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ty a hundred and fifty of the prisoners taken by Geo. Neill, at Cawnpore! A hundred and fifty of the butchers ef our countrywomen are let loose again. Well may the Times

exclaim: “Jf this sort of thing is to be permitted we may as |

well be warned at once. While the country for fifteen hund- red miles is in a flame, the Government seiz-s the opportunity to issue proclamations which reflect on the humanity of its (renerels, and sends civilians'to hamper them in their duties.” Jat “this sort of thing” is not to be permitted. The “ Su- preme Couvcil” is tolling its own knell. We have sufficient eomfdeoce in Lord Palmerston to feel that he will not allow Parliament to hold him responsible for the follies of the Ln- dian Government. There are few men ip Kogland that would not joiv iv en indignant outcry against * this sort of thing,” and Lord Palmerston, we apprehend, is not among the few.

~-Londou News of the World, Nov. 1.

ACCOUNT OF THE STORMING AND CAPTURE OF THE CITY.

Sea days of incessam fighting were required to make the city ours, ‘Che nasanit was made on that hoe of wall facing the north which extends—some two thousand yards in lenagih—frow the Jumna to ihe Cabu! Gate. This part of, the city wal!, with the exception ofa re-inirant angle where the Cashmere Gate is sitdated, is in a straight line as far os the Shah Bastion. From this point it recedes, in a south-west direction, till it reaches the Cabul Gate, a distance of some five handred yards. The Cushmere Gate was carried soun after day-bdreak. wilin the gate the street passes beiween the Residenc and what is called indifferentiy Sikuoder’s or Skinner These two buildings, and some others near them, appear to have been taken with little diffieulty.

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Gate, and there it is that they seem first to have experienced any very resolute resistance. ‘They, however, made good their position ; and their principal losses, during the first day’s tighting, are said to have occurred in their desperate efforts to reach the Jumna Musji\d—or Great Mosque—in the centre of the city. The 15th was spent in shelling the Magazine, which is immediately to the south of the church taken on the first day,

am! the Palace. somewhat further on in the same direction. | While this work was in progress, the guns on the Shah (or |

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Moore) Bastion and the tower near the Cabul Gate were turned vpon Burn Bastion and the Lahore Gate, positions to the south- ward which had been taken up by the mutineers. ‘Throughout the day our suldiers coutinued to work their way slowly to the svuth ; and by nighifall a practicable breach having been made in the walls of the Magazine, tt was resolved to storm it next morning by daybreak, Durtng the whole of the 15th bodies both of Cavalry and Infantry kept leaving the city, but the greater oart of the mutineers continued resolutely to dispute our further progress. At daybreak on the I6th the Magazine was stormed, and carried with litle loss, ‘The shower of shells winch throughout the preceding day had been poured without intermission on the Palace was kept up. ‘The party advancing along the ramparts compelled the enemy to abandon the Kish- engunge Batiery. a little to the north of the Lahore Gate. A battery on the other side of the river, which had galled our soldiers in their advance, was alsu reported to be abandoned. | Towards the afternoon it became apparent that the organisation of the mutineers into regiments was fast being broken up; they continued, however, to fight in detached groups m a spirit of ibe most determined invéeteracy. During the day they even made aa attempt to retake the Magazine, but were repalsed wit litte difficulty. Bv nigh fall the British had estabjished a line of posts from the Magazine tv the Cabul Gate—that is, nearly along the north bank of the canal ; at once an indication of how much of the city they had unquestionably wrested from the enemy. and of the far greater and more important part whieh, after three days’ hard and incessant fizhting, still remained to be teken. An impenetrable veil rests as yet on the history of the next four days. All that we koow ts, that ult- soately the whole city fel! into the hands of the assailants. Thus much is certain, that its cipture was no children’s play, ‘To the last the English had only a couple of not very considerable or well-appointed siege trains ; whereas, as early as the 16th, they had already taken 200 heavy guns from the enemy. ‘The eesajling force cannot by any possibility have exceeded 10,000 men; whereas the enemy must have amounted, at the very least, to three or four times that number. Afier entering the city the assailants had to fight their way, street by street and house by honse ; and it is apparent that, notwithstanding the numerous fugitives who kept pouring through the Cuy gates, every avail: able position was fiercely and obstinately defeuded by the mos’ valiant of the mutineers, Throughout the struggle the English Ariny appears to have been admirably kept in hand by it» com- mander. Whea the whole story is known we feel confident that Englishmen will have every reason to be proud of the man- per in which a great work of retribution has been accomplished.

