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L during the late events in IndiaHis ^ Lordship stated ^ 420 , April 1 S » 1858 / 1 THE 38 4-DBB . 339 - ^ Anntnra 4- lift Ivvfa AWAn > a . i . n Tnslio PTl « 1 ~ . *\* "rf ?« 1 lf IV a ^ Afur ?
The India! Revolt. Q^E 6 Iege Of Lucknov...
THE INDIA ! REVOLT . q ^ E 6 iege of Lucknov progresses , and the last ^ ints show that the greater part of the rebel %% nabold was in our possession . But the mutineers Stain playing the same game that they success-Kolaved at Delhi and other towns which have ffirfinto our hands : they are rushing in large Sea from the doomed city , to spread the embers Ke revolt far and wide , unless overtaken and cut £ » bv our pursuing columns . The hot season is broaching to aid them ; but our forces are large , Sd our spirits high . The next month or two , therefore , must see some important events . The telegrams received during the week state : — « ' The latest news from Luckaow is to the morning of jhe 17 th of March . Nearly all the city was then in our possession , but few rebela- remaining in it . General Outram having turned the enemy ' s line of works on the jjaial , the Martiniere was stormed by Sir Edward Lnffard , and the line of works seized on the 9 th . The Bank-house was also occupied . On the 11 th , Jung Bahadoor moved into line , and the 93 rd Regiment , supported by the 42 nd , stormed the Begum ' s Palace . Our loss was less than one hundred killed and wounded , the loss of the enemy being five hundred . At the same gmei Outram , on the north of the Goomtee , seized on the stone bridge , and cut up five hundred of the enemy . On the same day , our guns moved up , and the buildings in advance of the Begum ' s Palace were occupied . On the 14 th , the Imaumfcarcah Was stormed , the Ghoorkas assisting . The fcaiserbagh was then entered , and , after a fight all day , solidly occupied . Twenty-four guiis were taken . General Outram then crossed the iron bridge , and opened fire on the flying enemy . The enemy rushed by the artillery on the loth , flying from the city in great numbers , and pouring in torrents in the direction of Rohilcund . Two columns of cavalry and artillery , under Brigadiers Campbell and Hope Grant , were sent after them .. Maim Singh had come into Jung Babadoor ' s camp . He had previously sent in Miss Orr . " In these operations our loss was under 100 killed and wounded . Among the killed are Captain Macdonald , her Majesty ' s 93 rd ; Captain Cooper , Rifle Brigade ; Captain Moorsom , Staff . Writing on the 17 th of March , Sir Colin Campbell says : — ' A ahoorka division seized the enemy ' s position in front of the Alumbagh last night . Our . -advances to-day are gradually pushed on all sides of the line occupied by the troops , particularly towards Goolghat and Moosabah , in which direction the enemy are advancing . The point they intend to make for is not known . * " Sir Hugh Rose , with the Second Brigade of the Central India Field Force , was moving on Jhansi . The rebellious district of Shafgard has been annexed to the British territory by Sir Robert Hamilton . The First Brigade is besieging Thanderee . General Whitlock reached Saugor on the 7 th of March in advance of his column , which had halted at Duhino . The country is being cleared up to Jhansi . General Roberta ' s force has passed Nusseerabad on its way to Kotah , where the rebels are said to be in great strength . " There was a panic in Calcutta on the 3 rd of March . The President in Council called out the Volunteers , and placed cannon on the bridges . Information had been received that the Barrackpore Sepoys , who were to relieve the Fort Garrison that night , wore to have arms and attack the city . All , however , passed off quietly . " The latest telegrams received at the East India House state : — " A body of rebels have threatened Etawah , but have since recrosscd the Ganges . It is reported from Rewab . that the rebels have taken Cheomar (?) , and that the Eajah and the Deputy-Commissioner , Mr . Cairn , are prisoners . Sir Hug h Rose occupied Uandapoor on March 10 . The Rajah had fled to Chunderee . The robol Dessayeca are still in the Canara jungles ; but Iwgo reinforcomontu have been despatched to tho magistrate by the Madras Government , and tho Bombay frontier is carefully guarded . It is reported from Futtehghur , under data tho 15 tU of March , that tho Nana is still at Jolianporo , and tho chief robots are with him . Tho robols have again entered tho Futtebghur district , attacked the Thannahs , and driven off tho police postod there . General Penny must bo oloao at hand on tho Jumna side . Tho robola who had entorod tho Guatumporo Pergunnah huvo roorosscd tho riveu to Ilur-Scorporo . " AiuuvAus irnoM luoknow . The steamer Indus , Captain Evans , arrivod at Southampton last Saturday , with tho lienvy portion of the Iudin , and China mail . Among the passengers wero several of the old Lucknow garrison , and four of CJoneral Havolock ' s relieving fbruo . Among _ tl > oiftUQr ,, ^ as ,., L > outeivvntJ ) eUtj ' os 3 e ono of the only " two persons wl'ip escaped ( ho horalile massacre of Cawuporo ordered by Nana Sahib . " Ho is a flnolookhig young man , " says tho report from Southampton ; « ' but ho declares tlwit ho has only a dim recollection of the scenes of tho maseacro , or how lie escaped . His mind appears to have boon adbotod l ) y tho horrors ho wltnoBsed at tho massacre , and tho uxcitomout of Ma deliverance , liia fooultica ficom now , however , completely restored . "
