The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-02 00:00:00

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I safely reached the pal!ce, anc
Meanwhile it appeared that not only -thus n. •
alone, but almost all the troops of his Itihnese :weal
disafflcted [sore or less, for ;no one would go ,ittiatoto at-
tack the mu in are, among whom Saadat Khan, Pule-
shee Hafeeze's eon, had taken the- lead. The wc-rk of
rapine and destruction lasted long, and the who l.e re-
sidency presents a regular scene of. WU. The poor
Maharajah was quite horrified. The.troops told him it
was a ease of dean (faith) and they would not go against
their brethren.
" There seems to have been an understanding between
them and the Mhow troops ; for, simultaneously with
Indore, the Mhow regiments shot the good old Colonel
Platt, Major Harris, and a few others, and burnt some
bungalows. The Rev. C. Hamilton, Capt. Elliot, and ail
the other officers are quite safe. Early on the morning
of the 2d the whole of the 22d Regiment and the wing of
cavalry arrived at Indore, and put up at the Residency, '
together with their brother mutineers ; the disorder that .
lasted for two days can hardly be described; servants
were plundering their masters, old retainers were shame-
fully revolting, not for deem,' but actually for plunder.
The Mutineers dictated their own terms to the Maha-
rajah, and, not satisfied with receiving all they wanted,
they proposed to him the hard terms of cutting
off and sending to them the heads of a few
poor Europeans and Christians to whom he had given
protection in his own palace, together with those of his
advisers who were in the British or Kafir's' interest.
Of these, unfortunately, I was one, and Ramehuder,
Khooman, and Gunish, and you can conceive his High-
ness's situation ; but he firmly denied to yield to any
such terms. On the 4th the general plunder of the town
of Indore commenced ; there was no end of fright. Our
own guards began to run away with our property, and _
the whole was confusion and uproar. At list the Maba-
rajah rode with a very few of his paigab, guarded the
posts, and then went to the mutineers' camp with a
handful of followers, and told them in the name of
deep' to cease plundering. He said ho would as long as
he lived never consent to give up his European profcsics,
dead or alive, nor those of his courtiers, and though -
he knew his troops had deserted he would yet die
manfully if they did not cease plundering. The ras-
cally mutineers had also philosophers and historians
among them ; they reminded the Maharajah of his
illuatrious ancestor Jeswunt Rao Haiku, that he
ought yet to take the batnbo' upon his shoulders -
and proceed to Delhi with them.; that the star of
the British in the East had set owing to their
pride and faithlessness, and his Highness must not
prove himself to be a coward. But to all this harangue
his Highness made proper answers. He said he had no
strength of his forefathers, that he did not think rapine
and the murder of poor women and children a part of
any religion, and that he could not therefore make a fit
companion to them. He then came home, and theplun-
dering in the toivn ceased. On the evening of the 4th
they plundered the British Treasury to the extent of 10
lace, and with about 6 of the guns which had been given
over to the mutineers marched on towards Dewar. The
panic is yet great, his Highness endeavours to recover
the guns and the Treasury, and has sent an attack, but.
I don't know if it will succeed. His Highness is giving
every assistance to the European officers in Mhow fort,
and about 12 lace of the remaining and the recovered
treasure, with notes to the value of 241 laos, was sent to
Mhow under a strong escort, together with the Euro-
pean pvoleyes. All the ringleaders have gone away
with the Mhow Brigade to Delhi; a great part of pro-
perty has been recovered. I went to see the Residency
and my house yesterday, and I could not help bursting
into tears to see its ruins. So you see the fearful conse-
quences of your leaving Indore. The authorities were told
months before there was danger, yet they could do no-
thing. Last night a letter was received from Captain
Elliot, stating that Mr. and Mrs, Hutchinson, who had
fled in disguise, were caught at Amjeera. His highnets
immediately ordered 300 foot, 200 horse, and two guns,
under Khooman Sing, to blow up Amjeera ; but, though
the troops have marched, the report appears to be incer-
rect, and Capt. H-- and party are ail safe at Jabcoah,
Molabux having received a letter to that effect. We
have just despatched runners to bring correct news. I
am yet alive, but momentarily expect my head to be cut
off, owing to old enmities and being known to be in the
British interest. Pray do come out soon or Mak, ais
gone ; your presence is equal to five regiments. I can't
write more.—l am your obedient servant,
" OMEID SINGH.
" P.S. Should I survive this row I will write again,
but there remains verylittle hope; his Highness's troops
are completely disorganised and disaffected. Major
Timmins has gone again from Mabidpore, and Mr.
Keating from Mandlaisir. The delay in General Wood-
burn's arrival has been serious."