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[ Could Lock Him Without ? 828 The Leade...
828 THE LEADER , [ No . 439 , August 21 is *» ¦ - ¦— ¦ . -. ¦ . ¦¦ - _ ...- - _ _ .. —_ : — __ *** > j . o agt
— The Indian Revolt. *-
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^ Vert- Little Additional News Is Furnis...
^ Vert- little additional news is furnished ly the Bombay mail . The second defeat of the Gwalior rebels by General Uapier is confirmed , as well as their continued flight and . pursuit by General Roberts . They are said to have a large quantity of treasure ¦ witli them . Since General Napier ' s victory , it seems to have been impossible to get up a tolerable fight "with the insurgents , who are scattered over the JJorth-West Provinces , plundering the villages . The capital and the central parts of Ou . de are clear of rebels in aims . The Begum , v .-ith her son , the newly-proclaimed King of Oude , have fled to a fort .
on the frontier of Nepaul , and several disorganised bands are retreating to the same plate . There are still rumours of mobs of insurgents in the south , but they appear to be without discipline , artillery , or supplies . I / ucknov is being fortified , and arrangements made for the accommodation of a force sufficiently large to keep quiet the surrounding country . \ V « learn from Gwalior that the treasurer of the Maharajah expiated his participation in the rebellion by a public execution . It is stated that , owing to the just and discriminating operation of tlie Oude proclamation , many of the Sepoys are surrendering themselves , as well as leading meu who have been corn-promised by these disturbances .
An amnesty has been proclaimed in Bundelcund , and Central India similar to that lately declared in Oude . THE KING OF OUDE AXD JDSfG BAHADOOll . " We read in the Bombay Gazette a curious correspondence between .. the young King of Oude and Jung Babadoory the former soliciting the alliance of tite latter against the British , -who , lie says , have despoiled him of his kingdom contrary to treaties and pledges . The reply attributed to the Nepaulese ruler— -who declinesreads like a rich piece of irony indeed . " The star of faith and integrity , " says . the mild and immaculate Jung Bahadoor , sincerity in words as well as in acts , and the wisdom and comprehension of the British , are shining as bright as the sun ia every quarter of tJie globe . "
THE KAXEE OF JHANSI . The Bombay Standard gives tlie following account of the death of the Ranee : —" On the 17 th , the 8 th Hussars charged right into the enemy's camp . The Ranee , dressed and mounted as a trooper , was knocked off her horse ly one of our men ; she fired two pistols at him when on the ground , when he , not knowing who she was , shot her with his carbine . Another account is , that she , observing the English in . camp , ordered the
cavalry to follow her . On approaching a deep watercourse , 200 turned and fled , 50 continued faithful . On endeavouring to rally the fugitives , she -was shot . She wore a necklace worth 5000 / ., -which her gallant chief at on « e appropriated . Her body was carried away by her own people before we could make up with them , and afterwards burnt . " Her sister-in-law fell along with her She had been the life and soul of the insurrection in this part of tlie country , and her death deprived the insurgents of one of the most important of their leaders . "
THE SURVIVOR OF THE CAWNPORE MASSACRE . The Daily News gives an extract of a private letter from an honourable and intelligent resident in Calcutta , mingling extensively in society there : —" The young lady who survived the Cawnpore massacre is now in Calcutta . Her mind is still unsettle !; and she cannot bear to be spoken to on the subject . " The date of this letter is July 1 . FEELING OF THE NATIVE POPULATION-. All over the country the mutiny is execrated by the peasants . The pressure is beginning to be felt , and the poor deluded people are now beginning to perceive that prosperity and plenty are the results of the British raj , while wreck and ruin are the melancholy fruits of the revolt .
THE EX-KING OP DELHI . The special correspondent of the Times has visited the deposed monarch : — " In a dingy , dark passage leading from the open court or terrace in which -we stood to a darker room , beyond , there sat , crouched on fcifl haunches , a diminutive , attenuated old man , dressed in . an ordinary and rather dirty muslin tunic , his small lean feet bare , his head covered by a small thin cambric skull cap . The moment of our visit -was not propitious , certainly it was not calculated to invest the descendant of Timour the Tartar with any factitious interest , or to throw a halo of romance around the
infirm creature who was the symbol of extinguished empire . In fact , the ex-King was aick ; with bent body ho seemed nearly prostrate over a brass basin , into -which he was retching violently . That dtm-wandering-eyed , dreamy old man , with feeble hanging nethcr-lip and toothless gums , was he indeed one wlio had conceived that vast plan of restoring a great empire , who had fomented the most gigantic mutiny in the history of the world , and -who from the ¦ walls of his ancient palnco had hurled defiance ami shot ridicule upon the race that held every throne in India in tho hollow of Llioir palms ? Ho broke rtllcncc . AUra 1 it was to inform us that ho had been very sick . "Who
could lock on him without pity ? Yes , for one instant * pity , * till the rush of blood in that pitiless courtyard swept it from the heart ! The passage in -which lie sat contained nothing that I could see but a charpoy such as those used by tlie poorest Indians . The old man cowered on the floor on his crossed legs , with his back against a mat which was suspended from doorway to doorway . I tried in vain to let my imagination find out Timour in him—I found only Holywell-street . As he sat before us I was reminded of the poorest form of
the Israelitish type as exhibited in decay and penurious & reed in its poorest haunts among us . His hands and feet were delicate and fine , his garments scanty and foul . And this is tlie descendant of him who * on the 12 th of August , 1705 , conferred on the East India Company the Dewanee < or lordship ) of the provinces of Bengal , of Behar , and Orissa , and confirmed divers other possessions held by the Hon . Company under inferior grants from the Subahdara of Bengal , the Dcccau , and Carnatic !'"
