Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-07-24
The Mutiny In the Indian Army.-FrIghtfuI Scenes


and Massacres
The London Times has the following particulars
of the recent outbreak in the Indian troops, which
ascribed to the insignificant fact that the cart.
ridges had been greesed with pork and bullock fat,
which had excited the religious feelings of the troops,
and induced the revolt The account is from the pen
of the Rev. T. c. Smyth, Chaplain at Meerut:
con the 9th of May, eighty five troopers of the
Sd Light Cavalry, who had refused TO fire with the
cartridges supplied to them, Qhe same which they
had used for many monthsD were brought up at a
parade of the Meeru troops 10 receive the sentence
of general court martial, which had finished it's
proceedings the evious day, and whose sentence
had been confirmed by Maj General w. H. Hewitt,
commanding the division, in accordance with the
special powers which had been given him by the
COMMANDMENT Chief. Chains were riveted on the
mutneers in presence of the troops, and they were
sentenced to imprisonment for ten years. All re-
manned quiet till the evening of Sunday, the 10Th of
May, when the munY commenced with the rescue
OF the eighty five prisoners by their comrades. The
jail was burnt, and 400 other convicts liberated
The ietered mutineers proceeded TO the compound of
Captain Galloway and compelled his blacksmith TO
remove theis chains. The Delhi magazine was de-
Tended for some time by certain Europeans, but at
T. M, on the 18th inst, when the insurgents had
succee led in efecting an entrance, the place was
blown up with terrible explosion by Lieutenant G.
ing, it is thought, some 1000 of the rebels That
gallant officer escaped for the time 10 the main guard
His fate at present remains uncertain, though blu,
little hope is entertained of his safety.
was driven down 10 the church as usual, distant
about mile from my house,) for the Up M. service
and met on my way two of Her Majesty's Goth Ri
fes covered with blood and supported by their com.
rades. On reaching the church found buggies and
carriages driving away in great confusion, and bcdv
of people running to and pointing TO column
OF fire and smoke in the direction of the CITY. Ere
quent shouts were then heard and the distant cries of
large mob. My colleague, Rev. Mr.. Roton, and
his wife, came up at the moment but finding that
the people had all gone back abandoned of course
the thought of commencing divine service. and
drove home, about y or u o'clock, in the direction
of the Rifle and Artillery lines, avoiding the most
public places OF resort. may mention that guard
of some eight or ten Sepoys at the Artillery Depot.
or School of instruction (three of whom ere killed
shortly afterwards in resisting an officer, who came
with his party tc take their post saluted me in pass
ing.
reached my house (Which share with Mr. and
Mrs. BckneI, of the Horse Artillery in perfect
safety, but found from them that the Sepoy guard
at the Brgaders (close handy had, shortly before,
hired shot, which passed between them while they
were standing at the gate of their compound. We
went together just after my return, into the western
Verandab, and heard shot in the adjoining road