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THE MUTINIES TS INDIA.

ADVENTURES OF EUROPEAN FUGITIVES

and the other good and tliaughtful.yeaple at Sc-
hire, to whom we owe Sndeepa debt.ofegratitule,
Will have the ..satiekeetion of "kncitting, thee
through -their kindntss the little halt-naN cbild.ren
Were clothed and made comjortable,
,linteery and
Ealf-statved mothers enabled to supplyrtheir li tie
i#fiants at the breast, with fOod, and the/hearts and
a ms of strong men made braver te prefect the
large they had in safety brought so far. Curious
ascertain the cause of our prohibited entry into
ehore, we inquired from the chepr isse (in intelli-
eut young Moslem), who gave us much useful in-
fermation. From him we .leatee 1' that. at the
1
t re-
nest of Secunder &guru all the offieers of the con-
ngent had left for Hoolnnetabad, now a Madras
station—that the Besid.ent had everethiug in readi
mess to quit cantonments, and that the B gem had
Iromised te- take charge of the station and con' in-
ent. He also told us that the -132guei ha-1 receiv-
ed an "Islita,her" from the King of Delhi, calling
iron her as a true Moslem to hoist the standard of
lebellion, and extirpate the Feringhe.arece from
er dominions ; bnt her timely warning to the bal-
ers of the Bhopal contingent, enabling them to
isscarie in -Way; showed that her sympathy with
the rebel King was but slight indeed. Abandoning
our carriage, we left the same evening for Imlaah,
making a detour of three miles to avoid Byrassiala
a large town of Scindialfts, this side the Parbutty,
in which a strong bDdy of horse and foot were said
Ito-he-poeted.---It was oureintepti tu, to haste rested
!at a place called Moriah, about half w,iy, but team-
.
en; that that village lay within a couple of miles of
Sehore, we gave it a wide berth and reissed on to a
,hamlet called Somlah, where we halted but four
Ihours, and finding that provisions were not procur-
able there, proceeded five-Coss further on to a large
titven called Eechawur, which we reached at eight
o'clock p.m.' on the night of the 11th. -Eeehawur we
Mound to be a walled city the gates- ( f which were
closed. After sornetelolay, however, eve were allow-
ed to enter, and were escorted by its governor,John de Silva; commonly called ' Jan Sahib,' to his
own house. Both we and our cattle were well cared
for, and every mark of respeet'and attention shown
to aarcts us ; it was fully appreciated, for through-
out our wanderings we.had been treated with incivi-
lity and contempt, and as despicable Feringhees
whose reign was over. Every member of the little
band of fugitives will longeherisli in g-ateful recol-
lection the worthy Rama'. and Governor of
Eechawur. John de Silva or Jan Sahib, was a
Portuguese by birth and parentage, a Christian as
to creed, and a Mussnlman in dress. E isy mad
affable in manner deeply'versed in the kitowlelg
of drugs and disease, he commanded the r spect of
all around him as a man of wonder:ail at-.aiernents.
He exhibited with honest pride his me liciiie chet,
which contained phials of calomel, laudanum,
jalap, essence of cinnamon, and oil of lemon. grass,.
with- whieh-beesuocessfully ministered te the wants
of thousauds. Several old Frenchmen (Bourbons)
resided here ; they had emigrao d iii the days ot
the Revolution. Some had served under our go-
vernment and enjoy pensions from it, and. each
had adopted a Mussolmen name. A yonng roan
of considerable intelligence, by name Nicholas -
Reilly, who called himself an Irishman, waited
upon us ; he too had dennial the garb of a native,
spoke English fluently, and gave tat mu b. informa-
tion.
He was born at Cewnpore, and ha 1, with a
number of other Christians, taken servce, ure:er
the Begum Doolan Sahib, whose Jagheer the dis-
trict ot Eechawur is. Her owe uncle, it seems, is
Lizabeth, a Christian, married to the Hakim
Shazad Milesel ; both were absent from Eechawue
having b-en summoned t e Bhopal by Seconder
&gum. At this place we obtained full particulars.
of the Indere mutiny, and t'.e sla ighter w tli
which it was attended, and with which you doubt-
less are a'ready familiar. In the aftemocia we had
an interview with Kennaloodeen, the Ramdar of
Larkoe and Peepletoder ; he assured us of saf ty
and protection throughout his district, and of a
hearty welcome at Larkoe, our next halting pl ice.
We reached Larkoc on the morning of the 13th,
after a long and fatiguing march, many miles of
which Ity through dense jungle. Great was our
disappointment at finding ourselves b idly received,
notwithstanding the friendly assurance of Kama
loodeen We thought ourselves s: cure from all
danger, but scarcely hat we sat down in the verin
&leiter a Bunyah's house when we were waited on by
one Koodun Sing, who represeuteil hiais:lf to be a
spy iu the service of Rolkar an 1 Seim li alt, °aid who
astounded us by stating that his ord re were that
too Feringhee stiould pass alive through that &s-
-trict. He pOint-d out to a hill s )nee six inil s in the
distance, "and there," said he. "are 50a hots-,
ready to enforce my commands." H-, however,
loved the Sahib logue, and our safety might be
guaranteed for a consideration. In the moat cir-
cumstantial manner possible, he toll us that Col.
Duraud had passed through but three days pie-vi
ous, and that from him he hail receive 1 5 )0 atipees
together with swords and guns as the reward for his
services. We halted for the night, and determined
to resume our journey at daylight. We left Larkoe
on the 14th. The lives of all were in the hands of
Koondun Sing, and we were without the means of
purchasing his protection. M mey we had not to
give, and to part with our arms was imp ,ssibla
Oh, how I sighed for an interview of five brief mi-
nutes by the bank of some lonely eullali with the
ruffian who held our life's b'oied in his heeds, to
have rid ourselves of such a scoundrel would have
cost me no compunctions ; gladly wool 1 I have
taken his life ueon my head. We sa v. the rascal
leave in the direction of his men, yet we bald on
our course, and -had not proce 3ded far whoa we
learned that Koondun Sing was one of three tato-
th.Te, Dhulleep Sing and Murput Sing being the
Jagheerdars _of the district, and that they had
leagued to fleece , us of everything we possessed.
