The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-05 00:00:00

LBTTBRS FROM INDIA.

The following extracts are made from a letter re-
ceived by the family of a young man who, a few
years once, threw up a clerkship at the Admiralty,
and, after roaming about Australia, to the surprise of
his friends, turned up in India, the mutiny bringing
the first letters telling of his movements and the
crisis in his fortunes

Port Agri, Aug. 27.

Here we are situ cooped up in the Fort. is yet we hue
not been attacked. The reins am pretty neerlyour now, 50
I presume, unlere we speedily get reinforcements, we must
expect to be beleaguered by the Own Hot and Laden foram
who are all at Owelbw, about 80 miles from brae. I trust
that the authoritiee in England are at last satisfied that it is
a serious matter, and not to be quelled by four extra regi-
manta. It is a general rising in or of India, promoted by
kinesulmans doubtless, but largely participated in by the
Hindoos. The Bepoys' plea of religion is " bosh"--it i■ a
war of otos, " Asiatic against European." Nothing can
quell it but deluging the whole lead with the blood of
these dastardly women-and-children murderers. Hitherto the
Hindoos have been equally culpable with the Moslems,
but I think they have been mach misled by the Mahoundans.
I hope that already dissension is rising among them, and
they are beginning to see their error (the Hindus) ; but they
have gone too far in their cowardly atrocities, and no maw
can be shown them. We have about five hundred repair
soldiers in this Fort able for duty, besides some four hundred
officers, gentlemen, and " kerresties" (Anglia, government
writers), some two thousand five hundred women and
children, and a few hundred native ornate, traitors in their
hauls, who, In event of a'ainp, would require strict watching.
We made (about fifty of us) a rid to Fatteypore about three
weeks ago, and dislodged about live hundred Mew►tties
(thieves). We killed ► lot and only got one of oars wounded,
SO we returned in peat spirit.. I have been laid up MC
since with cold and liver complant from the hardships we
endured, sleeping on the ground, &c. ; but, thank Oa, I am
all right spin and lit for nigger killing with the best of them.
I believe if we are besieged we can hold this Fort wind any
number of nigger., but their shells I fear would kill very
many women and children. The number of common men
(adventurers as they call them in India) who are ruined
by this revolution is very great. I think myself
`♦'re shall get compensation from government. At any rate.
I'll try hard. I don't possess sixpence in the world at pre-
sent. Three months ago I consider I represented from
12,0001. to 15,0001. in timber, cub, &c., besides a good etude
carriage, furniture, &c. ; but nil deep. If I live, I feel certain
I shall get on somehow. If this country Is properly and vi-
gorously handled, no one bas any conception of its resources
end capabilities. At any rate, I have never seen one equal to
it, and I've tried my luck in a good many. Two days ago a
detachment went out from this and killed about 300 Diggers.
Very wiliafactory Ude. I told you in a former letter about
one battle at -. We were under very heavy artillery
lire for two hours and a half. The enemy were ten to me,
and entrenched. We killed heaps of them, but suffered
much ourselves. I was there as one of the escort to our
guns. The Brigadier expressed hie satisfaction at my con-
duct in the field.