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LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 1857.

Arrah, and the insurrection at Behar, would in
all human probability have been averted. But

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General LLOYD was a very easy-going gentleman.

He did not see any necessity for such decisive
measures ; and his opinion, of course, regulated
the conduct of the authorities at Calcutta. He

relied on the fidelity of his men, and we have seen
the result of this mistaken confidence. Nor did

he redeem his previous vacillation by energy or
decision when the mutiny was actually dis-
played. In place of promptly suppressing the
first symptoms of disaffection, he gave them ample
time to arrange their plans and to escape with
their weapons and ammunition. Nay, the 7th
and Bth Regiments of Native Infantry carried
their colours with them, beating the big drum

as they went. It is said that the General,
actuated by " the better part of valour,"
removed to a steamer lying in the river, leaving
the English soldiers to act for themselves. Many
of the mutineers were subsequently killed, but it
is quite obvious that decided and energetic con-
duct ih the first instance would have nipped the
untoward movement in the very bud.

LATEST NEWS

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

THE MUTINIES IN INDIA.
Our Calcutta papers of the Bth of August, and
those from China of the 25th July, have reached
us byExtraordinaryExpress. The intelligence is of
the highest interest, as we gather from it the im-
portant fact that the retreat of General Havelock,
with his sick and wounded, to Cawnpore on the
31st of July, was of a very temporary character ;
for, having obtained more than adequate reinforce-
ments, this brave and distinguished officer pro•
ceeded on the Ist of August, full of confidence,
on his onward march to the relief of Luckuow,
which he expected to reach on the Bth of that
month. May every success, say we, attend him
in his glorious enterprise !
(Front the Bengal Hurl:aril, Aug 8.)
SIIMMARY.—A fortnight has passed away since
we last wrote our Summary, and how do we
stand ? Then the thermometer was low ; now,
we regret to record, it is lower, and falling, fall-
ing still. The successful mutiny of the native
troops at Dinapore, the insurrection of the 12th
Irregular Cavalry at Segowlie, the rising of the
Zemindars in a portion of Behar, the revolt of
the troops at Hazarebagh, and on our south-east-
ern frontier, have brought the troubled waters
nearer to our o*n doors ;_ but though an incalcu-
lable amount of mischief has been thereby caused,
this is almost counterbalanced by the fact that
these disastrous 'events have at last opened our
rulers' eyes to the magnitude of the crisis. Not
three weeks have elapsed since a deputation of
Calcutta merchants waited upon the Governor-
General, and represented the vast amount of in-
terests at stake at Tirhoot, and earnestly solicited
the disarming of the three native regiments at
Dinapore ; they pointed out how this might be
easily effected : how a steamer conveying an Eu-
ropean regiment might stop for three hours at
Dinapore, whilst the men, aided by H.M.'s 10th
Foot, could perform the operation. In vai❑ : not
an hour could be spared : troops were so urgently
required elsewhere—for this, or for some equally
powerful reason, the recommendation of the mer-
cantile community was not adopted. Had their
advice been taken the troops would have been
delayed three hours, and would have proceeded
on their journey rejoicing ; because it was not
taken, those troops and others, " whose services
are most urgently required in the north-west,"
will be detained in the Behar district for weeks, it
not for months. Our European troops, for the
first time during the insurrection, have met not
only a check, but a very severe loss, and the whole
of Behar has been placed, momentarily only
we trust, at the mercy of 3,000 insurgents flushed
with success and eager for pillage. Measures have
been taken to intercept the insurgents before they
can cross the Ganges at Buxar, and directed as
those measures have been by a very able officer,
Major Vincent Eyre, we have every hope that they
will be successful. Should they fail, and should
the Sepoys cross there or elsewhere, they will
probably attempt to reach Oude by the Ghaze-
pore and Azimgurh routes. We believe, however,
that Major Eyre's vigilance will have forestalled
them. For his conduct during the mutiny at
Dinapore Major-General Lloyd has been removed
from his command, and General Outram has been
invested with supreme military control over the
united Cawnpore and Dinapore-Divisions.
Brigadier-General Havelock's operations tell
their own tale. We left him in our last summary
just arrived at Cawnpore. The sight that there
met him and the troops under his command is
too horrible for relation. It will be recollected
that on the 15th July he fought with and defeated
Nana Sahib at the action of Pandoo Nuddy. At
that engagement the Nana was not present. On
hearing of its result, so untoward to himself,
he ordered all his captives to be massacred.
They had been increased, it is believed, by sons,.
fugitives from Futteygurh. All of these were deli-
berately murdered in cold blood, their arms and
legs cut off, and thrown into a well. The ladies,
too, shared the same fate. It had one effec',
however. When our soldiers entered Cawnpore
on the 17th, and realised the awful spectacle, they
were filled with but one feeling—a maddening
desire to be led against the villain who had per-
petrated those fiend-like acts. On the 19th Bithoor
was occupied ; on the 26th and 27th, a force
numbering 1,600 fighting men crossed the Ganges ;
on the 19th they fought two bloody but successful
actions at Oonao and Bissaruthgunj : on the 30th
and 31st, Gen. Havelock sent back his wounded
and sick to Cawnpore, and received in lieu rein-
forcements to a greater extent. On the Ist Aug.
he recommenced his march towards Lusknow, and
was confident of being able to reach it on the Bth
(yesterday). In the last action the enemy fired
kunkur and telegraph wire from his guns, thus
showing the barrenness of his supplies.
Our force still continued before Delhi ; if, up
to the latest dates, that city had remained ur)-
captured, it is equally a fact that the enemy had
been repulsed with heavy loss in all their attacks.
Many of these were of a very serious nature, and
from ten to twelve hours in duration. Fighting
sheltered behind parapets and towers, or ensconced
in houses, the rebels had shown not only a bold
but a strong front. But whenever they had
appeared in the open, the superiority of Plassey,
Deig, and Assayo had been conspicuously main-
tained. The force was at the latest date com-
manded by Brigadier Gen. Wilson, of the Artil-
lery, an officer of high reputation—his two prede-
cessors, Generals thriaard. and Reid, having been
carried off by cholera within a few days of one
another.

