The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-14 00:00:00

THE OVERLAND MAIL

THE GREAT INDIAN MUTINY.

We have received by overland mail, via Mar-
seilles, :our despatches frem India and China, with
full details of the important events-announced by
telegraphic despatches-in our edit'ous of yesterday
and Saturday.
The Indian advices-are-ti the following dates
Bombay, June 15 : Calcutta, June 7 ; and Madras,
June 11.

The Bombay Times, in its fortnightly summary
of intelligence for the overland mail, thus sketches
the situation in India :

" The great Brahmin confederacy of the Bengal
army has declared itself openly against the Govern-
ment, and by ;the processes of mutiny, disband-
ment., and disarming, between twenty and thirty

thousand soldiers.of the empire have vanished from
the ranks of the army in the last month. This
movement, alarming as it unquestionably is at the
first sight, is borne by us in India with more philo-
sophy than people at home may be disposed to be-
lieve. The Bombay and the Madras sepoys are
" true to their salt and act like Bahadoors," not a
symptom of disaffection having been manifested in
the ranks of either. In this presidency, we have
have had touching proof of the loyalty of the se-
poys. The station of Nusseerabad in Ittjpoo'ana,
having been garrisoned by tavolegimentfi9f Bengal
Infantry, through the drain upon our forces for
Persia, the only troops there bel.,nging to our army
were two hundred and fifty men of the lst Lancers.
The Bengalees soon showed sympathy with the
mutineers of Delhi, 'and after a. vain attempt to se-
duce our Lancers to join them, openly mutinied on
the 28th ult. Our gallant fellows charged them
repeatedly, although the rebels bad got possession
of the guns of the station and ou,numberecl them
eight to one. The odds were, however, to) long,
and the Lancers were compelled finally to retreat
upon Ajmere, thereby securing the safety of the
important arsenal at that station. The mutineers,
baying marched in the dire'tion of Delhi, our
troops finally returned to, and have re-occupied,
Nusseratad. Colonel Penney, Major Spottis-
woode, and Cornet Newberry, of the Lancers, fell
in the attack ; and Captain E. A. Hardy and Lieu-
tenant F. A. E. Loch are amongst the wounded.

"'We must, however, pass over this episoJe of

happy omen in our presidency to relate- the pro-
gress of the mutiny; in Bengal and the Not th-weit ;
and, to make our readers enders and the history
of this movement, and the incidents which have
characterised it, beg to direct their attention to

the following list of regiments which have muti-
nied, been disbanded, or disarmed

19th Regiment Native Infantry, dibbanded at Bar-
rackpore, April 3.
7th Regiment Oude Irregulars, mutinied at Lucknow,
May 1.
34th Regiment Native Infantry, seven companies,
mutinied at Lucknow, May 5.
3d Regiment Light Cavalry, mutinied at Meerut,
May 10.
11th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Meerut,
Mav 10.
20th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Meerut,
May 10.

38th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Delhi,
May 11.

54';h R?giment Native Infantry, mutinied at Delhi,
May 11.

74th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Delhi,
May 11. _ .

371 Company 7th Battalion Aiitillery, mutinied at
Delhi, May 11.
The Sappers and Miners, about half the corps, mu-

tnied at Meerut, May 13.
45'h Regiment Native Infantry mutinied at Feroze

ptrry
57th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Feroze-
poti
9th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Allygurh.
sth Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Utnballah.
60th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Umballab.
55th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Murdatio.
44th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Agra,
May 31. • .

67th Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Agra,
May 31.
3d Regiment Native Infantry, mutinied at Phillour,
May 26.
7th Regiment Light Cavalry, mutinied at Lucknow