At 8 o'clock at night we reached C_looreria, and
found it nearly deserted ; there was but Bunyali
in the town, all the others having left, it was said,
with provisions for a force of Holker's Ilene which
held the Ghaut by which wo were to past over to
Hooshongabed. The people were civil anil respect-
ful, and we could not perceive that they ha l any ob-
ject in spreading a false report. We were not
therefore diemed to treat this rumour lightly, un-
til we found a marked discrete-Inv in the various
statemen's given. us. On the morning of the 15th
we marched for Boodharne Ghaut, and reached it
unmelestedabout 2p.m., and there lay before us the
land of promise in pursuit of which we hail toile ciao'
long. Deep and fervent were our thanksgivings to
a merciful Providence for His gru'd tiace and protec-
tion throughout our twelve days of weary i
er wnd
and
er-
ing, in which we encountered daily pl
hourly vicissitude. We crossed the Nerhudali
about 3 p.m., and were received with a hearty
welcome by Major Rickards, who lied come from
Sehore, and by Captain Woo I, the commissioner.
Nothing could exceed the kindness with which our
arrival was greeted by one and all, especially ley
Colonel Halpin and officers of the 28th Madras
Native Infantry. A large eatty, fugitives like
ourselVes, had already arrived from In lore and
Sehore. Every house was full, yet the ever kind
Mairassees proved themselves true to their reputed
hospitality, and in an boor we were all made con-
tented and comfortable. Oue lady among us (arid
a brave woman she is), whose little infant was but
twelve days old the morning of our flight, contrary
to all exp:totation found herself restored to a hue-
beni, whom. we had all m turned as lost, Capt tin
Harrison, 2nrl in command 2d C ,valry Gwaliok
Contingent, who I think once met you in the
Deccan when he was adjutant of the sth Niz tm's
Cavalry ; he too had bean pursued for several days
by Baba Apta and his horsemen, and who We
learned were also on our track. I had compiled
my little narrative thus far, my dear colonel, in-
tending it as a rough sketch of our sufferings for
you alone, but have been iequested. d
by
it every
member of our party to 'erg of yen to han
as it is to the Bombay Times. My resignation of
the Gwalior Contingent now existing but in name
has already gone in, and I leave to-morrow fir
Asseerghur, where I purpose awaiting instructions
from the medical board and my own government.

that it was a village of Sondeas-who had turned
out upon us, and allSwho are familiar, with the
habits of these scoundrels will appreciate the dan-
ger in Which 'weStOod. sight was now at hand,
and to remain in our present position was to en-
counter to a certainty an attack from thousands
undeecover of its darkness. It was agreed that we
should 'move on; and comtpitting ourselves to the
protection and guidance of Providence and doubling
oar rear guard, we silently" advanced towards the
village fiom which .ths onslaught was expected.
Findingthat the Sun/leas did, not hang aeon our rear
av: wet e enabled to sl.ow. a considerable front on en-
tering the village by decreasing the strength' of our
rear gteird. ' The word was passed for al to be
silent, and so- we proceeded ; bet. what with- dogs
barking, lighted houses, and neighing h irsces, our
expectations of successful passaee were but frail.
We passed the.ehOwkie, and saw butone inane rise,
enter his
.house, doub less to arm, and resume his
positien ; but there . was no chellettge. We had
reaciied the' outskirts of the y liege .iu safety, and
were venturing to congratutatie each other in a
whisper,, when through. the unpardonable clumsi-
ness of one of our party, his gim -Went off, spread-
ing dismay among us 'al!. 'At three o'clock on -the
morning of the 6th we readied Lerrawud, and
after submitting to the usual ceremony of an hour's
detention, were permitted to - enter the Old
" gurree " or fort iu' which the Rajah -resided.
Everything in and about it bore the semblance-of
squalid poverty, and gave poor promise of comfort
oc protection. The space allotted us was not
habitable; and it was judged wissr to 0 reuo A shed
oirtkide the, walls. In this we had hardly nettled;
ourselves, when r man from the bastion , shouted
out, "Cavalry, caveliy." A rush Inside was of
course the result ;, the alarm - was- falea one, but
it was not disregarded,,for it had its meaning. , -A
few putrid mangoes were Dff,ltod us
.p,S. foes', and
while waiting for forage for 'our jadedlorderi, wo
learned that our host rejoiced in the allowance of
two rupeeS a day whereon to eueport the dignity
of his station. He and his people were. at first
actiessible and civil, but in 'a few hours the demean-
our of all beCame totally changed, and. every assist-
ance was denied us. We had all looked forward
with much hope and confidence to the Rajah. of
Larrawod, and the dep.h of the disappointment we
experienced on his refusing to aid us, even to: the
extent of procuring ' a guide, may be easily imae
gilled ; and to-complete per den') iir, the moonshee
Ram Row, and the chupras,iee 0 ,nkar Sing, refused
to accompany us any further, stating that ttiey were
to remain by coder of the Raj all. To tarry any
longer in such a hotbed of vagabonds wasimprrident,
and preparations to resume our:journey -were im-
mediately made; It was now uhout four in the
afernoon • we had travailed far and ware, without
fo)d ; and cries of thehungry children were heart-
rending." As our preparations for a start progressed,
armed men poured in frond every side, and lined the
fort avails under which our read lay. The aspect of
affairs at this, crisis seemed to' render escape im- -
possible, yet, we advanced, in.the opinion of most
of us, to certain dea It beneat' I the crowded. wall.