POLICE TREACHERY * . In his letter from Cawnporei dated February 27 tli , the Times special correspondent ( Mr . Rassell ) says : — " It appears that it was tho Nona ' s brother , Bajee Rao , who crossed from Oude into the Deab the other night . As he was followed by two hundred regular cavalry , by a body of-infantry , and by several elephants and waggons , containing his harem and baggage , he must have made some noise in his passage across the stream ; but the policemen who were specially stationed at the very point where he crossed , because it was a likely place to make the attempt , pretended not to nave heard him , and the only information givon to our officers in charge of a cavalry detachment near Bhitoor -wais brought by a chowkedar , who ran in to say that , from the noise at the opposite side of the river , ha thought the Nana was going to cross . At the time he brought in this news , the Rao had got safety over , and , when our cavalry- arrived , it was only to- find the traces of Ms passage . On investigation it became evident that the policemen were accomplices in the fact , and that they had been-bribed to keep their ears shui ^ so , after due investigation , the whole party , eleven , in munber , were hanged . The Rao ' s party , continuing their flight across the Doab , cut up the men of two police stations-, which is a strong collateral proof of the guilt of the men at the rivei > side station , and got into Calpee i * the morning . He is said to have obtained large levies of men , and to be enlisting Sowars at 30 r . a monthy and ; infantry at lOr . and 15 r . a month >"
TRANSPORTATION Ol ? MUT 1 NEEHS . The Sindian , of February 27 th , says . — " The ships Roman Emperor and Edward will leave this on Monday morning for the Andaman Islands with the mutineers lately brought to Kurracbee . One hundred and seventy-six of the mutineers embark this morning on board the Roman Emperor , and one hundred and forty-two on the ship Edward . The arrangements made for the conveyance to the bunder and reception of the vagabonds on board are very commendable . They -will be removed from the gaol at six o'clock in carts , under the escort of the Punjab police , who accompanied them from the Punjab . The lower deck of the ships has been , fitted up with cages on each side , with a passage in the centre for the guard . They are to be chained down to the deck , and are to attend to all their own wants on board , and to be their own topasses . The only thing to be done for them will be their provisions , -which -will be cooked by the vessel . The crew and officers are to be well armed , so there is no fear of their attempting to break out- On arrival at the Andaman Islands , their fetters will be taken off , and they will be let loose amongst the savages . The Government of Bengal , we understand , have ordered two years' provisions to be stored on the island for them , and the steamer Semiramis is to be stationed there to prevent any vessels removing these scoundrels . "
INDIAN MASSACRES . The Carnarvon Herald publishes a copy of a letter to his parents from John Jones , the messsergeant of the 2 nd European Bengal Fuailiera , dated " Subathoo , December 21 , 18 d 7 . " The writer professes to have had ocular demonstration of the mutilations and tortures alleged to have been inflicted by the mutineers at Delhi and other places on our countrywomen , but which have recently been doubted by some writers . He says : — " On the morning of the 9 th of June ^ the day after our battle ) , I rambled out among the ruined houses of the station [ near Delhi ] that was burnt , or I should say portly so , for there aro many houses in India that would be difficult to set fire to , as they aro made of flat roofa of brick and mortar . Into ono of these houses I ontered , and tho first thing I saw was a young boy nailed to the wall of the room with his head downwards ,, nnd his beautiful hair nearly touching the floor ; another man boiiig with me , we took him down . He appeared to bo from eleven to twelve years of age , and to have been , from every appearance , the son of a gentleman . 1 then went into tho yard , and , on looking round tho corner of a building , I so-w a poor lady dead ; in my opinion , she must , haw boon the mother of the boy 1 took down from the wall . Poor thing ! I suppose she was trying to mako her escape , and God alone knows what she had suffered . " The other deed 1 shall relate to you was committed inaido of Delhi . After wo stormed and ontered Delhi , wo saw a poor woman oruciftcod naked , and nailed up In tho aamo niaaner as our Lord and Saviour is represented . Oh I I shall say no more , but that thea « poor creatures wero all ravished , and many of them in the proeouco of their husbands and fathers — they , poor follows , tied to stone pillars , not able to render tho . slightest assistance to their outraged wives and daughters , but compelled to stnnd thoro eyo-witnesaoa to theflo curaod aooundrola and their diabolical deeds . ^ OliTt « 6 n 7 ry " tatll 0 vs r brotn 0 r 8 r d-aU- * -tUttt -have ^ anycharity within your breaBtn , ory aloud nnd say , ' We will bo revenged on all those cursed reptiles and scum of the earth . ' " At tho meeting of tho Edinburgh town-council on Tuesday , tho Lord Provost intimated that ho hud l boon requested by ii benevolent lady to announce that sho was roady to confer tux annuity on any lady requiring it who might liiwo Buffered mutilation
. that he had made every inquiry in his power to find out such a case ; bat not one had yet been brought under his notice . The ofletf is not limited by any local qualification . x native ' s view of the revolt . A document , containing the views of Hedayttt All , subahdar of the Sikh police , with respect to the causes of the mutiny , has been published in several papers . The writer is well affected towards the English rule , and speaks with great indignation of the conduct of the mutineers ; but , on two- or three points , he disagrees with our policy . He ascribes the mutiny to three main causes—viz ., the alarm first engendered in the native mind by the expedition to Afghanistan , which induced many to think that a design was entertained against their religion ; a sense of indignation caused by our seieure of Oude ; and the estrangement between , the English officers and their native soldiers , arising from difference of habits and feelings—an estrangement which did not formerly exist , as the officers used in many respects to adopt the habits of the natives .
