The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-10-19
The Rebellion I'm lndIa--The views
OF Rev. Il Ia HAY.

/ Rev. G. l.. Hay, who went from lndauap-
4 Oils, Indiana, about seven years ago, to In
/ dia, as a missionary of the Assemblies Board
/ lOid School Presbyterian and who was sta
toned in the Northern Preridency when the
rebellion occurred, escaped, us our readers
have already learned, with his family. and
ned home by way of England. lie ar
rived in New York last week and from state
ments given by him to the New York papers
We obtain the following as his views of the
progress and prospects of the rebellion
The causes Of the mutiny are more wde-
reaching in the Bengal Presidency than in
either of the other two Bombay and Mad
ras. The principal Of these is to be found
IN the policy pursued by the government in
the construction of the army. While in
Bombay and Madras the native forces are
constituted OF more heterogeneous materials,
IN Bengal caste has been recognized. and the
entire force drawn from a homogeneous set
Of men, who have always looked upon them
selves as a superior class, and who never
have and never vii work. To be soldiers,
and rs such superior to other men, il their
social condition and pride. In thus attach
ing 10 itself the m3i,nry caste, the govern
ment believed TINT il was securing the
strength OF the country, and that it could
play OF caste against caste with security.
IL Is this pampcfed pride that has now
turned upon those who tostered it, Mussel-
man ambition has joined with the Brahmin-
cla teachers, and they nave used every means
TO stimulate the pride OF the Sepoys and their
hatred for anything that might tend to de-
prise them of their social superiority So
Tar as regards the great mass Of the other
inhabitants, Mr.. Hay does not think they are
deeply imbned with the spirit of disaiiection.
The administration of justice by the British
officials has been equitable; and though some
OF the native officers Of the government have
abused their power, and ili-treated the ma
tive population subject to them. the mass
Of the people recognize in the British rule
fur better administration than has ever been
experienced under native government. They
are therefore not deeply interested in the
success OF the mntineeIs, except so far ns
the excited fanaticsm of some may lead them
to participate in T.
Tiny Will embrace Central and Southern In
iia to any considerable extent. for the reas
on above stated; and he thinks that Delhi
caunot be retaken much before the close of
the year, if 80 soon. The re-conquest of the
Northern Presidency has to be effected, and
the ultimate success Of the British troops
there can be no doubt. The destruction of
vested interests, however, will be great, and
everything in the shape Of enterprise mus;
be commenced anew. AS an instance, he
states that he entire establishment of the
mission ut Allahabad has been DESTROYED, and
the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
has incurred loss of fully two hundred
thousand dollars. lie will arrange soon to
give public addresses on India, in the hope
TO bring back 10 the Board, from the contri- /
buttons of those interested in the subject in
this country, some portion OF the great loss
II has sustained. Ills own personal losses
have been SO great US TO deprive him Of all
the means he possessed, and it was almost
miracle that he and his family escaped with
their lives Ii is his intention to proceed
shortly 10 Washington to place the informa- /
ton in his possession before the govern
meut