The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-30 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY.

The mutiny at Kolapoor, in the Southern Mali-
ratta country, to which we briefly alluded in our
last Summary, has been promptly suppressed, and
doss not appear to have been very general in the
27th Bombay Native Infantry. Only 200 men
broke out on the occasion, and robbed the treasure
chest. The officers had received a timely warning
and escaped to the Residency, where they assembled
a body of infantry and cavalry, and prepared ti
defend themselves against attack. Unfortunately,
Ueutenants Norris and Heathfield, and Ensign
Stubbs, of the 9.h Native Infantry, got astray
from the rest of the officers, and were murdered by
mutineers in the neighbeurho•td of Kolapoor.
While in a state of suspense, Lieutenant Kerr, of
the Southern Mahrat' a Horse, who was dispatched
from Sattara with a party of soware, arrived at the
Residency. Measures were immediately adopted
to attack the mutineers, who bad taken up their
position in a fortified quadrangle in the suburbs of
the city, but the force retired without attempting
to dislodge them. Some days af:erwards, Lieut.
Kerr headed a storming party, and succeeded in
driving the enemy out and dispersing them. Of
the prisoners who were taken 21 were executed on
the 19th August and 19 on the following day. Many
more are undergoing their trial, and wilt doubt-
less meet the same fate. A detachment of Euro-
pean troops sent from Bombay and Poona are now
located at Kolapoor, so that no fresh disturbances
are likely to occur in that part of the country. At
Belgaum, where martial law has been proclaimed,
several Mahomedans havebeen convicted of treason
and executed. A plot was discovered among the
29th Regiment Native Infantry to destroy the
companies of the 2d Europeans, by attacking them
on the night of their arrival at Belgaum, weary aid
exhausted by their harassing march from Goa.
Several arrests were made in consequence, and a few
of the foremost traitors executed. Some alarm had
also been felt at Dharwah, to which place a com-
pany of the 2d Europeans have been ordered. The
wing of the 27th Regiment of Native Infantry,
stationed at Rutnagherry, has been disarmed, as
they were suspected of disloyalty when the other
part of the regiment mutinied at K.olapoor, and 'a
company of the 33d has been detached from Bom-
bay fcr the protection of Rutnagherry. At Mount
Aboo fifty men of the Joudpoor Legion mutinied
on the 21st August, and attacked the European
barracks, but were driven away with some loss.
They ihmi retreated towards Erinpoora, where it is
feared that they will excite their comrades to
mutiny. The other stations of the Bombay Presi-
dency have been comparatively tranquil, but a
general feeling of insecurity seems to prevail
throughout the interior. In Bombay the panic
which existed about a fortnight ago has gradually
subsided, and a feeling of confidence pervades
the community. A compae.y of European Ar-
tillery have arrived from Bushire, and the
remainder of her Majesty's 33d Regiment from
the Mauritius. These troops have been sta-
tioned in Bombay for the present, until the ex-
citement in the Mohurrurn passes 'away, and Vie
public mind is reassured. Christians of all deno-
tninations observed a day of humiliation and prayer
in connection with the present disturbances, and
the natives of Bombay also set apart a (lay for the
same purpose. The weather is now very favour-
able, and the heavy rains during the last month
have given us a plentiful supply of water for next
season. The fall up to the 29th of August was
upwards of 60 inches. The monsoon may now be
considered as ended, and traffic with the western
ports has been resumed. The Governor is at the
Presidency, but the Commander-in-Chief has re--
turned to Poonah, to superintend the formation of
another moveable column of troops, 'for service in
the North-West Provinces.