The Orient. China. From Canton We Learn ...
THE ORIENT . CHINA . From Canton we learn that ' braves' were assembling in large numbers round the city , with a view to retaking it . The representatives of the Allied Powers were preparing for their departure northwards , but had apparently given up all thought of visiting Pekin this year . The Inflexible , with Teh on board , arrived at Singapore on the 1 st of March . JCOEX . The Arabs in the vicinity of Aden ( 3 ays a telegram from Malta ) have stopped the roads and intercepted supplies oa their way to the fort . The commander of the garrison attacked them on the 18 th of March * His force consisted of six hundred men and two guns .: twenty ot thirty of the enemy are said to have been , killed , without a casualty to the British . The roads , however , were again interrupted , and the Arabs assembled in laTger numbers than before . The Candia reports that another successful sortie has been made , that the Arabs have submitted , and that they are again admitted into the fort on a friendly footing . Before the Candia left Aden , the Oriental had arrived from Bombay with , passengers . Her Majesty ' s steamer Cyclopshad left for Suez , to be engaged on surveying service in the Red Sea . The Pylades is likewise on her way up , to receive the Siamese Mission . The Oriental ' s mail has been brought forward by the Candia . The rebellious Arabs appear to have acted under the directions of the Stutan of Adhiee , a town twenty miles from Aden . ^_ _ __
The Easter Banquet. The Easter Banquet T...
THE EASTER BANQUET . The Easter banquet took place at the Mansion House on Monday , and was attended , as usual , by the Ministers . There were two hundred and eighty guests , ranging from , the Duke of Cambridge to plain commoners . His Royal Highness of course acknowledged the toast of " The Army and Navy , " and again pointed his favourite , moral of never allowing the army to bo neglected under , the delusive hope that peace would long continue . Tha Duke of Northumberland , as First Lord of the Admiralty , spoke for the Navy . The Lord Mayor having propoBei " The Health of the Earl of Derby and the rest of her Majesty ' s Ministers , " with many expressions of . satisfaction at tho Conservatives being in powor ., The Earl of Derby spoke at some length . Referring first of aJl to our Indian Empire , ho remarked that tfoo . acquisition of that empire reflected great honour on the energy , vigour , and ability of our countrymen . " And let mo say hero , " ho continued , " thaty although . uo » - doubtodly in the earlier portion of its history , and , perhaps , even at some later periods , acts may have been committed with regard to India which will not boar tho strictest examination according to tho severe uules of political morality , yet upon the whole there nevor waa . a Government which for so lengthened a period displayed so much powor , so much ability , made bo admirablo . u choice of ita florvants , -- "who in their turn exhibited such distinguished talents , —or which upon tho whala conducted its affairs with such purity of motives and ao studied the interests of tho people conudod to thoir ohorRO , aa tho Government of India . My Lord Mayoxy I am " bound to pay that tribute to tho government of tiio Eaet India Company at tho present moment , whan it appeara to bo on its political doathbed . " { A or ? ' ¥ ?< and lauohkr . ) Still , he thought it is generally admitted that the titno has arrived when it is expedient to inak » , a chansro In tho government of India ; but it is a difliculb ta 8 k o crt'eft that change . " Tho problem which has to bo solved ia no losa than this-how , if tho change i 8-to'takei ) laoe 4 t 4 B . po » alblo , » t-tUo ^ e » Tll ) iOJl « B »><> . ^ £ . « r « _ Uirnoce 9 siry undivided responsibility of a Mhmtor o * tho Grown , and to surround him with that knowlodgir ndoSl with roA . rcnco to all tho mighty and . varied So osts of that vast empire which so nocossa ™ toiny Mtabtor dealing with auoh complicated and dfc . " oraUlod nflteln . Mo would bo a bold , » ° f " »«? * P « £ sumptuous , MlnlBtor who could' hope by himself , or trltlr the aid of Ws colleagues , with a . notice of ft- ftw d * y *« rr
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Leader (1850-1860), April 10, 1858, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_10041858/page/3/
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