The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-28 00:00:00

ASSAM.

The following is from Assam, dated September
lOtth :—" The fearful rebellion has cast it.; dark
shadow over our hitherto peaceful valley, although
as yet we are spared its dread reality. The first
intelligence that a conspiracy had been discovered
in Upper Assam came upon us like a thunder-
clap, and immediate and energetic measures were
judiciously adopted at all the statims, and tip
crisis, we now trust, has passed. General Hannay
has entrenched himself with his Goorkha3 at
Debrooghur, and sent off his Hindoostanee S-pot's
to Jerhat, where there are no European residents.
Actual mutiny has not broken out at any station,
but all feel that they are on a volcano. All is out-
wardly quiet just now, and everyone tries to feel
secure, although great alarm actually exists, for
there is not a European soldier in the province. It
is said thatKooer Singh is the instigator of the plot
discovered here.

" The ladies have left Nowgong for
Gowhatty. There a volunteer force has
been formed, consisting of the residents and
some few natives in high position. We are
hoping a steamer may soon be up, and that things
may be kept so till then, but our position is certainly
very shaky.
" It is said that the Rajah of Assam has been de-
ported from Upper Assam to the large jail in Central
Assim."

GYA.
The following is from Gya, dated 12th Sept. :
" My last note will have informed you that the sth
Irregulars, after leaving Hupooali, had advanced
towards Wuzeergunge, which is 12 miles to the east
of this. On last Sunday morning intelligence was
brought to the authorities here that they were ap-
proaching the town, and were only six miles from it ;
and that at some hour during that clay they would
be at Gya. Although this news frightened the town
people very much, the troops were rather rejoiced at
it, and they wore quite prepared to give the enemy
a warm reception. At noon, the Sowers, who were
' sent to watch the movements of the enemy, returned
with the news that they had taken the Futteli pore
road, which runs parallel to the road which goes
from here to Bodh Gya. Mr. Money immediately
ordered out the troops for marching against the
enemy ; and by 2 o'clock p.m. about 150 Sikhs and
37 Europeans of her Majesty's 84th Regiment left
this for Bodh Gya, to prevent the enemy from cross-
ing the Fulgo at that point.
" On Tuesday, at 4 o'clock in the morning, Mr.
Money and the troops with him left Bodh Gya for
Etwa, which is 5 miles to the east of it, and where
the enemy had encamped. The enemy made no re-
sistance to our troops crossing the Fulgo at that
point. When the sth Irregulars, who had encam: ed
under a tope, saw the Company lk.hadoor's
troops coming to attack them, they were oh
lilted to come out to face them if possible. i h
Europeans aLghtPcl from the elephants, and with
the Sikhs formed themselves into a square. Though
the enemy, 600 strong, had taken a very advantage-
ous position, they could hardly stand before the
heavy fire now opened on them by men commanded

by Major Rattray and Lieutenant Whitlock. They
retreated, and our soldiers succeeded in taking
away some horses and children from them. A party
of about 100 Sowars, was sent to rescue these
valuables from our men, and had our Sowars, who
were 16 or 20, only continued firm, and fired at the
enemy as they were commanded to do, the booty
would not have been lost. Our troops began to
charge a second time on the enemy ; but after a
little skirmish, the mutineers retreated, and dis-
persed themselves in different directions. From the
beginning, it appeared that they were not inclined
to fight, and that, by necessity they were compelled
to face our troops. At about three o'clock, p.m.,
it was known here that the enemy had dispersed
themselves, and that probably they would be at •
Gya in the evening. We immediately prepared
ourselves to go into the Bungalow which had been
entrenched for such an emergency. By seven
o'clock, p.m., we were all right there, having now
about forty-five to fifty Sikhs to hold it out against
the mutineers. The whole of Shahahgunge was in
uproar, and people were seen to flee into the in-
terior of Gya, the alleys and lanes of which the
Gwals had so well barricaded. At about half-past
8 p. m. the mutineers were seen passing through the
streets of Shahabgunge, soliciting the town people
not to fire at them, as ;hey did not come, they said,
to do any harm to the ryots, but were only fighting
out for their Deen. The large number of bud-
mashes who accompanied them, first took them
towards the gaol to lot loose the prisoners. The
Rajah. of Ticarry's men, who were placed with
11 Sikhs to do duty there, fled at the very mo-
ment they heard that the mutineers had come
in, but the gallant Sikhs would not do it. They
opened a heavy fire on the Sowers, but some
rascally burkundazes told them that every Chris-
tian in the town was slaughtered by the. Sowers,
and that they had better retreat and make
their escape. This news disheartened the Sikhs
very much. They left the jail with the word
Sudo Guoru 'in their mouths. My infor-
mant tells me they would have killed a large
number of the mutineers, if the wicked burkundazes
had not frightened them. After having let loose
the prisoners, and setting fire to the out-offices of
the jail, the mutineers made their way for the en-
trenched bungalow, where we had taken shelter.
Messrs. Trotter and Taylor had taken every precau-
tion to make the bungalow safe. Besides these gen-
lemen, there were in the bungalow Messrs. Butter,
Brown, Wintle, and Wirsley ; and Mr. D'Souza
and Baboo Tarini Churn Mater. The refugees had
to keep up the whole night. The return of Mr.
Money and the troops, by day dawn, made them
easy. The Sowars the next morning were heard to
have gone towards Ticarry, from the Ranee of which
place they succeeded in extorting a large sum of
money. On Tussday night, when the mutineers
were going past the thanna, our Darogajee and the
Moonsiff of Behar fired on them. One of the mu-
tineers shot by them fell from his horse, which I
hear a ,Christian clerk afterwards secured. The
Moonsiff was, however, shot dead."

ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY'S 93D
HIGHLANDERS.

On Sunday afternoon her Majest'ys ship Belle-
isle, thronged with a detachment of troops, arrived
off Garden Reach, where a party of ladies and gen-
tlemen, who were enjoying a day's pleasure in tho
Botanical Gardens, saluted them with the waving
of handkerchiefs and the usual demonstrations of
welcome. On this the men on board, who
swarmed like bees along the ship's side, set up a
cheer, which appeared " to make the welkin ring
again ;" this was several times repeated, and fol-
lowed by the martial sound of the Highland
pibroch playing some of Scotland's national airs.
Much to the disappointment of the men, they have
not as yet been able to land, in consequence of the
temporary accommodation for the number of troops
daily expected from England, China, and else-
where ; but they have expressed a strong desire,
we are told, to disembark as speedily, as possible,
to be off without delay. " Up, and at them I" 11
their cry.