It was not for two days that the step of sending
out a detachment for the relief of the parties
assailed at Arrah, by the mutineers from Dina-
pore, was taken. We fancy that there must have
been far more than eight Europeans endangered
at Arrah ; but even if that number of our brethren
only were placed in jeopardy, it would be quite
sufficient to have juetified—nay, more, to have
rendered imperative an attempt at rescue. The
attempt failed, and with very serious loss, 200 of
our men being killed and wounded, but that ap-
pears to have been occasioned by the want of
caution on the part of the commanding officer,
Captain DUNBAR, of the 10th, who marched at
night through an unknown country, and thus fell
into the snare spread for his reception.
It was truly fortunate that the disarmament
was effected at Berhampore ere it was too late,
and other victims were added to the black cata-
logue. The value of steamboats on the river,
which we have advocated from the very begin-
ning, has been clearly established by the proceed-
ings at Dinapore, Berhampore, and other riveraine
districts. There should not have been a moment's
delay in securing such important auxiliaries on
every point where they could be made available.
The mistake of General LLOYD led to the rising in
Behar, the insurrection at Patna, and the terrible
proceeding at Arrah. Re will have a heavy ac-
count to render to his country for the sad conse-
quences of his indecision.
At Cawnpore, General NEILL. had devised a
suitable punishment for the bloodthirsty miscreants
concerned in the abominable massacre of the women
and children. "He had compelled," says the
Bengal Hurkaru, "all the high caste Brahmins
whom he could capture among the sepoys, to col-
lect the bloody clothes of the victims, and wash
up the blood from the floor, a European soldier
standing over each man with a "cat" and admi-
nistering it with vigour whenever he relaxed his
exertions. The wretches having been subjected
to this degradation, which of course includes
loss of caste, are then hanged one after another.
The punishment is said to be General NEILL's
own invention, and its infliction has gained him
great credit."
It is said that the mock " King of DELHI had
been hanged." We fear it is too good news to
be true. We do not see by whom the act of
justice could have been performed, unless it was
the mutineers themselves who had elevated their
quondam, idol.
W cannot speak in very satisfactory terms of
the present tidings. That relating to the renewed
march of General HAVELOCK, and the disarma-
ment at Berhampore are the only pleasing features
in the entire accounts, which will be found in
extenso in another part of our impression.

" Better lato than never !" Even at the
eleventh hour, it is satisfactory to find that a
step has been taken which ought not have been
delayed a single moment. We find that orders
have been received at Southampton from Govern-
ment to fit up the Indian mail packet Ripon,
which leaves for Alexandria on Sunday morning,
for the conveyance of 200 troops, who are to pro-
ceed to India overland through Egypt. The
troops will embark on board the Ripon at Malta.
If even 200 men can thus be sent, why may not
a far greater number ? They could easily be
spared from Malta, and other garrisons is the Me-
diterranean ; and there could be no greater ob-
jection to private soldiers being sent as second-class,
than to officers as first-class passengers. There
could not, under any circumstances, have been
much difficulty inlprocuring the necessary permission
either from the SULTAN or the PASHA. England has
made too many sacrifices both in men and money
for the benefit of the Ottoman Empire, and it
would be base ingratitude if any impediments
were opposed in a matter wherein no possible
injury could be inflicted on either Turkey or
Egypt.

