Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-17 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1857.

slid followers, have been brought in by the villagers and by
the local officials in the territories o! Gholab Singh. There
has been no other or further outbreak in the Punjanb.

The country north and west of Delhi se,ms for-
the most
Inv qoist, General Van Co•tlandt's force still doing good
servica in its re-settlement.

Agra has remained unmolested since the affair of the
51 ult. but the Ch. is:len residents are still occupying the
fort, which is will provisioned for at least six months.
As mentioned in oar last despatch, Cawnpora was re-
occupied on the 171 ult, by the forte under B
General Havelock. There now, we are sorry to say,
rem Ling no room to doubt that the most fearful stories of
fiendish cruelties perpetrated there by the ruffian Nena
Sahib are entirely true. We shriek from their repetition,
and seek oily to prepare the reader for the horrible
particulars, rather hinte 1 than narrated in subsequent
columns. However, vengeance has already begun.
Bithoor, the den of this hyena, Ins been destroyed, and
its owner—who in his dastardly flight illustrated the
truth that the cruel are generally cawards—is a fugitive,
deserted by the agents of his unutterable brualities.
There is a report that he has drowned himself and his
family in the Ganges, but it requires confirmation, ant
the general hope is that the miscreant is reserved for a
doom more adequate to his crimes.
Having disposed fer the present of this savage and his
followers, General Havelock crossed the Ganges, en rotde
for Lecknow, to relieve the garrison thero, leaving
Brigadier-Gen sal Neill in command of a force at Cawu-
pore. On the 291 the advancing army met the enemy,
10,000 strong, on the road to Luckeow, and put them to
flight, capturing 15 zone. 0 a the following day Havelock
would be at Lucknow, where the brave British garrison
still maintained its position, in good heart, notwithstand-
ing the loss of its illustrious chief, Sir Henry Lawrence.
This truly great man died on the 4th of July, from the
effects of a wound in the foot, received during one of hi
sorties against the mutineers and rebels. On his death
Major Ba.nks took come-nevi of the place. We regret
to have to announce the death of Major Renaud, of the
let Madras Fusilears, who sank under the effects of a
wound in the leg, followed by arnputa'ion. He is the
only officer yet lost by Havelock's force, so far as we
know here. Luckeow and Oude will be abandoned for
the present, the small force there retiring with that of
General Havelock, and proceeding with it towards
Delhi. The advancing army will be rapidly strengthened
by the detachments which were hasteeing up from
Calcutta. We cannot at present report that all was
quiet in its rear, for intelligence has just been
received here that the 7th, 80, and 40th Regiments
of Native Infantry, stationed at Dinapore, after having
so long remained to all appearance faithful, have
at last c ught the infectious madness, and broken
into mutiny. They fled towards the Soane River,
and, being unable to cross it, were shut up in a corner
when overtaken by H.M. 10th Regiment, under General,
Lloyd, and routed with the loss of 800 killed. This out-
break carries the revolt further cast than it had before
extended, and will probably be attended with some trouble
in the unquiet Matipmedan city of Patna.
The mutiny of these infatuated regiments is the only
one we have to record as having occurred in the Bengal
army lately, but in feed there are so few corps remaining
in arms and trusted, that mutiny is now scarcely possible.
Th'ere areonly about seven regiments of the line remaining,
cut of the whole seventy-four. We hear of some, however,
that are still doing good and honourable service ; as, for
example, the 31st Native Infantry at Saugor, which, under
its native officers only, drove the mutineers of the 42nd out
of the station. The same regiment, with that part of the
43rd which remained staunch or returned to its allegiance,
and the 3 d Irregular Cavalry, is now acting effectually
against the petty Boondela chiefs who have risen for inde
penderice or for plunders

Reinforcements continue to drop in. A wing of Her
MPjes'y's 29'..h Regiment arrived at Calgutta from Bu tm da
on the 24th ult. A wing of Her 111,jesty's 333, avid
e comp tny of Royal Artillery from Mauritin', ar
rived here on the 6th inst. Other troona are expected
from Singapore (part of the China expedition), and the Cape
of Good Hope. The 17th and 27th regiments of k.ladras
Native Infantry have embarked for Calcutta. Measures
are being adopted to increase and streng!hen the military
force of the country generally. Three extra regiments of
Native Infantry are being raised in the Madras Presidency.
The Native Infantry regiments of Bombay are being
strengthened, and three additional companies of European
Artillery are being r tised. In Bengal itself a corps of Yeo-
manry Cavalry is to be formed from those Kuropeani not in
the C map toy's service, whom the preFent troubles hare
thrown out of employment, or who may desire to aid in the
restoration of. trancitillity. The appointment of second in
command has been bestowed on Mr. F. C. Chapman as a
reward for his distinguished services as a voluateer in the
mrttl-west.

