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THE INDIAN MUTINIES.

LATEST FROM DELHI.

Army Head-Quarters, Delhi Cantonments, June 14.
We are now encamped on the Flagstaff-hill,
having dislodged the insurgents on the Bth. They
fought most obstinately, and disputed the ground
inch by inch ; but British courage, and I may add,
ferocity forced all before them. In the enemy's
camp was found an European actually laying the
guns ! He was literally cut to pieces by the en-
raged soldiery. It is suspected that there are others
in the city. 300 of the mutineers tried to escape
by getting into a Serao, but they were seen by
some of our fellows, and a party went to dislodge
them ; they fired from the windows, when our
fellows burst open the doors, and, rushing in,
everyone. Not one was left alive.
- We marched down to the lines by the Artillery-
bri lge, the centre one being destroyed by the
enemy. We were under heavy firs till we got
beyond the canal, but not a single casualty
occurred.

Yesterday they came out in force, but were
driven back with great loss. The Guides Corps
and the 60th Rifles had nearly all the fighting.
Poor young Battye of the Guides was mortally
wounded. We have three batteries in position
now, and they are pitching shot and shell into the
city very fast. The Ghoorkas who belong to our
force are behaving splendidly. The city is her-
metically sealed at present, so I can give you no
news from thence.

All was quiet at Lahore, and up as far as Seal-
kote, to the 9th inst. It is supposed that the check
the Delhi mu'ineers have received has prevented
other corps from showing their teeth ; bat there
can be no doubt that the whole native army has
been tampered with, and the will is not wanting to
show their disaffection. Delhi once more in our
possession things will probably quiet down again—
not before.

Kussowlee, June 14.
I enclose an extract issued yesterday from this

place. You will find in the letter of the 6‘ll. from
Ullehpore some facts requiring remarks. Such
brutaqty has seldom been witnessed. The Cabul
atrocities were bad enough, but these are worse.
In the face of this the Governor-General has issued

a proclamation, offering free pardon to all Sepoys
unconnected with the past cruelties, as if they will
not join the insurgents as soon as they are at
liberty. (This proclamation has been rescined.)
(From the Delhi Gazette Extra of June 13, pub-
lished at Kussowlee )
Camp, Ullehpore, June 6.
Hear we are, 10 miles from Delhi, waiting for
the siege train and the force from Meerut, both of

which we *ape°. to-day. We should have been at
Delhi before now, as we did not intend waiting for
the train, but the Meerut force, instead of joining

us at Raee, where there is a bridge of boats over
the Jumna, went to Ghazeeoodeen Nuggur, and
did a little fighting o❑ their own account, and they
have now to join us across a very heavy country,
getting over the river as they best can.
A great deal gas been Faid about the delay that
hag occurred, but it was unavoidable. Troops can-
not march in the hot weather without tents and