DESPATCHES FROM GENERALS WILSON AND NICHOLSON.

Camp, Detut, Aue. 31,.—Major General Wilson, com- manding the force, begs to offer his most hearty thanks end congratulations to Brigadier General Nicholson, and the force which moved from camp under is command, on the morning of the 25th instant, on the very successful issue of the operations they were engaged in. This force made a march of eighteen miles, over a country intercepted with swamps, at the end of which they fought an action with the enemy, variously estunated at 4,000 to 6,000 men, gained a complete victory, capturing all the enemy's guns (thirreen in namber), and owing to the diffi. culty in getting up the baggage and provisions, had to bivouac on the ground without food or covering of any kind. The next dsy the troops marched back, arr:ving in camp that same evening. The Major-General considers he is indebted for the glorious result of these operations to the judyment and energy displayed by Brigadier-General Nicholson, the steadiness and gllantry of the troops in action, and the cheerfulness with which they bore the futigue and hardships they were called npow to undergo. The Major-General has much pleasure in publishing the following extract from Brigadier-General Nicholson’s report, and in assuring all therein mentioned, that he will bring them to favourable notice in bis report to the Commander of the Forces in the Upper Provinces, for submission to Government. The force has to regret the lose of two gallant officers, Lieutenant Lumsden, of the 61st Punjeub Infantry ; and Lieutenant Gabbett, of her Majesty’s Ist Regi- inent, killed. Lieutenant E}kirk, of her Majesty’s Gls‘, and Assistant-Surgeon [reland, dangerously wounded.

[EXPRACT FROM BAIGADIER-GENERAL NICHOLSON'S REPORT, |

It now remains for me to fulfil the pleasing dut ing my extreme satisfaction with the conduet of the troops Ip these operations. Nosoldiers ever advanced to the attack of a position with greater gallantry aud sieadiness than her Majesty’s Glst Regiment, the Ist Fusiliers, and the 2nd Punjaud Infantry. No Infantry was ever more ably assisted by the Artillery. Mejor Coke’s Regiment, under ns gallant and lamented officiating commandant, Lieutenant Lumsden, sustained ite bigh reputation, The troops are likewise enutled to great credit for the cheerfulness with which they bore the hardships they were exposed to; they marched at daybreak, and had to cross twe difficult swamps before their arrival at Nungloo, and, as ii would not have been prudemt to take the baggage across the ford at Baprowla, they were obliged, afier fourteen hours marching and fighting, to bivouse on the field without food or covering of any kind. The officers to whom I am mostly indebted for their services on this occasion, and whow | would beg to bring prominently to the favourable notice of the Major General, are Mejor Tombs, commanding the Artillery (this officer’s merits are so well known to the Major General that it js unnecessary for me to dwell upon them); Mujor Jacob, com- mandiag Ist Fusiliers ; Captain Green, commanding 2d Punjaub Jufuntry ; and Captains Remington and Blunt, and Lientensnts Wilson and Sankey, of the Artillery.’ 1 also received every Assistance from my staff and orderiy officers, Captain Biane, her Majesty’s 52d Light Infantry, my brigade mejor ;. Captain

Shure, deputy assisiant quartermaster-general ; Captain Trench,

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ANOTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SHAM KING OF 2,.—Kverything is in readiness for placing the heavy guas in bauery when they coue in. A batiery for twelve guns has been constructed in what is to be, | whén completed, the second parallel, 800 yards from the walls, | The drama is drawing to a close, and the rebels are well aware ‘of such beimg the case, as on the Sist ulume, they sent tna | white flag to ask fur terws, offering to give up te actual | murderers. The answer was as follows:—‘ The British ‘Goverment will hold uo terme with murderers, rebels, and “wutineers. Surrender mast be unconditional. Any other rebel /coming tO propose other terms will be bung. All future | negotiations will be carried on at the muzzles of our guus.’” A ‘pleasant and rather sweet answer, The first injury done by ‘ihe two gune across the river was last night. A strapnell | shel) burst right in the midst of our picket, killing (ve men of

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‘and with the 100 artillerymen coming over from Meerut with ‘the siege train, we shell have plenty of hands to work the ‘guns, ‘The plan is generally beheved to be first to well she the city and then storm. ‘he next ten days will see Delbi in our bands, Health in camp improving. Weather auspicious,

| Supplies plentiful and good. All in capital spirits. General

Wilson is, thank God, the right man in the right place.

