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tack him, Major Montgomery promptly resolved to Bt/1 Sept. 18 prisoners, who had been convicted of
anticipate them, and accordingly marched out to
tr( ;anon, were executed at Sahara, in the presence
of an immense multitude of people, who assembled
meet the rebels, who retired into a garden, where
troen all parts to witness the spectacle. Five of the
they were protected by a wall and sheltered among prilsoners were hanged, six were blown away from
the trees. An ineffectual fire was opened on them gut's, and seven were shot. Everything passed off
to which they smartly replied, when the fanatics egnietly, and the scene must have inspired the na-
had the audacity to rush from under cover right t ives with a wholesome dread, which will tend to
p them in submission. Several arrests were
ee
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upon the 3d Europeans, then in skirmishing order, k
nee made in the city, but none of the people
and endeavoured to cut them down with their
dreamt'of creating a disturbance. Wherever dis-
swords. A series of hand-to-hand combats took affection has shown itself in Western India it has
place, ending in the enemy being driven away, been stilled with unrelenting sternness, and the
leaving 300 dead. The remainder fled, pursued by authorities deserve great credit for their conduct
the militia cavalry, and mowed down by the artil-
during the crisis, when the flames of revolt threat-
ened to spread within our borders. As long as the
lery. In this affair which occurred on the 24th Aug., main body of the troops continue loyal there can be
Mr. J. O'Brien Tandy, late manager of the North- no fear of the result, as we are quite able to out down
Western Bank in Calcutta, and Ensign H. L. the unaided efforts of the mob. Every important
that
Marsh, of the 16th Grenadiers, who accompanied station,
intotoh,
ofrnoomrtDh,hharaws ahre,einnstehceusroeudthhy,
European
Arocipme aen-
breaks in the large towns. The Mohurrum,
wounded. The total loss on our side was five killed the force as volunteers were killed, and Lieut. L.
d
Clarke, late of the Gwalior Contingent, was severely
tiarrooopust
, so no fear can be entertained of popu-
which has generally been a period of excitement to
and 25 wounded. After the action Major Montgo- the Mussulman population, has passed off quietly
mery, although pressed to follow up his successes, throughout the Presidency, owing to the admirable
fall back upon Hattrass. , arrangements of the Executive for preserving the
"The Punjab continues quiet, although severai public peace. Her Majesty's 89th Regiment ar-
outbreaks have occurred at isolated stations, which f rived in Bombay from the Cape on the 11th Sept.,
have been promptly suppressed by the firmness of and have been despatched to Ahmedabad and Deese.
the military authorities. On the 19th August a pdior- Other regiments are also soon expected, so that we
tion of the 10th Light Cavalry, which had been dis-
ts- may consider that all danger is past, and that we
armed at Ferozepore, mutinied and attempted o shall shortly re-establish our power throughout the
capture the guns of Captain Woodcock's battery, country. The weather in Bombay has continued to
which they failed. The mutineers, 100 in number,thvete improve, and we now enjoy a mild temperature,
after having cruelly murdered Mr. Nelson, having alternate rain and sunshine during the day.
e artil-rinary surgeon, rushed at the guns while theEuro_ The fall of rain on the island is nearly 70 inches.
lerymen were at' dinner, but, after killing thethe were The Governor and Commander-in-Chief are both at
pean sentry and wounding several others the Presidency, to which the latter returned a few
assailed by the Bombay Fusiliers, who repulsed days ago."
them in a most gallant manner, although no officers
appear to have been present to issue orders. Most
of the mutineers, who had captured several horses,
succeeded in making their escape, although pursued
for some distance by the infantry, with guns. Seve-
ral having been seized in the cantonment, they were
tried aneexecuted. The 51st Bengal N. 1., stationed
at Peshawar, mutinied on the 28th of August. This
regiment having been disarmed some time ago, the
Sepoys attempted to seize the arms of the new Sikh
corps while the men of the latter were at dinner.
In this attempt they were defeated, and, being
attacked, they dispersed and fled. Nearly the whole
of them, however, were accounted for' next day,
and the villagers and police were bringing in the
small remnant by twos and threes. Throughout the
restof the Punjab the utmost tranquillity prevails,
and the proceedings of the Government are marked
by the greatest vigour and judgment.
In the stations of Rajpoontana there is an uneasy
feeling that the Bombay Sepoys are ripe for mutiny
and several instances of disaffection seem to give
colour to the suspicion. Besides the mutiny of the
12th N.I. at Nusseerabad, and in the Joudpore Le-
' gion at Mount Aboo, there was a partial mutiny on
the 12th Aug., of Captain Bannister's squadron of
the 2d Bombay Light Cavalry at Neemuch. Five
of the mutineers made their escape, and three were
taken with arms in their hands. One man of Her
Majesty's 83d Regiment was killed in the affray,
and two were wounded. It also appears that an ex-
tensive plot to murder every officer at Neemuch
had been organised, but was fortunately discovered
before it took effect. The mutineers of the Joud-
poor Legion, being defeated in their attempt on
Mount Aboo, directed their steps to Erinpoora,
their head-quarters, where they were received
with open arms by their comrades. Having made
Lieutenant Connelly, the Adjutant of the corps, a
prisoner, and being reinforced by several detach-
ments, the whole body, with two guns, marched in
the direction of Nusseerabad. On this intelligence
reaching Nusseerabad, the party of the Joudpore
Legion stationed there was disarmed, and a de-
tachment of a couple of guns, 2 troop Horse Artil-
lery, two companies of her Majesty's 83d Regi-
ment, and some Irregulars, marched thence to-
wards Bewar, where it is supposed they will meet
the Legion. Hitherto the execution of a subandar
and four men of the 12th Regiment had restored
tranquillity at Nusseerabad, where people had be-
gun to settle into the usual dull routine of camp
life. Affairs have begun to assume a most serious
aspect at Neemuch, and the men of the 2d Light
Cavalry can hardly be relied upon ; for, independ-
ently of private hushed up rumours, which ascribe
to them the darkest treason, the numerous deser-
tions that have taken place, combined with the
overt mutiny of ono squadron of this corps, justify
the presumption that they will en masse avail
themselves of the first favourable opportunity to
join the rebels. This opportunity may not be far
distant, for large parties of men, under a person
said to be a son of the King of Delhi, who has
lately joined and concentrated them, have estab-
lished themselves in the neighbourhood of Neemuch .
