Mariposa Democrat., 1857-11-05
The SIutiny In India.

According to the most favorable accounts of the
Sepoy muny in India the British Government is not
gaining ground but on the contrary, has lost power
from the very commencement of the outbreak. An
officer, writing from Delhi camp on July l4th, says:
We are doing nothing towards taking Delhi but
merely defending ourselves against the enemy's sor-
ties" He further shows that the British had but two
thousand effective men at that place, having had to
leave detachments of troops at nearly dozen places,
TO protect the communication. The insurgents at
Delhi were receiving strong renforcements On the
first of July four regiments of infantry one Of irregu-
lar cavalry, and one battery Of artillery had csntrived
to effect junction with their comrades at Delhi. 1t
is to be hoped" says the Bombay correspondent Of
the London Times, " that they would find the Ganges
impossible, but the anticipated rise Of the river not
taking place, it crossed by Gurmukheser the Do
rab was traversed, and Delhi was attained. For two
days, troops had the modification of watching the
long train of men, guns horses and beasts of burden
of all kinds, Qor there treasure with the rebels,
say f5O0OO streaming the bridge Of boats into
the city, without possibility of preventing or in any
way annoying them.n But Delhi is not the only place
for which the British are fighting. Agra, Cawnpore
and Lucknow had become centers of the struggle. The
mutineers set out for Agra, distance of three hum
dred miles, and then held by the Enslsh About ten
thousand strong, they encamped near Agra on the
4th july and the European residents took refuge in
the fort. The English commander sent out some ma
tive horse, foot and artillery to act advanced
post against the enemy, but they all deserted and
Joined the insurgents On the 5th July the two for
ces had battle but the English were driven into
their stronghold. The sepoys advanced on Agra. and
destroyed everything in the cantonments. This broke
the English line between Agra and Delhi.
At Cawnpore. some two hundred Europeans, with
the and children were shut up in the fortified
work, and surrounded by an overwhelming force Of
the insurgents On the 2sth June the English agreed
to surrender, the condition of being allowed TO de-
part in boats down the river Ganges but they had
hardly got into the middle of the stream, when guns
opened upon them from the right bank. The people
in the boats that tried to escape to the opposite bank
were caught and cut down by cavalry. The women
and children were made captves.
Cawnpore was aiterward recaptured by the English,
and the insurgents driven to take shelter in Bittoon,
which is twelve miles distant and strongly fortified
but not before numbering all the European captves.
At Lucknow, the capital of the King Of 0ude the
English were shut up in the fort surrounded by an
but its fall not unexpected before would
reach il. From these facts it will be seen that the
British force in India cannot hold the fortified
towns against the Sepoys. Nothing but strong rein
forcements can enable them to overcome the rebels.
In England every effort is made for embarking
troops for India. Twenyseven thousand have already
been shipped four regiments destined for China have
been intercepted and sent to Calcutta and three reg
ments have been sent to India from the Cape Of Good
Hope. In addition to this, fifteen thousand militia are
to be called out and additional force Of artillery Is
at TO be sent TO the Indian Provinces making in
ALL European force in India Of eighty thousand men.
The lnda Company very anxious regarding the
probable complexion of the next news. The fate Of
Agra and Lucknow the great points in suspense.
On the 4th of August also, is the great Mabommedan
festival and there have been surises that upon that
occasion the whole Mahommedan population will at
tempt a rising.