Glasgow Courier. — 1857-08-25 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

FROM CAPT. CAREY, 17TIL BENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY, MYNPORE, JUNE 2.—Thank God I am at this moment alive and well, and am able to write and tell you so, for last night we buried in the churchyard here my three poor companions, who were ruthlessly murdered by the sowers we were taking with us to assist In suppressing the mutinous spirit arising in these districts. I wrote to you from Camp Gosanjunje three or fnur days ago. On our arrival at Bowgous about half-past seven P.M. on Saturday, Hayes determined upon cantering into Mynpore, about eight miles, to consult with the magts trate about attacking the Elah Rajah, who had set himself op as King, and set our rule at defiance. All Sunday we remained at Mynpore, sending poor Barber, the Adjutant of the 2d Irregular Cavalry, directions to proceed up to Kurrowlee, and that there we would join him on Monday morning. The Thanadar came in from Bowgous, saying our men were mu_ tinying, and begged us not to trust them; but. when Hayes's escort came in in the evening, and said theit men had been complaining about the long marches, we thought it was nothing. %Veil, we cantered along, all merrily, in the morning, talking of how we would open the road to Allyghur, and carry all before us, and after riding about 11 miles we came up in sight of the men apparently going r long the road and quite orderly. They were on one road, we on another. I said 'Let us cross the plain and meet them.' Ae we approached they faced towards us and halted, and when we had cantered up to within about 50 yards of them one or two of the native officers rode out to meet us, and said in a low voice, 'Fly, Sahibs, fly.' Upon this poor Hayes said to me as we wheeled round our horses: 'Well, we most now fly for our lives,' and away we went with the two troops after Us like demons, yelling and sending the bullets from their carabines flying all round us. Thank God neither I nor my horse was hit. Hayes was riding on the side nearest the troops, and before we bad gone many yards I saw a native officer go up alongside of him, and with one blow cut him from his saddle. It IN SS the work of an instant, and took much less time than I have to relate it. On they all came shouting after me, and every now and then 'ping' came a ball near me. Indeed, F thought my moments were numbered, but as I neared the road at the and of the maidan a ditch presented itself. It was but a moment I thought, dug my spurs hard in, and the mare flew over it, though she nearly fe'l on the other side; fortunately, I recovered her, and in another moment I was leaving all behind but two sowers, who (allowed use, and poor Hayes's horse tearing on after me. On seeing this I put my pistol into my holster, having reserved my fire until a man was actually upon me, and took a pull at the mare, as I had still a long ride for it, and knew my riding must now stand me a good turn. so I raised the mare as much as I could, keeping those fiends about 100 yards in rear, and they, I suppose, seeing I was taking it easy, and not urging my horse, but merely turning round every now and then to watch them, pulled up, after chasing me two good miles. Never did I know a happier moment, and most fervently did I thank God for saving my life. Ilayes's Arab came dashing along and passed me; I still continued to rile oust a strong pace, fearful of being murdered by some who had taken a short cut unknown to me. Thus up to the sixth mile from home did I continue to fly, when, finding my mare completely done, and meeting one of our sowers, I immediately stopped him, jumped up behind, and ordered him to haste back to Mynpore. After going about a mile on this beast we came up to poor Hayes's horse, which had been caught, so on him I sprang, and he bore me back safely to cantonments.. It was, Indeed a ride for life or death, and only when I alighted at the magistrate's Kutcherry, in Ahich all the Europeans were assembled, did I feel at at comfortable.  turn, 1