The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-05 00:00:00

(EXTRACT Or A LETTER FROM RAJPOOTANA.)

ABoo, June 19.
We have just received intelligence of a breach having
been made in the wall (of Delhi), and the rebels panic
stricken. Not one stone, I hope, will be left on another
to mark where Delhi stood.
The atrocities the wretches have committed within its
walls are said to be dreadful—the days of Nadir Shah
repeated. .We have had our share of anxiety,
Some Mussulman wretches proposed at the "Eed "
(feast) kicking up a disturbance, but we were all pre-
pared, and these few Europeans kept them in order.
Nusseerabad and Neemuch are burnt and de-
stroyed. Our house, a pucka (brick) one, they could
not touch, but every article of furniture, itc., they took
out and destroyed on the lawn—glass, pictures, books,
crockery, &c., everything destroyed ; the plate,
carriages and horses taken away. . . . George
Lawrence is below doing military duty again as
brigadier-general in Rajpootana. He went down
to assist Colonel Dixon, who from fatigue sni anxiety
was supposed to be dying. He is now recovering, but
the poor brigadier was completely broken down, and
has put everything in his hands.
The fort of Ajmere, with its arsenal, is of great value
down here; and bore we have been quits successful in
dislodging the suspected traitors, and putting in other
troops to hold it (which was chile without a row), and
then getting uy European-troops from Deesa to hold it.
Ne sooner had they arrived than Mr. Colein writes to
have them sent up to protect Agra-200 Europeans and
3 guns being all we have to hold Rajpoota iu check.
George Lawrence has respectfully declined. The Kotab
Contingent, 1,200 men (cavalry and infantry and 2 guns)
who were under Lawrence's orders, Mr. Colvin ordered
away to Agra, and having ordered the commandant,
Captain Dennys, to move into Ajmere for its protection,
Mr. Colvin then got an order from Calcutta by the tele-
graph, giving him power over every one in Rajpootana.
,Had Dennys obeyed Lawrence, Nusseerabad and Nee-
much had been saved. * * * General Anson's death
saved him from assassination. He was hated by the
troops, and they burnt his tents. He was quite unfitted
for his post. Horses and gaming appear to have been
his pursuits, and as a gentleman said, "No court pet
flunky ought to come to India." Every one gave a
sigh of relief when they heard he was gone. "Pat
Grant" is come over from Madras to head the army till
orders come from Englind. Henry Lawrence (also a
brigadier-general) has been named for the appointment,
hut he cannot be spared from Oude, where he is holding
his own with 300 Europeans. A much more difficult
position than that of Agra, I fear. God will help bite
I have no doubt. He has had one chase after the muti-
neere, with signal success. George Lawrence has too
few troops to follow up the Neemuch mutineers, but was
ready to meet them should they come to Ajmere, as
they gave out. They, hnwever, have gone the wrong
way. I hope they may meet with their reward, for their
cruelty was great, and they chased the officers and their
jungles.s,iovte dso w nt
tOhonefeflPtrht: te°irner banu , and r ning houses all night into
sergeant'sthe
wife whom they attacked,
was cut down by the second,
and her children thrown into the flames.

The following is an extract of a letter written
on the 16th of June by Major-General Hearsey to
his sister in Chertsey

"Barrackpore, Junel6.
"Yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon I was obliged to
disarm my brigade hero of four regiments. Some vil-
lains in the corps were trying to ircite the good men
and true t ) mutiny. These good men ought to have
Dec!aion and resolution coute qui coute
the villains up to justice ; they did not, so I dis-
armed
will not do to wait until
misfortunes occur, but if possible do your best to pre-
i'isralenledrytit'h'3inngaltli.ovv-3-ilaYs ;
vent them. . .

If large, very large, reinforcements of British troop,:
are no; poured into Hiudosten, amiss the Isthmus of
Su(z, i e., via Al.xandria sod Cairo .Rail,vay, and im-
mense stores of coals sent by the same railroad to Sur;
to the steamers for their return, so that the Queen's
troops can be pu,he,d on with the least possible del +S,
responsibility. The authorities--Lord
pmY in my name if you like.l I
w
go hard with ell of u!.. This ought to be
pub-
lisheds British nation
Guards, the Bard of Control, and
ailnlurtake to
e, thethale Bl riH rtoeisrs
the Directors—must join heart and hand in these mea-
sures ; money now mu,t be a secondary consideration.
" It is said the native Princes, ex-King of Conde, the
Nawab of Mo)rsbedabad, the ex-Ameere of Scinde, and
others have been sending emissaries among the &Toys,
ising great benefits if they will be un-
faithfull have heard from good authority
brihing andto us. proco Nay,
some of the 39 emissaries have been given up by the
Sepoys of my brigade.to the proper authorities ia Fort

The following is an extract from a letter of a
mercantile man in Calcutta, which may intecost
our re t lers, as it describes the measures of precau-
tion adopted by the European residents.

"All Europeans all over the country, as well as in Cal-
cutta, have been c:Illed out as volunteers. We mount
guard on picket at night, and mounted patrols guard the
streets all night. As yet all has been kept quiet, and I
have not the slightest doubt but that now we have
bened' the King of Oude, with his head men, all will
remain quiet. T. am i❑ the Font Volunteers ; I thought
it more likely to be useful than the Horse, and easier to
learn. We were all paraded this morning at daylight.
My company consists nearly all of Engli,h and Ameri
cans. The latter have come forward nobly, and are most
useful, having nearly all been drilled. Those in ;43y-com-
pany are good, honest, hearty men, with all the good
qualities of Englishmen. We are divided into companies,
according to place of residence, and these, again, into
squads of 10 or 12, according to the number in each corn
party. I am trying to induce our colonel to divide us
into seven squads, each squad to take picket duty once
a week. Of course, we are all much exited about it,
and none more so than myself. Six squads of mine,
numbering 60 men, are without a single half-caste, and
many of the men are as big as I Am, so I doubt not that
we could thrash about 1,000 Sepoys. Read what sonic
200 British bayonets did at B3nares against 3,000 Se-
poys. The Sepoys here were all disarmed, as well as at
Barrackpore the other day, without trouble. One hund-
red men of the 37th were sent up to Berhampora yes
terday to protect the place, and to bone the Nawab, a
sensual Mahomniedan hound, who has been intriguing
against us. The Mahominedans are, I suspect, at the.
bottom of it all, and will have found the fanatical Brah-
mins a fruitful soil to work on. May their fathers'
graves be defiled."

( From the Freeman. )
Baptist Mission House, 33, Moorgato-street,
August 3, 1857.
Messrs. Editors,—l hasten to
place at your ser-
vice the contents of several letters received by the
Overland mail. The anxieties of our friends will
not allow of delay in their publication till the next
" Missionary Herald." It will bo seen in how „welt
peril our missionary brethren stand, and illu,trate
the progress of those fearful events of which India
is now the scene. They and their families will, I
am sure, be remembered daily in the prayers of
God's people.
I remain, yours most truly,
EDW. B. UNDERHILL.

Under date Benares, June 11th, Mrl Gregson
gives the following graphic account of the events in
that city, and of the state of the surrounding
country
"On Thursiay last, tLe 4th instant, from an early
hour in the morning the telegraph was occupied almoei