We cannot compliment the compilers of the
Government telegraphic intelligence very highly
on the accuracy of their summaries. The exami-
nation of the accounts must be of a very cursory
and careless description, when the most important
part of the tidings is altogether withheld, and the
public mind very needlessly alarmed, through the
negligence or incapacity of the officials. The re-
treat of General HAVELOCK to Cawnpore, after
being 25 miles on his way to Lucknow, within a
single day's march of the beleaguered city, for
the pnrpose of leaving his sick, considerably in-
creased from cholera, and of obtaining reinforce-
ments, was of a truly alarming character. It
seemed as if the garrison and fugitives at Luck-
now had been abandoned to their fate, and that
the condition of the gallant and indefatigtle
General, marching to their relief, must have been
such as to excite grave apprehensions, when he
felt the exigencies of his position to be such as to
Compel him to abandon his labour of love. Had
its however, been stated that his retreat was of a
'very temporary character, and that, having placed
hie sick and wounded, together with many
of the captured • guns, in a place of secnri,T,
nd obtained adequate reinforcements, he had
aZaie) on the Ist of August, proceeded full
I.
' confidence on his onward march to tLe
relief of Luckeew, these very natty al
apprehensions would have been allayed, and the
doubt and gloom that occupied the national mind,
averted. The news was not so very good, on the
Vaal°, that any portion could have been spared
which might have relieved the anxiety.
Many complaints have been put forward as to
the inefficiency of the authorities both at Calcutta
and. Dinapore, which have led -to the removal of
Qe'aeral LLOYD, and the appointment of General
c TRAM to the command of the divisiou3 of Dina-
. Pore and Cawypore. It is said that a deputation
• pf Calcutta merchants had waited on Lord CAN-
2"zro, earnestly soliciting the disarming of the
tb'ree native regiments at Dinapore, and pointing
vut how it might easily be effected. This was
that a steamer, conveying an European Regiment,
might atop for three hours at Dinapore, and that
with the assistance of H.M. 10th Regiment,
atrbtioned on the spot, the disarmament
'might have been accomplished without diffi-
culty or danger. The salutary warning
was, however, disregarded. The few hours' delay
'could nct be sanctioned. Had it been so, the
mutiny at Dinapore, the deplorable loss of life at

We suppose, however, that it was to save a
little trouble to the Consul at Alexandria that the
wise and salutary measure has so long been delayed.
Indeed, we believe that gentleman is taking holiday,
and amusing himself at a time when matters
of vast importance are ventilated respecting the
district where his duties require all his efforts. In
reference to India, we want the earliest possible
intelligence and the most prompt and energetic
action. The Electric Telegraph can alone satisfy
the exigencies of the case in the former respect ;
the steady despatch of troops in the latter. Where,
the-u, is the Consul-General at this emergency
—when his services are so urgqntly
manded It may be that the vacillation and
indecision of the Leadenhall-street Board, " the
penny wise and pound foolish" policy of Mr.
SMITH of Cannon•row, may prevent, or rather re-
tard the laying down of the Red Sea line. But
were it otherwise, the absence of the Consul might
be productive of very untoward results.

The War-office may not have displayedthe x equi-
site activity in sending out artillerymen and sol-
diers by the overland route. But, were it otherwise,
the consul could not have afforded his assistance
in making all the necessary arrangements. We
ask, then, again, where is the Consul-General at
this moment ? and what excuse can he offer for
his absence from his post ?
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We hail the step of sending out even 200 men
as a step in the right direction, which must he
followed by similar measures of a more energetic
character. Every vessel that passes up the
Mediterranean should convey her quota of soldiers.
Every caravan passing the desalt should be ac-
companied by English red coats, and every
steamer that could be effective on the rivers
should hasten thereto. No time should
be lost in adopting any useful measure.
Zeal and energy should take the place of
apathy and carelessness, which should no long€'r
be tolerated, either on the part of Ministers or of
their employes. Every man, from the high,d
to the lowegt, must faithfully and efficiently dis-
charge his duty, or answer to the nation for the
consequences of his negligence.

Tae Marquis of Exeter is expected at Burghley
House shortly, from a tour in Switzerland.

The wisdom of disarming every regiment re.
cruited in Oude has been evidenced by the stale of
affairs in the Punjaub. The stations where that
measure was carried out have remained perfectly
quiet : the others, where it was neglected, have been
the scenes of turbulence and uproar. The 55th
Native Infantry at Jhelum, the 46th N.I. and
9th Cavalry at Sealkote, have all mutinied, and
inflicted some damage. The two latter corps
were, by the latest accounts, being hotly pursued
by Brigadier Nicholson, who had already inflicted
some chastisement upon them, as they endeavoured
to cross the Chenab. Meanwhile, the Sikh:a con-
tinue loyal. -Under the energetic supervision of
Sir John Lawrence many thousands of them are
being armed and drilled. The manifesto issued
against them by the Delhi insurgents, and the
panislomonts or rather tortures inflicted on all
who have fallen into their hands, entirely preclude
the idea of the Sikhs ever making common cause
with the Hindoostanees. We believe we can
trust them ; it is necessary at all events that the
experiment should be tried.
Agra is still in the hands of the enemy; the
fort is still in our possession, and as it is gar-
risoned by an European Regiment, and is well
provisioned, no fears are entertained as to the
ability of its garrison to hold out. It is, however,
isolated, cut off from communication with the
other parts of India ;
the suzrounding districts

THE S" ...N, LONEON, SArETRDAY_ EVFICING SErTIEMI3EIR 19, 1857

are held by insurgents, who seem to look upon
the country as eternally lost to the British.
Warned by the occurrences at Dinapore, the

Government at last made au attempt, and fortu-
nately a successful attempt, to disarm the native
regiments at Berhampore. This is the solitary
item of good fortune the mail will take home.
Everything else is dark and dreary as can well be.

