DUKE UNIVERSITY ARTHUR PROBSTHAIN Oriental Bookseller 41 Gt. Russell Street LONDON, W.C. I Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from Duke University Libraries https://archive.org/details/mutiniespeopleor01 hind \ THE MUTINIES AND THE iT PEOPLE OR STATEMEN^TS OF ^^^ATIVE FIDELITY, EXHIBITED DURING THE OUTBREAK OF 1857-58. BY A HINDU. CALCUTTA : I. C. BOSE & CO., STANHOPE PKESS, 185, BOW-BAZAR ROAD. 1859. I 1 A, ' fc ff i, ' 'it ;.:, cLYiT'A/i;,'/:0'’ ,v/ ; i'/:r (-5 .<\■> ? A' -' ■ :' ,>■■ A;./,,.■ '.r^^,. , ; " sSpi ■;'; ADVERTISEMENT. Cf^4.0S - /v\e/7M The Mutinies and the Kebellion have been officially announced to .have terminated. The present time therefore affords the best opportunity for considering the question as to what part the bulk of the people played in the great drama of 1857-58. Its solu¬ tion however can only be attained by a scrutinous reference to the contemporary records, or in other words the newspapers and personal accounts published at the time. In this enquiry it should be clearly borne in mind that the mass of the writers on whose statements we are forced to rely, were urged by feelings the re¬ verse of dispassionate and impartial,—feelings the most to be dis¬ trusted when their promptings are looked to as evidence for the purposes of historical research. But under this special disadvantage even, the people at large are acquitted of all connection or alliance, reserved or open, with the insimgents, and not only acquitted but found to have done more than expected,—to have, in some cases by their well-judged neutrality, and in others by their active and spon¬ taneous assistance, under circumstances the most depressing, saved the Empire. This, it is hoped, will be evident in the course of these pages. It should also be stated that in the editing of these pages the writer followed no settled plan and could not carry out his wishes from the nature of his avocations which vexatiously interfered with the progress of this work. He made the notes at random, and, be¬ lieving that those, if published in a collected form, may serve a great national purpose, has arranged them in the present shape. More than half the pages were printed before the amnesty was an¬ nounced or its fruits were known, and if here and there remarks peep out inconsistent with the result of the moment, it is owing to this circumstance. The writer will however feel himself amply repaid if his labors, notwithstanding the many imperfections of which he is sensitively aware, be the means, as intended, of disabus¬ ing many of their errors who still maintain that the people did not only not aid the Government during the crisis but were privately leagued with the insurgents, and of leading the future historian of the revolt to a true appreciation of the character of the event. , • '(bi vKh'v.rHo n vi/f " 'j. !<' "% . 3 -''i /{) '>-."rul; v.:;n!i' i.'nvii '■1.1 .: - : i .8''-^iVdi 7 ^ /' t ■JiTO't-’j$*i>i j i' ^ i'^ ■ 1 I'iT 3U'.''.l!''’ 7,*?, 1^1 '• tOf^ '‘'■■f'i'- ! !•> 1 ■ i -I ' iti'to ,Ay:-.!.yyi i 7i'..;.i it v-rlv-r-i _■ '.mtii oil.}' in I -'. il.V I 4 l> iswil'l'rf ^'V' i ' ^ 3 t-* .JK» ''ff. jl) .,.T "ib’^ vvi f'',;'f ' t >’ ■ c,,)- ■■'K 'Yo r»fk-'.>')'* i-'i'-'J *- 'tUS'*V . 1 '...''I, ' ' ■’ rnu;o;;u!^..o ' i^.ilnrni '.'..V i!S, y onyr'-vi l-’Yi U\j?. yliiuyrr-dl .I'Hrf yv' y; ' ,,-■ V'.'■■'ift.;-; mI . tii-- oco:;; otwBiVwj^ ’ ■ , .'7 iM?.-: iji.M'i': -r;';* v' .'..r{.-v '.il f/cjfp V/;7''l‘tll»vn{;f/,,': ' ' ( . 7 ..' ,■ ■■;''■•■. ; .[n !;•< c .-i:.; . 7n;/,aU7y ;^j7>jfuw\a3io'j|^>',v)^fn.7.- j:>:> [vj iL vif,, hI 7. - .'I •: 1')! :>> '.^.11 ! .- ' ' ' , , " :7';' ■■■' '■' ' , ' l.s ■, - -••,,■,’1 uY.,'.., ■'? .'. ‘ ‘ 7. :> lot fifl'/''-) ^Jfljf; jjc'tj.jii 0 ■' ■* ''• ■" * • A' ’'JS I ..^'iyjji.l \J '• ^i;, '. 7'’■■ ' W'Vrt -, ' ;.UfXr‘7 ■ ■ , .' ■ ’ •';;oy 7 v^ 7 _ii,: ^.'...X "£'',;i|!' ;> y''nl; iCo.; If t': , m ','>.';;7*l ji’■: V, f !•.■‘< 0.; r. ‘m'.,'J',.‘'v.'.'".i'',.7 ' E.il.'f , YiTA Uin V , i; 'K?i !' •'"‘H ‘ ' (Tt-''t‘7t I.Ki'O ;■) nfToUwifi^nfik'-'n/’Xn; .■'i.'i' y:^''fu|.i.■^Jy,..■' k ,';’i ■ ■ ■. -.' ,■ >) '.■'•S'l ■ ' ■' ''4" ' ■' ^' i w:7rV'-'’''’-’- ''- . iil-uvs at?) |(;;-- ■^■;f W);/l: odi' in : -i X n,': '■*'' I,,/i '7'' 0''fj . " Nothing," says a writer on the Sepoy mutiny in the April number of the Edinburgh Review, “ has been more remarkable than the fact that, throughout its whole progress it has faithfully retained the character of a military revolt. It has involved the whole Native Bengal army; it has spread to the Northern contingents; it has reached some Bombay regiments ; it has touched the Nizam’s army ; it has threatened the Madras army, but except in the newly annexed State of Oude, it has not been taken up by the population. Now it is this cir¬ cumstance which has saved India to England. If, as at the Sicilian Vespers, the whole population of India, with its tens of millions, had at the fii-st signal of resistance risen against the English, our rule in India might, perhaps, by great exertions and large expenditure, have been reco¬ vered, but we should only have recovered a population watching the next favorable opportunity for revolt and have re-established an empire on sand. It was the ge¬ neral good will of the population which rendered the suppression of the military mutiny both practicable and beneficial." (No. 218,1858). And the London Times, winch is universally esteemed as the exponent and leader of po¬ pular opinion in England, so early as July 1857, declared 2 the same sentiment. It was the first English jornmal which spoke out upon the military character of the revolt and attributed the salvation of the Indian Empire as a depend¬ ency of Great Britain to the fidelity, aid, and advice of the people of the country during the insurrection. “From all sides we are assured,” said the Times, “that the general population has exhibited rather good wiU than hos¬ tility towards us, and in many cases effectual protection has been afforded to fugitives from Delhi (and other scenes of mutiny).” Nearly a year has elapsed since those words were written, and they have been signally verified by the events that have so quickly and crowdedly followed. The time was certainly most troublous and tempting, and how admirable must be the moral courage of those, who, while the mutiny of a whole army was becoming partially successful, and the vestiges of authority and order were being swept away from most of the provinces of Northern India, did not only observe a peaceful neutrality by standing unmoved amidst the tide of insuri’ectionary feeling which then over-flooded Hin- doostan Proper, but also, at the risk of their property, lives and family-safety, proved such ready and effectual instruments of salvation to many utterly helpless European fugitives, and acted as protectors and conservators of order at so ■unruly and perilous an occasion. The struggle was a sore trial of the nation’s fidelity. It is difiicult, if not impossible, to cite another instance in the history of a country, governed by a nation, foreign in language, in birth, blood and creed, of so remarkable an attachment and loyalty to its foreign rulers at such a crisis. This featm’e of the revolu¬ tion which the Bengal soldiery has so ruthlessly attempted to force upon India, at once stamps the character of the insurrection as purely military. The acts of active Native fidelity, performed under the greatest difficulties imaginable, so much so as in the very scenes of the revolt, under the eyes of the insurgents, and 'with bloody threats from them. 3 witlun the hearing of the actors, which it is intended to cite and embody in the following pages, will conclu¬ sively show that the feeling of revolt and disloyalty was not shared in by the mass of the people, even though the movement was headed by the House of Delhi and conducted by a body of soldiers whose bravery, discipline and skill had established British dominion from the Hy- malayas to the Cape Comorin, and made the name of the Honorable E. I. Company respected and feared throughout the continent of Asia. But these instances are only a few among a host of those which have found entrance into the colrunns of contemporary joui’nals, and which, the writer hopes will one day be presented to the public as a supplement to the history of this memorable event, and a monument to the memory of those who performed the duties of subject, man and brother in the face of the most appalling dangers that sur- roimded them. Such a work would be most befitting the pa¬ triot or philanthropist who takes an interest in the cause of Indian loyalty and humanity. If any of our readers has taken notes of the passing events of the mutiu]^, he will not be at a loss to observe tlie finger of Providence working in the minds of the people, and to solve the important problem of England’s salvation from this overwhelming deluge of Indian insurrection. We need oidy add that the instances which we quote below are those that were recorded by men who have, since the breaking out of the mutiny, dis¬ played the most rancourous animosity to the people of this country and whose testimony therefore must be taken as a contribution to Truth which they could not refuse. There are no doubt many instances which have not got into print, but the value of which nevertheless stands as high as that of those noticed by publicists and news-writers. We should also mention that the facts of the kind herein recorded, are so scattered and extend over so large an area that we have scant opportimities to give them entire. AVe 4 have not all the records before us for avail and we must content ourselves with what we have got. It is however hoped that the Commission of Enquiry into the causes of the mutiny for the appointment of which instructions from the Court of Directors have already arrived, will not fail, as they wiU have the best means and greatest opportunities for this important work, to record the instances of Native fidelity and service that may come to their knowledge during the investigation, and when the period arrives for them to give the history of the revolt, they will chronicle the deeds which have warded off the dangers of a popular revolution from attending the military outbreak, and prevented the antagonism of the Sepoys from proving successful as a crusade of extermination against the Europeans in India. Whether this mutiny was a pre-concerted plan and had a previous deep organization, is yet an open question. The trial of the King of Delhi which was expected to clear the doubts, has left the problem as far from solution as before. But one thiug is obtain. It has taken the Government and the country equally by surprise. Whatever may the prophets after the event, contend as to the presaged moral certainty of the outbreak, none can deny that when the storm came, no¬ body expected it, and both the European and Native popu¬ lations were equally surprised to find themselves in the midst of a bloody rebellion. This unexpected burst paralyzed the efforts of the native population in the vicinity of the outbreak, who, though willing to offer every aid in their power to the Europeans thus threatened and pursued, and anxious to protect the old land-marks of order, were completely restrained in then- wishes from the fear of the Sepoys. We read in the papers so many instances of villagers foregoing the (to them) most welcome duties of hospitality from an absolute dread of the mutineers, but still secretly rendering all friendly aid possible, that we are tempted to ask whether the history of any nation under such difficulties, records such acts of pure benevolence and gratitude. Thus we find in Chambers’ Historical Nar¬ rative of the Sepoy Kevolt, repeated instances of this descrip¬ tion, in which the villagers coffid do no lengthened acts of kindness from an overpowering fear of the insurgents. In a story of escape of four European fugitives fr'om Delhi, it is stated that “ they crept on the whole day, obtaining a little food and water from the villagers, who were however too much afraid to afford the fugitives the shelter of a roof.” In another “ kindness was accorded to them (the fugitives) for one whole day, after which the humane natives turned, lest the Sepoys should burn their village, if they heard of Ferin- gees having been harboured, declared they could no longer afford shelter.” Further, we perceive that the villagers, too much moved by the piteous condition of the same party, but scarcely able to show kindness openly, invited them to an “ out-house containing twenty cows, the only roof that the owner dared to offer them.” Another party, faint and hun¬ gered by a hot pursuit of a band of Sepoys, were eagerly searching for refuge when “ a few Hindoo Peasants, disco¬ vering them, told them where they could hide in a tope of trees, and brought them chuphatees and milk,” -unable by the ever-present di’ead of the Sepoys, to receive them into their homes. We cordd multiply such instances without num¬ ber, but we shall not go to an unnecessary length; these are sufficient to convince the reader of the terrible check under which the first success of the Sepoys held the love of hospitality, common to the people of this country. It is true that among those who were-distinguished for conspicuous acts of protection and fidelity, there were some who join¬ ed the rebels when the Sepoy cause was in the full tide of success, but we should remember that that was the only alter¬ native left to them. They were, as the Noble Earl of Derby has well put it, seduced from thefr allegiance by the G ■ pressure of temptation, or compelled by the force of circumstances. The mutiny commenced at Meerut, but Delhi was the focus and stronghold of the Sepoy disaffection. The fol¬ lowing, which we quote from a letter published in the Times, written by an officer at Kurnal, describes the providential escape which that officer effected from Delhi, through the aid of the people of the neighbouring villages. Like every European who had the misfortune to dwell at that fatal time in the imperial city, he was unpre¬ pared for the struggle, but the love of life is too strong for man to conquer—and with his weak health he rushed forth to sell his blood as dearly as possible. Finding him¬ self imequal to the contest he changed his policy and feigned death. This device succeeded and he was left for dead. We shaU now leave him to teU in his own words the story of his salvation after this terrible episode in the history of his escape :— “ About one hour after I came to, and managed to stagger on about a mile without shoes, where I secreted myself in a hut xintil day-break, when I resumed my dreary journey, and, after travell¬ ing about twelve miles, the latter part of which was in the broiling sun without anything on my head, arrived at Alleepore. I managed to beg a httle water, some bread, and a few old native clothes to cover my nakedness, but was refused shelter. Again I went on and on through the ploughed fields, barefooted, fearing to keep the road, on account of the I’obbers, and after being tmned fi’om mutinous villages, came to a village where the head man, much against the wishes of his labourers, offered to secrete me. This offer accepted, and I remained with him for five days, although I saw the Sirdars came there and wished to mm-der me, but seeing my helpless state and how ill I was, they refrained from doing so and went away; and a second time I was forced to flee to the fields and hide myself, as about 50 of the mutinous sepoys came and searched the village for Europeans, but after lying the whole day • 7 in the snn niy generous friend the Zemindar came and sheltered me.”