The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-02-23 00:00:00

EXECUTION or REBELS BY SIR HUGH ROSE.

(From the Bombay Telegraph and Courier of Jan. 23.)

On the Mhow and Indore side the rebels are being
summarily disposed of, as the subjoined letter will
show.—" Sir Robert Hamilton is now at &here, and
evidently intends proceeding up the oountry with Sir
Hugh Rose. A brigade, oomposed of portions of HAL's
14th, the 3rd Europeans, Artillery, do. remain at
Indore, under the commend of the gallant Brigadier
Steuart, and will not leave until the arrival of fresh in-
structions from Bombay. This, I believe, is owing to
the unsatisfactory conduct of the Durbar. Several of
the mutineers have been executed; and the 14th shot
them down from the trees exactly as they would do a lot
of pea-fowl. The road from Indors to Sehore is very
quiet, and a single traveller might travel up without
any apprehension of being molested. Major-General Sir
Hugh Roes who, by the by, is • hardy, active, and
venerable ()Meer, and seems determined, notwithstand.
tog the sixteen medals he already wears, to earn •
wreath of laurels in the present expedition, is now at
&bore on his way to Saugor, where he intends attack-
ing two or three forte, at present in the possession of
the insurgents. He has with him a portion of the 14th
Dragoons, Horse and Foot Artillery, the 3rd Europeans,
the 24th N. 1., and some Cavalry of the Hyderabad
Contingent. The only thing that delays his leav-
ing is the trial of the mutineers who composed the
Bhopal Contingent which was disarmed the other day by
Moder ltsyne the oflioer now employed in organising
a body of Irregular Cavalry. One hundred and forty-
nine., of the rebel Sepoys were tried by court-motel
during the day, and sentenced to be shot. Acoardiney,
about five, the troops in the camp marched out to a plain
about two miles away, and after being drawn up in
square, Brigadier Steuart reed the proceedings of the
court, and the sentence. The prisoners were then
matched up, guarded by the 14th Dragoons, and a little
after dark (I cannot account for the delay) the 3rd
Europeana, 150 in number, fired at them. Prior to this,
we amid distinctly hear the wretched Seyoys moaning
and calling on "All. h," dc, One or two did not happen
to receive the shot at first, and took to their heels. How-
ever, the 14th very soon overtook and finished them.
Captain Wood, our excellent deputy-adjutant-general'
reocciumended that their clothes should be put on fire,
in order to prove whether or not life was extinct. While
this was doing, it was most awfully impressive to hear
the Dragoons, as they probed with their avenging blades
the hearts of the traitors in whom life still existed. "Re-
member Cawnpore, you brutes." Captain Rose's horse
was unfortunately shot by somemistake. While writing
this I have heard firing in the direction of the ground
where the mutineers are encamped, guarded by the 2rd
Entopeans and 24th regiment Native Infantry. The
general immediately ordered the Dragoons to turn out
iu pursuit. Several were shot down in the attempt to
free themselves, but many have escaped; so the 14th
will have a fine night's work. There are between two
and three hundred of them, and the general I behave,
will await their trial and execution before he limos."