New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-16

10 Fa,sl. where he bodice os Iisusensst rris .od
EnsgD Hes'b6. ID were fund, aod be would have
alta ktd them 10 that village had he besn permitted
10 do 40, and be nsBy led snail stoi mig party 70
alta ek ibe boJirs in shich the mntineeIs took ref
after e,r in. fecaal attempt 10 enter kolApofe
This ed6ce wss quarter guard and ison ON the old
Engsb Des, abandoned rome tine ago Tor new ones
in q more eslthy situation. The mutnsers hsd re-
tired fr, m il after Colonel Vaughan withdrew his
isoops bnt when they found themselves iua down
BY the BIZ. peope, and sole 10 the suthorlties In
every die ctlon. twenty six Of them retained TO the
building, which they strengthened by wsins
I'D the outer and inner gate. When their
pisss nee became known, Lieutenant kerc surrounded
ID. place with bis horsemen, ard after q hours Of
unsatisfactory work the u'i1eers iring from loop
holea ard Xerrs men at them il found necessary
TO inter the place KIN PLACED himself at tue head
Of ew vol n:eeIs, broke in the outer gate escaped
a voley ON the nsIe 81 well as sunfry blows aimed
at his perscp shtd 10 the second gate 10 the keep
OF cavalier ard after shoit but well contested tight
Killed or took the muiineere. On the lsfh OF August
the regiment which had hitherto remained 10 Us ines
rsfusrg TO move, was dissrmed, and after tina! oy
c, urt martial several men were executed, some from
guns others by muskeTy and a few by hanging The
Nizam's territory Khandeish, and the Deccan gene
rally nay be up in arms before three weeks expire.
A lid resistance is gradually rising in every direction
sgainst Us, and will grow in strength every day that
elapses till Il e arrival ri II enforce ments
At Delhi General Wilson, acting on the defensive,
holds hrs ground, aud no more. In pursuance OF the
pr, mise made by Sir John lawrence Gen. Nicholson
the main body OF the reenforcements Gennai Wilson
has strengthened his position for defense by erecting
long breastworks, which entirely prevent surprise in
our rear such We have bad 10 repel 90 more than
ore occasion. Behind them our pickets have re-
mair ed since the Both Of July without being allowed
10 do more than repel the incessart stacks OF the
rebels who come out day and night and lose numbers
OF MT in futile efforts 10 harass aud tire us Between
the 3d. whet they attacked us and killed Lieut. Law
of Cokes X ,fes ard severely wounded Major Drought
and some other officers aid the 3Oh OF July, they re-
NAMED quiet, apparently taking time Tor grand rusn.
On the 3lst they came out all round, and Kept up
a god deal If desult,r ~ skirmishing, while a
large force moved out in columns, with ee ohsnts and
gui g. toward Rohtuck in rear. The living stream
poured out b. hind the Fed an without ceasing, from
seven in The rbpg till noon. Parties moved also
from the the northwestern or Cashmere gate, and
when they cared the town the entrance were closed
The rebels intended TO reestabish In our rear the
bridges over deep nullah which we destroyed some
time ago. They threw many as seven, but the stream
swelling carried them off, sc that the force returned TO
Delhi without efeetiDg thing Their line mar ,hing
in and out afOrt ell our gunLers excellent practice;
ard notwithstanding the heavy firing from couple
of 9.pouncer in position near the Cahmere gate and
from the western bastoD, our centre ana lett batteries
made sone capital shots. Alter aesuitory auacS
during which the rebels approached as near as lOO
yards to our bresstwOrk, they returned to Delhi.
The lst Of August being the Mohsmmedan festival
Of the Buckree Fed, the enemy swarmed out of camp
in vast nun bers on every side. They commenced an
attack on Metcale house. and extended all along our
frort 10 the right flank. Their tower batteries main
tsired perpetual fire of shot and shells, while the
muneers kept up musk ery fire at our breastworks,
all 10 no purpose. The troops in camp did not even
turn out, and the pckets alone suiced to keep OF this
wild ard unenergetic attack. Great as their losses
were from exposure 10 the fire of our Eohelds they
kept their position all day and all night sometimes mes
dai kness they made four combined attacks against
the pickets but were repu'sed each time with loss,
by grape losing many ad and leaving their wounded
behiId AT midnight, emboldened by seeing tnat we
would NOT emerge from the defenses, they made fna
and closer assault when the 6lst 6Oth and Ghookas
at last issued out and in brilliant charge drove back
and killed considerable number. Reiets OF the |ot
Rpmaon Battalion lGhCorkas but recently arrived,
Cokes Rifles, and other supports, now came up and
kept the mutneen at bay until o'clock 10 the after
noon, when tired of their Intellectual endeavors the
enemy WITHDREW.
new feature in the history of the mutiny presents
itself. disarmed regiment at Lahore, 10Th -ngal
Native Infantry about noon on the 3lst oi July.
Major Spencer, who commanded the regiment, went
into the lines and for time appears to have sue
ceeded in pacii ing the but be, with the later-
master Seigesnt the HsviIdar Major and Paw. Iiav.
dar al Others lost their lives in the vain attempt
slain from behind by blows dealt bin with Ratchet.
We had hoped that the Madras army would resist
the temptation to mutny but the infection has spread
there at last and the 9Th Regiment Madras Cavalry
has mutined. This uDlookt dior catastrophe has laid
bare much weakness and imitity on the part OF the
Madras Government. told you, in previous letter,
that the Sth Madras Cavalry had been ordered to
Calcutta. having volunteered for foreign service On
it march from Bar galore the men halted at Sreepor
mutoor &c mile. from Madras, and refused to proceed
unless certain claims for pay, prze-moDey and pen
sions, In allegiance since 1897 were forthwith hqui-
dated. This mutiny, as clear as any that we
have feen in these unfortunate Gays. The officers In
clarge sent TO Madras for Instructions and the Gov
eminent had the weekI ess to comply with the desire
Of the Sepoys Instead of making an example, they
held out a pre MUM on mutiny The Sth marched on
to mslee, thirteen miles from Madras, and
there halted again. The men refused to march
on any terms whatever. "They would not
O. make war their countrymen, they said: 1t be-
came imperl usy necessary cow 10 disarm the regi-
nent; and this was elected under the muzzles OF
detachment of artillery, fortunately at hand, to awe
the mutne ere. Arms and ammunition, with the ex-
cepton Of swords, taken away, the horses led OIL
TO Madras and embarked for Calcutta, while the mea
were marched to Arcot TO do dismounted duty. The
Sd cavalry at AIcot ordered to Bangalore to take
the place of the Sh As yet the mutnOus conduct Of
these men has been left unpublished. This affair did
not fail to create considerable anxiety at Madras,
where there but feeble European force and fears
whose Mussulman inhabitants ere known to be disi.
fected. Mutiny cannot fail TO spread ooce the signal
has been given. This is proved concIusively by me
army Of the Bombay presidency, in which new req,
N ents are daily added TO the list Of the disafscted
have already made you aware OF the danger Imminent
At Sbolepore Since then have heard that the Sd
b. n at that place has shown such symptoms OF In
suborcin atom as to render outbreak imminent.
The old and venerated city Ct Beeapore, in the terri
tory Of the captive Rsjah of S.ttara has risen, and
troops have been dispatched under Kerr OF the Nab
rata horse TO reduce it, but fear we ere likely 10
suffer seme disaster from the system OF small detsch'
merits pursued almost Of necessity by our Govern
melt.