carriage. Had that been done the whole force
would have been hors de combat, and now Sir H.
Barnard has brought up all his men fresh, and
what is more, there •is no sickness in camp. The
European regiments from the hills suffered from
cholera coming down, and while at Umballah and
Kurna.ul ; but since leaving the latter place, sick-
ness has entirely disappeared, and the whole force
is in excellent health,_ glorious spirits, and mad to be
at the mutineers, who will get no mercy. We are
all so exasperated at what we have heard and dis-
covered within the last week that the men are half
inclined to kill every native they come acros3.
Give full stretch to your imagination—think of
everything that is cruel, inhuman, infernal, and you
cannot then conceive anything so diabolical as what
tht se demons in human form have perpetrated. On
the 2d we marched from Paniput to Raee. At this
place some of the poor fugitives from Delhi met with
the most barbarous treatment. We burnt four vil-
lages on the road and hung seven Lumberdars. One
of these wretches had part of a lady's dressforhiskum-
merbund—he had seized a lady from Delhi, stripped
her, violated, and then murdered her in the most
cruel manner, first cutting off her breasts. He
said he was sorry he had not an opportunity of
doing more than he had done. Another lady who
had hid herself under a bridge was treated is the
same manner, then hacked to pieceg, and her
mangled remains thrown out on the plain. We
fund a pair of boots, evidently those of a girl 6 or
7 years of age, with the feet in them. They had
been cut'off just above the ankle. We hung many
other villains and burnt the villages as we came
along. A man who witnessed the last massacre in
Delhi, where he had gone as a spy, gives a horrid
account of it, stating that little children were
thrown up in the air and caught on the points of
bayonets, or cut as they wore faliing with tulwars.
The siege train came in this morning, making -a
double march, with six companies of. the 2d Fusi-
leers. The latter have made eight marches in five
days, and are in high health and spirits. To-mor-
row we shall be joined by Brigadier Wilson's force.
The 00th Native Infantry have reached Rohtuk,
and re-established the magistrate there.
All the Hansi people are in our camp, including
eight or nine ladies.
1 fear the 2d Oude Cavalry have Inufnied and
murdered their officers. Such is the report, but
first rumours are always worse than the reality.
The mutineers have moved out and established
themselves with 12 guns and about 3,000 men half
way between this and Delhi. They say they mean
to attack us, which is not very likely, though they
may possibly play at long bowls with our pickets.
It they would only come out in good force we might
be saved much trouble at Delhi.
Major Yule has arrived in camp from Cashmere,
and taken the command of the oth Lancers.
Lieutenant Greathed, of the Engineers, has also
come into camp from Agra via Meerut.
An order was sent just now to the European
regiments that weakly and footsore men were to
remain behind with the treasure, in case we have
to move out to attack. In the 15th and Ist Fusi-
leers not one weakly man could be found, and
hardly any in the 2d Fusileers, after their long
marches.

Camp, 131lehpore, June 7.
We had no skirmishing yesterday, and this
morning the Meerut troops arrived in almirable
health and spirits—strength a 9 follows :
Four guns of Major Tombs's troop of Horse
Artillery.
Major Scott's Horse Field Battery.
Two 18-pounders under Lieutenant Light.
Two Fquadrons of the Carabineers.
Six companies of the 60th Rifles.
400 of t►re Sirmore battalion (Ghoorkas).
gaff a r essalah of the 4th Irregular Horse.
The 60th Rifles came in after their 16-mile march,
singing in chorus, and at a swinging pace.
Colonel Rogge was severely wounded while in
pursuit of the mutinous Sappers and Miners at
Meerut, and bad to be left there.
To-morrow we march to the cantonments at
Delhi. We shall have to dislodge the mutineers
from one or two posts, en route, but do not antici-
pate much difficulty. We shall drive in their
advanced posts at daylight, and then move on to
cantonments.
I believe they have 18 guns outside, which ought
to be ours before breakfast time.
Delhi Cantonments, June 8.
We marched at 2 a.m. from Ullebpore, knowing

that there were 12 guns in a strong position on our
road, about 3 miles off, and when we got near it
round shot came flying into us. We got off tl'e
road, extended our men, and brought up our Ar-
tillery to reply to them, which they did, but their
guns were E 0 well served that _ they did fearful
work.
I was near poor Colonel Chester when a round
shot took him about Lis left hip, knocking over him
and his horn, also knocking over another officer
and t wo-hor.ea—poor Chester's blood
came 01 over
my horse,- but round shot and grape were pouring
into us, and we could not think ( f others. This
was behind -a hill. At last there was' nothing
for it but to charge and take the guns,
whkh Her Majesty's 75th did well, and we
rashed on and attacked thorn on all sides.
Then war experienced a hail of musketry ringing
past our heads. However, at last the position and
guns were our own, and the enemy in
flight, and
we then pushed. on to Delhi, and had to attack and
take more guns, and again I had many escapes ;
however, it was daylight, and we did. th.ngs bet-
ter, and here we are.
We took the, heights and guns on them, and
now are encamped on the old Delhi parade ground,
but though 1 o'clock no tents up yet. We are
occupying any buildings we can find. lam with
the General and Staff in an old hospital, till tents
come up. The mutineers, in their first position,
had the Commander-in-Chief's head-quarter tent,,
which they had got out of the magazine. Innes
of the '6oth is with us, and all rieht—also Becher,
young Briggs, Norman, and the two Greatheds..
They.are blazing big guns from,the city now, but
cannot reach us.

