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insurgents. These were held at bar. They left people all
round, and the main body went off to the Bank. There
they were joined by more mutineers. They plundered and
murdered wherever they found Europeans. The towns.
people assisted warmly in the plunder, and the mutineers
of the infantry were particularly active. The commissioner,
Mr. Fraser, on hearing of the advent of the mutineers,
had gone down to cut away the bridge, but was too late.
On returning he met the mutineers at this place. The
mutineers said to the commissioner's escort, " Are you on
the side of the Europeans or on that of religion ?" They
said the latter. The commissioner, on hearing this, drove
off in his buggy. His escort remained passive. The
mutineers followed and cut down the gentlemen. He fired
one pistol. The mutineers killed people on the road, but
being more intent on the magazine, they went to it. After
arranging matters for surrounding the place the insurgents
and mutineers procee led to the gaol. One of the sentries
shot a man, but when they said they were fighting for
religion the guard joined them and 500 convicts were
released. They then closed all the gates and went into the
fort. They paid their respects to the King; he made
objections, and said he had no army ; he at last con•
seated.

Oa the second day they went to the magazine, where
many Europeans had taken refuge. After some firing on
both sides, the natives, such as Lasears, would do nothing,
they hid themselves ; the Europeans alone carried on the de•
fence, but seeing that they could do nothing against so many,
they blew up the wall towards the river; some 200 of the
rebels or more were destroyed by this. They however got
in, and destroyed as many Europeans as they could, and
plundered weapons, &c., leaving only the guns and powder.
Two native infantry regiments were present. They searched,
and everywhere they could find Europeans they slew them.
On the third day they went hack to the house near the
mosque where sonic Europeans hail taken refuge. As they
were without water, &c., for several days they called for a
sitbadar (deponent was present 1 and five others, and asked
them to take their oaths that they would give them water
and take them alive to the King; be 'right kill them if he
liked. On this oath the Europeans came out ; the mu-
tineers placed water before them, and said, " Lay down
your arms, and then you get water." They gave over twe
guns, all they had. The mutineers gave no water. They
seized eleven children, among them infants, eight ladies,
and eight gentlemen. They took them to the cattle sheds.
One lady, who seemed more self-possessed than the rest,
observed that they were not taking them to the palace ;
they replied they were taking them viii l)urya Gunj. De•
ponent says he saw all this, and saw them placed in a row
and shot. One woman entreated them to give her child
water, though they might kill her. A sepoy took her child
and dashed it on the ground ; the people looked on in
dismay, and feared for Delhi.
The King's people took some thirty-five Europeans to
the palace; on the fifth day they tied them to a tree, and
shot them. they burnt then bodies.

01l the fifth day notice was given that if any one con-
cealed a European he would be destroyed. People dis-
guised many, and sent them off, but many were killed that
day, mostly by people of the city.

Matters remained pretty quiet for two days. The Duna
Gunj Bazaar was turned into an encampment for the
mutineers. Shops were plundered in the Chandoee Chonk
and Dlerreba Bazaar. The shops were shut for five days.
The King went through the city, and told the people to
open the shops. At each Rate there is a company of
native infantry. About 9.00) mutineers are assembled.
No cavalry have joined, excepting from Meerut. Some
4,000 or 5,000 new men have been raised. but they are
rabble. During the festival of EeJ, while at prayers, there
was the dust of • kafila of laden animals. An alarm
arose—it was the English army ; the people all rushed
helterskelter into the city.
The King retused to go on the throne. The mutineers
assured him that a similar massacre had taken place up
to Peshawur and down to Calcutta. He agreed, and com-
menced to give older*. He appointed the following officers
—2lnkeem, Nussuroola, Mahhoob, Allie, and one other be-
longing to the mutineers, but deponent knows not his
name. His new levies receive tour annas a day. Guns
are placed on the ramparts of the town. These are pro-
nounced strong. The Sappers and Miners are mounting
guns in Selimghur. The mutineers say when the army
approaches they will fight, and that the native troops with
the army are sure to join them. Many mutineers who
tried to get away with plunder were robbed ; this has pre-
vented many others from leaving.
A tailor concealed no less than five Europeans; the
deponent thinks many more are concealed.
The man has been with me ; he speaks frankly and
without tear. He is able to narrate evidently many a
harrowing tale, but I did not wish to hear any. He
seemed really to recall with dismay what he had witnessed.
A. FARRINGTON, Deputy Commissioner.
Jullnndur, June 5.

