The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-03 00:00:00

JUB BULPORE.

The following narrative is from an officer whose
positionenables him to give accurate informa.ion:—
" Jubbulpre, July 12, closed 21.
"So far v, e are safe, and have been most mercifully
preserved.
" On the 2d inst. I sent off my last letter to you ; on
the 4th, hearing that the 42d and the 31 Irregular
Cavalry, at Sangor, had mutinied, and were coming this
way, I held a council of war, when we resolved to fortify
my house, and all come into it.
"At 8 o'clock p.m. we all accordingly sat down to
dinner, some 49 of us, ladies and men, besides 15 chil-
dren. We also slept here, and next day busily set to
work to fortify and provision the gariison.

"I appointed three garrison engineers, two commis-
sariat offietrs, a postmaster, garrison staff, and, in fact,
"h‘li qrfenrlviev avalrev man forrugur particular duty. and
you would not know it again ; all its beauty is gone ;
but who cares so long as our lives are preserved and we
keep our hedth.
" Clerk and I have your dressing-room as our bed-
roam ; eight and ten gentlemen occupy the north and
south-rooms, and from four to eight ladies and lots of
children several rooms. The west verandah and entrwice
ball are complete barracks.
A few days after we came here we heard of the In-
dore and Mbow mutinies, and that the mutineers were
coming here, but fortunately no enemy came.
" The llummow district has gone to rain, and is in a
complete state of anarchy. Saugor is nearly as bad. The
Brigadier has shut all the officers up in the fort there.
" The 423 and great part of the 3d Irregulars have
mutinied; the 31st Regt. have nut, but a few days ago
(undt r their native officers) attacked the rebels and drove
them out of the place, Pinkey and Hamilton, two of
my officers, assisting them; and, although all the officers
of the 31st witnessed the fight and wished to join, the
Brigadier would not allow them.
"The 52d are behaving very well here, and I have
ordered them full batta to the end of the year, and shall
recommend it as a permanent reward if they remain
stanch ; but, to tell the truth. I doubt the regiment being
much better than any other. Circumstances alone keep
them quiet. There is no treasure. We merely collect
enough to pay ourselves and them. If they plundered th•
country they could not take away the property, as the
Boondelas would loot and murder them, &c, I am
making arrangements, such as I can, to restore Duni-
mow, and if I succeed in that object I think we shall
held our post safely till you send us Europeans..

• " July 14.
et Still, Almighty God has preserved us in safety and
health. You may suppose the responsibility I have,
but I keep well and sleep well when not woke up by
expresses and ordering daks, which come in at all hours
day and night. The 521 mess manage everything in the
kltana pecna line (eating and drinking) ; ladies awl gen-
tlem• a all dine together—a strange scene, quite a barrack
life. In the evening a few of us drive out; others ride
and walk in my park, as we cannot afford above six or
eight to leave the garrison together. We have stored
lots of provisions, and are digging a well in the Zinana
compound.
" I have not heard from the Agra Government for six
weeks, but writs daily to the Supreme Government, and
as yet the Governor-General has approved of all my
doings.
" Pinkey is at Saugor watching the course of events.
He is a fine gallant fellow. The Rao of Goorsrai is
managing Ja!oun ; the Ranee, Jhansi ; the Rajah of
Baupore, Chandhairee ; but I fear the latter is not faith-
ful. I have now got the post-office in my verandah.
They banged the deputy-postmaster at Saugor the other
day fur opining my letters and giving information to the
mutineers. _ _ _

" A 'moveable column has been ordered up to our
assistance by the Governor-General from Kamptee, and
when it arrives (about the Ist proximo) I shall accom-
pany it, first going to Dutninow, then to Bangor, and
halt there for the Bombay column, which I hope will
come up via Indore and Bhopal.
" Alas, alas ! more of our friends are gone. Dear
noble-hearted Blake, shot Cand in his own lines ab
Gwalior by a scoundrel. The other men threw them-
selves on his body and wept, and then mutinied. I mt at
now stop. The troops in this division are now quiet.
We only have the rebellious Boondelas to thrash. All
goes on well ; thank God for his mercy !
.4, W. C.