New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-04
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rsse and the proclamation by them o. . Moe''
EppeIor. Any notion, however, Of me m-.Ie
beng abe 70 keep the hne ent csp. III ~ A'''"
.eain,t .he priti.h forces wo,dd be P9eposesr'a~
D,lhi Is fbYti6ed only by o val ana a aoP'0 ~
whis the bishts surrounding ana eohaaS1s
are sfyesdy in the possession OF tDe Ens","' ".
.,.D x;,hou. t,t.erins .be walls, mghs eh'orce ''S
a.,sna.,, n very short period by the easy pro-
.... q, .,..oe Of ito supply Of water. Moreover
....s.v JSrew Of mutinesriug seldiers whe have
..r,ss,,a .heir own officers, torn asuader inc ues
81 ,..-;,,,;ns. and not succeeded IN discovering
-. ,,,a, a HON 10 bestow tae supreme command,
,,a er,aia,y the body least likely to organize Sc
,sp, ard rretracted resistance. TO make con-
k..ios more confused, tie checkered Delhi ranksare
SsiIy swelling from the fresh arrivals of new con-
tinsen.s of mutneers from al parts Of the Bengal
Presidency, who, as il on preconcerted plan, are
throwing themselves into the doomed city. The t~o
sr,es which, on the Goth and 3lst Of May, toe mu-
tineers risked without the walls, and IN both OF
which they we're repuscd with heavy losses seem
70 have proceeded from despair rather than from
any feeling Of self-rciance or strength. Inc eny
hing 20 be wondered at is the sowness OF the Brit
ish operations, which, to some degree, however,
nav be accounted for by the horrors OF the season
and the want of means OF transport: Apart from
Gen. Anson the cOmmander-in-chef, French letters
state that about 1900 European troops have already
6llen victims Of the deathly heat, and even tn
English papers confess that III the engagements be-
fore Delhi the men suffered more from the sun than
from the shot of the enemy. In consequence OF its
scanty means Of conveyance, the main British force
stationed at Umballah consumed about twenty-seven
DAYS in its march upon Delhi, so that 1t moved az
the rate of about one and half hours per day. A
fnrtber DELAY was caused by the absence of heavy
artillery at Umballah and the consequent necessity
of br riDg over siege-tran from the nearest ARSE
nal which was rs far of as PhillOur, on the further
side Of the Sutlej.
With all that, the news Of the fall of Delhi may
be daily expected: but what next! Ii the uncon-
tested possession by the rebels during month OF
the traditionary cebter Of the Indian Empire acted
perhaps as the most powerful ferment in completely
breaking up the Bengal army, in spreading nutlny
and desertiun from Calcutta to the PuDlaub In the
north, and to RspOotsna in the east, and IN
shaking the British authority from one end OF India
~ The other, no greater mistake could be commit.
ted than to suppose that the fall OF Delhi, though IL
NAV throw CONSERVATION among the ranks OF tue
Sepoys should suffice either to quench the rebellion,
10 stn its PROGRESS, or to restore the British rule.
OF the whole native Bengal army, mastering about
10 600 men--c0mpOsed of about 5000 R4Jpoets,
" 600 Brahmins, $4,000 Mahometans, 5000 Hin
deos Of inferior castes and the rest Europeans
30. OGO have disappeared in consequence OF mu-
tiny, desertiOn, or dismissiOn from the ranks
As ito the rest Of that army, several OF the regl-
ments have openly declared that they Will remain
faithful and support the Brltisn authority, excepting
in the matter In which the native troops are now en-
gagged they will not aid the authorities against the
mutineers of the native regiments, and will, on the
contrary, assist their " bhaies' (brOthers). Inc
truth OF this has been exemplfed in almost every
station from Calcutta. The native regiments re-
manned passive for time; but as soon as they IAN
cied themselves strong enough, they mutlnled. An
Indian correspondent OF Inc London Im.s ioL;cS
no doubt as TO the loyalty of the regiments which
have not yet pronounced, and the native inhabl
tspts who have not yet made common cause WIN
the rebels. "If you read" he says, =" that az IS
IS ouiet, understand it 10 mean that the native
troops have not yet risen in open mutny; that
I" the discontinued part OF the inhabitants are
not vet in open rebellion; that they are either TOO
I" weak, or fancy themselves to DO So OF inat tney
q IRE waiting for more fitting time. Where you
road of the mantle station OF loyalty IN any oil the
Renpal native regiments, cavalry or infantry, un
q. understand il TO mean that one half Of the reg
.. ments thus favorably mentioned only are really
faithful; the other half are but acting part ne
/" better to find the Europeans OIL their ,g0.'l
when the proper time arrives or, by wardlng on
% SUSPICION, nave III INC hoio III tieh P'"NA w '
s'ther mutinOus companions. +
In the Pupaub, open rebellion has only been pre-
vented by disbanding the native troops. liz Dude
the English can only be said to Keep LUCKNOW,
fhc residency, while everywhere else the native
regiments have revOlted escaped with their amn',
milton, burned all the bungalows to the ground, ana
Joined with the mhabtants who have taken up arms.
Now, the real position OF the English army Is Dest
demons, rated by the fact that it was thought nece'
sary. in the Punjaub as well as the RajpOotana, to
establish f1yipg corps. This means that the English
cannot depend either ON their SepOy troops or on
fbe natives to keep the communication open be-
fxeeo their scattered forces. Like the French
during the PeniDsular war, they command only the
spot Of ground held by their own troops and the next
neishbOrhoOd dOmlneered by that spot; While Tor
communication between the disjoined members OF
of which, most precarOus in itself, loses naturally
in intensity in the same measure that it spreads o7era
greater extent Of space. The actual insufticleocy
If the British forces is further proved by the fact
that, for removing treasures from dlsafiected sta
i:ops they were constrained TO have them conveyed
by Sepoys themselves, who, WITHOUT any exception,
broke out in rebellion On the march, ard absccuded
with the treasures cOnfded to them. As the troops
sent from England viii, in the best ease, not arrive
before November and as it would be still more
dangerous to draw of European troops from the pres
denotes of Madras and BOmbay-the Tenth regiment
cfMadras Scpoys, having already shown symptoms
of disaffection--any idea Of collecting the
regular taxes throughout the Bengal pres-
dtncy must be- abandoned, and the pro-
cess Of decomposition be allowed TO- 60 on.
Even if we suppose that the Burmese will not I'm
prove the occasion, that the Maharalah of Gwalio
will continue supporting the English, and the Rule
of Nepau commanding the finest Indian army, re
main quiet; that disaffected Peshawur will no
combine with the restless Hill tribes, and tina