In Calcutta we have had another " panic," as
he determination of the Calcutta public to be
orearmed as well as forewarned is styled by one

of the wise officials in this city. Had the
Government been left to its own devices we

might have seen on the 3d and 4th inst., another

edition of the enteutes so successfully performed

at Meerut, Lucknow, Azimgurh, Cawnpore, and
Dinapore. The pertinacity of the Calcutta pub-

.c and the resolution of ,the press, drove the Go-

vernment to adopt precautionary measures, whilst
It the same time they showed their sense of the
impending danger by stationing strong night-
guards at Government House and at Balvidere,
,he residence of Mr. Halliday. Happily these
precautions proved sufficient, and the Mahomedan
festival of the Bukreed pas3ed off more quietly
han in any previous year in the recollection of
the oldest inhabitant. Much of the credit of
this is due to the Volunteer Guards, who, gen-

Mrs. Laundel's boy, cholera,
Mrs. Charley (Greenway ?), cholera.
Mrs. Reid's child, diarrhoea.
Dr. Muir's girl (name doubtful), diarrhea.
Mrs. Linde-lay, wound in the back.
, Marrianne Conolly, cholera.
William Simpson, cholera.
Mrs. Greenway's (supposed to be Ayah) diarrhoea.
Mrs. Bristow, diarrhoea.
Mr. Brett's girl, diarrhoea.
Mr. Greenway, diarrhoea.
James Lea, diarrhoea.
Thomas Barker and Mrs. Gurney, diseases not
named.

13th

tlemen by birth or position, and many of them
.nen of independent fortune, shared with the
European soldiers the fatigue of three days' gar-

15th,

The building in which the massacre took place is
described as looking like a slaughter house. Ac-
cording to the last accounts General Neill was
compelling all the high caste Brahmins whom he
could capture among the sepoys, to collect the bloody
clotheS of the victims, and wash up the blood from
the floor, a European soldier standing over each
man with a " cat" and administering it with vigour
whenever he relaxed in his exertions. The wretches
having been subjected to this degradation, which
of course includes loss of caste, are then hanged one
after another. The punishment is said to be Gen.
Neill'a own invention, and its infliction has gained
him great crelit.—Bengal Harkaru, Aug. 7.

DINAPORE AND ARRAH.
The folowing is a short account of the mutiny
at Dinapore on the 25th July :
On the arrival of a detachment of his Majesty's
87th at Dinapora en route to Ghazeepore, the Bri-
gadier General took that opportunity of removing
from the magazine (which was most imprudently
built near the native lines) all the percussion caps
and nearly all the ball cartridges to the Artillery
barracks. Some sepoys immediately cried out,
" They are removing our ammunition, stop it, and
kill the officers." It is said the Assistant Adjutant

General on hearing thi4, ordered the guns- to be
brought forward, but th,3 order was almost imme-
diately countermanded 1 Soon after the General
sent a message to the mutineers, at 6 or 7 a.m., that
if they did not deliver up peaceably by 4 p.m. the
ammunition, be would punish them. Thus the
mutineers had aiout nine hours time to arrange

rison duty. . .
One measure has recently been determined upon
by the ruling powers, which has called forth

severe censures from the press. Whilet the whole
of the north-west is under martial law, it has been
resolved to send up a Bengal civilian, apparently
to control the whole. The person selected is not
only inexperienced, and unused to deal with Eurc-
peans, but ho is in every respect the most objec-
tionable individual who could have been appointed.
Lord Ellenboreugh and Sir Charles Napier, not
to speak of the Marquis of Wellesley and the
Duke of Wellington, have over and over again
pointed out the folly of the arrangement now de-
liberately consummated ; its evils were proved by
the occurrences in Affghanistan ; in fact, they are
patent to every one. We consider this the most
mischievous measure adopted by the Gevernment,
and the more so as Mr. Grant, the person selected,
has never attempted to conceal his dislike of, and
his contempt for, military men—the very class
with whom he will be chiefly brought in contact.
Our obituary list is very heavy this fortnight.

their plans of aitack, &c. It seems they spent that
time in filling their pouches with cartridges, and in
sneaking off in small numbers out of cantonments.
This move was not known till about half-past 2

o'clock, when signals were fired from the outpost
stationed in the European Hospital.
The alarm bin so Aided, the guns, six in num-
ber, were out and found the Jacks had got a start
of a mile, after whom they sent soma round shot,
which seems to have had no effect, for prob ibly not
more than one of the rebels was Hured. Two com-
..