— Times, July 20^/t, 1857. Tliis officer’s wife and cliild, with a knot of friends, were protected by a Kanee Mnngha Dabee. A boy of 19, writing from Meerut, makes mention of the following in an interesting story of his escape from Delhi :— “ It would be too long, my very dearest sister, to tell you of how for three days and nights we wandered in the jungles, sometimes fed and sometimes robbed by the villagers, till at length, wearied and footsore, with shreds of cloths on our backs we arrived at a village where they put us in a hut and fed us for four days, and moreover took a note from us into Meerut, whence an escort of cavahy was sent out, and we were brought safely in here.”— Times, 22nd July. The following just remarks and candid admissions of an experienced Anglo-Indian, deserve the particular attention of those who entertain any doubts as to the purely mihtary character of the revolt and to the facts of protection and aid offered by the people, mostly under personal risks and difficulties, the appalling nature of which places their fideli¬ ty and the integrity of their intentions above suspicion. Many from whatever motives have averred that there is no gi'atitude in this land, but the invariable good conduct in hours of peril of native ryots, Ooryah bearers, and those villagers who owed the slightest benefit to the Shaib loges rescued by them as testified by the writer quoted below, and by others with the weight of national responsibility on their heads, such as Mr. RusseU the Times’s Special Correspondent and Mr. Layard demonstratively proves to the contrary. With regard to the fidehty and attachment of the Zemindars, Mr. Mangles the late Chairman of the Court of Directors, has well said that their universal good conduct forms a distinctive feature of this revolution. 8 Indeed instances of theii- firmness and allegiance are so numerous that many well informed Indian thinkers Avhose minds had hitherto strongly been set against them, have come to the opinion that the best safeguard of the British Government against calamities of the kind which has so terribly convulsed it, lies in the extension of the far-seeing and most statesmanlike land settlement system of Lord Cornwallis. The reader will find in these pages ample instances of the active fidelity of this important class of British subjects recorded not by contemporary jour¬ nals only but also by Government Secretaries and other officials of note. But in spite of the authentic statements of these liigh autho¬ rities, there is a class of writers who maintain that the Natives of India are not susceptible of kindness, and that the worst way of governing them is that through their affections. Baron Macaulay, though not a little ungenerous to their national characteristics, does not still refuse to record that the attachment of the Sepoys to Clive, was almost child-like, and that there is not an instance in which kindness, however scantily exhibited towards the Natives, was not appreciated with the utmost readiness, and returned at the shortest op¬ portunity 'with the greatest pleasure. But the best answer to these allegations is contained in a remark which we observe among other very enlightened and truthful sentiments teem¬ ing in one of the best 'written articles on India, in the last number of the Westminister Review, which we remem¬ ber to have read for a long time since. Alluding to the treat¬ ment of the Natives, the writer says, “Forsooth, Orientals are so accustomed to be ill-treated that they will despise and regret if you treat them well; just so our grandfathers and great grandfathers used to speak of the Irish; it is the universal doctrine of the tyrant.” As to the future policy of England towards India—whether it should be one governing the country through the affec- 9 tions of the people or ruling it on autocratic principles,—it is irrelevant to the subject-matter before us. But we may¬ be allowed to observe that the wisdom of the British Parlia¬ ment has decided upon a policy of governing India for its teeming millions, and through their good will and love, and no interested views of Indian rule, prompted by a race-an¬ tagonism, and race-hatred, if not by other sinister motives, can now avail. The -writer alluded to above says :— “With the exception of the Goojurs, who are hereditary marauders, the Zemindars have behaved well to us, which is a great encouragement to good government, for there cannot be a doubt, that it is mainly owing to the 30 years settlement which has secured them against the unlimited exactions of the old re¬ venue system. The uniform fidelity of the native domestic ser¬ vants, both male and female, has also been veiy remarkable, and the instances have not been few in which they have protected their masters and mistresses at the hazard of their lives. The poor Ayas have repeatedly carried off the infants intrusted to them amid a shower of balls. These things prove that the people are not insensible to just and kind treatment and indicate that there must have been something wrong in oiu management of the Sepoys, who in former days yielded to none in attachment to their English Officers” — Times, 22nd July, 1857. The subjoined is an acknowledgment of tlie protection offered to the writer by the Eajah of Benares, on the oc¬ casion of the outbreak in that Jerusalem of India :— “We did not take the direct road to Chunar on account of the mutineers who took that direction, but we crossed the river to Ramnuggur, a fort and palace belonging to the Rajah of Benares. There we bivouacked for the night. The Rajah himself, who was obliged to fly from Benares dui’ing the night, -was veiy kind to us, and gave us provisions, &c. But, as he feared the responsibility of sheltering us, he sent us on with a guard of his Sepoys to Chunar,”— Times, 5th August, 1857. 10 Sadly tom as the affections of the British people have been by the painful events of the mutiny, their feelings of indignation and revenge have been roused not against the mutineers only but against the whole Native population. We regret this inasmuch as it is rmjust, uni’easonable, and incompatible with the mission of England in India. But the language has been especially virulent against the Brah¬ mins whose love of religious domination, it is said, led them to invent those absurd rumours of Government inter¬ ference with the faiths of the people, which have occasioned these bloody horrors. What truth there is in this not un- plausible charge, the solution of the causes of the revolt will disclose. But none can deny that if the Brahmins were more than reasonably zealous about their religion, still the history of their conduct during the insurrection, marks some of the most remarkable instances of humanity, hospitality, and, if we may iise the expression, religiousness that have ever occured. It was not the love of power, love of so¬ vereignty, love of revenge or of extermination which ac¬ tuated the Brahmin Sepoys, but of God and of their pecu¬ liar mode of His worship, which they thought, however rm- reasonably. Government intended to destroy. But as a de¬ monstration of the religious character of their movement they have throughout conducted themselves with religious rigor and punctuality. They did not murder, as far as we have read, their officers or stain their hands with the blood of innocent women and childi’en. On the contrary they earnestly entreat¬ ed in many cases their officers to leave the regiment, and often communicated to them the state of feeling prevailing among the corps. Some time they interposed their authority for the protection of ladies and children, and not rmfrequently exhorted their brethren to desist from the brutal acts of the sword and fire. Every body has read the opportune and eloquent speech which the lamented Sir Henry Law¬ rence addressed to the wavering regiments stationed at 11 Lucknow after the intelligence of the Delhi outbreak had arrived, which had the wholesome effect of settling turbu¬ lent spirits, though for a time only. In it he mentioned the names of four men whose exemplary loyalty he earnestly recommended to their imfortunate brethren. The first three of them were Brahmins and the good Chief thus spoke of them :—“Now turn to these good and faithful soldiers—Su- badar Sewak Tewaree, Havildar Heralall Doobey, and Se- phai Ramru Doobey of the 48th Native Infantry, who have set to you aU a good example. The first three at once ar¬ rested the bearer of a seditious letter and brought the whole circumstance to the notice of superior authority.” To the common temptation the unfortunate 1st N. I., which was, at the date of the revolt, stationed at Cawnpore, yielded on the 5th June, 1857, and marched out of the lines at about three o’Clock in the morning, but “ before doing so (says the writer of Chambers’ History of the Revolt in India), the Se¬ poys, (most of whom were Brahmins) showed a lingering affection for the English officers of the regiment; these of¬ ficers had, for some time, been in the habit of sleeping in the quarter-guard of the regiment, to indicate their confidence in the men; and now the men begged—nay forced them to go into the intrenchment as a means of personal safety.” When the disarmed 2Cth Regiment of Light Infantiy muti¬ nied at Mean Meer, “the Havildar, Major, and Pay Havil¬ dar, and some others (Brahmins) lost their lives in the vain attempt to maintain order,” (vide Mofussilite, August ] 1.) “ It is but too true,” says the Quarterly Review, April, 1858, “ that several faithful Sepoys were bayoneted at their guns in the Bailey Guard Battery (Havelock’s first relief of Luck¬ now) by the infui'iated soldiers of the 78th Highlanders who confounded them with other Natives: none of them offered any resistance, and one (afterwards known to have been a Brahmin) whose name should never be forgotten, waved his hand, and with the words— ‘ It is all for the good 12 cause ; welcome friend ! expired !' ”—And where they were not amongst the rebels they gladly received tmder their pro¬ tection any number of European fugitives that fell into their hands, and their conduct as peaceful \'illagers is throughout marked by that spirit of hospitality and kindness which it is their religious obligation to exhibit to every human being. An officer of the 38th Native Infantry gives this elaborate accoimt of Brahmin fidelity and assistance by which he, with several friends, passed unscathed through some of the severest struggles on record :— “ Some Brahmins discovered us as they came to work, one took us to the village and put us in a tope (clump of trees) while he got us chuppaties (bread) and milk. On the way Mr. Marshall the auctioneer and merchant, met us. He had quitted the quarter giiard immediately after the Colonel and me, together with three others, but in the morning Marshall alone remained, and where the others are, alive or dead, we know not. After giving us food om’ Brahmin friends took us over a ford of a branch of the Jumna, and concealed us in the long jungle gvass on the other side. While there another came to me and said a party of fugitives like our¬ selves were in the grass at a little distance. I followed, and he led me some two miles, when I found a party of ladies and others concealed. The first person I saw was Proctor, and in my joy at seeing him, whom I had believed shot at the main guard, I saw no one else. After the first joy of meeting him, I looked about and found Mrs. Fon’est, her husband and three girls, Mrs. Fraser (En¬ gineers) Mr. Salkeld, Vibart and Wilson (Artillery.) I sent to the Colonel and Marshall, and this made our party 13 : with gmis and swords we thought om’selves a match for a chance straggling party of mutineers. The escape of this party from the main guard was wonderful. During the afternoon it was determined by Major Abbott at the Cashmere-gate to send what ladies were there to cantonments. There were no conveyances, and they wei-e mounted on the carriages of the guns—who knows what spirit possessed our men ?—they were suddenly dislodged, and a mm’- derous fire commenced on all there assembled. There was a 13 vusli up tlie ramparts into tlie main guard. Osborne ‘ was shot tlirough the thigh; he said, I am not going to be murdered by these Sepoys and led the way throwing himself over the wall into the ditch below, others followed. Mrs. Forest was shot through the shoulder, but over they went, one after another, drop¬ ping down what in ordinary circumstances one would say en¬ dangered life and limb, yet they reached the ditch, scrambled up the scarp, and the party I mention reached Sir T. Metcalf’s house, the servants gave them some beer and food, and led them to the river banlc shortly before the house was fired. Tliey passed such a night as we did with one naiTOwer escape. As they lay concealed some men passed and saw a riband or a bottle, and saying ‘ Oh, they have been here, evidently, went on.” They came to the same ford, and while concealed heard me descried by my eyeglass, sent for me, and thus we happily met. We could not stay in the grass, so that evening we started, the Brahmins conducting us to a ford over the Jumna. We travelled some two or three miles up stream before reaching it. Our hearts failed, and no wonder, where ladies were concerned, as we looked at the broad swift river. It was getting dark, too. Two natives went across. We watched them anxiously wade a considerable portion of the river; then their heads alone appeared above water. It was our only chance of life, and oiu brave ladies never flinched. It was so deep that where a tall man woidd wade a short man woidd be di-ovnied. I thought it was all over when, on reaching the deep water with Mrs. Forest on my loft arm, a native supporting her on the other side, we were shot down the river; however, by desperate efforts and assistance by another native, we reached the bank in safety. I swam ba 9 k once more for another of our party, and so ultimately we aU got safe over. It was a brave feat for our ladies to do. We passed another wetched night, suffering fearfully from cold, and ci'ouching close to each other for warmth; there was no noise but the chattering of our teeth. Next morning we were discovered and led to a tope, where again the Brahmins temporarily proved our friends, but they tiu’ned us out shortly afterwards with news that there were sowers behind and sowers in front.”— Times, July, 1857. u It appears that dangers pressed the party too closely to leave them time to breathe. Bnt the Brahmins in this, as in the foregoing instances, were their saviours. “We were taken to a large Brahmin village that night and con¬ cealed in a fakeer’s hut. We were there three days, and I trust hereafter handsomely to reward om benefactors. While here we sent in a letter in French to Meerut asking for assistance. It seemed not to come, and from Bhekia we were taken to Hurchundpore at the request of an old Zemindar, who had heard of our whereabouts, and treated us royally.”— Ibid. Lieut. L. Tucker, late of the 15th Irregular Cavalry, after giving the details of his son’s escape from Sultanpore, thus notices the services of the people of a neighbouring village, whose timely assistance and devotedness saved “ Charlie” from imminent death :— “ Only fancy how dreadful it was for him to be wandering about in the heat of the day, not knowing where to go and getting peo¬ ple to give him water to drink at wells, and at last drinking it out of little streams he was so terribly thirsty. At last about four o’clock in the afternoon, he asked a man whom he saw for some water and also if he could protect him, for he and his horse were both getting knocked up. The man said he would, and took him into his village and afterwards to his master, who lived in a native fort, and who was the principal person in the place ■, and there Charlie stayed until the party from here went to fetch him. His escape was most providential, for he did not know the people about there. Soon after he had reached the native’s house four others from Sultanpore arrived but one of them knew the way to the person who took Charlie in. He must be a most noble-hearted native, for what we took it half ruined him. He is to have quan¬ tities of presents from Charlie, St. George, Henry, and I believe from Government.”