The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-19 00:00:00

11th,
12th

pedition, in the Hurkaru, says :—'• You will be
rather startled to hear that at his moment there is
not a single European living between Benares and
Raneegunge."

PATNA, AND SEGOOLEE.
The following are extracts from letters in the
Englishman :
Since the 25th July, we are happy .to say that
General Lloyd has partially recovered his senses,
and sent aid on the evening of 27th (just two days
too late) to the beleagnred. in Arrah, and again some
troops on the morning of the 29th, or three and a
half days after they should have gone. It will be
most providential should the Arrah folks have held
out long enough for the arrival of the first detach-
ment. It is said that as the mutineers could not

get at the beleagured gentry, they were striving to
turn them out of their stronghold. The mutineers,
shouli they be successful in their operations, ought
ingratitude to send their thanks to the General, and
present him at the same time with a suit of ladies'
dress.

The general sent troops on the evening of the
27th, who could scarcely have reached Arrah last
night, and I hear this morning a further detach-

ment were marched for that station, but these suc-
courshave gone too late. The mutineers should

have been followed on the evening of the 25th with
guns and men, who might have got up to the rebels
before they could• have reached Arrah, and thus
have save the Treasury and place from being pil-
laged, and probably the slaughter of our friends
there.

You have heard of the mutiny of the 12th Irre-
gular Cavalry at Segowlee on the night of the 23d,

and the massacre of their officers and of their wives

and children. The rascals proceeded to Sewan, a
sub-division of Chupra, whence Mr. A/193011ne1,,
the sub-deputy opium agent, and Mr. Lynch, the
deputy magistrate, have miraculously escaped.
They left the place at 8 o'clock on the 26th, and
reached Dinapore at 9 last night. I suppose the
Chupra foli&must come in now, unless their little
band of 50 Sikhs, 50 sepoys of the 40th N.I. who
did not join the mutineers, and about a dozen sth
Irregular Cavalry men, will fight well.

We learn by a letter from Patna, dated July 31,
that the detachments which left Dinapore on the
evenings of the 27th and 28th, in steamers, re-
treated to the latter station on the afternoon of the
30th. It seems that the officers commanding im-
prudently marched them during the darkness of the
night through an unknown country, and on reach-
ing within a mile of Arrah, they were fired upon by
a large body of mutineers, who were hidden in a
mangoe tope. Five officers are said to be killed,
some wounded, and about half of the force, consist-
ing of 350 Europeans and 60 Sikh., were killed and
wounded. An officer, with 16 men of H. M.'s 37th,

