The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04

| supperess the atrocities Of Mana Snhih
and his fanatiCal followers, had it not
been for the loyalty OF native chiefs anu
bravery of the Sikhs ana other Indian
soldiers. DOubly fortunate for Havelock
ana Campbell was tho fact that three
iourtns Of India was peaceful while they
mado their famous Successful marches to
the relief of lucknow, theTohy break ing
the hack none or the rspellion The Brit.
lSh then had no more means ct transport
alton fer their soldiers than W9sh Dgton
had sor his in the revolution. and tie
army had to contend with "A treacherous
climate, forced march in AN enemy's
country over mountain passes and arid
plains, with the ever lurking suspicion
that the attenGing native regiments
might at any time revolt. lie conditions
row are radically changed.
INDIA'S ARMY TODAY.
Wien the Indian mItiny trnRo out the
British soldiers Of All branches mum bered
4h0M ana the native troops excpeuCG $50 o.
0O men # oil arm TODAY, ttero is in
India u force Of 15 zoo men, drawn from
Great Britain and Ireland ana the native
soldiers counting tho latest recruits, num-
hcr l5i, coo. lt will be noted that the In
dian soldiers In the British Army now,
compared the white soldiers, are Only "a
little in excess Of Two tu one. and ~ tnev
ar mainly oicored by EnglishmCn and
lriShmen. whom they admire, there is
! & le to be feared from them In "a mutin-
Gus SonFe More significant, however, is
rho coptrnst between tho artillery service
today and that In 1851 Al the time Of
mCtinv trc artillery branch Il the
ann was divided ahort equally telwCt n
th' British ard native CurIcrs ard
many Of tbs So, Ovs were among the most
exert e the artillery force In India
When tho oWs care Of tho fail of Delhi
tho natives had 2iO field guns as against
iOu in Uso by the English Today, iu-
Guiding the mountain batteries. tho
natives have n Gltai tf 81 guns rs against
rs iield pieces for the British soldiers
IL will he seen that the native artillery
10. c now numher only ore 90 six IS
com pared with the English while at tGo
period nt tho mUtiny thoY were aS four 10
i've lhe Indian arti!lerymen who mutt
moi diu terrible execution with their
Guns. md the memory of this led Ion.
stewart and afterwsrd Gen. Roucfts. To
piheo the artillery arm of the service
mainly In the bands of tho British. and tD
cinnno the Indian gunners largely To tho
small mountain batteries Ihis action
has served notably Go decrease tho chance
ut inutiny. or tho probability that the
light arm snrvice would at any time join
the rebel trites
OTHER NOTABLE CHANGES.
There Is the widest possible difference
also between tho native Indian army (
Great britain today ard that Of l~a1. Al
the eriOd oi tho mutiny the soldiers at
northern lnuia were with the exc irtiol
oi PuuIab and sikh infantry. all drawn
from the Irnyincrs northwest OF Bengal
anu were largely Brahuins. u WIS an
easy matter 90 suiend s-dition among
them, especial v as the lower Cgsio uf
hindu soldiers werr followers of the
BrahW1n Commanders -in-Chief stewart
hnd hVbcrts. Ia the first 3u years follow
INK the mutinv. destroyed this oneness II
lecling. having In mind tho possiiiltiy Of
iututo urrisings nf rebel criefs, followed
~ tho mu'inuus sympathy Of tho Indian
regiments. Today, thi we'll ll-disciplinei
native army in tho north is composed Of
all classes Of tIibosmen, from the Pathaus