The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-23 00:00:00

THE MUTINY IN INDIA.

OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.

This morning were issued, in the form of a return
to parliament, a series of despatches, nineteen in number,
relative to the late mutinies, and addressed by the Clovemor-
General of India, in coned', to the Court of Directors of the
East India Company.
In the first despateh, dated Feb. 7. the Governor-General,
in council, inform, the directors of a display of feeling on the
part of the &pops relative to the nee of grease for the c►rt-
ridges. Ho writea

"Fort William, Feb. 7.

" We hare the honour to transmit, for the information
of your honourable court, copy of a correspondence relative
to en Unellaineall which first manifested itself amongst the
men attached to the depot of musketry at Dum Duet, in con-
sequence of a report hiving reached them that the grease
used in the arsenal for preparing the cartridges for the Enfield
rifles was composed of the fat of pigs' and of cows.'
" The men were appeased on being salved that the
matter would be duly representtd, and, at the suggestion of
the Inspector-Ociteral of Ordnance, we have, as a present
immure, authorised the issue of tartridgen without grease,
tho men being permitted to apply, with their own hands,
whatere7eittore they may prefer.

"A. It appears, however, that service-ammunition to-
quires to be bundled, and to be greased previously with •
composition that should last for a emaiderable time without
renewal, we hove requested bin Excellency the Commander-
in-Chief to cause some experiments to be made at Meerut,
where the presence of a (tine Corps (her Majesty's 60th)
offers means which do not exist at any other station, for the
purpose of ascertaining the best ingredients to be used in
greasing the cartridges, with reference both to the feelings of
the native soldiery end to the requirements of the service.
We hare desired that we may be favoured with his excel-
lency's advice on this subject as early as may be conveniently
practicable. We would suggest to your honourable court
the expediency of obtaining some information on this subject
in Engltuid, where doubtless many experiments have been
made.

" Yonr honourable court will observe that the matter has
been fully explained to the men at liarmckporo and at Dum
Duni, end that they appear perfectly satisfied that there ex-
isted no Intention of Interfering with their caste; and also
that proper matimuse will be taken to remove the came of
their objection to the oempoeition of the material used for
greasing the cartridges.
"At the euggestlon of the Inspector-General of Ord-
name, we beg to recommend to your honourable court that
no more ready-made ammunition for the Enfield rides be sent
to this president 7."
_

The directors, in reply, exprces their entire approval of
this order, and add that—" No more cartridges will bo sent
from this country. In making theta up in India there will
not, we en persuaded, be any difficulty in your prescribing a
composition which, whilst sufficient for the purpose, will be
unobjectionable to any of the castes in our native army."
In • dispatch, dated April 8, the Ouvernor-General men-
tions the expedient proposed to be adopted. He says

" The chief objeCtinit on the part of the sepoys was to
biting cartridges, which, it was eariently reported among
them, were greased with fet of pigs and COWP. On this point
our letter to the adjutant-general of the army, No. 116, dated
the sth March, 11157, has conveyed full information.

"It ;appean doubtful whether any composition free
from grease of some sort, ea wax and oil, would answer the
required purpose; and taking into coneideration the desir-
abloom of avoiding the practice of applying to the mouth
anything which might be repugnant to the religions preju-
dices of the natives, we have adopted the euggeetion of
Major Bontein, commanding the school of maaketry at Dum
Dum, to abolish in tho platoon exercise the practice of biting
off the end of the .'artridge, and with this object to alter the
instructions so as to calm the tad of the cartridges to be
torn off by the left hand.
"Ilis Excelkncy the Commander-in-Chid has recom-
mended that the altered modo of loading should be appli-
cable to the ordinary percussion musket as well as to the
ride musket, and we have authorieed this change to be carried
into effect.

t` We consider that the new mode of loading should be
introduced in every regiment, European or native, in India,
and we have instructed the governments of Madras and
Bombay accordingly ; but we are unable to extend the
alteration to her Majesty's infantry regiments serving In

The tateceedin7 dispatches continue to record various de-
menetrations of a mutinous feeling on tho part
of the Sepoys, the punishment decreed fur indi-
vidual offences, and at last the disbandment
of whole regiments. On the 18th of May the Governor-
General forwards to the directors a narrative of the dime.
trona events at Meerut and Delhi, and of the mesaures taken
to meet the emergency. In a despatch of the following day,
the governor and council urge the necessity fur a material
increase in the strength of the European troops. They
write

