The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-23 00:00:00

THE RISING OF THE DISARMED SEPOYS

AT MOOLTAN.

SIMIAN MEEK, LAHORE, Surf. 10.

It looks u if the conneili of government were
gelded by a more direct interference of providence with Its
affairs than we generally see manifested in this world of ones.
A few months back en order was sent from the supreme go-
vernment to re-muskiest, if not all, the dharmed regiments
in the PnttJattb. Ths prom mimed an outcry again/it this
tidal measure, and the local government demurred. J oat at this
juncture a diabolical plot was discovered in a wing of the 4th
N.I. This staggered for a time the Panay well-wisher. A
few days ago soother ceder came to disband a portion of the
disarmed corps end re-arm other.. At Idooltan there were
the 62nd and 69th N.I. The latter was to be disbanded,
the former re-armed, though I believe official intelligence of
the foot had not been communicated to the mss. On the

31st August they nee es NUM,. Intimation wee gives to
the beigedier et Kooken the night before, yet no mimeness
was taken, nor were soy of the residents warned of what
wee to take place. No doubt you will ace a full amount of the
affair in the Indian papers ; it will be needless therefore
kr me to describe the occarresee. A lady, whims

hesbuid was actively engaged to quelling the disturbance,
picked up sine bullets in the verandah of her house. In
another ciao, the familyjust esceped in time; they had to drive
across the line of firs of the Bombay Familiars, which they
Old uniscallial, sod took refuge is the hospital. Their house
(brimmed, empty) was broken open by the Sepoye, who
passed through it searching for the inmates. As soon as in-
telligence of the outbreak teethed this place the
pickets were doubled, and every procautioe taken to prevent
surprime. We have Imre two regiments of native infmatry
sad one sad a half of cavalry, who are all to be
disbanded. They hen beg= with the cavalry, and as the
men have as yet gone off quietly to their homes, I hope we
shall have no fuse. I tell in with the first two parties (they
are sent by twenties and thirties every scorning with their
families) In passing my gale . es I came out sad oonfecated
them, they saluted me respectfully, temples up their gentle'
mealy behaviour to the last. Tee these men are •
portion of the bloodthirsty 9th Cavalry, who com-
mitted so many atiocides at Bealkote. At Amritsar the 35th
arid 69th Native Infantry received the intelligence that
they were to br, the one disbanded the other re-armed, with
silent apathy. There was a Punjaubui irregular corps at
?Laotian, which behaved well ; it was perhaps fortunate that
the Sepoys Bet attacked • party of this minuet, killed the
whole of the guard, and took their arms. After that that
vas not likely to be any hesitation in the behaviour of the
rest of the corps. A few native officals and men of the mu-
tinous regiments refused to take part in the proceeding sad
stayed in their lines, but what will be said of the brigadier's
(Palpable neglect P
It was a wonder more damage was not done; fifteen hue-
tired infuriated dames thirsting for blood, and maddened by
Intoxicating drag% though only armed with clubs end sticks,
might have worked an incalculable amount of mischief. Will
the government, I wonder, learn now that the time has not
come for • native army to be trusted P
I am glad to see that strong relaforesteoute of Earopeaa sol-
diers eve on their way out. They will not arrive before they me
wanted ; for, though I hope they mainot be actire/yeeiployed,
their proseeoe will giveorhat is now so much needed, • sense
of security to all classes. Even those who are well disposed
towards the goverement dare not prooledm their loyalty in
may parts of the country, and the naleohief-reakers sail
alarmists see buy propagatieg the report that our resources are
failing, and that we have no more European soldiers to seed
out. Li England recollect this to Its treatment of India,
that an Aeiatio's only idea of right is might, to side with the
@Megan is policy dictated to them not only by wisdom but
by morality. If they give es their ellegienoe, It will not be
because our government is a jut, or a mild, or a liberal one,
but became it is • strong one, and to render it that we mast
have • large permanent European torus, satiated only by us-
Eve auxiliaries.

The eholera has beet wandering about the Pant tub, but at
this pleat the treope have been wonderfully healthy, not

haying so large a per mange of sick u they gersrany hero
in 'behind. Cavalry, esvalry, is the crying want in Pall
now ; we shall have enough infantry when dr raidarco.
mean arrive, but without more light cavalry we shall never
hunt down the rebels.

NAVAL AND MILI2ARY.

(mom Lurr irmar's arzarra.)
WAR-OPFICI, PALL-MALL, Oar. 22.
GENERAL ORDER..

Dated Horse Guards, 8. W., Oct. 22.
Her Majesty has been grecionaly plowed to command that
Colonel Sir Eduard Lugard, B. .8., be promoted to the
rank of Major-General in the army in consideration of his
services in the oonszaand of a di'vision at the capture al
Luoknow, and subsequently in the commend of the Anna-
ghur Field Force.—By order of his Royal Highness the Ge-
neral Commandispin-Cbist.
(Signed) G. A. WrrimaALL, Adjutant-GeuraL
WAR-OFFICE. PALL-MALL, Ocr. 22.
BREVET.

levet-Colonel Sir Edw;;ol:Ltieiti, K.C.B from the 29th
Foot, to be inajor-generel.

