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gers for England. We are now steaming down><he
Coromandel coast, against heavy head sea, and AN
within one hundred miles of Madras, where shall
leave the ship to prosecute short journey into the
Neiigherries. have already posted to you, by this
mail, papers containing intelligence of the Sepoy
mutineers up to the 18th instant and now take up
my pen to communicate more fully the alarming
details Of the massacres at Meerut and Delhi which
were received at Calcutta just before our steamer
left the river.
The massacre at Meerut occurred on Sunday, the
10Th instant On Saturday, the 9th there a
brigade parade at the station, and 85 men of the
Third Native Cavalry, who had refused to load and
fire the new cartridges, ironed on the parade
ground in presence of the troops and then marched
to Jail and locked up. The officers on the station had
up to this time, entertained suspicion of an open
revolt But on Sunday evening, the 10th inst the
Third Cavalry rushed from their lines armed and
furious, followed by the Goth Native Infantry who
fired their muskets and called upon the 11th Native
Infantry to come and join them. They Immediately
answered by rushing out from their lines fully armed
The English officers expostulated with the men, but
were instantly shot down. The mutineers were now
joined by the bazaar and town rabble, and in one
body, they rushed upon the JAIL liberated their Sl
Comrades and Mt the time set free about twelve
hundred other prisoners, who had been confined fer
various offences.
The frantic rebels now turned upon the English
residents of the station with the ferocty of tigers
and before the European troops could be assembled
one-half of the bungalows, the public buildings and
the private residences of Meerut were in flames and
the wives and children of the English residents were
flying in terror before ee blood-thirsty Sepoys The
is described horrible in the extreme exhibit
ing the worst features of Asiatic berbarity Every
English officer that discovered was instantly shot
at by the Sepoys. The defenceless women and inno-
cent children were not only butchered in attempting
to escape from the burning dwellings, but their
bodies horribly mutilated and cut in pieces on
the highway, by these Hndoo savages. At last the
European troops the station consisting of the Goth
Regiment of Rifss and 9Th Regiment of Dragon
49, 6lleys from they -, the rebels turned
nd fed. The Dragons pursued theln out of Meerut
and for several miles along the road to Dehi-cuttng
down numbers of them with their sabres.
Owing to a confusion caused by the darkness of
the night, the pursuit abandoned, and to this
fact is attributed the appearance of the mutneers
before Delhi. They reached the city, which is only
about 80 miles from Meerut, early on Monday morn
ing and were joined by the three Native regiments
stationed there (the 3Sth, 54th, and 7th n II The
entrance to Delhi for time defended by the
officers of the 54h N. l. but that regiment soon fra
ternsed with the rebels and their officers imme-
datey slaughtered During the day all the Europeans
in the city butchered by the Sepoys except some
ten twelve, who succeeded in escaping to neighbor-
ing stations Many of them were surprised and
massacred at dinner party in the Fort others
massacred at church, in their dwellings, and
in the public streets All the savage atrocities at
Meerut were repeated, with tenfold madness on the
Christian women and children in Delhi. The mu-
tneers plundered the Bank of Delhi of so lacs of
rupees (S2, ,O00). They proclaimed son of the
late Mogul Emperor King and at last accounts were
in full possession of the captured city.
An act of heroism by young English officer, dur
ing the sack of the CITY, is reported and is worth
communicating When the powder magazines and
arsenal fell into the hands of the rebels, Lieutenant
G. ID. Wioughby, of the ARTILLERY, gaining to
the of powders set fire to them DESTROYING in
the ruin with himself more than thousand OF the
insurgents who crowded into the arsenal at the
moment
The Governor-General at Calcutta is fully aroused
by the impending crisis. The Commander-in-C Chief,
General Anson, who unfortunately thinks more of
the game of cricket than the games of war, has been
summoned from his retreat in the Hills to look after
the condition of the army. Scinda, the young Ma
haraah of Gwalior, adjoining Delhi, has offered his
troops including his body-guard, to the Govern
ment and the Rajah of Jhind to whom the rebel
King of Delhi sent messengers invoking aid against
the English not only cut the messengers to pieces,
but has also offered the services of his troops to the
Government The cavalry of the Rajah of Bhufore,
and the troops Of the Rajah of Putteala, have also
been tentered to the Governor-General. These with
the English regiments in the Northern hills
closing around the doomed city, and it will not be
long the blood of the murdered Europeans will be
terribly avenged
There is much alarm felt in Calcutta, il conse-
quence of this mutiny, it is impossible to tell where
it may break out next, or what form it will next
assume The Queens regiment of sd Foot has been
placed in garrison Fort William, (Calcutta) and
European regiments posted The Mint, Treasury
and all the Government oHsees- The regiments of
native troops (Sepoys) lately in the garrison, have
been turned out Of the Fort, and encamped on the
esplay<G, under its guns, their arms having been
keh away from them.
A European regiment left Madras for Calcutta
the 18th inst, in the Government steamer Zenobia,
and the Oriental steamer left Calcutta for Rangoon
on the day, TO bring up another European regi-
ment 1t is upon these forces that must, for the
present. depend and, expect that as soon as the
Intelligence of these things reaches London, the
Government will be reinforced by fifteen or twenty
thousand sturdy English troops from home As to
the cause of this mutny, there all sorts of opn
IONS One says it is the caste system-another that
it is the seniority system-another the enlistment
SYSTEM &c. 1t is, probably. all Of shese together
The morning on which e left Calcutta, it was report
ed that the ex-King of Sde, who has been living in
the suburb of Garden Reach, had fled. We have on
board our ship one of his eunuchs, bound to England
with letters as his defunct Majesty will not en-
trust his letters to the English mail, he posts
eunuch to England in the capacity OF mail bag
about twice a month. If, when we reach Madras,
we hear by telegraph from Calcutta that the King
has actually fed this eunuch will be taken into Gus
tody But do not think the King has had anything
to do with these mutinies He is weak man, and
proportonably harmless. You may look for interest
ing intelligence from this part Of the world by the
next Correspondence Of the .New York Times.
p.,xc,p,ys-A lad drove his team four miles to q
mill to get load of -four, to haul to the canal when
he arrived at the mill. the miller told him they had
no Ioadings the mill was out of repair out ne woua
help him to load, that he might not lose MS nan
day's work, which would amount to one dollar sad
he, you may drive across the way to the distlefy
and load and viii pay you just the same price 1or
hauling the load of whisky that we do for hauling
load Of -FOUR
The lad thought moment and said, ''I don t know
what father will say, but our horses don't naui
whisky" and so he wheeled them on anu oro'e anu
told his father.
Sc Right" said the father, you've done rlgnt,
John It's money we'll spent, John. Support your
principles anywhere and everywhere, and oe kino
about it, but decided
p.,x,rRs' PRovERBs.-Never inquire thou OF the
editor for the news, for behold it is his duty at tne
appointed time to give it unto thee without asHs
when thou dost write for his paper, never say unto
hin, ss what tbnkest thou of my piece 2! Tor II may
be that the truth may offend thee 1t is not Mt !na'
tho shoudst ask him who is the author OF an aruc'
for his duty requires him to keep such things n,m
SELF When thou dost enter INTO ms Sn.oe, nav