The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-12
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work IMPORTANT FROM INDIA


10th ultimothe same as brought by the steamer Indian
10 Quebec As the dispatches from Quebec, published
Yesterday issue Of the Union, containing the summary
of the Indian news not very complete we repubb
Il as follows from the London Times
We have received the following telegnphic despatch
from Trieste
The steamer America arrived at Trieste the 2Stb
of July at 0. a. m She left Alexandria the 2sd oil
July.
The India mails left Alexandria on the morning Of tb
Esd with ayices from Calcutta to the 2lstof june o
Madras 10 the 18th of June, from Ccylon to the LIST III
July from Bombay 10 the Ist OF July, and from Hong
Kong to the 10th Of June
The mutiny had continued TO spread among the trog
OF the Bengal army.
The ex King of Dude has been arrested and with lii
minister has been imprisoned in Fort William The gov
eminent has obtained proof Of his completely in the con
spiracy
Up to the 18th of june Gen Barnard had repulsOi
several sorties from Delhi with heavy loss to the nsur
gents He was waiting for achievements
From Madras it is positively stated that Delhi has been
captured but the Intelligence is not confirmed from BON
bay, and seems premature.
An act has been passed by the Legislature placing he
Indian press under license system.
The native troops at Calcutta aud the brigade at Bar
rackpore have been quietly disarmed
An uneasy feeling prevails at Madras, but the army
that presidency and Of Bombay are both without Tie
slightest sign Of disafiection.
AT Calcutta business, both in exports and imports
almost at standstill. The money market Is ntha
tighter Government securities have declined
At Madras the import market had continued brisk
the money market becoming less easy. Government
securities had suffered depreciation.
COMMENTS on THE NEWS IRON INDIA
W. con, ,ha fol,o,y;no from the Iondop gy,o :,
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'uy =
The mail which lett Bombay on the Isl OF this month
sixteen days after the previous departure may be
sdered to report affairs as unchanged as they could be
that interval The mutiny had continued 10 spread
the Bengal army which was TO be foreseen but II h@
evidently not exceeded Its original bounds Delhi bad
not been captured, but the insurgents had betrayed The
weakness of their position by some considerable so
and their own want OF courage, discipline or general
ship, by being beaten with great slaughter 30 tar
regards the besiegers and the bcseged time would be
favor of the former injurious as the example would
in other parts OF India The peaceful and industrious pop
ulation Of Bengal Proper watch the struggle much as
do only having much to lose and much less to do
However, as measure OF precaution the native req
ments at Calcutta and Brackpore had been quietly dis
armed. At Madras there was an uneasy feeling, but
neither there nor at Bombay was there the slightest sign
OF dlsafiectlon Nothing is reported OF the fuWao
Here then, 1t Is evident that the muny Is confined
rounded by circle OF order and loyalty On every hh
our basis OF operations Is undisturbed and at the ven
worst 1t Is now little more than one OF those local Wan
with aState or contedercy such as we have had do1
times over since the beginning OF the century.
nave no wish Whatever TO make the pcst q tnc news
it certainly would cost little violence 70 torture m@I
out OF IT. The worst ~ told when 10 u stated that DehE
was stu N the hands OF the insurgents put when ~R
Know that uenefa barnard nad ohiy tnfee OF TOUT thoa
sand europeans, Whe inc insurgents were much monE
numerous, afu IN aiuoh 20 iahaucai popuiauon DEL
Ter provided with artillery ana ammunition we can make
allowance ior Ihe ponoy OF not bringing the struggle
immaculate issue WITHIN inc Iamparts ana streets o. 'heE
CITY, Every week Is now ADDING 70 tnc european ioe
the disposal OF the commander 10 Bengal and
TINS unc nc must nave Inverted cosderaple part o. le
onlhese eApehtion 70 more urgent purpose As last
reiniorcemens arrive at Calcutta and at the great cites
on the Gahges inc nutncers higher up WIN feci Tue
ground SINKING hnder thcn ana inc tois drawing close
round their air Unable 70 make an impression on any
British eneampment short OF supplies and waiting Inc
Sow onward mafch OF an rfessioie ioe' they VIII o"
nnd dsumoh ana treachery IN thclr own RANKS anu tosc
VINO are sui IN eondltioh 10 make Terms ior uense
VIII AVOID the eV partnership OF men whose crimes ar
past forgiveness.
inose lncufapie .hough unsuccessiui htr'guers inc
cN-hiie " ouuc au ms munster, hau pech ueet'eu
correspondence with the mutineers and put out o. harm
way In fort william ~ VIII he remembered mat before
ue anheAauon OF ouue the weakness 81 he roya anh
ana rs utter want OF principle had drawn II INTO the haI
OF intriguing with one faction against anothef ana mo
haminedans ana Hndoos We're destroying one anoihei
potn Win the royal warrant These ntiingues J. was
SAID IN those days necessarily rafied throughout all In
dia az there was hardly regiment IN our service
winch were not 10 DC found both Mohannedans ana mn
docs with relations and friends IN the Kingdom Oh ona
ana engaged IN It's quarreis AZ was not 70 pe expecl
that MS ex-maesty could Keep long out OK ms own e
ment OF faction whether he had much hand IN Causing