The Orient. China. Later Intelligence Ha...
THE ORIENT . CHINA . Later intelligence has arrived , giving the particulars of the advance of the combined fleets up the Peiho river . After the capture and demolishing of the Tungkoo forts at the mouth of the river , the admirals proceeded to the exploration of the Pciho in order to secure a safe passage for the allied missions to the city of Tiensin . They appear to have entertained fears ( which turned out to be totally groundless ) of a most vigorous lvsistance on the part of the Chinese , and also of natural obstructions of a perplexing nature . Some naval correspondents of the daily journals hint at a superfluous amount of caution on the part of the commanding officers , and insinuate that the sole difficulty lay in getting along tbe allied admirals and the Trench gun-boats .
So far from exhibiting any hostility , the Chinese appear to be generally apathetic as to the progress of the invaders ; ia somo instances they exhibited signs of wonder and fear at the steam squadron , " 'devil-ships " never having been seen there before . It is said that an opinion prevails among thenar" that the present dynasty is to be overthrown ; but they are iiuUlFe ' rent as to its successor . They supplied the fleets with ample presents of excellent provisions . Care was taken to inform the authorities that the capture of the forts was not intended as a menace against the Chinese Government , but merely to secure the safety of the ambassadors .
On the 25 th of May the Staunch and Bustard gunboats , containing ; the Marines and small-arm men of the Pique and Furious , under Captains Sir F . Nicolson and Osborn , sighted Tiensin , and the following day the admirals in the Coromandel and Avalanche , anchored opposite the town . Their success encouraged them to push on beyond Tiensia towards Toongchaw , the port of Pekin , distant only ten miles from that city ; and the Kestrel , with the ships' boats in tow , succeeded in reaching a village about eight miles above Tiensin . The whole of the Chinese craft -were then ordered to clear out of the river , in order to avoid the possibility
of egress being prevented by sunken junks . Great dissatisfaction appears to have been felt in the English fleet at tlie delay in accomplishing the advance ; the distance being only thirty miles , without impediment , while a -whole week was taken up in the operation , which the French admiral is said to have declared totally impossible unless supported by an army of 4000 men . This disgust at the dilatorinesa of the admirals ia said to be felt also by Lord Elgin , -who is believed to have threatened to appeal to the authorities at home . It is the French this time , at any rate , who appear to be "toujours trop tard . "
The ambassadors followed the squadron immediately , and reached Tiensin on the 30 th May , where they took up their quarters in a spacious temple formerly a residence of the emperor . The Staunch , Bustard , Kestrel , Coromandel , Slaney , Opossum , Leven , Woodcock , and Firm ( English ) , -with , the Avalanche , Fusee , and Dragonn * ( French ) , constitute the force off Tiensin . A party of engineers have also arrived from Hong-Kong in the Sampson , and are engaged in blowing up tttj forts at Tungchoo . There is abundant barrack accommodation . Notwithstanding the great variations in tho temperature , the health of the men continues excellent , and supplies are abundant .
The interior of the city has been explored , but offers few attractions to the stranger . The streets are broader than those in southern cities , but tho houses poorer . The suburbs cover a great extent of ground and consist of miserable huts . Tho surrounding country is intersected by numerous streams , and good roads . Two high commissioners had arrived from Felcin , by name Kwciliang and Hwasliann , mandarins of the highest rank and vested with special powers for the occasion . An interview had been arranged with Lrod Elgin , to take pluco on tho 4 th of Juno ., It is supposed that tho omperor i * but little alarmed , and in no liasto to grant rodresa or to get rid of the allivu , since ho allowed u week to clupso before despatching his plenipotentiaries . Tho Fury piocceda to Hong-Kong to send up tho 69 th Regiment , a battalion of Murinoa , and aomo urtillory , ¦ whi ch General Straubcnzoo can wpuro from tho garrison of Canton . Tho French admiral \ a dally expecting a
force of 600 Marines , so that within six week * « . "" be collected a military force of 3000 men w ,- / re wi ! 1 strong naval brigade . In the even oV an Uatv * - issue to the negotiations , there are exceW Uralle . vhich tbis force can march upon Pekin , S J , ™* 5 bv cannot be doubtful . The policy of the aE ] , 1 * ? SHlt military command overthe impfria ^^^^^ interrupting trade at the ports . veril'nent , without ^ GYPT . The Alexandria and Suez line of railwav ; » , zzi & 2 r " " S'S m - . ° * ¦ •—Ei
America. Ik The Reports In Private Lette...
