. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce. sire, thebattery, under the command of CaptainHungerford, was at once sent off towardsIndore; but after proceeding about half-way on the road thither, its advance wasarrested by a sowar bearing a note fromMajor Travers, with tidings of the evacuationof Indore. Captain Hungerford marchedback to Mhow. In the meantime, a troopof the 1st cavalry,
. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce. sire, thebattery, under the command of CaptainHungerford, was at once sent off towardsIndore; but after proceeding about half-way on the road thither, its advance wasarrested by a sowar bearing a note fromMajor Travers, with tidings of the evacuationof Indore. Captain Hungerford marchedback to Mhow. In the meantime, a troopof the 1st cavalry, under Captain Brooksand another officer, was directed to pro-ceed on the Bombay road, and recover theguns belonging to Holcar, which had passedunheeded through the cantonment abouttwo hours before, and which were now sup-posed to have been sent on by the mutineersto occupy the passes, and obstruct the ad-vance of a movable column of troops, dailyexpected for the reinforcement of the Bri-tish in Malwa. Some few of the troopers t Letter dated Sehore, July 4th, 1857 ; pub-lished in Times, October 5th, 1857. Not signed,though evidently written, by Major Travers. X Dated Mhow, July 4th.—Further Pari. Paperson Mutiny, 1857 (No. 4), p. 120. 5? ^ ;» i THE MUTINY AT MHOW—JULY 1st, 1857. 347 demurred, and laj?ged behind; but aftcr-WHriis followed well. On nearing the guns,the cavalry charged and captured them, butdid not attempt to disarm the artillerymen(about twenty-five in number), until theywere reinforced by two flank companies ofthe 23rd , under Captain Trower andLieutenant Westmacott; after which thegunners were disarmed, and the gunsbrought back to cantonments. There wasno loss in either killed or wounded on theside of the British, nor does Captain Brooksstate wliat he did with the disarmed troop-ers ; but, from private accounts, it appearsthat some, at least, were slain. The resultof the expedition was calculated to increasethe confidence reposed in the Native troop
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