New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-15


March the 3sth sepoy regiment, stationed at Bar
rsckpoor, allowed ore of its men to advance with
loaded musket upon the parade ground in front Of
the line, and after having called his comrades to
mutiny, be was permitted to attack and wound the
Adjutart and Sergeant Major of his regiment. d.
ring the band to-hand conflict thatensued, hundreds
of .epoys looked passsely on, while others partic
pated in the struggle, and attacked the officers with
the butt ends otber muskets Subsequently that re-
giment was also dsbanded. The month of April was
sigpalized by incendary fires in several cantonments
Of the Bengal army at Allahabad, Agra, Umballah,
by mutiny of the Sd regiment of Light cavalry at
Meerut and by similar appearances Of disaffection
in the Madras and Bombay armies. At the begin
ming Of May an emeute was preparing at Lucknow,
the capital of Dude, which was, however, prevented
by the prompttuGe of Sir II. Lawrence. On the
10th Of May the mutneers of the Sd light cavalry of
Meerut were marched of to Jail, to undergo the va
rious terms of imprisonment to which they were
sentenced. On the evening of the following day the
troopers Of the Sd cavalry together with the two ma
tive regiments, the 18th and Goth, assembled upon
the parade-eround killed the officers endeavoring to
pacify them, set FIRE to the environments, and slew
all the EDgishmen they were able to lay hands ON
Although the British part of the brigade mustered
a regiment of infantry another Of cavalry, and an
overwhelming force of horse and cotartiery, they
were not able to move until nightfaD. Having In
fcted but little harm on the mutineers, they al
lowed them to betake themselves to the open field
and to throw themselves into Delhi, some forty
miles distant from Meerut. There they were
joined by the native garrison, consisting of the 3cth
54th aid 74th regiments of infantry, and company
of native artillery. The British officers were at.
tackled, all Engsbmen within reach of the rebels
were murdered, and the heir of the late Mogul of
Delhi proclaimed King Of India. OF the troops
sent to the rescue of Meerut, where order had been
reestablished, six companies Of native sappers and
miners, who arrived on the 18th of May, murdered
their commanding officer, Major Frazer, and made
at once for the open country, pursued by troops OF
hOrte artillery and several Of the 9th dragon
guards. Fifty or sixty of the mutneers were
shot, but the rest contrived to escape to Delhi.
AT Ferozepoor, in the Punjaub, the 57th and 45th
native infantry regiments mutinied, but were put
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the whole of the native troops to be in an undis-
guised state of mutny. On the 10Th of May, un-
successful efforts were made by the sepOys sta
TONED at Calcutta to get possession of Fort st.
William. Three regiments arrived from Bushire
at Bombay were at once dispatched to Calcutta.
In reviewing these events, one is startled by the
conduct Of the British commander at Meerut-his
late appearance on the field of battle being still
less Dcomprehensible than the weak manner in
which be pursued the mutineers. As Delhi is sit
uated on the right and Meerut on the left bank of
the Jrmna-the two banks being joined at Delhi
by one bridge Ony-nothing could have been
easier than to cut off the retreat of the fugitves.
Meanwhile, martial law has been proclaimed 10 all
the Unaffected districts; forces, consisting of ma
tives mainly, are concentrating against Delhi from
the north, the east and the SOUTH the neighbOring
princes are said to have pronounced for the En-
gsh; letters have been sent to Ceylon to stop
Lord Elgin and Gen. Ashburnhams forces, on their
way to China; and finally, $4,000 British troops
were to be dispatched from England to In
da in about a fortnight. Whatever obstacles
the climate of India at the present season, and
the total want of means of transportation, may
oppose to- the movements of the British forces,
the rebels at Delhi are very likely to succumb with
out any prolonged resistance. Yet, even theb, it
s only the prologue of most terrible tragedy that
will have to be enacted.