Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1857-08-14
From ne London Times, July 20.
TIE NEWS FROM INDIA AND CHIN

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The mail which left Bombay on the lat of this month
sixteen days after the previous departure may be eonsd.
cred TO report Affairs unchanged they could be in that
interval The muiiny had continued to spread ia the
Bengal army, which was TO be foreseen but it had
As''' not erseea1d t esisi~i I~aNds Delhi had not
ben captured Insurgents hsa Derraygu she enk
ness OF their position by considerable sorties and
their want Of courage, discipline or generaIshp BY
being beaten with great slaughter
So far regards the besiegers aud besieged time od
be in favor Of the former injurious the example would
be in other parts Of India The peaceful and industrious
population OF Bengal proper watch the struggle as much as
We DO only having much to lose aud much Ices to do
However, as measure OF precauton the native regiments
at Calcutta and Barrackpore had been quietly disared
At Madras there was an uneasy feeling but neither there
nor at Bombay was there the slightest sign Of
Nothing is reported Of the Punish Here then IL il evil
dent that the mutiny il confined to the Pro
Vnees lar IN the INTERIOR and surrounded by circle Of
order aud loyalty.
On every side basis OF operations is undsturbed
and az the very worst it is little more than one ~
hose local wars with State or confederacy such as we
have bad dozen times since the beginning of The
century We have wish whatever to make The beat Of
the but certainly would cost te violence 10
torture more out Of IL The worst is told when il Is sta
TED that Delhi was still In the hands OF the insugena
but when We know that General Barnard had only
or four thousand Europeans while the insurQent. were
nuch more numerous and in addition to fanatca pop
Il
We can make allowance for the policy Of not bringing t
struggle to an immediate issue within the rampsIs and
| streets Of the city.
Every week adding TO the European Iorce n, the
disposal OF the Commander in Chief in Bengal and bv
this time he must have diverted considerable part of the
Chinese expedition TO more urgent purpose As fast as
renorcements arrive at Calcutta aud at the great cities
on the Ganges the mutineers higher up will feel th
sinking under them, and the tolls dra wing co.er ronnd
their lair Unable make impression on any British
eucimpment short Of supplies and waiting the sIov On
w,wiiIs a..
union and treacbery in their ranks and those ubo
are stall in condition. make terms for themselves viii
forgiveness. 80
Those incurabe though unsuccessful ntriRuer. the
KING OF Dude and his minister had been detected IN cor
'Pohuenee with the mutineers, and have put out
OF harms way In Fort William. Il will be remembered
mat before the annexation Of Oade the weakness of
oJa fany and ts utter want Of principle had drawn IL
aIo 'ne habit Of intriguing With faction against aDo.
tbe ana hahometans AMI Hindoos were DESTROYING
Other both with the Royal warrant These ntreues 4,
was said, we're ramided throughout al India "a there
nafdy regiment IN the which did not contain
Dude. wv 'b'O" "
Twas no. to be expected that his eI.Msesty could
keep long out OF bis own element Of faction Whether
he had much hand in causing the mutiny IA ofe nno.
tancei but 20 long he at largo no nrob,bv I'd a.
more power Of keeping clear Of than die miserable num-
pet 70 tho palace Of Delhi However he il now 10 good
hands 400 as government has proof Of his share In The
conspiracy, tue stoppage Of bis allowance viii conihn,
70 pay the costs OF the These neasurestbs 49,,
ming Of the natives, and the Of the King
OF Dude, show state Of things rather new 10 the ;,
population OF Cslcutts. IL had also been coosidss5 49,
eeay TO pass an act PacBg the press under license
" % bare an announcement nothing can be said No
doubt the presmust acknowledge "a STATE Of siege ~ Int
lnda has not Suffered hitherto from too free diseuson
o. political qtstoDs too much knowledge Of political
Affairs. ~ P''''-'
The news fom China would be YER, ,mno,,.r, ~ 49,,
news could hoV be Important which DID not bear dire cy
on 9e great trggge going OF under the walls Of Delhi
BOT her a. Inda The progress Of affairs has been much
What might tave been anticipated Toe Chinese Ggbt
Win ncreaslr, pertinacity aud discipline and show them
selves nos ony better soldiers than in The last var
but even successful. -
10 tVo eng gements they have killed and wounded a.
together SO Of our They have not however been
able 70 avert he total destruction Of their Aeet OR 40
uo OF gunboits, having done this service will nov be
able 70 visit 10 the river orts and show ,emseIves "A
Canton uhsI interruption Az that city 4 Tins sc,n.
~ ~ DOR poEef, there substantial resson vhv
~ mere proof q this should not obtain Tor m All tbe Oh
ess o. Ibe expedition without iurlher blood shed or
The seauer which brooght this mail arrived In Tr.s,e
O'Clock Yesterday moruing add there was no ecban.
cs feaeon shy The news should have been delivered
N this metropolis 10 time Tor our second edition II Il
dhout 20 ~ whether The spread IN the stock
change yesterday, and preceded By some heavy se 80
sale gue' Or really what was alleged, dispatch from
Trieste via rufic.
The particulars Of tho rumor were either ,,,s, n .
cra notoHey very probable. IL uas known that the
cholerh had committed ravsges that Gen bernard
Det uiaJed ~ Hant OF supplies, ADD that some ma
tive regmes Bad been diasrmed At Calcutta vbile peo
we're yeerday morning sangulns A. 70 expect tbst
Debit had been taken.
Yet On ne Whole che rumor IL ~ like ne de,psaeb.
Wat re eaaot bot suspect II the Wofk Of the ure why
hen, shouh u produce mucb dismay, and send the
lends down move than bsh per cent? The snswer t.
mat mere rumor alvays y terrible than an al.
Whole one
IHE AHtarcaS HossEs ~ ESoLlSD by the last mail
We eara that NJ. Tsn Brock has Withdrawn Prior and