THE DELHI MASSACRES.
The following s'atement, relating tg the belhi
massacres, and derived from native sources, will
be found interesting :

Three men were sent two months ago, when the
Rajah of Kaporthella started for Hurdwar to
accompany a professor of music, in the service of
the Rajah, to Delhi. They have been servants of
the Rajah from childhood. They left Delhi on
the 26th of May. I have gathered as follows from
one of them who was spokesman.
They saw no troops from Delhi to Race ; the
police station-houses on the road were burnt, as
also a tahseel or collection house, and the villages
were being plundered. At Raee there was an ad-
vanced guard of the Jheend Rajah's men. At
Russowlee there was a similar party. They then
came to Panneput, but met with no annoyance.
Troops, &c., were moving along the road. A
number of European Horse Artillery were there ;
very few native troops. In the evening four Eu-
ropeans came to search all travellers in the cara-
vansary. A man who had a quarrel on the
road with them told them to search two Sikhs
with a laden cart. On searching it they found
4,000 rupees, a number of weapons, and silver
dishes of European gentlemen, evidently plun-
der from Delhi. The deponents then came to
Kurnal. It was all quiet The Putteeala Rajah's
people were in charge of the road. An European
regiment was encamped there. They heard in
Kurnaul that the Commander-in-Chief had died
there. _ In the caravansary there were some 53 Eu-
ropeans, male and female, and about 40 children,
who had escaped from Delhi. They then cause to
Peeplee. There they met the siege train from Phil-
lour. A gun was in difficulty, and people were em-
ployed in extricating it. They met sometof the
European Lancers about 16 miles on this side.
They then reached Shahabad. On arriving at Um-
bellate arrangements were going on for disarming a
corps, and at Dourahah Serie they met the Guides
Corps. At Lushkuree Khan Ke Serie they met a
detachment of Seikh and Punjabee horsemen.
- Now they proceed to state what they saw and
heard themselves, for they were in Delhi a month
before the outbreak took place. First only ,five
troopers came into Delhi from Meerut. They first
went to the house of (name not clear, so' omit it),
an agent of the King of Delhi. near the Delhi-gwe
inside the town. He came out and said he was in
the service of the King. They would .not listen to
him, but cut him down, and then murdered his
wife and family, and told the people to plunder
the house. They then went to the houses in Durya
Gunj. Peer Buksb, one of thr deponents, saw the
troopers go to a pink-coloured house ; the owner
was an European ; they killed him, and plundered
and burnt the house. They" plundered and burnt
all the houses in this assOerh, stele is ehii"s
bited by clerks, and murdered' all who could'eff:''
escape.
By this time other troopers, and infantry, and
townspeople joined in the work of destruction.
A number of the fugitives took refuge in a building
near the mosque of Aurungzebe's daughter, and
began to defend it against the insurgents. These
were held at bay. They left people all round, and
the main both- went off to the Bank. There they
were joined gy more mutineers. They plundered
and murdered wherever they found Furopeans. The
townspeople assisted warmly in the plunder, and
the mutineers of the infantry were particularly
active. The commissioner, Mr. Fraser, on hearing
of the advent of the mutineers,
he met the mutineers at this
to cut away the bridge, but was too late. On re-
turninghad gone down
place. The
mutineers said to the commissioner's escort, " Are
you on the side of Europeans or that of religion."
They said the latter. The commissioner on hear-
ing this, drove off in his buggy. His escort re-
