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T"E QUART.EttLY THEOLOGICAL
- R EVIEW, and ECCLESIASTICAL RF.CORD.
CONTENTS.—t. Literm Sactm-2. Lancaster's Harmony of
the Law and Gospel-3. Jeremie's Nortisian 'Prize Essay-
4. The Crisis, b.v the Rev. E. Cooper.,-.5.
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manm—p. Archbishop Craumer's Defence, with an Intro-
&teflon by the Rev. H. .I. Todd-10. The Bishop of Chester
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I N D I A.

( From the John Bull.)

We have received the folloning letter from an
eicer it! Intlia,which we publish—not because we entirely agree
with him. in his vizws,lnorquite nth-nit the justice of his corn-
plaints-but hzetiuse fact May be gltanecl from it,
which, if not extremely agreeable, cannot fail to be highly in-

:erecting

I will not delay to reply to that from you,,partkularly as the
present state of affairs in India is so interesting, (I may say
alarming;) that. you• will necessarily feel much anxiety,. and
might justly complain did I not hasten to give you the particu-
lars. I should, however, premise that India is only kept in
subjection-by the large standing army. which is maintained by
the Goi•ernMent, compOsed, as yon will observe, by referring
to the Army List, (with the exception of :t few King's regi-
ments, two European regiments belonging to the CoMp.any, and
a battalion Or tivo of arti/lerY,) of' nztive, in atll its branelkm
officered by Europeans. The civil power, unsupported-by the
military, would:.be totally inatlegrtate to the discharge of its
commonest duties; not' from any great disairection to the Go-
vernment, but frorna contempt for all civil aulharitY.--a. gene-
ral disposition to resist any and all legal power, if not backed
by a sufficient force ; and a most surprising, though moat un-

Mercenary soldiers throughout the world, Whatever may be
their colour or country, are, and ever have been, much alike—
• kbod pay- constitutes their " SIIIIIMUM bonnm." I do not
,blame our Sipahees—what other interest or feeling can they
-hive in common with us?. none, surely. We ought then to
consider ourselves fortunate in procuring soldiers of such value
'on such easy terms. The Sipahee has, in some respects, a
'greater excuse than another mercenary soldier; his family
depends upon him for subsistence, and every officer must do
him the justice to confess that his remittances to it are frequent
and considerable.. The pay of a'Sipahee (seven rupees per
menseni, equal to about 145.), formerly was to enable
him to feed his family, and provide himself with the necessaries
of life; but (luring the last few years the price of pro Visions has
increased full 100 per cent., and the native soldier has been
burdened with increased expence in point of' dress, particularly
in some regiments, where the undress uniform, including its
mountings, &c., has been repeatedly and unnecessarily changed,
His privileges have been abridged, and his feelitigs hurt, by
the order regulating the quantity of bag ge fora regiment on
the line of march; which has had'the effect, as it. was intended,
of obliging him, on all Occasions,,,Eo leave his family.hehind
• him ; and he has been so welch harrassed by annual marches of
3 0r.400 miles, and' by the constant and increasing .duty to'
which- now-a-days he is exposed:in cantonments; that a tOnfi.
derable degree of dissatisfaction must, and evidently, doee, per.'
vade the Bngal army.
'This is but too plainly shewn 'by the numerous desertions
which have for some time, taken place, more or less, froM every
corps in_the service, and from every station; however near to
or remote from the seat of government, which has been incco-,
trovertibly proved by the late lamentable and disgraceful oc.
currence at the Presidency, which has thrown so deep a shade
•on the before btilliant character Vibe Bengal army..
I cannot for a moment mean to advocate the mode which on
that occasion. was adopted to procure an increase of' pay, butt
will say and maintain (and every one acquainted, with the dis-
position, the peaceful, quiet, and 5- enerel.excellent'character of
the Bengal soldier, will concur with me in opinion),- that had •
they not felt that, in justice to themselves and families, they ••
were bound to require an increase 'of pay on their prOceeding to
a distant country; the name of which they had scarcely. .heard,
they never would have conducted themselves in such a manner.
That they did not pursue a more legal and peaceful mode of
stating their grievances, I ascribe chiefly to ignorance, and in
some measure to a preconceived opinion that they never would
have been attended to. But, however that may be, the result
will, I am afraid, increase the prevailing discontent, and it
will be well if it does not occasion a general disgust towards
the service, in which case the safety of the country will be ma.
terially endangered.
