The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-01

DAILY DISPATCH.
THE MUTINYIN INDIA.
fAhIfttLARs 0R THE DELHI MASSACRE
EXTENT or TIiE OUTBREAK,
SATURDAY MORNING. AuausT !, =

~ "hN NfFat tAefEVHA wore bRifI made 10 HSuo-
dte the departure Of the vessels taken up to trans
port l4,ooo troops to the scene Of action
From the pe'hi Gds.tt, Rytra, published At ARA
We have tho following detailed account of the mag
ssere+-
ID Light Cavalry, vatfousy stated at from d n oso
made their appearance at Delhi They had com.
from Nrerht during the night. and were prenared
10 Ferr"trafe the most awful crimes
They entered the Calcutta Gate xitbou+ o,,,a,
ton, aud made their way directly toward. ~. ss
R"hg"' th"etthg down in their progress all Euro-
p'ahS .a'F met With. Among the arst victims
Nci" nF' simon Fraser, the Governor General.
agent, Capt. Douglas, his assistant and Mr. r Nir
on, chief clerk IN their office Notice ma. inerit
AteIF sent up to the Brigadier and Regimen, I,ha
3alh. u with 2 Guns from De T.issiep's hattor,
were sent down. The saith march through tho
'aShmer" uate IN good order, but on the approarh
OF some of the Sowars the Ser,ov. rusbed srtd
y 10 the side of the road. leaving their or.r l.,
the hddie Of the road urpon whom thu trnonors
Il'"''i'"'e! cam" at gailopand 1ne after another
Shot thcm down. The officers wsra with tha a.,
ception Of Col. Ripley, nnarmed; the Coionrl sbo,
t"" OF them before he fell lut with this erccntion
fell ''' A'''S'i' none
After uutchoring all the officers of ,ho ,,,,, ..,
troopers dismonntcd and went among the Sonoys n
the 74th, shaking hands with them and il NAV he
EuppoH"d, thanking them for their forhoaranc, in
hot hTing on tho nIurtlerers of their officers Tn.
troopers were perfectly collected: they rode up 10
their victims at full galop. pulled nm suddenly
hr"o thrlr pistols. and retreafed. The cnunten.
""C~ OF the troopers wore the expression Of mani
acs' one WAS n more youth. rushino abopt iour. an.
ing his sword and displaying all the fnrv Of man
under III" influence Of bhang. They vera in full
uniform and some had Medals. Had the officers of
tho 18th "fth and 7ith y. been arrnod with re.
N"lreia. they might have shot some of them Iut
had they done So il il still a doubtful aucstiou
whether their own men would not have Layonetpt
'ieI.' ms 24ih made sone show Of firing their
mhSkrt. but the shots went Of cenrso over the
H'Ads ~ tn" troopers who had evidently full con
ndfnce IN the reception thoy were to meet with
Ihrir plans must have hsen well maturcd
meanwhile the people Of the city we're collecting
,oi mischief several bungalows at Deriowgunse
had teen hred. and as the day advanced. ths Goo.
Jrrs oi the villagers around Delhi became alive to
the chances of loss and were ready fer actiou The
whole city wssup ia arms, every European resident
was searched, the troops declaring that they did
not want property, but life; and when they retired
the rabbi" rushed in, and made = clean swaep from
the puHkahs to the foor-mats 1t s difficult tn form,
al estimate OF the number killed; most of the last
siready published are incorrect happily several
persons said to he killed do still exist and some
who escaped are not down at all
As soon az the extent Of the injury became
known itbecam" necessary for the residents to seek
some place Of safety, md most of them made their
way I" the Flagstaff Tower, where the 1un il fr.l
a company the n. l., aul two guns were station
ed ther" Inciu1nG large party of ladies and gen
tlemen. including the brigadier. brigade major &c
were here well armed. with the intention of defend
ing Themselves against the troopers The tower is
round and of solid hrickwork and was we'll adapt
"d for tho Purp0so-hetter. in fact. than any build
ing IN Delhi. In selecting this spot the briladjer
displayed considerable Judgment but he did not
then know the extent Of the Catsstrophe for al
though the general demeanor of the troops wasany-
thing hut subordinate, the actual state of tho case
was unknown. Many of the officers of the 32th
still had confidence in their man and endeavor.d to
reason, with thom, when they showed symptoms of
thruhordtnatIon but on Col. Graves harsnguing the
company stationed at tho Flagstaf Tower, il became
evident that they were in II state Of mutiny, and
that the slightest thing would induce them to turn
AT once against their officer. and the other Euro
p"ans assembled on tho hill.