WILSON’S ORDER TO THE TROOPS AT DELHI, ON THE EXPECTED ASSAULT.

The force assembled before Delhi has had much hardsnip and fatigue to undergo sinee its arrival in this camp, all of which wst cheerfully borne by officers and men. ‘The time is now drawing near when the Major-General commanding the force trusts that their labours will be over and they will be rewarded by the capture of the city for al] their past exeruons, and fora cheerful endurance of stil! greater fatigue end exposure.

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| The treeps will be required to uid and assist (he engineers in

the erection of the batteries and trenches. and in daily exposure to the sun, as covering parties. ‘he artillery will have even harder work than they yet have had, and which they have so

| well and cheerfully pertormed hitherto ; this, however, will be ‘for a short period only, and when ordered to the assault, the

Major-General feels assured British pluck and determination will carry everything before them, and that the bloodthirsty and murderous mutineers against whom they are fighting will be driven headleng out of their stronghold, or be exterminated ; but to enable them to do this, he warns the troops of the absolute necessity of their keeping together, and not suaggling from their columns, By this can success only be secured, Major-General Wilson need hardly remind the troops of the cruel murders committed on their officers and comrades, as weil as their wives and children, to move them in the deadly struggle. No quarter should be given to the mutineers ; at the same time, for the sake of humaniiy, and the honour of the country they belong to, he calls upon them to spare all women and children that may come in their way. It is so unperative, not only for their safety, but for the success of the assaulr, that tnen should not siraggle from their columns, that the Major Geveral feels it vis duty to direct all commauding officers to unpress this strictly upon their men, and he is confident that, after this warning, ‘he inen’s good sense and discipline will induce them to obey their

every regiment that indiscriminate plunder will not be allowed ; that prize agents have been appointed, by whom ail captured property will be coliected and. sold, to be divided according to the rules and regulations on this. bead fairly among all men engaged ; and that any ian fonnd guilty of having concealed captured property will be made to restore it, and will forfeit all claims to the general prize; he wil! also be likely to be insde over to the Prevost-marshal to be summarily dealt with, The Major-General calls upon the officers of the force to lend their zealous and efficient co-operation in the erecuon of the works of the siege now about to be commenced, He looks especially to the regunental officers of all grades to unpress upon their men that to work in the trenches during @ siege is as necessary and honourable as to fight m the ranks during a battle. He will hold all officers responsible for their utmost being done to carry out the directions of the enginecTs, and he confidently trusts) that all will exhibit a healthy and hearty. spirit. of emulation and zeal, from which he bas no doubt that the happiest results will follow, in the brilliant termination of ali their labours.

ALLAHABAD.

Copy of a Despatch from Mnjor Vincent Fyre, Ariillery, com- manding a detachment, to Colone| Napier, Military Secretary to Major-General Outram, K.C. 1s , Camp, Koondhua Puttee, Jith September, 1857.

Sir—I am happy to have it in my power to report for the information of Major-General Sir James Outram, K.C.B., that the expedition he did me the honour of entrusting to my com- mand has been attended with entire success, and the dering invasion of this territory from Oude has been signally punished. I arrived at Hutgoan last evening at dusk, where | was joined by Captain Johnson’s troop of the Irregular Horse (40 in number) As they had marched twenty four miles, and were in need of rest, {halted until 14 a.m., when we had the advantage of moonlight to pursue our march to Koondhun Puttee, where we arrived at daybreak. ‘I'he Oude rebels having been apprisnd a little previously of our advance, had fled preeipitately to their boats, ‘about haifa mile off. | ordered the Cavalry under Captain Johnson and Lieutenant Havelock to pursue them, and followed up myself, with all practicable speed, with the Infantry and guns, We found the Cavalry had driven the enemy into their

a brisk fire on them from the bank above. On the arrival of the detachments of her Majesty’s Sth Fusiliers and 64ih Foot, under Captains Johnson and Turner, the fire of our musketry into the densely crowded boats was most telling, but the enemy still defended themselves to the utmost, until the guns under Lieutenant Gordun opened fire, when the rebels instantly threw therselyes, panic-striken, into the river. Grape was now showered upon them, and a terrific fysillade from the Infantry and Cayalry maintained, until only a few scattered suryivors escaped... ‘Their number appeared to be about 800. Previously to their plunging into the river, they threw their guos overboard and blew. up oue of their boats, which had been boarded by a