WOOLWICH, Ocr. 22.
The Tearer, 2, screw-steam veseel, was paid off
this day at the Dockyard, and the crew granted Ma= of
ammasse. She has been In oommirsion ainoe 180 f, ao Ise
suceseded in the capture of three vessels engaged In Um
slave trade on the African comet. One of these yemsels, sale
ing under American colour., wee found to have a Ism
amount of specie on board, end having been declared a
lawful prize, the crew of the Tamar will have conalderatde
share of prize money to receive. The continuo= service.
men have been entered on the books of the Pleased, for ser-
vice in other vessel,

PORTSMOUTH, Ocr.
In commemoration of the Battle of Trafalgar, the
Victory, 101, flag-ship, wu yesterday dressed In garlands;
sad in the evening Admiral Sir George Seymour, Rear-Ad.
mind the Hon. George Grey, together with • large party of
officers, dined on board to celebrate the event. The dining
was provided by the officers of the chip.
The Himalaya, screw stets traasport, Commander John
Seecombe, arrived at Spithead this morning to embark troops
to Malta, probably the Ist &atones of the 16th Foot, now
stationed at Portsmouth, which is under orders kw 'bat pi.
rice ; or the 9th Regiment of Foot, from Shornoliffe.
The Argus. 6, steam-sloop, Commander H. W. F. Ingress
having been fitted with Grant's Patent Cooking Apparatus,
will come out of dock to-morrow.

flreEttryelos, 61, sore;;Eaii.ain Tarletou, C. 8., will, it
is expected, proceed to Spitheed co or about Monday next.
The Echo, steam-tug, embarked yesterday forenoon three
companies of the Limerick Milius, and landed them as Cowes
for duty at Parkhurst.
The Sprightly, steam-ousel, Master G. Allen, arrived this
afternoon from Scotland and Plymouth, with supssourow
notes.

The Griper, old tan-gun sailing rloop, wu towed into har-
bour to-day by the Count, from Chichester, off which pore
she has been in the Coast (laud service for upwards of 30
years. It has been discovered that she is entirely rotten,
and she will, therefore, be broken op. The Griper has bees
replaced by the Cygnet, tan-gan sang sloop.

The United Service Gazette is informed that the
provisions of the warrant recently issued by the War-odloa,
regulating the grades, rank, emoluments, and general posi-
tion of the medical takers of the army, are about to be en-
tended in every particular to the medical department of the
navy.

LURCH OP THE Maw SLOOP ICARUS AT DM..
road.—Her Majesty's screw clean, sloop Icarne,lof J.trEni2
and enema of 160 -horse power,y
one o'clock, at the Royal Victoria wee launc
Victoria Dockyard, ptford, is
the presence of several thousands of spectators. In the ob.
seism of Mr. Henry Chatfield, master ebiowri‘at at ebb
yard, the arrangements for the launch were carried out in
a highly satisfactory manner by Mr. Thornton, assistene-
mastor-shipwright. A platform Lad Win erected ender the
bow of the vessel, for the accommodation of Captain
Superintendent Buckle, sod the officers of the establishment
and their friends, whiles the public and the workmen em-
ployed at the yard were enabled to obtain a good eight of
the launch irom stages on the aides of the slip. The
dockyard bend wee In attendance, and several hundreds of
children from various eottoola were stationed on the slip to
witness the proceedings. Shortly before one o'clock, aII
being ready, tha signal was given, and the ceremony of
christening was performed by Miss Cam., the niece of Yr
E. J. P. Pesti; caster-attendsht and harbour-mastert and
the vessel glided swiftly from tho clip upon which she was
oontwetad into the Thames, amide' qke repeated them
of the weakly. the band performing the national anthem.
The Icarus is ordered to be removed to Woolwich to nosing
her boilers and screw machinery. Her engines of 160-basin,
power have been manufmtured 'by Masers. Rennie, a Bloch-
friars. The following are the exact dimensions athe vends
Feet. In.
Length between the perpendiculars l6O 11
Ditto of keel for tonnage l3l
Breadth, extreme
Ditto for tonnage 2B 9
Ditto moulded 2O
Depth in hold
Burthon in loos (old wouloseteent), 679 30-91.
THE DOCKYARDS.—The Admiralty have ailed
for a list of all the inferior officers in oar dockyards, with
their ages, preliminary to another of the principal °Akers
and clerks. with their rearm:ye age!.—Civil Sorra Oaartaa.

A SCHOONER Vi Rk.CIEED.—MILYORD, OCT.
The *charmer Catherine Jane, Captain Law* o end frees
A berdovey, for London, with semis elate, went erhote=
terday, aft noir= Island, and has become wreak. i
ass were drowned, and the master and mots saved.

