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    916 THE LEADES. [No. 392, September 26,1...

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    thaYjbuVnal picked up some scraps of paper among the clothe /> f-tLhi * . jranwn .-who-were ~ -naur < iered- l > y ~ Nena Sahib * - ? - ¦ . . ¦ .. •"> •* - ¦ ' - ¦> - "• ; . r . i-H ; The : mournful -memorials . are shotted -with blood , and coiifcaiDLthe following , inscribed , upon them dn pencil , iAi female Jianiwriting . Both the-scraps . seem to . be leases from the private journalaof two different persons , -as the writing ib : not the-same . . One o £ these pieces of pupfir runs a 8 fo . Uaws >> r- ' Mamma died ,. July 12 . * Alice died ,: July 9-t George died , June : 27 . J Entered the barracks , May 21 . Cavalry left , June 5 ~ . First shot fired , June 6 . Uncle tWilly died , June 1 S . § Aunt ioHyUtfune 17-H- Left : barracks , June 27 . Made pri-« onera . » s > aoon ast . we , were at ^ t be river . ' . ¦ -.. ¦ " The other is in the following words : — We went into tie barracks on the 21 st of May ; the 2 nd Cavalry broke out at -two o'clock on the morning of the 5 th of June , and the other regimenta went off during the day . The next morning , while we were all sitting . ovt infront . of the barracfes , a twenty-four , pounder . . came flying along ; , and hit the intren « jhment , ond from that day the firing-went on till the 25 th of June ; then the enemy sent a treatv which the general agteed to , and on the

    27 th we all left the B . to go down to A . in boats . When we got to the river , the enemy began firing onus , killed all the gentlemen and some of the ladies , set fire ^ to the boats ; some were drowne . < lyand we were taken . prisoners , taken to . a . house , and-put-all in one room . '" ... Biehard . Douglas , a private in the 10 th Foot , ¦ writes from Dinapore , on July 13 th : — " At a station called Fyzabad r two native regiments of foot and oneof horse , with a battery of guns , mutinied -and killed some , of theic officers . ; one colonel ' s lady saw her ( husband shot in front of her eyes , she -then went paying mad . through the Jungle with her two infants . I bad this from a survivor , one that escaped in a boat with about twenty more Europeans , principally women and children ; he-saw the lady with her children on the bank and called her to him , but she looked at them for a jnoment and then ran screaming away , dragging her * M- »— _ f ^ I * « . ^ linvi aaiJjI -r \ nt- lnnil # . f » T-im » an *» liftluuiu iivri inuvi # ki ^

    __ CXUllireU Ulftsr llci ,.. .. * J-. ucjr * - . * v |^ . «> mw ,. « w ca , use , tlie Sepoys were coming down on , them . at the time toimurder them- I-have since heard that the lady has ' been , rescued , but is . still a maniac . . At another station -they have murdered fifty-four I $ uro , peans—the place is galled Jrhansi ; one officer killed no less than twenty-six of the . ruffians before he was killed himself . A . sergeant

    and his . wife and two children barricaded themselves in their house ; the woman , said , she would ,, shoot the first rnan Jtbat entered , and : she was . as good as her word . She . did so , and then was shot herself . . The husband escaped , T and . the two . phildrep ; in attempting to follow hjm . were caught and , tbroAYn ,. ijatp . the flames , as they had " set fire to , t ^ e hou « ej '' . -. ; ,,. : ' A writer fr 9 . n 1 Calcutta thu . s arraigns tlie conduct ^ Qftlie ^ o ^ ernoy- ^ neVar i y ^ - .,, '" , ' . ' * Lord Canning has shown himself throughout utterlymuoimieiouii ii **

    unpecuc . aiju ¦ - . . n »> v <* m . . }—** »»•»•• - *• . — inari who has . invariably pook-pook . ed all idea , of danger until it has actually broken out ; who refuses to disarm ' Sepoys who haye not revolted , until the very last moinent , when they are on the-point of rising ; who 'iilowq his w | fe . ' openly , to pity tlpe / , poor dear Sepoys ; Trjip declines and ridicules the offer of the citizens of Calcutta " to tfecdirip " volunteers ,. > u ^ 7 ^ e finds they are ta jjji

    actually necessary , ., \ ynen . ne uuuey . »« . ws * " , »"" qm * - " bad grace as to ' disgust them all ' ; who , : when a large deputation of gentlemen wait upon him to request that he will allow the 5 th Fusiliers to stop an hour at Dinapore to disarm the regiments there , refuses to do ao until the consequence is a regular outbreak ; wbu > declines to prevent the sale of fire-arms to natives until all are disposed of ; who accepts , declines , and again accepts , when too late , the offer of tlie ruler of Nepaul ; who , when OVA ™ nriR is coneratulatiner himself that we shall at all

