The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-09
THE MAILS ny THE ARAGO.
The foreign mails by the Arago to the Goth "a
- racaiyed

THE MAILS BY THE ARAGO.
The foreign mails by the Arago to the Goth ult
are received.
Tho English papers give numerous accounts OF
the atrocities perpetrated on Enropeansin INDIA
| A letter from Bengalore, says:
We have had an awful time Of IL, can assure
| You. though we ourselves have been mereifntiy
| kept from alarm and danger. No words can ex-
press the feeling Of horror which pervades society
In India. we hear many private accounts oil the
tragedy, which are too sickening TO repeat.
The cruelties committe by the wretches exceed
ell belief They took fortyeight females, most OF
them rirs of from ten TO fourteen, many delicatey
nurtued violated them. and kept them for the
base purposes Of the heads of the instruction for
whole week. At the end Of that time they made
them strip themselves, and gave themselves up to
the lowest of the people to abuse In broad daylight
in tbe streets of Delhi. They then commenced the
work Of torturing them to death, cutting of their
breasts fingers and leaving them to die. One lady
was three days dying. They hayed the face of ano-
Their lady and made her walk naked through the
street Poor Mrs. - the wife of an officer of the
----- regiment, at Meerut was soon expecting her
confinement They violated her, then ripped her up
and taking the unborn child, cast 1t and her into
.he names NO european, man, woman or child,
mas nad the slightest mercy shown them. do
not believe that the world ever witnessed more he'll
lish torrents than have been inflicted on our fell
low-countrymen. At Aliahabad they have rivalled
the atrocities OF Delhi really cannot tell you of
of-cutting of the fingers and toes of little chill
drcn, joint by joint In sight of their parents, who
were reserved for similar treatment afterwards.
Another letter, speaking Of the outbreak at ALA:
habad, says:
The officers at mess when the wretches
sounded the alarm bugle to bring them to the pa
rade, and shot them down right and left. Wretch
ed mGrderers, may they receive their reward
Nine poor little ensigns doing duty with the regi
ment were bayoneted to death In the mess-Toon,
aud three Of the officers who escaped heard their
cries NJ they passed! Poor boys, who had never
given offence to any native, nor caused dissatisac
ton to the Sepoys. Five officers shot, belong
ing to the regiment, besides the nine poor boys
Birch and Ihnes, with the sergeant major in all II
military men, many merchants and others, were
most cruelty butchered-in all 50 Europeans fell
that night by the hands of the murderous Sepoys
The treasury plundered, the prisoners released
from Jail, aud the work of destruction commenced
The whole station was destroyed house after house
plundered aud fired.
Every day we have had expeditions to burn and
destroy dsaffected villages, and We have taken our
revenge.
| have been appointed chief of a commission for
the trial Of all natives charged with offences
against government and persons; day by day we
have strung up eight and ten men. We have the
power Of life aud death in our hands, and I assure
you We spare not. very summary trial is all
that takes place; the condemned culprit is placed
under tree, with a rope round his neck, on the
top Of carriage and when it is pulled away of he
swings.
ENGLAND.
Discourses in regard to the affairs Of the Surrey
Gardeus Company of London show u second edi.
tion of the notorious proceedingd of the Royal
British Bank the whole Of the capital having gone
and the company being deeply in debt.
Tho Globe states that instead of forty batalions
being as usual retained in Britain. the force had
been reduced to only fourteen batalions, and that
consequently Government has resolved to raise at
least twenty new batallions Of infantry.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts Of
England are generally satisfactory. In the wool
len districts there had been extensive shipments to
America. The Birmingham iron trade was steady
and in some instances an advance in price had
taken place.
The United States sloop OF war Plymouth, was at
Lisbon, August 10th.
The Australian clipper ship Lightning, built at
Boston, was attracting great attention i'll the
Thames, where she had gone to receive troops for
India. grand banquet had been given on board
of her.
1t is said that a maritime conference of various
European powers is about to be held at Paris to
slider the subject of collision at sea, and to adopt
measures for their future prevention.
Several additional failures are reported in Liver
pool That for $500 900, previously alluded to,
the firm Of Buchanan, Brown Co, Produce Bro
kers, and the suspension in the Corn trade is that
of Mr.. J. III. Hayes, whose liabilities not
stated.
The affairs of the London and Eastern Bank
ing Corporation, are likely to wind up very disas
trously.
The English government has been making large
purchases of wood, for ship building, in the South
Of Bohemia.
There is no longer any complaint of the failure
in the Irish pOtatoe crop--the symptoms of blight
which had shown themselves in some localities in
the course of last month, having quite disappeared
The committee of the directors of the Atlantic
Telegraph Company had an interview with Sir
Charles Wood, to inquire whether, if the company
sold their present cable, government would place
at the disposal of the company, gratis, suitable
steamships TO lay the cable next summer.
The reply was an affirmative one. The directors
have now an offer for their cable at higher price
than its cost for the construction of line to India
The deliveries of tea in London estimated for the
week were 1861 lbs, being decrease of 81 96l
lbs. compared with the previous statement.
ship has arrived at London with cargo of
-four from Australia.
The House of Lords passed the divorce bill with
amendments. 1t was ratified by the House of Com
mons. The protests of the clergy of the United
Church were fayorably considered. 1t is deemed
quite triumph on the part of the latter Sir Colin
Campbell has been ordered to command the forces
before Delhi. The London Sun regards the news
from India as gloomy and unsatisfactory
FRANCE.
Some of the papers repeat the report that Prince
Albert and the Duke of Cambridge will visit the
camp of Chalons, and add that great preparations
are being made at Rheims for their reception.
The Moniteur de la Flotte informs that the Eng
lsh ship Altoona entered the port of Algiers on the
10th inst disabled, having board ,035 officers
and soldiers for India. @
JERUSALEM.
letter received from Jerusalem, of the LIST inst
announces that disturbances had taken place in
the neighborhood of that city, attended with Sc
rious loss of life. 1t appears that the turbulent
factions in that country had taken advantage Of
the prolonged absence of Surreya Pacha the Turk
ish Governor, who was Mt Djennin, the northern
boundary OF the province, and sangunary COLI
sion had taken place at the very gates of Jerusalem
Twenty-Five men and two women were killed. The
peasants fought with great desperation, armed
with swords, contrary to their usual custom.
Arrested for RObbing the Mall
Dcdtt IF Prominent CHisen-fight in q Court Of
JnSttcc-AcqtattaL Of king
lcoEREsPoNDgNcE OF THE RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH
HARRIsoNBURG, VA, Sept. Z, 1857.
Deputy Marshal Hollbuth, of Wheeling, arrived
Ill this place ON Saturday last to arrest VIM. Carr,
on the charge of robbiug the mail near Wheeling
In March last. He was appointed Deputy Mail
Agent on the baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and rob
bed the mail while acting in that capacity.
Carr is the OF very wealthy aud respectable
parents, who are now living i'll this place, and is
about is years uf age lie has moved in very good
society, and acted as to gain the confidence of
great many persons since his return to this place
III March.
When the Deputy Marshal arrived here on Sat-
day Carr was out of town, visiting gentleman
about six miles from this place. The Marshal OBJ
tanned Sheriff Koogler, and went to where lie was
aud arrested him, while he was sitting in the parlor
with some ladies. They brought him to town and
lodged him in Jail, until the arrival of the stage in
the evening, when they started to Wheeling with
him His mother visited him while in ial and the