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After this long digression, I must proceed. :to inform you,
that the occurrence above alluded to, .froM Which I apprehend
such consequences, was a mutiny which has lately
.brolren. out
among the native troops at 13arr..ckpoor. The regiments quar-
tered there had been brought down from distant. parts of the
Upper Provinces, in order that they might be near the seenemf
hostilities (the Burmese country), and be prepared to join the
army, cantoncd. during the rainy season, on the frontier, when
it was able to take the field. The 47th regiment of native in.
fantry was ordered to commence Its march inwards Chittagong
on Monday the .Ist of Noveinber. On Sunday evening there.
was a preparatory parade, in marching order, as is usual ';•
during which the, regiment demanded an increase, and finally
refused to march without it. The officers were obliged to lease
the parade at nightfall, without having succeeded in re-estab-
lishing their authority. On the following morning, the general
officer, with his staff, &c., repaired to the parade, where a few.
, men were drawn tip with the native commissioned and non.
commissioned officers, while the majority of the corps had, taken
post in their rear, and in front of their lines. The general, with:
some officers, proceeded to expOStulate with the mutineers ; and
' at last summarily desired therik" to lay, down their arms ; on.
which they presented their- bayonets, and ordered them to fall
back on their 'peril, and immediately afterwards sallied out,
charged the small party drawn up in-front, and with loaded
muskets formed on and took possession of the parade. The 47th.
King's, which wason its way to 'the eastward, was immediately
disembarked, anti the Royals (King's), with the body guard and
artillery, were ordered from Calcutta. Lady and Miss Au=
REIM' left BarrickPoor, and the rest Of the lathe's took refuge
in the government-house, where Lord A,mnintsr also remain-
ed. The Commander-in-Chief, with his staff,;arriyed during
the day, and in the course of the' ensuing night the European
troops, and body guard, made their appearance, and bivoucked
in the park. During that night (Monday) the greater part of
the 82d N. 1. and a-few of the 28th N: I. ,with their colours,.
joined the mutineers,' and their EttropeEin officers,• who at-
tempted to save the' colours, were pushed off the parade. One
rascal attempted, and, I believe, did strike one of them_ with
his musket; but the others interfered, and would allow no in-
jury to he done them, though they all begged them to move
away.quickly, for " that they were mad, and did not know what
might happen."
On Tuesday morning,the Commander-hi-Chief posted the
troops so as,in a great measure, to surround the rebels, and on
their again refusing to lay down their arms, a signal was made,
ami.the.artillery opened in their rear with such effect, that they
.were thrown into confusion by the first discharge, and Airiest
immediately. broke; and dispersed in all directions, pursued by
the (lovernor.Cietierars body guard(cavalry), and the light in..
lantry and rifle companies. Between 150 and 200 (sonic -ac-
counts said 400) were left dead on the field, and 80 or 100 were
immediately made prisoners, tried by a Court-martial, and sen-
tenced to death. A considerable number were hung, and the

i.e.:4 sent to avork, on the toads, imeitains,niolt .1-4--ntlT4t! . Team
The other waive eegiments did not *nix nlitietnutitiVntniatt
•was not -thought prudent,' under existitrg' eircaritsearfeeit, to
attenspt lunne them, unsupported:: against theinfifirseerin
The 68th -,Native Infantry, however, fell. in' whir Lffie 'iroops
'under the Commander-in-Chief, on the morning -of'tlie athick
It yet renrains to be-seen how thisJamen table necitirente will
be regarded.. by -the. army ; my opinion it will'irtiedidy m-
. crease the existing disaffections;enothing will:l-preVeite nu-
merous desertions which will take.placee arid the4l.lflitiatlan of
our reign in this- country has beefy 'materially hastened. In
England, it would he of little consequericelf hairnets.' Bridal)
army inutiuied.; the Cieil power, aided by the Verinathey and
A:filitia, or the Sheriffs, with the Bosse coati,ens of a fe;w
Mon.-
ties, could instantly suppress thedisturternee,- and'iestore order;