AMERICA . Ik the reports in private letters from Utah ,, true , affairs were not proceeding satisfactorily «? « i Lake City The * York TinJ * * ££$££ * follows : — " Strange rumours reach us from Util Vn lation to the acts of Governor dimming / - HulZ that the Governor has alienated the goodwill of If , , leagues , that lie has affiliated with the leading Morml . and that themaib are openly tampered with while PS ing through the Salt Lake City post-office without « - monstrance from the Governor . Reports of Governor Camming s unpopularity among tlie new officers of tS territory reached us some time since . This late run * ,, r coming through private advices received at St Louis ' revived the stories formerly current . However , there '" a ? ' V c ^ " £ I' * . " ' Utah " tranquil , and th Lnited States General JS popular witVthe Mormons None of his soldiers were allowed to enter'Salt Lake City , or interfere with , the MoTtnons . The steps taken by the British-Government will ' fit is thought at Washington ) , prevent any misunderstanding between the authorities and the miners at tfie diggings in New Caledonia . It has just transpired that the Hudson's Bay Company have sometime back endeavoured to sell to the United States their riguts and interests tinder the treaty of 1845 , for the sum of 000 , 000 dollars ; the sale was not effected , though the sum named was considered low . The contract is still open / but will require the consent of Congress , which is doubted . The Americans say that the Company lias always been friendly to the States , and ia the Oregon var rendered valuable assistance against the Indians . The American Minister has called the attention of oar Government to apprehended obstructions to the passage of American citizens to the diggings , on the part of the Governor of Vancouver ' s Island . Lord Malmesbury in reply expresses the wish of her Majesty ' s Government to deal liberally with Americans desirous of going to British Oregon , but adds , that it must first be ascertained how far the charter of the Hudson ' s Bay Company bears upon the question . Mr . Nugent , the Special Commissioner , has left Kew York , charged to make such representations to Governor Douglas as would induce him to mitigate the rigour ' of the Hudson's Bay Company and servants of the British Government towards miners . He was also to counsel the latter on . the duty of obeying the law . Lord Xapier has also written to Governor Douglas , advising him to interpret Sir E . B . Lytton ' a instructions in a liberal spirit towards the Americans . The understanding which , has been arrived at between the British and American Governments on the subject of the identiacation of the nationality of vessels is based upon the acceptance by the British Government of tl . « doctrines laid down by Mr . Secretary Casa in his letter to Lord Napier of the 10 th of April , 1853 . Mr . Cass thus states the case : — "As the identity of a person must be determined by the officer bearing a process for his arrest , so must the national identity of a vessel be determined at the like hazard to-him who , doubting tbe flag she displays , searches her to ascertain her true character . There , no doubt , may be circumstances which would go for to modify the complaints a nation would have ( t right to make for sucli a violation of its sovereignty . If the boarding officer had just ground rot suspicion , and deported himself with propriety in w performance of his task , doing no injury and peacciui ) retiring when satisfied of his error , no nation vrouw make such , an act tho subject of serious reclamation . This version grants more than tho British Gove rnment has ever claimed . They have limited themselves to claiming a privilege of visit merely , restricting tncniaelves from any right to press this visit to tho extent « a search . Tho New York Tribune observes that :- » accepting Mr . Cass ' s version of tho law , the Bntwi an , thus enabled to push tho process of verifying the »•» further than they have ever hitherto claimed to go , <« - however it may be argued that theoretically visit »« ^ search amount to tho same thing , there is ft vOr ^ ia pablo practical difference between calling on the copi . of a ship to show his papers and proceeding to extremity of searching liis vessel . " . , j According to a Philadelphia paper a Convention Infidels is to take place there in October next , Tho cx-Presi < lent of Mexico , Com « nf «» rt , h « l " lished in the Washington paper * a veiy lmitfUO "' , festo , in which ho doBcribcH the condition of Me * ' 111 tho policy ho adopted when at it * head . # , , Mr . Brown had formed n ministry in C ' llin J ' , ^ on tho mooting of Parliament , voton <> f w" * "'
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 21, 1858, page 828, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/ldr_21081858/page/4/
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