Wascxe on, YaitionTii.—During Monday night
cad Tuesday morning Yarmouth was visited by a terrikt
vie et wind, occonottutg the wreck of two vessels, W the
beg dens lives. The Teasels tel urged to the same Arnie,
a eenkman named Nell, who rads; at Grimsby . The cal
the Queen arta from her anchor Or Yarmouth-as&
IS Ilsistlsy night, and before this occident was dietweerel
end ililasattst anther °odd be let ge, she streak the ground
esenly opposite the north battery, and about fifty or sixty
yank hein land. About two o'clock the next morning the
meeate wee washed from the deck, with his son, • child
has yeses of ego, in his arms, and drowned. The albs
board consisted of the master'. wife (who: kith
trsrf on
her children, was lashed in the leg shrouds), the
aste, sad the oak boy; sad there were not tensed
teillpes_t seven o'clock, and nut until one of the chileth
MI died from exposure. The other veered wrecked wee
betty as the Kingston. and she grounded off Honey at
nanteg. She first struck on an outer bank, bet
faft:t the soon best, when she took the beach. Not a
heat was Issoolitid, nor, It arms, was any effort made to save
her new. The master's wife, who wee on board, was, hits
the wile of the wester of the Queen, lathed is the
r
but, fearful to relate, when brought &obers the wilitt
Full particulars ...pectins the lose of the Queen wets detailed '
at the inquest bold on the body of the child who dal
in his mother's arms while the was lashed to the
rigging. In this ass the jury hated In the 61-
lanai areiett—" We dad that John Warkigeon cans is
his ilea frees expeeure and cold while lashed to the rinks
of die dip." The jury idea gave in the following Th.
' jay inthet eseenee without expneeleg their regret that
Ike Am of the Coastguard should not have node
acqueinted with the clauses of the Merthset
het ISiiiiisi to by the coroner. believing, at the
lie did his duty to toe best of his ability • and
eitereessiselten Mai consider that the henchmen showed a.
sillialleili WINS if sympathy in not attempting to ream
Oath is bend saes considerable time before they did se."
iftessereser stated that Mrs. Wotkinsos was entirely deal-
Id+ tied that he and other gentlemen had determinel to
vi a subscription far her. The past occurrence refined
dberedit upon the whole of Yarmouth, and he hoped that •
Ikea rubseriptice would in some measure remove the Met.
INTOLSZASCS Iff'SWIDEN.—Th. Tide., of Stock-
holm, reheat swam ore of reihrions persecution in that
menery :—" A person named Hejdenbere, of Billidalk
thought fit in IBM to abjure Lutheraotem, and to dope the
Baptist form of worship; and he taught his new creed. Per
the objaration and teaching he was brought to trkl before
the Royal Court of that town. As, however, ft • that
belted not remind from the clergy the ' ' whisk
an ranked to be given to abjurers. he was sequitted es the
first thugs ; but as, with raped to the second, ft was @bowls
that he had on • Stinky held a meeting and expounded the
Scriptures, he wee declared guilty of violating the lowa air
vendeles and of `profaning the Sabbath; he was mem&
they fined 69 rixdalere. He appealed to the Supreme Court
at Stockholm, but the condemnation was confirmed. He any
recently pretested • petition to the !Mg for pardon, bet 111
has jest been rejected.'
New Boogie.—Among the work', chief in in-
beset, which we may now expect In steostesion, are, In Mr.
Murray's list—. The Cornwallis Pameirofesser Oweee
" Fossil Mammals,"l "Sir Howard on Naval War-
fare with Swan.' In Marra. Lagoa 'e list, Colossi
Oreathed's "Letts from Delhi," Mr. Porter's "K
of Maki" "Illoraite of 1-% wine." Kane's "North
Indiana,' Professor Avoids "On Ckesiffearion." In Mr.
Bentley's list, " The Led Journal. of Hence Walpole,"
"New Picture. and old Pannellinge," by Dr. Doran, .•
History of British Journalism," by A. And•evra, mil " Cali•
colds* of Food," by P. L. Stmatords. In Marra Horst sea
kllsekstes list, " A Summer sad Winter in the Two filoiliss,:
by Julia Kavanagh, and "Episode' of French Ristory,
by Miss Pardo.. la Meters. A. and C. Bieck's lin.
" Parrs out the Theory of °laden," by Profaner Forbes,
and . Rieman of Agricultural Chemistry," by T. Ander-
son, M.D. In Mr. Rontledges lie, Dr. Bookends
Natural may, Mineralogy cooriderod k Eagles le
.aiwral 'pommy, with additions by Proferson Owen and
Phillips and Mr. Robert Brown. In Mr. Skeet's Bet.
" Memoir* of Beaked," "One Veterans of 1844," " Per-
sonal Memoirs of Charles the Second," by 1. W. Clefts.
In Mr. Newby. lira, "Thirty-fin Tens of a Dramatic
Author's Life,' by E. Fitzball. In Mr. Churchill's list,
" Fragmentary Remains of Sir Humybry Davy,' sal
" A Manual of Botany." by Robert Bewley. In Mom.
Hell, Virtue, and Co.'s list, "Life in Sweden," by Mire
Bremer, and " Deborah's Diary, • Sand to Mary Pone..
—Atherietmt.

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