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whum five were Europeans and five natives. All the officers ‘mentioned: above distiaguished themselves highly, and the | conduct of the men was all that could be desired. Lieutenant ‘Impey, of the Engineers, and Mr, Volunteer Tarby have ‘likewise, by their zeal and usefulness, merited my thanks and ‘commendation, (Signed) Vincent Evre, Major. Commanding Field Force,

| P.S.—Having heard of another party of rebels ata ghaut higher up the river, I have despatched the Cavalry to reconnuitre.

CAWNPORE AND LUCKNOW. |

| A letter from Major-General Havelock’s camp states that ‘twoof the mutineer regiments have sent in to the General, | offering to lay down their aris if their lives were spared. ‘The ‘reply was that no overtures from any rebels could be entertained, ‘but that if they gave occular demonstration of their sincerity, that is, by fighting their brother mutineers, their case would be ‘taken into consideration. One of these repentent regiments is | supposed to be the 22d N.J., who generously offered to assist their officers from the Government treasury at I’yzabad, and who, it will be remembered, spared their officers. ‘I'he Ghoor- kas being on one side, and the Europeans on the other, with ‘the King, and Ally Nucky Khan not coming up as promised anid fully expected long ere this, they appear to have taken a | sudden fit of loyalty again, as they now find that their visions ‘of double pay and 200 bighas of land in Oude, promised to ‘each Sepoy, has been merely figurative ; attempting to grasp }these, they have Jost the Company’s regular pay and batta. The following was an intercepted letter to the Barrackpore Brigade, and more particularly addressed to one regiment there :

“Oh! ye warriors greeting!

,from you; you have, however, deceived us, We considered

soy orderly officers, and Lieutenant Low, on the steff of the | you as the nose of the army ; but you gave up your arms with- Major-General commanding. Oth Lancers, to whom I entrusted the charge of the cavalry with

Lieutenant @are!l, her Mejesty’s out fighting. However, it 1s not too late to retrieve your eha-

‘recters, Itis true you have po arms; but hasten up and Ram

ard om the 2¢6:h,| will give you arms. You will ea Vhe! monih ; and 200 bighas of land. | Gained that no more cows shal] be killed in the land. Should

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party of infantry, whereby, | regret to say, one man of her:

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any one intercept this messenger, Curses willbe upon his head ; if a Mahomedan, he will eat pig, if a Hindoo, he will eat cow, The King of Delhi sends salanins, and says the enemy outside the walls number ten thousand ; after we have conquered them, we will come to Calcutta, to try if the Feringhees can fight.” The messenger was, however, seized by an officer of the 70:b Native Infantry, and was hanged ; no doubt heavy curses are on the Feringhee’s head—what is he to'eat? for he has, | sup- pose, no objection either to pig of cow.

The Friend of India states from Cawnpore that Genera] Havelock has issued’ a proclamation which the Government would do well to follow, All rebels from Oude who are in custody with their wives and children are to be kept as hostages, to secure against a repetition at Lucknow and elsewhere of the atrocities committed at Cawnpore and Jhansi. Captain Bruce, who is the superintendant of police, went to search the house of a Nuwab, one of Nena Sahib’s followers, for papers snd other matters. ‘The Nuwab is now before Lucknow, and com- mands a troop of the insurgents. In examining the apartinents, after seizing all the documents, he discovered tbat the Nuwab had left his female relatives behind. ‘This fact coming to the ears of General Neill, a guard. was at once placed over them, and it was hinted to the ladies that they would be alone pro- tected so jong as any Eaglish women or children who might fall into tne hands of the Oude rebels should be uninjured. It is believed that this intimation will be couveyed to the Nuwab and his son, and they may thus be induced to spare any unfor-