— Times, llth Aug. 1857. The attentive reader will be struck with the thrilhng interest of the stories of almost miraculous escapes which 15 the fugitives from Delhi and other places effected in the face of but too certain death. But he will not fail to mark the under cuiTent of a generous feeling, not noisy but gentle, not ostentatious but sincere, springing from a noble desire of ren¬ dering service when most needed, to the countrymen of their Most Gracious Sovereign, and also from an abstract love of do¬ ing good for goods sake, appearing in all offers of protection and aid made by the peaceably disposed and humane villagers, counterminous to the scenes of rebellion. The following lines taken from a narrative of the escape of Mr. S. H. Batson, Sergeon of the late Tdth Native Infantry, instinct with so many incidents of romance that an English writer has been led to pronounce it not unworthy of Defoe, pointedly mark the affectionate simplicity and earnestness with which the villagers received fugitives under their protection :— “ I continued to run along the road towards Kurnaul. I was again stopped by some ironsmiths who were employed in the Delhi Magazine, when one of them said, “ Sahib, don’t fear, come with me to my Tillage, and I will find you food, if you go on you will siu-ely be murdered by the Mahomedans, who have turned out from the villages to rob and kiU the Feringhees.” I went with the ironsmiths to their house, and was most humanely and kindly treated, one giving me a dliottee, another a cap, another some milk and native bread. I felt my life was safe, I was much excited and could scarcely speak, they gave me a cot, on which 1 lay down, but could not sleep. I told these people I was a Doctor and in conse¬ quence met with much greater attention. On the following morning the Chowdrie of the place sent for me, when the whole village assembled to see the “ Feringhee doctor” exhausted as I was, I had to answer a multitude of questions put by the people, but finding I was perfectly acquainted with their religion, languages, and manners, they began to take infinite interest in my life and said they would protect me. While I was staying at this village I heard Dr. Wood of the 38th Native Infantry, was in a village some 5 or 6 miles ofif, at one Summeypore, a man from this village came to me and said, “ Dr. Wood Sahib is in my village. He re- 16 quires mcdiciues, as you know all the native medicines, pray, tell me what should be given.” I prescribed, but I know not whether the medicines reached him. I also heard while at this village that Colonel Riply was lying woimded at the Ice-pit, near the parade ground. I persuaded the villagers that he was a great personage, and that if they woidd take him food and water, they would be hand¬ somely requited by the Government for their humanity, they took him food several days.” A few days afterwards I was in the village of Badree, it was nimored that all the Feringhees of Meerut, Umballah and Calcutta, had been murdered, and that the king of Delhi had taken the Government, and that if any village concealed a Feringhee it would be death to the owner and general min. The proprietors of Badree village got alarmed at this proclamation, and I was removed at night from the village to a small mangoe tope where I was left night and day. I was visited at night by some one or other of the villagers, who brought me bread and water in a ghmrah. I am rmable to describe my feelings during this trying time, I was all day in the sun, in the extreme heat, and alone at night, when the jackals, &c., came prowling about and crying. It is only God and myself know, what I have endm’ed after five days and nights in this tope of trees, I was again taken back to the village and con¬ cealed in a Bhoosa-house, I was shut in here for twenty-four hours; the heat and suffocation I cannot find language to describe, I did not know which was the greatest misery, the tope of trees in solitude, or the bhoosa-kotree. A rumour now was set on foot that several sowars had been deputed to hrmt for the Feringhees in the different villages and it was considered pruderrt that I quit Badree under the escort of a Fuqueer Joghee. This man came and offered to convey me anywhere, that I might please, but stated that it was not a safe moment for me to remain where I was, I then started for Bursooah, where I remained the night, this Fuqueer and his friends dyed aU my clothes, and gave me necklaces of beads (Oodrach) &c., to assume the garb of a Fuqueer myself. After making all preparations to pass as a Fuqueer, I commenced my pilgrimage with him, he took me to several villages and passed me off as a Cashmere, “DadooPuntoe Fuqueer Jogee,” In all the 17 villages that I passed I was cross questioned, but understanding their Jotish religion and oaths I met with eveiy kindness, some giving me pice, others food. The Hindoos all expressed the most merciful feelings towards the Feringhees, while the Mahomedans could not disguise their mirrderous feelings. I was taken to a village to the house of a Sewak Doss, Sunt Fuqueer Kuberee, rmderstanding his code of religion and being able to recite several Kubberee kubbits, he received me in every kindness. I told him I was a Cashmere, but the sage could not reconcile his mind that I was a Cashmeree with the blue eyes. He said yoiu’ language, gesture, clothes, &c., are all complete, but your blue eyes betray you, you are surely a Feringhee. I disclosed to him what I was, nevertheless, as I had acquired the kubbera oaths, he continued to believe the same. While I was sitting at this Fuqueer’s place, a sepoy came saying, he had letters he was taking to the Umballah force that was at Rau. He did not discover that I was a Feringhee, but I disclosed him that I was a Doctor Sahib, would he take my letter to the officer commanding the force. I gave him a letter soliciting assistance, which he most faithfully conveyed, but after wait¬ ing a day in hopes of getting assistance, and none coming, I thought it prudent to proceed towards Meerut; the beggar who had conducted me thus far, volunteered to take me on. Several people of tllS village accompanied me till we got to Hm'chimdpore, where a Mr. Francis Cohen, a Zemindar (originally a tussildar, in the Government employment,) resides. This old gentleman received me in all kindness, and showed me the certificates under the signatime of Colonel Knyvett, Captain Salkeld, Lieutenant Holland, Mr. Marshal, Merchant of Delhi, and others setting forth that they had received eveiy kindness from Mr. Cohen, who had kindly sent them on to Meerut. I then made aivangements to proceed to Meenit when a letter was brought from Kayki-ah village to my address, telling me that a hmidrcd men of the Jheend Rajah’s force, commanded by Captain MacAndrews, was waiting at Kayla-ah to take me on to Rau, where the Head Quarters were.”— Times, \lth August, 1857. A Lady writing from Agra, says that when the rising at IS Gwalior took place, the fidelity of their servants only saved her liushand, herself and finnily from falling into the hands of the rebels. If the mutiny has applied a too severe test to the loyalty of the people, it has also subjected to no less hard a trial the fidelity of domestic servants. An d it is gratifying to observe that the issue has been honorable to both parties. Had it not been for their unswerving attach¬ ment, we may confidently say, half the European residents wordd, ere long, have been numbered with the dead. The aid which they otfered, if not effectual for the purpose or adequate to the need, was yet too imj^ortant to be forgotten by those who received it. While the country was strewed with corpses and raging with fire—while despair sat upon every brow and treachery the dread of the hour—one kind word—one hint to help—was a woidd of aid and benefit, and the value of it could be appreciated only by those who felt the anger of the season. Apropos to this we may mention on the authority of the Times that when two companies of Col. Troup’s regi¬ ment surrounded his house to shoot him, he was warned by his bearer, fled through a back door, jumped on his horse and galloped off I q An Officer writing from Azimgurh thus describes how he and his party were treated by the people of Goruck- pore :— “We were in Goruckpore on Sunday the 19 th, and took up thence the ladies of the station, consisting of the wives of three Civilians and of a Captain commanding there. There fortmiately, were only a few more than hundred in number, but they formed part of the 17th Eegiment who had been stationed here at Azimghim, and had plundered the treasury and left the district. There was a distrust of these Sepoys, who, had they not been overawed by some Irregular Cavahy and some armed men belonging to a Eajah, would have mutinied also. At Goruckpore, through the kindness of the people we were supplied with wearing apparel, sufficient to cany on for a few days. We left, as I said, on the evening 19 of Sunday, with an immenso cavalcade, composed of baggage, caiTiers, carriages, sowars or In-egnlar Cavalry and a party of armed natives belonging to the Rajah. Wc travelled by torch light in dreadful confusion, as we are escaping for our lives through districts where the poprdation was hostile, and where Europeans had been previously murdered. As yet however, we have got on extremely well, the escort of Irregular Cavalry, whom we feared more than an enemy from without, have hitherto behaved well and promise to do so.”— Times, 2ith August, 1857. The gallant brother of Gordon Gumming the Lion-hunter, gives the following lively account of his men’s fidelity. “ The men say themselves they wovdd not trust their own fathers now-a-days. I get on with them very well, though my jemadar is a capital fellow, and Bappas is invaluable. Neither of them ever seems to tire, they are constantly moving about among the men, armed with double rifles, swords and pistols. When I was in the jungle, one or two of my party showed sign of warning, but the rest swore they would shoot down any man who attempted that kind of humbug. I have raised the pay of all the police and sowars and have sent fifteen men to Mhow to-day to get some muskets and ammunition which have been promised to mo by Elliott.”— Times, 31s< August, 1857. This interesting little story of the offer of assistance by a party of Bheels, is mixed up with a strangeness and simpli¬ city of manner, characteristic of the doings of savages on occasions when their hospitable feelings are called into play “ A Bheel, who had observed what was going on, canied intelligence to the nearest town, a small place called Para, of the invasion by the Umghm-a people. Firing at the insult, a party started from Para to di-ive them away. Just as the gray of the momiug appeared, we had the pleasure of being rescried by them, and thus did God raise up instruments for om- deliveiy when death seemed near at hand. But had the villains not been such cowards nothing coidd have saved us, if they had attacked us in the night. This 20 fresh party carried us to Para, and were civil enough at first, and towards evening, for some reason or other, they began to get very insolent and commenced plundering us. We saw our position had but little improved and we prepared again to sell our lives as dearly as could be. But just as things appeared to be getting desperate, a party amved from Jabua, 10 miles away, sent by the chief to our rescue, as soon as he had heard of oiu being at Para. They earned us to Jubua that same evening, and we reached the town early in the morning, having rested for some hours on the road. The yoimg Chief, who is a very pleasing looking boy, of 16 or 17, received us very kindly. The managing authority, however, is an old lady, who is, I believe, grandmother to the Chief, and by her directions eveiy thing that could be done for our safety or com¬ fort was effected.”— Times, 31s^ August, 1857. Mr. J. P. Gubbins of Benares, thus brings forward pronainently, through the medium of the Times, the conspi¬ cuous acts of loyalty of Rajah Soorut Sing :— “Rajah Soorut Singh, a Sikh Chieftain, who was living at Benares under a slight sm’veillance at the time of the mutinies, and who was on intimate terms with my brother, used his exertions success¬ fully to keep a company of his countrymen steady, who were on guard at the Mint, where aU the ladies and children were collected and has since proved himself so brave and true that the Europeans have subscribed lOO 1., in order to present him with a handsome set of fire arms.”— Times, 31si August, 1857. Here is an instance of protection proffered by tbe peasants of Guraon, the interest of which is scarcely surpassed by the records of chivalrous gallantry of the Middle Ages, or the adventures in Italian and Spanish romances. Services rendered under ordinary circumstances, though valuable, cannot approach in importance to those which are offered under difidculties like the one under notice. Here was a yovmg woman whose person was coveted by the Chief of the place. There was not a single European to look after her, but the good peasants, inspired as it were by Provi- 21 dence, espoused her innocent cause and at the risk of their lives and property, manfully stood in her behalf If Mrs. Nun is stUl m the land of the living, which we earnestly hope to be the case, she should, as becomes her gratitude and moral sense, come forward and name the persons who so heroically saved her life and honor. The caU is imperative and we trust it will be satisfied. The story is given by the officer to whose camp she was carried after three months of concealment and fiiendly protection. “I was on the picket on the 31st of July, and had come back from my first patrol when, on reaching one of my videttes, he told me that he had just passed a European woman with two children escorted by some natives into my picket. I cantered on and overlook a country cart escorted by some villagers, one of whom carried a poor little boy about four years old on his shoulder. In the cart I found a nice young looking woman with a little infant. The poor creature seemed overjoyed to see a Em-opean face, and, in answer to my queries, told me that she was the wife of a Mr. Nun, son of the riding master of the first cavalry. Her husband was employed in the Customs Department, at a place near Guzgaon. When the outbreak at Delhi took place he was in the district with Ford, of the Civil Service. Guzgaon went with other stations, and this imhappy woman was left by herself, without a European near her. The instant the people of the village nearest her house heard that parties of Sepoys were coming in their direction, they carried off Mrs. Nmi, with her children, and concealed them in their village. Parties of horsemen arrived and enquired for her, and on being told that she had gone off plundered and burnt her house. To make a long story short, these poor fellows at the risk of their lives, kept this unhappy family for three months, feeding and clothing them, and hurrying them off to other villages whenever they heard of the approach of any parties of the mutineers. I must tell you that the insurgents offered 100 rupees reward for Mrs. Nrm, dead or alive, but nothing would tempt these simple lyots to betray their trust; and, finally, having seized an oppor¬ tunity, they brought them safely into camp. The poor woman spoke 22 most gTatcfiilly of theii’ kindness and devotion, and the little boy seemed to have the greatest affection for the grey-headed old man, on whose shoulder hd was perched.”