" The =comity for an increase of the substantial strength
of the army in the Bengal eetublishment —that is to say, of
the European troops upon this establishment—bee been long
apparent to us; but the necessity of refraining from any ma-
teriel increase to the charges of the military department,
in the present state of our finance., has prevented as
hitherto from moving your honourable court in this
matter. The late untoward occurrences at Berham-
pore, Fort William, Barrackpore, and Lucknow,
crowned by the shocking and alarming events of the past
week at Meerut and Delhi, and taken in connexion with the
knowledge we have lately acquired of the dangerous state of
feeling in the Bengal waive army generally, strange and, at
present, unaccountable as it ia, have convinced us of the

urgent necessity of nut merely a pottiuve increase of our
European strength, but of a material increase in the pro-
portion which our European troops hear to the native regular
troop on the establishment. We are of opinion that the
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latb;r is now the more mewling necessity of the two.
"We betiers that all these objccta, political, military, sad
finansial, will be immediately attained in a very material
degree by taldag adrautam of the present opportunity la
the manner we bays now the honor respectfully to propose;
and we am no other way in which .11 the male objects ma
be asking iR three, now or prospectively. We recan-
mead that the six nadirs regiments which ere la offset no
longer In existence should not be replaced, whereby the
establishment of Regular Native Infantry would be reduced
to sixty-right regiments; and that the European othoere of
them late regiments should be used to officer three regiments
of Europeans to be added to your establishment at this
Presidency.

we oCaltdently aferta.that that the government will be

much etrongrr in respect of all important internal end
external punning, with three additional European
of the established strength, than it would be by embodying
six native regiments of the established strength , Red rre
anticipate no innmvenience
_in respect of minor objects,

comer °Nitta, in
time of peaeo and tranquillity, from the consequiut imam,
rical reduction of regular troop. Indeed, the financial
result of the measure, ff carried out as we propose, will lesre
a considerable surplus available, if it should be thought flt so
to employ it, for en augmentation of irregulars, who, for all
such minor objects, are much better, Liven Si much (beam
than regulars of any description.

"Your honourable court will observe that at present the
relative strength of Europese% to Native infantry is the
Company'. Bengal army is dhcropprtienately amall la
the Bombay array it is as I be 9 2-3rd4, and in the Madras
army aa 1 to 16 2.3rds, while in the Bengal arms it is u
Ito 24 2-3rds. If the propesed measure is adopter!, the pro-
portion in the Bengal army will be between those in the
Bombay and Madras arnica, viz., 1 to 11 2-3rds."

. .
The court of directors, in % despatch of July N, prodite
their best attention "at the earliest possible period," to the
Governor-General's report of Ilia measures, and after appleod•
iog his eivellero y and the officials for the judgment they
have shown, add,

" Wo confidently expect that the next deepatEbei we shall
receive will apprise us of the complete maces of the
measurm taken for the suppreadon of armed mistime to
our governuient ; and we feel assured that the woe Energy
and skill which have been displayed in making heed eoke,t
the most formidable danger to which the British Govern-
ment in India could be exposed will bo employed in takiag
precautions against the return of that danger, and in knee
diately ascertaining and removing, so far as is preEtiE able,
the causes which may have led to it."

The papers close with a despatch fmm the Governor-
General of India, in council, dated the .sth nit., containing
apparently the latest official account of the rebellion, rt.
oeived by ordinary way :

" Fort William, June S.

"Wo transmit herewith, for the information of your
honourable court, a continuation down to the present date,
of the narrative forwarded by the last mail, taken from
messages by the electric telegraph, of what has occurred it
different stations in this presidency, in connexion with the die-
affection prevalent in thenativearmy. A report received foam
the Honorable Lieut.-Governor, North-western Pruinees,
is transmitted herewith, but it brings events down only to
the 22nd of last month.

•" We regret that we are unable to forward reports from Agra
of a later date, and detailed reports from other stations, bot
we have received none. We have called on the civil sod
military authorities to furnish us with reports of all that bee
happened at the seven, stations, but the pressure upon all
persons in authority has been so great that it is not to be
wondered at that they have not found time to compile cm.
nected statement. of occurrences.