To our intense surpti•e, not a shot was fired, nor a
word speken by our supposed t ssailants, who stood
in hundreds on the walls above-our heads. As we
descended across the river and ravine where the
sow-ars were seen to halt, shouting commenced, and.
numbers began to run towards the hill in advance
of us, apparently with the intention of occupyin
it. -White iu the uellah we were joined by ama
who offered his services as a guide. This inspire
us with ft e.sh hope and we moved on, several of usl
filing off through the jungle ti meet the horsemen.
We, continued our course unmolested, though every
man among us looke I on death as certain ant im
mediate, -and to the goodness of God alone was ou
preservat,ou due. A. little further oa and a fresh
disa ter overt(); kus ; one of the carts was upset, td
the imminent danger of all iu i', and, though note
more than a mile from -Larrawud, the people frorni
aid adjoining village lent us ready assistance, the
Paten himself volunteering to escort us across the
liala Sind. His p.ousise was faithfully fulfilled, and
he received the reward hi-"merited. . Our guide,
hitherto looked upon with much, suspicion, gra
dually regained our e ,nfidence and this we tostifie4
by adVancing him a portion of' his 1)1'0mi-it:l pay;
still is was thought neceesary to guard him closely
and this duty we t wk in turn. About midnight w
lost our way, and our weary cat le were for sever 4
hours obliged to labour over ploughed fields of
heavy black soil, t ll at length we reached a village
in which it was judge 1 prudent to make inquiries
for the road t ) Inehode. Here we were fired upone
and were obliged to proceed, ignorant as to whether
we ware taking the right direct on or not. At a
Chum= village, some miles. further ou, we discei-
vered our position, and weie joined by a man who
pointed out the road to Inch, de, which we reachell
weary and hungry ou the morning of the 70, at
daylight. This was the fist village of Bhopal B 4
1-
gum, who -we knew s ill conti iued the staun
ally of our Government, and we all grateful].
hailed. it as a place of reit and safety. Abo t
a quarter of a toile out-ide the town we halte
under a tamarind
tree, and were waited .on b
the lionatashdar, from whom we obt tined. f -
your -.tele a,ccetrnis of the state of affairs at Sehorc,
whither it was our desire to proceed. Through 10
agency we obtained some milk for the half-famish .d
children, and the pi mnise of Lis good offices to kir-
ward a chit to the Resident at Seoore. He moreover
off,red us sheiter in thetown, but which orebei*g
I
examined was felled Rs utto ly filthy. and inade-
quate to accommodate us, tat we determined n
remaining under the friendly shelter of the big tr e,
where he proposed seeding ussorne provisions. So n
after our arrival a fearful storm of rain and thunler
lov
set in, compelling us to seek refoge in the town, -r
in ten minutes from its einntneneenient the spot 0
occueied becaMe a swamp, and everything we pos-
sessed was 1 terally afloat . A de'P loath separated
us fi can Inchode, and it had now become swolln
into a torrent. No langu ige could pos-ibly exagge-
I ate the misery we exp. rieturesi here. All were Ob-
liged to force the rapid at the risk of their lives, aped
some were to be seen with children upon their heads
in water to the neck. Still the rain continued to
pour down incessantly.' Each looked upon the o her
and deplored his miserable fate, as we sat 27 souls,
drenched, cold and hungry, hu idled together on
the da
mp mud fib )r of a 13tinyahs verandah, some
24fetmp long by 8 broad. There was not an inch, of
dry raiment
,
among us, midi we procure I a few
coax e blanket, and a
little hay on which to lie
down. Almost tired of l'fe under such repeated
hard-hips, we sought comfort in sleep, drenehed,
hungry and cold as we were. Throughout the wlable
night long the wind and rain beat in upon us in
ceaseless fury, the screams of hungry children and
fighting of horses brokers loose from their pickets
rendered sleep impossible; for most of the gentle-
mor were oblige I to stand by their own horses,. or
aid is catching 100.,e ones. During the Bth the rain
continued to fill heavily; Wawere able to procure a
few chowpatties and milk, but our position still con-
tinued extremely mizerableeancl the close 6f the day
found us doomed to endure another night'; of
wretchedness. On the 9th the weather began to
clear up, but the Daddee-Neewucl river, which was
to be crossed, btill continued flooded. We passed
the day in a state of anxious expeetancy for a note
from Sehore, bat none .arriving we resumed our
march with heavy helots about seven p.m.
Here, too, the authorities, who but the day pre-
vious were all civility, now refused, to make . good
the promises they bad given us, denying us even
the. assistance of a coolie, and leiving us to cress
the river without either"guide or guard. This 'was
regarded by us all as au unfavourable omen, yet
there was nothing left us but to trust in Provi-
dence and push on, in holes of meeting a messen-
ger from Sehore. Just before marching we found
that a report prevailed that a force from Mhow and
Indere was marching upon that s'ation, and were
then but a couple of marches distant. Our p.osi-
tioe, sad enough hitherto, now became more criei-
cal. The passage of the river was accomplished
with the utmost difficulty, occupying us better than
two hours ; the black soil through which the road
ran was as tenacious as putty, and four miles was
all we could make until oblged to halt in the
jungles for the night. Abut five o'clock on the
morning of the 10th, we started for Jamnair, ano-
ther village of the Begum'a, Captain Carter and
myself riding on in advance to ascertain the true
state of affairs at Sehore. Scarcely had we dis-
mounted in the main street of the town, when to
our intense joy an elephant appeared, an I a chru-
passi:e handed us a note from Major Rickards, tel-
ling us on no account to come into Sehore, but to
proceed to Hooshungabad, six marches fUrther on,
where We should find a safe retreat ; this was in-
deed an oasis in the desert of our iction. This
good man had also sent us a bountiful supply of
fosd and clothes—bread, mutton, tea, sugar, choco-
late, beer,' wine, and brandy, as comforts for the
sick, and clothes warm, and clean, for both infants
and adults. Indeed, the quantity and variety of
the good things sent -us proved the solicitude with
which we were regarded. el•lo, language -of mine
could convey to you half what I felt on the con-
teats of each basket and bundle being exposed. 'All
wore silent, and those who did.venthre utterance
could not suppress the tear of gratitude which
gathered as he spoke. Major and Mrs. Rickards

FROM AUGUR.