(two troops), May 30.
13th Regiment Native Infantry (part only), mutinied
at Lucknow, May 30.
43th Regt. Native Infantry, mutinied at Lucknow,
May 30.
71st Regt. Native InfantrY, mutinied at Lucknow,
May 30.
15th Regt. Native Infantry, mutinied atNusseerabad.
30th Regt. Native lnfar try, mutinied atNusseerabad.
721 Regt. Native Infantry, mutinied at Neemuch.
24th Regt. Native Infantry, disarmed at Peshawur,
May 22.
27th Regt. Native Infantr
disarnald at Peshawur,
22.
MayPeshawur,sl.4 Regt. Native Infantry, disarmed at Peshawur,
May 22.
sth Regt. Light Cavalry, disarmed at Peshawur, May 22
16th Regt. Native Infantry, disarmed at Meeau Meer.
26th Regt. Native Infantry, dimarined at Meeau Meer.
49 h liegt. Native Infantry, disarmed at, Meeau Meer.
" The mutineers from Meerut arrived at Delhi
on the morning of Monday, 11th May, and the
native iufatry regiments there at once fraternised
with them. They were the 38th, 511 h, and 74th
Regiments. The Artillery (3d CorepanY 7th Bengal
Native Artillery) seem to have joined in the move-
ment most reluctantly, but eventually consented to
act with them. The puppet King was then set up,
and the search began for European life. Very many
were fortunate enough to escape from the ill-fated
station—some protected 133 the Sepoysthemselves—
but others, and amongst them a large number of
women and children, fell into the hands of the
infuriate crew, thirsting for the blood of the infidel,
and frenzied with bhang. We know little of the
exact scenes that transpired, and imaging' ion hesi-
tates to lift the veil from them. We hear, how-
ever, that about 50 helpless women and children
who had hid themselves in the place on the out-
break were subsequently discovered, and the
whole murdered in cold blood. A native
letter from theplacesays :—" To-day (Wednesday)
some 50 odd Europeans, who had secreted them-
selves, were killed. They are hunting for more, and
if any be found they will be killed. If they have
escaped, so much the better: It is like the atrocities
of Nadir Shah., On Tuesday the king rode through
the city, and encouraged the people to throw open
their shops, but the people would not be comforted.
Many shops have been deserted. The civilisation of
fifty-three years has been destroyed in three hours
—good men haVe been plundered, scoundrels en-
riched. A regiment has come from Allygurh. They
have not spared their officers. Three regiments
and one battery of artillery of Delhi, two regi-
ments and 500 troopers from Merut, and a regie
ment from Allygurh, are now in 'Delhi. All the
magazine has 'been placed in the fort. The king
has summoned different principal men of Delhi to
make arrangements. They have pleaded sickness
and incompetency, and sovrars have been de-
sPatched to Ulwar and Jaipoor. It remains to be
seen what will become of it. The Delhi people
have fallen into difficultiei. God's will be done
This has been composed with care, and in a spirit
oadee r
of the
Each regiment
the Delhi gates,
of loyalty. The state of the people here is not to
be described. They are alive,
but they despair of
Theis said
iSde
their lives. There is no cure for such a curse.
Pto°Ylasavae rewith without
a le
possession of one
and most of the Sabandars and Jemadars are pro-
moted to generals and field marshals, whilst the
Sepoys are receiving, and are always to continue
to receive 14 rupees a month.
" The Sappers and Miners were ordered into'
Me etutfrom Roorkee immediately upon the mutiny
having transpired. The day after their arrival a
portion of them, about 400, mutinied, and shot
their commanding officer, Fraser. They then made
off towards Delhi, but were pursued by two squad-
rons of the Carabineers, who overtook than about
six miles off, and killed 47 of them. One 0 the
Carabincers was killed, and two or three eveze
wounded, Colonel Hogg amongst the latter. The
course of the mutiny now takes us to Ferozepore.
About 2 o'clock on the 13th ult., three clays after
the rising at Meerut, it Was whispered through the

cantonment that the men were bent on mutiny.
The garrison consisted of the 45th and 57th Regi-
ments Native Infantry, and the 10th Native Light
Cavalry, with a part of H.M. 61st Foot. The men

were at once ordered to parade on their respective
grounds, and the European women and children
were removed into the entrenched magazine. The
Sepoys came to a halt in the Suddur, Bazaar, and
refused to advance- a step ; they now loaded their
muskets, and advanced upon the magazine, which
fortunately was held by a company of her Majesty's
61st Regiment. A party of the 57th Regiment, off
duty, but in the magazine, threw scaling ladders
and ropes over the walls to the men outside, who
immediately crossed the moat and scaled the fort.
About 300 of them thus gained ingress to the ma-
gazine, and, hurrahing, •made for the gate which
afforded access to the ordnance store. They were
met by five files of the 61st, under Colonel Red-
mond, who poured a volley into their ranks,
which staggered them, and upon two more com-
panies of that corps mirching in to the rescue, the
mutineers were driven out at the point of the
bayonet. The company of the 57th Regiment inside
the magazine was quickly disarmed, and lest the
magazines of the two native regiments should fall

into the bands of the mutineers, they were blown
up by the Artillery from the fort. At night the
mutineers fired the church, the Roman Catholic
chapel, two hospitals, H.M. Gist mess-house, and a
dozen bungalows, but were driven out of the station
and dispersed the next day. Many of these men
have since returned to camp, giving up their arms,
and stating their willingness to be shot. It is pleas-
ing, in the midst of such general disaffecti9n,.:4*
notice the loyalty with which the 10th Regiment
Light Cavalry behaved in this mutiny, not a suspi-
cion attaching to officers or men, who are reported
thoroughly trustworthy.
" We have now to return to the neighbourhood
of Delhi fur our next episode in this eventful story.
Tue 9th Regiment Native Infantry, stationed at
Allyghur, was believed to be thor.-11;11'y loyal, and
l,ad given strange proof of the sincerity c f their pro-
fesSions. c One of the emissaries c&ttewon,' says

