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    No. 398, Nomm 7,1857.] T BE E L E A P E ...

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    THE INDIAN REVOLT. Another, batch of fug...

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    No. 398, Nomm 7,1857.] T Be E L E A P E ...

    No . 398 , Nomm 7 , 1857 . ] T BE E L E A P E 3 ,. 1059

    The Indian Revolt. Another, Batch Of Fug...

    THE INDIAN REVOLT . Another , batch of fugitives from India arrived at Southampton on Tuesday in the Peninsular and Oriental Company ' s steamship Colombo , Captain J . S . Field . From Gibraltar , subscriptions to the Indian Fund are brought , to the amount of 704 , 7 . 17 s . 6 < L , collected in the garrison . This amount has been forwarded to the Lord Mayor of IiOndon . Several of the passengers from India have had very narrow escapes from the mutineers ; and some are the immediate relatives of those who have fallen in the unequal struggle . Among the more extraordinary cases , the following are mentioned in the daily papers : — " Miss Graham , whose father , it will be remembered , was shot by her side as they were making their escape , when , "by climbing over the side of the vehicle , the young lady miraculously succeeded in saving her life ; they had been residents at Sealcote in the Punjab . Mrs . Baker , who was burnt out at Cawnpore , and narrowly escaped with her life . Mrs . Bunbury and Mrs . Norris , who were secreted and hunted about the jungle for a month , and finally freed themselves from the dangers to which they had been so long exposed . Mrs . Warden , the -widow of Major Warden , who died at sea , on board the steamer that was conveying them from Calcutta to o .. ~ t \ t-. r »* .- £ . i tin * wifc * n ( Sftnroant Owen , of the

    53 rd Queen ' s llegiment , and late Superintendent of Roads between Peshawur and Lahore ; in the month of May they were compelled to fly for their lives , their youngest child being at the time only fourteen days old . The sergeant , who is come home also , is suffering from mental affliction , caused by a sunstroke , as we are informed . Miss Clara Dunbar , aged ten years , daughter of Captain Dunbar of the 10 th Queen ' s , who was killed 1 ,,. m ,, Hnn » i-j nt Avmh oh the 29 th of July . Miss si

    Nina 3 Jaile \ -, a ^ ed x years , the daughter of Captain Bailey , of the 7 th Bengal Native Infantry , -wliieTi regiment mutinied at Dinapore , and her mother has since died . The two last-named young ladies have come home iu the care of attendants . ' The cases of Mrs . Bunbury and Mrs . Norris , we understand , excited great sympathy in Calcutta , and Lord Canning tendered them every possible assistance in his power . tc a .., „„* : „ , » ne io < i ;» c nn lSiimvl ' t . hft Colombo was held

    in the saloon on the 23 rd ult . at sea , near Malta , Mrs . Baker , the wife of Major Baker , of the Bengal Cavalry , iu the chair . They were addressed by Captain Field , the commander of the ship , who recommended the formation of a committee of ladies on board each voyage to make inquiries among the passengers with a view of discovering any parties requiring assistance and relieving tliem . He handed over to them a box of clothing which he had received from the London Ladies' Committee , and also a box of warm clothing from the ladies of n ii .. i « .. . „ ., /! r .. tT . < ii . ctntoil tli : lt . 1 llldv Hiul { TClltleluiuci »« - « . j

    OOUli-JUIlll'LUU ; clillt . . jum ^* . .. o | man of Southampton were anxious to adopt an orphan i child whose father had fallen in India . The meeting ad- I journed to the following day , the 24 th , when it was re- I ported that throe cases had been discovered requiring relief , which was accordingly administered to the parties , who subsequently in the most grateful manner expressed their thanks . " On the arrival of the Colombo in dock on Tuesday ; . x i ... AT ., -. ** -. »* mill < -i * l * av mAiiilior *! rn t Ml' . 1 jOC' 111 ni \ if ^ 4 ~ - —

    lilUrillll ^) I IK * JTJLil J Ul ^ tlllVL wn ^* . . u » -. « » - Relief Committee , went on board , and , the three cases in question being brought to their notice , they availed themselves of the first opportunity which has yet occurred by appropriating two 10 / . and one & l . notes to the assistance of the respective parties . CAWSI'OKE . Tlic subjoined is an extract from a letter written by a gentleman travelling with Sir James Outram ' s

