REBLLION IN ASSAM.

Waikato Times, Issue 2920, 2 April 1891, Page 2

REBLLION IN ASSAM.

JASSACUE OF K .1 i'. • I TUOoI'S jo | i.Y KI.Kt.THIC I'lJ.KiiHM'll i'V i'l., Kr |. -y n.. M-rrli :JD. a JI 100 ti 1: AS 1-1 th" nil lib T 111 10 II iiin-ired and wwntv an I ■" -d> n British otTii:"r >n 1:n ju I 1 ».-* ■' ■■ !uiiiaiisdoiier li'om A v s.iiii. \v* 'd' P.yd whil" aU"MiptilU' _ !■"> :l ! .•ising against th" "i - I '■ l ';' , Tli" Guinnii- io11"i was .~.un !wii"'t 1 !» !'urban to '-""hit "■ ill" I i'-'b"l elii-tV and !i," t.ill.ovinu' ni'jb: Ihe Ciliip »V:i >a! •!■;!» ••!. but 'V'.s "Hi! \ •>■ -r-t'lii!d"t'eild.-d I■ ir two days, whwi Ii Ihe sunply "I' fit ri ridg'-s li"eaai. "X li iast"d Tlii f.'i'"" i!i"ii i. 1 \ f"\V of ill" fii!:'iliv'"s h iv" i ■icti" i ' A S.. n, ■ 11. i'llt 11 i< tV.'l : "11 til;' til" I - '!- 111-1i11• 1• ■ r nav" b.'cn in issaered. A ftish exp 'dili'iti l'rnm A-'-iiii his j be■ 11 ilesliiliched against ill" rib"!-. Al-in-h:;!. Some a.'.xii'tv is felt f..r the safety i of eighty who in'' . dvm- ' cing oil Maniiiut, undi rI ne eo:aiu' id i of Lieut,. G.ant. General Grnt-.t commands tile liunhive expediiion. ! Later. It, was a detachment of the -tJnd and -11th Ghoorkas which were ih-s----troved, and. it is supposed that Mr Quinton and the Kuropean officers ( are prisoners, except, one, who is known to have been Killed and it, is f.'arjd that Mr Griinood, Lritish rssiJent at Maniput, and wife are also prisoners. Three regiments are marching to th"ir relief. Captain Cowley and -<K) men of the -L.'Jril Bengalese were expecteil to arrive at -Mauiput three days after (iuinton, and it is feared that they lias'e been massacred.