the Friend of India, bad found his way into the
fort, and was tampering with the men to induce
them to join the ranks of the mutineers at Delhi,
when he was seized by consent of the whole body,
and handed over to the commanding officer. A
court-martial composed of native officers was he'd,
which condemned him to death, and a parade was
ordered for his execution. At the appo nted time
the regiment assembled, and the g.tllows received
its victim; b-it before the traitor was cut down
the Rifle Company from Boolundshubur came in
and marched on to the ground. A fanatic from
the ranks stepped out, and proclaimed that they
had, destroyed a martyr, to the cause of religion,
s;nce the company'i government were firmly bent
upon destroying caste throughout India. The
men listened, debated, wavered, and- finally broke
up with loud shouts, declaring their intention of
marching to Delhi, which resolve was speedily
put in.execution. . A.number of the well-disposed
assembled round the, officers, and told them that
although they were powerless to withstand the
general will, they would take care that no harm
should happen to them ; and they kept their word.
We are in some doubt as to the fate of the officers
of this corps; which, according to latest advices, was
uncertain. Two companies of this regiment were
stationed at Mynpoorie. They also mutinied, and
ma.!e an effort to carry off the treasury, but were
defeated.

of Eoot, and the Battery of Madras Artillery that
was_waiting here transport for Madras. The Semi-
ramis has been sent down to Ceylon to carry up
her Majesty's 37th Foot from that island. From
-Kurrachee.we have despatched up the Indus our
first European Regiment (Fusiliers), and the Ist.
Belooch Regiment, and these are perhaps all the
troops available from this presidency unless the re-
turn of the Persian expeditionary force enables us
to forward some of the native troops which Compose
its strength.
"We are informed that two steamers have
been despatched to intercept the troops destined
for China. One has gone to the Straits ,f Sunda,
the other to Gallo. Lord Elgin of. course has the
power to disregard the requisition, but is not likely
to exercise it iu view of the urgent representations
that have been made. The puoi4hment of the Can-
tonese may very well wait our leisure under the
circumstances.

"Madras is furnishing her contingent, and the
European force in Bengal is already reinforced by
her Ist Regiment of Fusiliers, who are pushing on
rapidly to the North-west. A few weeks will pro-
bably give an addition of 12,000 men to the British
army in the Bengal presidency.
"It is satisfactory in conclusion to state that
in no plrt of the country have any symptoms what-
ever been shown of sympathy with the movement.
The d;sAffection is confined entirely to the army
and so far as the country is concerned the move-
ment is an utter failure. The inhabitants of Cal-
cutta of all communities, even the Mahommedin
not excepted, have presented addresses to Govern-
ment, breathing the utmoit loyalty, expressive of
the deep conviction entertainel that the well-heing
of India is involwd in the quiet mairrenanee gibe
English rule, and testifying the utino,t abhorrence
of the treason of the soldiery.
" Thenative inhabitants of Bombay have pre-
pared an a idress to Lord E'phinstone, expressing
!their abhorrence of the mutinous conduct of the
poys of Bengal and the North-west.. There are
at Bombay three batteries of artillery ready for
service at any moment. At Ahmedabad the guns
are in position on the wall.' of the arsenal."

LATER FROM DELHI—VICTORY OVER
THE MUTINEERS.
(From an extra of the Bombay Times, published June 13).
The following telegraphic message was received
here yesterday :

. -
" Agra, 11th Juae, 5.30 a.m.
" There has been great success on the Bth of this
month outside the walls of Delhi. Twenty-six
guns captut ed, and the rebels driven dispirited into
the town, all the heignts in our possession."
Another message from Agra was soon after re-
ceived of the same date, 7.40 a.m.
Mr. GreAthead, agent to the L;entenant-Gover-
nor, writes from Begore Delhi, June 8—
' "We have made pod our point t)-day, and are
now encamp, d on the parade ground with the
•heirbotts between the cantonment and the city in our
ha.•ds, and in a position to commence the siege at
once. The enemy had taken up a strono. position
at Budulla Serai, which was carried with the cap-
ture of all the guns. The pursuit was so sharp
that the gunners threw themselves off their horFet,
and left the field pieces standing on the road. The
heavy guns remain in possession. Twenty-six guns
in all have been captured to-day, and large quan-
tit'es of entrench;ng tools."
We are sorry to hear that some of the mutineers
are believed to have reached Na2pore, and that
others were penetrating still further south. The
object of these villains appears to be to reach the
Nizam's dominions, where doubtless they expect to
succeed in their mission of strife and bloodshed.
The authorities were on the alert, however, and
would no doubt bring to a speedy termination the
career of any of the apostles of evil who should
chance to fall into their !iamb,.