There was a mild "panic" in Bombay en the night of
the 31st ult., keeping many pairs of bright eyes spen to
untimely h Ars. 'We heard of families taini„ev refuge in
the For, and others going on board ship for safe•y in case
of a disturb thee. Maey perons. we believe, kept watch
..ott w.tra throughout the Hight In tow own homes, or
those of friends and neighbours. Everythilg, however,
continued profoundly quiet.
The left wing of the second E tropan Regiment, con-
sisting of five companies, ariived here on the night of the
Ist inst.. from Kurrachee, by the llon. Con2pan)'s
steamer Berenice; and after having landed their families
(who, we hear, are accommodated in the barracks at
Celaba) they were ready to proceed to Goa and Vizia-
droog in two steamers. The first potion, consisting of
two companies, have gone by the Berenice to Vizia-
droog, and the second portion, of three companies, pro-
ceeded to Goa by the steamer Victoria.
We are rather, sorry to find that Bombay is not to have
the benefit of this reinforcement, for we believe that it
would have tended more than anything to restore public
confidence, which, as it would be useless to deLy, has been
considerably shaken of late, and even the tranquillity
with which the Buckr-Eed passed over, has not braced
up to a calm contemplation of the approaching Mo-
hurrum.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Pot-
tinger arrived here on the 6th inst., with a wing of Her
Majesty's 33rd Regiment of Infantry eke Duke of Wel.
lington's Own) from Mauritius ;. and in the afternoon the
ship Coming brought in another company of the same
distinguished corps, together with a detachment of Boyal
Artillery, also flan Mouthing. Tee head-quarters wing
of the 33:d, the one knit arrived, numbers 20 officers and
497 men. It is under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel
Johnstone, C.P.
These troops have been brought upon the strength of
the garrison, and been quartered in Fort George barracks.
We believe they will remain in Bombay should their ser-
vices not be very specially required elsewhere, and we trust
that they will not be removed from the island for some
time to come. There are few plades in the Presidency
where their presence is more necessary than it is -here.
Let us hope that the community is net doomed again to
experience that feeling of bitter disappointment with which
it has seen the forces needed for the preservation of
public confidencn, if not of the public peace, sent away as
feet as they arrived, leaving this large city, and the mt
interests which it represents, with far lees of military
protection in these days of trouble and excitement than was
thought needful for it in times of the lnost pcofoun I tran-
quility.
We understand that a'eonsiderable addition is to be
made to the numerical strength of the European police of
Bombay. Besides Mr. Forjett's newly formed
---1 cayslry—
Horse Marines most of them we believe company 01
foot, about 100 strong, is to be raised immediately.
Ws hear, also, that it is likely a volunteer corps for
Bombay will shortly be formed under the sanction of Go-
vernment.

There is, or perhaps we should say has been, a little ex-
citement at Poona, in consequence of the doings an ! con-
trivances of a cs.rtain Moulvie there. This gentleman, who
is said to'be the Some high priest of the Bajai Misque in
cantonments has been arrested on a charge of holding
treasonable correspondence with the Cazee of Belgaum,
according to one account, and v.ith somebody at Hy4erabad
according to another. Of course the object was to get up
a revolt and massac e in one or two place.. The fellow
was kept prisoner in the quarter guard of her Majesty's
86th, and under the care of that regiment, from whence he
was afterwards removed to the fort at Twine. On tha 7th
inst. he was conveyed to Bombay in charge of the po'ice,
and sent on board the Aebar, whose " wooden walls,"
manned by British sailors, will hold him in perfect security
against all such little accidents as might occur in a
Mofussil gaol, to deprive his custodians of the pleasure of
his society.
It is said that the postmaster of Poonah was the drat to
suspect this holy traitor, and that he did so from the
unusual circums ante of a personage of such digni y con-
descending to post and receive his own 1, tterr.
Here, in Bombay, the feeling of anxiety and alarm
seems to have subsided considerably sicce the arrival of
the wing of her Majesty's 33rd and the company of Royal
Artillery. At present the only ground of apprehension is,
that these wholesome reinforcements may be fritted away
in the Mofuseil or shipped wholesale to the continent,
leaving us again to our unorganised resources at a time of
increased excitement. if not of increased peril. Already it
has been found necessa.y to senl away the last lingering
remains of the 86 b, and we believe that a company of the
33rd goes down the coast in the Bernice immeclia'ely.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay army, has
directed the o ganisation of three additional companies of
European artillery, with light field batteries attached.
They are to be designated the Ist, 2d, and 33 Companies of
Reserve Artillery, with Nos, 14, 18, and 19 field batteries,

sad are to be comatmded respectively by Captains Wagnor,
Kemball, and Gaye.

