New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-12
THE MUTINY AT AURUNGABAD.


The following account of an encounter with the
mutineers of the Nizsms irregular cavalry at Aurnn'
gabad is from the pen Of the gentleman sent with the
movable column of tooops to repress the mutiry:
1.-TWO guns and squadron Of the dragons were ei1
TO guard the bridge in Of rising OF the Nlzahs
artillery or infantry, and we went on up 70 the cavalry
lines, which we reached at twelve. long me OF
white tents, with horses pckeed 10 'front.' showeo US
where they were and the general galloped over tne
ground TO select a good position. AL the oiic .h
were of courfe, with their regiments so thar IN inc
generals staff were only his aide,de camp MAC
donald, Deputy Adjutant.General Coley, Mayn s.
Abbott, and myself. The cavalry bugies were
sounded, and men ordered to fall in on 1901 eAceP.
their mounted lnatve) officers. Abbott then RODE
past them ard ordered the few men who nad remain
faithful to fall out of the ranks, leaAng the mut r
neers in a body in front of the line. The guns OF
Woocombe's battery were then ordered to be loaded
with canister and drawn up within thirty YARDS auu
the General, with Abbott and the otner lou, oi Us
rode up to the ranks. Abbott was then ordeiea 70
speak TO the men, and he did So asking them tneir
reason for dsobeypg orders and for mutinying, re-
minding them that Government never dreamed OF at
tempting TO make them change their religion ana OF
the punishment that awaited them. The Inoahled OF
fcer, jemadar who commanded TINS troop; anu wno
was one Of the principal nstgators of the affair." here
broke out: cit is not good; it is all false! AoboI
drew his pistol ard would have shot him as he stood
for speaking in rank is equivalent to open MUMMY
but the General turned TO him and saic; capt. 40,
bot desire that you will not fire on your own men,
So 4 hlott mt M his pistol and wen. on with his
bsrangue. After another minute the jemadar broke
out again 1t is not true; it is all false Brothers
all, prime and fire Upon this, with clash ont
came all their pistols, and, had they fired, we ak must
have fallen, we were not five yards from them Ny
pistol a revolver, was in my hand in moment and
as was next to the iemadar feel conhdent could
have shot him before he had time to raise his But
panic seized Them and they boted toward their lines
ard we rode back behind the guns Woolcombe
had dismounted and was pointing gun at them him
self; the portfre was lighted and one WORD only was
wantad to blow every soul of them to the four winds
and thus strike a decisive and terrible blow, which
never would have been forgotten; but the word was
not given. Tine General allowed them to get to their
hores. and then, as they STOOD IN group mourning
some 200 psrds off, WOOlcombe ran to another gun,
armed ana pointed it, and, losing his patience at
not being ordered to fir, sang out, May hre sir
If any was returned, certanely no order
given and the rascas got to their horses and ware
I'D on them and away in a moment. Then came the
OF der 20 FIRE, just they were getting under cover OF
some buildings; some % shots were fired at them,
but without effect, only killing some few horses and
charge as the muneers had by this time cleared their
lines ard were drawn up in line on plain to our
right, out of shot of the guns: Forward went the
FouIte enth at a gallon, and the men OF the First
waited in line till the Fourteenth were tolefaby near
them, ard then broke up and each man turned his
horse head and disappeared in every possible differ
ent direction. The dragons caught and cut dow
seine half.dOzen, and the rest got away. Abbot
joined the charge, ana, MS morse DeihS Hesn, ITO
manage to get up with of the mutinous officers,
Who Seeing chance of escape put his sword between
his teeth dropped his Itius and held up his hands in
token of submission and as sign for quarter Abbott
lowered his sword and the brute he passed him. drew
his pistol and fled it straight at at his face motion
of tie horse saved him, and he drew his pistol and
fred two shots at the rufiian, but missed him. lie
was caught later in the day and hung next morning
be ore all the troops. After the charge the rest OF the
native cavalry brought out and those suspected
were dsarmsd and placed in confinement, to await
their trial by drumhead court-martal. Towards the
evening ne arly 20 of those who had escaped were
taken or given up, and this reduced the number of
those who have actually got away to about 80. The
iemadar who had first drawn his pistol was missing
altogether, and tdngs could be got of him, though
the general was most anxious to secure him. Had
the guns opened upon the rascas directly they drew
their firearms. not could have escaped, and a
blow direct and decisive would have been struck and
the mutny in all probability queed in these parts at
all events All disappointed at the result, and
particularly as the general had them so entirely at his
nercy,'