The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-23 00:00:00

thank Ged, we have still been most forte
nate. On the evening of the 25th we got a pri-
vate note from the brigade-major in Dina-
pore, under . official cover, to say the troops were
expected to mutiny every moment, and to make
our arrangements accordingly. We had Leen so
often frightened before that we did not think so
much of is, but got a boat anchored close to our
house, and got as many of the ferry boats on our
side of the river as we could. Went to bed, and
about 4in the morning heard that the Sepors were
gathering on the opposite bank ; did not believe it,
hut got up and went to the boat, saw nothing un-
usual ourselves, so went home again. Presently
another alarm came, and we all coolly walked to
the riverside, and to our dismay saw s.,me thing very
like Sepoys opposite. Before we knew Where we
were they had many of them got into boats and
were firing at us, and we saw the houses and works
beginning to smoke.
" We got into our boat half dead with fright, aad
got off as fast as strength could get us. It was awful
—lO minutes more and we could not have escaped,
or if our villagers had proved treacherous nothing
could haVe saved us, as we should, if we hid got
from the banks, have-been fired. at on passing, as
they had done but too effectually in m ny places.
We took the river for Dinapore, and all the way
down we saw-nothing but fires--bite gale Via,' villages,
anything the villains could fire.
" We got near Dinapore and found all the sepoy
lines in a blaze, and after about six hours-we gat the
.news that 3,000 of the native troops had Mutinied-,
made direct for poor Knockar, on their way.up to
Arrah and all the stations up country. Ana fancy !
the old Woman of a general lettheste three regiments
mutini, help themselves to 60 rounds each of am-
munition and would not allow the 10th to fight.
" All Dinapore is perfectly incensed about it,
and what should we beg We have had a good deal
of news since of their doings ; it is perfectly awful.
We met a steamer going up with five companies to
our rescue, they got but half way, and had to come
back for want of water. - might have sent
soma detachments on elephants, but it is too late
by a couple of days. The first thing they fired
on the east side was our new house and then they
destroyed everything "and every building belonging
to the works ; crossed, but before that butchered
a poor inspector, wife, and daughter, burnt,
robbed, and committed all imascinahle atrocities
—my poor pet buggy horse killed in his stable,.
and every living thing destroyed, as far as we can
learn, except J--'s riding mare. That we have
some slight hopes of, and some of Mr. P--'s
horses, which most likely, if they are alive, ran
away. They fired the coal-heap, and threw the
sheep, arc., on the top. Out of all the houses and
immense works and materials c dlected for the
bridge not a stick is left. What the Sepoys could
not take or destroy the villagers made up for.
"We had no time to get the . tressu-y from
KnOckar-house, and it of course is gone. It is a
sad thing, the work of years, and property to an
enormous extent. All our European inspec` ors es-
caped, msstly without a single thing save what was
on their backs, except one, a fine young man ; poor
fellow, he was butchered—was too lase to get into
the boats. It is feared many between us and Arrah
are gone. As for Arrah, we are in great alarm about
it. Some of the up-country engineets and civil
servants fled to a small bungalow they had forti-
fied. Arrah we know is in full posession of the
rebels. The prisoners are sot loese, and they are de-
stroying everything. But the fate of the poor
people we cannot tell. There has been no news
since five in the evening of the 26th. If they stand
out some six or eight against 2,000 or 3,000 Sepoys,
it will be by a miracle. Poor Mrs. B— is hero
in a fearful state of mind, as you may imagine. Our
friends the L—'s, by some great good fortune, came
here a few days before for change of air. Their
house and all they possessed are lost ; had they re-
mained nothing could have saved thorn. For seve-
ral up the line we are in great alarm. Lots of
troops have followed for places beyond- Arrah.
They say, Oh, Arrah is gone by this ;no use-our
going there.'
" It is a sad thing that human lives and property
should be left in charge of such generals. Our own
unfortunate position prevents my letting you know
of that of many others. But since there have been
dreadful accounts from up-country ; official reports
of engineers' deaths—wives and all, in some cases,
The country is in a fearful state all over. Patna is
expected to go next. What we shall do or where
to go to I know not ; the steamers going down are
too full of up-country refugees to leave room for us.
Dinapore is so full that for any amount we could
not get a single room. We have no help but to live
as we have been doing, which is, I must confess,
very wretched—five of us in an open boat, with a
thatched bamboo chopper over part of it to keep
off the sun. I need not tell you we are very har-
rassed both in body and mind, but if God gives us
heal h we shall be very thankful.
"If we are spared to come home, what scenes
shaq we have to talk over and tell you ! Our turn
has come at last to suffer, but our lives, so far, are
spared, so we should turn to Him wish grateful
hearts and not murmur. But still it is very hard
after all, to be so thrown on the world almost pen-
niless, without the means of getting a home over
our heads except by the aid of chat ity or borrowing
from refugees, and we have very little, if any, hope
of getting compensation, so many have lost. The
Company with their own losses, perhaps, cannot do

