M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-01-14
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How GHoURKAs can WHIP SEPoYs.
Several engagements are reported
during the week ending Nov. g.. The
greatest occurred in Jnanpore Col,
Wroughton, who was moving towards
the eastern frontier ofOude With some
1900 Ghoorkas and two guns, was
met by some 5000 of the enemy with
seven guns. The mutineers deployel
with beautiful accuracy, displaying at
last O solid line nearly two miles long.
They did not, however, charge, but
opened a heavy fire upon the Ghoor.
kas. The little men-they are not
above five ieet--disapproyed the pro-
ceeding, and with their usual puck
flung themselves forward on enemies
three times their own number. The
curved knives made quick work. Ten
minutes after their charge the enemy
had disappeared, leaving four guns
and 200 bodies on the field. These
Ghoorkas are the men for whom Sir
Charles Napier had so strong and, us
it has proved, so well. grounded an
admiration. Both they and the Sikhs
despise the Sepoys, and close in with
them at once, without an attempt at
tactics.
HE PRESTIGE OF THE SEPoYs GONE.
The Calcutta correspondent Of the
London Times says: "We can never
use the Sepoys against native levies
again. Their prestige has disappear
cd forever, and a Sikh, an Arab, an
afghan, Or a Ghoorka, will how
charge Sepoy regiment as readily
as an Englishnan would do. They
have thrashed them at odds of three
to one, while fighting with our diSci.
pline, on our tactics, and in our uui.
ferns"
TREASURE LOST BY THE MuTrY1Es.--
1t would appear probable that the
amount Of actual treasure lost in the
revolt has been greatly overrated.-
The treasure stolen in the Northwest
was not more than a million and
quarter, and the revenue of Bengal,
Proper, Bombay, Madras, and halt
the Northwest Provinces iseoming in
as usual.
NEYA SAHB IN COMMAND OF THE
OUDE REBELs.-lt is generally under.
stood that Nena Sahib, selfappointed
Peishwa, has assumed the command
in chief in Dude, and some profess to
SEQ traces Of ability and plan in the
more recent movements Of the rebels.
That some idea Of concentration pre-
walls among them is obvious from tho
manner in which the detached bodies
have quilted Bengal. 1t is certain,
too, that they fight harder than they
did.
PERSONNEL OF NENA SAHm.--The
Molusillite gives us, from forth
coming Government Gazette" to be
issued at Agra, we suppose, the fol.
lowing description of Nena Sahib:--
Tho Mona 10 AZ years of age. Hair
black, complexion light wheat.colored,
large eyes, and flat round face. lie is
understood now to wear q beard
Height about 5 feet s inches. lie
wears his hair very short, (or at least
did soO leaving only as much as
skull cap could cover. lie is full in
person, and Of powerful frame. lie
has not the MShratta hooked nose with
broad nostrils, but a straight, we'll
shaped one. lie has servant with
cut car, who never leaves his side"
BRITISH REIEFoRcEMENrs ALREADY
ARRIVED AT CALoUTrA.-It appears
from tabular summary compiled for
the Calcutta Ehgli8hmaa, that be-
tween March 19--a date at which the
seriousness ofthe mutiny had become
apparent--and the Sth Of November,
as many as 1860 soldiers of various
arms, with 719 officers, were disem-
barked at Calcutta. Ofthese, Madras
sent 1885 men, all native troops
Bombay sent 1870 men, which,
with the exception of SO native ar
tillerymen, were all Queens troops;
Rangoon supplied, 1921; Ceylon,
990; Mauritius, S25; China, liza
and the Cape 200 lnen. To the 10Th
Of September no troops had arrived
from England, save men sent ont in
the way ofordinary reliefin The steam.
els Himal0ya and Mdmitiu8. On
that day, however, the Cleopatra ar
rived out with over 1000 men, fol-
lowed at intervals by other vessels to
| the end of the month. In October the
arrivals became more rapid, Uut the
fret eight days of November brought
$500 men-nearly as many as had
arrived in the previous seven months,
and making the total aid from Eng
land $3.50 men and 40! officers.
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