(From the Bombay Times, Ju1y.30.)
The following narrative of the escape of the Eu-
ropeans from Augur, where a portion of the Gwa-
lior Contingent mutinied; and which has been
kiudly placed at our disposal foepublication,
will
be found deeply interesting. It is written by a
Bombay medical officer, who was attached to the
Gwal'or Contingent :
"'Hoo-shungi.bad, Julyt6.--eLit.le did I think,
My dear Colonel, when writing to you on the 3d,
to the effect that the aspect of affairs throughout
C.lrtral India had been looking brighter during the
last ten days, and that the tide of rebellion, which
for some time past had been ruthlessly rolling over
it, seemed to have retched its ebb, that tour-and-
twenty hours should find us fugitives from a muti-
noussoldiery, who but a few hours ago evinced every
symptom of loyalty and, content. Toe sth Regiment
Gwalior Contingent, stationed at Augur, had day
by day been strengthening the impression in the
minds of its officers, that it would stand true and
resist all pressure frora without. Hourly intercourse
with both men and sidars, -even up to the eight
rrevious to their mutinying, forbade the slight:st
suspicion of their loyalty. Their respect and obe-
dience to their officers was as usual. All freely ex-
pressed disgust at the craven conduct of their brother
Sepoys, and utter contempt for all or any who had
proved untrue to their salt. They were not ignorant
of the scenes being enacted around them, nor did
they evince the least sympathy with the murmur-
ingsof the few magic intents in the corps, two of whom
had been summ trily dismissed. For some days all
parade duties had been excuse I to enable the men
to repair end rebuild their huts, and the eagerness
with which they busied themselves in the work was
in itself enough to dismiss from the minds of all the
thought that the next morning might find them in
open mutiny. There are three circumstances to the
combination of which this sudden and unexpected
revolt may be fairly attributed—the arrival of the
officers of the late 3d Regiment Gwalior Contingent
and commandant of Artillery from Seepree, where
all lid revolted ; news of the insurrection at In-
dore and Mhow, in which Holkar's men had jo:ned ;
and lastly, the refusal of the Soubah to advance
the pay for the regiment, as he had done the previ-
ous month, upon the receipt of the officer command-
ing. The latter was enough to shake the confidence
of men, though not a murmur escaped them.
The best spirit seemed' to pervade all ranks up to
the morning. of the 4th, when at dawn the night
guards over the officers' bungalows withdrew to the
line-i, with the usual order and regularity. About
half-past 5 o'clock the orderlies of Capt. Carter, the
officer commanding, came running to the door and
reported that there was a good deal of excitement,
and running to and ft o in the lines. Capt. Carter
instantly dressed and called to tte Adjutant, Lieut.
O'Dowda, to accompany him to the lines as quickly
as possible ; but his horse being ready at the door,
and Capt. Carter's still unsaddled in the stable,
O'Dowda rode down first and was shot the moment
he entered. Whilst Capt. Carter's horse was being
got ready, the orderlies reported that a large body
of cavalry and infantry were approaching the parade
ground, and supposing such to be the case he, Capt.
Carter, galloped over to Capt. Le Marchand's
Lowe to beg that he would take charge of the two
gunaof the Mehidpere Contingent, then in position at
the quarter-guard. Having given his orders to
him, he continued his way at a gallop towards the
lines, and met Quartermaster-Sergeant Miller with
a musket on his shoulder, from whom he learned,
for the first time, the truth, that the regiment was
in open mutiny, and had warncd him away. Still
he pressed o:i till stopped by four Sepoys, who with
raised hands entreated him to return or he would
be shot. As a good deal of firing was then taking
place, attempting any interference seemed not only
useless but unwise ; he therefore returned to the
bungalow, and we devoted the few remaining mi-
nutes that intervened before leaving cantonments,
to arranging for the safety of the ladies and chil-
dren. Having a double-seated curricle with fast
horses, I, through God's goodness, hid the satisfac-
faction of rescuing Mrs.Burlton and Mrs. Harri-
son of the 2d Cavalry, whose husbands were ab-
sent, and each of whom had an infant in her arms.
Wh‘le yoking the curricle, my 'servants threw in a
few blankets and some bedding, which with our
lives was all that remained to us. The other ladies
effected their escape in a cart, excepting Mts.
James, of whose fate we have no positive informa-
tion. Beth she and her husband had mounted
th it horses for their morning's ride, and while
moving away from the house, Dr. James (who offi-
ciated for me during my absence in Bombay) was
shot down by some Sepoys of the rear-guard. The
horse which Mrs. James rode took fright, threw-
her, and screams for help were he trd, but only re-
ported when it was impossible to render her any
assistance. It is generally supposed that this uu
fortunate lady was also slain, but no certainty as to
her fate exists. Of the European non-comma
officers at Augur (two of the sth Regt. and one of
the Melli,ipDre Artillery), with their families, no-
thing is known ; but reposing as we did perfect con-
fidence in the fidelity of our wen, there is every
reason to apprehend that they too have been slain.
