The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-27 00:00:00

(Stamped id. A&litioNaL) [TWO

THE MUTINIES IN INDIA.

The following letter from Mr. James Anthony
Steel, nephew of John Steel, Eq., M.P. fur Cockerukouth,
has been forwarded to n• (Netkrland Parro) for publica-
tion. It is aildrainal to Major Thompson, a brother-in-law
to the writer at Calcutta

Gorruckpore, June 25, 1857.
'My dearest Willy—l enclose you • copy of stetter I wrote
AIM 6711:1160 to the Major-General commanding at ninepin,
I. which ha replies he has no European trove to 'pm'
That le very well, but still what I want is that Europa
aid should be sent us from some available source. We OD
all geM at present, but of course I dare not give an oder
hang a mutineer of my own regiment captured on his neon
hones (Germickpore)—we cannot avenge the mender
of an of our hilow-countrymen—ell around as bow
week we an, and fancy the Baj is gone. Under such
circumstances we can but stay here until we see Island
out, whim some European troops can be sent amp
and then with the rains coming on all behind the Rabies.
at beet would be rabic* secure—our treasure (sit lace),
our jail, end ow lives. Thank God our dear belongings have
gone, but still if Gorruckpme is worth saving, it Is surely
worth while Beading European troops. Two eempanka
would rake na strong, and no doubt both the N. I. and
I. C., would then do good service in the districts. It is the
filthy lucre that Is the bitch, and if once Europeans had
charge of ft there would be no longer covetonsnem, because
were the power to help themselves gone they would turn
their thoughts absewhere—but if Gornieincre le ea worth
saving, It Is hardly lair to expect a number of Eneopeem to
May end raffia their lives unprofitably. Since I wrote to
the genital all Clods, except Lucknow, is gone, and we are
daily threatened with an attack from Fysabad. May God
avert it. All the *she begin to think our ltaj is gone, and
to-day we hear Ca. spore le geme—if curb be the came it ie
imperil& to gay what may lie the consequence. A rim-
ghee end loespon both went s
oare weeks ago,
since whoa until three days ego daks in that
dilation were ell dosed. For seven blessed days we hard
from no.= real at last Holmes managed to send us the
Dalt Jounpore still remains in anarchy
end "11ier:;5eAsimighur ha been reoccupied by an
bongo planter, who bee been vested with megietertel powers.,
but should the Doke through that district be closed again I
see no help for as. I me nothing to prevent our going.
Holmes's Irregelme have hitherto ben staunch, and were
no doubt a cheek lava the N. 1., who have also been calm
and apparently cheerful since the rush towards the meanly
—but what Asiatics can be staunch if they think our Fisj
goner It is wakes to go on daily telling that European
troops are bet pouring into Calcutta, for they naturally
thint why not thew them then? The good man and true
want seeistance, and the tad are only wondering how much
Lugar we mean to stay here. Surely this is a pleasant state
of @Seim A few dapp ago every man would have trembled
hot even a drunken Ear pean should get injured near their
village, —bat now they bare seen English officers and their
wives flying frompods—five of them murdered with impu-
nity—they have aria others stripped, go barefooted,
nearly naked, hungered and athint—threatenod with death,
and subject to every humiliation. laving seen all
this how is it possible they can any longer fear
us F (end it was only fear that made our rule es
strong). Depend upon at, the troops are only waiting to
see the fate of Luckoow, and Sir It. L. writes he is well
visioned and can hold out for three or four months. I
hope
and pray such is the case, and if ao, surely it le worth w
hile
saving that which we still bold. By holding Gorruckpore
and Acianghur firmly all the districts of Chupra, Sarum,
Chumpar sn, Tirhoote, &c., will be saved, but if we go. 1 see
no help for them. Holmes has no more than 20 or 30 men
with him, and his men mast be demoralised by such rata
dr/we—eves to prawn his good corps should be • potitut
onsidastion. Willyou now like a good fellow do your
bast for as la this meter? Take up the map and look at
sae insateses at oar position. Urge this on the authorities.
Wymed, who Is seling-conamissioner, has written to S
ic
P. (bent. Do rex aim please urge it alloy account. I a
slam, the only military ma hiss, sad owing to our ticklish
wallas do not like to seed for mat cams, but once I felt
we were steady I would beg to hare all the Wens of the
17th N. 1., who are quietly
_waiting at Basra, sent to us.
"My dear wife end child I have wines to to take the
first steamer from Okaaeapore (when D. v. they should
anive tomorrow) to Calcutta. Take owe of these, and now,
with every good wish, God bless and keep you. Believe toe,
yoar's ever affectionately, " J Alla A. STEEL.
P. 8.—1 am sick of talking and haranguing, for whet an
one say ? It Is no longer religion, it is plunder—. Wads'
Sir, wW.a the native officers themselves will tell you is the
disease now: Adieu."

