The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-06 00:00:00

" PROCLAMATION.

"BY THE RIGHT HON. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
OF INDIA.

" Foreign Department, Allahabad, Nov. 1.

" Her Majesty the Queen having declared that
it is her gracious pleasure to take upon herself the
government of the British territories in India, the
Viceroy and Governor-General hereby notifies that
from this day all acts of the Government of India
will be done in the name of the Queen alone.

" From this day all 'men of every race and class
who, under the administration of the Hon. East
India Company have joined to uphold the honour
and power of England, will be the servants of the
Queen alone.

" The Governor-General summons them, one and
all, each in his degree, and according to his oppor-
tunity, and with his whole heart and strength, to
aid in fulfilling the gracious will and pleasure of
the Queen, as set forth in her Royal Proclamation.
" From the many millions of her Majesty's na-
tive subj9ets in India, the Governor-General will
now, and at all times, exact a loyal obedience to
the call which, in words full of benevolence and
mercy, their Sovereign has made upon their allegi-
ance and faithfulness.

"By order of the Right Hon. the Governor-
General of India, G. F. EDMONSTONE,
" Secretary to the Government of India, with
the Governor-General."

" Let me revert now to sterner subjects. We
are proclaiming peace and good will towards India
We offer pardon and oblivion of the past to the
actors in the tragedy of 1857; but some of the more
malignant among these are still braving our anger
and require punishment. In one field of rebellion,
however, I am happy to say the rebellion is at last
on the eve of being extinguished. Tantia Topee,
with all his talent for running, has been brought
to earth, and has requested to be allowed to sur-
render. How he remains yet at large, how he
has been reduced to his present state, I shall now
Proceed to tell you :—After the battle of Sindwa,
which, as you know, took place on the 19th of
October, General Michel, who fought that action
with Lockhart's Infantry and the Sale's Cavalry
Brigades, was led falsely to believe that Tantia
Topee had fed to the north, in the direction of

the Betwa.

The line taken by the rebels

in their flight should have prepared him to mis-
trust that information, for the rebels we're
pursued towards the Jamni river, on a road en-
tirely opposed to that of the Betwa. However

General Michel marched in pursuit to Lullutpore,

on the latter river, and Tantia Topee fled in the
opposite direction, towards Multhowe, bent on
plundering the rich and open town of Bhilsa and
the undefended city of Bhopal, which he had rea-

