Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-06-04
English Spoliation In India.

A correspondent thus writes to the London DaHr
News regarding the manner in which the English mod
themselves masters of the kingdom of Dude
happened to be at Cawnpore in 1856, when tho
spoliaton of Dude was effected from my position tbera
able to ascertain the result on the native mind ~
that act of unexampled perfdy They saw in that act
they openly declared the utter uprootng of all saf
guards for their own property They felt that the o
eminent which, in defiance of treaties in disrepard IS
past obligations of its pighted word could suddpnlU
and without previous notice. seize upon and appronr
friendly state would not hesitate on the slightest nr
ence nay without any pretence whatever to conseata
their property and estates. They felt that il wac
the act of robber whose right was but the ripbt ~
the strong arm.
But it not alone the spoaton of Dude that Turned
the hearts of all men against us it the manner in
which that spoliation effected. can recoleet Int
as yesterday the unsettled state of the minds of men on
the other side of the Ganges account OF the prevalent
rumor as to the assembage of large camp This state
OF alarm penetrated into the palaces of Lucknow
Inquiries made. The grand Vizier went down to
Captain Fletcher Hayes the assistant resident and ask
ed whether there was any truth in the report that
large camp was preparing against Dude 1" None at
all, was the answer it is merely measure of pre-
caution agains Nepaul When, by this and other re-
presentations the fears alluded to had been calmed
troops were suddenly massed at Cawnpore and were
hurried across the Ganges and it not until it had
been ascertained that all opposition impossible that
notice given to the King of Dude that his terri.
tories were taken from him. and that he had ceased to
reign. So secret indeed were the preparations so de-
termned was the Indian government of that day to give
no warning, but to make sudden and burgarous at
tempt on the property of the King of Dude that Gen.
eral Outram. who was the agent of that government
would not give single order in writing; the requs
tons for carriage for CATTLE for tents for supplies were
all given verbally the officers of the several departments
being informed that vouchers for all the expenses in.
CURED would be furnished at subsequent date
| We obtained possession of Dude, then by great
fraud took the king the nobles the people, by sur
prise they had no time to organize resistance-no
time to feel the pulse of sepoys they did not wish
to place themselves at once out of court by an icoD
certed and unsuccessful resistance they preferred to
wait the course of events.
A MAN WHO TAKES KILLING K1NDLY-The Friend
Of India tells good story of Lieutenant Stewart Dep,
uy-Superntendent of Electric Telegraphs in Bengal,
which our contemporary says ought to be true if it
not 1t seems that this officer whose services during
the mutiny are not recognized by the public has two
somewhat eccentric habits. One is that of travelling
fast that it tasks his telegraph to record his progress and
three months Lieutenant Stewart is to turn up in
the papers carried away by tiger, ripped up bya
BEAR or dying of the cholera, doing something from
which only men of India-rubber escape. Of course,
Lucknow being the place where it is easiest to get killed
what reluctantly and the Governor General teegraphed
to the Commanderin- Chief that Lieutenant Stewart
was not to be killed. Sir Colin read the order, and
looking up its object quietly slipping out with his
rifle to join party of skirmshers, who expected hot
work Come out of that" shouted the chief il strong
vernacuar not content with killing yourself you must
give me the dlscredit of it.-Hurkdru.