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induce the Nena to act after the same way. Any threatening of this sort is perfectly justifiable, and is even dictated by mercy. Nena Sahib himself never preserves @ European female alive, but he is ou'done by the Nuwab of Fuattehghur. On the 2d of July this man blew away from guns one gentleman and three ladies. ‘Their names were Mr.and Mrs. Birch, Mrs. Beckford, and Mrs. Defontaine. “After the mutiny at Fatteh- ghur they had succeeded in escaping into the country, and had only just been discovered. Besides he has offered for the cap- ture of every Kuropean a reward of 50 rupees. And yet we are told that no man is to be summarily dealt with unless itcan be proved that he has been actually present at @ marder. The whole of the Furtehghur district 1s stained with the most atrocious crimes, and they are shared and participated in by the lowest as well as by the Nuwab and his minister Hideat Ally. and still by the recent order in Council! no villages are to be burnt. ‘The Nuwab of FPurruckabad, it is believed, had some European females alive, but in such captivity that we suppose that even death would be preferable. ‘The rebel force before Lucknow at this time consists of about 3,000 Sepoys and 1.000 matehlock men, ‘lhe above include Major Holmes’ Irregulera, who have joined, and find plunder and murder much more con- genial occupations than preserving districts from the like. The rebels sent-a short time since for 1,000 Gazee fanatics to lead the storm; but they were repulsed with such great and terrible slaughter, that they say they will never attack again, eyen if Lucknow be not taken for two years. ‘The fanatics alone left upwards of 200 dead upon the ground. The enemy's guns are however still playing upon the works of the besieged, and it is reported that they even throw in hand grenades, but it is not credible.

TERRIBLE PLOTS AT JUBBULPORE—A RAJAH AND HIS SON BLOWN

FROM THE GUNS.

About 9 p.m. of the 15th ult., trustworthy information was received that the Sepoys were making preparations to release from the gaol a number of people who had been im- prisoned on a charge of conspiracy, and to kill all the Huro- peans, Qne hundred Madras Sepoys and some Madras Cavalry were thereupon sent to the jail, and in g few minutes the whole garrison were up, and at their posts. The two guns, with nineteen Kuropean guuners, one hundred Madras Sepoys, and the remainder of the troop of Madras Cavalry, were ready to move wherever it might be considered necessary. Pickets of cavalry and infantry were thrown out all round the Residency, and two cavalry patrols made the circuit of the cantonements. The alarm was given that firing had been heard in the direction of the lines, The report was found to be well founded, and the whole garrison was again roused, Shortly after this certain native officers and the quarter-master serjeant weut up to the Residency, and con- firmed the statement as to the intended reseue, adding that the firing seemed to be carried on by some of the bad men, with the intention of creating and commencing a disturbance. Roll-call was ordered, and it was found that eight Sepoys of the 52nd N. I. were absent with their arms; one was also reported absent from rear guard duty, About this time a cry of fire was raised, and it was found that a small bungalow, close to the lines, was in flames, having most probably been fired by the deserters. ‘The garrison stood to their arms till past morning gunfire, but there were no signs of an attack : on the contrary, drill, guard-mounting, target practice, &e., went on as usual, and so far as regards outward appearances the regiment continued quiet and well behaved. About three o’clock a.m., the prisoners, whose release had been contem- plated, were brought up from the jail to the Residency, and placed inside the battery. While the Madras Sepoys were guarding the gaol several shots were fired at them, but no one was hit, nor could they catch « glimpse of their assailants. Still more exciting events followed. .For the last two or three months Shunker Shah, an old Rajah of the Gond dynasty, had been plotting the destruction of the English at Jubbulpore and the burning of their houses, with the plunder of the treasury and the station generally. In this plot he was assisted by his son Rugonath Shah, and by others regarding whom no certain evidence had yet been obtained. Information of this plot having been given to Lieut. Clerk, the Deputy Commissioner, he sent a chupraisse in the disguise of a fakeer to find out the truth of the matter. The plan was perfectly, successful. The conspirators disclosed sufficient of their evil designs to warrant their apprehension, Accord- ingly a large body of police were ordered to assemble at Lieut. Clerk’s bungalow, and was by that officer led to the Rajah’s house; but when within a mile of the place Lieut, Clerk galloped forward with the sowars, surrounding the village uutil the arrival of the foot police, when the apprehension was effected. In the possession of the Rajah was found a paper in Sanscrit, the purport of which was as follows:—‘ Close up tine mouths of the talebearers. Having chewed the tale-bearers, eat them, Grind to pieces the enemies. Having killed the English, scatter them. O Mat Chundee! (O Mother Devee !) let none escape. Kill the enemies and their families. Protect Sunker (Mahadeo), and preserve your disciples, Listen (o the calling of the poor. Make haste, O Mat Halika (Devee). Hat the unclean race. Do not delay to devour them quickly. O Ghor Mat Walika! (O terrible Mother Devee!)” After a trial of two days before a joint commission, the Rajah and his son were convicted, and sentenced to be blown from guns. The sentence was duly executed in the Residency compound on the morning of the 18th instant. The other conspirators who were convicted were reserved for punishment on the following day, but it was thought that an example having been made, none of them would be blown from guns.

