THE INDIAN MUTINIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 532, 9 December 1857, Page 5

THE INDIAN MUTINIES.

CAPTURE OP DELHI BY THE BRITISH. (From the 'Telegraph &Courier' Extraordinary.) Bombay, Sept. 30,1857. Delhi fell on the 18th instant. The loss on both sides is immense. The whole of the city is in our possession. Sindiah has joined us against the rebels with 15,000 troops. (Prom the 'Madras Spectator,' Oct. 7.) We regret to record the death of Major General Clough, of the 28th N.I. The melancholy event occurred at Bangalore on the 3rd instant. In addition to the European and Native Cavalry already sent on from Secunderbad, the Ist Native Infantry under Col. Carpenter have also been pushed on towards Kamptee. Our Deccan contemporary has heard that the Joudpore Rajah lias met with a reverse in an attack which he recently made upon his mutinous legion with a number of newly raised levies. The mutij neers beat off these levies with heavy loss, I and in the action the Rajah's Minister was killed. Our contemporary also mentions

that a letter had been reserved at MnW [from an officer, of the Guide Corps at* Delhi, in which it was stated that 7000. of the mutineers and rebels had been cutS up by the force under General Wilson during and since the final assault. The Bengal papers received yesterdaymention that the 50th N.I. had followed the general example and broken out. Six hundred men Save joined Kooer Singh's force, and one hundred and seventy are still with the officers of the corps, who are reported to be safe at a place thirty miles from Nagode. A battle it is expected will shortly be fought at Sasseram on the Grand Trunk-road, with the Irregulars and Ramghur mutineers. The Phcenix states that Nagode is in the hands of the insurgents, who had plundered the treasury of three lakhs of rupees. The European residents had made their escape, and had by the last account taken refuge in a dark bungalow and were in hopes of falling in with a party of Madras troops. ' It is unfortunate that the small party of fugitives have two or three ladies amongst them, who were not in time for coming down to Calcutta, when the other ladies of the station did so. There is everyreason to hope that the party will succeed in effecting their escape in perfect safety. BOMBAY. The Fall op Delhi.—We quote the following from the ' Times :'— " The news of the fall of Delhi, which arrived by the Ajdaha on the night of Thursdaylast, reached the Government while a large dinner was being entertained at Government House. Lord Elphinstone immediately announced the joyful tidings to the assembled company, and called upon them to fill their glasses, and drink to the health of ' General. Wilson and his brave array.' This.was done with much enthusiasm, the baud playing .the . British Grenadiers. " Mr. P. TV. Hewett, inspecting post-master in Scinde, arrived by the Chusan yesterday, in charge of despatches to Government relative to the operations of Delhi. The sudden departure of the Chusan from Kurraoh.ee, without any of our papers or advices from Lahore, has prevented our receiving the details of the assault upon Delhi, and the successful capture of that ' place. This has caused no little disappointment to the public, who were anxiously expecting to hear the particulars of the conflict between the British forces and the mutineers, with the list of casualties among our troops. Our readers will therefore have to exercise their patience a little longer, as we hope that Government with its usual consideration, will favor the public with authentic intelligence, to dllay the excitement which is felt by all classes as to the result of the assault upon Delhi, which, there is every reason to believe, has • been completely successful." News letters from Kurrachee taken from the 'Times. 1 The following in an extract of a letter from Kurrachee, dated 23rd instant:— " Many arrests have taken place among the sepoys of the 21st N. 1., subsequent to the date of my last letter; seven have been hanged, and • one transported for life, on. account of his extreme youth. This evening one was blown, away from a gun, and nineteen were sentenced to transportion for the term of their natural lives. The man blown away was the ringleader, and held the rank of havildar in the 21st. This man deserted his corps on the night of the 13th, when the regiment was disarmed; he, with two othei's, was apprehended about 20 miles west of Kotree. They had their muskets with them ready loaded, but by a stratagem on the pai%t of the police authorities, they were first disarmed and then arrested, which, was effected on the 17th, four days after the 21st was disarmed. This gives a total of 43 mutineers disposed of—namely, fourteen hanged, three brought in with their heads cut off, four blown away from guns, and twentytwo transported. From this you will be enabled to form an idea of the amount of mischief these villains would have committed had it not been for the prompt and energetic measures taken by the authorities to put down the intended mutiny. At Hyderabad, the aspect of affairs is not better; a havildar of the disarmed battery there was blown away, and three men transported. One or two arrests have taken place in the 13th at Hyderabad. Great doubts are entertained of the fidelity of this corps, as well as the 14th here. Some of the Christians living in the vicinity of the sepoy lines quit their homes every night, and seek shelter in more secure places. We are anything but safe. No one is to be out after 10 p.m. under pain of imprisonment. A volunteer corps has been raised of gentlemen and non-military men, including clerks and others; they patrol the camp all night. The services of the seamen belonging to the vessels in harbour, three of which are French, are put in requisition for guarding the treasury and other duties. About 25 individuals have already enrolled their names as volunteers, all bachelors; the married men have been advised to remain at home to protect their families. The volunteers have been supplied with arms from the Government stores. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the 95th, now hourly expected, from the Cape via the Presidency. " When once they set foot here we shall fancy ourselves safe. Notwithstanding the great consternation prevailing- here just now, we attend our daily avocations."