    force to Caw npore : — " Maharajpore , Sept . 1-1 . ( Posted at Cawnporo Sept . 15 . ) J " I have reached my old factory . The compound is i ono mass of jungle , with every here and there a broken j door or a half-burnt timber or mnnufactui ing implement , all the buildings burnt to the ground , and of the house there are only left three rooms that I liuilt . Sissooporo , where Claude was , has also been burnt to the ground . Nudjuflghur * has not been burnt , but everything , to tho iloois , has been carried away ; the remaining two i ' uc-.. ___ ¦ _ "I _ 1 _ . ___!** -1- * 1 1 . _ _ J ti / i « # sit « t « tijldl « * i * ill tl \/^ I IMll IJ ^ uiu huiiuiiuhlo

    * .... xoricn nave wueii pimucicu i > y m > . " < - > | - « m >^ . Yesterday , in broad daylight , a band of live hundred robbers , headed liy their zemindar , oanie to plunder n village , the zemindar of which came to the i-nmp for help , which , however , was nut given him ; ami , to-day , in talking of it , with tho , peoplo luiiv , they tohl mo that this vory man keeps eight hundred matchlock men

    expressly to plunder hia neighbours . 1 have heard ol another Imnd near ono of the factories of thus concern . Tho Tlianudiir of Nudjuffghur , who came to see me , aiiyn Hint his authority in only parLiully acknowledged here and there , : iml set at defiance in Homo villugus . The colksctioiiH nil over tho country arc at a dead aluud . " * Nudjutl ' ghur was the property of Mr . William Vin-COJlt . m

    JOBBTJLPOKE . A communication from India gives some particulars of the plot which was discovered at Jubbulpore : — . " For the last two or three months , Shunker Shah , an old Rajah of . Gond dynasty , had been plotting the destruction of the English at Jubbulpore and the barning 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 has yet been obtained . Information of this plot having been given to Lieutenant Clerk , the Deputy-Commissioner , he sent a chuprassee in the disguise of a fakir to find out the truth of the matter . The plan was perfectly successful . The conspirators disclosed sufficient of their evil designs to warrant their appreliension . Accordingly , a large body of police were ordered to assemble at Lieutenant Clerk ' s bungalow , and -was by that officer led to the Rajah ' s house ; but , when within a mile of the place , Lieutenant Clerk galloped forward with the Bowars , surrounding the village until 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 the mouths of the tale-bearers . Having chewed the tale-beavers , 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 ( Mabadeo ) , and preserve your disciples . Listen to the calling of the poor . Make haste , O Mat Halika ( Devee ) . not io laeiu

    Eat 'the unclean race . x » o ueiay > uevour quickly . O Ghor Mat Kalika ( 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 ^ uns . The sentence was < luly executed in the residenc 5 ' compound . The other conspirators who were convicted were reserved for punishment on the following day , but it was thought that , an esi ample haviug been made , none of them would be blown

    from guns . Another account says that the scattered remains of the liajah and his son were pounced upon by kites and vultures , but that as much as could be collected was handed over to the Ranee . The old man died with great firmness and dignity ; his son appeared more dej ected . The following is a translation of a letter from the fiminvs and non-commissioned officers of the 52 nd '

    Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry , to the officer commanding the regiment , shortly after the detection of the plot at Jubbulpore : — '' To His Exckllencv ' tiik Lord of Clemexct , the bovntiflx oi' tiik a < jk , ' hls excellency c ' oloxel Sahih Uauaoook . ' May his power be perpetual ! After respects , the representation is this : —That Shaik Diamutt Allee , Havildar-major , and Salar Duksh , Naik , and Dirguz Singh , I Naik , and Chundee Deen Mise , Sepoy , and Jutchimm

