The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-02 00:00:00

THE BENGAL MUTINY.

(Entree.; from the Letter of an Offloer to Fe Mende in
Erglrsd.)

CALCUTTA. SATVIWAT, BIAV 18.

To conceal the condition of India any longer is
now impiesible. The disaffection that has existed to long
amongst our Sepoya from one end of our Eastern possessions
to the other has at length displayed itself in all Its meaning.
You, doubtless, ate already aware in what bas taken place
at Darrarkpire, a stai:on 15 miles ,::Rant Lem Calcutta.
One regiment, the 19th Native Infantry, about 900 strong,
has been disbanded, and seven compumies of the 34th Native
Infantry, about 700 men, have shared the same fate, making
in all 1,600 men, who with their wives and families have
been turned adrift to plunder and murder ; for the men are
not St Z. labour of any kind, and their families and wives
mast be fed. This, for a tione, quieted llarrnekpore, as the
disgraced men were parsed over the river and the banks
guarded by European sentriee to prevent their return. Other
diaturbanoes, however, in the north-west were won reported,
and yesterday morning, by electric telegraph, the govern-
ment received the news of most alarming outbreaks, with
great loss of life, about Meerut and Delhi.
That which has been slumbering elan the tirne of Sir C
N►pier has broken out in full vigour, and ere another Mail
Teaches England it is not impossible that the European
population of India, that is from Calcutta upwards, may be
considerably diniioish:d. This is an astounding assertion
nevertheless It is no exaggeration. The government sup-
presses every kind of information it reeves that I. likely
to create alarm, and even, it is raid, pays hes, ily to our
daily pares to do the tame. It is eenuespently difficult to
at rive at the truth, or even a knowledge of what is going on.
Shortlyafter the DArraek pule r, the 3rd Cavalry at Meerut
showed symptoms of disaffection; about 80 men (Sowers
troopers) were tried by court-miwtial, sentenced to a long term
of itopriseninrnt and had Inlaar. The sentence woe rend
on the yuletide ground fn the presence of the regiments eta-
tinned at Meerut, and the men were ;seined immediately
after, and marched off to prison. During the proems the
native troops appeared aunty and realms, but not a word
was said. About midnight of the following day, however,
their feelings being worked sip to boiling point, the whole of
the ffepoys and Sowers stationed at Meerut left their lines
and proceeded straight to Delhi. These consisted of the
Ilth, 15th, 20th, and 74th Native Infantry, and the re-
maining temips of the 3rd Cavalry. On reaching De/hi they
were joined by the 3Sth and 54th Native Infantry and the
Native Artillery at that station. Hero the most atrocious
sets were committed. Headed by the 38th, they attacked
every how.e containing an Enropesn, and killed every
man and violated and killed everywoman, including Mr. 8.

Fraser, the Commissioner, Rev. Jennings and daughter;
the death and sufferings of the latter are said to
Dare been such es no pen can describe or heart conceive.
Dr. Balfour and Captain Dangler, commanding the Pa-
lace Guards, were killed ; and every officer of the 38th
and 64th present with his corm and visitors and remittent&
in the pleas, shared the 1,11110 fate, except the following
Major and Mrs. Abbott, Captain and Mrs. Wallace, Cap-
tain and Mrs. De Totsecr, Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson. The
truurgents then proceeded to the Delhi D.wk, loofa that
and retained prereemion of the builcling ; aim the Treasury,
which was well supplied. Lieutenant Willoughby, in charge
of the magarine, seeing ell this, at once blew it up, and, we
four has perished by his own hands, lied this megar.ine
fallen into the handed the insurgents, there is no calculating
thee mischief they might hare effected. The devotion of
Lieutenant Willoughby ir; beyond praise. God grant we may
hear he is still alive. At prevent he is

The insurgents now hold Delhi. The Commander-in-Chief
is said to be on bin way from the hills with three European
corps sad a Goons regiment. Lord Canning in frantic, and
a general peak pervades India. The steamer Alms, which
ought behove left to-morrow morning with the mail, is post-
petard with the hope that Letter Dews may arrive on Monday.
The probability is new. more alarming will reach ue Other
regionals may have risen, and ether massarros be
reperbel. To protect the capital (Calcutta) General
Basra, has been In communication a:th the Go-
versor-Genaral (General Low is utterly usele”), and •
Men hes been devised which will ho carried into eiroa to-dry
or tipmenow ; It is, I hoer, to coacentrate our troop. in
Calcutta.. Ors ponsible. The above are farts, and I have
wary mason to say may he relied an with confidence- We
only fear for oar wins sad daughters; if they were mare or.
work would be easy.

SATCEGAT EVENING, MAT 16.
Since writing the shove a govemuient notification hoe been
imaed confusing ahead everything herein detailed.
MONDAY EVENING, MAT Is.

As expected the telegraph hi in, and the news for which
the mails Dive kern detained bail readied es. :Nothing, that
I can learn, Prom Delhi. From Meerut we have the fel-
lowing ,
On the evening of the 10th the troop roes, as It were, as

ete:r. The 11th, 15th, and 20th Native Infantry, end the
3,4 Light Cavalry, fell with merciless fury on their oaken%

' destroying very many of each regiment; some contrived to
escape. Of those killed we have the following:—Colonel
Finals, Ilth, killed; Lieutenant Chambers and Mrs. Cham-
bers, with Native Infantry; Captain Taylor and Captain
M'Doseld, of the 20th NWT* Infantry, end Mrs. MD...—
mid also killed, and many others. Ltr. Christie, ofithg
Cavalry, mortally wounded.
Ms. Courtney, hotel-keeper, end all her ehitdren, with ....
erring ladies and WIWI% killed. Huw those poor souls dlel7
no one knows. It appears the men of the 3rd Cavalry that
were confined in gaol were liberated by the insurgents, by
whom the greeter part of Meerut has been consumed by ire.
Many Europeans have been destroyed, whore names bare *
to be published. The excitement here Is fearful in the extreme, '