Twelve minutes from the commencement of the dis-
turbances, and the little band of fugitives was wend-
ing its way towards the jungles, with nothing
but the clothes that covered them ; some in their
nightdressesas they ro=e from their beds, barefooted
and barelegged, uncertain in what direction t pro-
utiat'ended by servants and without food,
and !coking back upon the neat houses which con-
tained their all only to see them in flames. We
pa,sed through the village of Ranur to a town called
Mundoda, within four miles of e:alungpore. At
Mundoda we halted for the night, and were joined
by two European overseers and their families, who
had lean compelled to fly from their work upon
the roads between Indore and Patchore. Our party
now consisted of Captain Carter, commanding late
sth Regt. G. C. aadststion of Augur ; Capt. M‘Do
gall, second in command do. ; Major Macpherson,
e munanding late 3d Regt. G. C. at Seepree ; Captain
dlyall, second in command do. ; Dr. Sillijant, Bur-
g, on, do. ; Capt. Le Marchand, late 3d Battalion
Artillery ; Mrs. Burlton and child, Mrs. Harrison
and three children, Mrs. Le Marchand and four
children, Mrs. Heyman, Miss Heyman, Messrs.
Wa is and Wackfield, European overseers, with
their families, and myself. About midway between
Augur and Mundoda we were met by two mounted
m gin, Ram Row, moonslice, and Oonkar Sing, chu-
prassee, who, after some interrogation, we learned
were spies in the service of Major Rickards, the
Resident at Bhopal ; they reco emended our pro-
ceeding into the Begurn's territory, and offered to
escort us to Se'aore. At Mundoda we felt the first
foretaste of that dire misery which our band w:ts
doomed to experience. Every villager was uncivil,
and the smile of respectful submission with which
the European officer was wont to he gree el, was
displaced by an angry scowl and haughty air to-
wards the despicable Feriaghee, whose raj was at
an end. No house to shelter us, and a little milk
and chowpatty to appease the hungry crie3 of the
poor, children were procured in scanty quantity and
with the utmost difficulty'. From this place we
directed our course, via Sarungpore, to a place
called Lurrawud, some 30 miles distant, but two
serious obstacles intervened, i e., the Kala Siud
river and the trunk road. We were'now but four
miles distant from the city of Sarungpore, which
was then said to be in the hands of plunderers,
and that a regiment of cavairy from Mhow, with
seven European officers, had halted there ; every
inch of the Toad, moreover, was said to be in-
fested with gangs of marauders, from whom escape
was unlikely did we attempt to cross ie. It now
becamei\inlvaekecieensrsgaawraybleutduo.talter our route so as to avoid
that 1
aort it.c, t and that, portion of the rc ad contiguous
villagedsoin aepfipvreoameliiied
aalomugiletharnouhgohurleauneesereNaNd_aybytee:
Wal d the friendly (?) Rajah of Luirawud, and had
pfrroomceeade
us,h esntaatiog numberthat oaf menfew
miles a-head several hundred cavalry and infantry
were waiting fur us. This was not calculated to
rase the hearts of men in our condition. Our an-
xiety wss not for ourselves, we were well armed and
coulcl•fight our way, but for the helpless ladies and
children whose protectors we were. The few men
who first came from the village were quickly fol
lowed by thousands, every man with a menac r in
his look. Through Ram Row, we endeavoured to
procure by bribery safe conduct through the village,
and this, he said, the headman could give. The
conditions were agreed upon, but still the chief
hesitated to prone( d. F, aring treachery,
the moon-
shoe took him aside and swore him to be true to
his trust, yet even this was insufficient to reassure
us, and the tim'd 1 oks and wavering manner of
Rana Row o d us too pla'nly that we bad but little
to hope for. The proportions of the crowd con-
tinued to swell, a rebtless buzz as of a hornet's nest
went through it, the headman had withdrawn, and
so had the moonshee ; the mob was gradually clos-
ing in upon us ; we formed up closely upon open
ground round our charge, every finger on a trigger
awaiting the attack. About this, period we learned

during
ouVrr
lainvpaha.eftleaLrs the Long
nf lapse
ezw will
months,t oh te
Imanynsat:acacce
reedyears,aedt
SIR HENRY LAWRENCE.
Meerut
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rbuoet
tathhne the
. (From the Friend of India )
rec.i.llection of the throng of emotions which have,
ootncethenEanitgilihshavepeobpelceo,mewhecnantshoie
the gallant defence of Lucknow live in•the hearts
fre h policy shall have led to far different
results. Keenly will the memo-ialist of. the
ii(rl arclw ear!
econd. centenary of Plessey, when he sees.hunelf
surrounded by the tokens of west•3rn civilisatio.n
regret and yet admire the untimely death of Sir
Henry Lawrence. Gladly will he pay a tribute to the
sdhalal.
memory of the brave man by who e administration
and•by whose influence year muc name een doily for
India. For many a year will his.be associated
with Lucknow, and long will it be before the na-
tives of India wipe from their race the stain of the
blood of the Pacificator of the Punyaub, the large-
nearted, rnighty-energied La,wrence.
Rarely-has it fallen to the lot of any man to lead
i so eventful a life, and still rarer has a life been spent
so entirely unselfishly in the service of the state. In

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Thus has a IsrAv.v man; Ori, . c i''''- al- _i.-- ---- !-:4l'
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etp
to effect poi in his day
.an-d „- F,., 1 • V, '! 1 .„,
life will be a bright,example 9 , io: :„-:-.. . - : 7.
his rest. Probably Ate- -was -1P•44,.,
._--=-:bii ~,e,,,'',,
hands of th' se very men with -boa her? 01-•
ingly expostulated on the 12th of Aly. `Who tln-
not hear him addressing the traitors who failed him
in his hour of need! Who cannot picture him
ca'ling to the remembrance, of the in-ipient muti-
neers 'their former gallant deels ! • As his heart
was without guile so he sus. ecLd none. Appetl-
ing to their beler natures'he -sahl, "Many like
myself have prawn grey in your comeany, have
been associated with you f-om onr Uoyhoo , have
shared in your campaign, have participate; in all
ypur dangers, privations, and triumphs, in com-
pound; in quarters, from the swamps of Burntah to
the snow's of Barnea.). We are all your frientls ;
our inte-etts are inseparable ; if your faces are
Nickelled, 5-) are ours ; if any di..-hettour bAlls
you, -do we not suffer ?" To t!te last he believed
that the sepoys had been misled by designing men,
and it was not until the last sartie that he could,
when he saw his soldi-is traitorously joining, the
ranks of the insurgents, gauge the depravity of the
Asiatie. If the sepoys of the 13th, 48th, and 71st
pes-essed one spark of military honour, they would
nom lay down their arms,.and by submitting to the
loath that awaitsthena,.in soma measure atone for
the heinousness of their gu It.
