The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-30
THE sEPOY MUTINY IN INDIA.

THE sEPOY MUTINY IN INDIA.
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Spread " the Revoit la the Provtoces- che
Battle az ,As,hs ity-D- oates io ttlo ssraa Ian
f~rIia"."t-Opi"iO"s OF the hi"Yiish and
bombay (July ny Cures ,oudence OF Londoa Comnercsl
G,2et,e
And drst of he great city or Delhi which has now been
for nth In hands of tho muoeers Mtny persons
reg ardipg The gaveet fears erloed have
since made their sppea'ance at one o, "her the uesf
boring sssons, and ho,s thW tae lst at those
thus preserved ~u he largely iu"reased as tho naive
anohooers have shown themselves 10 many cases ds
poecd give shelter and protecon 70 9o fugitive BIT
the hardsbita and danger " which they have been
posed have told severely upon the poor womao an
ohcren who escaped WITH but 'h.ir hives from the nee
and the ba, onet, and many tail OF hairb esda
nom sudden AID dreadful death viii be told to anxious
relatives in England
In Dell The civilization OF ufy tire years has be do
oy shre hours the agent. adding, with
IKE the atrocities Of N~dr shah " the soidery
presented 10 DO wtho leader but other accouoD tell NJ
that they have elected N the supe ne and ps Of
command two nail officers OF the Sd Light Cavalry
Under this other Leaders hip they had the temerty n
FROM the city aDd attack portion or tne orcs
ooeo ing crush the u. On the 30h Of May detsca
men Of the European fore, .. Mee,u the C.rabinssr
elh Rifles Artillery, under hs command Of Bf,ea1er
wsop, took up an advanced posien st tho village OF
Ghsxee God nugseY tho road 10 Debit
the little river OF Hndun by Suspension bridge soms Of
teen mikes from the capital Tha Afternoon tn my
Ap
stream ana followed Tue B, gader took
bis Artillery and Dgooas acros the river BY ford, while
the Rifles pased tie brge The, attacked At on,e In front
and TANKS; the mutneers doubled up and driven
back with the loss Of all their guns part into burning
village, which they themselves had 6red and where they
pernnsa wssrsny.psr. n'o dne open plsn' wne,e voc
by this check they returned 70 the attack on tns
following day, and were again repused On tn LIST u
June the Beader whore loss the first day mad been
about forty killed and wounded (hat toe second Il
yet upknown and M further attempt ha.
been made 10 contest hs possession Of the sr ge aaa
In preparpgFo receive The army advancing against them
from UmbalAh for although there are rrmors or desor
son rok Delhi they have PROBABLY not been nnme.ous,
the honemen Of Scnda aud OF the Rsjabs Of Bhart
pore and Uwsr-not to spesk OF Agra volanteers-woui
have mad their tale 70 tell OF ugvcs intercepted and dc
stroyed
Wien General Anson died. the command Of the
develved rpcu Sir Henry Barnard, wno Major General
bad been si the head Of the rhnd division Mean Snle
Beaoer HaAx, With advsn had arr red nj Panee
put ffty miles ON n ln from wach place he moved
~ and ,be main body ~ere 70 march from Karna a. ana
by morong OF the @D the day before yeAtcrdsy Is
thought that the whole orce strengthen ed ny tho greater
Yoan Of the Heerai disnioa, snich va To IN oewen
fsDespus snd o-ihj, you'd Appear before revoted
cap al The force no, Ito no Ia GO expected
when lsst wrote Tor oard peoes-sry " dis
arm =. Umbsllan ,~o # the native oe-s-tne Ct, aud
oo,h-wbiin ~ere To form pars Of It. (xsuy oler dAaf
fsced resiueos have been thus resto a. We shah
prerenily Bot all the European ops of which before
gave there 9th and oarsbi TON.
eo,h and "a Fualeets three troops OF hors.
i
tiou-whsi have b,ta4r o omI.ted,he s-ri ,sl OF pr
ton OF tho PoI aub Guido 0pr~ horse and fo .rou mt
down rom their station q Nurdsn, on the AGsaao froo
There also the trusiy Goorthas OF th- rm
battalion The deences OF the mrneers az ns thi, for
mds BILE force are, believe nigh vail and di,cd and
,he guns Of t~o siese trains. How they of Tor
least partsly dssroyef, al The commencement OF The
outbreak by Lieutenant ~lIughby, mo Jonmi~ssry OF
Ordbaoce who, h feared, perlshcd In The tx lsior
Bu, aH speculsu,n 30 tae fAie Of the Dslni masi
will hope, be set at rest before ccucud, shis
mail Fixed FOR tsz Afternoon w be- postponed. II
yary for twenty f'ar forty eight hoar' IN the
hope that mar carry htpe ad'ncs OF saer over,hres
Stree the muuuy ana snt tf the ntve poriioa OF IL
garrison The canton ment Moerut has FREQ from
asr Several prisoners proved 10 haze been concerned
IN the murd RI have been nsrred evening az
Ave The revotcd ,oldery for the mos, part ~
You ~src, prccecccd NJ ooce H. Delhi Dcsschod ar
hes however, mainly belonging, ~ t woai ap e, n tho
Third cpvay spread hon selves over tue o'nDy, NTH
the ipepon sosfeauent prisoners everred II ghas
quietly iher homes II unoppo the fact tuet b. lies
Of there men we're abroad vas generally known, and
naturally produced much Ia m.