    Mise , Sepo }' , and Lull Mund Sookool , Sepoy , and Shaik Nuzzutr Allee , Sepoy , and Bhowanee Singh , Sepoy , arrd others ( named in the original)—these Sepoys . Sir , send here ; and this regiment the Hiwildar-nutjor ruined , and said that the Major Sahib a ' . id Moxon Sahib told the Madras Sepoys to seize all the arms of the regiment and kill them , then you will receive' thirty rupees per man as reward and be promoted to Subahdar Bnluuloors . This sneech the Havildar-rnajor made to the Havildurs on

    duty . If he luid not said this we would not have deserted and saved our lives ¦ by flight , as only from the Havildar-mnjor ' s speech we deserted . It is proper that these men should by some means or other be sent to us . Let them be seized and sent . We have committed no injury to the Government ; and as for tho muskets and cartridge-boxes which we brought away with us we have left our property in lieu thereof . Having sold it , take the price . Each Sepoy left about thirty rupees ' oi jjsosemi iur mount

    worm property , ^ v , piiy ouo unu fifteen days . > Vo are men of houour , and are doing Government good service here . '' Your Lordship answered that the Madras Sepoys arc not under my authority ; then , haviug become helpless , we came away here by your order to save our lives . And on tho 15 ) th of May , when you officers iled , tlien we , being faithful to our salt , did not say anything to your Lordships , and at that time tho Madras regiment wjis not present ; and when the Adjutant Sahib wan attacked by a Sepoy wiLh a bayonet if we had not been , true to * . ¦»* r > . » 1 f miiir / 11 , 1 tint a . \\ 'si \ 411 ji C !*» i \ j \ ir nl "* il iimlrit It ii \^ nvfli ll yv ^ i ««\^ iiiii t \ iuii i ^

    VI 111 DtVH 1 * ** J w- ^ v o- fjv | »»» v «* jk , L »» . * . *•>* »» >» -w « to you V And your liighnesn is our lord and master , but when wo did not find any wny to save our 1 ' ia'os we ilcd and came licre , and we had regard to jour Lordship ' s salt ; if not , at that time we might lmvo killed you . And if you do not let those Sepoys go then tlu » Sahib ( meaning Lieut . Macgrogor ) we will not lull , but ,

    having bound bun , will take him to Delhi , and il you will send lho . se Sepoys then wo will cause the . 23 ah . il > to arrive where you arc . Moreover , having ad' / A'd thorn Sepoys , hcihI them with a gmml of police , and it will bu i Avoll , " aiid , if lifn remains , wo will again be present in your service . Wo will not run away . ' * 'Mii ^ i li ><< nr in wrifli'ii ( ill I \ u \ ltnrt of all tll « . SoDOVM

    and non- <; onimissioned oIlicci'M . AH the » Sep <» yH , noneommiaaionei . 1 , ami cununiyaioiiod ollieyrs send Halniun . " j

    INDIAN NAMES . ( From t ? ie Homeward Mail ") For the use of purely English readers who may be unacquainted with Indian words we subjoin a brief glossary of the most common Indian vocables which , are now of daily occurrence in the newspapers : — P . shows that the word is Persian ; Port ., Portugaese ; II ., Hindustani ; M ., Marathi ; Ar ., Arabic ; T ., Tdtar ^ Tam ., Tamil ; and S . Sanscrit . Ah or aub , P ., water ; used in composition , as Pwrtjaiib ; five waters , i . e . watered by five rivers . Dooab , district between two rivers . Abad , P ., inhabited ; in composition , a town , as Hyderabad , city of Hyder ; Allahabad , urbs DeL Ata \ H . ( prop , dtd ' ) , flour , meal , the principal food of Hindus . Ayah , Port ., a nurse ; now used fora female attendant on a lady . Baba , T ., a father ; a child ; used as a termof endearment or respect . Baba lor / , T . S ., children ; the preceding word and log , front S . lok , people . Baboo , a Hindu title , answering to onr esquire . Bag , P . ( prop , bagh ) , a garden . Kudsiya bagh is the name of a garden spoken of in letters from Delhi . It is just outside the walls . Bahadoor , P ., brave ; a common title of respect added to the names of military officers and others . Bakree Evd , Ar . ( prop , bakari 'Id ) , a festival held by Muslims on the 9 tli of the 12 th month , m honour of Abraham ' s offering up Ishmael ( not Isaac , as we say ) . latesu