It has since been rumoured that the 2d Cavalry
have had their carbines taken away from them, and
that the Bheels of the Joudpore Legion have re
turned to Erinpora, and set their Adjutant, Lieu-
tenant Connelly, at liberty. Another report states
that an outbreak had taken place in a detachment
of the 2d Light Cavalry at Deesa, which was de-
stroyed by her Majesty 83d Regiment, who are
said to have shot and bayonetted the troops to a
man.

" The Bengal Presidency is more or less in a dis-
tnrbei state, and great fears are entertained for the
safety of the frontier stations, which are quite
denuded of troop in consequence of the general
defection of the native army. At Julpigoree, on
the 11th of August, an attempt to excite diaffec-
tion among the 73d Bengal Native Infantry was
signally defeated. An armed Brahmin appeared
among the men, and called on them to kill their
officers, and fight for their religion. In answer he
was told that if be did not lay down his arms he
would be shot, and as he persisted in his attempt
to excite revolt he was killed by a Brahmin Sepoy.
The sth Bengal Irregulars mutinied at Bhaugulpore
on Aug. 14, and left the station, carrying their
arms with them. They passed Bowsee on their way
up the country, and endeavoured to tamper with
the 23d Regt., stationed there, but the latter proved
faithful, and will no doubt remain so. The 55th
Bengal Native Infantry were disarmed at Ghazee-
pore on the 10th of August. The affair appears to
have been capitally managed, fur the Sopoys were
surrounded and ordered to pile arms before they
knew what was meant. The sth Fusiliers were the
troops that performed this good service. Near
Mirzapore the enemy began to assemble and were
dispersed by a party of the sth Fusiliers. A naval
brigade is to be established at Allahabad, so as to
release the troops of that station for other duty.
Capt. Peel, of her Majesty's steam-frigate Shan-
non, who distinguished himself in the Crimea, is to
command the brigade, which is to consist of 300
seamen taken from the Shannon and Pearl. Six
68-pounders (8-inch), two 241 b. howitzers, and two
field-pieces, accompany the brigade, which has left
Calcutta in river steamers, and is now making its
way towards Allahabad. This station and Benares
are threatened by the Oude rebels, who are hover-
ing about in large bodies, but, as precautions have
been taken to guard against a surprise, they are
considered safe. The fort at Allahabad is in a
complete state of defence, and the iotrenchments
at Rajghaut, in Benares, are approaching comple-
tion. The station of Goruckpore, in Oude, has been
abandoned, causing great loss to the non-official re-
sidents. The force of 3,000 Ghoorkas which was to
protect that place have withdrawn to Azimghur,
where 1,000 will remain in garrison while 2,000
proceed immediately to restore order in Jaunpore.
Accounts were received at Benares on the 24th of
August, stating that a day or two previously an
attack was made on the Ghoorka camp by a
body of rebels under a man named Mahomed
Hoosain, who had come over from Oude to assume
the government of Goruckpore for the King. The
Ghoorkas behaved nobly, and beat back the enemy,
with the loss of 150 killed. On the 23d August a
detachment of the Ist Madras Fusiliers and a few
Sikhs proceeded 60 miles up the Ganges in the gun-
beat Jumna to cut off communication between
Oude and the Doab. They killed about 43 of the
rebels, and burnt two boats. Major M'lntyre, of
the 78th Highlanders, at the same time advanced
from Allahabad with a small body of men and two
gun,, and burnt three villages on the Cawnpori
road, restoring the communication with that place.
A column of troop, consisting of the left wing of
her Majesty's 53d Regiment, the 27th Madras N. I.
and a company of Madras Artillery, are advancing
from Raneegunge, the terminus of the Calcutta Rail-
way, on the Grand Trunk Road, towards Allahabad.
In Bundelcuud, around Nagode and Fort Kulinger,
the country is for many miles perfectly quiet. Lieut.
Remington is holding the latter place with troops
of the Pojah of Punsa, who has displayed groat
zeal and loyalty in the cause of Government
Major Ellie, the political agent of Bundelcund and
Rewah, is possessed of considerable influence among
the various Rajahs in theprovinces, arid it is perhaps
owing to his good judgment that most of them have
remained loyal ; but they, nevertheless, deserve
garerraivtecartedicta.lcuEttuarofproeamnstirtolgoaps have continued to
and more are near at hand. Tphoere93a
have been heard of at the dnd
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be close to Calcutta. Highlanders Hongkong,
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; Madras and resumed his duties in that Presideucy.
Lord Canning is still at the seat of Government
In the Bombay Presidency we have been c •
co
m_ quiet, and no fresh disturbances haveln-
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occurred at any of our Mofussil stations. On the