The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-20 00:00:00

INDIAN MUTINIES.

AN ESCAPE IN OUDE.

The following is from Lieutenant George Holmes
Burnes (lat. Adjutant of the 10th Chide Irregular lohntry),
who has so narrowly escaped the fete that befel hie moles,
Sir Alexander end Charles, at Cebul. It is !Wrens' to
hie brother, an ofßoor of the avenging force at Jubbotgaws,
end In the original the name of the friendly Rajah and hie
kat ears written in Omit character. :

" llitstriaa, Sunday, Sept. 13.

" I fear that foe tray month. yea meat Lave mourned
me ma deed, sad my escape has lathed bar wonderful, very
wonderful ; for since the 3rd of Jose (the dale of the mutiny '
and termare et thetapore) I hive been prowling in the
jambe, =posed to sun and min, sad panned by Soper
and • marl petty of irregular earthy, bat I been hitherto
swap* sad hops yet to get me lem protected by
friendly Reimh, who has fed me end those with IN to this
hour, and now that thing emu bothrisig I tart he will
hirers his mere for us se ober y! God has been vary
merciful to me, end I yet hope to see you, dearest brother,
again. Mach lave Ile Wile sad but little space to put it
in. On the 3rd et Jen the Ileeempore troops, consisting of
the 41st Siegal Native lathery, 9tb and 10th Regiments
pads Inegulir biary, sad Tad Regiment Oude Military
Paike,—in all about 3.300 men, broke out into open mutiny
end shot their cars, and every European, man, woman,
and child, they could lay their bride on. Mom of this
bawler. I cannot now dwell on the horrible scenes that
aloud ; so will relate bray the part more immediately
affecting myself. The 41st commenced the mutiny by
shooting their other, one of the three lieutenants, and the
sagest-major; and the 9th Irregulars followed suit by
shooting their commanding officer, doctor, sad eargrat-
major. The 10th were drawn up to protect the civil lithe,
and on their left wee military police. The latter im-
mediately mutinied and oommencerd shooting the civilises,
bat the 10th showed s disposition to stand far, until
the 41st and 9th approached them, when they like-
wise joined the mutineers, but did not attempt to shoot
their races. I was standing in front of the ceetre of the
left wing, rhortieg the men to be faithful to their ere and
to the colours they had so lately sad se sacredly moth to
dlelhad. They Erred with the utmost respect, and trimmed
no at,.. whatever of disobedience until the 41st red 9th
same whirls 120 yards, when the light crimpy broth
their make, and, seising me, took me to the mar, loping of
me to ten end are myself, se they wished me no hrs.
&deg my ornmanding rim end mewed in command
going, I followed with • heavy beast, little wing whir be-
came of me, sad sot taking moth sotto of Use volleys the
troops were treating as to. I went to the house of Mr.
Christina, the oormissiceser, where all the remaining people
of the station had eseembled. Babied the home Erred •
man deep river, and beyond visa • jungle at thick eyrie
and bniebwood ; all agreed to cruse and hide in the ;
the house was mow being surrounded, the police were In
the garden, and had occupied • small temporary beidge acres

the river, where they gra a number of saes, wetney ad
children. Sow mowed by a toed ; as fir ma, I
followed la the mar, and cams up with Mrs. Christian, the
ootarataidaser's sr*, struggling to get on with her little
child la her seam—• girl two-and.a-lialf years old, and her
husband with her, carry* a boy about es months old. The
Ram hod run away, mad the mom repot feeling memo to
have been too strong on the fugitive. for any of them to
help her. I took the child from her arms, and with the aid
of Quarteramater-Sergeant Morton, of my regiment, got it
away safe and sound, all three escaping unscathed through
the foetal shower of bullets sent after us as we crowed the
Aver, sad hid unruliest in the friendly jungle. We went
some twenty mike that day, taking the ibild by turns ; mart
day we met Sir Itt. Jekaon, Aseatent Commieiouer, sad'
' his sister, la the jungle; we went on together, and on the
morning of the 6th reached Mitnwlee, the fort of
' Rajah Tonnes Singh, with whom we have duo' been. I
meted kis fort by force, and claimed protection for the
whole piety, which wee granted. I have since heard that
Mr. wad Mrs. Christian and the little boy were killed, so my
goer little ward teen orphan; she is a very nice little child.
I meld this through an calm with whom I am totally ammo
roolated, but seat in a French latter by a Brahmin to Caws-
pore, sad received as gamer hem Captain Gordon this day,
whisk ealirheeed et as to what is goer oar in India. I
cosid conuanagoee trisrw orr of mune should have doss

so. 1 last all Iliad in eu,)d, bid mist atom my poor
mother's jinni.. I thought oir the sad tried to go into my
Yeses after having the punk, bat the mutinous were then.
mud bed it no, sal mat of without sa snide to my name.
God him you, my Mr, and brothels; writs and tell them
about me.
" P.a.l hale slam board that Liantaasats Doris and Snell,
oommandsat sad wood in command.of my regiment, sore
Jot mar the river."

Tux AUSTRALIAN HOMEWARD MAIL.—The
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today, wit.: Iterre bot so losers from llytteey,
Melbourne, or Maid& him boas rooolvol the Mater
laninn. It u peemeed that the boxes eseiteheiag Wore Ran
those Ow ea were takes from the Item by *be Admhwity
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