    i : xom Oa / cai ' , an ox ; , vau Bamba , II ., a well . This word occurs in the plans of Delhi . Bang , P ., an intoxicating potion made from bemp . Bazar , an exchange , or market-place . Becbe , II ., a lady . Begum , X , a princess , or . lady of high rank . BJtuee , S ., a brother ; a comrade . Bheestee , P . ( prop , bihishid ) , a water-carrier . Liteliuiabitant ot tsinisnt raraaisetrom

    rally an , or , xne pleasantness of the occupation in such a cliinate as India . Bobachee , T . ( prop , bawarclii ) , a cook . ' . Budyermc , S ., ( prop , bajra ) , a travelling boat of a larger kind . Bud mask , P . Av . ( prop , bad m ' a asli ) , a rogue ; a a villain . From bad , bad ; and m'dsk subsistence . Bud zat , P . Ar ., a bad character . From bnd , ba . A \

    and zat , essence . Bwigaloie , H . ( prop , banrjla ') , a thatched house ; any house . Burkamlaz , Ar . P ., a matchlockman . From baric , lightning ; andiiz , throwing . Chalo , S ., come ou ; used in the phrase chalo mera bhaee , " come on , comrade ; come on , l ) oys . " Cherry , Tam . ( prop , cheri ) , a termination meaning village , but now often applied to towns , as Pomxlicherry . Chit , II . ( prop , chitti ) , a note ; a letter . Chor , S ., a thief .

    Chupathes , P . ( prop , chapati ) , a thin cake oi unleavened bread . Coolie , T . ( prop , kirfi ) , a porter or carrier . Gutchesru , U . ( pTop . KachaH ') , a court of justice ; a civilian's oih ' ce . DaJc or dunk , H . ( prop , ddh ) , a post or post-office ; also a relay of horses or bearers . Dacoity II . ( prop , daluiit ) , a robber ; a gaug-robber . Detain , a prime minister , sometimes an ageut .

    Doab P ., a country between two rivers . Dost , 1 \ , a friend . Dour , S . ( prop , daiir ) , a foray ; a raid . Durwazah , P ., a door ; tho gate of a city . Bed , Ar . ( prop . 'Jd ) , a festival . Enum , Ar . ( prop , in'dm ) , a gift ; land granted in free tenure . Feringhcc , corruption of Frank ; a European . Fuquccr , Ar . ( prop . yJt / u ' r ) , a mendicant devotee ; one n 1 v , \ Itn . i f i » 1 r / ii » *¦ i r / tur r \ Y lArttrftff ^ r

    Uhazcc , Ar . ( prop , ghdzi ) , a Mualun who fights igainst infidels ; a true believer w 3 io takes part iu a Uoly war . ( iolundauze , P . ( prop , // ol-anddz ) , literally ballthrower ; a native artilleryman . Gujar , IL , a tribe in tho North-West Proviucos , who profess to bo the descendants of Rajpoots by women of inferior castes . They are now engaged in agriculture , but wero formerly robbers and phuiderora , and still retain a propensity to tUeir old habits . ifniwhhit : Ar . 1 * .. a native officercor real ) ondine to

    , our sergeant . Jehad , Ar ., a holy war . Jemadar , Ar . P ., a nativo officer , corresponding to oiir ensign or lieutenant . Jfiugecrdar , P . ( prop , jdgii'ddr ') , tho holder of land gmntcil for services . sitiu larco

    Jhevi , il ., a um . Jut , or Jmtt , a race of indiiatrioiiH and hardy cnltivators , whoHO ori-ii . al sent Is said to have boon < - « hnmi , but who me , now found hi groat numbers in tho iNorth-AVesl . L ' rovi . u ,:., particularly at Bl . uilporo ( Bliaratj . ur ) . Kot , ml , P ., llw chief ollicor of pohco in a city or town . ... ,. . i , v * ii ... wwt

    Latfcc and Lath , B . ( prop , him or ; , a puwr , a club .

• Citation
  • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 7, 1857, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07111857/page/3/