The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-14 00:00:00

THE CHIEF COMMAND.

A telegraphic message has been sent to Sir P.
Grant at Alailnas, requesting that officer to proceed
to Calcutta to take the chief command. A better
man, or one more fit for the crisis, could nut ba
found. His whole military career has be-n in In-
dia, and he is thoroughly acquainted not only with
the native character, but with the working of the
system of the Indian army.
It is worthy of remark that on the 26th ult., the
day previous to General AUSOLI'S death, and again
on the fillowing day, when the event took place,
there was a report in the bazaars bete that the
general had died, either by assassination or a stroke
of the sun, according to diff,rent accounts. The
notion had taken a strong hold of the natives, and
was generally entertained by thew.—Bengal flur-
karu, June 5,
A telegraphic despatch, dated Madras, June 12,
says :—" General G- ant leaves this day for Cal-
cutta to command the Bengal army."

" Passing down the list we come now to the sth
and 60th Regiments at Umballah. We are without
detailed accotiuts of the disaffection in these corps,
but they are reported to have refusel to march on
DJhi when ordered so to do by wings unless they
were allowed to go as a body. Their mutinous state
has been well known for some time, and fired have
been of nightly occurrence in the station. At
Mu, shun, in the Punjaub, the 55th Regiment
Native Infantry broke into open mutiny : of the
fate of their ale' rs we are uncertain. A detachment
of Ear peans from Peshawur are on their track,
and have already slain many of them, and taken
15 i prisoners into Peshawur. At Agra the 4411
and 67t1i Native Infantry were immediately dis-
armed upon news of the defection of their detach-
ments at Muttra, who had seized the treasury there,
and marched to Delhi, and the measure was doubt
less imperative, for fires have been of constant oc-
curence there also. The 3d Regiment of Native
Infantry at. Phillour are repotted to have burnt
down the station acid openly mutinied. The report
is however since contradicted, so that the matter is
iu douirt. Cawnpore was in a state of siege on the
Ist instant, the ladies and children all shut up in
the fort. At Lucknow the rebellion broke out MEERUT.
with fury on the night of the 31st, the regiments JUNE 4.—Yesterday was the first time the Agra
et e live specified above, mutinyinss, and burning mail came in since the 20th ult.
and plundering in all directions. We await further We have succeeded in opening a regular dak
intelligence from thence, between this and Kurnaul.
"The outbreak at Nusseerabad and Neemuch bad Tee best portion of our Meerut European troops
been impending ever since the news of the Deli left this about a week ago for Delhi. They have
mutiny reached these places. We are in consider- had two severe engagements with the rebels ; the
able anxiety as to the fate of the Europeans of these loss on our side is, thank God ! but little in corn-
stations, nothing l'eieg known of certainty up to parison to that of the enemy s-1.7 altogether on
date. A considerable force from D.-esa must now be our side have been killed and 19 wounded, and
at Ntfsseraba,d, awl the mutineers ate said to have amongst these 5, 1 i.elieve died from strokes of the
mare ,e,l away with the six guns in their possession sun. Dr. Moore, of the C irabinsers, was tak-n ill
in the direction of Delhi. They will doubtless be when he was comingin with the wounded, and died
joined by the 72d Regiment from Neemuch, but si:is-Cy after his at rival here. A lieu enact of the
that they will ever reach Delhi is matter of ex- rifles, Mr. Napier, has had one of his legs shot off.
treine unlikelihood. The whole of the Rajpootana Mr. Budd is out with the camp as baggage-master.
seems to be staunch, and the mutineers will in all We are still living in the Arsenal, but are a little
probability be intercepted and cut up by some of more comfortable now, our numbers having de-
the contingent forces of those States. creased a little.
"To what extent the disarming of the native Last evening five murderers were banged, and
regiments has been carried in the Punjaub we are the evening before six. Some of those who suffered
unable to state, but we have certain information that last evening were proved to be Mrs. Courtney's
the native troops at Meean Meer and Peshawur murderers. One was the private Jemadar of the
were so treated on the dates indicated. A force of native deputy collector. One of these savages was
25,000 to 30,000 men has thus melted away from undaunted to the last. He wished all his brothers,
the Bengal army list within a few weeks, and or rather his brethren, good bye, and blessed them
whether the process has reached its limit or not we all, and told them the Feringhees were taking his
are unable yet to say. life for no fault of his ; and he scarcely gave them
"And now for the measures which have been time to secure the noose properly round his neck,
taken in this emergency. A powerful force is con- when he jumped off the platform.