    events have 5000 of the Chinese troops "to save India from being lost entirely , quietly writes to Lord Elgin to Bay that 1500 will be enough , and allows the rest to go on to China , and the country to go to the dogs ? What can you think of a man who gaga the English press because it exposes his unfitness ; who dallies and puts off , and has no foresight , no system , no great views ; who cannot make up his mind , and who can scarcely do a single thing worthy of his name and of the position -which ho fills ? Such is the general , opinion hero of 01

    George , Lord Canning , at present governor one hundred and fifty millions of people . , The sooner he goea home to the Post-office again the better . ' The Bombay troops at Dliarwar ( nc « ording to a letter from India ) have mutinied , and the right -wing of ft Madras regiment , under Colonel Hughes , lias been ordered to start for the scone in order to suppress the movement . This statement , however , ( tifin hi * fin contradicted : but it seema to rest on good

    authority . The English merchants at Calcutta have transmitted a petition to Parliament , in which they Bay : — , . " In the country desolated by the rebels thero are , ? Mrs . G . Lindsay . " + Daughter of Mrs . G . Lindsay . ] " X Son of Mrs . G-. Lindsay , Enaign % ( fih Natfvo In-^ T - . 1- , ¦¦ , . .. ¦ ' .... ¦ : ¦ . ' ¦ : '"¦ ' ¦•• ¦¦ : S , Ma ) or , W . L ; pdsay . . . 1 : , , J | Mrs-, VST . Lindsay . , , , , ,., ., ¦ , , ,

    Kindreds bl olvil ^ erv ^ nts ^ judges , mkgiltrates , and colteeteTfl - v 411 age--ohowkodaTfl" and poliecmen-i « "t « n »^> fthousands , and more < han - two thousand commissioned rnilitary- officer **—European and native ; and yet , if we may believe the , Government , there was not in-all this ¦ vasteatabliahment to be found one persort to acquaint the authorities of the existence of a conspiracy spread over countries - many , times larger , than the area of tlie British Isles , andnn which upwards of a hundred thousand soldiers have joined . - ¦ - ¦ ¦ ; " The rebellion , broke out and found the Government totally unprepared . No efficient commissariat ,. no organized means of procuring intelligence ,-and ^ with a few brilliant exceptions , no men of sufficient capaoity for tbe emergency . At the commencement of the outbreak , Delhi , the largest arsenal of ordnance in the north-west of India ; - the important military depot of Cawnpore , and the fortress and arsenal of Allahabad , the key of ¦ ¦ tlie Lower Provinces , were without a single European soldier to defend them . The two former fell into the hands of the insurgents , •¦ ¦ . ' ¦ " On the 25 th of May lastj when a number of regiments were in , open revolt , when many treasuries had stations iauon

    been plundered and various important into the ^ hands of the rebels , the Secretary to the Home Department officially informed the inhabitants of Calcutta , in answer to loyal addresses tendering aid and personal service , that ' the mischief caused by a passing and groundless panic had already been - arrested , and that there was every reason to hope that ^ in the course of a few days tranquillity and confidence would be restored throughout the Presidencv . '

    " From that hour to the present , the policy of Government has not undergone the slightest change . In the teeth of events the most startling ,, in defiance of warnings the most emphatic , they steadily persisted in ignoring the fact of danger for which they hadmade no preparation . "On the 13 th of June they passed a law which destroyed the liberty of the press , and placed every journal in Tnrtia . at t . hp . absolute feet . of . the executive authority .

    ' ? Your petitioners refrain from here commenting on this act of the Government , uncalled for by the occasion , repugnant to British feeling , and subversive of the principles of the British constitution . This was done at a time when the Government were receiving universal support from the English portion of the press . " imurcuoc in

    The petitioners tnen propiiesy u « - crease of the Indian debt , and conclude thus : — " The system under which the country has been hitherto governed , utterly antagonistic as it has everbeen to the encouragement of British settlement and enterprise in India , has entirely failed to preserve the power of the Queen , to win the affection of the natives , or to secure the confidence of the British in India . Your petitioners , therefore , humbly pray .: tt * at .. yjwCohfUi . House will adopt such mjmsnrea as may be necessary-for romnvinrr the aovettiment of this country irom the Bast

