Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-15 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE INDIAN.

The screw-steamer Indian, Gipt. Jones, arrived
here yesterday morning,after an extraordinary rapid
run of lass than nine days and a half from Quebec
—the shortest passage on record. She brings
about 200 passengers. The Indian on her last run
out also made the quickest passage from Liverpool,
We have Montreal and Quebec papers to the 4th
instant, inclusive.

These journals are chiefly taken up with part
milers of the burning of the steamer Montreal, on
the St. Lawrence
Just 200 bodies had been found.
The jury at Montreal had been discharged, the
coroner being of opinion that the disaster did not
occur within the limits of his jurisdiction.
The Montreal was insured for £8,500.
The inquest at Quebec was being proceeded
with. The following is the statement made by the
captain of the ill-fated steamer to the jury :
I commanded the steamer Montreal, and was on board
yesterday afternoon. We left the port at the usual hour.
Nothing unusual took place at starting. There were about
.300 passengers, chiefly received from the ship John
M'Kenzie. About five o'clock, when off the Bay of
Carouge, I was in my room forward locking at a Quebec
newspaper. I heard several persons moving on the
hurricane deck over the saloon, which to me was
unusual. Passed through the saloon and on to the
hurricane deck. I then saw three or four of the
hands there, the pilot and the mate, three of the deck
hands, and also some passengers. I perceived smoke
issuing from the side of the upper saloon, close up to the
hurricane deck. I ordered the carpenter, who was pre-
sent, to cut away with his axe into the side, wherever he
saw the smoke. He did so immediately, and the moment
he cut, the flames came out above where he was cutting
That was over the boiler, and the cutting was in the side
of the boiler ; it was in a partition between the boiler and
the saloon. I saw there was no chance of extinguishing
the fire, and told the wheelman to put the helm hard s-
port ; and then ordered the pilot to put the helm hard
a-port to run the vessel ashore. The pilot said—" Stop
a little, perhaps I'll see a good place." I suffered
him to run on a few minutes longer, but inclining
towards the shore, until a better place in the
opinion of the pilot could be got at to run her ashore.
The boat continued in this course for about two minutes.
The fire was increasing and corning over the canvass of the
hurricane deck. I went forward and ordered the pilot
immediately to run the vessel ashore. I hurried then to
the saloon deck to keep the passengers quiet, until I could
get them on shore. The vessel was now ashore and had
been so before I left the hurricane deck. I have no idea
how the fire occurred. The Montreal has twice taken
fire this season. About a fortnight ago she took fire over NEWS FROM DELHI.
and around the boilers and the surrounding the wooden "FRIDAY, June 12.
work had been covered with sheet-iron and lined. "Two telegraphic messages from the Lieutenant-
On these ordinary occasions a bucket full of water will Governor of Agra reached the government yesterday, and
extinguish the fire. When the accident °centred were immediately made publ.e. The firrt ran thus:—
the steamer was moving at the rate of twelve knots, the " 'There has been great success on the Bth of this month
usual rate. There was no racing at the time ; had there outside the walls of Delhi. Twenty-six guns captured,
been any the Napoleon would not have been ahead ; nor and the rebels driven dispirited into the town. All the
has the] e been any this season. Some of the passengers heights in our possession.'
forward threw out the raftsmen's big boat which was on I " The second, dated also yesterday morning, but a few
the deck; and I caused the starboard boat at the davits to hours later, is more explicit :
be lowered, but they were both swamped by so many " Mr. °Teethed, agent to the Lieutenant-Governor,
persons rushing into them. I begged of the passengers writes from before Delhi, June Bth. We have made good
not to jump overboard, and got over myself upon the our point to-day, and are now encamped on the parade-
guards, and said that the Napoleon's boats, and the barge ground, with the heights between the cantonments and the
at her side would come and save them. About twenty city in our hands, and in a p:sition to commence the
minutes elapsed before the boats came ; but then seige at once. The enemy had taken up a strong position
I could not judge of time well. The Montreal at Badulla Serai, which was carr:ed, with the capture of
all the guns. The pursuit WB9 so sharp that the gunners
when she struck was about 800 feet from the shore ; there
was about 6i feet at low water, where the vessel struck. threw themselves off their horses and left the field-pieces
The wood-work that surrouaded the boiler may be about standing in the road The heavy guns remain in position.
6 inches distant. I think the wood-work surrounding the Twenty-six guns in all have been captured to-day, and
boiler could not have ignited the wood. Mr. Boyd, in. large quantities of ammunition and intrenching tools.'
spected the hull about. There were the ordinary number The Meerut force, under Brigadier Wilson at Ghazee-
of boats on hoard besides a large cask of water ood-deep-nugeer, seems to have fallen back to Bhagput,
one on each side of the v-ssel and were kept constantly i to have crossed the Jumna by the bridge at that town, and
filed. There was a force pump but no fire engine. joined the main army at Alipore, one march from Delhi.
on board. It was equal in power to an engine "I have seen a letter from an officer engaged in the two
The nozzle was about an inch in diameter. There 19. re no actions at Ghazee-ood-deep-nugger, of which I have
life preset vers on board. I threw all the chairs that came spoken above. The five guns taken from the mutineers on
to hand into the water for the passengers, and also part of the first day (the 30th of May) were of heavy calibre—one
the rails. I think that over 10,0 persons perished. I 24-pounder, one 18 pounder, two 32-pounder howitzers,
unshipped the ladders, and threw them to the passengers, and one 21-pounder howitzer. Captain Andrews and
one of whom was Mr. Phillips, who did not take hold of eight men of the 60th were killed by the explosion of onp
it. I was taken cff the guards by a boat from the steamer of the enemy's ammunition waggons. The loss of the
Napoleon. There were very few on board then. I was Carabineers was seven killed and wounded. In the action
one of the last that left. There were five women barging of the following day the enemy again brought up heavy
on the bows with ropes; who with other eight persons, guns, which they succeeded in withdrawing, though they
were taken off with me. The steamer Napoleon saved the I were routed with great slaughter. Oar loss of forty in-
passengers that had remained on board of the Montreal. eluded that of both days. The men suffered more from
The inspector of machinery bad not visited the vessel tbis teke Ann than from the shot of the enemy. Several were

The catastrophe was so near at hand that the mail for
England was postponed in the expectation that it might
carry some tidings of the fate of Delhi.
The latest official despatch is as follows :
" DEGIII, June Bth.—We have made good our point to-
day, and are now encamped ol the parade ground, with the
heights between the cantonments and the city in our
hands, and in a position to commence the siege at once.
"The enemy has taken up a strong position at Badulla
Serai, which was carried, with the capture of all the
guns.
" The pursuit was -o sharp that the gunners threw them-
selves otf their horses, a-id left the field-pieces standing in
the road. _ _

The heavy guns remlin in position.
" Twenty-six guns in all have been captured to-day, and
large quantities of ammunltion and intrenching tools."

Subjoined are the latest details of these unfortunate
affairs :