panies of mutineers took to boats with the intenti,ffl
of calling in on the station of Bankipore and the
city of Patna, but their intentions were frustrated
by the execution of the rifles of her Majesty's 37th
from shore and on board the steamer. The steamer's
guns likewise opened upon them, and not a soul of
those afl )at lived to see Patna, though their corpses
must have passed the city in numbers. The rifle
practice was superb, almost every ball knocking a
mutineer into the water. Those who kept to the
land b ilted in a south-westerly direction, and it is
supposed they will skirt the river Soaue, and cross
it at some distant point, and then push on for the
Grand Trunk Road, and try their luck at Buxar
and Ghazeepore.
Tile Brigadier General, when the cannonading
commenced, it is said, very prudently left the
station for the steamer, and the cantonment was
under no command ; every officer acted indepen-
dently and to the bast of his judgment, and conse-
quently maters were at sixes and sevens. It is
fortunate for U 3 that the &Toys were such arrant
cowards, for had they made a stand there was no
ono to give the necessary orders, and the canton-
ments and the whole province of Behar would have
been at the mercy of the mutineers.
It is not improbable the mutineers may revisit
ul as the Bukreed is not far off ; the -question now
asked is, who is to command our defensive opera-
tions.
Fears are now entertained for the residents of
Mozafferpore and Chupra, as also of Bhaugulpore,
where the sth Irregulars are shaky. We must
have more Europeans at Patna—SO men and two
guns are now here.
26th July.—Troops mutinied yesterday, the 25 th,

Foremost amongst them are Major Banks, Colonel
Goldie, and Captain Beatson, all of whom deserve
separate notices. We have already referred to the
loss of Generals Reid and Barnard.
Since the above was written, we have received
via Bombay the Mofassiiite of the 15th, now pub-
lished within the fort at Agra. It gives an account
of an engagement with a body of rebels from Nus-
seerabed and Neemucb, which resulted in the
Europeans retiring back in the fort. The follow-
ing is a correct abstract of the casualties which oc-
casion :
"The Artillery had 2 of wounded (Captain
D'Oyley office deal, and Lieutenant Lamb), 3 men
killed, and 14 wounded, including 6 native drivers.
"The 3d European Regiment had 29 men killed, 3
officers (Major Thomas, and Lieutenants Pond and
Fellowes) and 64 men wounded, of whom 10 have since
died.
"The Civil Lines Mounted Militia had six gentlemen
killed (Messrs. O'Connor, C. Horn, P. Horn, J. Carltor,
R. Smith, and Jourdan), 1 officer (.Major Prendergast)
and 7 gentlemen (Messrs. White, Ray, Blackburne,
Bramley, C.S. Freeze, Outran, C.S., and Oldßeld, C.S.)
w' wide&
" i'ne Civil Lines Infantry Militia bad 1 gentleman
(Mr. Deedes) killed ; and 5 'gentlemen (Messrs. Bagley,
Ilelabyo, Steadman, Halligan and Faville) wounded.
" The Unattached Officers, &c., had 6 wounded, viz. :

—Captain W. Altxthder, 10-h Light Cavalry ; Lieute-
nants Cockurn, Williams, and Bramley, Dr. Watson,
and Conductor Hunter.
" The number of killed or since dead is 49—and the
number wounded 92,.tuakius a total of 141 killed and
wounded ; out of a total force of about 500 men en-
gaged."
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The Shannon, which arrived last evening, had on
board Lord Elgin and 1700 of the China troops.
Best credits and bank .bills at six months, 23.2 d.
to 2s. 2jd. ; doeument bills (scarce), 23. 2N. to
2s. 21d.
On China no transactions since the Fiery C1:039
left, when the quotations were R. 223 to 224 per
dollars.