" Your honorable court will observe with ratidaction
that the tidings now sent to you are not without an minas •
tare of hopeful intelligemce. The 70th Regiment of Entire
Infantry, stationed at Ilarrackpore, has come forward to
declare its loyalty, and its dc4iro to emulate the European
troops in punishing the rebellious regiments at Delhi. The
Gorernor-Genersill proceeded to Barrackpore, and personally
thanked the regiment at a general parade; and we have
reason to believe that this act, while it has had a very
beneficial effect in strengthening the loyalty of the 70th
Regiment and others at Barrackpove, will have the happiest
Influence on the minds of all well-divvied men in the native
army.

three companies of the 37th Regiment at Barrack•
pore lost no time in following the good example of the 70th.
"Meanwhile, we had already received a spontaneous decla-
ration of loyalty from the irregular cavalry of the Ramgher
force, in which the infantry of that force participated. And
it was further reported that the Remghur irregular ca-
valry had signally marked their sincerity by having, on
that hearing et the outrage committed by the mutinous regi-
ments at Meeruut and Delhi, written to their comrades who
were on leave in the district, to offer their services to the ge-
neral °Meer commanding the Meerut division.

"The Gth Native Infantry at Allahabad 1111.9 also come for•
ward with an aaaurance of its devotion to government, and
en offer of its services against the mutineera.
"We have publicly acknowledged these several declare.
tione of loyal and soldiedike feeling.

"On the 30th of May Last, a part of the Meerut force
was attacked near Ghazewoddea Nagger by a large body of
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the insurgents from Delhi, with nee guns. The 'in-
'urgent* were thoroughly beaten by our troops,
and dispersed with much lose; and the five gun., with
ammunition end a great quantity of intrenching tools,
were taken from them. Our loss was 44 men
killed and wounded, chiefly of the 60th Royal Rifles, but the
greater number of theme were injured by the exploeion of a
tumbril left by the fugitive insurgents at the bridge on the
Hindu!, Nuddec, neer the place where the action 111/
fought. This victory will, no doubt, be of great value in
proving to the mutineers, and to the whole army, the
prowess of our European troops., even in comparatively
small bodies; and its occurrence just now is still wore im-
portant, when, owing to the difficulty in procuring sufficient
carriage, sad in moving the siege train winch hie Excellency
the Curiunszder-in-Chief was organising for We attack on
Delhi,. delayof some days must take place before the attack-
ing force can reach that fortress.
" But we deeply regret to say that the at tack will not be
made by Gemini Anson in person. An allusion to his having
died was received by us on the let inatant, end
em the 3rd this was confirmed by tidings of his
excellency's decease at Uratellah, on the morning of the 27th
May, by cholera. General Anson west have preveded to
Kumla some few days previously, for a message from his
excellency has reached us dated Kurnaul, 25th of May. It
is probable that he bad been obliged by illness, to return to
Umbolleh where he died.

We gst no timo after the receipt of this melancholy intelli-
gence, in transmitting to Umballah, by such means as maybe
available at Cawnyore and Agra, and north-west of those
plekee,our instructions to Maj.-Gent Sir 11. Barnard, K.C.8.,
commanding the Sirhind Division, to assume the controand
of the force proceeding against Delhi; and we have urged
upon that officer the neecreity of hi, attacking the insurgents
and mutineers at that place at the earliest powible date•
the continuance of coder and quiet, already much it:-
wined by cxeitment at the most importont Madan
of Allahabad, Cawnpore, bicknow. and Agra, end in
the adjoining districts, being dependent on the early and
signal discomfiture of ie rebels in arms at Delhi, and in its
neighbourhood.
Major-General Reed, CB., her Majesty'. service, cow-
mending the I'eebawur division, euemeda by right of
seniority, and according to custom, to the command of the
Bengal Army as Provincial Commander-in-Chief; but con-
sidering the emergency of existing cireunistancea, and the
absolute necessity of committing the command of the army
of this presidency townie officer of pre-eminent qualifications,
in point of knowledge of the native troops and Indian
experience, we have thought it right to request
Lieutenant-General Sir Patrick Grant, K.C.B. the Com-
mander-in-Chief at Fort St. George, to come to Calcutta with
aft convenient expedition, to assume the office of Ad*
Commander fts-Chief of the Bengal Army. We trust that
this important measure will be approved of by your honour-
able court. It is temporary only, and it will rest with the
home government to appoint some officer to succeed to the
high office of Commander-in-Chief in India and of the liengel
presidency, in auccession to the late General the Honourable
G. Anson, deceased.
. . . .

Every effort is being made to &watch European troops
to Catenpore. The 84th Foot have been sent up almost en-
tire; a detachment of that regiment is expected by the
Coronoondel immediately from Itongoou.
Tito lot Madras European Fusilier, have been also sent
up ty transit earriagiui, by the bullock train, and by
steamers. _ _ _ .