son to believe he would find completely undefended.
Michel, 'however, though tardily apprised of his
real movements, made up by repeated and rapid
marches for the time he had lost in following the
wrong track, and returning from the vicinity of
Lullutpore through Multhowe, he came up with
Tantia Topee at Korrai (on the 25th of Oct.) killed
500 of his men, took all his guns, and cut his army
in two. The smaller division fled off to Khimlossa
and has, no doubt, been accounted for by either
Scudamore, Diddell, or Whitlock—either of whom
from the vicinity of Chundaree, Tehree, or Chutter-
pore, may have fallen in with him. The main body
under Tantia and the Bao of Banda, pursued its
journey towards Bhilsa, which it still hoped to
plunder. Fortunately, Park's Rajpootana Brigade
had marched from Scropj, crossed the Betwa, and
covered Bhilsa, so that, after a slight skirmish be-
tween the vanguards, Tantia Topee was obliged to
turn off and make for the Nerbudda. Michel's
force only reached Bhilsa on the 28th, and Park's
Brigade retired to Bhopal ; but Kerr with his Mah-
ratta Horse, had, in the meanwhile, reached Ho-
sungbad, on the Nerbudda, and I hear on excellent
authority, that Tantia Topee, hard pressed by this
vigorous partisan, sent in a message to him, asking
on what terms he would be allowed to surrender.
Kerr replied that he would preserve his life until
he had conferred with the competent authorities
for instructions, but warned him that if he
caught him in the field he would cer-
tainly have him hanged. When you consider that
Kerr had with him but 600 men, natives, but well
known throughout India for their boldness in ac-
tion, you will be convinced, as I am, that if the in-
telligence I have now given is confirmed, we
have nothing more to fear from this notorious free-
booter. It is known, indeed, from prisimers who
surrendered after the battle of Korrai that the fol-
lowers of Tantia, though still numerous, were weary
and footsore, that they have no guns and scarcely
any small arm ammunition. Without these, it is
needless to say, Tantia Topee could no- longer fight.
It was stated positively enough yesterday that
Tantia Topee had crossed the Nerbudda, whence
he threatened the Deccan, and the despatch of a
battery from Ahmednugger, with troops eastward
and northward from Ellichpore and Janina, the
sudden departure of H.M.'s 3d Dragoons from
Poona, and the 17th Lancers from the neighbour-
hood of Goona towards Bhilsa, seemed to justify
this belief ; but intelligence of Tantia's desire to
surrender has, I am told, been since received by
telegraph.
" Turning from Central India to Behar, we find
results somewhat similar produced by the move-
ments of Brigadier Douglas, and the various de-
tachments from Buxar, Arrah, and Sasseram
towards the jungle strongholds of Ummer Sing.
Driven from Jugdespore to the eastward, as it were
cornered in the angle formed by the Soane and the
Ganges, unable to cross either of these rivers, they
were, on the 21st October, apparently on the eve of
destruction. But Ummer Sing and his men again
slipped from our detachments, fled to the westward,
were caught and , severely handled at Secreeta, on
the road to Sasseram, but made good their retreat
at last to the Rohtas hills, whence I hope they will
not be permitted to return.
"In Oude movements combined by Lord Clyde
in conjunction with his own to push the rebels from
Rohilcund downwards have been commenced.
Columns from Futteghur and Shahjehanpore have
already made rapid strides in the direction traced
out to them. The Futteghur column, having crossed
the Ganges, occupied Palee and Sandee without
opposition, and marched south. Roheea, where the
life of Adrian Hope was sacrificed, has been taken
(October 27th) from Nerput Sing, who abandoned
the place after setting fire to it. From Shahje-
hanpore Brigadier Colin Troup advanced, on the
21st of October, to Pusgaon, and is proceeding
to drive the rebels from the upper frontiers towards
Lucknew. On the southern border a column from
Azimghur has been in motion to drive the insurgents
east and north up the angle formed by the Gogra
and Goomtee. General Grant having placed two
regiments of his Sultanpore force midway between
the Gogra and Goomtee, to prevent the enemy from
forcing their way downwards into the Juanporc
district. Lord Clyde, taking with him her Majesty's
proclamation, would leave Allahabad, I believe, on
the Ist inst., to sweep the country on the north
bank of the Gogra, and reduce Loll and Beni Mah-
doo. do not expect that they will fight, though,
if we believe their bombast, they intend to hold
out to the last extremity.. Oude, you will see, will
be a field for the exercise of police duties in a few•
months. The Begum asks but to surrender. Many
strong forts have lately fallen into our possession.
Sundella had been captured by Brigadier Barker
when I last wrote. Birwa, 10 miles from it, has
since been reduced. Qn th 21st October Brigadier
Barker, with the 88th, the Rifles, some Irregulars,
and guns, assaulted the place and stormed it, losing
20 killed and 80 wounded, and killing numbers of
the defenders. Mahmadi Hoosein, thinking Sultan-
pore weakened by the despacth of regiments to
Dostpore, thought fit to approach with 6,000 men,
among whom were our old friends the Nusseerabad
Brigade. He was met on the 20ffi. Oct. by Briga-
dier Horsford with 1,000 men, and completly beaten
with the loss of two guns—the same that our Bom-
bay Lancers lost so many men at the outbreak of
the rebellion in attempting to capture. The fort of
Mendowlee has been taken and destroyed. Another
attack on Inbrowlee has been repulsed with loss to
the enemy. A detachment from I)uriabad has
taken posSession of Atumda. All these victories
achieved, with the exception of the capture of
Birwa, without any loss on our past, confirm me in
the belief that Lord Clyde will meet with but
feeble resistance.
" In the Punjab all is quiet ; the same may be
said of Rajpootana. With the exception of some
trifling demonstrations by Rohillas in the direction
of Burrumpore, which some Europeans from Malli-
gaum and the 23d N.I. from Dhoolia have been
sent to put down. North Candeish is quiet.
" At Bombay a painful piece of intelligence has
reached us from Singapore. I cannot bring it to
your notice more fitly than by the following quo-
tation from a local journal :
We announce, with the deepest regret, the
death of Mr. Standen. The melancholy event took
place on the 11th Oct., at Penrang, whither Mr.
Standen had been taken from Singapore, in the
vain hope that the atmosphere of the hills would
restore him to his wonted vigour. But the fatal
disease under which he laboured *as not one which
change of air could cure. After languishing a few
clays he died of abscess on the liver. The loss of
this accomplished gentleman is a source of
mourning not to us only, but to European society
in India. Mr. Standen was beloved in the circles
which he frequented because of his unalterable
kindness, his admirable good temper, his taste for
letters and art. Of a wonderfully tenacious memory
—he was an oracle whom none consulted in vain.
The depth and variety of his reading were wonder-
ful, while the cheerfulness with which he imparted
it, the illustration which it gave to his conversation
were charming. Five years have hardly elapsed
since Mr. Standen came to Bombay. After a short
career at the bar he was promoted to the office of
administrator-general and registrar of , the diocess,
by which he was entirely withdrawn from the ac-
tive duties of a barrister. His health began to fail
about three months ago, and our regret is great that
he should have preferred seeking its re-establish-
ment in the tropics rather than in Europe. Had
he chosen the latter course we might not perhaps
have had to mourn his death in the very prime of
his years.'
" Mr. Bartle Frere has arrived herewith Mr.
Ellis from Scinde. The latter, I hear, succeeds
Mr. Hart, as Secretary to Government. Lord El-
phinstone is here.
" Trade ie brisk. Exchange, ls. ld. to 2s. 03d.
1-3 d." .

THE ILLUMINATIONS.
(Front the BOmbay Gazette.)
Mr. Venayek Wa.ssudew read the Proclamation
in the Mara,thi language. At the conclusion of