The Washington union., 1857-11-14

break open the gao and release certain prisoners lately
confined there. This scheme frustrated Shortly
afterward old chief of one Of the neghboring Gond
clans arrested suspicion Of nstigatng an attack
upon the Europeans and their property and being
victed was blown from gum his son suffering with him
! for the crime.
A little while longer and the SD nutinied taking ad
vantage of the scattered condition of the Madras column
which was stationed at intervals between Jubbulpore and
Saugor, keeping open the road and in great
strength at the former station Their muiny had in il
something of originality. They dismissed all their Off
GERS but one, Lieut. Macgregor, whom they retained
hostage for the safety of their comrades in the two
panies that in advance with the headquarters of the
Madras column under General Miller at Dumoh This
little arrangement they explained in respectful letter
written either to their commanding officer, in which
they said that in leaving cantonments they by means
considered that they quitting the service of the Sir
that they remained and proposed TO continue to
MAN. true and good servants of the government but
that they had heard and believed that the Soar intended
to destroy them and had brought in the Madasees for
that purpose Hence they thought 1T better to withdraw
till the sircar should be properly and kindly dis
posed toward them. 4l $50
They were taking away the Sircar' arms and ammun
ton it true, but then had they not left all their
property behind with which the Srcar might ndem
nifty Itself And the regiment marched of, all but
the two companies which with General Mlar, whom
the general forthwith cleverly and quietly disarned
But the effect Of all this very bad 1t cost us for
time the whole Of the Saugor territories north of Ner
bndda The Bundelas up in renewed spirits Gen
eral Mlar attacked body of them, and slew 80 with
| out the loss of man But another party defeated
4
the late 42d who headed it, and several men The Mad
column abandons Dhoh and concentrates itself for
the protection of Jubbulpore IL in spite Of their
markabe letter may be anticipated, the SID join the
Bundeas in strength the column have to recoss the
Nerbupda. If Koor Singh comes down it must (; but
hope and think that when tidngs of the fall of Delhi
have we'll filtered through the country many now form
elooking band of marauders will be dsspaed even
| more rapidly than 1t was formed.
For the past fortnight have had further little dis
turbances in this presidency, which constitute draw
back though but slight one, the generally favorable
character of the intelligence and afford contrast TO the
loyalty of the Madras army still unstaned unless by the
refusal of the 8th cavalry to pSeed for service to Bengal
for which, by the way all the subsdars and the native
staff officers have been summarily dismissed the service
To return to Bombay, and to conclude. Our monsoon
is at end and has been very favorable one the fall
registered being 7S inches Trade is active; money
is abundant Government four per cents have risen to
S2 and would go higher but for the extreme depression at
Calcutta. Exchange on London, 2s. lad.
p s.The England brings nothing from K,rracbee but
copy Of the Jeypore story which have before given
But have been obliged by the perusa of an extract
from letter received at Nusseerabad the evening Of
the Gath of September from Capt Eden at Jeypoe Sep
tember 90 a. M which gives details of the doings
in Delhi the l7th and 18th, and which thus
ION the 18th shelng the Ia Kila (Red Fort; this APP
pears to be other stronghold than Selimghu and
city Fighting all day leaders and native officers in
open dissenson accusing another in presence of the
King of coardice In the end unanimy prevailed, and
they resolved to fight men without hope Of mercy or
pardon. s
the lSt--Snelllng all nlRnt on lll Mia
This morning fighting recommended, and mutneers on
points successful, but constantly repulscd Rifles
doing much mischief among the rebels City people,
both rich and poor, running away Snburb where Reid
failed, the Kishengunge is ours, and also the rebels
battery there King and two concealed. One bas
ton of the IA Kila destroyed and 1t will be taken
Captain Eden adds 'The above is from the Durbar
writer to the Raah at Jeypore. There may he some
exaggeration, but in the main am inclined to believe
| this report, the has always sent correct
ports the whole After this the report of the total
| hestatingly.
regret to say that it appears probable there is
thing in the Punjaub between Lahore and Mooan al
udcd in the beginning of my letter to stoppage of dawk
| communication between these towns. now find that
when the England left Kurrachee dawl had reached
Mooltan from Lahore for eight days. If anything is
wrong it is in the Gogaira district Attachments out
both from Lahore and from Mooltan but nothing is yet
known Of the of the magnitude of the obstruc
ton to the traffic. All quiet in Scinde and the
thorities ON the alert.
| Letters from Neemuch record successful operation
from that station against Nimbheera, where the ah of
Tonk in revolt The detachments of the Bombay I'd
cavalry and 18th native infantry which accompanied the
party of the SD behaved very WELL replying only with
musetry to the cries of Deem deen! he faith which
met them from the walls The enemy evacuated the
place during the night abandoning his guns The troops
clamorous to be led against Mundesore Bhownug
ger whittier the remnant of the Mundesore revolt has be-
| taken itself,
The following had been received from the residency
/ surgeon at Jeypore, dated September 23
We have this moment received information from the
durbar of troops having occupied the entire city of
Delhi on Sunday last, the goth The vakeel Of the Jhu
ur Nawab had been here little while before with the
same intelligence you may rely upon it, The King is
said to be in the Durgah about six miles
from Delhi He and his two sons escaped disguised as
women and the women of the Zenana in men clothes.
1t was reported at Ahmedabad upon the strength of
letters Ajmerc that the King Of Delhi had been
captured.
CHINA-The dates are Hong Kong, September 10;
Shanghai, September l.
The United States sloop war Portsmouth left Shang
hal for Japan the 26th of August The sloopofwar
Levant remained at Hong Kong and the steamer San
Jacinto at Shanghai
The blockade of Canton river strictly maintained
According to the Pekin Gazette, the policy of Ych,
at Canton had met With the approval of the imperial
/ government
4 The Russian steamer America had arrived at
Shanghai from the Amoor with Russian admiral
board, who 1t ssaid, diplomatic mission.
A French steamer and a gunboat had proceeded to
the Gulf of Tonquin in consequence of the treatment
that of the missionaries had met with in Cochin
China
letter from Hong Kong to the Times says:
% A short time since the Foo Chow authorities agreed
to take Mexican dollars at two per cent discount in pay
men for duties They object to receive them except
at market value. The papers of American vessels are
given up proof that Mexican dollars have been tender
ed in payment of the duties The British consul requires
that the authorities be satisfied This difference gives
| preference to American vessels
I Lord Elgn expected back at Hong Kong by the
end of September and says the correspondent of the
| Daily News