A letter from Jubbulpore, dated the rat% ult.
says :

" All right here. We have occupied and fortified the
Residency as a temporary and precautionary measure, but
we do not anticipate that we shall be called upon to show
that E iglishmen can fight; The Sepoys of the regiment
(52.1 Native Infantry) are very quiet, and, as far as we can
julge,,not inclined to mutiny. Same of the neighbouring
Thakoors, ho-.vevar, have rises, and three detachments
have been sent against them, in a few days a large force
is going ott.
"It has been re:iorted that we are prisoners, and
brought to great straits. Neither one nor the other is
the case. We feel so strong in our small garrison that we
fear neither sepoys nor Boendelas, an.] are in first-rate
spirits.
. _

"Ail the troops in the Sanger division are cola. At
Siugor the 42nd Native Infantry mutinied, but the 31st
Native Infan ry drove them out of the cantonments. It is
nlw oar time far victory, and the rebels are beginning to
find what fools they hare matte of themselves."
A later letter, dated the 23rd ult., mentions that
all still continue i quiet and secure at Subbulpore
Another letter Jubbalpore, dated the 31st tilt ,
says :

"We are all right here. The 41h Madras Cavalry
arrivel yesterday, and the infantry and artillery come in
to-morrow morning. All the troops in the division are
behaving light well. At Saugor the 31st and 421 d
Native Infantry, and. the 3rd Irregular Cavalry have been
euceesful against tne Boondelas on several occisione. On
the 23th iestaut a force of 1,000 men a:tacked Dumoh,
bat were met by detachments from the three regiments
above mentioned. and were driven back with the less of
31 kiiled and 17 taken prisoners. The latter were
distr.:Bed of that same evening. After the rout the
Irregular Cavalry followed them, and cut up several
more. Nothing could exceed the eagerness of the Sepoys,
and the cavalry behaved splendidly.
Three detachments from the 521 Native Infantry have
been sent out against the Boondelas, but these do net s em
inclined to face our men, who are all delighted at the
idea of fighting.
A fort was occupied by 500 Baonlelm ; and a company
fcorn the 52 t, under two lieutenants, will a company of
the 50th N.ttive Infantry from Nagede, was sent against
it. The result was that the Boondelas evacuated the fort
and decamped, although it was quite stroeg enough to hold
out if they had any pluck. I cannot help thinking that
the Boondelas calculated upon our Sepoys joining them.
or at least standing neutral ; het now they see them on
our side they will speedily settle back into peaceful culti-
vators.

The 65th Native Infantry are doing good service in the
direction of Gareekpore and Az'nurh.
The following is from a correspondent in the
camp before Delhi—

" CAMP, DELHI. July 18, 1857.—The rebels are out
to-day, and skirmishing to the right. They will be driven
back as usual. General Wneelar ii at Agra, where he will
remain, sending on two regiments to us. The Sikh levies
are being drilled in camp, and get on well. Supplies come
in plentifully, gram being 50 seers per rupee, and atta 21
seers per rupee. We can easily hold• our Give until the
the troops fr)m blow c nue up. The rtbels are tiling to
mine one of our pickets; we, of coarse, countermine•
Health in camp good. A party of sick left this fur
Umballa la•t night"

tsi The news of-General Wheeler being at Agra, is, we
fear, quite too good to be true; and whore wita he to get
the two regiments to be sent on to Delhi. after securing
Cawnpore and Agra? Lis gratifying to learn that the
forcee at Delhi could " easily hold its owe, until the
troops from behw cArne up," al we trust it could do, even
if the expected re.ziments from Agra did not duly arrive.
The ',Walk, however, has expected to hear something
more than this, and will hardly be satisfied with profe.i-
so moderate.