    India Company , and substituting in its place the direct Government of her Majesty the . Queen , with an open Legislative Council , suitable to the requirements of the country and compatible with the British supremacy , Queen ' s courts preaided over by . trained lawyers and with the English language as the official court lanrriuL ' atato nf financial matters in India at the last

    dates , is thus described in the Times :- — ' , 'In the , neighbourhood of Calcutta , and m the eastern district , trade had shown some little tendency to revival , and considerable parcels of goods had , at a slight decline , been disposed of . Yarn , especially , had been in request , and had even realized an advance . I he exports of produce were beginning to be affected by short arrivals , sugar and saltpetre having shown a heavy falling off . Silks and hides , on tlie contrary , bad uisu

    been largely shipped to Europe , wnue mere uuu . been considerable consignments of rice to China . The yield of indigo this season seems to bo estimated at about 85 , 000 maunds , or about 35 , 000 maunds below an average crop . Two factories , it is said , had already been burnt . A Government six per cent loan for one year had been announced in the Punjab . At Calcutta the subscriptions to the new five per cent , loan , which is offered on terms equal to six per cent ., were extremely limited . The Bank of Bengal , whose stock of bullion .. 1 ¦ j 1 * _ -t 1 / IO . 1 Q 17 1 i < wl rnar » lvi » rl linrtn fl . 10 i !* »»«« »^ Uw ... — - ^—

    —nau ueen reuueuu .., * .- *^ , -.:. « . » ., rise of two per cent , in its rates for advances . " Subscriptions have been collected , and further meetings in aid of the Indian fund been held , at Eixoter , Warminatcr , Liverpool , Sheffield , Bradford , Selby , Torquay , Bedford , Iluddersfleld , Christchurch ( Hampshire ) , Edinburgh , St . Hclier ' s ( Jersey ) , Leeds , Portsmouth , Plymouth , Brighton , Devonport , Bristol , Stoke-upon-Trent , Lincoln , Norwich , Sunderland maiu

    Manchester , Glasgow , , XNOwoury , - stone , Windsor , King ' Lynn , Basingstoke , Ilavcrfordwest , Torrington , Isleworth , Waltham Abbey , Islington , and Clcrkenwell . The London Committee have for med themselves into a K elief Committee , a ouiiiutvuw (»/* wwjjtv ^ ^

    li inanco v ^ j u » v « « . >»» «»»«« ww vr ...-mittce . A dctacliment of . tho 21 st llcginient of Madras Native Infantry , stationed at Coimbatore , haa subscribed S 6 rupees 3 annns tqwards tl » o fund , out of sympathy , vr f th ,, th . g disfrcascd , and , horror at the otrociqwB crj , ine , a , pprDetrated , by . . the Sppoys .

    f Tft ^ S ^ tan ' of ¥ fMe ^ ' na 8 itistructed ; : hi /> £ ( mbas--sador in London-to-forward to the Ijord-Mayor-tlie sum- of : lt ) OO / . j ; as > his donation' to thefund . > .,. It is reported tlmtitheiHltan of Kelathas received certain : Persian letters , calling on him to : aid the mutineers * , and that he has forwarded them to tlie B ombay Government . - / : : An officer writes from ¦ ¦ before Delhi on July 7 th : — - ¦ - . ¦ . . . •• ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ' ¦ : ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . • " " Mercy seems to have fled from usfor ever , and , if ever there was such a thing as war to the knife , we certainly have it here . The Sepoysstand well to their guns , and work them fully as- well aa ourselves , -which is little to be wondered at when you think of the pains we have taken to teach them gunnery . The astonishing thing is to see how different the story becomes when Pandy ( camp name for the enemy after ' Mungul Pandy , the first mutineer hanged ) sees a bayonet pointed at him . We have all read and heard much of ' the British cheer , ' ¦ but its effect must be seen to be appreciated . I never saw it better than at Badli-ka-Serai . Pandy ' s guns were all in position , and d beautiful position it was ; L every gun was in full play , and our advance column , a T > U : ^ . A Jln . /? . ««« iv \ 4- *»* id-li Tirrti /» Yi T urflQ Tin / 1 orr \ f rrtnnrl ¦ 11 fi ¦¦ » w ^ - •¦^ u ^ tvuuu