mained passive. The mutineers followed and cut
down the gentleman. He fired one pistol. The
mutineers killed people on the road, but being
more intent on the magazine, they went to it.
After arranging matters for surrounding the place
the insurgents and mutineers proceeded to the
gaol. One of the sentries shot
a man, but when
they said they were fighting_ for religion the guard
joined them and 500 convicts were released. They
then closed all the gates and went into the Fort.
They paid their respects to the King ; he made
objections, and said he had no army ; he at last
consented.
On the second day they went to the magazine,
where many Enropeans had taken refuge. After
some firing on boti sides, the
Lascars, would do nothing, they hid themselves
the Europeans alone carried on the defence; but
seeing they could do nothing natives, such as
blew up the wall towards the river ; some 200 of
the rebels or more were destroyed by this. They
however got in and destroyed as many Europeans
as they could, and plundered weaVu'it leaving
against so many, they
only the guns and powder. Two native infantry
regiments were present. They searched, and
everywhere they could find Europeans tbackheyto sl
the
ew
them. On the third day they
house near the mosque where some Europeans had
went
taken refuge. As they were without water, &c.,
for several days they called for a Subadar (deponent
take their oaths that they would give them
was present) and five others, and asked them to
he
and take them alive to the King ; might kill
them. if he liked. On this oath the -Europeans'
oame out, the mutineers placed water before them,
and said, "Lay down your arms and then you get
water." They gave over two guns, all they had.
The mutineers gave no water. They seized 11
children, among them infants, eight ladies, and
eight gentlemen. They took them to the cattle
sheds. One lady, who seemed more self-possessed
than the rest, observed that they were not taking
them to the Palace ; they replied they were taking
them via Durya Gunj. Deponent says that he saw
all this, and saw them placed in a row and shot.
One woman entreated them to give her child water,
though they might kill her. A sepoy took ber child
and dashed it on the ground ; the people looked on
in dismay, and feared for Delhi.
" The King's people took some 35 Europeans to
the palace ; on the fifth day tied them to a tree and
would be destroyed.
shot them. They burnt their bodies.
On h
given that if any one
concealed a Europeanniceli e was
te fifth day
People disguised many, and sent them off, but many
were killed that day, mostly by people of the city.
" Matters remained pretty quiet for two days.
TheDurya Gunj Bazaar was turned into an encamp-
ment for the mutineers. Shops were plundered in
the Chandnee Chouk and Dlereeba Bazaar. The
shops were abut for five days. The King went
through the city, and told the people to open the
shops. At each gate there is a company of native
infantry. About 9,000 mutineers are assembled.
No cavalry have joined, excepting from Meerut.
Seine 4,000 or 5,000 new men have been raised, but
they are rabble. During the festival of Eed, while
at prayers, there was the dust of a kafila of laden
animals. An alarm arose—it was the English
army ; the people all rushed helter-skelter into the
city.
" The King refused to go on the throne. The
mutineers assured him that a similar massacre had
taken place up to Peshawur and down to Calcutta.
He agreed, and commenced to give orders. He
appointed the following officers—Hukeem, Nussu-
roola, Mahheob, Attie, and one other belonging to
the mutineers, but deponent knows not his name.
His new levies receive 4 annas a-day. Guns at e
placed on the ramparts of the town. These are
pronounced strong. The Sappers and Miners are