CONSPIRACY AT KUARACEEE, AND MASSACREE OF EUROPEAN IN- HABITANTS PREVENTED.

The 2st Regiment of Pambay Native Infantry bas been disarmed at Kurrachee, the men having plotted to murder the European inhabitants and make off to Delhi. About midnight on the 14th Sept., the commanding officer, Major McGregor, received information that the Sepoys had made up their minds to rise and massacre the Christian population. Measures were immediately taken to counteract their designs, and the 2d Europeans and 8d Troop Horse Artillery were marched in the dead of night towards the Sepoys’ quarters. When the roll was called, twenty-seven mien were found miss- ing, having decamped with their loaded muskets. The Sepoys of the 21st, who were confronted with the European

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THE EXECUTIONS AT KURRACHEB,

On the 17th Sept., at half-past four o'clock, the station was in a high state of excitement, owing to its having known that the General Court Martial assembled for the trig} of the mutineers of the 21st!N. I. had finished its i and from seeing the gallows previously erected a.scene wag expected. Very shortly after that hour the four companies ‘of the 2d European Regiment arrived on the ground with'the condemned prisoners on their reverse flank im gharrieg, eg. corted by a strong guard under an officer, Presently oa the 21st N. I, the the 14th N. L., and Horse Artillery, The prisoners were then taken out of the gharries, and their pames called over by the brigade-major, and the first seven who were condemned to be hung, with the other three con. demned to be blown away, were marched to the rear of the gallows between their late regiment and that erection. The court martial and the seutence of the court were then read in English by the brigade-major, and ably translated in an audible voice by Major Goldsmid, The seven prisoners for the scaffold were then marched up to its steps, and ascended without much assistance. One man only spoke when on the drop. He stated “ it was his first offence, and it was no use hanging him; he had done fourteen. years nokrie.” The ropes being adjusted after some little delay, the culprits bein faced about to meet the gaze of their late corps, the signal was given, and the seven rascals were launched into eternity, It was now found it would not do to blow the remaining three in the square where the gallows had been erected, so the Brigade was moved off about 200 yards tcwards the maidan between the sappers’ lines, when three guns of the Horse Artillery were unlimbered, and the three sentenced to be blown away met with their doom, The Brigade re- mained on the ground half an hour, during which time the bodies were Jeft hanging, and then cut down and handed over to the police in carts by a party of the 2nd E. L. 1. who remained in charge of the gallows.

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE EXECUTIONS,

We have been favoured with the following copy of an in- teresting letter from a young officer at Jubbulpore, 52nd Native Infantry :— '

Sept. 15:h.—I am afraid our regiment won’t stand. A Rajah and his family near here have been tampering with our Sepoys. He has been canght, however, with all his family, and is confined in the jiil. We have just heard a rescue ie to he attempted, so we are all ready.

“17th. —The rescue was attempted last night, but our infantry beatthem back with ease. J got out of bed about midnight, and went to see the guns. It was a pretty sight—th2 portfires lighted, and the brave fellows sitting on the guns. Some bun- galows were burnt down towards morning, but nothing else.

