The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-02-15 00:00:00

INDIA.

'FRE REBEL FORCE IN CENTRAL INDIA.—The ful
lowing it the statement of one of liolkar's principal
officers, who was taken prisoner by Tenths Topee. and
escaped after the Pertaulighur affair :—" Dilshair Khan
states that lie wax at Khurglion and shut the gliurree
(fort) gate when the rebels approached ; that Abated
Soutar Khan, the pretended Newish of .1 °mall, came to
the gate and had freuilly conversation with him, *eying
they had no intention to du him any injury. and want.
mg him to come to thew ; this Dilsliair Khan declined.
At night he opened the gate and looked about, but AIM
no tine near. some time after dark a person came to
the ghurree and said he had been sent by i4uotar Khan,
and entered into conversation with him in front of the
gate, while he was talking to Koondoo Bhow, the
Kutwal of Manion. Suddenly the Kotwal was pushed
aside, and lee was surrounded by moue men who lied
been concealed and had crept up by the wall. He found
himself • prisoner, and that the person who bad taken
him was l'ertaub Singh, Suubahilar (poorbea, a tuuti•
neer.) Ile was kept a close prieoner in the Telungah
; the Rao Sahib lout for him an , d asked about
fflrodre, how loony troops, and who were there. I told
him there were 1,21.10 Europeans at /dhow and 200 at
Indore, with sonic guns, and that the Berra Sahib (great
gentleman) Was at linlore. He said the hurrah Sahib
Hamilton (Sir R. Hamilton) liad ruined them at JhAILSi.
Calico, and Gwalior. Rao Sahib asked many questions;
his tent is pitched by itself. Tantia Tupee t also wpt.
rate from the others ; lie ía the manager of everything.
but all orders are in Rao Sahib's name as Peishwali. I
was sent back to the guard, and afterwards I heart that
I was to be shot or hung. A buniali (trailer) came and
told Rao Sahib that the foj (troops) at Indore ball
mutinied. I vu sent for and said I did not believe it :
the bullish MAI asked many questions. I asked him
who WA/ the leader, and he mentioned the names of a
Itissililar and another officer of infantry. I remained
silent ; but, as I knew there was no Hisaildier or offioer
of the names he gave. I was sure it Wee a false report.
From Kliurgaon tho rebels moved to Rajpoor, and were
attacked theie by our troops, and lust their General
Teeka Singh, who was reported to have been taken pri•
toner lie hail • groat deal of wealth on his pony, but
neither the horse nor Treks Singh were ever seen again.
Teeka Singh issued an orders for executions and pun-
ishments ; he was known as the " plianseewallah"
(executioner or hangman.) 'lle rebels were quite ilk.
ciiinfitksl, and heal the permit been continued a little
further, he (Dilshair Khan) would hove made his
AACApe ; lie was marched along between four sowers ill
front and AA many ill the rear. Crossing the Nerbuilda
the rebels were opposed by 60 sower.' and some infantry.
this halted them, and the mutineer Sepoys were lionised
int.. a column to take the bird, while others went by
different ways. (Inc Maliwut and another man were
wounded, but no one killed. The rebels went to Chi-
kettle and plundered it ; they then went by Kooksee
to Choteh Oudeelioor, where they were again
attacked. 'rimy hail not the slightest notion
of the approach of the Sirkaree foj ; some
were sleep, and all were "ghaful" (unprepared).
They lost a great many men and were turn'
fled. One European killed thirteen, and, on one of
the rebels firing a pistol at him, said, What can you do'
and killed him ! The Rao Sahib was separated from the
main body after this fight for some days. All fled in
different directions ; lie (Dilshair Khan) beard the
' inntineers had got four camels and an elephant (ruin the
Sirkar's baggage. After four days all reunited and
proceeded to itanswarrali, which was jil lered, and
they carried off two principal men as prisoners ; then
they went to Salomba, but no chief would join them,
and the !heel*. wherever they amid. killed and
plundered them ; they then went to Intender. and,
hearing the troops were in their front, turned back and
tried • page which WAS occupied by Showers Sahib ;
they then went near Pertaubghur. Here they heard
that Hutchinson Sahib and foj were near ; they then
went on, but, after a lung march, they paid hollie money
to the Blieels to show a road, end tented short back to
l'ertualighur, which they found occupied and were
obliged to fight. They then ran away in every direction.
and he (Dilshair Klian) went off with them and effected
Ins escape near Mundisore, where he heard the troops
were after them. There are two of the late tith
Irregulars with them who know the country, Imam Ali
Khan, now a general, and Hugdail Khan Itiasiblar.
Ile saw only one man i.f the Alnlwa Contingent, by
name tloolani Maliiimeil Khali (Major among the rebels).
sea one of those who went off from Indio'', a Soubah-
dar. The rebele kept all their prisoners apart ; Kamer I
Deen deinsdar of the l'augali, a primmer, wli.
shot by the Sirkar foj trying to escape. There are omit'
1.:110) women awl children. and atone 4.001) or 5,00 mi.
all are divirited, awl, daily, numbers drop off. They
know of the proclaninti tttt but lie. Kihit. puhlicly told
them it was only to get them in, and that a year hence
when all is quiet, they would he hung ; they therefore
have no conffilence in it. pronikea. Their ready money
is nearly all gone ; they have plenty of jewels, and pay
in gold whenever necessary. All have gold armlets,
bangles, &e. The treasure is on an elephant Mid 25 or
dff camels. and pitched al way* away Iron) the main body,
under • Nahratta gnarl. Whenever there is a fight
some one takes it off at "nee with all the camp followers,
while a few meta are left to make a stand. They have
wit more than four or five rounds of ammunition left.
end are crippled in every way. The Rao Sahib and
Tantia Topee have had A difference ; Rao Sahib is for
going to Hindoston. Untie Topee wanted bins to go to
the Deccan. The mutineers are with Rao Sahib and
will not bear of g gto the Deccan. and will go Across
the Jennie to Gude The rebels will nut go where there
are Europeans ; they said publicly awl openly that
Hamilton Sahib would never let them go, that he had
ruined them, AII.I knew everything, awl they dread him
more than any one. Ten Europeans will prevent their
coining to aity place; they repeatedly asked hint what
VAAA the force at Indore ; they declared that they
intended to serve Holkar AA they hail Gwalior and
Paton. They hail no knowledge of Feroze Shah, or of
anybody having crossed the dunino ; in fact, their in-
formation is very had, and they are without any plan,
except to get back to Hindustan, where the Rau says he
will get a fresh army and attack the Deccan."
NASA SAIIIB.—,kII this time there is one further off
whose name is seldom mentioned except with bated
breath and eager looks—one ui whom there are inure
thoughts than words. The Nana IA in the jungle fort
of Clonal', living with the Rajah of the place, which
lies smile eight or tt iii e miles north of Naujorah. Tu
secure him is now actually the great object avowed by
most people except the authorities. But he must not be
startled from his lair ; there must be no precipitate
hasty move to frighten the cowardly, sanguinary heart
of Bithoor, till the toils are around him. And it will be
difficult indeed to act them surely, for he is amid the
where his nature niust be at home, and his
capture will be effected probably by treachery awl
stratagem rather than by force. Already he is roused
and away. Since I wrote the few lines above, we hear
that the Nana luta 1110VOI from Churda to the north west
in denser jungle still. We shall see. There is 1.35,000
set on hie person —if it were on his dead body, Nana
Sahib's head might soon be in our comp.—Leiter/rum
Dade.