About quarter To four tho magazine In the city
eIpiodrd-a puff Of white smoke and the report Of
gun preceded the cloud of red dust which rose like
hug" coronrt into the air the explosion which
followed was not 30 great rs might have been ex.
p"ctei tut the effect was complete. 1t soon
Known that the explosion WAS not accidental
but the gallant act Of Lieut.. Will0ughhy, commits
saFy OF ordnance, Drlhi aud it is pleasing to be-
able t. add that ths bTay" young man escaped with
severe scorching. About 1900 persons rebels
ar" >oIi to have been blown up with the magazine
On tn" appearance of the clouds of dust in the air
the company Of the 3Sth made rush to their srm,
which we're piled near them. The object they had
IN vie" Ia not clearly defined but il il suuposeJ
that they were influenced hy q sudden desire to at
tack those within the tower.
Soon after this the ;sth took possession of two
guns seut up to reinforce tho party at tho tower and
on this becoming known, the brgalier advised all
who could leave 10 do r0 intending to follow when
the rest had all departed. Conveyance. being In
waiting, most of the ladies got away the gentle
men following on horseback and thus ssft. r.tr,at
Effected towards kurnsI. for some while others
brauchrd off to Meerut. Many hairbreadth ESCAPES
have been related to the writer, ladies remaining
"r 10 days III the jsngle trusting to the for
protection and food, in several instances freely ri
ven and it is gratifying to know that several per
sens supposed to have fallen victims are now saf.
at Mcerut. kurnal, Cmhalla or Simla
Throughout the whole of this cruel business, the
HooleFs appear tO have been most active in the
work of devastation. Houses were burned and prop
erty stolen and destroyed by them in the most
wanton manner. Bands of them were living in
waiting after nightful all along the line of the road
twenty miles out OF Dolhl, on the watch for the
hgees-some of whom were molested and would
have been robbed. and perhaps murdered. had not
decisive measures been adopted MIR. Wagcntreibcr
and family, flying for bare life in his carriage
attacked tive times his wife receiving some Sc
Vern blows from iron bound i1tbSCS, and him.
self sword cut the arm. and blow on the
back Of the neck from idttee. But they contrived
to eyadc them all by tirmness and Judgment
shooting four and woundiBg two of the rufans in
seltdefence, and eventually making good their
cape to kurnnn!
The escape of Sir T. Metcalfe was most providen-
tiGl. After being three days In Delhi after the
outbreak, he escaped into the jungles, hiding
wherever he CouId, and at length, after 10 days,
finding his way to Hansee. Several Europeans
(ssid TO number 5S) taken to the Palace or
perhaps went Inere IOr PfoteCElon,-tnese were Ia
ken care of by the King of Delhi but the sowars
of the 81 Cavalry, whose thirst foy European blood
had not been quenched rested not until they were
all given up TO them and murdered ono by one in
cold blood. The troopers are said to have pointed
to their legs before they murdered their victims,
and called attention to the marks of their mana
cies asking if they were not justified in what they
were doing. This may or may not be the case, but
it ia certain that the severe sentence on the mutt
necrs of the Sd Cavalry the immediate cause of
the Meerut massacre, which preceded that at Delhi
hy only few hours. Ia both stations, the people
oi the City and Bazaar appear to have been very
active, and have aided the mutineeTs in their bloc
DIV work, lalfmeasurcs will not do when the day
oi rrtrhntinn it is to be hoped that los
son may be taught, not easily forgotten aud Delhi
remain no longer in the pages of history.
From the Bombay correspondence of the Lon
don News we copy tho following:
The rising at Lucknow is also confirmed. 1t
took place on sunday, the3lst Of May, when por-
ttons Of four Native Bengal regiments-the list.
18th, and l3th Foot, and 5th Cayalry-broke ont
iri" riot, and set fire to several bungalows. They
were attacked by order of Sir Henry Lawrence,
VINO directed the artillery and whatever other force
was ht ms command against them. Brigadler
fihnd-romhe and four other officers, melancholy
to relate were killed and the rebels retreated-in
What direction IA not stated Three hundred Of
the ohie irfeeniar-, who were making for Delhi,
after killing Captain Hayes their commanding Of
hcer, were intercepted on the Sd of Juna near All
yEhur.
The Necmnch mutiny ia confirmed: but il is n
relief to find that the seapoys spared most sof the
officers. The I'D Native Infantry part of the 21st
Native Infantry, and the 7th Regiment Gwalfor
Contingent, the lst Bengal Light Cavalry and a de-
tRchment Of artillery, joined the movement aud
helped to burn the town and rob the treasure chest
Four officers Of the First Light Cavalry and two
OF the Artillery were killed. The Europeans e.d
10 Mallaghur, fourteen miles distant, and tho ulu
tineers said 10 have taken the direction of the
Nzam's domin0ns. where rising may now be an.
pretended. The Nizam died not more than three
weeks since and the notorious confusion of affairs
III this quarter Is not calculated to excite hopes
that the Hydcrabad contingent will be proof
against mutinous impressions and the hope Of plum
der.
The Nnsrearalad mntinaerA haye takan the rnad