verging upon Delhi, the importance of an early re- June s.—Dr. Moore, of the 6th Dragoon Guards,
capture of which city is very great. The most unac- died this morning. A party of the 60th Rifles and
countable delay seems to have characterised the Carabineers have just returned from a very success-
movements of General Anson, the news of whose ful foray, having killed some 150 of the blessed
death by cholera at Kurnaul on the 27th ult. took Goojurs without having a man hurt. Five villages
all India by surprise. General Barnard, the next in were destroyed.—lVlofussilite Extra, June 6.
i command upon the spot, must, we think, have . The following is supplied by the Government :
reached Delhi by this time, and we are hourly June s.—lntelligence from Meerut to 3d inst.—
awaiting the news of its capture. He has a con- No further attack has been made by the mutie
siderable force with him, and it is not likely that neers on the position held at Ghazee-ood-de Nag-
the mutineers will be able to make a long stand gut. The loss of the mutineers reported to have
against him. Pending the advance of the force, the been very great on the 30th and 31st ; they at-
mutineers had moved out of Delhi, and attacked the tacked with between 3,000 and 4,000 men. The
Meerut division which had occupied the village of five gunsataken from them have arrived at Meerut.
Ghadeenuteger, about equidistant between these Dr. Moore of the Carabineers died of wounds re-
plact•s. They were speedily routed by the Rifles, ceived on the 31st ; Lieutenant Napier 60th Rifles,
and lost the five guns with which they advanced to with leg amputated.
the attack. Not discouraged, they made a second Tue Queen's colour of the 38th Regiment Na-
attack on the 31st ult. with the same result, and tive Infantry was retaken by Captain Bixon, Cara-
since then we are without information of their bineers.
movements. Our loss in these attacks was occa- Bhagput Bridge occupied by detachments from
sioued mainly by the explosion of a magazine, Umballa force.
which placed 44 of the Rifles in the list of killed Information of uninterrupted movement received
and wounded.- The army advancing on Delhi is from head-quarters.
composed as follows :—Two troops of Horse Ar- Colonel Hope Grant app in o' ted brigadier.
of yesterday's
tillery, 9th Lancers, one squadron 4th Lancers, her Accounts *from Booluudshuhur,
Majesty's 75th Foot, Ist Fusiliers, six companies date, all going on well.
ie and Gwalior this
2d Fusiliers. The Meerut force, which will unite Accounts from Mynpoor_
Ma ssitite E t x ra,
with it, is as follows :--fith Carabineers, 60th Rifles, morning, all satisfactory. o.fu
four Horse Artillery guns, a horse battery, two 18- June 5.
f a letter from d-deen N.
pounders, 120 artillery recruits, and some Sappers, Extract o
treathed, CommiGhazee-oossioner of M,:erutug,
Sirmnor battalion. gur,froolMr.
"The Punjab authorities have manifested consi- dated 30th May
ratification in informing you
:
derable vigour in the emergency, the troops being " I have infinite g
disarmed in all directions, as soon as the news of that the mutineers have been signally defeated by
the Meerut tragedy arrived Brigsidier Wilson's force. We took up our position
"For the quietude of that part of Rajpootna this morning on the left bank of the Hindon, hold-
which borders on our presidency, we are informed ing the Suspension-bridge. At 4 p.m. the picket
by the _Poona Observer that a moveable column is gave notice of the approach of the enemy, who
to be immediately formed at Miaow, which will be opened a fire of five guns. The troop of horse'
so equipped that it can be rapidly moved in any artillery crossed the Ilindon by a ford on the right,
direction. Two squadrons of her Majesty's 14th prstected by the Carabineers and the Rifles by the
(the King's) Light Dragoons at Kirkee, the 25th bride. The enemy was driven in by tee Rifles
Native Infantry at Poona, the companies of the and fire of Major Scott's battery, and the Horse
light battalion at Poona, and an European battery artillery turned their flank and they fled, leaving
of artillery from Abmednuggur, have already been all the guns and a large supply of intrenching
warned for immediate service. The 25th Native ln- tools. Some took refuge in a village, and were shot
fantry, we understand, march on Monday morning down or burnt out. Another perry of their force
and the wing of the Dragons on Tuesday or Wed- was pursued by the Carabineers. I was allowed
eesday next. They will he inspected by his Excel- by Brigadier Wilson to attend upon him during
lencv the Commander.in-Chrei; in marching order, the le action, and can therefore speak from personal
.lu.theirprivate parade ground, on Monday next. knowledge of the admirable manner in Which the
llvia; e-General Woodburn, C. 8., has been selected battle was fought by our troops. Our loss fell chiefly
J''s --nmand of this force. among the Rifles, but lam not aware of the actual
for the co.- „hay we have despatched by
From Bon-. m
• • /
er eety 064th and 78th Regiments' In, another letter it is stated that our loss in
to " Calcutta, her ajt,