux, and M. Carnot, the newly-elected deputies for Paris, taking the oaths to the Constitu tion and their seats in the Legislative Body ; but of MM. 011ivier and Darimon, two less important mem bers of the democracy, there is no doubt. RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA. The fete of the Empress Dowager of Russia was to be celebrated at Wildbad on Tuesday. The Emperor Alexander, the Xing of Prussia, the Prince of Prussia,