The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-15 00:00:00

THE MUTINY IN INDIA.

(ROM a scat tai oosassros.—._
BOMBAY, lent l 3
Authentic intellirnoe clan **garment in which
the rebels at Delhi were soosantered and beaten in
the neighbourhood of the city, reached Bombay on
the evening of the 11th inst., and the Government
was induced in consequence to postpone the despatch
of the mad until this evening. The broad facts or
the affair are in brief these :—On the morning of the
fish a junction seem to have been effected between
the Meerut force and that of Brigadier Halifax in
advance of Paniput, probably by the passage of
the Juntas at Bhapput. The combined force ad-
vanced to Bsdulla Serai, when the rebels had en-
trenched themselves on ground highly favourable to
them, and in a position defended by heavy Bens
from the Delhi arsenal. The rebels were assaulted
by one of those rapid movements of which we
have had frequent example. in Indian annals. The
pace was to great, the attack so impetuous !wpm-
reedy, that the insurgents were driven from their
grins, and put to flight without a chance of
rallying. Their panic was so fatal and the pursuit
so bit that Held-purrs were captured with all the
bones and harness, the artillerymen haying aban-
doned their charge and precipitately fled. It is con-
jectured that the cavalry, jodiciously.thrown out in
pursuit, cut down many of the fugitives. No time
was Mt in following u the first advantage, and in
the evening a considevabie English force had reached
the Delhi cantonment, and encamped for the night
on the heights commanding the city. These heights
are not sufficiently near, itis said, to command the
town effectively, but the position is good to batter
the city, if neessear.y. The number of guns left in
ear hands by the victory thus easily gained was 31.
The rebels are now ins net, from which they have no
egress. On the right batik of the Jumna the en-
gagement of Badulla Semi leaves no opening for
retreat. The fort of Hohtuk is occupied, and the
Rurnaul road rendered impassable. In the
direction of Mottra the native contingents
stop • the way. Brigadier Wilson, who has
advanced bow Shasecoodeen Nuggur, commands
the passage of the Hindun, and intercepts
the reads into Rohilcand and Dudh. It remains for
the rebels to defend themselves in Delhi,or surrender
at discretion. Whether the certainty of ultimate
and condign punishment will nerve or unnerte them
to a final effort of despair cannot be foretold, but the
weakness they have hitherto exhibited foreshadows
a termination to their resistance at no distant period.
It must be borne in mind, however, that Delhi is a
fortified city, to be taken by escalade or by regular
approaches. The defences are described as being
second only to those of Mooltan, which cost us a long
and sanguinary siege. The walls arc built of solid
masonry, of no great height. The ditch is narrow,
and not very deep, and the flanking works, as fre-
quently happens in Oriental fortresses, do not pro-
perly enfilade the curtain. Masten.) towers, how-
ever. exist at intervals. They are semi-circular in
form, and loopholed for musketry. Spiral stair-
cases lead from the top of the walls down
through the towers to chambers on a level with
the ditch, and these are loop-holed for infantry fire,
most galling to an escalading party crossing the
ditch. The bastions defending the curtains are also
furnished with banquettes fur riflemen: but these
may be kept down by shelling. Fortunately the
extent of the walls forbids the belief that thew hole
of them can be effectively manned, and much may
bo done by surprise and consentration that would
otherwise be difficult to attain.
The N4smuch mutiny is confirmed ; but it is a re-
lief to find that the sepoys spared most of the officers
The 72nd Native Infantry, part of the 21st Native
Infantry, and the 7th Regiment Gwaliur Contin-
gent, the Ist Bengal Light Cavalry, and a detach-
ment of artillery joined the movement, and helped to
barn the town anti rub the treasure-chest. Four
officers of the lit Light Cavalry and two of the
Artillery were killed. The Europeans Hid to Mal-
laghtir,*fourteen miles distant, and the mutineers
are said to have taken the direction of the NiZalll.ll
dominions, where a rising may now be apprehended.
The Nizam died not more than three weeks since,
and the not nious conftelion of Mein in this quarter
is not calculated to excite hopes that the Hyderabad
contingent will be proof against mutinous imprea.