— Times, 2nd Oct. 1857. The friends of Mr. William Edwards of the Bengal CivU Service, whose name was returned in the list of casual¬ ties, in contradicting the statement, thus notice liis escape ;— “Tlie list of Casualties in your paper of this evening, copied from the Homeward Mail, contains the name WiUiam Edwards, Bengal Civil Service. The family of that gentleman have received letters by this mail of the 9th and 11th of August, informing them of his safety, along with Mr. Probyn, of the Civil Service, and his family under the protection of a friendly zemirrdar, by whom they were kindly treated, when the strictest concealment was requisite.”— Times, 2nd October, 1857. A Bengal Civilian, in reporting to the Times, the condi¬ tion of the Behar Division of the Bengal Presidency, has the following about Chupra and Cheybassa :— “ There has been no outrage and no plunder there because of the spirit and loyalty of a Mahomedan resident, well known in those parts, and (hither-to) always doubted—a ceriiain Cazy Eamzan Alice. He assumed the command on the departure of the Europeans, kept every thing quiet and loyal, and has since delivered over his charge, prisoners and all, in perfect order to the retunred Civilians. He and others similiarly behaved weU, you may be sru’e, be hand¬ somely rewarded.”— Times. Tire details of the services of this loyal Mohomedan are given in the correspondence which passed between Irim and the Government of Bengal, extracts from which will be found farther on. This man, in the midst of his unswerving fide¬ lity was calumniated anonymously in the public papers, but his sense of duty was so strong that he, regardless of the ca¬ lumnies, went on in Iris useful career which has justly enti¬ tled him to the gratitude of the Government. 23 Among the many valuable communications on the Indian Mutinies which the Times has published, there are few which display such an acuteness and accuracy of observation, such marvellous correctness of fact, such faithful details of the history of the revolt, and so dispassionate and thoughtful an analysis of the causes of the rebellion—as the letter written by a military Officer from UmbaUa. In treating its readers with this masterly production, the Times prefaces that it is written by a “ gentleman whose acquhrements, experience and position admirably qualify him for the work of observation and review. Our readers, we are sure, (con¬ tinues the leading jornnal,) will be deeply ©titerested in the perusal of so lucid and comprehensive a memoir.” Indeed an Indian Journalist, occupying no mean position in the roU of journalistic fame, once suggested that if the Govern¬ ment contemplated to give the world a history of the revolt, it should forthwith entertain the services of the gentleman whose eminent abilities displayed in that letter deservedly point him out for the work. We therefore need make no apology for the following from which the reader wiU perceive the exact nature of the rebellion and the position of the people in reference thereto :— “ In the evening of the day of the Delhi outbreak, the siuvivors in cantonments finding themselves gradually deserted by their men and without aid from Meerut, determined to fly. They had a num¬ ber of carriages of different kinds, most of them took the road to Kmnaul, some few that to Meerut, and they generally escaped in safety. Other stragglers from various quarters had more difficult and perilous escapes, wandering fugitives from village, some were thus wandering for several weeks before they reached European relatives, and they endured most cmel hardships of want and weather. But generally the behavioim of the villagers was kind ; many sheltered and assisted—none actually attacked them. The Brahmin villagers in particular—there are a good many agricultu¬ ral Brahmin villages scattered about that part of the coimtry. 24 showed them the greatest kindness, and gave them active protec¬ tion.”— Times, 2Qth October, 1857. The following is an extract from a letter from George Palmer, Esq., of the Bengal Civil Service :— “ I am living now in the house of the chief merchant of this town. It is lonely enough to have no English face to look at, or talk to, especially in these times, but still I am very thankful that I am as weU in health as I am, notwithstanding hard work, exposure and sun. I am very fortunate, too, in having my old Punjaub servant and his brother with me. Though at a distance from their own houses, and though Mossulmans, and though sub¬ jected to every 6ind of temptation, they have served me most faithfnlly, and I trust them as my own kith and kin. If any thing should happen to me in these days, pray do not forget to do some¬ thing for them. The eldest (my Zemindar) name is Syad Ameer, son of Sheik Eookeen-od-deene, of Kalmore, in the district of Gor- daspore.”— Times, November, 1857. Here is an interesting account of the good feeling and readiness of villagers to assist European fugitives :— “We are still in a state of uncertainty and anxiety, but our hopes have lately been much removed by the discovery of one of the officers of his regiment (the 18th) Lieutenant Gowan, the Ad¬ jutant, who was one of the missing, a servant of his having fomrd him concealed in some village. He sent a letter by him to Colonel -at Nynee Tal, giving an account of his escape, and how he got separated from the rest of the party after the few well-disposed Sepoys had saved them on the day of the outbreak. He had gone tlnough a great deal, but expresses himself very thankful for the protection and kindness he had received from some Hindus, by whom he was still secreted. He had heard that several Europeans were in conceal¬ ment in different villages, which native spies and others who are friendly to the English also confirm and say that a Banker at Barei- ly has secretly supplied them with money.”— Ibid. This party of nearly thirty persons, consisting of men, women and children, were protected, fed, and sheltered by 25 a Raj all at Gopalpore. The character of the service may- well be imagined when we mentionr that he not only gave this protection, but with his men escorted the party to a place of security amidst brother Europeans “ We are now with a friendly Rajah at Gopalpore on the river, twenty-five miles from Gonickpore ; he has promised to send us to Dinapore, which is distant 120 miles. I believe we are now quite safe, though we have been in danger, and suffered much discomfort and misery. Oiu’ party consists of Captain and Mrs. Reid, and 2 children ; Captain and Messrs. Oit and sister, and 5 children; and Messrs. Thm’burn and 1 child; Captain and Mrs. Dawson and 4 childi-en ; Mr. and Messrs. Bradford; Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald and child, and Mr. and Mrs. Hurst and child.”— Ibid. A letter from Captain Orr, dated Gopalpore, near Gograh, June 24th, mentions “ That he and his family, with Miss Troup and the rest of his party who escaped from Fyzabad, had reached Gopalpore in safety, and expected to be at Dinapore on the 29th. They were to pro¬ ceed under the protection of the Rajah of Gopalpore, who has shown himself faithful to the British Government. * , * * * * Mrs. Black, Mrs. Golduey, and Mrs. Strahau were brought into Allahabad, by that noble fellow Ajeet Singh, who saw Lieutenant Grant and the party of 37 Eiuopeans, who accompanied him from his camp near Fyzabad.”— Ibid. A -writer describing the mutiny of the 17th Native Infan¬ try at Azimghur, thus gives the story of the escape of the party of Europeans who were then at that station. :— “ We were at breakfast, when we were smTounded by about 400 men, armed and vmarmed, and with great difficulty we escaped with our lives, and for 14 long and weary days, were living in a Cow- shade, protected by the Zemindars of a largo Hindu village j the people behaved to us with the utmost kindness, and gave us floiu’, dal, meat, &c. to exist upon.”— Englishmn, 2nd July, 1857. 26 A Correspondent says :— “ I don’t know whether it will be news to you, that the undermen¬ tioned officers, ladies, &c., arrived at Dinapore on the 29th June, from Fyzabad. Captain Dawson and wife, „ Eeid and wife, „ Orr and wife, „ Thurburn and wife, with (15) fifteen children, some serjeants and their wives, they were nearly naked, starving and suffering from Opthalmia. They had been for some days under the protection of Eajah Maun Singh, who had treated them well.”— Englishman, Qth July, 1857. Of the services of Maun Sing, which were neither few nor small, we have spoken in detail in another place. We would here simply remark that these did not extend to the protection and sheltering of European fugitives only, an assumption of which has led some opponents of the Eajah to construe his position into a doubtful neutrality ; his conduct is throughout marked by a complete isolation from the rebels and this, above aU, shows that he cherished no sympathies for the cause of the insurgents. The following is from a Correspondent in the Sagour and Nerbuddah Territories, dated the 25 th June :— “ I have just heard from a person who has arrived from Benares, that whilst en route from Eewah to Myheeree, he saw a party of some twenty-five ladies and gentlemen, in a variety of costumes, from the elegant and simple night dress, to the ordinary shooting jacket. On enquiry, I learnt that the flying Brigade was from the direction of Nowgong and Banda. They had evidently to cut and run for it, judging from their appearance ; I understand that had it not been for the kind assistance of the Eewah Eajah, they would have been in a fix. The Eajah, I believe, has placed a large party of horse under Lieutenant Osborne, a cousin, I am informed, of Lieutenant Willoughby, the officer who so gallantly blew up the Delhi Arsenal.”— Englishman, 6th July, 1857. 27 The writer of the following was one of the fugitives from Fyzabad. From his statement it appears that he and his party were entirely indebted for their lives to the kind exer¬ tions of Rajah Kessenkissore Chand of Gopalpore and his people:— “ After this we went on land, and having met a fisherman, we found out that there was a well disposed native Rajah (Rajah Kessenkissore Chand of Gopalpore) not far off; that he had there some Europeans under his protection. We made for this man’s place, and next day he gave us 25 men, and we and the other Europeans started for Dinapore. These Emopeans had been attacked two days before by another Rajah, but were defended by Kessenkissore, and they told us that if we had landed two days before, we shoidd certainly have been murdered by the other Rajah’s people.”— Englishman, Qth July, 1857. A letter from Gorruckpore, 20th ultimo, says :— “ Colonel Lennox and family are safe; they have just left this, and many ofl&cers and ladies, with some of the non-Commissioned Ofiicers, have proceeded in safety towards Dinapore, escorted by Maun Singh’s own men. The country seems to be quiet. The Rajahs, almost all, are flocking in, with large bodies of men, to support Government, and we are daily expecting Nepaul troops to pass through; a few may remain to restore order.”— Englishman, lih July, 1857. The following is fi’om Ghazeepore, dated 7th J;ily;— “ Colonel and Mrs. Lennox have been here some days, I believe they are from Fyzabad. Mr. and Mrs. Bradford from the same station came in yesterday, having gone through many hardships, and had narrow escapes, he is indebted to his tussildar for having saved him and Mrs. B.”— Englishman, 1th July, 1857. Again, “ Report says the Rajah of Lalpoorah has sent five hundred men to protect the station, 50 men from the 65th left this some days ago for Azimghur,”— Englishman, 1th July, 1857. 28 The Bengal Army is gone, hut its memory is associated with not a few names of proved loyalty and attachment which stand in bold and agreeable relief to the heartless con¬ duct of the misguided majority. Instances not few in num¬ ber are recorded of Sepoys who, deaf to the persuasions and entreaties of their brethren and true to the calls of duty and gratitude, became the most active agents in the salvation of many officers. These heroes distinguished alike by moral coui’age and physical bravery will each and all, we trust, receive the full meed of approbation from the future chro¬ nicler of the revolt and from the distant posterity. And a grateful government which has already rewarded the services of some of the faithful, will not forget the numerous others who, though they have not so prominently distinguished themselves, are yet entitled to every consideration which an tmfl inching conduct, through so dreadful an ordeal as the Tu rba n insurrection presented, richly deserves. Mr. Bussell, the Times s Correspondent, in one of his celebrated letters from the Seat of War, very properly remarks that the British Government has been “ waging war against Hindoos and Mussulmans by the aid and with the con¬ sent of Hindoos and Mussulmans, just as Alexander was able to beat Porus by the aid of his Indian allies, and no European or other State can rule in India without the co-operation and assistance of a large proportion, of the races which inbabit the vast peninsula” Though the aid and fidelity of wealthy and influencial zemindars, allied Princes and of the people in and near the disturbed districts, and the qffiet demeanour of the mass of the population, anxiously awaiting for the end of the struggle, which vexa- tiously interfered with the smooth career of their peaceful lives, have materially helped our rulers in overcoming tins crisis, still the unswerving fidehty of particular men of every regiment was of no ordinary service. Coupled with the fact that though by blood and position these faithful men are 20 kinsmen and companions of those who raised the standard of revolt, yet they have remained true to their salt, their alle¬ giance has been made doubly sure by acts which no hypocricy would condescend to, and which no motives short of sense of duty and gratitude could lead to. They have been also especially valuable as they have served rehable guides in many instances from the circumstance of their having attend¬ ed the councils of mutiny, and having conversed with the feelings and motives of their unfortunate brethren, without of course participating in their plots. The following is a prominent instance of services of the kind under comment:— “ That there are some good and loyal men in every Regiment, I will admit, and the following little incident that has just occur¬ red, will prove, I think, that the 73rd has one man at least true to his salt. Lieutenant Dandridge, who is the adjutant of the Regi¬ ment, sent up one of the Sepoys, an did Brahmin, in charge of his wife and property. This man was invited by some of the Hindu Native officers, attached to om’ Sebundees, to dine with them; which invitation was accepted, and the Brahmin of the 73rd, dined with them. In the course of the after-dinner conversation, some sedi¬ tious talk was entered upon as I have heard to the following effect;— That these native officers wished some others would join them in exterminating the Europeans, that they were but few themselves, and that the men of their corps would never join them, would rather assist the Europeans than otherwise. After this dinner was over, the Brahmin of the 73rd went straight off to the adjutant of the Depot and reported the matter fully, and, yesterday these fellows were seized, a Court of Enquby was immediately held, the result of which I have not yet learned, further than they are all there kept close prisoners in three different places, two of them mider an European guard, and the third in the guard of his own lines. The old Brahmin should be rewarded.”