The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-29 00:00:00

take pl but they are false as far as lam able to
ascertain.

The report of the NIZAM'S dea,h, mentioned in
my last, turns out to be true. He is succeeded by
his son, Afzool-ood-Dowli, aged 30, born in the
purple of Hyderabad, and Proportionately dell, ig-
norant, and sensual. Salar Jung, the Minister,
remains the prop of the State.
Exchange on London, 2s. Lid.
P. S.—l have just heard on undoubted authority
that all is quiet at Surat. No further news from
the North-west.

CALCUTTA, MAY 18.
(FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.)
There, was more truth in the rumour of a general
conspiracy among the Sepoys of the native army
than could have been supposed when I last wrote.
Not that the Sepoys have any real cause to be dis-
satis4ed, or entertain any definite wish to subvert
the Government, but their -minds are possessed
with a frantic belief in the intention of the Govern-
ment to convert them. to Christianity. Every
act of necessary severity they regard as a further
demonstration of this design, and, irritated in con-
sequencOgainet the Government and against their
own officers as instruments of the a
large number of them have allowed themselves to
be hurried into the commission of the acts of mutiny
and outrage which I shall now describe.
The 34th Native Infantry were disbanded on the
6th instant, with the exception of the three com-
panies Which were on detached duty at Chittagong
when the disaffection was manifested at bead-quar-
ters, and a few native officers who took no part in
the mutiny. It has been generally felt that the
men of the guard who were present at the attack on
Lieutenant Baugh, and willingly obeyed the order
of the native officer not to assist him, should have
been fa" more severely dealt with. Their crime has
been well depicted by the Governor-General in his
order foi disbanding the regiment, but its due pun-
ishment: has not followed. Discharge from the
service is not a sufficient infliction for soldiers who
stand by,and tacitly consent to the attempted murder
of their officer.
The next instance of disobedience of orders oc-
purred at Lucknow, when the men of the 7th Oude
Irregulars refused to receive the cartridges served
out to them, and left the parade with their muskets ;
but by the promptitude of Sir Henry Lawrenc3 th's
movement was at once suppressed. The regular
European and native troops at Lucknow, including
a battery of eight guns, were immediately called
out, the mutineers laid down their arms, and they
have since been confined to their lines, incapable of
further mischief.
Early in the month the Native Artillery at Mee-
rut refused to receive the cartridges served out to
them, and the men who refused were paid up and
dismissed on the spot. The 3d Light Cavalry were
the next to refuse. They appear to have been told
that they would be paraded on a certain day,
and that if they again refused they would be
punished. The day came. The men of the first
troop one and all refused to receive the cartridges.
They were according,ly arrested and placed in con-
finement.

A day or two after this, on Sunday, the 10th,
the rest of the regiment broke out into open mutiny,
killed some c f their European officers, released their
comrades, and marched cut cf the cantonment,
taking the road to Delhi. ' Their example was fol-
lowed by the two native infantry regiments, sta-
tioned at Meerut, the 11th awl 20th, and by the
native attillery. The Sepoys of the 11th, though
they joined the mutineers, are saki to have pro-
tected. their European ahem ; but many of the
offices who wero present with the other regiments,
it is feared, have been murdered. 50 men of the
• 3d Cavalry, and about 150. of the 11th Native In-
fantry, remaiqed with their .officers, and are still
at Meerul% There was at Meerut at the time an
Ear opeari force consisting of her Majesty's 60th
Rifles, 1,000 —stronv, the 6th Dragoon Guards
(Carabineers), 600 strong, but not fu ly mounted,
a troop of Horse Artillery, and 500 Artillery re-
cruits, altlgetLer not less than 2,203 men of all
arms, with a full complement of officers. But, for
some reason as yet unexplained, no attempt seems
to have been ni:ide to arrest the mutineers or to
sop theirprogre.t.s to Delhi. It would have been
a measure of common prudence to mount the dra-
goons upon the horses of the 3d Light CavalrS, when
the men
,ct. 'the latter regiment were found t-3 be
disaffected ; but this does not appear to have been.
done.

