Glasgow Courier. — 1846-03-05 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

JOHN MACDONALD, A.G.  THE MUTINY AT DINAPORE. The following is an extract of a letter from the above station giving details of a murderous conspiracy against the Europeans, which had just been providentially frustrated : "We have all had a most wonderful and miraculous escape here, for there has been a plot against Dinapore and every European, all of whom were to have been murdered, the town burnt, and the barracks taken possession of by the Nepaulese. I will relate to you the story as I have heard it, and you may rely on the truth and accuracy of it. Whilst the row was going on in the Punjaub, and almost all the troops were there, it was proposed to the King of Nepaul to murder all the inhabitants at this station and take possession of the place. The man who made the proposition was the sloonshee of the let Regiment, who was to be made the King's Vizier. He was to bribe the whole of the Muasulman Sepoya and to raise men in the King's service, take the barracks, and murder all the European soldiers and Inhabitants. For this purpose he received, they say, 3 lacs of rupees, and thousands of rupees have I believe been found in his house done up into small parcels. He bribed several of the Mussulman Sepoys of the Ist Regt., and offered a large bribe to two of the head Jemadars and Subadars; they accepted the bribe, an d signed the receipt for it before four witnesses, and the Moonshee revealed to them the whole plan, to which they readily assented. After he had settled everything with them, and had taken his departure, the Jemadars and Subadars went slick to Major Roweroft, commanding the Ist Regiment, who was just going out in his buggy, and told him that they wanted to speak to him. He said they must come at another time, as he was in a hurry, but the men told him it was something very particular and important, and they then related to him the whole plot. He told them to go to the Moonshee's house that evening under pretence of asking him some questions; and he went himself, I believe, with a guard, surrounded the house, and, of course, nabbed the Moonshee, who was clapped into the main guard cells, with two European sentries before the doors, with orders to shoot him if he tried to escape. Ile was sent to Patna for trial the other day, and must feel in rather an awkward predicament, as letters have been found upon him which, they say, prove the whole affair, and some say that he will be hanged, others that he will be tied to a cannon and blown to pieces. The massacre was to have taken place last Sunday during church tune, when the rascals were to have gone to the barracks, taken possession of the arms and ammunition, and have rushed into church and murdered all the European soldiers, and also all the officers; some were to have gone to the bungalows of the different people and sacked them, and then a regiment was to have been sent over by the King of Nepaid ;- in fact, there was to have been a regular mutiny among the Jacks. It is rather amusing, isn't it, when you come to think that you have escaped being murdered in cold blood. Next mail 1 shall be able to tell you more about it. There has been a robbery committed at Patna at the house of a very rich Zemiudar. The Dacoits tried to steal all the rupees which he had in his house, but four of them were killed, and they turn out to be Nepaulese, which looks very suspicious. The Vrenadiers and Light Infantry of the 66th have been sent, with three officers, to Patna to guard the Treasury, which, they say, is to be attacked to-morrow by all the rabble. Should they try it, they will find rather a warmer reception than they bargained for. " Dinapore, Dec. 31, 1845."