— Englishman, 1th July. Numerous instances have transpired of such good men and true assisting their Eiuopean Officers under difficulties before which ordinary humanity would most probably sink. 30 Some of these the reader will meet with as he will proceed. En passant we may mention here that when the mutiny at Fyzahad occurred. Captain Lennox and others were enabled through the fidelity of two friendly Sepoys, to efiect their escape to the seat of a kind chieftain after a series of adventures the most serious and thrilling. A letter from Mozufferpore, Tirhoot, dated 4th July, says:— “ The only ofl&cers who have bestirred themselves to any purpose, are the Magistrate and his assistant, the latter gentleman being particularly energetic and public spirited. Nor I must omit to mention the praiseworthy conduct of our second Principal Sudder Ameen who, at a great expense, entertained as guests, for several days, a large number of Planters assembled here for the protection of the Station, while those who had invited them for that purpose, held themselves aloof, and exhibited their usual amount of illiberal pride, obtuseness of judgment and narrow-minded parsimony.”— Englishman, IQth July, 1857. We extract with pleasure the following two paragraphs from the Englishman : they betoken a zeal for service to the British Government only surpassed by the effects achieved:— “ The Eajah of Keroula has issued a proclamation, warning his subjects, under penalty of death, not to join or assist the rebels, but to fight with fidehty under European Ofiioers, whenever they may be called upon to do so.”— Englishman, the \5th July, 1857. The reader will not overlook the importance of the service noted below, because the intelligence is conveyed in two brief lines. :— “ The Maharajah of Eewah* has supplied Lieutenant W. Osborne with a detachment for the protection of Mirzapore.”— Ihid. * The position of the Eajah was peculiarly critical from almost the commencement of the mutiny, but with a courage, resolution, and judgment not common among Oriental princes, nursed on the lap of luxury, he passed through the crisis with honor to himself and advantage to the Britisli Government.—Com/Jifer, 31 The following is from Secunderabad, dated 5th July ;— “Shumshaool Oomrah is, I believe, his (the Nizam’s) chief adviser, and a right good one ; he is well affected towards us, he wiU take good care in company with Salaar Jung that the Nizam is not tainted with any evil cormsels. The minister most certainly deserves some substantial mark of regard from the British Government, for to him only we are indebted for the hitherto quiet keeping of the city. Wherever disorder has been inclined to raise its head, the Arabs have been slipped, and the instigators apprehended and punished. It is premature in these days of doubt and uncertainty to commit ones- self to say too much, but unless any thing very unlooked for occurs. I think we may felicitate ourselves in having passed the crisis.”— Englishman, 11 th July, 1857. We entirely concur with the writer of the above in the praise he accords to the English-educated Minister of the Nizam. We have dwelt at length in another place on the distinguished talents, unflinching courage and sterling states¬ manship which he has displayed throughout the crisis in Hydrabad. A letter from Meerut, dated the 20th June, says : “ All the Sirsa Europeans, with the poor Captain Hillard, and an¬ other officer who placed blind confidence in the savage natives, were obliged to flee from that place on the 30th of last month, and reach¬ ed Putteeallah on the 12th instant. They were kindly treated by the Moharajah, who immediately on their arrival, procmed clean clothes for them all, they having had the one suit of clothes on from the day of their escape to that on which they arrived at Puttee¬ allah. Were it not for the noble way in which the Maharajah acted, they would never have been able to have made their escape from the Sirsa district. From Putteeallah two of the party made a run into Umballah, to consult the Commissioner of that place on certain matters, and returned to Putteeallah again, from which place they were preparing to start, accompanied by their companions in danger. 32 and the Maharajah’s Forces for Sirsa.”— Mofumlite, quoted by the Englishman. To this excellent ally of the British Government the success before Dellii throughout the memorable siege, wliich the Times characterizes as having broken the neck of the revolt, is in no small measure indebted. We have reviewed his services more fully in a separate place. The following is a curious piece of romance not rare in the events of this memorable insurrection :— “ The Juldah Eajah, who was imprisoned at Hazareebaugh for 14 years, was liberated by the Sepoys; he made his way home, collected some 800 men and stopped the Sepoys, who were making off with the Poorooliah treasure 108,000 Eupees. It is not known if the Sepoys made a fight for it, but it is asserted the Eajah holds the money for the Govermnent.”— Englishman, Wth August, 1857. The following is from Govindpore, dated the 23rd August:— “ On the 20th Instant a detachment of Seikhs, with an of&cer, halted at the Govindpore encamping ground. They are, I am told by the officer in command, going to Gyah, and will remain there rmtd further orders. The Zemindar of Prmchkote is, in this critical period, helping the Government, and has sent about 70 Sowars and some Sepoys to put down the disturbances at Manbhoom, where depredation is the order of the day. ****** -X- * * The Eajah of Serakelah has saved the treasure of Singbhoom by his own men and has applied to the Bengal Government for 2,000 Eupees to raise and equip a Eegiment to preserve peace on the Southwest Frontier.— Englishman, 26<7t August, 1857. A correspondent in the vicinity of Patna, says among other things :— “ That Shah Kobuooddeen has proposed to place a body of cavah-y at the service of Government.”— Englishman, 297/4 August, 1857. 33 The following is anent the aid which the troops present at the BarrieUy skirmish received from the neighboming villagers:— “ We then went on till about 10 p. m., when half was called, some charpoys were got from a neighbom’ing village, as well as some food and water for the horses, we loosened their girths, which must have been a great relief to them, and having got men to hold our horses, we laid down to rest, with the intention of taking a nap for two or three hoiu’s bi;t we had not been there an hour when it was determined to go on, so we motmted again.”— Ihid. If military revolutions are ever famed for levelling aU dis¬ tinctions of rank and fortune and forestalling all the suffer¬ ings of indigence and helplessness, the Sepoy outbreak has formed no exception to the universal nde. If it has occasion¬ ed a loss of life and blood unequalled in the annals of British India, it has entailed a loss of property equally unprecedented. In an uncontrolled play of the impulses of a Pretorian body like the Bengal Army, the marauding and predatory habits of the Goojur and other tribes of professional plunder¬ ers were naturally called into action, and the results, as was expected, have been quite distracting. It was then that the collected scoundrelism of the jails, the feelings of which had been long pent up under an efiective Prison discipline, foimd a licensed vent to spread destruction over the country. It con¬ verted the crusade of the Sepoys against Europeans and Christians into a crusade against the wealth and property of the land holders. Thusevery man, whether European or Na¬ tive, under any circumstances calculated to awaken suspicion, was a prey to its rapacity. Hence during the most gloomy period of the crisis streams of fugitives, shorn of the last farthing and destitute of every earthly possession poured forth into this City, to awaken the sympathy of the peo¬ ple. Fellow-feeling and benevolence, without any loss of time. led the citizens to band together and to raise voluntary con¬ tributions among themselves for the support and relief of the sufferers. And the Natives with their wonted liberality joined the movement. Persons in all ranks and stations of life have equally, -each according to his own means contributed in aid of the Eelief Fund. An organized Com¬ mittee has been formed to employ the fund to its legiti¬ mate purposes, and it numbers four Native Gentlemen among its members. In distributing the aid of the fund the Euro¬ pean portion of the Committee has limited it to Christian sufferers only, but the Native Members have, notwithstand¬ ing this invidious and unjust distinction, lent their active and cordial co-operation to the working out of this benevo¬ lent scheme. Princely contributions have been received from many Indian Princes and Chieftains, and altogether the amount of indegenous Indian aid forms a quite respectable sum and not unworthy of the fame of Hindoostan. In some instances too the princely donations of Indian Potentates have been respectfully refused, and a moderate sum at the suggestion of British Eesidents has been accepted. The following is a case in point;— “ We learn from the Madras papers, that the Eajah of Travancore has offered the sum of thirty thousand rupees to the fimd for the relief of the sufferers by the Mutinies. The resident accepted only 5,000 five thousand.”— Englishman, 5th Sept, 1857. The services of this Eajah were considerable and they will be found fuUy described in our extracts from the Par¬ liamentary papers on the Indian Mutinies. “ A letter from Singhbhoom, dated 2nd instant, mentions that the Eajah of Serakelah kept all quiet and peaceable in that quarter. All workmen had returned to their labor, and it was evident that the natives were now beginning to think that the British would still reign supreme in India as heretofore.”— Englishman, Wth Sept, 1857. 35 A party from Cawnpore was thus protected and taken care of by a neighbouring Rajah ;— “ Wlien he had gone about 6 miles, firing on both sides ceased, and soon after we were hailed by some natives on the outside, who asked us to come on shore, and said that they would take us to their Rajah who was fi'iendly to the English. We gave ourselves up and were taken six miles in land to the Rajah who treated us very kindly, giving us clothes and food. We stayed with him for about a month as he would not let us leave, saying that the roads are rmsafe. At last he sent us off on the 29 th July to the right bank of the river to a zemindar of a village who got us a hackery.” —Ibid. The following is taken from an account of the mutiny at Kolapore “ Government and the European Society of Kolapore have much reason to thank the Sowars of the Southern Marhatta Irregular horse for their bravery, gallantry and fidelity. One of the native officers of the horse has been promoted to the highest grade of Commissioned Officer, and a trooper to the highest rank of non¬ commissioned. Captain Kerr has been thanked by the Kolapore authorities, and we trust that Government wiU not forget the deep debt they owe him. It is satisfactory to know that the Rajah of Kolapore lent Colonel Maugham three guns to try and breach the walls of the enemies’ position. They were two hundred years old, and the shot only a third of the calibre, hence useless. 200 rounds were fired, but aU to no purpose. The Rajah and all the countiy are loyal .”—Bombay Telegraph and Courier, quoted by the Englishman. A letter dated Fort Agra, the 4 th of September, says :— “ We have secured the co-operation of a loyal zemindar, who is at the head of a force of well disposed natives, including 2,000 horse, and the writer adds that we may now safely calculate the chances of success of the rebels in this quarter to be very small.”— English¬ man, 19 +.> S3 o S O o d bD R I ” o jU| -i 8 T 4i <3 P>^’73 ^ ® 'i ^ ci I «.a a PtH ^ ci ^ pW o •S o C3 S3 C 3 W O O •H -a pC bjD P. C C P .t^ a ^ bX) .a ‘o bJD ■§3^2

, 0) o o ^ O c3 rC ^ ^.33 (M d d? O O be >-5 tT M Td d d ‘ § ^ o ^ ^ S ^ 1^0 W 00 O lO 00 CO r—I c3 ^ lO' O o a ^ 02 pC CD ^ s 4..§ P P C$ _ 2 c 2 3 ^ S « CO ^ O ^ Q 2 O .« o - K c3 ^ .^3 ^ bi) c 5 Ph ^ lo <1, . ^ ct^ § a. O 33 pH d d ' 0.3 d <3 P,33 a|- o <5 ^ d^ ^ 8 “ 3^.3 § ^ Pi S d 'Pod . O o .w 2 M bc'5 S d p god C3 1^ c3 . . arg p H t-, p C3 S^xetator, 5, quoted e Bengal /’M, August 58. i, June 27, ite June ited by the ?'M, July 8, „ <^^ P C 00 td d « Madra. July hy t Hurl 11, 1 Hurkm 1858 J o^a g § P o ^ '-a CD s S bePH (D ci P P- oj tM .£; 33 O •♦i 33' c3 c3 ^p^ Ph f? o HH *73 C5 P> c3 P 0) •73 P S3 O o Officer’s fidelity and pluck that did it. Statistics of Native Fidelity exhibited during the Mutinies of 1857-58. 143 5) 5^ S ? ci o Ef o a> i-5 'S^ 'op S 2 ^ '■ S 5 C .S ^ OJ H-I 3 ^ 03 S.2 3 03 ■*^ 'I a o o _Ph - Ph a -s ? a CO 03 03 ^ ^ 9 u c3 ® fe O 5- •t2 ^ a. M-l o 03 rC O G3 ^ 3 ‘3 'v, ^ o ^ g fl 2’-^ .2 S S .a sE s o ^ a a o .a 3 M o y> tzj .a rt ^ 2 0 0 ^ ^ S O^ s $ o fci r2 fcc Ki o CO O 03 .2 - C/2 ce ;=J o ^ CO Q bl rf & > 03 ce ■w O rS ^ ^ O S 00 -*J .—( 2 ^ gn C3 p ^ 00 r4 5 ^ GO J-* O ^ o ‘C '*~*o 03 C3 O ^ 03 'o rj 03 .is WO:::;! o ,w 03 03 ^ sS 2 B ^ o iii o 2 o ^ ^ a g .2 I ;; . 4 ^ C 3 c; 03 »3 o P i ® bo a g = '3 -.IS :3 03 C/2 S 2 o a^ CO C3 ^ 03 O PQ .9 ^ 'S 03 a ■'*■ 03 ■p ■ " a c/2 'o a s° ^ ^ '2 .2 5g tH -a 3 . O o o'*" ® go 'a $5 o c5 ^ & CD rP - P Q) ., rP 03 ^ c3 -1^ 03 C3 ^ S bX) 03 c5 ^7^ »-s rO o c^ 5h > ll CS o H o Ph 53 bB 3 .2 '-;^ . .d a d :d d M 4-3 O) ^ ce -^ d d 2 ■ P S _£ S CO .§ O g lo eC 1; =0 «s^ r-^ ^ . , ^ fc>-. K.C^ ^ CM O CM ■g p O '-5 Pi *-5 ^ Piq ^ a o -4^ Q-i • O 00 02 ^ r.00 ^ r-H ^ q o d2 4 ^ M o ^ . Q O M P2 ^ H o p o p bX) CD Ph ft ' b a w3 Ph • O P 2 ^P tsj rP .9P the English. We gave ourselves up and were taken six miles in land to the Rajah who ki”6ated us very kindly, giving us food and clothes. We stayed with him for about a month but he would not let us leave, saying the roads were rmsafe.” Statements op Native Fidelity exhibited during the Mutinies op 1857-58. 145 Statements of Native Fidelity exhibited during the Mutinies of 1857-58. 14 G s nd 0 c« 0 s (D Ah -fJ 0 0 ^-5 ^ a? CD d 0 CO ..d ph a a a o g o o Oq tf d CD O 'rf o m . .2 O Is O bO nzl 3 -§ ^ o 9 §- s s?> e ‘o "tf S s -IS * h5 rs * ^ o 5b ^ §^-p a.rJ' .a ° oj S' d ^ s ^ ^ ^ B so c« ^ .S 03 d ^ - -t^ CD a 2 2 O -t-. S 3 a "2 _9 c3 Ph a> rP O ^ g Q O rp Q r> tr in CD "S O ^ 3 02 ^ 3 CO ^ P P ^ o a ^ -S |c I g ^ s .a,.a a H ^ 3 -tA o .23 a g -g ■r^ 3 -8 a :P ° p 2 „ § S ^ s ^ a ^ .a 3 § -g 'o ” a “ ^ P 1 M ^ ?H .td rP ri4 ^ 3 s 'a fH a ^ a ®8^rp a ^ <^•'8 .a o p “ “ -3 i p c3 3 o rP m t>> &p 2 a ?Pr rcc w. 8 ^ Ph -a A3 3 M a 0 J2 O > CO o P^ o o u +» <1 0 o3 Ah ri4 o 0 P o t M CO o c3 OJ CO Statements of Native Fidelity exhibited ddring the Mutinies of 1857-58. 147 a s -J (I) 'g -4 i 2 Ph te § J o oi '5 C3 “ ^ cn « ftj bo >. >3_3J (U ■“ .2 PP g a5 4 tc ^ .2 :3 ^ te ^ p^.S 2 g ^ g a s fcJOn (D .- Si -y a> „Sia & *—'+J (H !a 4 S “ rtTi d ® M 0 ^ (U CC ” 0^ 2 3 ^ fl fe 44 2 2 2 44 rg 2 ■ pH” 02 pH O . _ ^ ^ k 02 C3 - bO ^ ^ .9 ^ p ^ o , bo c3 . 