Full of noble and affectionate feeling, heroic and
enthusiastic as a soldier, ardent in his liutevol n:p,
unbiasSed in his liberality, a nalya4 cordial:friend,
a man Of solid learning, and. great experience, with
the wisdom of a powerful, but simple mind, his
history is More worthy of record than that of Sir
T. Munro or Sir John Malcolm. The eye which
has rested upon the lustre of the fame of the states-
man or the warrior, which hat wai-thetits growing
erogress and scanned it at its merid•an height amid
the honours and applauge of contemporary devotion,
s-Adorn becomes dazzled with At posthIltil0:18 bi iglu-
nesa. , But the lois of Sir Fletity -Lawrence has left

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1142 agent in Affghanistan, and in 1857
resident in Ortdo,
._his: career has been glorious
tbraughlut. It is seldom that the same man pas,
sasses abilities fitted both for the forum and the
cam p—tha calm geavity of the one is thought to be
opposed to_the lapin; boldness of the other ; but
Sir Henry Lawrence posse :se I theselopposite quali-
tleations, and s'one as brightly in the Sutlej cam-
paign, are the battle of Sobraan, in the action at
Chillian wall >la and in the military defence of Luck-
no v, as iii Affghaniet an or the Pubjaub. The news
of his death hes. been a blow to the heart of all who
have b ea long resident in India, and the news of
his fall has ever been tell with bated breath and
moistened eye. The English love a brave man, and
though they admire administrative capacity, yet
military genius or suites ful daring elicit treble
plaudits. Bi' telly then will they lament the loss
of a man who united in his own person these oppo-
site qua' lifi ations' and great will be their anger that
two such men as Sir H. Wheeler and Sir Henry
Lawrence should have been sacrificed to that dul-
ness which failed to observe that as all the horizon
was overcast so the storm would be general. And
what have we in exchange ?—the lives of -a few re-
prohate Ilindoes and Muesulnaays. But we have no
wish-to iecrease that sorrow which must be felt
amongst those who rule ae well as amongst those who
are bound t I obey. If whole bet acombs of rebels
could iestora to life the brave men, the fair women,
and the' tender infants who have been ruthlessly
slaughtered, gladly would our brave countrymen at
Ca tviapore and Delhi offer the sacrifice, but when;
weary with killing, and satiated with a just retribu-
tion unsullied by cruelty, the melancholy truth is
forced on the'r recollections, that all their efforts
are unahle t) efface the past, they are almost in-
lined to give up 'in despair. But the like occur-
rences may be prevented for the future, and the
:English empire in the Elsa which has ever pro-
;
sp--red by res'a mace, will, when watered by the
(blood of miscreants who have broken every tie co'
`humanity, grow until its-branches overshadow the.
continent of Asa.-
Sir H. Lawrence first acquired distinction in the
Affghan awe which though disastrous in its crisis
was net 'fruitless in its issue, for it served to develop
the talents of many of our offic as. The experience
he then gained at the Court of Runjeet Singh en-
aided him to write "the Adventurer in the Pun-
jab," and thus he ;proved another example of men
of action bemng also men of thought, for the work
still remainiethe only authenticaccount of the-atate
of the Punjab during the reign of that astute rul-tr
Runjeet Singh. Sir H. Lawrence, in common with
all the alter politicals who had been employed in
LOrd Auckland's fatuous war, was for some time
neglected. But at length he was appeintel by Lord
Hardinge resident at Nepal. During this time he
wrote several articles for the Calcutta Review. In
one of them he traced by anticipation the subsequent-
course of events iu the Punjab, and more particu-
larly t he' the n future policy of Golab Singh with the
precision of a man who has learnt t) use past events
as the right clue to future occurrences. Then in
appearance he drew only from his prejudices or im-
agination ; he in reality proceeded upon a firm
easis. Alter Major Broadfaot was killed, at Fero-
zesh ah, Lawrence was sent to be p ditical agent with
tee Govt rnor- General, and that capacity he ren-
dered essential service to Lord Hareinge. When
the regency was established in the Punjab, he was
appointed resident; and he executed that arduous
office, under all the difficulties of the transition
period, with remarkable ability and wisdom. But
ill heath compelled him in 1247 to return to Eng-
land for a ye r, and. in that period the troubles
which resulted in another war commenced. He
ret,arned by the Indus to witness the assault of
11fooltan, to behold the force extemperisel by
E lwardes, and then to hasten forward t. the scene
of action'in the fat ther valleys of the Punjab.
When aict ore at Guzerat secured us the country,
he, on tie 31st March, 1849, was appointed presi-
dent ofthe-Board of As 'ministration for the Punj tub
—and it was as the able Administrator of the newly
nexel province that his talents shone conspiciious.
At the time when he, with his coadjutors Mr. C.
G. Mansel and Mr. John Lawrence, entered upon
the difficult task of government, the different races
of the Punjau", from the Beets to the Indus, hated
tv ry dynasty except their own, and regarded "the
Pritisla as the worst because the most powerful of
usurpers." And. the British could hope to secure
no love to their rule by the reduction of taxation,
for though the exactions of Runjeet Singh were
ometim s severe, yet what he took with one hand
lie not unfreq'tently gav > back with the other.