" Of the 64th Foot, who have just arrived from Bombsyj
MO men will proceed on a steamer and flat immediately, an 4
the remainder of the regiment will be sent up by dawk car•
riages and the bullock train.
.The other regiments expected from Bombay and Ceylon
will be pushed upward am expeditiously as pnmaible
" We are now despatching instruction. to Rangoon to send
round her Majesty'. 29th Foot, as soon so the curpe can be
brought down from Thyetmew.
"It is our confident hope that by :be next mail we shall
have it in our power to report to your honorable court that
signal retribution ham been inflicted on the mutineers and
rebels at Delhi, and that the immediate recult has been s
perceptible tendency in ell the dinricts to return, at no (EA.
taut period, to quiet and good order."

- -
MR. JONAS WEBB'S RANN.—The annual letting
of the celebrated Babraham rams bee just taken piers., and
attracted • numerous attendance from all parts of the
country. At the public letting 66 rams were hired, and the
total amount realised was 1,8124 12e., or 2V. 17e. 7d. per
head. This was a high average, although rather below that
realised last year. In 1852 69 rams were let fur 221. 3e. Id.
each; in 1863 71 for 221. Ga. 3d. each ; and in 1866 77 for
331. ls. aid. each. The highest price commended on the
Croccasion by any single ram was 197 Owes, and this
. largest stun Mr. Webb bas ever realised for the hire of
one of hie aplendid breed: The hirer was Mr. Lindsey, of
New York. The Earl of Leioesteir, the Earl of Yarborough,
and atom noblemen were hirers of other rams, end 70, 60,
71, 100, and 52 guineas were realised in five instances. The
heehaws trensected at the public letting does not convey,
however, a complete idea of the extent of Mr. Webb's trans-
actions as • great deal of business is concluded with bins
privately. About 300 gentlemen were present at the usual
dinner?: Jima by Mr. Webb to hie visitors. The chair was
men by the Honourable Eliot Yorke, M.P., and the hon.
gent men was supported by Mr. Adeline, M.P. for Cam-
bridgeshire, and Mr. Wynne, M.P. for Merionethshire.
Among the foreign gentlemen present were Mr. Sa h, Rom
Cobleatz, and the Marquis de opts, from France.

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saw, as well is nue\ cras,
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la to Native labatry la the
disproportionately nee& la
to 9 2-iris, ssd to the Mabee
dle la the Beeral tau" ft le as
id ammo le adopted, do les-
will be belteema those la the
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Aka posibil priad," to the
Ws wasana, sad alter applaud-
Maki kw as Jodisisat tbity

M the ant asopetetwa we shall
the compiet• armee of the
maim of awed resistance to
eseared that the ume mum
splayed la meting Wed whim
to which the Britt& Govern-
mad, will be employed In taking
a of that &NM, and in imme-
rata', so far y ia practicable,
W to it."

despatch from the Governor-
, &tad the sth ult., contenting
d account et the rebellion, re-

"Fort William, June 5.
, for the information of your
coon down to the present date,
I by the lest mail, taken from
krraph, of what has occurred at
MOMMeliOn with the die-
airs army. A report received ken
tenor. North-western Provinces,
t it brings wants down only to

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reporta from other statiams, tat
Ve have celled on the tin] sad
eh us with moils of all that bait
UltiOna, but the prams* epee all
eta so great that it is not to be
e not found time to compile con.
Med.

t will observe with nails/Action
you an sot without an admix -

The 70th Regiment of Native
rwkpore, has coma forward to
dews to emulate the European
Wiliam traumata at Delhi. The
1 to Bureckpote, and gemenally
• general panda; and we have
la act, whale it has hod • vary
timing the loyalty of the /hi
mayor", will lame the imprint
II .41-diemi mesa la the meths

tf the bilb RestmeatM lerreek-
rig the psi ism* el the 7th.
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being depenind ea the early sad
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, C.ll, bee Majesty's meek*, can-
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essasta, to the command of the
iel Commander-in-Chid: but ccm-
ef nastiest cirr minium, end the
omitting the command of the army
odker of yereedmat qoalidestioas,
of the attars troops sad Indian
thought It right to roped
Patrice Gnat, IL Cll., the Com-
Bt. George, to wens to Calcutta with
ns, to &MUM the Ake of Mime
the Bengal Army. Wo trust the
ill be approved of by your honour-
vary only, and It will rest with the
mho moms Aber to *amend to the
..la.Chief in India and of the=
to the late General thi lion

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