hut I cannot describe to you the sensation• which this mutiny
"has occasioned here. Were it to become general, or Wene inn
• army to throw off imallegiance, and dishanti itsel',, three walla
be a general rising_ throughout the country ; and I tinnily nee
lieve, the Massacre of every European unprotected bv'the,gona
et Pitt William, would be the consequence. IVhat then wantel
become of the,eountry? Were we once to be dispoe:sessed of
it, it wouldbe no easy matter, I. assure you, to regain itnnbat
enough of thig subject; lam afraid you will say—too Much_
have already frequently spoken of the army which has been
solong shut up at Rangoon; it still remains in state nice; sur-
rounded by the enerny,And in great .distress for provisions.-
We sometimes get the worst Of the numerous encounters whieh
take place, in consequence' .of the nature of the country, (an
almost impenetrable jungle, covered with water) and our igno-
rance of, the roads,- fords, Sec.-&c. by which means we OCCA-
sitthally knock our heads in 'the dark against the stockades
(close to our -own camp,) before, we are- aware -of
However, for every check we receive- we gine theM ten' tie-
feats; -and we only wait, I trust, for the country to .becomeints-
sable to force'our way through them, and takeposseasion oftheir
capital, 'Ameerapoora. The great mistbrtunes in that 'quarter
are the dreadful sickness and scarcity. 3luch of the :suffering
which our troops have undergone has been suppressed, and roc
allowed to reach Bengal; but it is now pretty well knoW that
upwards of 1000 Europeans have foundtheir graVes in-Ran-
goon ; and I conclude •a great number of natives, who 'arc al-
ways more weak and sickly. They have scarely seen a morsel
of fresh meat since they have been there; a thin miserable
chicken costs 8 and, 10 rupees; a grass-fee sheep, (scarcely,
eatable,) weighing
,from 20.t0 25 sm.'s, is valued at from 2b to
32 rupees, and happy is that man considered whO can proeure
it on such terms: Conceive a subaltern's situation Under such
circumstances if you can. Is it not, I ask, most unjust that an
officer of 16, 17, andlB years' standing, exposed to such hard-
ships; unable to provide himself even with the neceesaeirs of
life; with scarcely a roof to shelter hint from the inelemency of
the
.weather, an exile from Ida country, in most -cases 'for life,
'harassed in every possible manner' while livingeand whose dead
body cannot even find repose, (at Rangoon the• infamens, Bur-
mese .have invariably mangled-and crucified the dead bodies,
and doubtless the living but defenceless too,) it-not Most dis-
graceful, I repeat, that he should be amid at the rate of about
sieca rupees 230, while a civilian of eight or ten years' standing
is enjoying-himself in splendour, surrounded by all the luxtuies
of receining from 2to 3,000 rupees a- month, ivithouente-
dUctiornin'inhereas an officer, from his little pittance, has 0. •
provide himself with, and keep always` in readiness, a tent and
carriage for it; not to mention a horse, which Governnidnt
must be well aware is indispensable ? I shall leave you to
judge what must be the feelings of the European officers ; you
are already aware of those of the natives ; the high sense of. ho-
nour of the former must even oblige them to -adhere to their
duty; but where•will be their zeal, where that alertness and
activity which they would exert were the treated .as the deserve.
7--were thesntreated, I will say, with corninon justice?
It la Vert eVident that the Company, having, as they. sup- .
pose (but they -are much mistaken) attained the undisputed an,
vceeienty of India, is disposed to kick down the ladder that
helped them to it; they have issued orders to -.cut ourpay stili
further, but Lord A M lititST, in consideration of the warehas
determined not to put that order in execution for the present,
as India is at present in a most alarming position, and perhaps -
at no period our establishment in it has been more soe The
whole of the upper and western provinces are in a most flit- -
turbed state.e Numerous bodies of Maturates htive begun to
plunder about the Nerbudda, in the direction of Sangor, Nai-
pooreJubhalpoor, &c. &c. • • •
. The Raja of 'l'ypoor is in open hostilities with us, having at-
tacked . our ally and feudal dependant, the famous Ameer
Khan, in the immediate vicinity of Aintere, and the Cantor..