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The irereesterskire Chrosiek publishes several
letters conveying particulars of the melancholy fate of Mr
A. M. Cheek, of the 6th Bengal Infantry, a gallant lad of
16, son of Oswald Cheek, Esq., of Evesham. It appears
that the heave youth, though tempted under circumstances
which might have atoned for compliance, steadfastly refused
to play false for an instant to his religions convictions.
A captain in the Artiffery writes under the date of
Fort Alleluia, 19th June:
" I received this manias your letter and proceed to
answer it as well es I can, and give you what particu-
lars I have been able to obtain regarding poor Marcus
Cheek's death. On the night of the nih instant, ho had
left the mees-honse before nine pm., and gone to his
own bona, which was not far distant, and retired to
red. From that ,perind till four, five, or ex dye after-
ward@ we heard nothing regarding him, and suppoeed he
ha been killed amongst the many who fell victims to the
treachery of the 6th Regiment. About the 12th instant
we heard he wee lying badly wounded at the Khowheor
Gardens, where the Dioutvie (whose manic I do not know)
the bead insurgent at Allahabad, had established himself.
Holding the fort with so few men, we can make no offen-
sive movements, and could only hope that the few survivors
might yet remain alive when means were at our disposal to
punish. On the 17th instant, the Moultrie Boil, in coiue•
garner of ear small force moving and burning Ours
end chasing the insurgents from DC ydgage, • portion fly
native city; and on the same morning poor Check was
t into the fort, having been sent from the gardens in
abThd:o111; to the American mission-houso, about a mile distant
from the fort, by some friendly people, hom whence we
brought him by sending some of the Madras Fusiliers in
a steamer up the Jurana river, the mission-house being on
its bank. Poor fellow I be was in a sad state,—sonietimes
/lightly sensible, and sometimes the reverse. But from what
fell from his lips we believe that he was attacked in his own
house, and in the attempt to escape was cut down at the door
by a Wire eat across his brow or had, where he had a
most severe wound. When he came amongst us
he remembered nothing but the fact of some people
having been kind enough to him end giving him water and
metope. All else was confused. Evidently he had suffered
much, end his body exhibited signs of great suffering in the
marks of bruises, and sores m caused fro exposure to the sun.
He died the same evening,
and was buried in the covered
ay of the fort, near the river side, soil at the salient angle
of the ALDUS battery. A conductor of my establiehment, a
Mr. Coleman, and hie wife, were seised by the insurgents
and bleb to the gardens where they saw poor Cheek. Every
effort was made by the rebels to indoce them to abjure their
faith, end become Mahnmodans, and threats made that unless
they did so, they must forfeit their lives. Poor Cheek, in
his almost last moments of mos-laity, called Mrs. Coleman
to hie side, and bid her remember and do anything but that
—to be true to her faith and to her hope; and after these
few words of exhortation he and she were parted. We know
no more; but amid the records in heaven these few words of
his may have bear written, sad brought down a meesage of
-tos end acceptance to the dying soUlaw."

A clergyman writes from Allahabad June 23 :
"On the night of the outbreak your nephew (young Cheek)
escaped to the Ganges, and was there found Ly Coe
medium:, and thence brought to their luvidquartere. There
the new Gopeenauth Nundy met with him, saw hire wounded
with sword-cute, and showed him ell the kindness in his
power. The Idahomedans, sting this, eeparated thew, and
made Oopeenauth's feet fast in the stocks. Your nephew
suffered greatly (yarn thirst. Copeenauth tried to get milk
for him, but the blehomedmis prneented even this trifling
kindness, nor would they allow him to give him a drink of
water. Gopornauth nes enabled by Divine grace to witness
a good cgafersion. lie publicly declared his faith before the
scoffing klahoenedase, had worship with your nephew end
the other Christians who were with him, end showed that he
was not ashamed of Jesus. Re was frequently threatened
with death by the Mahotecelans, and told theory t was nut
afraid. Your nephew raid to him, 'Padre Sahib, bold on to
your faith; don't give it up.' "

FEROCIOUB ATTACK BY RATA.—About 11 °clock
cn Ft:day tight, !der. At' o, All, ro.' u'kith tho
vosnd door in Bridge-piano, limy-hill, was in bed heir
husband and child, of two years of age, when oho was
ir.lo-e-0 he tren...Mr, in Ter flniter and twehcatt. and alto
by the *cream. of her infant child. On putting up her band
to her forehead it cams into contact with a rat, which wet
dead on hertentple ; and, on springing unt of bed, she obaerecd
one 11 her forefinger. out in two ilitero. and on 'Mine her
infant child tram the lad the Lamm no. otruaniii.o now a.
bead in enteral platys, and its head abowod aroma maths ar
if produced by the teeth of rats. One of its Bairn, wee
eat moonily, and the pillow and bed-clothes were narrated
with bleed from the poor tthild'e heel. 'the Inntband had to
Mt up and watch hi. roma, for the root of the night, to moo
them from any feather attack limn them terucnow rennin.
Timm is a common aeons or drain near the home, which may
account fat the memo of ihs ests.—ameatte.