the 7th, Bth, and 40th. Troops were out in a mo
ment together with the Fusiliers (the 37th, I be-
hove, from the Hoorungotta) joining; artillery
were brought in position, but all this served only
to disperse them. A ocimpany of soldiers and the
civilians peppered into them as they tried to escape
in boats, the steamer running the boats down, the
men crying out, " Dhoy Company ka, dhop ba-
min ka.
The James Hume gone up with 50 Europeans
and a portion of the sth Fusiliers, to intercept
them on the Soane river en route to Arrah, whither
they have directed their course.
100, more or le-,s, of the 40th still staunch, in-
eluding. the Band boys.
The 7th and Bth have carried their colours with
them, beating the big drum as they went.
We arrived here about a couple of hours ago
—very opportunely, fur all the native regiments
mutinied. yesterday and fled. It seems it was in
contemplation to parade and disarm them last even-
ine-, and as a preparatory measure it was proposed
to take away a'l their gun-Caps. The ammunition
cuts were sent down to their lines, and the 40th
gave up their caps, the, others resisted. Upon this
the Europeans (10th and 37th) and artillery turned
out, but they had scarcely time, to approach the
mutineers, who were drawn
.up in line, when the
latter fled en snasse. A lot of them made for the
river, and got into boats, but the Lady Thackwell,
which is lying here, steamed up, and sunk five ;
many of them then jumped into the water, and
floating down the stream, got across the river.
The main body, however, are in the country, about
four miles from this, and are said to meditate a de-
scent on Patna and Gya.
The Lady Thackwell is lying here, with artillery-
men and guns on board. The Horungotta is lying
down at Patna.
The greater portion of the mutineers have made
off with their arms and tee rounds of ammunition
each, but only enough caps to discharge these.
We do not know whether this vessel, or the de-
tachment she carries will be detained here or no,.
The commanding officer has gone ashore to report
his arrival. The Lady Thackwell is just off on her
upward trip with artillery.
We have since heard that they threw away the
greater part of their arms, which have been picked
up. At half-past six the Lady Thackwell arrived,
and immediately landed Major Eyre and his men,
with four guns.
The James Hume, with her Majesty's sth Fusi-
liers, got to the Dinapore Gha.ut at half-past ten
on the 26th, so that there would be more men at
the station to defend it.
The consequences of letting the mutineers go
away armed, will be seen by the following extaacts
of letters from Dinapore, dated 27th July
I have just escaped with my family from Arrah.
We were obliged to be off just as we were, not
having time to take a change of clothing. I do net
know the exact particulars, but I believe they tried
to disarm the sepOys, but went about it so clumsily
that they all escaped. The blackguards fired
everything on both sides of the Soane. Burn and
Co.'s bungalow at• Sudassapore was looted, their
bungalow at Deornree Nulls is burnt down' and
their house at' Arrah used as barracks, by the
rebels.' The Soane works and bungalows were,
bluing before I left Arrah. Mr. Boyle or the ma.-
gistrate sent a message that I ought not to lese
moment in looking for a safe place. The Arrah
people proposed to defend themselves in Mr.
Boyle's fortitimtiou. If they have done so I hope
for the best but dread the worst ; what could a
handful of European; do with hundreds of lawless
soldiers and savage convicts from the Arrah jail ?
20th July.—l wrote you on Monday last, stat-
ing my escape from Arrah. Since then others have
-come in from there ; they had difficulty in escaping.
The plunder did not commence till 10 a.m.. aid I
believe the villagers began the work. We have no
news as yet as to whether the Europeans cooped up
in Mr. Boyle's fortification_ are in existence or no'.
It is reported that Coouaer Sing had jeined the
sepoys, and that yesterday they eirp,re driving a
mine .under the Bungalew, Ceower Sing having
given them some powder. To make a bad mat er
worse, the steamer. Horungotta and flat Beet off
yesterday to the relief of Arrah, stuck on a bank
within sight of Dinapore, and nothing could be
done till the Bombay was stopped last night oa
the down trip, with 150 additional troops, sent up
this morning, when, I believe, the Bombay took tie
Horungotte's flat iu tow, and I hope the doomed
baud in Arrah may be relieved some time during
toe night or to-morrow morning, that is, if by
some extraordinary circumstance they may be s ill
in existence. Pl-inters came in last night ; the
entire country froru the Slane to Buxar is in the
'hands of lawless binds of plundering blackguards,
and until an European force, sufficient to overawe
tlie district, is placed in Arrah, it is impossible with
safety to eater it ; bcith steamer arid flat are full of
refugees. Snme people wc-nt in boats yesterday to
see the extant of the conflagration ; the ruin is
most complete. A heap of coal on the west side
of the Soane, about 160,000 maunds, on fire in
several places.
The Bombay steamer left this yesterday morn-
ing wi h only 150 of the 100, as she could not take
more on board, under the command of Capt. Dun-
bar, and n et Col. Fenwick, as was first intended.
There is a great panic at Moozufferpoore, Tirhoot
(and not without came). The Europeans have got
together to make the Lest possible defence, should
any rise take place, since Dinapore is not in a po-

GEN. HAVELOCK'S OPERATIONS.
The following is an extract of a letter from an
officer with General Havelock's force :--
" Camp, Ist Atigust.—We marched from the
river on the 29th, and fought three actions with
the enemy on the road, who were strongly posted
awmitohng hetahvey
gardensgu and enclosures. We took a'lnsl and lots of cavalry and infantry,
their guns, defeating them with great loss, and
halted at a villtge called. Bussoorah Gunge, where
we encamped, or rather bivouacked, for none of us
have any tent 4. We were at it from 5 a.m. to 6
p. m. The heat was intenv.
" The mutineers have blown up the bridge at
Butmoo, and we have l eturne I to our old ground
to remain until arrangements can be made for a for-
ward movement. lam much disappointed, fOr I
had hoped to have been at Lucknow by this time,
but I suppose there is some good reason for the de-
lay. The garrison at Luckuow are all safe, and
can hold for some time longer. We have lost
nearly 100 killed and wounded ; on the three actions
I had one killed and seven wounded. Thank God,
all of us officers escaped, although we had to stand
the brunt of the enemy's fire, which was heavy, and
from heavy gulls, 24, 18, and 12-pounders. These
20 total guns taken, and most 9f them all ours—it
was quite amusing to see the villains come out so
cocky with our horse field batteries. No time for
more."
SATURDAY, AUGUST I.—From General Neill to
the Governor-General, dated Cawapore, 29th
July, 1857 :
" Havelock's forced march at 5 a.m. to-day found
strong post of enemy, captured three brass guns,
lost one officer killed, three wounded ; slaughtered
many of the enemy. In about an hour after enemy
in force with many cavalry advanced to meet them,
were soon routed, with the loss of all their guns,
twelve in number ; tot 11, fifteen brass gins taken.
The enemy numbered at least thirteen thousand.
The force rested a little, when it pushed on to Rif.-
auagunge Ilea- which the enemy is said to b 3 in
force. All is well here. The Nana is about twenty
m des off, ou the Oude side. If he passes near
Bitoor, as he threatens, we shall give a good ac-
count of him here."

