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

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

THE GREAT INDIAN MUTINY•

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We have received by overland mail, via Mar-
seilles, our despatches from India and China, with
full details of the important events announced by
telegraphic despatches in our editions of yesterday
and Saturday.
The Indian advices are to the following dates
Bombay, June 1b; Calcutta, June 7 ; and Madras,
[ June 11.

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The Bombay Times, in its fortnightly summary of
intelligence for the overland mail, thus sketches the
situation in India:
" The great Brahmin confederacy of the
Bengal army has declared itself openly against
the government, and by the processes of mutiny,
disbandment, and disarming, between twenty
and thirty thousand soldiers of tho empire have
vanished from the ranks of the army in the last
month. This movement, alarming as it unques-
tionably is at the first sight, is borne by us in India
with more philosophy than people at home may be
disposed to believe. The Bombay and tho Madras
sepoys are "true to their salt and act liko Baha•
doors," not a symptom of disaffection having been
manifested in the ranks of either. In this presi-
dency, we have had touching proof of the loyalty of
the sepoys. The station of Niusseembad in Raj-
pootana, having been garrisoned by two regiments
of Bengal Infantry, through the drain upon our
forces fur Persia, the only troops there belonging to
our army were two hundred and fifty men of the
let Lancers. The Bengaleen soon showed sympathy
with the mutineers of ltelhi, and after a vain attempt
to seduce our Lancers to join them, openly mutinied
on the 28th ultimo. Our gallant fellows charged
them repeatedly, although the rebels had got pos-
session of the guns of the station and outnumbered
them eight to one. The odds were, however, too
long, and the Lancers were compelled finally to re-
treat upon Ajmere, thereby securing the safety of the
important arsenal at that station. The mutineers
having marched in the direction of Delhi, our troops
finally returned to, and have re-occupied, Nusacem-
bad. Colonel Penney, Major Spottiswoode, and Cor-
net Newberry, of the Lancers, fell in the attack; and
Captain E. A. Hardy and Lieutenant F. A. E. Loch
are amongst the wounded.
" We must, however, pass over this episode of I
happy omen in our presidency to relate the progress
of the mutiny in Bengal and the North-west ; and,
to make our readers understand the history of this
movement, and the incidents which have charac-
terised it, beg to direct their attention to the follow-
ing list of regiments which have mutinied, been dis-
banded, or disarmed:
19th Regiment Native Infantry, disbanded at Barrackpore,
April 3.
7th Regiment Oude Irregulars, mutinied at Lucknow,
May 1.
34th Regiment Native Infantry, seven companies, mutinied
at Lueltnew, May 5.
3rd Regiment Light Cavalry, mutinied at Meerut, May 10.
11th Regauent Native Infantry, mutinied at Meerut,
Muy 10.
20th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Meerut,
May 10.
38th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Delhb May 11.
54th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Delhi, May 11.
74th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Delhi, May 11.
3rd Compiny 7th Battalion Artillery, mutinied at Delhi,
May 11.
The Sappers and Miners, about bait the corps, mutinied at
Meerut, May 13.
45th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Ferompore,
67th Regiment Native infantry, mutinied at Ferosepore.
9th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Allygnrh.
sth Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at I'mballah.
60th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at timballah.
5.5 th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Muedaun.
44th Regiment Native infantry, mutinied at Agra, May 31.
67th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Agra, May 31.
3rd Regiuient Native Infantry, mutinied at Phillour,
May 26.
7th Regiment Light Cavalry, mutinied at Lucknow (two
troops), May 30.
13th Regiment Native Infantry (part only), mutinied at
Lucknow, May 30.
48th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Lucknow,
May 30.
71st Regiment Nonni Infantry, mutinied at Lucknow,
May 30.
15th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Naareerabad.
30th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Nusseerabad.
72nd Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Nerniudi.
24th Regiment Native Infantry, disarmed at Peshawar,
May 22.
27th Regiment Native Infantry, disarmed at Peshawar,
May 22.
51st Regiment Native Infantry, disarmed at Peshawar,
May 22.