The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-08-19
The Insurroction in Dritiah India--De-
faila.

The British possessions in India comprise
Bengal, Sanger Nerbnddo, Punjaub, Sutlez,
Nagpore. Pegu, Madras, Bombay and North
Western Provinces, containing .SO,6s3 SO.
miles, and l2l,.69, 900 inhabitants As long
ago rs LOCO, Queen Elizabeth incorporated n
company Of London merchants, with the
exclusive privilege Of trading to the East
Indies and beyond the Cape Of Good Hope.
The English established themselves at Bom-
bay and Calcutta, and the latter place was
made the Capital Of all thess possessions in
1898. After bloody contests with the atiyes
the Dutch, and the French, the British OBJ
taiucd full possession in about 1860, and
sipcs then the history Of the British in In
dia has been one of quiet absorption OF ter
ritory, and suppression Of the native govern
ments
The government Of India is prote ctsd by
q large standing army, OF which the native
troops. Sepoys, constitute the great majority.
lt IL among these that the great instruction
has broken out j, is most formidable re-
VOLT but will no doubt be crushed out by
British bayonets, and bloody revenge will he
taken ON the mutineers
The revolt excites NJ Little apprehension
in England The London Times Of July
18th deyotes eight columns to details Of the
news from India Its Bombay correspond
ent says
.The intelligence of the fortnight from
the Bengal Presidency may shortly be
summed up as follows Many more regi-
ments have muiinicd with more or less yio-
lenee, but the military authorities have been
70, the most part, ready and alert and the
crisis may be said to be past Delhi has
mot vet fallen. but we are in daily, almost
hourly anticipation Of hearing that such
blow has been struck at that center Of re-
volt a. will annihilate the display, if not the
spirit Of disaAection throughout the coun-
try
From various parts Of India accounts had
been received at Bombay, of the spread OF
characterization. Many who did not actual
" take up arms with the rebels refused to
act against them, while others remained
faithful. There is still great uncertainty in
regard TO the massacre Of European families,
some supposed to be dead having made their
appearance.
cealed in q jungle for ten days. Sir It. Met
calfe escaped from Delhi into the jungles,
hiding wherever he could, and at length,
after ten days, found his way TO Hansee.
A letter from Delhi, OF May q, gives the
tOti0M iuH Va t1lt lalc Vi tIiS tWO
printers OF the Delhi Gazette:
''rhe Delhi Gazette, during the mutiny at
Delhi, was demolished. The cases and
types were thrown into the Jumna river
Mesers Boezart 4 Pereira, the printers, con
tFived to get out of Delhi in disguise, but
they were unfortunately recognized as
Christians ut Putoured, and we've hacked to
piecess Mg. Holquet, Mrs Roezalt, with five
chi ef.s lsna
capped, and has joined the Secundra Press,
after four days starvation in the character
Of Mussulman"
II 10 said that the rebel soldiers, in some
cases before numbering their victims, pointed
to their legs. calling attention to the marks
Of their manacles, and asking if they were
mot justified in what they were doing. The
Delhi Gazette Extra, in CLOSING the account
Of the terrible scenes in that city, .ays
Half measures will not do when the day
Of retribution arrives 1t is tn be hoped
that lesson may be taught, not easily for
gosesa. and Delhi remain no longer in the
pages Of history"
There is bat scanty ceremony on the part |
d both rebels and Europeans, il they fall |
u with each other. When the European |
oahcers at Delhi were massacred by the ma |
tive soldiers, the latter rode up to their off,
ssrs at full gallop, pulled up suddenly,
6red their pistols, and retreated On the |
other side, the Europeans having caught >
leven OF the rebels. hung them Immediately.
One Of these sayages Was undaunted TO the |
lasf. he wished ali his brothers, or rather
his brethren, good bye. and dessed them all |
and told them the feringhees were taking
kis ii,e tor no ianlt Of his; and he scarcely |
case them time to secure the moose properly |
round his neck, when he jumped OF the
platform.
The Times Of July l4th says, editorially,
d the result:
I'VE have already said, and we repeal,
that the last Indian news neither brio
fresh FeaAons for alarm. nor affords any psc-
oeoce Cor security. Nevertheless, thssr =
1sch gravity 10 the diligence that the
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lheiEsss - . oassA, which ct lii ssason Of
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