The Bombay Times of the Ist gives the following
list of stations at which the troops have revolted,
up to the latest date :
•Meernt •Nusseerabad Jullundur
•Delhi •Neemuch Azimghur
Ferozepore Benares Futtehghur
Ailyghur •Hansi .Taunpore
Roorkee •Ilissar •Bareilly
Xturdann •..Thansi •Shabjehimpore
Lucknow Mehidpore
To this •Allahabsd may be added. The Bombay
paper observes :—" We have indicated by an a,terisk
those stations at which the women and children of our
countrymen have fallen into the hands of the
soldiery, and it is better to draw a veil over the bar-
barities they endured from these merciless fiends."

EXECUTION OF MUTINEERS AT FEROZE-

PORE.
THE following account of the execution of some of
the mutineers at Ferozepore on the morning of the
1:1th June is taken from the Lahore Chronicle, June
17th, whose correspondent appears to have been an
officer on the spot :
This morning were executed twelve of the mutineers of
the late 45th IlegimentNative Infantry. All the available

troops and public- establishments were convened to witness
the scene, which took place at the south-east of the Sadder
Bazaar, and north of the Old Fort—the side at which the
mutineers had got in. A gallows had been erected during
the night previous, and around it. were the troops drawn
up. A squadron of 10th Native Light Cavalry, remnant
O. the disbanded ;all Native Infantry, and commissanat
and magazine establishment on the east; her Majesty's
61st. Font and Artillery, with twelve guns, on the south;
and the city and cantonment police on the west. The
mutineers (twenty-four I think) were brought into the
centre by a guard of her Majestys 61st Foot; one of the
mutineers was brought in a doolie, as his left aim had
oeeu amputated in consequence of a fracture caused by a
musket ball, tired at him by her Majesty's 61st Foot,
when with the mutineers he was in the fausse braie of
the fort.

Lieutenant Hoggan, by order of Brigadier Innes, read
out the proceedings of the general court martial which
tried the mutineers, and the sentence awarded to them,
to the troops and establishments. Ile then informed the
mutineers that if any would become Queen's evidence
the brigadier would reprieve them. I believe twelve ac•
cepted the offer, and were marched to the rear of the
artillery. They stated their willingness to inform upon
the ringleaders, and to further divulge secrets to show
whence the mutiny originated, and with what view. Of
the remaining twelve, two (one being the man with the
amputated arm) were taken to the gallows. They as-
cended the ladder with firm steps, and never betrayed any
emotion of tear. On gaining the platform they adjusted
their noo.-es with their own bands ; their eyes then were
bandaged, and their arms pinioned. Another second and
they were launched into eternity. Death was instanta-
neous with one, but the one-armed culprit lingered out for
a considerable time, as the knot slipped under his chin.
The hangman had to readjust the knot, and, giving him
another drop, the throes of the body rapidly ceased, and
the vital spark soon became extinct.
The ten other mutineers were led away to the artillery
guns, but while their irons were being struck off some
cried out, " Do not sacrifice the innocent for the guilty."
Two others, " Hold your snivelling; die men, and not
cowards—you defended your religion, why then do you
crave your lives? Sahibs ! they are not sahibs, they are
dogs." Some more began to upbraid their commanding
officer. "He released the havildar-major, who was the
chief of the rebels." The ten men were fastened to the
muzzles of ten guns, which were charged with blank
cartridge. The commanding officer directed potfirea to
be lit. " Ready!" " Fire ! " and the drama was played
out. The scene and stench were overpowering. I felt
myself terribly convulsed, and could observe that the
numerous native spectators were awe-stricken, that tbey
not only trembled like aspen leaves, but also changed into
unnatural hues. 'the lesson, I trust, will not be lost on
them. Precaution was not taken to remove the sponge
and load men from near the muzzles of the guns ; the con-
sequence was that they were greatly bespattered with blood,
and one man in particular received a stunning blow from
a shivered arm.