Mons and the hope of plunder.
The Nusseerabad mutineers have taken the road
to Agra, and according to the latest accounts had
pawed Eishenghur, ten miles from Ajmere. Their
artillery horses were already woes out in the deep
and sandy ground, and the sepoys had forred
peasants' bullocks into their service. A good account
will doubtless soon be given of this portion of the
rebels. They have been joined by a detachment of
the 30th Native Infantry on duty at Jeypore.
The rising at I.ucknow is also continued. It
took place on Sunday, the 31st of May., when por-
tions of four Native Bengal Regiments—the
71st, 49th, and 13th Foot,and 7th Cavalry—broke
oat into a riot, and set tire to several bungalows
They were attacked by order of Sir Henry I. memos,
who directed the artillery and whatever other fore*
was at his command against them. Brigadier Hende-
e:mato and four other officers, melancholy to relate,
were killed, and the rebels retreated—in what direc-
tion is not stated. Three hundred of the (hide Inc.g
elan, who were making for Delhi after killing
Captain Royce, their commanding officer. were in-
tercepted on the 3rd June near Allyghur.*
Several executions took place at Agra on the 3rd
and 4th of lane. Five men were hanged on the first
evening. sit on the fourth. Some of those who
mallbred last were proved to be Mrs. Courtney's mur-
derers—one was the private jemadar of the native
deputy collector. One of these mileages was un-
daunted to the last; he wished all his brethren gaud
bye and blessed them all, and told them the
Feringhess were taking his life for no fault of his,
and he scarcely gave them time to secure the no*
round hie neck when he jumped off the
platform.
At Peshawar. a subattdar and several native
eiffeers and privates of the mutinous disarm d troops
liareheen hanged. lied this course been pursued at
Meerut the Delhi massacre would perhaps base been
M sided.
PA—The Goojurs arc plundering the country for
slaty • hundred miles SS.E. and S.W. of Delhi.
M~aaw of them have been caught, and numbers
Hied in engagements with scattered detachments.
BOMBAY, Jive 15.
Although a second order has been issued, in obedi-
ence to which the mail's departure was postponed
till this day, there is no news of the fall of Delhi.
The disaffection, on the other hand, is spreading.'
At Bemires, on the Bth of Jane, on receipt of intelli-
gence
(fele) from Asunghur that the 17th N. 1.,
quartered there, had mutinied, an order was issued
to the 37th N.I. to parade on the Maiden or canton-
meat ground. Ono cif the Scinde regiments was,
enteral out at the mass time. The object of this '
parade was so little known that the European I
officeni of the 37th tome es parade unarmed. Three '1
guns, however, had bees pieced in position to over-
awe the eepoys. The disarmament did not occur
peacefully; but how this happened is not described.
The arms of Bengal regiments are all placed
together in a room in rows, called belts
of arms, and the sepoys. moat have parti-
ally succeeded in breaking into the place before
the muskets wet* carried away. A tight ensued, in
Which the European Artillery took part, firing with I
grape. The mutineers, including the 2nd
meat, made off with some low. On our part, the
following officers (regiments unknown) suffered.'
Officers: Gave killed; Chapman and }Tesler,
wounded ; Tveedie, ball in shoulder. Privates :
10 killed. At Rand, in a widely different quarter.
the 12th N.I. have mutinied, end the officers lied
into the camp before Delhi. We thus find mutters
in this strange and unsatisfactory position. The mu-1
einem of l.ucknow made slf to Seetapore, where 'I
the, will probably to Need by the 41st N.I. in
= estliaastassiatbsees mobs the way towards Delhi
Ms Lad mutineers, those
orrisroots& and Nussresatrad, and them of Bemires,
all marchingshent the emery, either with the in-
tention of preseedlei to Delhi, or with
no intention at all bat plunder. The ge-
neral result is deplorable. The whole country
for hundreds of miles in Central India is overrun by
hostile bands of 'epos*, who were followed and Yip-
potted by gangs of thieves and brigands. The tele-
graphs have been cut off, and since the victory be-
• Capt. lisps was military ocretery to Sir H. Lawman.