sition to send them help. The above 150 with
250 gone up by the. Horungotta, must be at Ar-
rah before this, 2 p.m., but as yet we have no news
from them. There is a report that Coomer Sing
has joined the mutineers. I have just learned that
the ladies from Moozufforpore, Tirhoot, have just
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come in. Neither the Allen nor Benares steamers
from Calcutta has yet arrived.
Tne authorities of Patna are still arresting con-
spirators, mutineers, and rebels, and they will have
enough to do in trying them.
Cawnpore news of the 19th had reached Dinapole
on the 22d that Bittour had been looted.

We have received the following per steamer
James Hume, dated 29th July : _ _ _

The Commissioner on the 22d inst. tried four
Irregular Cavalry troopers for aiding the escape of
Moulvee Ally Kurreeni ; one was hanged on the
following morning, one imprisoned with hard la-
bour for ten years, and two for seven years.

A mutineer of the 37th N. I. was sentenced on
the 23d to the gallows.
The trial of Synd Lootf-Ally Khan, the Patna
banker, commenced on the 23d, and would it was
supposed, be completed on the next day. It is
doubtful in what manner the case will terminate.

We left Dinapora the day before yesterday at 12
o'clock with- the Judge, Collector, and Assistant
Magistrate, and Civil SurgeonofChupra, on board,

as also a party of 15 Seiklis under Captain Ingleby ;
the latter intended for the protection of the above-
mentioned civil station. A few miles below Doree-

gunge, we met Messrs. Garstin and Macdonald in a
boat, on their way down to Dinapore. They had
left Ohupra an hour previously, having received in-
telligence that the Dinapore mutineers were about
to pay them a visit. Being the only two Euro-
peans left there, they did not think it advisable to
remain.

A consultation was now held to decide upon a
return to Chupra, for the purpose of saving the
treasure left there, amounting to about 50,000
Rupees. A party of 30 men and 2 officers of the
sth Fusiliers on board were permitted by the offi-
cer in command to accompany the officials for this
purpose;hpon condition that they were to return
early next morning, so as not to delay the progress
of 'the' steamer to Buxar.

