The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-14 00:00:00

squadrons of tho Carabineers, who overtook them
-about six miles-off,-and killed forty-asven of theca.
One of the Carabineers was killed, and two or three
were wounded, Colonel Hogg amongst the latter.
The course of the mutiny now takes us to Feroze-
pore. About two o'clock on the 13th ultimo three
days after the rising at Meerut, it was whispered
through the cantonment that the men were bent on
mutiny. The garrison consisted of the 45th and
57th Regiments Native Infantry, and the 10th
Native Light Cavalry, with a part of H.M. 61st Foot.
The men were at once ordered to parade on their re-
spective grounds, and the European women and
children were removed into the entrenched maga-
zine. The Sepoys came to a halt in the Suddur
bazaar, and refused to advance a step; they now
loaded their muskets, and advanced upon the maga-
zine, which fortunately was held by a company of
her Majesty's blet Regiment. A party of the 57th
Regiment, off duty, but in the magazine, throw
scaling ladders and ropes over the walls to the men
outside, who immediately crossed the moat and scaled
the fort. About 300 of them thus gained ingress to
the magazine, and hurrahing made for the gate
which afforded access to the ordnance stores. They
were met by five files of the 61st, under Colonel
Redmond, who poured a volley into their ranks
which staggered them, and upon two more
companies of that corps marching in to the
rescue, the mutineers were driven out at the
.point
of the bayonet. The company of 57th Regiment
inside the magazine was quickly disarmed, and lest
the magazines of the two native regiments should
fall into the hands of the mutineers, they were blown
up by the Artillery from the fort. At night the
mutineers fired the church, the Roman catholic
chapel. two hospitals, H.M.l3lst mess-house, and a
dozen bungalows, but were driven out of the station
and dispersed the next day. Many of these men
have since returned to camp, giving up their arms,
, and stating their willingness to be shot. It is
pleasing, in the midst of such general disaffection,
to notice the loyalty with which the 10th Regiment
Light Cavalry behaved in this mutiny, not a suspi-
cion attaching to officers or men, who are reported
thoroughly trustworthy.
We have now to return to the neighbourhood of
Delhi for our next episode in this eventful story.
The oth Regiment Native Infantry, stationed at
Allyghur, WWI believed to be thoroughly loyal, and
had given strange proof of the sincerity ofihear pro-
fessions. ' One of the emissaries of Or rt,' says
the Friend rf India,' had found his way into the
fort, and was tampering with the men to induce
them to join the ranks of the mutineers at Delhi,
when he was seized by consent of the whole body,
and handed over to the commanding officer. A
court-martial composed of native officers wee held,
which condemned him to death, and a parade
was ordered for his execution. At the ap-
pointed time the regiment assembled, and
the gallows received its victim ; but before
the traitor was cut down the Rifle Company
from Boolundshuhur came in and marched on to
the ground. A fanatic from the ranks stepped out,
and proclaimed that they had destroyed a martyr to
the cause of religion, since the company's govern-
ment were firmly bent upon destroying caste through-
out India. The men listened, debated, wavered, and
finally broke up with loud shouts, declaring their
intention of marching to Delhi, which resolve was
speedily put in execution. A number of the well-
disposed assembled round the officers, and told them
that although they were powerless to withstand the
general will, they would take care that no basin
should happen to them ; and they kept their word.'
We are in some doubt as to the fate of the officers of
this corps, which, according to latest advice', was
uncertain. Two compunies of this regiment were
stationed at top They also mutinied, and
made an effort carry off the treasury. but were

defeated.