13 sides-, li s rule was suited to the people, and mar-
tial triumahs and annexe.l territortes more than
soothed them for the loss of some few comforts or
the eadurance of s >me harsh tyrannies. The ele-
ments of future disturbances in addition were not
wanting ; there were the Afr elves and. the Wuze-
rees, the Bezcl are and the Eusufzyos, whom au ap-
pearance of weakness or an impost unsuited to the
chaaa;ter of the half-subject race would have at
once celled to arms. No less than 100,000 men
might have be in arrayed by any false move against
us, and taeir passions would have been inflamed by
" priest-ridelen fanatics, and bigoted priests." But
owing to the genius of Sir Henry Lawrence and
the earful sueervieion of Lord Dalhousie, no such
outbr-ak occurred, and, in the words of their first
report, The fr liar was guarded, state establish-
ments were organised, violent crimes were repressed,
and prison discipline enforc ad : civil justice was
equit ably administered, taxation fixed, the revenue
collected, commerce set free, agriculture fostered,
the national resources developed, and plans for
future i:nprovem let projected." After some time,
iu c msequence of diversities of opinion between
himself, Lord Dalhouse and Sir J. Lawrence, he was
remove lfrena the P unjauband placed in R ajpootana..
He left his favourite and honourable post without the
:slightest at < mpt to excite popular prejudice against
th se witi whom he differed, and he departed amidst
the sorrew of all classes of the public servants in his
provinc a For is was Sir Henry Lawrence's happy
t ,lent to be able to stimulate to exertion by love
and ex tmple lather than by fear, and to win the
sympathy and the personal regard of all who served
under la. in. In Rajpeotana though out of sight,
lee wan active and laborious, fulfilling his duties not
for the sake of, applause, but unostentatiously as a
man bent on &lug whilst he dived all the good in
his pa> ver. He identified himself with the chiefs,
and we doubt. not that his memory will long be
preserved by them with honour and veneration. A
few months ago he was summoned to Oucle, and
there the c tit ical and extraordinary circumstances
of his position soon called into action his highest
powers ; and his consummate skill, courage, and for-
titude attra,c'ecl the notice of all India, and marked
him out as the foremost man of this country. Had.
he be el spared be would have doubtless lived to
se 3other men again supersede him, and again the
reign of routine in England would have sought out
for the chief rulers of this land noblemen of high,
political connections ; while he, the worthy succes-
sor of Clive, remained neglected.
It is at all times pleasing to have a glimpse of the
private relations of a man who in his public cha-
racter has achieved an eminent position. We love
to know all about such men, and what would in
other cases he unwarrantable prying becomes a tri-
bute of respect. The charities of Sr H. Lawrence
were probably mere extensive than those of any man
in the country, and they were as judicious as unos-
tentatious. He did not shrink ft orn publicity when
it was useful for the sake of example, and by this
means he suc.eeded in establishing the Lawrence
Asylum for the children of European soldiers.
The late Lady Lawrence shared all his benevoleace
and all his genius.
His article in the Calcutta Review on cc Woman
in India" is descriptive of her character, and the
large subscripttou that was raised for the Lawrence
Asylum aft..r her death, was the bast tribute to her
worth.
' We might go on to speak of his warm and gener-
ous temper, his candid and
ess antenderdcorne deration for
ssiolution, and
other-, his mingled gentlen
the lose h's death Wi:ti be to India. But it. is need-
les;. Doubtless the Lawrence Asylum will lose by
the death of its founder, but a generous public wil
take care that this noble institution shall ever re
n a testimonial to the munificence of Sir Henry
Lawrence.
But we hope that in the capital o
India, iu Calcutta, some monument will he erect .d
to his worth, and that England herself will do jus„.
tice to his heroic services and his unspotted fame.
The man who effected all this, the philanthropist
and the warrior, who secured to us the fruits of
cohquests, bas passed away, mortally wounded in
a sortie against cowards, the Aaughterars of help-
less women and children, and now fugitives from
the avenging, sword of Generals Havelock and Neill.
The Commissioner of Oude died, not before he had
breathed lute his little garrison somewhat .of his
own heroic spirit. Great actions are contagious,
and gladly would they have died for bins ; but i
was not so to be ; henceforth they will live only
for vengeance. A wound in the face, which, in a
state. of mere perfect health might probably have
been treated with success, had proved, fatal, and
this noble and generous soldier has been takes
away amidst universal 1 ameutation—taken away,
We hope, before the news could have reached hits'
that the Court of Directors bad again passed him

us to discover at lastwhatinferior men have posts.
of higher influence, and h.lw our country suffers
from its negle3t, under its despicable sen;.ority sys-
tem. a its noblest, its I.lfti.•?st, and its m• st illus.
tfous s its ; thus his afar faue will even be great ~,r
tha.nh's living renown. It was his light that shed
a lustre upon the administration, and now that it
has been quenched, the darkness will be perceptible.

DEATH OF MAJOR F. W. FOLLETr.
This event is Vius relatei by an oft:lcor of Vie
25th Bombay Native Infantry, which corps tho
gallant major was commanding :
" Bo rhanpoor, July 21.

"Our march this morning was many mles longer
than we hid b3en led to expect. We ought to have
got here at sever., but it was half-past nine, and
then time was taktm up in preparing the Maj-,r's
(FoPe•A's) grave and burying him. Poor fellow,
he breathed his I,st very quietly at nine o'clock last
night. I had been asleT about an hour when the
doctor awoke me, and said I had b3tt3r come as the
nr4jor was dying., I got up at once and went will
him. As we approached his tent I heard suppressed.
sobs, and knew at once th at all was over. I went
in—he was dead—he had p ssed off gently—his face
was particularly placd—his ey'es ahut. Had his
death occu red earlier we could have buried hitn
where be died, but as it was lat 3 I had him brought
On in a doolee. We placed him near where the
grave was being dug, just outside of camp ; the
ground was hard, and the grave could not be
te idy till eleven. The burial was private—under the
circumstances of the case it wasbet ter te, be so. Thera
was no military party, thing, kc., but the men
crowded down, and it was gratifying to sea the ex-
h bition of their feelings. We to dc him out of the
doolee and placed him on a' ruz lee and wrapped it
over him. .The next difficulty was to lift the
c,:rpse up and place it iu the grave. The high
caste men of the regiment rushed forward to lift and
lower it, with exclamations of grief for the good
Major Sahib. He has ever been a good friend to
me. I.am glad to find how kindly all foe' towards
»

GENERAL HAVELOCK'S RETURN' TO
CAWNPORE.