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OJ 3 _ 3 o c3 Q p o .s 5 M 2 tCT3 ^ yj ^ r q= o g 45 ^ £?Ci- ;5 ^ 1^ ^ C/J O -V O CO ^ 33 9 M 3-y-r! 3 3 2 g ^ g C3 i> - O -32 c3 O 5 C3 >a oi if -C ^ > if o o ? s 3 be o 'g "i ^ -2 9 § M o -r C3 in O Jl ^ 'zy (V ^ -Z O^^ri j2 j3 +^ 0 0 2;+= o -g « „ !S ’^0.5:00 ^ p c3 2 o ’IS o « a; o 9 ^ .S.D +-1 CD 9 4 —* ^ fl o if o s ^ ^c.Di ’3 bc'S «, 2 3 ea i-. o O a So 33 32 cS a a 1 3 3 bo‘2 1-^ ^ S S S-S 3 _r-3 -73 o o ® o > O 9 Vo -a o fl >s 02 :! ^73 c3 O ^ C2 X5 eg p^s' eg ^ g a eg no 33 ed to, while another body of more than that number were divided into parties and located at the most favourable points along the road leading to Sodharum, &c. &c. Statements op Native Fidelity exhibited during the Mutinies op 1857-58. 150 8 g ^ P CD 'p-ii ii'i* O ^ o ■' O 02 CD ^ M 2 a> .2 S ^ o o J ^ M O ^ r; J-i S o ^ - CO ^ o o § “ § H .a 1 ^ g .Ji '5 o ^ P CO o_, a3 ^ Td rt S:< .13 2 P t2 'S aj _g c2 =2 - 00 ^ a^ SL -1^ m rP Ce g Cj 03 P P 7^ ''—' P P ,PP ^ Cm 2 ® P ” 2 t> O >.i« ci ca -r^L jO _. a P .2^ a fl 4-3 Ph O o p> o o O <4-1 Ph 43 rP O Hh <= - .a N oj O) a o Ph 2 ^ 1^1 CD -»■:> a? (D •■P p ^ ^ g -s CD o3 o a'g ^ a a .2 -s ^ i.a J g c3 M bjo ji . O <1^ c3 q !>. 4^ 4_> lo -rJ q "o a 'p p 2 PH.a^H o a t> W O Q 4J ^ 'p a c3 Pm •TJ P > q o Q .9 cd -s (~] q nq I 43 q n ' oT QJ ‘•is . 'P P P 1 E. I No. ^ . ifi 1—H P . ^ P .2 . P P i-i P. •^° PhP ^ P P **J P •<>> q o . 4^ q ^ P .2 ^ p a Ad 9 pc o a p a -P op-4 P a Q P Ph ^2 I P4 , SJA ^ ^e, ® P I o q CC CO ” 05 fe O ^ S 02 CD j g bcl -P a ^ as M 'p o o 'T3 Ad pq ® 'p as A ■ a p o o P p W " tb’a’ a a p CiS a O ^ Q ' bJO fl q • nu • q • §1 s q 4^ q Ph q q CL. bo q q w q hP bo a q P:m on behalf of the British Government. 151 CO iO lo 00 2 U-i pa > H o H 2/2 G O a nz? a o3 a k o O <1 0 .2^ . a Ph r- 0? a ^ £ 8 *53 2 o _§ s :2 a ^ ci O Ol '-^ _+i ■4-i a c; a 02 r ra ■' QJ ci o p a a o o O *T3 <1> O O PQ c5 M o o Eh ci o •r^ P o P^ ^ vX <12 CJj rP a jd ^ a« ci - -a ^ ci •TJ d a O) N o a o CO fcD d S Ph O O PP ci Ph ci CO O O •Ti .jZj O J ■5= a pq 'Ov2 ® o d o d O ’T3 02 d d ci ^ W Hd d d d o o .-GO S p= .a N] 't3 d pd d pd d CO P5 d Ph d g rj CO d o c 3 pd to .a S d • 2- 3 IS I C '-S o O a> O o 3 'fe ^ "=2 P 02 o § rd M tD a .£ •d o) rd O 'd 2 § H Cu ® «« o 'd -d d go ci 3 m o o O) s ^ '4-< ^ O bD P o V g ?H O CD p d •2 3 p Is d (O O) P3 m o S c3 a o t; U 4 -) c d p 4^ 03 0 p 4J 02 ip 03 "7l 0 a , in •73 d P P ’> P4 d • rH 0 bD d o3 d p P 03 'Tl d a *73 Q U !h 0 P 4 0 0 d p 73 Pi d d P 73 pi m U1 Ph 3 0 js »i) rS • oS c CD CD ^ ‘d .2 d S go O ^ >-s O -a dJ d d c3 dS fd, cq ■d O L, d S d o d 'P .d S -d !-> I-H rj iPj I 2 ; Pi 02 d la 0 a* -3 6 0 0 ^4 &* d p p p Q 0 pd S a c3 0 Pi m H Ph PP d a o 'I gJ § 03 O o ■3 w c o d d Pi bX) Pd d Statements of Native Fidelity exhibited during the Mutinies of 1857-58. 153 ci o ce *5 c5 ^ : pH tZ o g o w 3 «4-l to o a a a a o a O i/j tl Ph «n o ^ ft 2 a 'a 3 'Ph I P" 3 a s m O rH a 02 Si CP ^ >• ^ to Q P c? > a Xfl 'TJ fl Cw ■e eg Ph ^ a CP _bd g ^ ci CP -S-* CP ^ui O 3 OT to o a > o ;a ft a .3 ft fS ( 1 ) “ § ® •- > a —H t '3 o ?> p: 52 “5 OQ Qj) p. a PS o "I eg cs hJ a ft S o O a Ph o O ‘m OQ iZJ 2 P 3 o O) i-P O H a-i a ® rP a a> CO o ® ft a CP CP CP CP .* 2 "o M p eg CP Ph o M t- d CQ ft-a ft’ ” rg 1-0 •"3 -o ft ft ft B CP a pa c/2 H eg ha a r o o p -a eg Q •73 'rft H sc-g 3 ft ft ft a ci N3 a eg Ph a o eg a 3 S $ o P5 5 p s o pp ci Ph a -a eg CP CO w2 OTATEMliJiNTO 154 a o > o o TJ o o bX) Q o o 02 p:i •7:5 pH c3 O ^ . o W 2 Cm O O M 02 g - O O CD CO a S 02 > O O C3 o 3 c3 n:^ c5 t>a h:i U2 > O O o bO ■ts a 02 Ph to o I^ pH 02 Ph O 02 pS cS 02 c5 a •tJ p 02 Ph HJ o «M rP n:? 02 'S pq *§ p4 .2 • <>» Pm rO c? rO ►O rO P nr! rt i-q 03 02 rP O o 'tT p pj o nr P , p nr Stt si ^ s in o w fP . P nr o >-3 P g s o o ?H c/2 P O 4J p l>^ p M S r. S 'B 02 a p ip s 02 'Tp P P 'ob g nr p rP nr nr 02 'B pq a m o s o o P m p 1—i o 5« o Ph o •4^ H-3 Q p p o zo o H-3 s o +3 ■+^ s nr p 'i i P •-t> o Ph bO P rP P P Statements of Native Fidelity exhibited during the Mutinies op 1857-58. 155 c3 O o P3 c3 O o o o P5 uJ ^ . 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Widow of Syedooddeen, a Kote- gusht Darogah .. Pension. Chuckdun Sing, Rajah of Seraikil- lah, in Singbhoom Seikh Heydayet Ally Rampergas Sing Hiugun Loll, ex. Tehseeldar I .. Khillut. .. Rank of Subadar Bahadur and the first class Order of Merit. .. Present of 1,000 laipees and a commendatory Perwannah. .. Life pension of rupees 100 per mensem, with the honorary title of Deputy Magistrate and Deputy Collector; the pension may be extended to a second life in consideration of his advanced age and im¬ paired constitution. Seikh Syedooddeen, Kotegusht Da¬ rogah of Patna .. 300 rupees and promotion from the 3rd to the 2nd Grade. Subadar Major Kassim Ally Khan and Subadar Gminess Doobay .. First Class of the order of British India with the title of Sirdar Bahadur. Havildar Futteh Mohamed, 5th Co. Promoted as Jemadar. 165 List op Persons Rewarded for acts op Loyalty. Names. Nature of Reward. Drill Havildar Sheik Ismail, 2d Co. Promoted as Jemadar. Private (Lance Paick) Sheik Ru- heem Buksh, 5th Co. .. Ditto as Havildar. Jemadar Cassim Sahib, of the 1st Regiment Infantry, Nagpore Ir¬ regular Force .. Promoted to 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ressaldar Meer Bemda Ally and Woordie Major Meer Burkut Ditto to 3rd Class of the Order Allee ... of British India. Havildar Pirthee Sing, of the 31st Regiment Native Infantiy ... Rank of Subadar. Subadars Buctawar Sing, Issuree Buccus Sing, Bhawany Buccus Tewary and Daveedeen .. Promoted to 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Subadar Buctaiu’ ^lisser, of the 8th Regiment of Infantiy, Oude Irregular Force .. Ditto to 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Havildar Khoosial Sing, of the 36th Regiment Native Infantry Ditto to the rank of Subadar. Subadar Muthora Pursaud, of the 22nd Regiment Bombay Native Infantry ... Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Or¬ der of Merit. Havildar Sunkehadeen, of the 2nd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent Ditto to the rank of Subadar. Naicks Sheik Barry and Sheeva- persad of the 2nd Infantiy, Hy¬ derabad Contingent .. Ditto to the rank of Jemadar. Havildars Sohoi Sing and Cussim Khan, of the 8th Regiment Native Inhmtry. .. Ditto to the rank of Jemadar. 166 List op Peesons Kewarded for acts op Loyalty, Names. Nature of Reward. Ressaldar Munowior Khan, of the • 12th Irregular Cavalry. .. Promoted to First Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadnr. Mohamed Buksh Khan of the 12th Irregular Cavalry. .. Promoted from the 3rd to the 1st Class of the Order of Merit. Ressaldar Ismail Khan, of the 2nd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent. Promoted to rank of Ressaldar Major. Havildar Adjoodhia Misser, Naick Goojar Khan and Sepoy Dhuttoo Singh. .. Promoted to the ranks of Suba- dar. Jemadar, and Havildar respectively. Havildar Gunga Besun, No. 12 Light Field Battery. .. Promoted as Jemadar. Two men of the 6th Regiment Native Infantry . Ditto as Havildar and Naick. Havildar Muttra Pattuck, 21st Re¬ giment Native Infantry. .. Ditto as Jemadar. Sepoy Tague Ally Khan, of the 22nd Regiment Native Infantry. Ditto. 31st Regt. N. I.—1 Havildar. Ditto as Subadar, „ 11 Naicks. Ditto as Havildar. „ 12 Sepoys. Ditto as Naick. Two Havildars of the 32nd Regi¬ ment Native Infantry. Ditto as Jemadar. Sepoy Sheik Phultoo of the 34th Regiment Native Infantry. .. Ditto as Havildar*. Havildar Gungadeen Chowbee of the 35 th Regiment Native In¬ fantry. .. Ditto as Jemadar, 167 List op Persons Rewarded for acts op Loyalty. Names. Nature of Reward. Havildar Sing Khoosial of the 36th Regiment Native Infantiy. ...Promoted as Subadar. Two Naicks of the 37 th Regiment Native Infantry. .. Ditto as Havildar. Twelve Sepoys of the 37th Regi¬ ment Native Infantry. .. Ditto as Naick. Four Havildars of the 37th Regi¬ ment Native Infantry. .. Ditto as Jemadar. Sepoy Kehuiree Sing of the 63rd Regiment Native Infantry. .. Ditto as Naick. Sepoy Sewbuccus Doobey of the 70th Regiment Native Infantry. Ditto as Jemadar. Naick Oajm-h Lullut of the 70th Regiment Native Infantry. .. Ditto as Havildar. Two Sepoys of the 70th Regiment Native Infantry. .. Ditto as Naick. Havildar Bindabun Tewarree of the 73rd Regiment Native In¬ fantry. .... Nineteen Privates of the Gun Lascar Detail, attached to the 1 st Company 3rd Battalion Arty. .. Jemadar Moossum Alice of the 6th Company 9th Battalion Arty. .. Havildar Bhola of ditto ditto .. Twenty Privates of ditto ditto Subadar Sheik Golam Ghose of the 4th Punjab Infantry Subadar Hcera Sing of ditto ditto... Ditto as Jemadar. Promoted to the Third Class of the Order of Merit. Promoted as Subadar. Ditto as Jemadar. Promoted to the Tliird Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the Third Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the Second Class of the Order of Merit. IGS List of Persons Rewarded for acts of Loyalty. Names. Nature of Reward. Two Subadars, two Havildars, eight Naicks and twenty Sepoys of the 4th Pimjaub Infantry ... Promoted to the Tliird Class of the Order of Merit. Jemadar Golam Hossein Khan of the 1st Cavah’y Hyderabad Contingent ... Ditto to the Third Class of the \ . Order of Merit. Trooper Rahmut Oollah Khan of ditto ditto. .. Promoted as Duffadar. Two Naib Ressaldars Gholam Nubee Khan and Ahmud Saeed Khan of the 4th Regt. Irregular Cavy.. Ditto as Ressaldar. Duffadar Duraz Khan of the do. do.. Ditto as Kote Duffadar. Nine Sowars of ditto ditto .. Ditto as Duffadar. Subadar Sheikh Khoda Bux of the 56th Regt. Native Infantry . Promoted to the Third Class of the Order of Merit. Havildar Kesseree Sing of the 1st Light Cavalry .. Promoted as Subadar. Sepoys Mothoora Pandy and Ma- tubbar Khan of the Ramghur Light Infantry .. Ditto as Havildar. Subadar Major Oomur Khan of the 47th Native Infantry .. Promoted to the First Class of the Order of British India with the title of Sirdar Bahadur. Three Havildars of the 47th Native Infantry .. Promoted as Jemadar. Naick Daem Khan of the 47th Native Infantry .. Ditto as Havildar. Two Sepoys of the 47th Regiment Native Infantry ... Promoted to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. 169 List op Persons Rewarded for Acts op Loyalty. Names. Nature of Reward. Jemadar Mahomed Akram Khan of the 4th Piuijab Cavalry .. Promoted as Ressaldar and to the 3d Class of the Order of Merit. Sowar Abdoola Khan of do. do. .. Do. as Duffadar and to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ressaldar Allee Woordee Khan and Kote Duffadar Gollam Allee Khan of the ITtli Irregular Cavalry, British Troop 1st Bri¬ gade Horse Artillery Jemadar Emam Buksh Three Havildars Naick Wuzeer Khan / Subadar Emam Buksh Two Jemadars 66 Men 19 Men Four men of the 6th Company 9 th Battalion Aidillery Havildar Meer Hyder Ally Three Naicks Fifteen Privates Three Lance Naicks of the 1st Company 5th Battalion Arty. Promoted to the 3d Class of the Order of Merit. Promoted as Subadar. Ditto as Jemadar. Do. as Havildar and to the 1st Class of the Order of Merit. Promoted to tlie J st Class of the Order of British India with the title of Sirdar Bahadm'. Do. to the 2d Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadur. Do. to the 3d Class of the Order of Merit. Promotion undefined. Promoted to the 3d Class of the Order of Merit. Promoted as Jemadar. Ditto as Havildar. Ditto as Naick. Promoted as Havildar and Member of the 3d Class of the Order of Merit. 170 List op Persons Rewarded for Acts op Loyalty. Names. Nature of Reward. Promoted as Naick. Twelve Privates of the same Coips. Naib Eessaldar Nubbee Buksh Khan, 12th IiTegular Cavalry .. Ditto as Eessaldar and to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Four men, ditto ditto. .. Ditto as Naib Eessaldar. Seven men, ditto ditto. .. Ditto as Jemadar. Six Sowars, ditto ditto. ... Ditto as Kote Dulfadar. Three Sowars, ditto ditto. .. Ditto as Nishanbm’dar. Sowar Khas Buksh Khan, ditto ditto. .. Ditto as Pay Duffadar. Twenty-tkree Sowars, ditto ditto... Ditto as Duffadar. Six Sowars, ditto ditto. .. Ditto as Lance Duffadar Subadar Mahan Singh, Regiment of Ferozepore .. Ditto as Subadar Major and to the 1st Class Order of Merit. Jemadar Bhoop Singh, ditto ditto.. Ditto as Subadai and to the 1st Class Order of Merit. Havildars Gohon Shah and Heera .. Ditto to the 2nd Class Order of Merit. Sing, ditto ditto. Jemadar Secundar Khan, ditto ditto. Sixteen Havildars, ditto ditto. Sixteen Naicks, ditto ditto. Two hundred and sixty-eight Se¬ poys, ditto ditto. .. Ditto as Naick, Jemadar Peer Buccus Khan, 1st Re- Promoted as Subadar. Ditto as Jemadar. Ditto as Havildar. giment Oude Local Infantiy. , Havildar Putram Misser, do. do. Five Sepoys, ditto ditto. Sewdenee Misser, ditto ditto. Ditto as Subadar and to the 2nd Class Order of Merit. Ditto as Jemadar. Ditto as Havildar. Ditto as Naick, 171 List op Persons Rewarded for Acts op Loyalty. Names. Nature of Reward. Subadar Seosahse Singh of the 40th Regt. Native Infantry .. Promoted to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadiu'. Havildar Naick Singh 40th Native Infantiy.'' .. Promoted as Jemadar. „ _ Issurrie Singh, ditto ditto. Ditto as Subadar, „ Sooroojbullee Ram ditto ditto. Singh, ditto Ditto as Jemadar. Ditto ditto. Ditto as Havildar. Ditto as Naick. „ Ramphool ditto. Three Naicks, ditto ditto. Three Sepoys, ditto ditto. Subadar Major Deen Mohamed 2nd Company 8th Battalion Ar- Promoted to the 1st Class Order tillery. ,. of Merit. Subadar Rampersaud, ditto ditto... Ditto ditto Two men, ditto ditto. Two men, ditto ditto. Five men, ditto ditto. Thirteen men, ditto ditto Two Sirdars of D. Company Ordnance Drivers, attached to No. 2 Light Field Battery. .. Twelve men of the same Corps. Khan Sing of No. 1 H. Field Battery, Light Two men of No. 2 Light Field Battery. Seven men of the same corps. .. Promoted as Jemadar. [ Class, Ditto as Jenaadar and to the 3rd Order of Merit. Ditto as Havildar. Ditto as Naick. Ditto to the 2nd Class Order of Merit. Ditto as Sirdar. . Ditto as Jemadar and 2nd Class Order of Merit. Ditto as Subadar and do, do. Ditto as Jemadar, 172 List op Persons Rewarded for Acts op Loyalty. Names. Two meu of H. Light Field .. Battery. Five men of Drivers, attached to No. 2 Battery Two men of No. 3, H. Light Field Battery Doyal Singh of the same € 013 ) 8 . . Three men of ditto Two men of Drivers No. 3, Battery. Subadar Khalsa Sing of the Re¬ serve Company of Artillery. Sepoy KuUian Sing of the 42nd Native Light Infantry. .. Jemadar Oodaraj Sookul of the 74th Native Infantry. Subadar Nehal Sing of the Bengal Police Battalion. .. Trooper Ullee Mahomed of the 5th Troop 1st Brigade Horse Arty... Ressaldar Boolund Khan of the 8 th Regiment In’egTilar Cavalry. .. Nature of Reward. Promoted as Havildar. Ditto as Sirdar. Ditto as Subadar and 1st Class Order of Merit. Ditto as Jemadar. Ditto as Havildar. Ditto as Sirdar. Promoted to the 3rd Class Order of Merit. Restored to the service wnthout forfeiture of pay and pro¬ moted to the rank of Naick. Promoted to the Rank of Suba¬ dar and 2nd Class of the Order of British India. Ditto to the 1st Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the 1st Class of the Order of British India, with the title of Sirdar Bahadoor. 173 List op Persons Rewarded for Acts of Loyalty. Names. Nature of Reward Eessaldar Hoossain All Khan, of the ] 7th Irregular Cavahy. .. Promoted to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India, with the title of Bahadoor. Three Subadars of the Sylhet Light Infantiy Battalion. .. Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India, witli .. the title of Bahadoor. Naick Oree Misser of the late 7th Infantry Gwalior Contingent. .. Promoted as Havildar. Four men of the same Corps. .. Ditto as Naick. Sowar Mohamed Zumau Khan of the 1st Punjaub Cavalry. .. Ditto to the Rank of Duffadar. Subadar Doolaram of the 2nd Assam Light Infantry. .. Promoted to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India, with the title of Bahadoor. Rajah .lyperkash Singh of Deo, in the Zillah of Behar. .. Title of Maharajah wdth a sui¬ table Khelat. Private Dyal Sing and Jemadar Heerah Sing of No. 3, Horse Bat¬ tery, Oude Irregular Force. .. Promoted as Havildar and Su¬ badar respectively. Havildar Shaik Mokhum of the 50th Native Infantry. ., Ditto as Jemadar. Two Naicks of the same Corps. .. Ditto as Havildar. Eleven Sepoys of the same Corps •. Ditto as Naick. Jemadar Muhasee Lall of the Ko- tah Contingent, Infantry. .. Ditto as Subadar. Duffadar Sheikh Ruheem Oolah of the Kotah Contingent, Cavalry.. Ditto as Naib Ressaldar. Four, Duffadars of the same Corps.. Ditto as Jemadar. 171 List of Persons Rewarded for Acts of Loyalty. Nature of Reward. Names. Five Sowars of the same Corps. .. Subadar Rugbeer Siiag, Infantiy Ressaldar Dulail Khau Woordie Major. Two Duffadars of the Jaiidpore Legion. Tliree Subadars of the Simoor Bat¬ talion. • o Jemadar Buddul Tapah of do do. .. Twenty men of ditto ditto. Ressaldar Ameer Ally Khan of the Behar Irregular Horse. Subadar Unjore Tewrary of the 1st Regiment Native Infantry. Three men of the Southern Mah- ratta In-egvdar Horse. Havildar Mothura Randy of the Ramghur Light Infantiy Bat¬ talion. Promoted as Duffadar. ( Ditto to the 1st Class of the order of British India with the title of Su’dar Bahadoor. Ditto as Jemadar and 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India, with the title of Bahadoor. Ditto to 2nd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadoor. Ditto to the 1st Class of the Order of British India, with the title of Shdar Bahadoor. Promoted to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. 175 List op Persons Rewarded Names. Ressaldar Mir Umjid Ali of the 2nd Regiment of Cavalry Scindhia’s Contingent. Duffadar ^lir Koorshiad Ali of the same Corps. Seven Sowars of the sam Corps. ... Nineteen men of the same corps... Three men of the Cth Iixegular Cavalry. Havildar Major Kunjnl Sing of the 25th Bombay Native Infantry.., Naique Doorga Tewaree of the same Corps. Private Punnoo Loll of the same Corps. Subadar Major Jowahire Tewaree of the 43rd Native Infantry. ... Havildar Dilkurn Tliapa of the Artillery Company attached to the 2nd Assam Light Infantry.. Havildar Thelookdarrie, Syce Dri¬ ver of the U. Company. Two Gun Lascars of the 2nd Troop 1st Brigade Horse Artillery. .. FOR Acts of Loyalty. Nature of Reward. promoted to the 1st Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto as Jemadar and 2nd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto as Duffadar and 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto as Jemadar and 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto as Havildar and 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto as Naique and 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadui'. Ditto as Jemadar. Ditto as Jemadar. Ditto as Jemadar. 176 List op Persons flEWAROED for Acts op Loyalty. jVames. Nature of Reivard. Three Gun Lascars of the 2d Ti’oop 1st Brigade Horse Ai’tillery Promoted as Naick. Jemadar Sadhoo Sing, andDuffadar Jewan Sing, of the 1st Cavahy, Hyderabad Contingent ... Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of Merit. Trooper Koodint Ally Khan, do. do. Ditto as DuJfadar and 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Trooper Shah Meer Khan, and Trooper Shah Noor Khan, do. do. Ditto as Dnffadar. Two Havildar the 3rd Infantry Hyderabad Contingent .. Ditto as Jemadar. Two Privates ditto ditto .. Ditto as Havildar. Kessaldar Abdool Eaimen Khan of the 1st Cavalry Hyderabad Con¬ tingent. .. Promoted to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadur. Two Kessaldars of the 3rd Seikh Cavalry. Six men of the same Corps. Jemadar Durion of the late 34th Native Infantry. Ressaldar Jowaher Sing of the 1st Seikh Cavalry. Naib Ressaldar Unnoop Sing of ditto ditto Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadur. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto as Subadar and 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the 1st Class of the Order of British India with the title of Sirdar Bahadur. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. 177 List of Persons Rewarded for Acts op Loyalty. Names. Nature of Reivard. Havildar Utter Sing of the Regi¬ ment of Loodianah. .. Promoted as Jemadar, Havildar Clirn' Sing of the Regi¬ ment of Loodianah. .. Ditto as Subadar. Six Havildars of the Regiment of Loodianah. .. Ditto as Jemadar. Five Naicks of the Regiment of Loodianah. .. Ditto as Havildar. Tliirty-six Sepoys of the Regiment of Loodianah. .. Ditto as Naicks. Duffadar Secimdcr Ally Khan of the 3rd Regiment IiTegular Cavalry. ... Ditto as Jemadar. Four men of the 13th Regiment Irregular Cavalry. .. Ditto as Jemadar. Kote Duffadar Dclaur Hossein of the 13th Regiment Irregular Cavahy. .. Ditto as Ressaldar. Three Duffadars of the 13th Regi¬ ment Irregailar Cavalry. .. Ditto as Jemadar. ^ Thirty-three Sowars of the 13th Regiment Irregiilar Cavahy. . Ditto as Duffadar. Two Duffadars of the 1st Cavalry Hyderabad Contingent. .. Ditto as Jemadar. Two Havildars of the 1st luhintry Nagpore IiTcg-ular Force. .. Ditto as Jemadar. Two Naicks of the Nepaul Resi¬ dency Escort. .. Ditto as Havildar. Tlu'ce men of the Nagpore Iiregu- lar Cavahy. ... Ditto as Jemadar. Havildar Boolakic Khan of the Kamguili Battalion. .. Ditto as Jemadar. 178 List op Persons Eewarded por Acts op Loyalty. Names. ^ Nattire of Reward. Sepoy Doorgali Misser of tlie 8th Eegiment Oude Infantry. .. Promoted as Naick. Duffadar Knrrum Shair Khan of the 5th Eegt. Irregular Cavalry. Ditto as Jemadar. Thi-ee Sowars of the 5th Regiment IiTCgular Cavalry. ... Ditto as Duffadar. Two Naicks of the 2nd Infantry Hyderabad Contingent. .. Ditto as Jemadar. Havildar Sirdar Khan of the 4th Company 9th Bengal Artillery.. Ditto as Subadar. Private Seetaram of the 4th Co. 9th Bengal Artillery. .. Ditto as H avildar. Two Havildars of the 8th Eegt. Native Infantly. .. Ditto as Jemadars. Fom* Sowars of the 2nd IiTegular Cavah’y. .. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Sepoy Gobin Sing of the 56th Eegt. Native Infantry. . Ditto as Jemadar. Subadar Meer Jaffer of the 1st Punjaub Infantry. .. Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of Merit. Havildar Shajadah of the 1st Pun¬ jaub Infantry. .. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Naick Sheer Ali of the 2nd Pun¬ jaub Infantry. .. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Two Sepoys of the 2nd Punjaub Infantry. .. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. 179 List op Persons Rewarded for Acts op Lotalty. Names. Nature of Reward. Four Sepoys of the 4th Punjaub Infantry. .. Promoted to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Subadar Doolar Tewairy of the 12th Eegt. Native Infantry. .. Ditto to the 1st Class of the Order of British India with the title of Sirdar Bahadur. Subadar Sheick Heydayet Ali of the Bengal Police Battalion. Subadar Sheodeen Singh of the 9th Regt. Native Infantry. Subadar Major Meer Ameer Ally of the 32nd Regiment N. I. Four Subadars of the llth Regt. Native Infantry Eleven Havildars, ditto ditto. Eight Naicks, ditto ditto. Sixty-nine Sepoys, ditto ditto. Two Subadars and one Jemadar of the llth Regiment Native lufantiy. Two Naicks of the llth Regiment Native Infantry. Ditto to the 1st Class of the Order of Biutish India with the title of Sirdar Bahadur and the rank of Sub-Lieut. Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadur. Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadur, Ditto as Subadar Major. Ditto as Jemadai'. Ditto as Havildar. Ditto as Naick. Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with tbe title of Bahadur. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. ISO List of Persons Rewarded for Acts of Loyalty. Names. Siibadar Giinga Sing of the 2nd Grenadier Regiment Bombay Native Infantiy. Ressaldar Jye Sing of the IstRegt. Punjaub Cavahy. Nature of Reward. Promoted to the 1st Class of the Order of British India with the title of Sirdar Bahadur. Ditto to the 1st Class of the Order of British India with the title of Sirdar Bahadur. Ditto as Ressaldar. Ditto as Jemadar. Ditto as Jemadar. Ditto as DirGfadar. Jemadar Suffer Ali Beg Duffixdar Kullian Singh. Duffadars Abas Ali Beg. Trooper Rohomon Beg and Trooper Golam Abas. Major Captain Shree Bhukut Khauka, Commanding the Ram- dul Regt., Captain DercidasS Opadiah of the same corps, Capt. Kooloopursad Sing Bushnial, Commanding the Goorka Regt... Thanked by the Governor Ge¬ neral. Maharajah Jung Bahadur, Briga¬ dier Junga Dage, Colonel LaU Singh and Capt. Sugan Singh and the other Goorka Officers. .. Thanked by the Governor Genl. Subaclar Major Mehtab Khan, of the riu’al Police, and Ressaldar Ali Mahomed of the mounted Police of Sikrampore. Jemadar Narain Singh of the Regi¬ ment of Loodianah. Promoted to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto as Subadar. 181 List of Persoxs Rewarded for Acts of Loyalty. Names. Abdoolrazack Khan, Ti’ooper 1st Troop 4th Cavalry. Gya Dutt Sing Tewarreo, Sepoy of the G7th Regt. Native Infantry.. Subadar Gokul Sing of the 4th Punjaub Infantry. Lieut. Colonel Inch’a Sing, Com¬ manding the Napalesc Troops. .. Jemadar Humaiith Sing of the Eamghur Light Infantry Bat¬ talion. Subadar Meer Jaffer of the 1st Pimjaub Infantry. Havildars Omed Khan. Hoonumaun Sing, Bugle Major and Emam- buccus. Colonel Shum Shere Sing and the Troops mider his command. Havildar Paunchum Sinjr, and Naick Punch Cowriz, of the 20th Regiment Native Infimtry. 1st Company Subadar Major Um- mul Ali Shah, 2iid Company Nature of Reward. Promoted to the Oi’der of Merit as Jemadar. Ditto as Havildar, Order of ]\Ierit. Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India, with ' the title of Bahadur. Thanked liy the President in Council. Promoted to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the 1st Class of the Order of British India, w ith the title of Sirdar Bahadur. Ditto as Jemadar. Thanked by the Government of India. Promoted as Jemadar. 182 List op Persons Rewarded for Acts op Loyalty. Names. Nature of Reward. Subadar Major Jugroop Siiigliand Subadar Nelial Singh. .. Promoted to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadiu’. 1st Co. Jemadar Dhull Singh and Jemadar Matah Singh. .. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Havildars Wuryam Singh and Em- am Shah of the 1st Corny., and Hayildars Eae Singh and Futteh Khan ... Ditto as Jemadar. Naick Gear Sing and Sepoy Jean Singh, 2nd Co. .. Ditto as Havildar. Sepoy Seccundur Khan, Sepoy ' Gom-mookh Sing and Eseree. .. Ditto as Naick. Jemadar Kunnie Singh of the Pun- jaub Infantry. .. Ditto as Subadar. Havildar Peer Khan. .. Ditto as Jemadar. Sepoys Ramdyal Singh, Thakoor Singh and Uoorga Singh .. Ditto as Havildar. Subadar Sew Lai of .tlio Artillery of the Bhoopal Contingent. .. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Havildar Moonalanl Paudy of the JBhoopal Contingent. .. Ditto as Jemadar. Havildar Eamloll Messer. .. Ditto ditto. Naicks Bhowany Deen and Maho- nled Yar Khan. .. Ditto as Havildan Thirteen Gunners of the same corps Ditto to the post of Naick. Subadar Hubeeb Khan of the 1st Punjab Cavalry. .. Ditto to the 2d Class of the Order of British India. 183 List of Persons Eewarded for Acts of Loyalty. Names. Nture of Reward. Two Subaclars, three Jemadars, six Sepoys, three Havildars and thirteen Naicks of the 1st Pun- jaub Cavalry. .... Promoted to tlie 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Jemadar Lochun Pandee of the 11th Regt. Native Infantry .... Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadur’. Three Naicks of the 11th Regiment - Native Infantry. .... Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Jemadar Dunnyee of the Gun Las¬ car Detail attached to the 1st Company 3rd Battalion Arty. .. Ditto as Subadar. Havildar Culloo of ditto. .. .. Ditto as Jemadar. Private Sheick Madar Bux of ditto, .. Ditto as Naick. Two men of the Luclmow Maga¬ zine .. Ditto as Jemadar. Two men of the 4th Company 1st Battalion Artillery .. Ditto as Jemadar. Two men of the same corps .. Ditto as Havildar. Two men of the P. Company Syce Drivers. ' .. Ditto as Naick. Five men of the same Corps.Ditto as Havildar. . Subadar Major Ummer Sing, 13th Native Infantry. .. Promoted to the 1st Class Order of ]\Ierit. Ten Subadars, dittto ditto. .. Ditto to the 2nd Class Order of Merit. Three Havildars, ditto ditto.Ditto as Jemadars and 3i’d Class Order of Merit. 184 List op Persons Rewarded for Acts of Loyalty. Names. Fourteen Havildars, 13tli N. I. .. Twenty-three Naicks, ditto ditto .. Fifty-five Sepoys, ditto ditto ... Nineteen men, ditto ditto . Subadar Sewraj Sing, the new Cawnpore Cavalry. .... Three Naicks, ditto ditto. Three Sepoys, ditto ditto. — Subadar Major and Bahadiu- Mad- hey Khan, 7th Light Cavalry... Two Snbadars, ditto ditto. Shaick Emam Bux, ditto ditto..... Seven men, ditto ditto. .... Ten men, list Regt. Native Infantiy .... Gyand Sing, 48th N. Infantry Seven men, ditto ditto. .... Herah loll Misser, ditto ditto. Twelve men, -ditto ditto. .... Eighteen Naicks, ditto ditto. Two men, ditto ditto. Rambuccus, ditto ditto Four men, ditto ditto. .... Five men, ditto ditto .... Subadar Sew Sing, 7lBt N. I. .... Nature of Reward. Promoted as Jemadar. Ditto as' Havildar. Ditto as Naick. 3 month’s pay. Promoted to the 3rd Class Order of Merit. Ditto as Havildar. Ditto as Naick. Promoted to the 1st Class Order of Merit. Ditto to the 2d Class Order of Merit. Ditto to the 1st Class Native Doctor and 500 Rs. Undefined. Undefined, Promoted as Sirdar Bahadur and 1st Class Order of Merit. Ditto as Subadar Bahadur and 2nd Class Order of Merit. Ditto as Subadar. Ditto as Jemadar. Ditto as Havildar. 108 Rupees. 78 Rupees. 60 Rupees. 30 Rupees. Promoted to the 1st Class Order of Merit. 185 List op Persons Kewarded for Acts op Loyalty. Names. Four men, 71st N. Infantry Fourteen Havildars, ditto ditto. .. Jemadar KamchmTun, do. do. Twenty-one Naicks ditto ditto. .. Drum Major Edward Hughes, ditto ditto. . Subadar Jungah Sing, 1st Regt. IiTegular Infantry. .... Jemadar Mokhun Sing, do. do. ... Havildar Suunatli Paudee. do. do... Two Havildars, ditto ditto. Three Sepoys, ditto ditto. Sepoy Khoolyer Doobey, Local In¬ fantry. .... Sepoy Poorun Doobey. .... Five Sepoys. . Naib Ressaldar Shore Sing of the 1st Oude IiTegular Cavahy. Subadar Runbeer Sing of the Nus- seree Battalion . . Ressaldar Major Mahomed Ooniiu’ Khan of the 4th Cavalry Hyde¬ rabad Contingent. . Nature of Reward. Promoted as Subadar and 2ud Class Order of Merit. Ditto as Jemadar. Ditto to the 3rd Class Order of Merit. Ditto as Havildar. G8 Rupees. Promoted as Sirdar Bahadiu-, and 1st Class Order of Merit Ditto as Subadar. Ditto as Jemadar Bahadur, and 2ud Class Order of Merit. Ditto as Jemadar. Ditto as Naick. Promoted as Havildar. Ditto as Naick. Undefined. Promoted as Ressaldar and the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadiu'. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the 1st Class of the Order of British India with the title of Su’dar Bahadur. 186 List of Persons Rewarded for Acts op Lotaltt. Names. Nature of Reward. Two men, 71st N. 1. .... Three men, ditto ditto. .... Ressaldar Seetul Sing of the late 3rd Oude Irregular Cavalry. Lehna Sing, Seikh, Zemindar of Thannessur. .... Ressaldar Soobhan Khan of the 3rd Irregular Cavalry. Subadar Devey Deen of the 31st Native Infantry. .. . Subadar Pertee Sing of the 31st Native Infantry . Three Subadars, two Jemadars, eleven Havildars, four Naicks, and thirty-six Sepoys of the 31st Regiment N. I. Jemadar Mahomed Khan of the 6th Regiment Light Cavalry. .. Jemadar Sundial Sing of the Ben¬ gal Police Battalion, 31st N. I. transferred to Light Infantry Regiment. .... 