Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

tanning late and interesting particulars of the nsurrec-
ton in India. We subjoin some extracts
CAMP BEFORE DELHI.-I am sorry it is not in my
power to give you any news from this quarter Yester
day the enemy attacked us in great force from the
Subiee Mudee side, and fought most desperately the
whole day long. They had strong position in the
village and among the garden walls Our loss has been
great for u.s. but the loss of the muneers has been very
considerable We have been quiet to-day; how long it
will last it is impossible to say. Ever since the day
arrived here have the troops been less knocked
up by the exposure to sun and fatigue &c but the men
keep up their British spirit and it is
surprising how cheeruy all endure this harassng work,
and how manfully through Gods blessing, we have
pulsed every one of their attacks We have now been
here sixteen days. "A small portion of the reinforce
ments arrived here yesterday and Brgader Chamber
lain came in here to-day.
We sorry to lear that from letters that ON the
18th the Nusseerabad mutneers with some sald to be
six guns contrved to get in of our position and
create great confusion They of course driven back
with heavy loss in killed and wounded and two guns
but our loss also severe; and when we consider
that common precaution would have averted this loss
we feel bound to state that there must be great com-
potency somewhere and the sooner the valuable lives of
our brave soldiers nrusted to others care the bet
ter The losses we have to deplOre are Col 1ule, H.
NJ 9th Lancers Capt. Alexander, Sd n. L.; Mr.. Hum
phrey and 10 men killed Col Beecher, quarernaster
general ond several others wounded.
From the Bombay Times of the 4th Of July.
In the last fortnight we have probably passed 'the
flood" of the instruction, and may hope that our
future advices will be chiefly occupied with recital of
the subsistence of this great rebellion and restoration of
order in the disturbed provinces The truth u.s. that
there regiments to mutiny, unless they are
to be those of Bombay and Madras, concerning the f.
deity of which there not the slightest ground of
pcion Delhi had not fallen up to the 9th of June, the
date of our last advices via Lahore. There has been
good deal of fighting outside the walls the REBELS being
defeated every occasion with great slaughter, and it
is matter of much congratulaton that the apparent
hopeessness of their has eectualy checked the
disposition Of the other mutineers at other stations to
proceed to their assistance. The only attempt which
has been made to reinforce them to have been
the part of the Nusseerabad mutneers who were cut
up dreadfuly the occasion by Gen. Barnards force
Whether any of them got inside of the walls not
cannot say.
During the fortnight just elasped we have received
intelligence of the mutny of the troops at Moradabad
Fyzabad Seetapore, Saugor, Nowgong, Bonda, Fut-
tehghur, Mhow and Indore, and proceed briefly to
relate the particulars of each far they known
to
1t now evident that an arrangement existed between
the troops of Barreily Shahe hanpore, Lucknow, and
Mordabad to effect simultaneous rising. lglance at
the map will show the proximity of these stations to
each other and the outbreak occurred at each the
morning of the same day.
The mutiny at Bareilly which we reported in few
words in last ISSUE to have been attended with
circumstances of peculiar atrOcty and treachery. Only
day before their outbreak the Sepoys appealed to their Of
cers to recall their wives and families from the hills where
they had been sent for safety and to the last mo-
ment these mscreants swOre to protect their officers to
the DEATH The regiments rose en- maSse on Sunday
morning, the LIST of June-a shOtted gun being fired as
signal about II o'clock. The men at once rushed
upon the officers lines and opened fuslade upon the
bungalows. Such officers able Immediately got
their horses and made for the rendezvous previously
agreed upon among them-the cavalry paradegrOund
An Intellectual effort was made to bring back the troops
tn h11ff rQIC
with grapeshot and they had to ride for there lives.
The country having risen in all directions it was
with extreme difficulty, and only by ride of seventy
miles, that the little band at last found safety at Nynee
Tai in the hills, where they had previously sent theil
families. Here the refugees congregated in numbers
which will probably awe any attempt to attack them
and the place is of very difficult approach, may
hope they in safety. At Moradabad the dsre to
plumber to have prevailed the murderous pro
pestes of these mscreants and they gave their officers
two hours grace to make their escape il which they
fortunately succeeded the whole of the officers goth
gment and the residents with their families escaping
to ynee Tai the day after the arrival of the Barei
refugees. We stated in our last advices that great
fear entertained that the whole of the station Of
Shahjehanpore had been massacreed. We are happy
however, to learn that good many have escaped, but
we are unable as yet to give the particulars
The rising at Fyzabad occurred on the night of Sun
day. the 8th ut the 9Th regiment Dude irregular infant
ry giving the signal, which was Immediately answered
by the 22d regiment native infantry. They at once
took possession of the battery and would not allow the
officers to approach but do not seem to have offered then
any violence. Fyzabad is in the very heart of Dude
and IS situated upon branch of the Ganges The Off
determined to endeavor to escape by the boat anC
were allowed quietly to embark About ten miles dowr
the ryer, they met 800 or 900 mutneers encamp
ed, who fired upon and pursued the fugtives, killing
number of them. We have reason to believe however
that considerable number of the officers have effected
their escape from this stations and whatever NAV have
mis- affn lnavi no
at the time to have been characterized by
gest moderation.
Concerning the mutiny at Nowgong we simply know
the fact that the headquarters of the 18th native infantry
and of the 18th irregular cavalry stationed there have
followed the example of the left wing of each corps
which stationed at Jhans but that the officers
safe. The news of the Jhansi mutny we communicated
by last MAIL with account of the bloody tragedy en-
acted that occasion by the of all the Euro
peans in the place. We now learn that besides Mr.
Skene and family, Mrs. Browne Miss Davidson wer
killed Altogether, twelve of our countrymen and wo
men slaughtered in this small station. The on1
persons known tohave escaped two customs officers
who have reached Agra.
The only particulars have of the mutiny at Band;
are contained in letter from Nagode dated June 19
OF which the following is an extract:
eve have escaped from Banda to Nagode, and
through Gods mercy have been miraculousy preserved
On Sunday, the 14th, the Nawab's troops mutnied a
well as the native infantry The Mahommedans pantet
their flag, and wanted to kill u.s. but the Nawabs stooC
by us, and got into bugg les and on horses and go
off The place in blaze before we got mile ; i
fearful scene. We start again tonight for Mira
pore, and hope to reach it safely but this district
very much disturbed. We have in our party Mr. an,
Mrs. Edmondstone, Mr. and Mrs. Webster, Messrs
Mayne, Sherer, Clark Bews, Cousins, Hutchinson, Os
win and Glyn We staying with Major and Mrs
Ellis, at Nagode. Their kindness is extreme, and W
have rested two days"
Of the whole country of Rohilcund Futtehghar Eur