The mnt:ncers are said to hare arrived at Delhi
on Monday, the 11th, and to have gene first to the
cantonment, which is about two mi!es from the city.
They then called upon the native regiments there,
the 38th, 54th, and 74th, an-1 the native Artillery,
to join then in resisting the design of the Govern-
ment to convert them to Ceristianity. The call
was immediately responded to, the 381 setting the
example and murdering their officers, and the rast
promptly.fell ,wingert. Some of the Europeans es-
caped across the Janina, and 13 are reported to be
now near Bagput, on the left bank, protected by the
zemindars ; but the rest, it is deeplyfeared, includ-
ing the ladies end children, have been brutally mur-
dered. The mutineers thee proceeded to the city, in
which are s:tuated the arsenal, the fort, the King's
palace, and the civil station, and took unresiste
posseesioii of the whole, murdering all the Euro-
peans they could lay their hinds on. Only the
arsenal abd magaziue were saved from falling into
their halide by the gallantry of Lieut. Willoughby,
of the Artillery, who blew them both up, and it is
suppo3ech fell a victim to his ma act of gallant
devotion, The met nem presented themselves
at the Felice, and were received by the King,
acting, no doubt, under severe compulsion.. A
later from him to- the Lieutcnaet-Governor of
Agra. was the filet _intimation the Government re-
c,ived of what hal happ:ned, for tl:e mutiny et
Meerut was the eignel for ad the rogues in the
vicinity of that stae-ion, including the prisoners is
the gaol, who were libcrated by the mutineers, to
take possession of the real and eluncler all passen-
ger-, so that all communications between Meerut
and Al'ygurh was entirely cut off for three e r four
days. It does not appear that the mutineers ever
left Delhi, but the communications between Delhi
and Aere -were stopped in the same way, and the
reaidetite,at Muttra, and Agra were alarmed by
re-
s that the Sepoys were marching down the'rigbt
bank of the Junma, direct on the seat of Govern-
relent.
Immediately on the receipt of this painful and
alarming. in' elligeece .the Lient-Governor, Mr.
Colvin, took the most prompt anddecfsive measures
to suppress the mutiny and to prevent the panic
and disaffection from spreading among the native
troops caneoned at Agra and the ne:ghbouring
stations. Reinforcements were called for frcha
Gwalior, and as so. n as _they arrive a powerful
force will march upon Delhi. The Maharajah
Sindia has assured the Lieutenant-Governor of his
cordial support, and has made good his word by
placing his own Body Guard at the disposal of the
Government and cheerfully assenting to the move-
ment of as large a force of the Contingent as
can be spared. Similar assurances have been
received from the Rajah of Bhurtpore and other
chiefs, and the Lieutenant-Governor speaks with
peat confidente of the temper of the people,
and the al;serace of all sympathy with the cri-
minal insurgents at Delhi. Martial Law has
been dec:ared in the Meerut and Delhi dis-
tricts, and a proclamation- has been issued 'assur-
ing the people and the army that the supposed
design of coriversion is a delusion, that the Govern-
ment has-eot the least desire to interfere with any
man's caste, and that every one will be left as here-
telere to tlke. free exercise of his religion. A
com-
missioner been appointed to endeavour to open
a communication with the rebels, and induce them
to surrender befo
tee the troops can reach them.
From the noi , General Anson, who was at
Shimlah wheu the mutiny broke out, has sent down
her M.,josty's 75th
Fusileere Umballa Tin
-----girnent and tha Ist Bengal
, A force Majesty's 75th, her Meateee9th Lancers, and a
consisting of her
troop of Himee Artillery,-eeether with some ir-
regular troops sent by the Rajah, of Jheend and
Patella, are marching towards, belie, and will
probably there
by the 22d. Lut the mov meats
of the Commander-in-Cbi ef are not yet known, nor
has anything transpired as t
the course to be taken
b
by the coMbieed forces when they reach Delhi, or
0
as to the officer by whom they will. e commanded.
The European troops at Meerut were reinforced
by the Sappers and Miners from Roorkee, and by
the Serinuor Bata:ion of Goorkw, 1,000 strong,
The latter_are believed to he quite staunch, and so,
indeed, were the former ; but immediately on their
arrival at Meerut:they broke ,out into open revolt,
killed their 'commanding officr-r, and marched tff
with their arms towards Delhi. This time, however,
the authorities were more on the alert. The muti-
neers were pursued by the Carahineers and Horse
Artillery, And about 50 of them cut up, but the rest
of the regiuient, with the exception of 150 men
who were on duty, and have sines been disarmed,
wade off, and have no doubt joined the insurgent
garrison at Delhi, to whom they will be able to
render material assistance.

In the Punjaub Sir John Lawrence has taken
the most energetic measures to repres any sympa-
thetic movement on the part of the native troQp