however, escaped, and came into Dinapore on the
night of the 30th. They met no rebels on the road,
and reported the villagers were civil.
Baboo Koowur Sing is acting the R,ajah in Arrah;
he holds his court, and has appointed a -relative of
his, by name Hurkissen Sing, his Wuzeer ; Golan
Ahya, a vakeel of the Civil Court, superintendent of
police ;
.another vakeel named Amerooden to a da-
rogaship, and several other villains who • have
thrived under the British rule to offices of trust.
Not one of the servants of our government has ob-
tained employment under the new regime.
We .are universally of opinion that if Patna be
not protected as an outpost with two guns and 100
Europeans, we must shortly lose the place, and Di-
napore too must fall, as it will be cutoff rom sup-
plies, and be surrounded by the enemy. A force
here would protect it from serious danger ; we had
for a day 80 soldiers and 4 guns, which the general
has recalled to Dinapore.
I cannot say Patna is yet safe ; those of the muti-
neers whose, houses are southward are still in the
district, and may possibly come into Patna with
lot of budmashes. Our force is rather insighificant
—3OO Sikhs only who can be depended upon, but
they are scattered. As for the Behar Station
Guards they would join the rabble if they could,
and will do so when opportunity offers.
The Patna rising was a deep laid scheme. There
was a throne prepared to receive a King of Patna,
and this King (will presumption and folly go fur-
ther?) was a certain individual, by name Kazis).
Shere. This man intended to appear as an eques"
trian on the night of the 3d of July, but be-
fore our forces, who were ready receive him, -
he had not the courage to appear. At present he is
nowhere to be seen. He has left both hie guddi
and his throne, though it is perfectly certain that
he will come to that elevated throne the gallows.
The districts are all quiet (and I say now, as I
have often said, that as long as Patna is safe, so
long will Behar be safe), although petty Daooities
are always taking place, yet no serious danger is
particularly apprehended.
Mr. Louis is removed from Patna. I do not
think it advisable to make any remarks or comments
upon this subject. • ' -
In consequence of the late distnrbance at Patna
numbers have been apprehended, many of whom
stand high in the opinion of the people of that sta-
tion both for respectability and opulence ; of these
Lootf Ally Khan is not the least. It is already
known that ho has been arrested for harbouriug a
Sepoy of the 37th NJ., named Shaikh Mohobbuto
who was concealed with his uncle, Shaikh Sulce-
Moolah in Monza Jamvepoore, belonging to Lootf
Ally Khan ; he has been seized, and is in confine'
went. Of his two servants, Burrah Ghusseeta and
Ceota Ghusseeta, the former was seized and exe;
ed for heading a portion of the rebels on the 3d
inst., the latter is in prison, and will very likely
share the fate of his notorious namesake. Thai
Lootf Ally is the mainspring of the Patna insurreo-_
tion, having given R'. 27,000 through M.oulvies
Muksood Ally and Azizooddeen to the native troops
of Dinapore, to induce them to join the scoundrels
of Patna, and 5,000 mohurs of old coinage, by two
instalments, to Moulvie Ahmedoollah, and 111
smaller amount to Peer Ally Khan for assisting
the mu ineers, whose plan it was to frighten 01
the authorities and other European residents 0
Patna by rising in a large body, but if this failed)
to join the Sepoys of Dinapore, let loose the OW
victs and divide themselves into two divisions, one
to plunder the town of Patna, the other to rescue
the Moulvies in custody, and ma nacre every Fe-
ringhee (Christian, white and black) residing there',
Mr. —, the judge, being marked out as the firs"
victim of their brutality. All this would have come
to pass had not Looft Ally Khan been placed ill
confinement, and it will even now if he be set to
work among his native friends for eff‘cting his re;
lease. In my humble opinion it would be mpg
advisable to detain him in custody until the rebel"
lion in India be over.
The following is an extract of a letter from Meer'
pore Factory, dated July 25
When about to write to you yesterday Willi
my reports, we were obliged to fly for safety. 11
Irregulais at Segowlie mutinied on the evening
the 25th inst., killed all their officers' wives as
children, except one little girl of Dr. Ge,rner't
This news came to Raikes about 9 a.m. yesterdsY
morning, nod tee s 3iittilrels were expected ininie:
diately, but we all left the station and came °'
here immediately we could get our conveyances'
and sh mild. have gone on to Kunabuna in NePBl,,,'
about len coss from this but we have inforwati7
that the scoundrels, after doing all the mischie,!
and destroying all they odd, went off in the (,'„`:
rection of Govingunge, though after we left the
station some troepers came there and we are IV;
sure where they went to. I left the' factory in U:11
halide of the servants entirely; made over the ca-.`
and factor y papers, for fear of the bungalow being,.
se . fire to. I hope, pleaii God; we shall soon 0'
able to retain the magistrate, and shall return
soon .as wo hear the troopers have left this side 0
the Gundock.
"P.S.—Tuirty-two inches rain from the 2d to
noon of the 23d July."

SAUGOR.
A letter from Saugor mentions that the Dawk M°l*:,
shee at that station having been detected in opectivP
letters, and communicating their contents to the IOtlW.
neers, has been hanged.
" Our position is by no means a pleasant one, but t 4
present we are in perfect safety, and with God's b'essiegd:
and our strong arms, we shall hold out until relieve if
The Fort of Saugor is situated about a mite and a 119,4
from Cantonments, in the centre of the city. It is 13;,„
a strong one either artificially or by position, but of
have strengthened it, and continue to do so. Guns
heavy calibre are mounted on every bastion ; upwards s'b
15 are in position. The walls are from 24 to 50 feet biga
of masonry, and the whole of the south side is protect%
by an extensive lake. Provisions bad been thrown
for six :naafis, and wo have ammunition enough ;f4
years. The only thing is our garrison is weak- .
have a European battery of 70 men of less, 40 offien%
civilians, &c., capable of, bearing arms, and about. vy
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detachment deserted; many of them have been kw- •
by the Boondelas, for the sake of the property on the.ls;
several had taken service with the Rajah of Shag
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and turned out the remainder. The Boondela itvju
of Bhaupoor and Shaghur have divided the district
Saugor between them and they aro in possession of tir
principal Tehse,ldarees and Tha,nas. si%
"We have hanged 19 men for rebellion, an ft
sepoys and troopers were hanged by sentence of C°"o,
martial. I cannot tell you how general was the_irce.ol
sion that the English rule was about to end, add it
take strong measures and a long time to remove it.
The following is from Jabburpore, dated 231
You will be glad to learn that the 42(1.13.Y",_
that mutinied at Sanger, have been cut up almost tvoy
man, and that the 31st B. N. I. behaved most 109.94
When the 42d mutinied, they called on the 31st to Ju