. 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. the assistant-commis-sioner of Mohumdee, Captain Patrick Orr,to his brother at Lucknow.§ Circumstan-tial narratives of the Shahjehanpoor mutinywere published in various Indian journals;but they contradict one another in impor-tant particulars, and are probably all equallyfictitious. Budaon is about thirty miles from Ba-reilly. In the afternoo
. 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. the assistant-commis-sioner of Mohumdee, Captain Patrick Orr,to his brother at Lucknow.§ Circumstan-tial narratives of the Shahjehanpoor mutinywere published in various Indian journals;but they contradict one another in impor-tant particulars, and are probably all equallyfictitious. Budaon is about thirty miles from Ba-reilly. In the afternoon of Sunday, the31st, intelligence was received that crowdsof released convicts were thronging theBareilly road, and were already within eightmiles of Budaon; and further, that a detach-ment of the mutineers were in full marchthither, in the assurance of being joinedby the treasury guard in plundering andburning the station. The magistrate, , whose narrative has been alreadyquoted, felt that the discontent of thepopulation rendered it hopeless to attemptto oppose the insurgents. Mr. Phillips, the t Ostensibly by Orderly Panchkooree Further Pari. Papers, 1857 ; p. 2.§ Gubbins Mutiny in Oudh, p. 123; Rees SieyeI of Lucknow, p. MUTINY AT BUDAON—May 31st, 1857. 215 magistrate of Etah, was at this time at Bu-daon, having come thus far on his way toBareilly, whither he was proceeding to pro-cure military aid to put down disturbancesin his own district. On learning what hadoccurred, he mounted his horse, and with anescort composed of a dozen horsemen (somebelonging to different regiments of irregu-lar horse, others common police sowars),dashed ofl at full gallop, in order to reachthe Ghauts across the Ganges before theconvicts or rebels could close the road, andprevent his return to Etah. Edwards wassorely tempted to make his escape also. Hiswife and child had previously found refugeat Nynee Tal; but he considered it his dutyto stick to the ship as long as sh
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