On anchoring at Doreegunge, this little force
started in native boats with a fair wind. The expe-
dition entailed some danger, as it was consid, red
probable that the Nujeeb and a few Irre-
gulars at Chupra, might be found to have
looted the place and released the 500 prisoners.
The party arrived safely at 12.30 in the night,
everything being in statu quo ; they were hospi-
tably entertained by the collector. The treasure
was packed in a few hours, and the whole party
were back to the steamer at eight o'clock in the
morning. They marched on their return, finding
the progress down the nullah in boats very slow ;
the 15 Seikhs in advance, the treasure on coolies in
the middle, and the men of the sth under com-
mand of Captain Scott, in the rear. The Euro-
peans were all in high spirits at the success of their
midnigh,, excursion, and only sorry that there had
been no occasion to display the capacity of their
Enfields.
We are now approaching Buxar, and hope to be
there before the insurgents, who may perhaps have
abandoned their intention of visiting Chupra, on
hearing that the treasure had been removed. The
officers and men of the sth only hope they will
have a chance of encountering some of the sepoys,
when they will no doubt be able to give a good
account of them.
Jnly 30.—We reached Buxar last evening, and
found everything quiet. During the night the
Lady Thackwell arrived with the artillery ; they
had gone as far as Ghazeepore, but were seat back
by the authorities there, with 25 of the High-
landers, with instructions to laud at Buxar, and
endeavour to check the progress of the mutineers
in this direction. Major V. Eyre in command of
the artillery at once aske 1 the co-operation of the
detachment on board, this vessel, and an expedition
to Arrah has bean organised, consisting of 150 of
the sth Fusiliers and 3 guns. They leave Buxar
this evening. The rebels are reported to be within
20 miles of Buxar. The Rajah of the litter place
has jone to join them wi.h a lot of gunpowder and
other ammunition, leaving word with the villagers
to look out and have provisions ready against the
arrival of the mutineers. God knows what the
fate of the unfortunate people at Arrah has been.
I fear this expedi ion from Buxar will be too late
to save them. This steamer (without the flat) is
now on her way to Dinapore with despatches to
the authorities there, announcing the measures
that have been taken, and requesting the co-ope-
ration of a force from there to bear on the insur-
gents. .
Here we are going down at the rate of 20 miles
an hour, and we hope to reach Divapore by two
o'aick. Should we see ally of the rebels on the
bank, they will got a taste of our guns, rifleß. &c.
Yesterday we passed the 25th'N./. -in boats
couple of miles below Buxar. A proposal was
made by the officer in command of the detachment
of sth Fusiliers to disarm those sepoys, but this
measure was objected to by the officer commanding
them, so it was not carried out. Thetesailed up
past Buxar last evening, and may reach Gliazee-
pore to-night or to-morrow. Should these two re-
gimeuts hatch a mutiny between them, and ma-
nage to effect a junction with the Dinapore lot,
they will master more th in 3,000 disciplined troops,
exclusive of Koowar Seid's followers ; he is said to
have collected about 5,000 in Arrab, but these can
ouly be rabble, I fancy. It is to be hoped they
will not be able to cut off our communication
between Allahabad and Calcutta.
DINAPORE, 6 P.m., 30th.—We have just arrived,
and have learnt very sad news. It seems a force
left this by steamer the day before yesterday, con-
sisting of about 350 men of the 10th and 37th,
and 50 Sikhs, bound for Arrah. They were landed
abreast of the place, marched up to it and attacked
the enemy. The result is most mournful to record;
they were of course immediately outnumbered, and
after hard fighting, had to retreat, having suffered
a fearful loss of about 200 killed and wounded,
among whom were eight officers. The ree nant
made good their retreat to the steamer, and re-
turned here about 12 o'clock to-day, bringing
with them a great number of the wounded.
The General sent 100 men and two guns away
from here to-day, so that only about 250 men
and four guns now remain for the protection of
this place. Everybody is cursing his incapacity,
whose mismanagement has brought about these
disasters.
Toe Bombay left an hour on her way down to
meet the Charles Allen, and hasten the arrival of
the reinforcement she carries. I will now close this,
and hope it may reach Calcutta safely. It is not at
all improbable, now, that an attack will be made by
the insurgents upon th:s 1 ice, indeed it is reported
that they are on their way down.
July 31—I have to day received from one of the
officers who accompanied the force to Arrah, an ac-
count of the march to and retreat from that place.
" One hundred and ninety men of th" 37th
Queen's,were despatched from Dinapore at 5 o'cloc'c
on the evening of the 27thinst., in the Horungotaa
steamer and troop boat, destined for the relief of
Arrah. It being moonlight, they steamed on untl
1Q o'clock, when the moon went down, and shortly,
afterwards the vessel got aground. In th s posi-
tion they remained for about 36 hour., when the
Bombay was sent up from Dinapore, on the m :ril-
ing of the 29th, with 150 men of the 10th, and
about 70 Sikhs—the latter :under Capt. Ing'eby.
The Bombay towed off the troop boat, but coald not
stir the Horungotta ; leav n; her there she s earn ad
up the river with the whole force, now numbering
more than 400 men, and landed teem ab Alt 4 o'clock
in the evening about 12 miles from Art ah. From
this point they began their march upon Arrah. Qu
the way they were informed that the place had Leon
evacuated by the mutineers, and retying on this,
Capc. Dunbar of the 10th, who commanded, per-
sisted in pushing on. It was 11 p.m. and quite
dark when they reached. They were at once tire 1
into from both sides of the road, volley after volley
was poured into them by the unseen enemy, and
decimated their ranks. Wuat with darkness and
the confusion arising from an unexpected attack,
they now got separated, and were afraid to fire, not
knowing whether they would be killing frends or
foes. Thus they remained all night, being re-
peatedly fired into by the enemy, who were
acquainted with their whereabouts. As morning
dawned they found themselves 'terribly reduced in
numbers, and knowing they were mach too weak
to assume the offensive, began a retre tt. Altilough
this movement was conduct. d with all the skill that
circumstances permitted, and under cover of skir-
mishers, they lost a great many men, being pursued
incessantly by toe enemy, wLo fired into them from
behind trees and other hiding-places. It being im-
possible to carry away all those who were too se-
verely wounded to walk, they were obliged to leave
them to their fate. It is this circumstanee which
has made the total loss so heavy, amounting, as it
does, to fully one half of our f rce.
"The remnant made good their retreat to the
steatner(ncl tiding all those whose wounds permitted
them to be helped along), and retutnel to Dinapore
at 12 o'clock yesterday. Thus ended this melan-
choly busing ss. The march upon Arrah at night
was injudicious, as our soldiers never even had a
chance of seeing the enemy until the following
morning. The locality also was unknown to them.
They had no means of care ying off their wounded,
and I am told the mon of the 10th had had nothing
whatever to eat the whole day of the 29th.
" I have heard only a few names of the officers
who were killed, viz., Capt. Ingleby, Ensign An-
derson, Capt. Dunbar, and the three officers of the
37th, whose names I don t know."
A letter from au officer engaged in the Arrah ex