About the tine Of these occurrences st Aivghur
and Easah, thu ra,ve regiments at sgra began 10
show sy mptoms Of the prevailing disease rhcy we're
pumher, the Forty fourth and ixty seyesih TTo
panes OF each CORE, hsd been sent TO duttra 10
brig sVwp treasure " Aga They moanied on toe say
back and proceed Cd Delhi numbering IT'S fea-et some
all ~ their on the spirt shosn by these oom-
papes doiermiucc Mr. Covin at 10 disam tho
der Of the regimrnu to which thev belonged, which
dIngy the Let Of June, Ia the peeenoe
q the 3D. Eur pcsns and Captain OOlys E5ropesu sd
battery The affair vent OF qoetly and the city hs. ,iBce
been irapqu some or scipda'r contingent ~ from
Gvnor and employ ed N garrison tho deserted
too nswah srd resore tie elected civil authorities
Out OF the Fu openne IN OF volunteer horse
hat been raised which, under he Of reGt n,nt
gresibesi setet ew days after the dr. arming ~ the
ssh and 9Th IN the execution Of capital piece Of service
The Rso petty cbIef Of Burtroieo, Ayghir avail
ed hnseR Of tho prevailing disorder 70 doclars hb
Independence, turning DOT government ooolals bum
ing villages, eiartrg contributions aud establishing
hiuself at Khyrr a the sea, OF hts new aud ey
hnded sovereignty. His course soon run. NJ.
Watson the mssstrs,e Of Aysaur .nh ~
,~oop Don KByu. caogh, the Rso, tried ny dun
bead MARTIAL found him guilty OF reb. op and hins
him oa The spci-a sslosary example that will scarcely
RciraciDg our steps 10 the northwest, end that
uny oeser'ion dbm,ssN has greatly ,huoed the i'm
posing army Of the Punjsrb. when closed my last lester
we bad ius beard Of the determination 10 form flying
column nj jheum unoer General Reed. 1t was rumored
tina, dascuou rife both At ferozepore and at lahore
These reports coon received confirmation. The 45,h and
bth Regiments munied at Forozcpore on The 18Th or May
But her Msicsys ols aided BY the lotn Light Cavalry,
which remained ranch, inflicted severe loss upon them
and on the following dsy the muueefs Ia, and we're
quietly dsarmed. A. Neean Nicer, the camp OF Lahore,
the three native infantry regiments Of the garrison the
10Th s6th and ieh ~,re dsarned on the 18th By Brigs
der Cec with the ess Foot and tue powerful force OF
artillery, horse ard fort Al Peshswur, on toe I'D three
more in anry regiments the 9th, 9th and 51s md tho
9th Iisht Cavalry deprived Of their arms sub,h
dar Major OF the bt banged In presence Of all The
regiment deserted their colors Their Coone spot;is
voode, committed suicide.
From Lnchno~ ases Intelligence is OF the 5ist OF
May Daring the previous night The native troops OF the
garrison bad partially mutnied Abou one bat OF eaon
of the tsh and Tls regiments Joined by some few Of me
other Infantry corps the 13h snd two troops OF the I'm
cavalry deserted their oolop sod fed towards Seea poro
glance al Rsjpoosana and stall have comae'cd ,oe
tale Of musineers that, my computation s correct have
cost the Bengal army the whole or the creator pat IS
regiments Of foot, tf four OF )rse, t~o conpsne OF T
tery, each with field battery, and OF the cor OF SAP
pers and miners The stations OF Nusseerabat, near
sjnere, and Neemuch, usually earrsoned from eosy,
were at the beginning Of the drained Of The infantry
ARD snns Of tho army OF that Presidency by the pressure
OF The Persian war. There remained the ls Bombay light
cavalry Qsnoers) cantoned at Nuseerabad bst that sti
ton received for infantry the 18th Bengal native Ia
fantry from heerr and the sod from Agra: aat Tor
artillery Bengal native company, the ~ OF the IN bsa-
lion To heemuoh there the 72t native iufiltry
ard native troop of Horse Artillery (tth OF lst Btaon),
both from ARA; and wing Of the LIST (sanra) LIGHT
Cavalry from Mhov Tho Bengal troops a. Nussee,s0lf,
Who had ng been wavering bsukc 90. into opou nluua
on he evening Of the sSth OF May The BimSsy Iaucers
were weakened BY deach nens, tnd Dire less THAI $50
ssbfes but "faithfu touDd among The fAtheu auafdl
cnly thew they charged essn ssa again tho over whs
n numbers the mutneers Ia tie hopa of c1ptasiag
iher gems But, may be suppo,e5, their loyalty aud