Glasgow Courier. — 1857-12-15 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

ANOTHER PROCLAMATION OF NANA SAHIB.  ( From the Friend of India of October 23.)  The Lahore Chronicle publishes the following 'proclamation' by Nana Sahib:—  'lt has been ascertained from a traveller who has lately arrived at Cawnpore from Calcutta, that previously to the distribution of the cartridges for the purpose of taking away the religion and caste of the people of Hindostan, a council was held, at which it was resolved that as this was a matter of religion, it would be necessary to employ 7000 or 8000 Europeans, and to kill 50,000 Hindostanees, and then all Hindostan would be converted to Christianity. A petition to this effect was sent to Queen Victoria, and the opinion of the council was adopted. A second council was then held, to which the English merchants were admitted, and it was agreed that, to assist in carrying out the work, the same number of European soldiers should be allowed as there were flindostanee Sepoys, lest, in the event of any great commotion arising, the former should be beaten. When this petition was perused in England 3.5,000 European troops were embarked in ships with the utmost rapidity and despatched to India. Intelligence of their despatch was received in Calcutta, and the gentlemen of Calcutta issued orders for the distribution of the cartridges. Their real object was to make Christians of the army, under the idea that when this was done there would be no delay in Christianising the people generally. In the cartridges the fat of swine and cows was used. This fact was ascertained from Bengalees who were employed in making the cartridges; one of these men was put to death, and the rest were imprisoned. Here they were carrying out their plans. Then the Ambassador of the Sultan of Constantinople at the Court of London sent information to the Sultan that 3.5,000 English troops were to be despatched to India, to make Christians of that country. The Sultan sent a firman to the Pacha of Egypt to the effect that he was colluding with Queen Victoria; that this was not a time for compromise; that from what his ambassador sent it appeared that 35,000 English soldiers had been despatched to India to make Christians of the peoplo and soldiers of that country; that there was still time to put a stop to this; that if he was guilty of any neglect in the matter, what kind of a face would he be able to show to God; that that day would one day be his, since, if the English succeeded in making Christians of the people of flindoaton, they would attempt the same in his country. On the receipt of this firman of the Sultan, the Paella of Egypt. before the arrival of the English troops, made his arrangement+, and collected his troops at Alexandria—for that is the road to India—and on the anise of the English army the troops of the Pacha of Egypt began firing upon them with cannon from all aides, and destroyed and flank the ships, so that not a single Englishman of them remained. The English at Calcutta, after issuing the order for kiting the cartridges, and the breaking out of this now spreading mutiny and rebellion, were looking for assistance from the army coming from London; but God, by the exercise of His almighty power, settled their business there. When the intelligence of the destruction of the army of London was received the Governor General felt great grief and beat his head. At the beginning of the night murder and robbery were contemplated; in the morning the body had no head, nor the head any covering! In one revolution ti' • became of the same colour, neither Nadir nor remained, This paper has • Sahib, 18th sairoo, and