The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-08 00:00:00

INDIA.
TES BOMBAY MAIL

By the arrival of the Bombay mill we have nailed
oorrespondence end files of piper' from Bombay to the
Sth of Rey.
The following is the letter of a Bombey corn.
spondent 1—
BOUSAT Ifey, A.
The newt' which during the put fortnight has ruched
us from the various looalities in which British troops are
combating with the enemy and with the intense and
inaleMolant heat of the weather is on the whole of 6
evigirt oheekered eamtet, Durin the latter days of April two
wee were esperien our srins—one in Oude,
the other in Behar. In • eau the, loes of prestige
as w greater than the loss t oleos and men, yet thst
wee far from indonsiderable. In each it would seem
thet the disaster arose from an undue contempt of the
enemy's numbers and defended, Chide is still in rebellion,
end earth British oolumn in ha much through the
eountry, if its warm be ever so unopposed, doe. but
pert fur an instant the sea of disaffection, which close§
again feet upon it. Her. Even in the Dual) stray bends
of mutinied &pop and attendent rabble hive made their
presume fell i while in Bundeloutid, spite of Om sueoesses
of Rose and Whitlook, the rebels are, ar e friend writes
to me In a letter just reoelved, 'getting very wilco and
troublesome' in the rear of the notations oolumns, But,
on the other hind, I aim write of three British columns
entering at as men, different points the rebellions pro.
Arland Rohliound, overthrowing sll opposition, minty.
Mg two chief townd of the provinee end pressing on -to
meet at the third—Bemilly itself, Then, spin, Air H.
Rose luta rimmed and defected the enemy covering
Callas. Whitlock, with limiter endues, hal ouutded
Banda, Troops have gathered at Arrah, and wine dap
ere thin the repulse to whioli I hive alluded has no doubt
been aresge4. Thus the good news outweighs the bed,
even thoughlho temper of the people of Onde be Sakes
to represent a campaign In that Gauntry next said
weather. But much yet »mein' to be done under this
terrible sun, and the hands to do it it. but few, though
the hearts are true ea steel.

ARRIVAL OF MAILS AND PASSENGERS
FROM INDIA AND CHINA.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship
Peru, Captain T. Jamieson, with the heavy portion of
the Calcutta and China Mails, in charge of Lieutenant
Hay, R. N., Admiralty agent, arrived at Southampton
at 12 30 p. in., Wednesday. Among the passengers
arrived at Southampton by the Pere steamer are Mr.
Coed (late magistrate at A lialiabad) and family, Lady
Jackson, Captain Jary,l2thLanoers, who served with his
regiment in the Crimea and India, and is returning in
ill-health; Rev. Dr. Legge, from China. He has been
18 years out, and some very interesting information may
be expected from his pen, on the literature and classics
of that extraordinary race. There are also • number of
ladies and children who have gone through indescribable
sufferings, some of whose cases are more partioulaily
mentiened Lucknow :—Captain Huxham, 48th
Native Infantry, and lady—were in Lucknow the whole
time. The Captain was appointed by Sir H. Lawrence
Fort Adjutant of the Muohee Bawun, during which he
had charge of the State prisoners in addition to his other
duties. When the fort was given up he had to "fag"
the prisoners and take them to the Residency, having
80 men of Her Majesty's 84th to escort them. For this
and for the efficient manner in which he performed the
duties of Fort Adjutant, he was thanked by Sir H. Law-
ranoe, and wea then appointed to do captain's duty
during the siege, and was posted to the Cawnpore Bat-
tery. He accompanied two sortie parties, and on
General Ontranee arrival volunteered, with other officers,
to go out to take some guns, on which occasion he was
wounded. After this, while leading some men through
high jungle grass, he fell down a well, and in scrambling
out of it was wounded in the right thigh, but managed
to reach the entrenchments, where he we, picked up,
having fainted from loss of blood. This officer did duty
in Lucknow until it was relieved by Sir Cohn Campbell.
Captain Thompson, 10th Native Infantry.—This officer,
previously to the mutiny, was on Staff employ, and in
connuand of the let Oude Irregular Infantry. His own
regiment mutinied after continuing loyal for some time,
and their officers, 14 in on nber, were murdered by men
of other regiments, and some by order of the Nene
while on their way down the Ganges. The Oude regi-
ment which he commanded mutinied on the Bth of
June, 1857, at Pershadderpoor, the officers and other
Europeans remaining among the inutineers for 24 hours,
when the ladies, &v., passed throughthe centre of the regi-
ent without bei tig molested by them. Soon after they met
with a Rajah (Huneewunt Sing), who protected them,
and treated them with great kindness for ten
days ; and, when the road was opened to
Allahabad, he escorted them in safety to the banks
of the Ganges, opposite that fort. After placing them
in safety he refused any recompense, although he had
saved Government treasure to the amount of 4'900,
saying that it should not be said he had been paid for
doing what he had done ; it was sufficient that he had
kept his word like a Rajpoot chief, and now he was free
to fight with us or against no. It is scarcely necessary
to say that he adopted the latter course. Captain
Thompson then joined the Volunteer Cavalry as a
private, and was present in every action fought by
Havelock and Outram, including • two months' siege in
Lucknow. He was at Alumbagli during the whole
four months that the enemy were held in check by
General Outram, and was present at the last siege of
' Lucknow by Sir Cohn Campbell. At this time the
gallant officer had succeeded to the command of the
Volunteer Cavalry, in whose ranks lie lied fought 14
battles, and only left in consequence of loss of health.
From Gwalior.—Mrs. Hawkins and three children.
This lady, the widow of Captain Hawkins, Bengal
Artillery, had a most wonderful escape from Gwalior,
being left two days after the rest of the ladies had es-
caped, on account of her husband's illness. He was
brutally murdered before her eyes, and the rebels loaded
their guns to kill her and her children, when they were
diverted from their purpose by the looks and entreaties
of the eldest child. Mrs. Hawkins applied for help to •
wife of one of the officers in the Rajah's service in
Gwalior, who sent her a bullock cart to travel in. She
then gots few of the cavalry to &mist her in her escape,
and in five days she reached Agra. On the road she
Wad several times molested by the rebels, who, with
drawn swords, ordered her and her children out of the
cart, threatening their lives each time. When half way
between Gwalior and Agra the Dolapore Rajah gave
her some of his armed soldiers, who accompanied and
protected her during the retnainder of her sad and
perilous journey. Her friend, Mrs. Steward was killed
by her side before leaving Gwalior. Captain Piele (38th
Bengal Light Infantry), lady and son. This °Sur,
with his lady and child, had perhaps the narrowest
mane from Delhi of any one who has succeeded in
getting away from the mutineers. Mrs. Piele has
written from her own knowledge an account of their
" hairbreath 'swipes," and is to be hoped that she will
give her fellow-countryinen and countrywomen the
opportunity of reading her truthful and graphic descrip-
tion. Mrs. Catania, widow of the late Mr. G. Catania,
Oude Service, escaped from the Lucknow garrison,
losing all she possessed. Mrs. Stroyan and child,
daughter of the above-named lady, and widow of the
late Assistant-Commissioner, who was murdered only •
few months after their marriage, bird a- moat miraculous
escape from Sultanpore to Calcutta, losing her all.
Mrs. Gilbert (wife of Lieutenant Gilbert, Gwalior Con-
tingent) and her children escaped very narrowly from
Gwalior, and lost all her property during the mutiny.