‘*18th.—I have just come back from seeing the rebel Rajeh and his sons blown from the guns. it was an awful sight; but they richly deserved a far worse fate. Fancy—it has been found out that we were all to be roasted alive when caught! He prayed, as he was being lashed to the gun, that his sur- viving children might be spared to burn us!!! We went down to where the two guns were drawn up, with a detachment of infantry and cavalry to prevent surprise—the cavalry rushing about, keeping the people back from the front of the guas, Soon afierwarés the prisoners arrived, looking very apat and nonchalant ; their fetters were knocked off on the T was quite close to them, #8 we officers were inside a circle, close to the guns, into which the crowd was not allowed to come. They were then bound to the mouths of the cannon, The way is this :—You stand with your back to a cannon mouth, which is pointed to the back of the heart—you have now @ very good idea of it. The artillery officers, when all was ready, gave the command in a loud, clear voice, * Division! ready! fire!’ A boom !—a thud, as of a body falling—and all was over. You know I have a very soft heart, and would most likely have fainted or got sick at home if I had seen the same before these massacres ; but J can assure you that although I felt the awful solemnity of two souls going, with a prayer for wwurder upon their lips, before their God, yet | went up after- wards with almost gratified feelings to look at their faces, still thinking of Cawnpore, Delhi, Meerut, Jhansi, Bareilly, Py2s- bad. ‘The old man’s face was quiet and severe (he never had moved a muscle the whole time before) as was also the yourg one’s (a man of forty). ‘Their legs and arms fel! close to the cannon mouths, they being tied; the head and upper part of the body being blown about fifty yards in front. Quite un- touched their faces were, and quite quiet. It is 2 very quick death, as they can feel no pain, the region of the heart bemg at once blown away. This is nearly the only form in which death has any terrors for a native. If he is hung, or shot by musketry, he knows that his friends or relatives will be allowed to claim his body, and will give him the funeral rites required by his religion ; if a Hindoo, that his body will be burned with all due ceremonies; if a Mussulman, that his remains will be decently interred, as directed in the Koran. But if sentenced to death in this form, he knows that his body will be blown into a thousand pieces, and that it will be altogether impossible for is relatives, however devoted to him, to be sure of picking up all the fragments of his own particular body : and the thought that perhaps a limb of some one of a different religion to him- self might possibly be burned or buried with the remainder of his own body, is agony to him.”’

BLOWING FROM THE GUNS.

A medical officer of this presidency (says the Bombay Gazette) gives the following description of an execution parade :—‘‘ ‘This first parade was a horrible sight, but the blowing away from guns is most appalling. After the ex- plosion, the grouping of the men’s remains in front of each gun was various and frightful. One man’s head was perched upon his back, and he was staring rourd as if looking for his legs and arms. All you see at the time is a cloud like a dust storm, composed of shreds of clothing, burning muscle end frizzing fat, with lumps of coagulated blood. Here and there a stomach or a liver comes falling down in a stinking shower. One wretched fellow slipped from the rope by which he was tied to the guns, just before the explosion, and his arm was neatly set on fire. Whilst hanging in his agony under the yun, a sergeant applied a pistol to his head, and three times the cap snapped, the man each time wineing from the expected shot. At last a rifle was fired into the back of bis head, and the blood poured out of the nose and mouth like water from 4 briskly-handled pump. ‘This was the most horrible sight of all. Ihave seen death in all its forms, but never anything to equal this man’s end,”’

A FIGHT WITH THE SANTHALS.

The following is from Hazareebagh, dated 15th Sept. ‘— “A body of Santhals, about 200, collected at a place 1 miles from hence, about a qarter of an hour before sundow)s the Ramghur Cavalry and some Sikhs commanded by Lieut. J. M. Graham, went out to meet them. They were on alow hill, with a belt of low rice fields between the Sowars them, and a jungle behind, and as soon as they saw the Sowars they rushed to their arms, and commenced tow tooming. egpaig. | that they would bolt, and there being 10 time to lose, as the sun was just going down, Mr. G attempted to cross the swamp with tle cavalry, having the infantry close at hand. His horse stuck in the mud, 80 jumped off, and waded through to the opposite bank. Sauthals now came to withia about 50 or 60 yards, ‘aaah shooting arrows. The men fired a volley,

their fire began to tell a little. They were within twenty yards of the enemy, and their leader, a stout gentleman, 10 4 ‘red pugree and waistcloth, with a long two-edged sword, favoured them with an extemporaneous dance in frout of bis |party. Mr, Graham fired at him with his revolver, and hit ‘him up in the left breast, and as soon as his followers sW him stagger, they gave ground, on which the Sikhs charges and the affair was over in a minute. They - eleven bodies ; it was too dark to look for more. Five of our men ‘were wounded, and three horses, two of the former aud two ‘of the latter severely.