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

DINAPORE.

The mutineers from anapore, who were allowed
to rain from that place without mo!estation, al-
though there were 1,2)0 European troops in the
cantonment, retreated towards the Soane, and de-
bridge across that river. They
stroyed the railway
next proceeded to Arrah, where they destroys 1 the
bungalows, and besiegeda fortified position to which
the Europeans and a small party of Seikhs had re-
tired. A native proclaimed himself Rajah at Array,
and assumed the functions of roya'ty. In the
meantime detachments of her Majesty's 10th and
37th Regimen's, consisting of 250 men, under the
command of Captain Dunbar, 10th Foot, were sent
in a steamer to the neig'ibourhood of Arrah, t
chastise the mutineers. This detachment fell into
an ambuscade, and was almost entirely di•stroyed,
about 140 of thorn having been hided. The troops
were landed from the steamer in the dark, a native
having brought a false message, which the coin-
manding
officer believed, that the magistrates of
Arrah had sent for relief ; and shortly afterwards,
without being able toproteet and defend themselves,
they were shot down in dozens by the rebels, who
were in ambush behind a wall. Most of the olliers
being killed, the survivors of the unfortunate. party
made their way towardsthe river, and succeeded in
getting on board the steamer. Mora than 50 men
were kili,d, and many of those who escaped were
wounded. One officer and about 1G men, beUg
`separated from the others, procee led by laud to
Dinapore, which they reached in safety. Among,t
the officers killed wtra Captain Dunbar, her Ma
josty's 10th Foot ; Lieut. Anderson, late 22d ;
Lieut. Ingilby, late 7th; Ensign Sale, her Majesty's
37th ; and Ensign Erskine, her Majesty's 10th Foot.
The mate of the steamer and a railway volunteer
were also killed. Lieut. Saudwith, her Majesty's
10th, Ensign Vernon,
.late 40th, Dr. Jackson, and
Messrs.Garstin and MacdonalJ, volunteers, were
wounded in this me'laueloly aff dr: The rebels hung
the dead bodies of the Europeans to trees, and tuck
their Enfield rifles, cartridges, and all, which many of
them usel. They did not; however, long enj
their triumph, as they have had a severe beating
by Major Eyre, who attacked them at Arrah.
had three guns, 50 gunners, 150 of the Fusiliers,
and 12 gentlemen volunteers from Bnxar. The
mutineers numbered about 2500 men, some of them
with Enfield rifles. They fought desperately,
charging the guns, but they were beaten back ; and
. the little garrism at Arrah, consisting of 45 Sikhs,
12 gentlemen, and a lady, were rescued by our
brave little force. The rebels hive gone to SAS-
-seratn, on the Grand Trunk Read. Souse reports
say that the mutineers are entrenching themselves ;
others that they are marching towards the Kur-
rumnass=?e. A party of Europeans is going after
them from Bewares. -They have cut the tclegra h
wire, and stopped the dak, in consequence of which
our communication with Calcutta was interrupted
for several days. The conduct of General Lloyd,
who commanded at Dinapore when the- mutiny
occurred, and who is ind'reetly responsible for the
disaster at Arrah, has b:en severely criticise) by
the Indian press. The Supreme Government have
'also taken notice of his conduct, having suspended
him from command, and he is also, it is said, to
be
brought to trial for letting the mutineers escape.
The system, however, which places incapable aed
imbecile men, who ought to be on the retited list, in
import tnt commands in India, is chiefly at fault ;
and unless a radical change is made by sweeping it
away, no good can arise from the prosecution
of individuals after the misclii:f has been done. Sir
James Oatrani, who has been again nominated
Chief Commissioner in-Oude, has boeneippoin'.ed t
the Dinapore coairaa,ad pro tom. ; and will; ri )
doubt, discomfit the mutineers, as sesenteen

hundred troops had arrived from China, and were
being sent up towards the disturbed districts.

DELHI.

The people of England, who have been anxiously
waiting to hear of the capture of Delhi, will be dis-
appointed to learn that the city is still in the pos-
session of the mutineers. With the small force

