Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-10-08
TILE WAR In INDIA.

E,,,dition against Arrah-Hcary Loss-Re-
afroytea Retreat Of General HaUeiock-A1Ti-
rol of Lord ELgn at Calcutta -Disarp,a-
,n,nt of the Goce77lor Generals Body Guard
-Rep.orat of General Lloyd.
The intelligence from India is of a mixed
H,baracter-the extension of the mutiny to
Rombay, a series of brilliant victories by
General lIaveloek over the miscreant, Nena
Sabib, more mutinies and massacres, and the
disarming at Calcutta of the Governor Gen
erals bodyguard. These, with other events
of minor Importance, make up the news by
the Bombay and Calcutta mails, which had
preyiously arrived in driblets through the
medium Of the telegraph.
The Bombay mutiny was only small af-
fair. and would hardly command notice in
tbe presence Of the startling events of which
India is now the scene. if it did not indicate
tbe presence of mutinous spirit in a Presi-
dency where loyalty it was hoped was strong.
A battalion reyolted ut kolapore, but the out
break was speedily suppressed. The incl
n dent. nevertheless, has generated some un-
easiness respecting the future of Bombay, a
H fear in which we do not largely participate,
N for the success Of the rebels SO far has not
H been such as to warrant imitation on the part
NJ Of troops not committed to treason by any
covert act
The most brilliant feats Of che campaign,
Al so far, have been accomplished by General
MI IIsYeock an Indian officer, who appears fully
equal to the emergency. The accounts are
All good deal confused, but we gather from them
MI #thal, having advanced several miles from
Cawnpore towards Lucknow, the British COM
manJer came in contact with a force, some
6Rsay of 10 600, others l3, 900 men, under Ne
Bna Sahih. Three engagements followed, in
HI #sLch with only 1900 Europeans and GOO or
#IQ0 Sikhs, the enemy was defeated in the
EOst mastery manner. Twenty one Of the
fabel guns we're captured. But netwithstand
Hg this victory, General IInvelock was COM
feIled to fall back upon Cawnpore, in consc-
PaencQ of the alarming spread of cholera
among his troops. A flank movement, by
which the last and crowning victory was
achieved is highly praised by the military
HPn4n who write from the camp.
# Arrived at Cawnpore, sight of horror
more appalling than any atrocity which has
seI marked these Indian butcheries presented
atset. 1t is thus described by Calcutta
aaourna:-"ln u stone court yard, clotted with
H. inches of blood, lay the clothes of Eng
lsh women and children, pitilessly slaughter
ad on the previous day by the fugitives from
Rhe last field of battle. The bodies. all strip
pei had been thrown into a we'll in the COM
pound where the unfortunate beings had been
ohhhed. Out of the whole number of cap.
I've fhree women escaped. who had Leen
He'cued and saved by native The history
'he world affords no parallel to the terrible
1
S'sacres which dnring the last few months
ave desolated the land. Neither age. sex,
U condition has been spared. Children
Hs'g u oeen compelled to eat the quivering flesh
'aeif murdered parents, after which they
literally torn dsunder by the laughing
'lus VINO surrounded them. Men in many
s'ances have been mutilated, and before be
absolutely killed, have had to gaze upon
last dishonor of their wives and daughters
Tgloqs to being put to DEATH"
-A"'uy Inferior III interest to the facts we
mentioned were the mutinies at Dina
.s, VI the 10Th OF ly. Here three native
e,"''n" were desired to surrender their
,.1Ssoh caps, and some time was foolishly
unem TO deliberate, before the expi-
rnnI, u d "hich they marched along the Grand
aaa1 I'Oa1' cut the telegraph wires as they
9ud assumed an attitude of defiance.
nsy were followed by General Lleyd. and
engagement took place at the MASSAGE of
'Ghe' where, it is said, the Queens troops
Iuti0sa1a "u oVo' But, Notwithstanding, the
.So'. q, 0,ossed the river and reached Ar
n. sut o1 % miles west of Dinapere. There
n II. @uequate force at Arrah to repel them,
a,jlan,. n'es OF seVenty-fve of the English
I,inn ,'s were taken. Two steamers, each
sns,ot Va ooard lGO British soldiers, were
tbs es'aeu a.sa from Dinapore to Arrah but one
t"':efs troors unfortunately grounded, and
Ill., 'ps snt 10 the other incautiously landing,
u. l47 7unaed at night by the rebels, and
*hoe rn-'a Ien ana officers, within four of the
Sepo,ri. massacre of officers had occurred
NJ soShe t. These occurrences will inter.
BsnoofI ouinunlcation between the capital
II reod eai ana the disturbed districts by the
t,ansr. pat the Ganges is still open, and
kde %POr' WI OF troops by that route can be
Calcntta saiety; Lord Elgin had arrived
the C,U..ath "ith f0O marines and company
lkich oaN %aeels 9th, and while the steamer
hine dyed the homeward mails was
ks On tn' tt' t"e other steamers with trans
Rrfonad @ta ;ee were going up. 1t may be
hiuct re fmicluentally r. that the laundering
n yisit@a General Lloyd at Dinapore had
in si'sa tbe a with disgrace. He was superse-
lAe psve @s command by Sir James Outram.
II. Tba trom m Delhi extends to the end of
iss had had place still held out, and three
e reueIIoS SGccered, in which the insurgents
ae nstnaa rp.nsa with great slaughter. The des-
b. the ae fao. 'l the lighting may be inferred
lsd and 'aet ACT that the English lost 500 in
"00nded. Brigadier Nicholson