INDIA.

Colonist, Volume III, Issue 246, 28 February 1860, Page 3

INDIA.

The Bombay Standard of 27th Dec says :—* The fortnight which has elapsed since onr last mail has been prolific of news from Nepaul respecting the rebels, and barren as to aught else on any absorbing interest. The rebel horde in the Terai is at last utterly routed, and its leaders either killed or in our hands, with more than two thousand common pandies. For this we are indebted to the Nepaulese forces under Jung Bahadoor, who at length assumed the offensive and scattered like chaff; the miserable remnant pf the hosts who entered Nepaul. Whether he purposely waited until disease and privation had done their pioneermg work we do not know, but that he had only to cut up fever- strickenj.alt-starved skeletons is a fact. Sir Jung has gamed but little credit for his course in this affair from first to last. He played fast and loose with us as long as it was possible, until indeed, the rebels tally believed him o sympathise with their cause. Even at last when the rebellious rabble saw his troops upon them, they believed the intention ofthe Nepaulese was to fraternise with them, and were only awakened to the truth when actually attacked. Sir Jung is charged with attempting to impose terms upon, us yet. He has been, it is affirmed, treating for the life of the Begum's late paramour, Mummoo Khan, and offered to send in the Begum herself, with Brijis Kudr if we would guarantee a monthly allowance of 10 000 rupees. It is probable we shall not trouble ourselves about the Begum any further. She can do no harm now the male leaders are disposed of. The Ranee tf Gonda, who surrendered, has been allowed to retire to Bhojpore. British statesmen can afford to let even traitorous women *'gang their am gate." . Among the rebels killed arc Beni Madho and liis brother. Those who have died (more quietly than they deserved) include the following :-Nana Rat Bat Rao- and Asimoolah Khan wen known in London) of Cawnpore; Deveeßuksh, of Gonda, Sf £da Buksh and Herdeo Persad ofKhyrabad. The now undoubted death t c Nant is unfortunate, but the best news we cLllhavenextto his being in our hands Ot .ho c who are at our disposa we may notice MummooKlatiaiid Khan Bahadoor Khan (prisoners Tn the Tara Kotee, Lucknow); Jowala Persad, commonly called the Lord Sahib, and second m command to the late Nana; Bullee Sing Ummer S brother of Koher Sing J Boondoo Sing, late subadar 7th Bengal N.I, with Devec Deen and Gunga Sing, leaders ot the Nusseerabad b.igade. We shall now. doubtless, hand over the Terai to the Nepaulese,'in accordance with the understanding long since made known to that effect. The Viceroy's progress has been the scene of an incident not in the programme. On his lordships way toMeerut a fire broke out on the llth in Lady's Canning's tent, and destroyed much valuable property, with official records and papers On the 19th the camp was Allygurh, with tha of the commander in chief. Mr. Wilson had arrived at Agra, on his way to join the 'progress, when the last accounts of him were dispatched. Before leaving Calcutta addresses were presented to him from the Bengal Chamber of Commerce, from the Indigo Planters' Association, and from the British India Association, the latter a native °Lord Clyde's visit to Jhansi is said to have been made with a view to arrangements respecting our future operations in Bundlecund. His proceedings at Gwalior, December 2nd, were full of interest. His lordship reviewed the whole of the troops at the station, European and native, and eulogised the Bombay army in a stirring address to the 9th Bombay, N.I. He afterwards rejoined Lord Canning, having made this flying visit to Gwalior and Jhansi from Agra. , Major General Sir Hope Grant has arrived at Calcutta en roqte to China, in order to assume chief command of the military forces to be employed against "that, country. The Commissariat, says the Mofussilite, has been warned to prepare stores for about 10,000 men, and from the natun-vot the indents, it is evident that several thousand Sheiks are to join the expedition. . It seems to be thought that we shall have some warm work on the frontiers. The rebels there are plucking up. It appears they intend to depart from their usual mode of annoyance, by attacking us boldly and in great strength hy all aooounts. Ten thousand men are said to be concentrated by the rebels on the frontier with a few guns. Most of this force is said to be regular troops, mutineers of the late company's army. -* A letter which the Oud . Gazette has in possession states that, on the 18th ultimo, there was some hard fighting at Gooluyra Ghaut on the Raptee. A good number of rebels is said to be killed, while the loss on our side, is, as usual, trifling On the 19th the rebels retreated back to the hills It is positively asserted that they have some guns, which they came by somehow at Bootwal. They swear that they will fight to the last. It is said that Jung Bahadoor has issued notices to the rebels to quit his territories, or lay down thenarms, and if they don't do so he will attack and annihilate them. He has also threatened to stop their supplies. We fancy the rebels won't wait to ask any one for them, but take them by force when they can't get thera for payment, or by civility. The weekly return of arms and sepoys surrendered, and forts destroyed in Qude, for the week pnfjing29.h October,'lßs9, shows the following results :— Firearms, 64; swords, 190 : spears, 4; making a total of 258, besides 156 under the head of miscellaneous. The total amount collected now stands as follows ; — Cannon, 693, firearms, 189,825 ; swords 574,640: spears, 50,986 ; making a grand total of 816,054, besides 640,051, under the head of miscellaneous. The number of forts destroyed during the week is 10: the number under demolition, 21; the Dumber already destroyed and reported, 8453. The number of sepoys who have surrendered during the week is—mutineers, 10; making a nrand total of 6855.