The Press. — 1857-09-12 (London, England)

NYNEE TAL.  The following is from a gentleman wbo escaped from Bareilly, dated Nynee Tal, July 7, and is remarkable as showing the value of the fidelity of the Sikbs at this moment, as well as expressing the opinion of the English in India as to the degree of trust we may place in that fidelity. "No confidence," writes an artillery officer from Ferozepore, " can be placed in any native regiment :" Our state here is very precarious. The whole of Rohl]. cund is in a state of anarchy and bloodshed. The foot of the hills bounded by the deadly forest called the Terai has been at present one cause of our safety. The aepoys, as a body, dread the Terai, and, moreover, at present they have all resorted to Delhi as their head-quarters. But the forest is filled with thunsands of cut-throats, who only don't come up here because the Ghoorka regiment still contiours faithful to us ; but how long it will be so God only knows. If we gain a very decisive battle before Delhi it will, in all human probability, stand firm ; if we do not, I don't believe it will dare to stand. If the Sikhs were now guilty of the same treachery of which the armies of the line have been they might turn the scale instantly against us, and our army must be destroyed to a man. We are all as well as our extreme anxiety will allow us to be. In two months and a half the small treasury here must be emptied, and there will be no pay for the Ghtiorkas or for any of the people here. If relief of some kind come not before that happens that cause alone will be productive of terrible consequences. God in His mercy help us, and help all in this ill-fated country. Another letter dated Nynee Tal, July 8, says :  Nearly the whole of the Bengal army have now mutinied. There is no doubt that had the cavalry at Meerut not broke out as they did, and the plot had been allowed to ripen as was intended by the rebels, not a European would have been left alive in the north-western provinces. Providentially, the cavalry put us on our guard by their premature proceedings and murders at Meerut. We have, how. ever, a tough job to hold our own even now against such overwhelming numbers. Delhi up to this date has not fallen. On this depends the lives of us who are in outofthe way stations, where aid cannot be sent in time. The liareilly force who so long threatened this little station at last made up their minds and went towards Delhi. They are, after all, a sad set of cowards. Here we are a small force, yet they dared not attack us, though they numbered thousands, with many cannon. They knew we were prepared and would give them a warm reception Should Delhi not soon fall our position here will not be safe, and we shall have to make the best retreat we can across the hills to Mussoorie, where we shall be nearer the European troops at Meerut ; but should all go well at Delhi it is supposed a small force will be sent to our assistance as soon as possible ; but, as we are new well into the rains, I fear we shall not see relief till the beginning of October. Our great anxiety is as to the lathes and children, who are five times as numerous as the men. Many have fled here from the different stations for safety. We have bad to disarm all the Mussulman artillery that were with the guns here, for fear of their doing any mischief. We also dread our own Mussulman servants. Captain C. Troup is here ; he managed to escape from Bareilly with the loss of all he had. Every house in Rohilcund has been burnt down and plundered.