under the command of General Wilson, an assault
on the place could not he made with safety or the
certainty of success ; and our operations have not,
therefore, extended beyond strengthening our
position. The enemy continued to annoy our
troops by repeated sorties, but were invariably
driven back with great slaughter. On the Ist of
August, a body of the enemy made a succession of
attacks on our right front, but were repulsed on
every occasion. In this affair, Captain 1 ravers,
of the Ist Punjaub Infantry, was killed, and the
other casualties amounted to 10 killed and 36
wounded. The enemy afterwards kept up a fire
of artillery for several days, when Lieutenant
Brown, of the 33d Native Infantry, was mor
tally wounded, and several other officers were
hull. The explo&on of the powder manufac-
tory in the city, when 15,00014). of powder were de-
stroyed, is likely to cause serious embarrassment
to the rebels. A most successful affair took place
on the 12th, when a force under Brigadier Showers
surprised a battery of guns, placed betwein the
Cashmere Gate and Metcalfe picquets, which had
for some days annoyed our outposts. Four guns
wet e taken from the enemy, and were safely brought
into camp. There were 112 killed and wounded
among our men, several officer's being also placed
hors de combat. At the date of the latest advices
from Delhi, which reach to the 12th August, Briga-
dier General Nicholson's column, consisting of
European troops and Sikh levies, w s daily ex-
pected to joit, the force, being thin within one day's
march from the camp. Oft the arrival of thi se rein-
forcements our army would be able to assume the
offensive, and, if practicable, attempt an assault.
The affair of the 12th seems to be en indication
that active measures are about to b 3 taken, and it
was doubt!ess a preliminary to a more arduous
struggle for the mastery of the city.
We have received advices from Agra to the 7th
ust., when all remained quiet in the neighbourhood
of that fortress. The mutineerfrom Neemuch iend
Nusseerabad, who threatened the place for some
time, have retired towards Delhi, and there was
no appearance of a host le force in the vicinity.
The Indote mutineers, who had reached Gwalior,
were, however, repotted to be advancing in the
direction of Agra, but no fears were ent_rttined for
the safety of the fort. The European inhabitants
still remained in the fort, which was crowded to

inconvenience.
The Punjaub continues to enjoy tranquillity, and
the organisation of the Sikh regiments for service
at Delhi is rapidly progressing. The 26th N. 1.,
which had been disarmed at Meean Meer, the can-
tonment of Lahore, mutinied on the 30th July.
In the attempt to maintain order, Major Spencer,
who commanded the regiment, the quartermaster-
sergeant, and a native officer, lost their lines.
The mutineers fled into the jungle, and endea-
voured to make their way towards Delhi, but were
intercepted and cat up. Since then, parties of
them have been seized in different parts of the
country, and were summarily executed. Other
mutinous regiments in the Punjaub have also been
dispersed and bunted down, no sympathy being
shown to them by the inhabitants of the province.
His Highness Maharajah Goolab Singh, Sovereign
of Cashmere, died on the 2.1 of August of fever. To
the la-t the Maharajah maintained the most friendly
relations with the British Government, and had
just arranged to furnish a strong auxiliary force for
the suppression of the rebellion in the north-we•t
provinces. The Mahsrajah of Puttiala, one of our
feudatories iu the Punjaub, has also rendered valu-
able assistance to the British cause, having aided in
recovering the lost territories of Hisses). end Sirsa.
At Mooltan the native artillery have been die-
armed by the Bombay Fusiliers, who have charge
of the citadel. All continues quiet in the Punjaub.
We have scarcely any intellig,ncefrora Raj pootiaa
where nothing of inuchimportance has occurred since
themutinies at Neemucla and Nuieerabad. Brigadier
General Lawrence, with the forces- under his com-
mand, is able to control the turbulent Rajpoots,
who have net yet evinced any s'gns of hostility.
Thee have bean symptoms of clisaffaction in the
12th Bombay Native Infantry, forming part of the.
Bajpootana field forcs. It appears that, on the.
afternoon of the 10th August a trooper of the Ist
Lancers passed by the Artillery lines at full gall p,
chased by four othr rs of the regiment. O.) arriving
at the lines of the 12th N. 1., the men of th at regi-
ment turned out to protect him, and refused to give
him up. He escaped and got to his 'own lines,
when he tried to induce the regiment to nantiuy
and follow him. He fired several shots at native
officers, one of whom he-wounded, end finding Viere
was no response to the call, he gallopped down to
the 12th lines again. At this time the affair had
become known, and the whole force turned out,
with her Majesty's 831 F. On- arriving at ti;e
Native Infantry lines, they found the mutineer
surrounded by the Native Infantry, he veheinen+ly
calling upon them to fire upon the Europeans.
They refused to give him up, but did not proceed to
ac'ive violence. Afterarefusing to obey repeated
orders from the Brigadier, Col. H. Mac all, and
their officers, they formed a kind of hollow square
round the fellow, from the centre of which he to )k
deliberate aim with his carbine at the brigadier, and
fired, but fortunately missed him. Upon this Vlree
or four of the European Horse Artillery dashed
into the square and cut him down—L'eutenaet
Swanson giving him the coup de grace by sending
a pistol bullet through him. A portion of the
12th Native Infantry were then disarmed, and on
their muskets being examined, two, and in some
cases three, balls were found in each piece. A
fearful catastrophe, attended with heavy loss of
life, has occurred at Jodhpore. The King's maga-
zine was struck by lightning, and 900 human beings
were killed and wounded by the explosion,. which
also destroyed property of the value of one million
pounds sterling.
Since the mutiny at Dinapnra several risings
have occurred in various parts of Bengal, and the
whole of the province seems to be in a state of
alarm. The civilians at Gyab, after making pre-
parations for' defence, retreated to Patna, leaving
the treasure in charge of a company of the 64th
Regiment, which it is feared is in danger. The Bth
Native Infantry at Hazareebagh mutinied on the
30th of June, and liberated all the prisoner=. Most
of. the Europeans escaped to Bagoda, but there is
every reason to believe that Major Oakes was killed.
The 63d Native Infantry and the 11th Irregulars
were disarmed at Berhampore on the Ist of August.
They were paraded at an early hour in the morn-
ing, and on •either flank were placed two gnus
charged with grape, under the protection of
her Majesty's 90th Regiment, which had just
arrived at the station. The sepoys, when ordered
to give up their arms, at first made some
demur, but at last yielded with a bad gr icp,
and the arms were eventually piled and
collected, and the troopers dismounted. It
iz said that marry of the arms were found to
be loaded, and that cartridges were discovered con-
cealed under some of the saddles of the troopers.
From several other stations, the European inhabi-
tants, fearing a rising of the Mahomedans, were
fl3ing towards Calcutta, which was becoming
crowded with fugitives from all parts of Bengal. In
Calcutta itself, Considerable excitement prevailed,
and preparations were being made to guard against
a Mussulenan outbreak, which was believed to be
imminent. Troops were stationed in the principal
thoroughfares of the city during the Mahornedan
fesfivale, and other precautions were adopted by
Government for the preservation of the public peace.
These have been attended-with entire success, and
the spirit which prompted them has not iu any Way
abated its vigour. The police force had been in-
creased by 100 Europeans, and the natives of the
North-West are looked lapels with suspicion. The
Governor-General's body-guard has been disarmed,
but continue cheerfully to perform their duty. It
is probable also that the native population will be
disermed,. a measure which is considered necessary
to the public safety. But lit tledreadcan now be
felt of a rising in Calcutta, as reinforcements were