" The P's are going down to Calcutln and home.
There will be no railway work for at least a year or
two, if all goes well with the winter campaign. This
at least, is a sad life to lead, and now with such
danger around it is very dreadful. I can scarcely
realise the narrow escape we have had—one 10 mi-
nutes more, and we could have had no hope. Our
beautiful Guards all fled like will things, and the
Santhal men, so it is well we had no real trust in
them. All said they would not fight ara►ed &pay,
not one servant has turned up, so we suppose they
have joined the rebels. My poor doge ! I could
fret myself sink if I thought much, but we saved
Bobby quite by good luck ; he was put in the boat
when wo had no feu. early in the morning, and we
did not take him out again. I have a few clothes
and a little box with our silver, my watch and
Graham' are all we have left—not a pin's worth
beside', to the best of my belief. I rulhe lat Gra-
ham, for I thought it might be useful if we were
sick in the boat; all our other books—cv rything
we had iu the world is gone. Oh, those vie wretches!
I could shoot at them myself. From the petty re-
vengeful things they did with our prOperty we can
imagine how we should have fared. The details, if
I could only give thorn, would d►sgust you. Please
God all goes well, I will writs again this mail.
Excuse this (I am afraid) not very legible tic, awl. I
am writing at the bottom of the boat on my knees,
half eaten by musquittoes, flies, &c., and grilled
with the heat. We have plenty to eat and drink,
but everything is frightfully dear.
"Now, my beloved parents, do not fret about
us ; indeed, you should feel very happy I am here
to tell you of our safety after such trials. I hope
to tell you we have been able to get a passage down
to Calcutta, and then it is to be hoped we shall
have no fear of those wretches ; and for all else we
must hope the best.
" Ever your affectionate daughter."

THE GARRISON OF FUTTIGHUR.
The following is an extract of a letter contain-
ing, it is feared, a too well authenticated account of
the fate of the garrison at Futtygliur : " August 6.
"I fear there is little doubt that the garrison of
Futtyghur have been murdered by that fiend Nena
Sahib. I hear the deposition of a servant that has
arrived here, seating that after a struggle of nine
days the small band was overcome, that the Nawab
of Furruckabad furnished them with boats, and that
they were all killed by Nena in cold blood after
passing Bithoor. Of the 10th Native Infantry this
includes, I believe, Brigadier and Mrs. Smith,
Munro, Phillot, Phillimore, Fitzgerald and wife,
Simpson, Swetenham, Henderson, Eckford, Dr.
Heathcote and family • then there were the Rev.
Mr. Fisher and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, Major
and Mrs. Robertson. Tucker, the clothing agent,
was shot through the head when looking through a
loophole.
"I have just seen the servant's deposition taken
at Ghazeepore. It appears thatthe fugitives moored
their boats near Cawnpore, their boat►nen ran
away, the gentlemen gave the villagers money to
induce them to get more men, instead of which
they told Nena, who sent conveyances for them,
confined them in the Assembly rooms, and whon
Bragadier-General Havelock beat back his troops
and took his guns, he bad the whole party

butchered.
" He is reported to have said he could now die
happy, as he had killed 1,000 Feriughees, and I
fancy he has completed about that number, includ-
ing the Christians at Cawnpore and the Futtyghur
refugees (in all about 150, including those who
fled early in June.)
"A deserter of the 10th Native Infantry, a
Sepoy, was-seized at Ghazeepore, riding
ham's horse. horse. Ho said that Captain Bignell was with
a Zeinindar in Oude ; so I suppose he is the only