Trio aspect of affairs at Delhi is, nevertheless, more
cheering than many in the3e parts seem to consider
Small as the besieging force may be, it has on every
occasion, in no less than 22 engagements, proved that it
was more than a match for the whole" strength which the
mutineers, traitors fighting for bare life, could bring
egainst it. Its last and greatest loss, as we see, aroso
from its own eagerness in pursuit of the flying garrison,
bringing it under fire of grape and musketry from the
walls. Provisions, it will be observed, were plentiful and
cheap, indica•ing the confidence of the surrounding popu-
lation. The supplies of ammunition &c. were unlimited,
anti the troops in good health to use them. Substantial
and sufficient reinforcements cannot now be mach longer
delayed. General Havelock's victorious force having
disposed of the ruffian Nena Sahib, and relieved Lucknow,
will of course push on for Delhi, the road to which appears
to be quite open. Troops fro'D below would rapidly occupy
its place at Allahabad, Cawnpore, &ra., and thus opera-
tions in advance would proceed upon a solid and safe
base, daily gaining strength and firmness.
The Brigadier General Wi'son, who has taken the corn.
mane eVVing tr. ,h.. .0 ..1 its...-at 14 1111. U 11.11,01
who commanded at Ghazee-ood-deep-nuggur. He is an
officer of the Beiagal Artillery. as is also General Gowan,
who is now in chief command of the Upper Provinces.
The Poona Observer records fresh rumours:of the capture
of l)elhi, hich, with him, we think are premature. He
also mentions a report, to thexffect that the mutineers
had moved out en masse to a song position on the north
aide of the city. A position en the north side of Delhi
must be in very close proximity to our troops, or very far
away from the place, an alternative which the mutineers
would, we think, avoid. The rumours referred to are
said to have been eirculated in Pooua on the authority of
a letter from Ajmere.
We learn shatsintelllgence wrs roceived on the 4th inst.
from Surat of a detachment of el men of Her Majesty's
86th Regiment having marched to Baroda.
We greatly regret to see it mentioned in the Lahore
Chronic e of the 22nd ult. that Brigadier Frederica' Brind,
of the 13;ngal Artillery, oommandiug at Sealkote,had died
of t:e wound which he received during the recent mutiny
the-e.

It is stated 'that the Brigadier's khansamah, or butler,
was the chief artilleryman of the mutineers, and it is
thought probable that it was he who inflicted the fatal
wound on his unfortuoate master. This man was a Hin-
doostanee, and probably an old soldier in the Artillery
tinier the Brigadier's command. The Hindoostanees,
who seem to have been unn•cessarily employed in both
üblic and private service at Sealkote, are reported to
have generally aided and abetted tl.e mutineers ; and Mr.
Montgomery, the Judicial Commissioner, has, in conse-
quence, directed that in future no Hindoostanee shall be
entertained in his department throughout the Punjaub,
without special sanction for reasons recorded.
_

" ASSZERGURII, Ace. I.—The de achment of four com—
panies of the sth Regiment of Light Infantry, under com-
mand of Major Symons. accomponied by C iptain Mac.
kenzie, Lieutenant Des Vceux, and Dr. Ballard, arrived
here this morning at ten o'clock. Both officers and men
were in much better plight than could have been expected
in the present state of the weather. We have had plen-
tiful rain within the last three or four days.
" court-martial will sit on Mond .y, the 3rd, to try a
few deserters of the Contingent, 7th Regiment, one of
whom, it is expected, will suffer death, as he deserted his
i oat and fled."

A let'er from General Havelock's force t- one of the
Calcutta papers mention that a battery was to be formed
from the guns talteo from Nena Sahib, and that there
waiild be no difficulty in manning it, as " all the Madras
Fusiliers are artillerymen." On this a correzTandent of
the Madras ilthenceurn remarks that it is not generally
known that the "gun drill" forms a r,-gular portion of the
exercise of every infantry regiMe .t, European or native,
in the Madras Army, and is reported on by the impacting
officer, in like manner as is the performaece of any oilier
of a regiment's duties, so that in cases of emergency a
Madras regiment is perfectly independent of artillerymen-
For European infantry a practical knowledge of the use
of art,liery must evtr be a valuable addition to its
efficiency.

The ftillowing is an extract from a letter plaoed at our
disposal by a friend :
" Annunoun trof Aug 9 —A. Jemada of the Yzame
cavalry was tried by general court martial a few days
since, and sentenced to be shot, tor atte.ripting to excite
the men of his regiment to mutiny. The sentence was
promptly carried out. as the fellow was blown away the
morning after the trial."
giLieutenaat-Colonel Le Grand Jacob has been appointed
Special Political Commissioner in Kolapore.and Sawunt
Warree, and invested with the; military command of all
troops within those limits.
We have been favoured with the following continuation
of the list of offlceas killed during the present dis-
turbances : .

LIST OF KILLED, &c ,
Since 30th July.
Regimen!, &c, Rank. Name.
H M.'s 24th F0..t..

