The Press.
London, England, 1857-10-17 00:00:00

JUBBULPORE.

A letter from Jubbulpore has been received from
serjeant-major of the 52nd Regiment of Bengal
Native Infantry:—
Jnhbnlpore, 3rd Aught, 1857.
My dear Mother,—l am happy to he able to write this
letter to you, as I expected to be launched into eternity
this two months back, and every day since, up to the
present. About 70,000 of the Bengal native troops have
mutinied, and it is expected the whole will break out in
mutiny. The mutineers murdered all the Europeans they
could lay hands on, men, women, and children. My regi-
ment has not mutinied yet, but it is not known the moment
they will do so. All my officers, with all the Europeans
in this station, are collected into the commissioner's
bungalow, for protection. We have plenty of small arms,
such as muskets, swords, and spears, but we have not one
piece of cannon. Poor Mirk Blanchfield, his wife, and
five children were cut up in Cawnpore last month (14th).
About 600 of our countrymen, women, and children, were
cut up in Cawpore by the mutineers ; Ist company 6th
battalion, Foot Artillery; 2nd company of her Majesty's
32nd Foot; seventy-five men of the Ist Madras Fusiliers ;
the officers of the 2nd Light Cavalry, Ist, 53rd, and 56th
Regiments of Infantry and Artillery, with all the staff of
the station, military and civil. All the above were in trenched
in the Artillery Hospital, but for want of food and ammu-
nition were compelled to surrender to the mutineers to be
butchered. Fifty-five men, women, and children, were cut
up in Jhansi in the same manner.—ln some of the stations
they took the baby from the mother, held it by both feet,
and then tore it in two as you would a piece of cloth, and
cut up the wife in presence of the husband, and him after.
In other places they cut open the infante and forced the
entrails into the mothers' mouths. In more, they ill-used
the ladies and cut them up. In Allahabad, they nailed
some of our countrymen and women to trees and burned
them alive. More, they cut the limbs from the body, and
lastly the head. Also, in Allahabad, they stripped the
women naked, made them run through the streets by the
point of the sword, and after cut them up. It is frightful
to bear how the E,,ropeans are slaughtered in this country.
I don't know the moment it will come to my turn; but my
dependence is in the Almighty. Where we are at present
is ivtrenched all round, but we cannot count ourselves
site till we get relief from England of troops. There would
not be one white face in this country at this date, only for
the China troops that came to our assistance. I am sorry
to inform Mr. and Mrs. Mara that I saw the death of poor
Tom in the general orders. Two years back be belonged
to the Ist troop 3rd brigade of H)rse Artillery. He died at
Peshawur. If yon should never hear from us more, pray
for us.—Your affectionate son,
One of our correspondents in the Behar district,
writes as follows, dating his letter the 24tli of
August

P. O'NEILL.

The Mahomedan portion of the Behar population unani
mously think, that in appointing Ameer Ally as Deputy
Commissioner of Patna, Government is trying hard to
conciliate their favour, nay, it may be to wheedle them
into submission. The Christians and Hindoos regard
the appointment as anything but well timed. They see
in it a cloud (as big as a man's hand at present) which
they positively regard as the herald of a storm. We hear
on good authority that the incionshee assembled a large
portion of the Mahomedans in a certain " bagh " ( garden ),
in Patna, and delivered a public address. It is to be
regretted that the topic of the discourse has not been
made known to us. The Patna people may think what
they choose; the public here are of one " notion," to the
effect that the moonshee will leave no mewls untried to
feather his nest well, so as to keep him warm and
comfortable for all time to come.

A tremendous explosion of the magazine at Joud-
pore is reported. Upwards of 1,000 naives were
destroyed.

SUMBULPORE.

The following is an extract of a letter from our
correspondent in Sumbulpore :
The mutineers, who are moving towards this, hive been
headed by one, named Sunder Shah, a relative of the late
rajah of this place. They are said to be numerous. All
our hope now lies in the conduct of the detachment of
troops stationed here. These fellows, I fear to say, are the

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bhai bunt's of the treacherous Ramghurriane. They have
promised upon oath, before our gallant assis►ant commis•
soicner, Captain R. T. Leigh, to continue faithful and to
fight against the rebels. May God dispose them to keep
their promises ! Assistance is coming from Cuttack, and
we expect some t►oops also from Rajpore. When they
arrive, we shall be able to make a good stand against the
enemy. Martial law has been declared in this district.
Preparations have been made for an opposition. More
anon.

The following hurried lines have been received
from our correspondent at Sumbulpore. The letter
is dated the 18th instant :
We are very, very uneasy here on account of the muti-
neers from Hezereebagh, who are now coming towards
Sumbulpore. We expect a bsttle here in the course of a
few days. If I survive I shall let you know all. We are
girdled by the Mahanuddy, and canuot Sy. Eicuse this
short epistle.