New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-18

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mencement Of May, there were in the Euro
pesn lines about 1900 men. The native force
consisted Of the ID Light Cavalry, and the lith
and Goth regiments Of Native Infantry. Among
the men Of the cavalry corps the question OF the
creased cartridges was freely agitated, OF which
the result was that eghtyfve men OF the corps, re-
fusing to handle the cartridges were tried BY court
martial and sentenced to various terms OF imprson
ment with hard labor. On the 9Th OF May, their
sentences were read out on parade, and the onen-
ders marched off to jail. Up to this time, the
dissatisfaction had chiefly shown itself BY incendary
fires, Of which there had been one or more within
the lines almost every night. On the afternoon OF
the 10th, while many Of the Europeans were at
Church--for it was Sunday-the men Of the two
native regiments, the 18th and Goth, as if by
previous concert, assembled in tumultuous bodies
on the parade ground. Several officers hur-
ried from their quarters, to endeavor TO pacify
them, among others Colonel Ferries, of the llth,
who was shot down while addressing party
Of the Goth. At this moment, the troopers
Of the Sd Native Infantry spraug out Of
their quarters to join the insurgent infantry. The
whole body, now thoroughly excited, rushed
through the native part Of the cantoAnent every
officers house was fred, and every English man,
woman or child that fell in their way, was pitt
lessly massacred. Many, however, succeeded in
making their escape to the European lines. Mean.
while, the European troops were called out aud
marched against the native lines. But they were
too late to save life or property, and, night falling
the revoIters effected their escape BY flying un2ur
sued to the open country. Seine Of them, probably
most of them, made their way 10 Delhi, distant
about forty miles, The garrison Of this important
city, where there were very large arsenals, con-
sisted solely of three native regiments, with CON-
paDy Of native artillery. On the arrival Of the
mutineers, the infantry ran at once to arms, and
forced the artillery to join thenthe latter, it is
said STIMULATING for the safety Of their officers who
escaped to Meerut. The infantry murdered their
own officers, and then began to run riot through
the city. They took possession Of the fort, the
palace Of the tituar King of Delhi and Of the Civil
Station numbering all the Europeans they could lay
their hands on, to the number Of hundred and
twenty-a the Europeans in the city, except
dozen or fifteen, who escaped. The great maya
zine of the arsenal was saved from falling
into their hands by the gallantry of Lieutenant
Wiloughby, who blew it up and many of the mu-
tineers along with it. He escaped the effect Of the
explosion and arrived, though much burnt, at
Murat. The mutneers seized the Bank of Delhi,
in which were fl5O,OOO in specie; but, while
repudiatiDg the British authority, they acknow-
lodged that of the titulsr King Of Delhi and it was
by letter from him to Lieutenant Governor Covin
at Agra, hundred miles south Of Delhi that ntelll-
gence was fret obtained, of what had happened at
Meerut and Delhi, the mutneers having for two or
three days stopped all communication.
Mr.. Colvin issued, Oh the nth of May, proc
lamation placing Delhi and Agra under martial
law and another dsavowing any Intention to inter
fere with the religion Of the apprehension
upon which point was supposed to have led to the
revolt. On the 10th, similar proclamation was
issued by the Governor General at Calcutta, and
calls for troops forthwith dispatched BY tse.
graph and steam to Bombay, Madras, Burmah,
Ceylon, Mauritius and the Cape of Good IIepe.
Calcutta itself was thrown into the greatest alarm
and on the 18th native regiment was disarmed,
accused of conspiring to seize Fort William. Most
of the European inhabitants provided themselves
with arms to be prepared against any rising of the
natives
General Arson, the COMMANDMENTS Chief, who
at the time of the revolt was at hill station north
of Delhi, recruiting his health, fastened to I'm
ballah, station on the road from Lahore to Delhi,
and distant from the latter hundred miles or
more Here were some European troops; but, be-
fore they could advance on Delhi, it became neces-
sary to disarm two native regiments whish had
shown signs of dissatisfaction and to wait also for
siege. train TIE first English troops to appear
before Delhi were those from Meerut On the 3Oth
of May, at village fifteen miles from that city, they
encountered body of rebels, from whom they took
FIVE guns. Some days after, the forces from I'm
ballah arrived, now under the command Of General
Bernard, General Arson having died of cholera,
and on the 9th of June they drove the rebels from
position they had assumed outside the walls and
captured twenty.sx guns. On the l4th or 10Th OF
June. second sortie made from the city was re-
pulsed with heavy loss; but on the 10th Of June,
which is the latest date from the camp before
Delhi, the rebels still maintained possession. The
English troops, even with the reenforcements on
the way, would hardly amount to six thousand.
Some important and interesting statements respect
ing tbefortifcatOns and sege Of Delhi will be found
in a letter from London, which we print in another
column.
Meanwhile, Sir John Lawrence, commanding in
the Pupaub, receiving of the revolt by electric
telegraph, disarmed seven native regiments and so
maintained English authority in that quarter. Sir
Henry Lawrence. who had commenced disarming