Artille, y
Grind, Frederik (1)
18th NJ. . . . Lieutenant ......Hnnter, Montgomery

Ditto ........ ...... .. Ensign ...,...... Harwell. William Blunt
6lat N.T............ ....Major
Civil Serv'ce
Ditto . , ........ Rob:rt.on, D.
Meiical Service
_.. tirgeon ..... ... "Oakley. Richard Henry

KILLED AT DELHI.
H M.'s 24th Foot ..Captain ........ „Green:Ml. Thos. Waling
))it o Guth Rifles .. En,ign

I . 1 feutenant ....... Yoike. James (2)
9th „ .
10th „ ....... . Li.utenant . .Law, Willitm Georg°

Gth Earbizze:re Liatite,,ant Ellis, C. J. E.
KILLED AT T.NCKNOW.
H. M 'd 32 scl Foot ...... Lieutenant

KILLED AT CAWNPO2E.
Ist Madras Fusiliers .... Major ••..'.. Renaud, S. G. C.

(1) Comm nding at Sealkote.
(2) Attached to the 4th Sikh Regiment.

. .
The Lahore Chronicle gives the following cata-
logue raiaonrec of the Bengal Native Artillery and

Cavalry. It is a isfactory to see that a large
proportion of the former remains still, to all ap-
pearance, faithful. Of the regular, cavalry, however,
every regiment Las either mutinied or been dis-
armed. The Irregulars, both horse and foot, are,
for the most part, yet loyal :
NATIVE ARTILLERY.

In Brigade, 4th troop, Ham, Hserrat, with heal-quarters, Camp
before Delhi (?). n
IA Brigade, sth troop, Horse, Ho3heyarpore, moved to Jullander ,
loyal.

2nd B !gain, 4th troop, Rawal P,ndee, loyal.
3rd Brigade,4th troop, lfooltan. believed stanch.
ist Light Enid Battery, Jhelum.
2nd do. Lucknow.
3rd do. Thyet Hew.
4th do. Dinapore.
5-h do. Delhi, joined the mu inners.
6th do. Umrit,nr.
7th do. Peshawar.
Bth do. Agra.
9th do. Lucknow.
10th do. Peshawur.
11th do. Thyet Wow.
12th do. Benarcs.
13th do. Fyzab id, Ottde.
14th - do. Meerut.
15th do. Bareilly, mutinied.
16th do. Lucknow.
17th do. with m...veable column.
18th do. Nowgong.
19th do. Forozepore.
20th do. Dam Dam.
7th bait &on, Foot, lusad.quarters, Cawnp)re.
Do., Ist company, Noorpore, loyal. •
Do., 2nl, Uniritatsr.
Do., 3rd, Delhi, joined the mutineers.
Do., 4th, Jhelum.
Do., sth, Fyzabad.
D 6:11, Attock.
Bth battalon, Foot, held quarters, Sealkote.
Do., Ist company, Cawnpore.:
Do. 2?, Lucknow.
Do., 3J. Atmorah, mutinied, disarmed, and imprisoned,
Do., 4th, Attock.
Do., sth, Lucknow.
Do., 6.h, Bareilly, mutinied.
9th ba, talion Foot, head quarters, Dam Duni.
DO., Ist Company, Pegue.
Do , 2nd, Dum Dam.
Do„ 4th, Nowgong.
Do., 6th, Allababad.

Sappers, Roorkee, six Companlev, mutinied, and gone to Delhi ;
the remainder doing duty at Roorkee, Head-qaartere camp, and on
maxims roads.
Mountain frainjlrregular, Nowshera, stanch.
NATIVE INFANTRY.
Governer-General's Body C card, Calcutta, still a med.
Ist Light Cavalry, Mhow, mutinied.

2d ditto, Cawnpore, Mutin'ed.
3d ditto, Meerut, mutinied, hnd gone to Delhi; a fewj remained

4th Light Cavalry, Umbilla, at first time, same since mutinied and
deserted, the rest'r ow disarmed at Umb,lla and Mount. igJ
5.h Light Cavalry, Peshawur, d'ssrmed and dismountcd.
6th Light Cavaley, Julhinder, mutinied and dizpersed.
7th Light Cavalry, Lucknow, two troops mutinied.
Bth L'ght Cavalry, Mestn Meeri, disarmed and dismounted.
9th Light Cavalry, Sealkote, wing mutinied, left wing with moveabls
column.
10th Light Cavalry, Ferozepore, stanch, dilfserviee, disarmed.