The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-19 00:00:00

THE ALLEGED CAPTURE OF NANA SAHIB

The Bombay mail brings us further particulars
respecting the man recently captured at Ajmere,
who is alleged to be Nana Sahib. A " blind',
Brahmin found in his company has turned Queen's
evidence, and from the testimony given by this
Brahmin an others, the TIMES of India is of opinion
that "the identification of the Nana is beyond
all doubt." The Bombay Gazette, however, does
not endorse this view. It says that the man cap-
tured at Ajmere as the Nana of Bithoor baa not
yet been satisfactorily identified, and that the
story of the blind Brahmin is not credited in its
present form.
The following is the deposition of the Bliud
Brahmin, taken at Ajmeer, July 11th :

. .
About three years ago I went to Dwarks, and being
blind, • man from each village took me to the next. 1 re-
mained at Dorarke 15 days, other the other two prisoners
arrived, and put up in the same mandril'. 1 asked wbo they
were, and they said they were Brahmins. On the second
deg the man, who is the Nona, asked me to accompany
them, saying that they would take care of ma. I comented,
and the Nan• told MO his name was Appa. He told me to
my we were three brothers, and on the second day dis-
closed himself as the Nana. We stayed at Dwarka another
fifteen days. He did not reveal himself to the populace,
hut took me with him to the different catindaha begging.
When we left Dwarka we went to Kutch Bhooj,
and remained four months, as the Rao's daughter's marriage
was being celebrated. We had an interview with the Rao
ea beggars, and he gave as Ra 15. From Kutch we went
to Kaneohe., and put up with • subedar of a regiment by
name Bbyra, • Mahratta. We remained there two months
begging from the upon. Conversation about the English
raj was constant, but not in a derogatory way by the upon,
and the Nana did nut make himself known. When we left
Kurrachse we went to Hyderabad in Mode, and put up
with a subedar by name Marmnttoo, a native of the Madras
Presidency. We paned off as fekeers, and from thence
went to Sukkur and Shikarpoor, and from thence to Moul-
tan, where we remained two month., and the
Nana and I west amongst the sepoys, but only passed
as beggan. From Moulton we went to Bhabasrulpoor, where
we stayed • month, putting up in • onundoh with one
Ramlal, Brahmin. While we travelled the Nana used to
talk of the battles during the mutinies, and that although he
lost them he would have 'mother chance before long. From
Bhshawalpoor we went to Rawul Pied's. I stayed at
Rural Piadite with • Brahmin sowed Baotou% and the
Nana and Narroo went to Cashmere ria Lahore and Umrit.
sir. He went to Cashmere with the view of getting aid
from the ruler. The Nana and Narroo Punt returned to
Roma' Piudee in eight or ten months. He said it was
arranged for him to get aid from Cashmere. He said Narroo
and himself had led their teeth from drinking snow water
in Cashmere. From Rawul Piodee we went to
Peshawur, and stayed there nearly • year.
The Nana bad (request interviews with the na-
tive officers of the force. The talk was that, when
Dent Mahomed died, there would be a disturbance; and
while there Dust Mahound came to Peshawar with a son
celled Hyder, and the Nana had an interview with him.
Hyder got service under the British. From Peshawar we
went to Nowshera, where the Nana had an interview with
a Colonel Dunraj. From Nowebera we went to Attack,
where the Nana bad ant interview with • sabedar, Bow-
apes Sing, belonging to the regiment there on duty, but
I do not know the somber. We then went to Hamra,
where then was • Rusasseb. We then went to Sins,
Singrade, and on to Bikaneer where Tantis Rao
was, who lived in • garden with ten sowers. The
Nana told the Bikaneer Rajah he nun take great care
of the Testis Bso, which he promised to do. The
Naas was entertained by the rajah, whom be asked
for aid, telling binsand Holkar, and the Cashmere
, people would support him. The rajah said. Scindiali sod
Holkar are your servant., but I most aid those who hold
Delhi. From theme we came to Nagar, from thence to
• rule., from thence to Duedwarra, and on to Reaubur and
I Kithengbur, where the rajah writ to meet the Buns Behib
• (Geoeral Lawreeos, Governor-Geoersl egret for RajpooAna)
at Sumer last cold weather. We remained a month
at Kirhenehar, pealing ea Brahmin. The rajah
gave us money (Re. 10), but be did not know it was the
Nana. We then went to Numerated, and put up in •
I mitndah. The Nave knew • native doctor, • Brahmin
at N uncombed. who gave intelligence. Ettoo, Maroc
Punt, and Bulwunt Punt at Nuereershed gave us money in
charity, but I am not aware that any of these people knew
the Nana. From Nosneerabad we went to Ondeypoor,
staying as the way at wend plume, in none of which they

This is to oertify that I have examined • prisoner in the
magazine whoa said to be the Nana, and I Bed that he has
the mark of a small wound or cut on the anterior portion of
the first phalanx of the second toe of the right foot. The
cicatrix is little more than half an inch long, and as fine as •
hone hair ; it is slightly oblique, and is precisely the sort of
mark that would be made with • ascot or a fine bistowry.
There is • small cicatrix on the lower part of the lobe of
the right ear. The prisoner is an intellectual looking man,
with remarkably full, round, large eyes • he mistime in
nearly every particular to the published diLicription of the
Nana. . .

Lint of drugs found in the Nana's paiseasion.—White
arsenic, yellow arsenic, opium, tin and mercury prepared,
red oxide of mercury, orpiment, seamoniam, bkaag, ajwaa
and blank pepper, poppy seeds, indigo, frankincense, sul-
phur, aloes, camphor, attechu, poppy heads bruised, carda-
moms, arm, lead, earth used by goldsmiths, pills (compo-
sition unknown), black pepper, mussallAli, rosin, snuff,
beads, string worn by Brahmins, salt, sugar, tobacco,
bhillaun, white sandalwood, Allah.

The following additional details respecting the
prisoner are contained in a letter from Neemuch,
dated the 30th June :

He (the Nana) requested the company of a particular
friend at Aimee& in whose presence he seems quite recce-
' oiled. He te passionately fond of music, and is always hum-
ming some favourite tone, accompanying himself with
snaps of hie right hand fingers. He sleeps soundly during
the day, but seems much disturbed after dark. lie is fond
of exercise, and is generally walking about. His style of
cooversation is short, quick, and to the point. An experi-
enced photographer hos taken his likeness, which, with and
without the hirsute appendages, meets the description given
of him. He has been recognised by the sergeant-major of the
Horse Artillery at Nosseerabad (who knew him in Lahore)
as the right men, who seems, at last, to be is the right
place. The fort of Ajrneer has been reinforced by a strong
detachment. After the rains (the roads sow are impass-
able) he will be rent to the Presidency, where you will have
an opportunity of describing his personal appearance. The
few papers found among his kit—he travelled very light--
are being translated. Some of them, however, cannot be
deciphered; they are written is character not known to
orientalists. The Nana, among his other accomplishments,
knows short-hand, and has a key of his own ; and until the
spies an put us in pneeresion of this, the papers of course
are melees. A strong party, coosiatiog of the principal
officers of the station, is ►bout to start for Ajoner directly
there is a break in the weather.