The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-06
DAILY DISPATCH.
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THE MUTINIEs IN INDIA.
TUESDAY MORNING. ................... OCTOBER 6. "a

Inc London papers have additional accounts oi
the more recent outbreaks in India. The Times in
Its summary of correspondence says
At Dinapore on the 18th of July, three native
regiments were desired to surrender their percus-
sion caps and some time was fooiishIy given to
them to deliberate, before the expiration of which
they marched along the Grand Trunk Road, cut
the telegraph wires as they passed, and assumed
an attitude of defiance. They were followed by
Gen Lloyd, and an engagement took place at the
passage OF the Sone where, it is said the Queens
troops shot down 500. But, notwithstanding, the
mutineers crossed the river and reached Arrah,
about % miles west of Dinapore. There no ads-
4uate force at Arrah to repel them, and the lives
n seFenty-hye of the English residents taken.
Two steamers, each having on board 1G0 British
soldiers, were dispatched from Dinapore to Arrah;
CUT one OF the steamers unfortunately grounded,
ahd the troops in the other incautiously landing,
were surrounded at night by the rebels, and lost
lt' men and 3 officers, within four of the whole
number
Another massacre of officers had occurred at Sc
go"is' These occurrences will interrupt the COM
mnhlcatlon between the capital of Bengal and the
disturbed districts by the high road but the Ganges
s stli open to us, and the transport of troops by
that route can be made with safety Lord Elcin
htd arrived at Calcutta with 400 marines and a
company OF the Queens 5th. and while the steamer
winch conveyed the homeward mails was coming
do"b, tWoo oother steamers with transports on board
we're going up. 1t may be mentioned incidentally
:ilat the blundering conduct of General Lloyd at
Dinapore had been visited with disgrace. Even
ID the splendid annals of British prowess in India
lew things more heroic have ever been achieved
than the brief and brilliant campaign by which
General Haveock has rolled back the tide Of mutt
n.y. restored the prestige of our arms and ayerted
tue more imminent perils of our Indian Empire-
On the IN July this gallant band, unGer this reso-
iute ana determined COMMUNICATIVE 18th High
ianders, her Majesty's 64th, aid the Madras Fusi-
Iers accompanied, but, it soon appeared not aid
cd, by small body of Native CaValry-marched
OUT OF Aliahabad. BY forced marches of from 70
10 ~ miles day, under q burning sun they had
left Alahabad about 60 miles behind them, when
they first came in sight of the enemy, some II 600
strobg, drawn up in a strong position, with con-
siderable park of artillery. to oppose the further
progress of the 1900 Europeans ''Hichlanders y
SAID Ha7elock to the 18th, when We were going
To Mohsfnmerah, promised You a field day: /
could not give 1t you then, as the Persians ran
away; but, Highla .ders, we will have it TODAY
ana let them see what you are made Of AT it
they went says the officer whose narrative we
are here following, 'and our men did show then,
what they were made of-for after some hours'
hard fighting the rebels fled, and our fellows
charged and captured eleven guns at the point OF
the Dayonet, with the ammunition and treasure .
On the occasion of this first engagement the
Native Cavalry showed that no reliance could be
placed on them. They disobeyed orders and fired
| IN the AIR. The engagement was no sooner over
Than they were disarmed and dismounted $50.
says the let .er of another officer in recordn" the
fact. I'VE have more trouble with fellows o.
this kind" Thus purged Of these faithless recre
ants, and reduced to mere infantry force, the gal
liant brigade held on its way. About twenty mile,
| beyond Futteypoor it came across the sc0un
drels a second time, and in the course of one la,
| fought two several actions. taking four guns il
tIe former, and three in the latter Ia fourth
and severest encounter still awaited them. On
bae itth of July, they again came in sight Of thC
! forces OF Nena Sahlb, drawn up some five miIet
ifom Cawnp0re. and prepared for desperate re
slstance This was the hardest days work Of tn,
| Whole The enemy had six OF eight guns in tw,
separate batteries. We advanced straight agaius
them ana they poaled grape aud round shot int,
| US Ike hailstones." The advancing line lay down
! The iron storm swept comparatively harmless ovel
| them. Jhey rose charged and the first battery
was carried at the bayopet point. The advance
was then made against the other battery.
The mGtneers this time had got a better range
and OF the British who then lay down, many new
| er rose again. ~ hen they down again
they thought we were afraid to advance, so they
! sounded the advance aud then the double" Then
| /, 'eiock gave the word ''Rise up. advance" aud
| then with such cheer as the British soldier only
knows how TO give, under rolling cross fire, in
uubroken order. with stopped arms like wall
the III ssiStibe liIe bore down on the second bat
terry, Long before 1t reached. lis m~crcan
defenders fled in wild disnay the British (ihry ha,
no cavalry alas t. pursuey fired into them unit
they were cut OF ranges then rushed up the hil
before them, and found Cawmpore scarce Il mile il
| front.
| In nine days (this was on the 10th # July. ant
| they had lett Alahabad ON the 7thJ this ai,llau
force had marched l26 miles fought four actions
aud taken a guns-and this in July in India
sometimes under drenchng rain, sometimes un
der a sun fierce, that on the very day o
that last action many men. in spite of tie an
mating and sustaining excitement of battle
dropped down on the field under its oyerpowerina
glare.