24 Rupees. 18 Rupees. Promoted to the Ressaldar and the 1st Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the rank and position of Jemadar in the 8th Regi¬ ment Irregular Cavalry. Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of Merit, Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Promoted as Subadar. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. 187 List op Persons Rewarded for Acts of Loyalty. Names. Nature of Reward. Bhooray Sing of Bettara. 500 Rupees and proprietary right in a village paying an annual revenue of 1,000 Rs. Sheo Gholam Sing ife Huijoo Sing.. 1,000 Rupees. Luchee Kuhar of Tilla, Boodhoo Sais, Jodhun Sais, and Moosa Dhobey. . 100 Rupees each. Two Jemadars and seven Havil- dars of the 3rd Light Cavalry... Promoted as Subadar. Naick Rugnauth Sing of ditto. .. Ditto as Jemadar. Thirteen Troopers of ditto.Ditto as Havildar. Subadar Ram Chimn Sing of ditto. Ditto to the 2nd Class Order of Merit. Two Subadars of ditto. .. Ditto to the 3rd Class Order of Merit. Two Sepoys of the 1st Irregular Infantry. . Ditto as Havildar. Subadars Bindadeen Tewaree and Achaiba Lolla of the 73rd Regt. Native Infantry. .... Ditto to the 1st Class of the Order of Merit. Havildar Shaik Khoajbux and Naick Ramjun Khan of the 8th Regt. N. I. .... Ditto to the Rank of Subadar anJ Jemadar respectively. Havildar Thackoor Sing of the Bengal Sheikh Police Battalion.. Ditto as Jemadar and 200 Rs. Syud Kheir Shah, Kardar of Jaco- babad in Upper Sinde .. Title of Khan Bahadur. . Naick Sewdeen Doobe of the 63rd Regt. N. I .... Promoted to the Rank of Jemadar. 188 List op Persons Rewarded for Acts of Loyalty. Names. Nature of Reward. Havildar Mehurban Tewarree of tbe Bengal Police Battalion. .. Promoted to the 2nd Class of the Order of Merit. Jemadar Sewdial Sing of the same Corps. .Ditto ditto. Five men of the same Corps.Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit, Ressaldar Mirza Ahmed Beg of Hod- son’s Horse. .... Ditto to the Rank of Ressaldar. Snbadar Banee Sing of the 1st Company Hyderabad Contingent. Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadm:. Havildar Major Syed Meeun of the same Corps. .... Promoted as Jemadar. Snbadar Major Tucketram of, the 4th Company Hyderabad Con¬ tingent. .... Promoted to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadur. Acting Havildar Major Tacoor Per- saud of the same Corps.Promoted as Jemadar. Ressaldar Major Mirza Zoolficar .. Promoted to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India. Ali Beg of the 1st Cavalry Hydera¬ bad Contingent. • .... With the title of Bahadur. Duffiidar Kullundur Beg of the same Corps. .... Promoted as Jemadar and Member of the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit, Two Duifadars of the same Corps.. Ditto as Jemadar. Trooper Syed Russool of the same Corps. ... Promoted as'^mfadai’. 189 List op Persons Rewarded for Acts op Loyalty. Names. Nature of Reward Bargheer Syucl Shureof of the 2nd Cavalry Hyderabad Contingent.. Promoted as Duffiidar and to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ressaldars Fazil Khan of and Deo¬ dar Bux Khan of the 4 th Ca- vahy, Hd. Qrt. .. Promoted to the 3rd Class - of the Order of Merit. Trumpeter Futeh Khan of the same Corps. . Promoted as Trumpet Major. Havildar Tilluck Pandy of the Regiment of Lucknow .. Promoted to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Subadar Sbaik Ibrahim of the 19th Rogt. IMadras Native Infantry.. Ditto ditto. •Twomen of the Keman Battalion... Ditto ditto. Naick Shaik Loll Mahomed of the CthCompanyOtliBattaboiiArty., Promoted as Havildar and to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Woordio Major Meer Burkulclly of the 1st Regiment Irregular Cavalry. .. Promoted as Ressaldar and to the 1st Class of the Order of British India with the title of Sirdar Bahadm’. Three Ressaldars and two Naib Ressaldars of the same Corps... Promoted to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadiu-. .. Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of Merit. Two men of the same Corps. 190 List of Persons Rewarded for Acts op Loyalty. Names. Four Duftadars of the Joudpore Legion. Ressaldar Mahomed Wuzir Khan of the Bengal Police Battalion.. Ressaldar Meer Mohamed Ali of the Guzerat Irregular Horse .. Naib Ressaldar Meer Shamsad Allee oT the Guzerat Irregular Horse... 2 Jat Villagers of Agra. Thakoor Govind Sing of Allyghur. The Native Establishment and the Nizam Guard of the Opimn Fac¬ tory of Allygunge . Subadar Gobind . Salamut Roy, Deputy Collector of Allyghur. . Gungaram Misser and Chundun Persad of Bajheyara. Bhoorary Singh of Bettara, Shah- jehanpore. Nature of Reivard. Promoted as Jemadar, . Ditto to the 2nd Class of the Order of British India with the title of Bahadur. Ditto to the 3rd Class of the Order of Merit. Ditto ditto. 100 Rs each. A palankeen carriage and a pair of horses. Six month’s salary. 1,000 Rupees. Khelat of thousand Rupees. The proprietary right of a con¬ fiscated village or villages assessed at 2,600 Rupees per annum, and for their lives the remission of ^ to the as- sesssed revenue. The proprietaiy right of a vil¬ lage or villages assessed at 1,000 Rupees per annum and for his life the remission of .|- the p" .cissed value. 191 List of Persons Rewarded for Acts op Loyalty. Names. Nature of Reward. Bhobaney Sing of Mooneypore.... Title of Rajah, a Khelat and the confiscated estate of Jye Singh. Setaram Misser of Bangeon.The proprietary right of a village assessed at ‘200 Rupees per annum with the above remission. Bhorary Singh. .... Compensation for the losses suffered by him. Sheogolam Singh and Harjo Singh. 1,000 Rupees each. Luchee Kahar of Tilla, Bhoodo Sais, Jodhan Sais and Mosho Dhobey. •••• 100 Rupees each. The Rajah of Bansee. .. Khelat of Rupees 5,000 and a portion of the confiscated estates of the rebel Rajah of Nuggm’. Nawab Jahn Firh Khan Bahadur ofSirdhina. .... Pension of 1,000 Rupees to be pei'petuated to the lineal male heirs and a perpetuity in con¬ fiscated villages assessed at Rupees 1,000 with certain conditions. Rajah of Berkewer. .. Most cordial thanks of the Governor General and a Jag- O heer of more than one lakh of Rupees. Ramchimder Baboo .. Khelat of five pieces and Co.’s Rupees 2,000. Rampersaud Zemindar of Bossealle. A handsome present. Meer BahacI Sing^ . Title of Rajah. 192 List op Persons Rewarded for Acts op Loyalty. Names. Eamperkas Sing. Rainuaraiu Sing of Agra. Rajah of Goimckpore. Two Mahomedau Zemindars. A Hindu Darogali. Some Sheiks Parties who protected Captain Gowan in Rohilkhimd. .... Golab Khan, a rebel spy. Sepoys, who rendered good services to Lieut. Owen on his route from Jouupore. Rajah of Nabath. .... Rajah of Sismoor. .... Keonthul Rannah. . .. Takhoor of Khota. Rannahs of Bhoogol and Joobul. .. Rannah of Dhamee. .... Jye Sing. Kooer Luchmon Singh. Nature of Reward. J,000 Rupees. Received pardon for his son Bhagoo Singh who was sen¬ tenced to transportation for life in 1834 for affray. Appellation of Nizam of Gor- mckpore. A Gold Watch and chains each. A splendid sword. Medals. Confiscated estate of a certain rebel chief. Handsome presents. Handsome rewards and su- nunds. A Jagheer of Rs. 1,15,000 per annum, A Khelat of 5,000 Rupees. Sunund of Rajah & a present. Simund of Rajah and a Khelat of 1,000 Rupees. Thousand Rupees each. A moiety of his tribute re¬ mitted to him for his hfe- time. A Khelat of 600 Rupees. Promoted to the 2ud grade Deputy Collector of Etwah and received a Khelat of 2,000 P- ^.ees, 193 List op Persons Rewarded for Acts op Loyalty. Names. Nature of Reivard. Rajah Gudeladhiir Narain Sing of Keonghur. ...» Received personal thanks from the Governor General. Rajah Teekhun Singh of Allyghur. Certain valuable lands. Mahomed Ali and family. .. A certain Zemiiidary. Havildar Nursea and Jemadars Bhagootoo and Nutherana of the Police Zemindary. .. Silver Bangles, &c. Foiu’ Artillery men who aecom- panied Capt, Bouggs in his ex¬ pedition against Meidoung .... A handsome donation. Certain women of AUahabad for rescuing a European girl .. Undefined. A Mahomedan who protected Mrs. Jervis. .... Ditto. * LaUa Joteepersad ... Valuable Jagheer lands. Baboo Pearymohun Baneijea, alias the “ fighting Moonsiff” .. Some Jagheer lands. A Mahomedan of DeUii .. Some handsome rewards for . saving the lives of fifty Eiu’o- pean fugitives. Nmnerous other persons have also received handsome rewards whose names we have not seen published, or if published have not met our eyes. Several Rajahs and Chiefs are, it is said, coming from Upper India to receive Khelats and other honors on accomit of the eminent services rendered by them dm-ing the mutinies. We think the moral effect of these rewards will be gi’eat if the Government publish a list of the persons thus rewarded, and cause them to be proclaimed thi'oughout the length and breadth of the couutiy. When Scinde was conquered Lord Ellenborough ordered a Convention of the Chiefs and Su’dars commanding them to thus moot together to pay salaams to tlie Sircar Bahadoor before its then v-.-'-jernor Sir Cha.rl Napier. If in the same manner, /• an assembly of the loyal Chiefs, Kajahs and Sirdars had been called on the day of the Queen’s Proclamation to receive in the gracious pre¬ sence of the Noble Viceroy and Suite, the rewards which their distin¬ guished services have so eminently deserved, the proceeding would not only have added to the eclat of that most momentous occasion, but would have also had the advantage of so installing the affection and esteem of the people for Her Majesty’s direct mle thus assumes as to last, which any one acquainted with Asiatic feelings will readily understand, for centuries to come. The opportunity however is not entirely past, and we hope something will be made of the rumoui'ed durbar of the Eajahs and Chiefs to be rewarded. The true statesmanship for Eimopeans in Asia consists in the adaptation of European ideas of civilization and progress to Asiatic notions of society and government and in the working of them together as a harmonious whole, and in all public measures it is of the highest importance for om- nilers to bear this tnith in mind. We are sorry to observe that persons whose antece¬ dents and known habits of thought give them claim to pubhc attention, still acquiesce in the senseless cry raised at the height of the panic days, by a portion of the Calcutta Europeans, better known as the Leaguers, viz., that the quiet people of Bengal were the enemies of Government, and that whatever loyalty they expressed or evinced was confined to words and never wooed action. Mr. Bruce Norton, we are mortihed to find, echoes the same cry. His knowledge of Indian matters, the just and generous spirit with which he used to treat of Indian subjects in the columns of the Madras Athoineum and his accurate appreciation of the native races, their feelings and virtues, indicated in his previous writings on India, fairly led us to hope for justice to the Indians at his hands, especially now when the mists which hitherto shrouded Indian questions, have been cleared away 195 by the light of the Sepoy revolution. But we have been disappointed. Mr. Norton, in his recent work entitled, “Topics for Indian Statesmen” takes a most unjust view of the part which the people of Bengal played in that momentous drama. He denies that they were sincere in their expressions of loyalty and that they rendered any services to Government in its difficulty. We hope these pages will convince Mr. Norton that neither of his state¬ ments rewarding the Bengalees is correct. We are also Mad to find that the Indian Field takes the same view of the subject, and we believe that nothing exposes so witheringly the injustice of Mr. Norton’s remarks as the following lines written from an intimate knowledge of the actual facts which the writer in the Field evinces :— “ Mr. Norton is most unjust in his condemnation of the Ben¬ galees ; he says :—“I see a few natives here and there have offered ‘ us their hollow and cheap lip service, hut where have they stood ‘ forward with their persons and their pm-ses to help us at our ‘ extremity ? What instance is there of the Bengalee who insulted ‘ the English inhabitants of Calcutta as a faction in a memorial, ‘ for which Lord Canning thought it not unbecoming to record his ‘ cordial thanks, having lifted a little finger in our behalf. They ‘ have shared in no peril, they have volunteered no services, they ‘ have not lent us their cattle without an Impressment Act, and ‘ expressions of loyalty, after the fall of Delhi, may be as good ‘ policy as they are racy of expression. But the truth is, that ‘ these memorials and addresses are the merest sham conceivable.” We believe all memorials and addresses, whether European or Native, to be very often the purest shams possible, but as regards the loyalty of the Bengalees, we have no hesitation in asserting that Mr. Norton is entirely wi’ong ; they did come forward with their cattle, and if they had not we should not have been able to have procured one single hackeiy in spite of fifty Impressment Acts. If Mr. Norton were to go into a Bengalee village armed with an Impress- '^nt Act, he might find a few broken wheels and a halt and blind bullov^ ’ two, bpt he woidd not find a single ser- 196 vicecablc cart. Govcmmcut knowing this made no nse of an Im¬ pressment Act; they ajrpealed to the zemindars, and the zemindars responded loyally, gaiaranteeing payment to the miwilling owners of hackeries and promising protection to their families, advancing them money to pm’chase bullocks and using all those inducements wliich the zemindar alone can nse. The result was that the Government had, in a few days, 7,000 carts collected at Eanee- gimge. What did the Caulcirtta Europeans do ? Their loyalty of course cannot be questioned. Did they come forward with their carriage-horses for the guns, or their spare hacks for the cavalry : wc never heard that they did, although they talked considerably about doing so. The only instance that we recollect of any man’s offering his carriage horses to Government, without payment, was a native zemindar. Every elephant in Bengal was placed gTatui- tously by tlie native zemindars at the disposal of the Government, although we know instances in which they were refused by Euro¬ peans. None of these men have asked for their elephants again, although they have been gone nearly two years; every one knows how tlie zemindars came forward to assist the magistrates with men when the Dacca mutineers broke out. The Bengalees are not fight¬ ing men, so we could not expect them to clatter about the town of Calcutta for the consideration of a pair of boots, but what was in tlieir power they readily and voluntarily performed. Government never asked them to assist with their horses, but if it had we arc quite certain that they would have responded as readily as their British fellow-subjects. To say that they have shared no peril is equally a mistake ; they have been treated by the mutineers with little less severity than Europeans. That they insulted the English inhabitants of Calcutta as “ a faction” is also a mistake ; they, in their memorial, alluded merely to a faction, and a very insignifih cant faction as events have shown. We sincerely trust that Mr. Norton may never have any practical knowledge of w'hat a popidar rebellion in India is; this is certain, that if he does he will never be able to write about it .”—Indian Field, \Wi Feb., 1859. ■ 1 \ D00483672U