Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-02

THE SEP0TS DEFENSE.


first meeting among native troops occurred
The English have been hastily criticised kat
the civil aEa military peleiais Ia she several
provinces were aot better posted, and thats
n1ore vigorous Measures > r. not taken at the
o1tse6 70 .sFtf.h lie rafealicsL W Earvlaal-
no ulatter What his positi0D Of A0v k's=st be
was, could have faretod the widespread inu
tiny. and In most Instances the uativs troops,
~ greatly outHuubered the European that
the military aataor3t.ez wsrs rossriess u
qaeai nlatiny Long enough before the first
fauliny s,s-irrsd even body knew that the
country was rrsfltss, and t!isi ineenaiary
addresses were beins mai aad res,ellioGs
documents circulated, hgt the natives played
thesr parts - Wsil ~ 10 deceive military men
born and reared with them
5oJa aftaF my arrival az Se=tspore. IN the
territory II Glsa!ior, tAs signs Of an ont-
break bseasue gienaeils tlat made pre-
partitions b. .leiart, but VIE indnced u re-
niaip by the Representatives II the British
u.iirsrs. They GeclltFs7l their utinUst faith N
the native s,liiery, and e. This w4s added
the protsstltions If the b1dy servant whO
had bes1 with pl- fer half year. He was
an intelligent w,ii educated Sep0y, who had
travoiel ,.x,sfe.seig aith Europeans. and
who was wsil lss7ei iu tue rlAlners and GUS
tonA of the natives. do soleflsly assured
me that ths outbreaks 40 Della, Agra. Nus
..rai.ad and other llae.s were owing en-
tirelv to Is,nl ,.,,...,. and TINT no General
dis.ifeatian nsisJli As [ a.terwail came
to know, tlls fellow, while telling the this,
WIS uot naiy aching a spy for the mai
contuts. Lgt Hai carefully appraised my
personal property and nHi'ie bis calculations
10 xii itie and ta1e Possession
There uass ogef 5000 native saldiery IN
camp at 5rotas-.re. ami n4taln, IN their con
duct ", o. Tive 1s, # JuAe save rise to the
slightest suspicion tatt an outbreak was III
ton,iai On the morning Of the "a revolt
wis rips The ceiusuunlant was Informed
THAT ths entire holy II native a,ldiery had
determined Do throw ~ tle yoke and join
tn, rebellion. hst tual aa Europeans would
Eays nu opp0itlnit. io l,aye the place in
safety Lucai3.7 gil. anlg alty mil,e. away,
asi all e1uA reacA tlat rlace Strangely
ene ID -a, tl.i- varninr was rhlicnlsl by the
military. aita.;..a discipline in the canton
iin,li uasat An end .ud one-thirI of the ma
tive 45llisry ,grr. intoxicated saw tins as
rode 1,i. uo tho elrirr. from the town, and
although assured tilat tnero wits not the
slightest cHlas 70 run away, returned To
the house OF my cousin, who was in the civil
service. and oncs made preparations to
leave Ny servant used bis utmost efforts to
prevent iny going. but ehe9 fouud that
t,vo-tbir,ls u tine citizens xere also making
pieparafions to laslye. determined to take
tho safe -i.lr
Whom set cut from Scetaporo on the high
WAY for Lucknow it Was in a carriage, in
which sger,, INV cousin, his wife another civil
Official named Robert, and his wife and a
Young man usani Chester. who was q clerk
In Roberts tlrrlog TLodrlver Wns "A native
who had been iq fli. a.i.eia. If nav COUSIN for
fifteen y,slis. tgshgI aur rti,-ai,d pistols
and rlnntv 90 a,.,..i.luiti4, and all the. small
y,luafl,s about .l.. f,ri,. ,er. un..,5,,l in the
earring Two uii,o-ut.t 4st. overlook a sIni-
lar outfit ,qhil, ,..-a,t tArc. officials.
two Of whom war. ...-fl.I mon and had
their tsj,,.,it..I cha l..,i ,tl,ify A-aN were
aceuatnt,,i it was a-f...l 90 travel together.
md tho Journey daring the afternoon was
eut,r,l, glr. AMI rls3elY+ We1,s,..ql many
NATIVES nil t.alei fir Se4t3,.,',r,. most Of
whom sajat,ri NJ, r5i,rfrsl..ly and al, hnur
bsf,r. .1,plo,yu. when v,e lad made, seven
teen miles and drew ,ff,,.ta government iun-
raloyy a, rfr..h oIr..I,,.. xa feit rather
chsat,at La,in, rf1i u5,av 81, sim There
were ma otlrr tfl.yc. r., Mt the bungalow. and
after resting for an hour We were discussing
the l,.t. "a a rttsrl 20 Ssstapore. when a
native, woman ,i. l.ress1lce none Of rs had
detected. showed le-.s.t 20 NV cousin, wife.
Shet.r,v.,l tu ban woman who lad ha,,il in
the lt,q'seoit.1 fl..-..srnl years and had
l.f, I., f.,,..f nt.r,-i..l .,,t ,t,,y li,ed rasr