Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-05

East indies, TO ms friend m CHAR lesion,
.duted
BOMBAY, August I, 1906.
You have, | dare say competent j..
dea of the high pitch of estimation to which
our territorial acquisitions in the east have
arisen--,he G. ca, scIat of an extensive DO.
mioioDs the immense source OF pubic
wealth and wha, is perhaps OF NOE Import.
ance, as more Immediately felt, the mex
aaustible FIELD For private patronage and e
faolumsut, may yell make them be consi.
dered as invaluable q. tia same time, our
politics here are looked upon as SO mach
apart from those of the res, Of the world
that they are 40, allowed to be brought IN
to comparison betwesa the conduct OF
Great Britain and France whatever, there
fore, has the smallest tesdeney TO enesan.
gar SO rich and seader part OF eur system,
must OF course, spread great alarm. OF
this nature, is the Intelligence JUST receiv
ed from the other side Of India, that tive
whole native ba,ta!,ocs had mu!iaied a,
VeIore, aud that FIVE sastalions more were
nearly IN The same state at SerIngapa,am
where the officers were ssiG,o bs Obliged
to keep guard over each other. AT the
former place, they had suddenly risen and
attacked heir officers of VIII N thsy bu
chered %, including colonel Fancour,, the
commsndant of the fortress. together with
about 200 men of the kings regiment sta
toned there. Seventeen officers escaped
with severe wounds. A small party Of
Europeans go'into ravalin. and defend !.
ed themselves from the assaults Of bata
lion for considerable tine, until the 10 r.
dragons, who were cansoned at som d,s-.
tanee, aud heard the firing, came TO their
assistance, aud ia a short time dispersed
the mutilsers. after cutting abou, 500 OF
thea TO pieces. Vellorc beieg the resi-
denee of two sons Of the late Tlppoo Sui .
taun, made this affair still more e'armiug
as twas supposed the mu:iny had been,
excited Or encouraged by them or ,heirt
adherents and i, being reported tha, aaag.
was held our Of one Of the paace windows
as signal, during the slaughter, it was
with 6 eae dlGisu!sy shat the troops w re
dissuaded, by ,soEae Of the ,waunaea eli
GERS, from lorclbiy Altering and d-nrsy'ug
the whole of its inhabitants. Upon more
accurate Information, it appears, thatahis.
dreadful tragedy had ls origin n a foolish
attempt, violently, TO break through the
customs AID prejudices Of the people. who
the most patient perhaps in ghe world IN
der every other species Of oppression,
are the mos ferosiou ,.yhen taess are at
tackled and with the exampls Of Peer
the Sd Of Russias Ga record, who, by ST
milar conduct, lost beth his crown aud life
no attempt could have been more ll.judg
ed !
General Craddock, the commander in
chief IN the Carua.ic, has ISSUED orders
for all the native troops TO shave their
boards, and for an alteration in the cor
ssruetion of their puggru, (turban) which
required the use Of cow or OK leather.-,i
Both Mussulmauns aad Hlndoos, Of eve
ry description, have MISREPRESENTATION
for their beard and nothing could BE-
mere disgusting to the feelings OF the lat
ter, who are many of them taken from the
higher casts, than the use Of any thing
belonging to their Jrevsred animal after its
death. The officer commanding the Sc
poys had prssaged bad consequences FROM
the frs. disposition thsy manifested rsla.
tive to ,he intended change in their appear.
ance, md represented his apprehensious
to the general at Madras; but, ia reply, |
received the most positive INJUNCTION, to
enforce ihe orders and the horrid catas.
,rophc commenced on the parade. One |
instance OF particular cruelty and revenge,
ia whish the natives Of the eouatry are
but too ap. to indulge, is stated to have
happened. A Sepoy went to the house Of
his European officer, for whomhe snauir.
ed; but was informed he had Aed he
then desired to see his child. whom the !
mother tried to.proseel, by saying It was