When I sent you the account of the execution yesterday
of the 45th Native Infantry mutineers, I had not then
learned of some serious accidents which occurred to some
of the spectators. It would appear that some of the artil-
lery guns, by oversight, were loaded with grapeshot,
instead of blank cartridge only. The guns were laced to-
wards some of the spectators, five of whom have been
severely wounded two were shot through the thigh, one
at the ankle, one through the calf, and another in the heel.
They are all in the station hospital, and I think the limbs
of two must undergo amputation.
Similar punishments were indicted upon the mu-
tineers at Peshawur. The officer quoted above, in
his account of the local outbreak, adds :
Some of the 200 prisoners of the 55th have been tried,
and we blew forty of them away from our guns in the presence
of the whole force three days ego .a fearful but necessary ex-
ample, which has struck terror into their souls. Three sides
of a square were formed, ten guns pointed outwards, the
sentence of the court was read, a prisoner bound to each
gun, the signal given, and the salvo tired. Such a scene
J hope never again to witness—human trunks, heads, legs,
arms, Se., flying about in all directions. All met their
fate with firmness but two, who would not l•e tied up; so
to save time they were dropped to the ground and their
brains blown out by musketry•. Trials are going on, and
the mutineers will never forget th! lesson taught at Pesha-
wur. It is not my business to contrast or compare with
scenes elsewhere. I trait and believe we have done what
duty demands.

THE MURDER OF SIR NORMAN LESLIE.
A PRIVATE LETTER from Major Macdonald, dated
Rochnee, Jane 14, details the melancholy fate of
Sir Norman Leslie :

Ou the evening of the lath instant (writes Major Mac.
donald) Lieut. Sir Norman Leslie and Dr. Brant joined
me in front of my house u usual to take tea, and about a
quarter to nine o'clock Pr. Grant got up to go to my house
to wind up the clock before learit.g. On his rising from
his chair he said, " Who can these follows be r and at the

same instant we heard a rush of feet towards where we
were sitting. 1 bad just time to jump up, when I received
three sword cuts on the head in quick succession. I seized
my chair by the arms and defended myself successfully
from three other outs made at me, and succeeded in giving
an ugly poke to my opponent, which appeared to diacon•
cert hint, and he at once bolted, followed by the other'
(three of them in all). I was streaming with blood, and
made for the house, followed by Dr. Grant, to stanch my
wounds. I found Dr. Grant severely wounded, one deep
cut in the arm and a second fearful gash on the hip. We
then went back to see after poor Leslie, whom we found
stretched on the ground in a dying state : he must have
received his death•blow, the first cut, and have fallen forward
on his face, for he was cut clean through his back into his
chest, and breathing through the wound in the lungs; also
many cuts on his head ; he was quite sensible, and said, as
I bent over him, " Oh, Macdonald, it is very hard to die
in this manner," and added, " My poor wife and children,
what will Lecome of them?" 1 told him that he had only
s few minutes to live, anti to make his peace with God, and
that all should be done for his poor wife and family that
could be done. Under such fearful circumstances he then
applied himself to make his peace with God, poor fellow,
and breathed ha last in about half an hour afterwards.

We find, also, that Lieut. Way, son of the Rev. Mr.
Way, of Boreham, has been killed in these wretched
proceedings; he was unattached, but was serving with
the 6th Native Intantry at Allahabad—the regiment
which had made such professions of loyalty, and had
volunteered to serve against the rebels—when the
men mutinied and murdered twelve officers including
deceased.