mounting gnus in Sellimghur. The mutineers say
when the army approaches they will fight, and that
the native troops with the army are sure to join
them. Many mutineers who tried
.to get away
with plunder were rol.bed ; 'this has preven!ed
Many others from leaving.
" A tailor concealed no less than five Europeans;
the deponent thinks many mere are ccnv.eale
i.
" The man bais been wit me, he speaks frankly
and without fear. Ile is ally to narrate evidently
many a harrowing tale, but I di.l not wish to hear
any. ille seemed really to recall with dismay what
he had witnessed.
" A. FARRINGTON, Deputy-Coramp&oner.
" aullunclur, June 5."

KUSSOWLEE, JUNE 14.

I send you a correct list of killed and missing,
and of .those who escaped from the massacre at
Delhi, May 11.
KILLED, CERTAIN.
Mr. S. Frage-, C.S., Resident and Governor-
General's Agent ; .Captain Douglas, 32d Native
Infantry, Assistant and Commandant of Palace
Guards ; the Rev. M. A. Jennings, chaplain ;
Miss Jennincs, Miss Clifford, Mr. Berresford, se-
cretary, Delhi Bank ; Mrs. Berresford and five
children ; Mr. R. Nixon, Assistant to Resident ;
Mr. Collins, Mrs. Collins, and six children ; Mrs.
Fuller, Mr. George Skinner, Mrs. Geo. Skinner
and child ; Colonel Ripley, 54th Native Infantry ;
Captains Burrbwes and Smith, 54th Native In-
fantry ; Dr. Dopping, Lieut. Edwardes, Captain
G ,rdon, 74th • Lieut. Hyslop, 74'h; Lieut. Re-
velry, 74th ; Nlrs. Staines and family, and a large,
number of Government and bank clerks, press
employes, serjeants, conductors, &c., with their
wives and families.
MISSING AND' BEYOND HOPE.
Mr. J. P. Macwhirter, C.S., Magistrate and.
Collector of Kurnaul (on a visit) ; Mr. Hutchin-
son, C.S. Ma9istrate and Collector ; Mr. A. Gal-
loway, C.S.,' Assistant t-) ditto ; Mrs. Col. Forster,
since dead ; Mr. F. Taylor, Principal, Delhi Co!-
lege ; Mr. S. G. T. Heatly, editor of the Delhi
Gazette ; Mrs. Heatly, mother and child ; the Rev.
Mr. Hubbard, missionary ; the Rev. Mr. Sandes,
ditto ; Lieut. Raynor, Commissary of Ordnance,
and family.

ESCAPED.
Brigadier H. M. Graves, Capt. Nicoll (Major of
Brigade), Mr. C. T. Le Bas, C.S., C. and S. Judge;
Sir T. J. Metcalfe, Joint Magistrate and Deputy.
Collector ; Mrs. Fraser, Mrs. Tronson, Dr. Bal-
four, Miss Smith, Mr. Wagentriebur, Mrs. Wagon-
triebur, and infan,, Miss Haldane, Lieut. Forrest,
Mrs. Forrest (wounded), and two Misses Forrest,
Dr. Stewart, Garrison Surgeon; Dr. Batson, 74th
Native Infantry ; Mrs. Batson and daughter, Mrs.
Major Abbott (74th) and family, Major Abbott,
Major Patterson, 54th ; Col. Knyvett, 38th; Capt.
Tytler, 38th; Lieuts. Holland and Gambie-, 38th;
Dr. Wood, 38th, severely wounded ; Mrs. Wood,
Lieut. Peile, 38th ; Mrs. Peile, Lieuts. Taylor,
Grant, Mew, and Drummond, 74th ; Mr. L. Ber-
keley, Principal Sudder Ameen ; Mrs. Berkeley
and infant ; Capt. De Tessier, Artillery ; Mrs. De
Tessier, Lieutenant Willoughby (since killed by
villagers.)
There are many others, names unknown, who
are said to have been killed by the rebels some
days subsequent to the 11th ; but it is impossible
to find out the truth of this atjpresent. It is certain,
however, that several gentleman were killed iu the
Dawk Bungalow, and a family named Aliwell have
not been seen or heard of since.

