Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-26
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AFTUEE OF TIE NOTORIOUS LEADER OF THE
~RPUY MUTIST IN 1871.
In The felegrsphiC column OT FHR STAR on
FTit y the fact was mentioned OF the capture
IN Fast India OF Mana ) abb. This blO0dthirs'v
villain has a record black with his own misdeeds
The wretch was horn in 1921 He was the s)u
Of a Ershmia OF the DeCGau, and when a ljttle
more than n year Old WAS taken to Bitt1or
where Bajee Row, the peishwa or chief OF the
Mahrstta adopted him in 1927. . the death
OF Balfe without heir OF his BODY IN 1851. an
estate in the neighb0ThDOd which nai been ne
slowed upon MIN during pleasure by the British
was declared lapsed 10 the East India com 1anv,
As they had previously refused to recognize in
heTitanCe of lands by adoption, ant a pension
Of $4,000 a year granted 10 him aud his family
in ISIS was 50 stopped. Mana Sahib sent an
sgeut to England 10 advocate his claims bat
without success, and this supposed wrong he
never foTgave. He lived, however. in apparent
friendship with the English. initiating their
customs AZ far AS he could. and was permitted
to occupy tie town of BittOOr, where he pos
sesSed great wealth and much influence. When
the sepOY mutiny broke out in lSI7, he was
fnlly trusted by the English, who applied to him
tor body OF soldiers TO guard the treasury at
taWnpore, which he Immediately granted; but
no sooner had the insurrectiOn occurred at the
latter place than he put himself at the heal OF
the rebels and killed all the Europeans that fell
INTO his hands, among whom were two large
parties, principally of women and children, who
were endeav Oring to escape down the GAnges
from Futtehgurh. The English at Cswnpore in
the meantime defended themselves until June
p, when they surrendered on the Mana promis-
ing to send them safe to Allshabad. They were
permitted to embark. but Immediately after
ward fired upon, and many were killed and the
rest brought back TO land. The men were put
TO death at once; the women aud children, after
surviving horrible outrages, were massacred
July 10, the dav before Havelock arrived AT
CawnpOre, snd their bodies were thrown into a
wen, IDe Mana retreated to BittOor, where
HavelOck defeated him on the l7th, driving him
out OF the town, and destroying his army. He
soon got together another army, with which he
followed havelOck into Dude, but afterwards
returned toward CawnpOre with the intention
OF attacking General Neill, who was in the gar
Ils0n there with small force. ReOccupying
BttoOT, he was driven back in confusion hy
General Neill, August 10; and on the next day
iavelOCk, who had returned from Dude de-
teated his whole force in a sharp engagement.
owing to the exhaustion of the VictOrs AMI
their want OF cavalry, the Mana escaped and,
without coming directly IN contact with the
British, except once more at CawnpOre. where
Sir Colin Campbell defeated him, December 6, ,
continued an active and haTrassing warfare.
On the occupation of Gwali0r by the rebels n
June, 1858, he was chosen peishwa of the Nah
Tattas, and his nephew, Row SAhib, was placed
IN command of the city. His subsequent career
rs difficult 70 be traced, for his energies were
Oeht rather upon csc aping pursuit than con
ducting offensive operations Long after the
other leaders had submitted or been captured.
he continued, with the Begun of Dude and
about ten thousand rebels, TO intest the north
I'm parts OF Central India ami the frontiers Of
N6pauL report that he had died OF fever in
the latter part of 1859 was generally discrsdjtsj
and until now il had been uncertain whether he
was alive OF not. His arrest at this time will
doubtless be pleasant surprise to the British
government. whO will no doubt give him the
punishment he fully deserves.
THE CHIEFTAIN ACKNOWLEDGES HIS IDENTITY.
a dispatch received in London yestsrd ay from
Calcutta says:-In his confession TO the political
agent, the prisoner declared that he was the IA
nous Mana Sahib, and admitted that he took a
leading part in the mutiny, but denied that he
mad anything to do with the CawnpOre mas
sacTe. lie gave an interesting account of his
subsequent wanderiDgs in BhoOtan, Assam and
Barely The prisoner, however, after making
thls confession sought to withdraw it. Ply
sicians have examined him and express doubt
as to lis identity, because his appearance is 700
youthful. A surgeon who was in Cawnpore at
the time Of the revolt, and often saw Mana Sa-
hlb, failed 10 recognize the prisoner as the man
Other witnesses have been summoned. The
MahaTsJa ah OF Scludia at first sought to have it
stipulated that the mans life should be saved
but he afterwards surrendered him unconditiOn.
ally TO the British, who placed him in irons.
Bala, brother OF Mana Sahib, has also been
captured.