    UlJUCi " Ul lfLiX \ jLtS 3 L V **** J- * vy avu u * vu ^ vw Paddy's flank to his rear . Nothing was to be heard but heavy guns and the rattle of musketry , in the very teeth of . which , her Majesty ' s 75 th . and 1 st Europeans were marching up as if on parade , when that British cheer saluted our ears . 3 t was like magic . Every gun except our own was silent immediately , though certainly not for very long . Even musketry seemed almost to have ceased , and we knew that the bayonet was doing

    its -work on all who waited for it . It was some little time before the enemy ' s guns opened again , and when they did I can assure you they did not forgive the advance column for out-manoeuvring them . 1 had not up to this time paid much , heed to the shot flying all around me , for , galloping along at full speed with horse-artillery and cavalry thundering after you is some small excitement to a ' griff , ' and as I was the guide to the column I felt somewhat

    interested in taking . up our position quickly . -But it is a very different story standing quietly under heavy fire for the first time , with nothing to do but to look on . I quite envied the gunners who were so hard at work , for it is no small satisfaction -working to such good purpose , and I cannot say that I felt my heart breaking at the o ; ,, i , t . ^ r time ** i-Asonla crpt . tinflr their deserts . This is "war

    in its very worst phase , for generosity towards an enemy seems to enter into no one ' s mind . If any one owes these Sepoys a grudge , I think- I have some claim to one ; but I must say that I cannot bring myself to put my sword through a wounded Sepoy . I cannot say that I " grieve much when I see it done , as it invariably is ; but , grieve or . not , ins . yQu : i ) iesseJ , ; h . e i 3 . a . dflvnx-. nian who . can keep back a European from driving his bayonet through a Sepoy , even if in the agonies of death . " A writer from India ( thoug h from what part does -v " !_„„ . mrl * - >» . flata An ^ rnaf . fifll qmnP ii ii *

    . not iippear ^ umtMiff , uuuw u » . > *» u . >» x ,.., ~ - — very ominous statements with respect to the garrison of iFuttyghur : — . " I fear there is little doubt that the garrison of I uttyghur have been murdered by that fiend Nena Sahib . I hear the deposition of a servant has arrived here , stilting that after a struggle of nine days the small bau . l was overcome , that the Nawab of Furruckabad furnished aai jwuuu

    them with , boats , aim that tuey were u > ^»» in cold blood after passing Bhitoor . Of the 10 th Native Infantry , this includes , I believe , Brigadier anil . Mrs Smith , Munro , Phillott , Phillimore , Fitzgerald anil wife , Simpson , Swetenliam , Henderson , Eckford , Dr . Iloatlicote and family ; then there were the Rev . Mr . 1 ' iaher and wife , Mr . and Mrs . Lowia , Major and Mrs . Robertson . Tucker , the clothing agent , was shot through tlie head when looking through a loophole . ti t i . o , r » 4 ,, ct anon thn Hftrvfliit's demositioii ttiKcn at

    Ghazceporc . It appears tliat the fugitives moored their boats near Cawnpore ; their boatmen ran away ; tiio gentlemen gave the villagers money to induce them to get more men , instead of which they told Nona , wu ° sent conveyances for them , confined them in tlie Assembly-rooms , and , when Bri gadier-General llavelocK beat his troops and took his guns , ho had the whole party butchered . " Ho is reported to have said he could now die lmppy , as ho had killed one thousand ' Feringhces , ' ami 1 in » cy

    he has completed about that number , including y » Christians at Cawnpore and the Futtyghur refuge U all about a hundred and fifty , including those wlio uu early in Juno ) . " Tlie following narrative of events has been pripareil by order of the Government at Calcutta : " Agka . —A letter from the Lieutcnant-Cu \ ernoi , dated Juno 80 , accompanying , gives tlio ocourrciiccH 1 , t _ - » T . _ il _ ~ iWT . . * TI r .... * .. * l . nfr llfifO IjllSL 11 C » »*

    up to July 19 . The fort is atill occupied , and tra nquil 117 has boon restored in the ciLy and cantonments . < - " » 5 th of July five hundred of the 3 rd Uegiim : " * . wiui 1 European Horse Battery , moved out to att j ' M ^ nif miitiitnrwrx Twft jimilllinitioil W » tfJi ona . '

    and want of ammunition compelled the troops to l ' ^ which was done in an orderly manner- Tlio mm tUo removal of tlio troopa into thfl fort , wlit ; n . European inhabitants hud alrpady bueu aHHOmbl , ,, j . Agra govornmont has been . deulrod to open a « onn ca ( i « n doily with . Delhi , «» well as with t » n « i

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    916 THE LEADES . [ No . 392 , September 26 , 1857 .

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 26, 1857, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_26091857/page/4/