The following are extracts from the diary of an
officer in Calcutta :
"We all thought that the last steamer would
have taken the news of the fell of Delhi, but still
it is in the hands of the rebels, and still is the fate
of India in the balance. Every day we hear of
more regiments having thrown off their allegiance,
and having taken the road to join the head-quar-
ters of the mutineers. Terrible times are these.
The Bengal army no longer exists. No trust can
be placed in any regiment. Ono day a corps pro-
fesses the most devout attachment to the Govern-
ment—the next day we hear it has murdered all its
officers, men, women, and children. Not a day
has passed but we have anticipated the fall of Del-
hi, and the delay to us is unaccount able. Our com-
munications since the outbreak have been very ir-
regular, but now they are entirely cut off, both
postal and telegraph. The post, when one does
come in, is long overdue. Thank Heaven !we
shave two good men in command, Sir John and Sir.
Henry Lawrence. They are the saviours of Indic
The former has kept the Punjab quiet—the latter
has stood his ground manfully at Lucknow. We
have also another good man in Sir Hugh Wheeler
at Cawnporet and the Governor-General deserves
all praise for his conduct in doing all in his power
to get reinforcements together and to push them on
up country with the greatest expedition possible.
I don't know what you will think of all this at
home. It must affect nearly every family in Eng-
land, for there are f•w who have not relations and
friends out here. Men who were here during the
Cabul disasters tell me that the panic then was
nothing to what at present prevails. Trade is at a
standstill. The natives, too, participate in the
alarm—those who have to lose and those on the
qui wive for gain, and there is no want of the latter.
Goodness knows what has come over the Sepoys,
hitherto so obedient, so patient, and so orderly.
It is no longer the cartridge question, but a reli-
glom war—a call upon all good and true Mahom-
medans to rise in the name of the Prophet and
slaughter the Feringhee infidels. It is more a
revolt of the former sect than of the Hindoos.
What hundreds of thousands, in the course of time,
must have fallen victims in the name of religion !
I suppose all the unfortunate women were mur-
dered in the name of religion. Poor unfortunates!
—God help them ! It is a mercy they are all killed.
But I do not suppose all the atrocities were per-
petrated by the Sepoys ; I imagine they were com-
mitted by the scum of the earth, that never comes
forth but on such occasions.of murder and rapine,
whose existence most people are ignorant of. The
Sepoys, I suspect, were giving their attention to
the''plunder that was to be picked up,but that is no
excuse for them. Around about Meerut and
Delhi there are two or three peculiar castes or
tribes, something similar to our gipsies, only hold-
ing human life at less value, and which in former
days gave constant trouble, but who of late yetis
have lived in peace and quietness, and have con-
tented themselves with picking up stray cattle and
tHrshoinges that did not belong to them, but who have
now on the first opportunity broken out and have
been guilty of all kinds of depredations: - Skinner's
was originally raised to keep these people in
order about the time of Lord Lake. These men
have hitherto been necessary at Meerut, Delhi, and
those parts as watchmen. Every one was obliged
to keep one ; if you did not you would be robbed
to a certainty. You will not understand this, but
it is necessary to come to India to understand
many things—many that and beyond any explana-
tion that I can give at least.
!‘l2th—lesterday no news, but plenty of re-
ports. 'Never was the country in such a state of
disorder. The Company's paper is down very low ;
the new 5 per cent. loan few subscribe to, and the
Four per Cents. were yesterday at 20 discount,
and I see by the newspaper that at Benares it was
at 42 discount. We must have a new loan, and
you must give us the money, I suspect. Out of
the treasuries alone that have been robbed I should
think nearly two millions of money have been taken ;
and then fancy the expense of the transport of all
these Europeans.
" You must be just about receiving the first
news of the outbreak, and I hope you have sent off
reinforcements from Malta overland. I think
steamers ought to be sent to Suez in anticipation
of your doing so. Bombay and Madras are not
safe now they are denuded of English troops, and
I expect to hear of outbreaks every day. Rebellion
is catching, evidently. If you will read the papers
you will see that Sir Henry Lawrence is hanging
the fellows at Lucknow as fast as he can. The 37th
Native Infantry that has just mutinied at Benares I
know very well, having been at Jhelum with them.
It was a very good regiment, particularly in
Affghanistan, where on several occasions it led the
way to the Europeans—to the 44th for example.
The Subadar-Major, the senior native officer of the
regiment, was wounded seven times. Is it not
odd that now he should forget his duty, and turn
traitor, after such good and honourable service?
I suppose it is all religion, or do you suppose it can
be possible that Russia has had anything to say
it ? I have no doubt that she stirred up, Perste
ny.g.pouelt:
sia might now break the treaty and advance
aogratihnestwuasr, binutthPeecrsriiamweaaseetoaeoedlattoeoi
nand
Ca,udahar. Dost Mahommed would join, .
of the thing, and we should be
just for the change
We have not a native
beaten detail everwhere,
depend on—not one that would stand
na
bbrrue ap
tkl
regiment to
what could we do ? The whole country would rise
"I cannot help making mention of the way our
are dressed. My room is rather a
countrymen
cool one. It is a very airy one and I keep the hot
air shut out after the sun has risen, or rather, I
firm if the day was going against us.