Mirzapore, Aug. 3, 1857.
I send you by this mail the Prime/ of India.
Our position in this country hts materially altered
for the worse since the publication of the Friend,
or any other paper you can receive from India .by
this mail. You would sae that General Havelock
marched from Allahabad to relieve Cawnpore, and
after that Lucknow, where our gtrrisons were be-
sieged by the mutineers. He arrived too late at
Cawnpore ; the garris in, all the ladies, and most of
the r'itway engineers and contractor's people have
been murdere I. Havelock fought a b ittle there,
and defeated Nana Sahib—at least that is our ver-
sion. After that he crossad the Gauges to relieve
Lucknow. He fought his way to near that place,
and expected to relieve it, but news has just come
in that he has been obliged to f.ll back without
aecomplishirr, anything. He had only about
1,500 men with him, many of whom must have
been killed or oth-rwise disabled. Nana Sahib
cre3sedthe Gtnges in the rear of Havelock, who is
by this movement placed between two fires. Most
serious fears aro entertained for lfs safety, for all
;!he north-welt depends upon the S'lCC'Si of Have-
bak's expedition. We have later news from Delhi
than is pos3e,sed in 031cutt3. The rell fact is, our
forces are besieged there, instead of besieging that
place. Our force (British) are believed to have been'
reduced to 2,200, and a 3 it was inten.del that
Havelock'should march to reinforce that army after
relieving Lucknow, great fears are enter ained for s
setfety. It is surrountedby thousands of the enemy.
Of the Punjab we can hear nothing, as the comnauni-
dation is in the hands of the rebels. You will pro-
bably get in.elligence by the Bombay side. We
are throwing up entrenchments here, but have only
100 English troops. Entrenchments are a'so being
thrown up at Allahabad, outside the fort, and also
at Benares. We have only about SCO men at Alla.-
_ha.bab, and 400 at Benares, so if Havelock fails at
Luoknow, we shall have the Newt and the Oude
rebels, numbering some 30,009, marching simulta-
neously on all these place=. It is said the D:nt-
pore mutineers are marching on this plat-,
an t
have been joined by about 7,000 men belonging to
the 119jah of Dumerou; near Buxar ; we are pre-
paring for them. My object in writing to you is
to give you the true sate of matt,,rs, of a much
fatter date than you will get from Calcutta
advises."

THE DINAPORE MUTINY.
The mutiny of the 7th, Bth, and 40th Regiments
at Dinapore has been officially announced in Vie
Calcutta paperA, in which it was stated that Gene-
ral
,Lloyd, with her M tjesty's
.10th Foot, was in
close pursuit of the nautineer.J, who were likely to
be destroyel. We have heard very strong anm-
arlversions, which appear to be jugs., passed by those
able to judge, on the management, or rather total
absence of it, 'of General Lloyd at Dinapore. The
mutinous feelings of the native regiments at that
station were known several weeks before they broke
into open mutiny, and a most favourable oppor-
tunity offered when Vn3ymight have been disarmed;
but the general maintained that the Sepoys were
loyal, and the arrang,meuts fir that purpose were
discontinued. On the morning of the 25th July
these same regiments became notoriously awl pub-
licly mutinous, refusing to eberau order to give
up the caps iu thein possession, which order ought
never to have bean issued. . Even then no steps
were taken to disarm or coerce them, so that they
ha t ample time to make their arrangements, and
at three in the afternoon, the mutineers march' d
away without opposition, with their arms and
accoutrements. Her Majesty's 10th Regiment,
were available on the spot, but no attempt w s
male to lead them against the enemy till too late.
The general himself, we aro told on good
authar;ty,- went on board a steamer, and others
kept out of the way, sa that the opportunity of
punishing the mutineers was thrown away in broad
daylight. What were the authorities thinking
about, and who is to blame ? Tne Commander-in-
Chief and Governor-General being close at hand,
why was General Lloyd so long left at Dinapore,
t) D*napore,
te follow in the steps of his brother general at
Meerut? The mutineers have cut off the com-
munication by telegraph between Calcutta and
Allahabad, and the safety of the Grated Trunk
Road is threatened, if not actually interfered with.
The country around Benares, we are told, is quiet;
and the city is overawed, although the people
would rise if they dare.—Bombay Times.

THE BILE OF ARMS AT CALCUTTA.
(From the Hicrkuru of July 20.)
A. contemporary, in drawing attention to the re-
po t that a tradesman in Calcutta had lately sold
no less than one thousand rifles to a single nainto.
ti,63,
says that surely the matter is worth inquiring
We cannot but_ coincide in the sentiment. The
*idea- of an Eaglish tradesman—for we have uo
doubt he is such—c trrying on a traffic in weapons
thai he must know are likely to be turned, not
against himself and the residents of Calcutta, but
upon his unfortunate and isolated countrymen in
the North We6t, can only be equalled by the tales
which are related bf our early strifes with the
American King Philip and his succe,sors, where
here were not wanting men who (being safe' them-
selves) could make a profitable trade in the blood
of their suffering
1610 W-countrymen, by the sale of
arms to the enemy.
But this is not all. Nctwithstanding the fact of
several persons having brought it to the notice of
the Chief Commissioner of Police that arms were
publicly soid to suspicious-looking natives in the