The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-22
THE RESURRECTION IN INDIA.

The instruction in India is of a more formidable
character than the English journals generally are
disposed to admit. The following is an extract from
a letter dated Lahore May 14-l6:
You WILL of course be anxious to know about this
We at Lahore perfectly quiet at present
though there is knowing how long shall So
You fancy the excitement in here better than
L tell you but do not think we shall now have
any row. have two batalions of English artillery
and the 8lst (Queens) Yesterday morning a grand
parade ordered, and the three regiments of native
fantry and one regiment of cavalry drawn UP in
line, and then the artillery drawn up opposite to
them with only 200 yards between the slst was drawn
up little in the of the guns opening being left
for them TO fire through. The guns were loaded with
grape before being brought the field and soon as
everything in its pace the slst had orders to load
proclamation then read and the Sepoys had orders
to pile their arms, and the cavalry to throw their swords
Sc, the ground and to march to the To the
establishment and greatly to the satisfaction OF all the
English they obcyed and the then conveyed
in wagons by the 8lst to the fort Invent to the affair
it quite expected that they would have refused The
ring of the Enfield rifles of the Sls they loaded
have convinced them that if they did refuse it would
be taken quietly.
May l5.-I just putting this in an envelope yes
terday when mounted orderly rode to the door, saying
that the Sepoys had turned out to march to Ferozepore
where there is magazine OF arms, and intend to help
their brother native regiments then to take possession
the fort and that was to go to the gao which is half
way between the city and environments i went there
marching then but last night hear 800 of them got Off
and their way to Ferozepore. Umrtsir is / am
sorry to say, in their hands but they have tried
burning bungalows numbering Happily the Puniab
regiments hate the Sepoys and would fight them
than not
Half past 6, a. M, 06th News from Fcrozepore
The tenth light cavalry have stuck the European
troops and the I'D native infantry have laid down their
The 18th native infantry refused and have been
to pieces by the cavalry and shot by the Europeans
and orders issued to kill every Of the regiment
wherever he may be found They have burnt nine bun
gaows and the church there but all Europeans
One officer wounded
"Thc 800 sepoys who got away from here yesterday
have been well punished by the Punjabees at somev-
age the road to Ferozepore--report says nearly all
killed.
II open this again to say that despatch has arrived
from Umballah. All is quiet there, and they march
Delhi tomorrow.
The following is extract from another letter. dated
lahore May Is
The came here by telegraph Immediate councils
were held The scpoys dsarned two days ago. We
have regiment of Europeans here and artillery
We garTsoning the fort and many ladies, women,
and children have sought refuge there, and the and
few others still keep to their houses The clerks and
gentry here muster about 1870 We have made mi
litia corps of them. Colonel Macpherson commands.
Chief engineer is second in command / am captain Of
the company, and CULVER (EngneeTs) is adutant At
Ferozepore the native infantry regiments yesterday made
attack the fort but the native cavalry proved true
and repulsed them and they have since been dsarmed
Ged only knows where how II will end but all is for
good and we must be careful for nothing my fayorte
text Our communication with the provinces beyond I'm
ballah is cut off No from Dude therefore If the
natives of the country join the Sepoys fear likely
TO be badly off cannot write more now but be cheer
full and trust that all is well with us, whatever happens