The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-08-22

The commander.in.chief in Beng,l, and by this Tin,
| he must have diverted considerable part Of th,
Chinese expedition to a more urgent purpose. a
last as reiniorcements arrive at Calcutta aud at the
great cities on the Ganges, the mutineers hlghes
up will feel the ground sinking under them and
the tolls drawing closer round their lair Unable
TO omake an impression on any British encampment,
shott Of supplies, and waiting the slow onward
march OF an irresistible foe, they viii soon find dis
union and treachery in their own ranks, and those
who are stu in condition to make terms Tor
themselves viii avoid the evil partnership Of men
whose crimes are past forgiveness
Those incarable but unsuccessful intrguers,
the -ex King OF Onde and his Minister, had been
detected In correspondence with the mulineers aud
put out of harms way Ia Fort William. Ii win be
remembered that before the annexation Of Dude
the weakness Of the royal family and its utter
want OF principle had drawn il into the habit Of
Intriguing with one faction against another; the
Mahomedans aud Hndoos were destroying one
another, both with the royal warrant These il.
trigues, i was said in those days, necessarily
ranitled throughout all India, as there was hardly
q regiment " our service in which was not 70 be
found both MahoInedane ard Hiudoos with reja
tons and friends in the Kingdom Of Dude, and On
gagged in its qnaITels. II wae not to be expacted
thai MS ex-Majesty conld keep long out Of his
own element OF faction. Whether liz had much
hand II causing the mutiny Is OF little mpor
lance pht SO long as he was at larsc he probably
haa no more power OF keeping clear Of it than the
miserable puppet in the palace Of Delhi. How
ever, ne u now in good hands; and, as Govern
ment has proof OF his share in the conspiracy the
stoppage OF his allowance viii contribute 10 pay
the cost OF the war. These measures, the DIS.
armlng OF the natives and the imprisonmen OF the
eNkhg Of Oude, show a state of things rather
new to the quiet population Of Calcutta Ii Las
also been considered necessary to pass an act
piacihg the press undGr,a license system OF so
bare a., announcement nothing can be sid No
uoNot The press must acknowledge "a state OF
siege but India has not suffered hitherto from
too free discussion of poiitcal question or TOO
much know ledge Of public ailaia
fhc news from China would be very mpor-
TAFT If any news could now he important which
did not bear directly Oh the great struggle going
on under the walls of Delhi. But here, as in In
dia, the progress of affairs has been much what
might hive been anticp ted. The Chinese fight
With increasing nsftinacitY an! discipline, and
show themselves liot only better soldiers than in
the last war, but even more successful. In two
engagements they have killed and woundca alto
Sether eig'ty.tb'ee Of our men, They have not
hoRtyor, been able to avert the destruction of
their h.et. Our flotilla Of gugboats, having dore
this seryice viii nov be able 10 visit all the river
forts, and show themselves at Canton without in
tefuptiHi As thai city is thus actually in our
power there seems no substantial reason wig the
mere proof of this should not obtain for us all
the objects of the expedition without further
bioodshcI or military operations"