daily arriving from'iladras and China. The steamer
Shannon, with Lord Elgin on board, anchored at
Calcutta on 7th Aug., bringing 1,700 troops and Ma.
r;nes from Hong-Kong. This is a valuable accession
to the European force in Bengal, and will enable
Government to despatch aid to Cawnpore and Luck-
now. The Hon. J. P. Grant, a member of the
Supreme Council, has been appointed Lieutenant-
Governor of the Central Provinces, with his head-
quarters at Allahabad. Sir Colin Campbell, the
new Commander-in-Chief, has arrived in Calcutta,
and Sir Patrick Grant is expected, to return to
'Madras shortly. Lord Canning remains at the
seat of Government. Our latest advices from Cal-
cutta aro to the 11th Of August, via Madras.
A letter from Aboo, dated the 11thinst., mentions
that the King of Delhi has offered to make terms
with us, on the condition that 36 lakhs of rupees
annually, instead of 15, as heretofore, should be U..
cured to him and his successors. This proposal was
of course peremptorily declined. He was in-
formed that nothing but unconditional surrender
could be accepted. —Poonah, Observer Extra,
Aug. 27.

THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY.
There is but li tle to record from the Marina
Presidency, which has been in .a perfectly tranquil

sta'e. Several of the Madras regiments htve teen
sent to Calcutta, and the embarkation of other
troops was quietly going on. When the Bth

Cavalry was proceeding t•o the Presidency to cm-
bark, a mutinous spirit suddenly displayed itself

among the men, upon which ;he authorities dis-
armed them at once. On arriving about 26 miles
from Madras, it put forth a claim for the rate of
pay, Latta and pension, which existed before 1857,

and were more favourable to the &Toy than the
present rates: The officers referred the matter to
Government, which weakly comilied with tlie
demand of the Sepoys, who. were informed to that
effect. Encouraged by this succesi, the Sepoyanext

declared that they would not march en any terurs.
'Upon seeing the state of matters, the Sepoys weie
disarmed, retaining only their swords., to which
they quietly submitted. Great excitement was
caused in Madras by this affair,' and preparations
were male to resist an insurrection, which seemed

to be impending. The horses of the mutinetis
have been despatched to Calcutta, where they
would be useful in mounting 'the Yeomanry, which
is being formed there.