" Passing down the list we come now to the 6th
and 00th Regiments at Umballah. We are without
detailed accounts of the disaffection in these corps,
but they are reported to have refused to march on
Delhi when ordered so to do by wings unless they
were allowed to go as a body. Their mutinous state
has been well known for sonic time, and tires have
been of nightly occurrence in the station. At
Murdaun, in the l'unjaub, the 55th Regiment Native
Infantry broke into open mutiny: of the fate of
their officers we are uncertain. A detachment of
Europeans from Peshawur arc on their track, and
have already slain many of them, and taken one
hundrel and fifty prisoners into l'eshawur. At Agra
the 4111 and 67th Native Infantry were imme-
diately disarmed upon news of the defection of
their detacbmenta at Muttra, who had seized the
treasury there, and marched to Delhi, and the mea-
sure is as doubtless imperative, for fires have been of
constant occurrence there also. The 3rd Regiment
of Native Infantry at Phillour are reported to have
bunt down the station and openly mutinied. The
report is however since contradicted, so that the
matter is in doubt. Cawnpore was in a state of
siege on the Ist instant, the ladies and children all
shut up in the fort. At Lucknow the rebellion
broke out with fury on the night of the 31st, the
regiments we have specified above, mutinying, and
burning and plundering in all directions. We await.
further intelligence from thence.
"The outbreak at Nusseerabad and Neemuch had
been impending ever since the news of the Delhi
mutiny reached these places. We arc in consider-
able anxiety as to the fate of the Ein °peens of these
stations, nothing being known of certainty up to
date. A considerable force from Deese must now be
at Nasserabad, and the mutineers are said to have
marched away with the six guns in their posses-ion
in the direction of Delhi. they will doubtless be
joined by the 72nd Regiment from Neemuch, but
that they will ever reach Delhi is matter of ex-
treme unlikelihood. The whole of the Rajpootana
seems to be staunch, and the mutineers will in all
probability be intercepted and cut up by some of the
contingent forces of those states.
"To what extent the disarming of the native
regiments has been carried in the Punjaub we are
unable to state, but we have certain information that
the native troops at Moran Meer and Peshawur
were so trented on the dates indicated. A force of
20,000 to 30,000 men has thus melted away from the
Bengal array fist within a few weeks, and whether
the process has reached its limit or not we are un-
able yet to say.
" And now for the measures which have been
taken in this emergency. A powerful force is con-
verging upon Delhi, the importance of an early re-
capture of which city is very great. The most unac-
countable delay seems to have characterised the
movements of General Anson, the news of whew
death by cholera. at Kurnaul on the 27th ultimo took
all India by surprise. General Barnard, the next in
command upon the spot, must, we think, have
reached Delhi by this time, and we arc hourly
awaiting the news of its capture. He has a con-
siderable force with him, and it is not likely that
the mutineers will be able to make a long stand
aphid him. Pending the advance of the force, the
mutineers had mired out of I /end. and attacked the
Meerut division which had occupied the village of
Gliadeenuggur, about equidistant lietween these
places. They were speedily routed by the
Rifles, and Inst the five guns with which
they advanced to the attack. Not discouraged,
they made a second attack on the 31st ultimo with
the same result, and since then we are without
information of their movements. Our loss in these
attacks was occasioned mainly by the explosion of
a magazine, which placed 44 o the Rifles in the list
of killed and wounded. The army advancing on
Delhi is composed as follows :-2 troops of Horse
Artillery, 9th Lancers, 1 squadron 4th Lancers,
her Majesty's 75th Foot, Ist Fusiliers, 6 companies
2nd Fusiliers. The Meerut force, which will unite
with it, is as follows :-6th Carabineers, 80th Rifles,
4 Horse Artillery guns, a horse battery, 2 18
pounders, 120 artillery recruits, and some. Sappers,
Sirmoor battalion.
" The I'unjab authorities have manifested consi-
derable vigour in the emergency, the troops being
disarmed in all directions, as soon as the news of
the Meerut tragedy arrived.
" For the quietude of that part of Rajpootna
which borders on our presidency, we are informed
by the Poona Obaerrer that a moveable column is to
be immediately formed at dhow, which will be so
equipped that it can be rapidly moved in any direc-
tion. Two squadrons of her Majesty's 14th (the
King's) Light Dragoons at Kirkce, the 25th Native
Infantry at Poona, the companies of the light batta-