Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-10-22
THE BOMBAY ARMY The following is from
an officer In the 18th Bombay Native Infantry:

THE BOMBAY ARMY The following is from
an officer In the l2Ih Bombay Native Infantry:
| "Camp, near Deesa, August 10
" Ths detachment Of my regiment OF $50 iner
| which was sent 10 Husseerabad (the very sink OF
nutiny) has lnutinied. Tue facts were there =
After they had received their pay, Capt Hobrow,
who commanding them heard the bugIe blow
tho alarm for the troops 10 garrison TO assemble
SO he commanded our men to fall in. which hey did
without murmur There he left them while be
went to the Brigadier for orders One Of the Bonn
bay Lanoers (lsil had before ridden to our lines 10
state Of fan nticism, being stimulated by ban and
other things, and told our that the 3smbay
First Lancers Eud mutined aud taken possession Of
the guns and that IL they were commanded to march
to the artillery lines not to obey, the guns would
be turned upon them, As firing was heard near
the guns, our believed il. aud when Captain
HIlbrow came back with the Brigadier's orders to
march to the artillery lines our refused 10 move,
and Notwithstanding all his that il was
| all safe, only three would move out Of the $50
"Holbrow sent back TO the Brigadier aud teld him
hat bis men we're In state Of maiiny so he ordered
! down 100 men OF the S3l Regiment to he guns,
| under Lieutenant swanson Of the Horse Artillery,
10 our lines. OF course IL was all lie Of this men
II the Lancers that thsT had inutiniel and taken
the guns. But while Iolbrow was away this men
| OF the Llncers came back to our men aud tried 10
klll the Europeans when they game up. But swanson
hot him with pistol, and 103 of our men wero dis.
armed. The worst part Of the matter 10 that they
were all found with their nuskets loaded, whish
certainly looks very saspicious but it Is alleged
they loaded Them In srf-deieuce against the Lanoers
Our men here $500 are stAunsh. can't the least
fancy their rising but those certainly an xious
times You see BY my account 1t was more of
panic than a mutiny, 40 they believed the man who
told them tie Lancers had taken the guns aud
mntinied
The following letter 10 from an officer Of rank
| "BELoAuM, August 23.-SiuceI last wrote you
q singular event has ocsurrel !. The mutiny Of the
| 9th Regiment Of Bombay Native Iafantry at Kola>
| pore which % In command of the southern division
| Of the arm, about 70 miles from Belgaum Without
advancing any grievance, or giving any inkling of
their purpose, about l6g men OF the regiment broke
out into open mutiny, at 10 o'clock ct night, plum.
derpg the treasury OF 1000 rupees, and made for
a durgah (religious edAce) in the town, and In the
early morning marched clear away towards Wage.
i tun on the coast by the Phoonda Chat No native
commissioned officer accompanied the mutineers,
but NO confidence could be placed by the command
\ ing officer in th, remaining men to enable him to
follow the mutineers, Of whom, however, some thirty
or forty prisoners were taken
| perhaps the most remarkable feature Ia, that
only ons-third Of the mutineers were llind0stanee
men, the rest beipg Mahrattas and Konkan and
4 t,eCckh- Hiulo+s The trials are now going on Col
a. 3, Jacob having been sent there with Europeans
aud guns. He disarmed the 9Th, and snot and
hung twenty-one Of the mutineers Immediately
after mis- arrival. A detachment of the 37th Native
by two companies Of Her Msjesty's Seth Regiment,
who then passed on the Goa, route to Belgium,
and they are expected here tomorrow. Their APP
prVach has permitted VI the despatch Of company
OF tue "a butopehub his morning 10 DAhrWhT, Wnoto
there is considerable treasure, aud gaol Of $40
prisoners. The MahOmmedsn population are ripe
for revolt Four Sepoys are now under trial for
expressing mutinoua and sedi tiOus intentions; aud
last week two outside traitors were blown away
from guns. The European force Is now sufficient TO
dsarm both the native regiments at Belgium, If 1t
were necessary, which is lot expected, as only few
men In one Of the regiments are disahected."
LUCKNOW This city, where the Engish re-
sldents have been in great peril q the capital Of
dude, the kingdom which the English recently aus
nexed to their other India possessions Its popula'
ten Is about 100000, and it ia situated the
south side Vt the river County, which Is at all lmei
paygable, ami falls into the Ganyss between Ben,
ares and GaEyposr. By tho nearest road II is $50
miles from Calcutta, 25e miles from Bcnares 4, al
important points at this momsnt. Tae street Ia
Lucknow occupied by the lower classes arc sunL
ten or twelve feet below the surface, and are Q,
narrow that the oarta scarcely pass each OTHER
but the palaces, MOSQUES and burial grounds At,
gJrgeously Elagni6oeut IL was some years since
Of the largest and richest cities in HindoSan,