-meats of Nusseerabad. About Delhi, the- wattle of _the prin-
.cipal Zernintlars have refused' to pay their revenue; and, With
the Rohillas, the bravest and finest troops in are in a state
of open revolt. To crown the whole, lit njee in (the all •
powerfol.Kiag of Lahore, Cashmere, "and e• eoaque76 of all
the neighbouring countries, who is able.to bring into toe field
any day 100,000 cavalry, disciplined under European officers,
.&c,) is evidently-meditating an attack onus, having already
Made a demonstration of crossing • the Su tlege. There is really
no knowing how this will-end. The most. powerful native SO- -
vereigns are in a state of' extreme dissafFection, and it would
he doubtless at their instigation and their invitation, that Run.
ject Sing would make a decent, perhaps in co-operation, not
with the MahratteS, &c. but with the Naiialese, who gave
''as so much trouble in 1815 and 16. •
Tabalance-all this alarming news, I am "happy to say, that
the Burmese have retreated flow the frontier in all, directions,
evacuating their 'stockades and cantonment,. sonic of them -
strongly foraified,, which leads me to hope that they are not co-
" Operating with the disaffected in other parts of India; unless;
indeed, this retreat is intended as a. ;lest. •de gwert.c, to lead our
troops into thetheart of their country, in order to cover and pro-
mote a general rising here; but that, I. thinKis not likely, in
ao uncivilized a country ; particularly in Indian where no two
chiefs ever evinced a common feeling; where-self-interest is NQ
predominant; and no instance, I should suppose, was :ever
known, of patriotism leading an individual to the surrender of
personal gratification. Indeed, in this instance, such very close
alliance could not exist, as the Burmese are held in abhorrence
by the natives of India, and I dare say there is no loVe lost ;, it
is, therefore,, of the question-, that they could cordially unite
Or make common cause. There is a kind eiffinort, not Ivithent
foundation, I imagine, of a revolution in the:Burmese capital ;
it ,hesaide that the Emperbr, with the war faCtion,' have been
'defeated,' and the fOrmer put to death. HoWeVer that May; he
ittelsweaptureelSaVoy and Mergin, two seaport towns on 'the
frontiers of Slant, a great advantage has been obtained ; • it gitreln
an-opportunity to the Siamese to thraw-OfF .the Burmese "'Otte'
of which they appear to avail themselves ; and it affbrds us the.
Means -of procuring from -thence, supplies for our troops at
Rangoon n and accordingly, the hospitals there -11 ave already
beep partially provided with fresh provisions. Lord ADvtttEitsr
has been most unfortunate in his Government hitherto', birt how
could he be otherwise ? On the commencement of this war, Sir
E. PAGET_ was absent in the upper provinces. dlr, ADa a: has
never made his appearance since Lord A xiinr.ils'r relieved Itin
of the temporary charge of the Government, and the Yetrialeita;
member could do no good.
.Since Sir Edward's return, there has been, it ia'said, a enn_
stant difference of opinion in Council; ir,sorpueli that The mem-
bers are.not on speakingterma with Lord Arriberste IloW then
is it to be expected that his LOrdship, entirely unsupported, end
not inthe least assisted,' it is confilent)y said (and I can easily‘
believe it), by..theSecretaries, ceeald, -Planed' as he was, imme-
diately on -his arrival,. without personal; inforinialon in so cri-
tical a situation, manage better than he. has One : :especially -
as, strange as it may appear, the OfficCrs of ;-:evernertente
had . not the slightest correct information or'knnwhAe cif the
Burmese country, or any thing connected with it? • '
The news from, the upper provinces has been by no means:
favourable : it-is certain that disturbances have broken out jr, •
several parts, and it 7is said some lives.havie been lost at.B.a-.
reilly ; but particulars -are not known. It appears that'the
European, troops brought forward .to quell- the mutiny .at
Barrackpoor committed all-kinds of excesses; many lives Were
losnaniong the Sepoys who retrained faithful to' us, and die .
Europeans fired at our guards of native troops, and. killed 'a
number of menn One native Commanding Officer of theihighest
rank (Subadar Major) coVered'witli medals, Who was lit'lgip\s'
and had volunteered to Seringtepatarn, Isle of France, &c. itnni.,
was sent with orders during the continuance of thernutiny.—
Cnforteriately he fell in with a party of Eunineati soldiersosho
plundered and treated him in the most disgraceful and inhunian
manner; and .it was not without difficulty that he escaped with -
his life, -having lost his medals, epaulets, &e. A body of ZOO
01.411-manttineers after all has succeeded in effectinkits escape..
The-body:fitiard with the-lightetatipanies and the Turopean
regiments came up with it, about 10 or 12.ndles from Barrack-
poor nlt had carried with it the Colottrietifihe 4'lth, Old e and -
26th Native infMterhatheeSmseeatidnnthirSideiable quantify of
ammunition, and it succeeded in repulsing the attack of our
troops, and in securing its retreat towards Nepal, where it ex.
pects to find protection and service. Of course it plundered ail
the villages on its route.