South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), Monday 12 March 1860, page 2


INDIA.

By the Hannah Nicholson we (Melbourne Herald) have news from Calcutta to the 6th January, but our files are by no means complete.

It appears very doubtful. whether the report about the death of Nana Sahib is correct. The Ltwknour Herald asserts that the Nana's death is yet a doubtful question, and our contemporary is still suspicious. His arguments are contained in the following

extract:- ,'. v We

certainly do think the Nepaulese might be called upon to furnish the best possible proof in such a case. The Nana was no common, criminal, and our account with him ought to be settled to the satisfaction of the English nation. It is a singular fact that

reports of his illness were circulated when our intention

to hunt him out of the Terra was-first-bruited.

It is equally strange that at no one period between August and December, any general breaking up of the mutineers was reported, although it is evident such a casualty as the Nana's death must have so far disconcerted their hopes as to have induced a desire to surrender. We simply give the following native report in support of our own remarks. It is said that the Nana and Azimoollah have taken shelter in the mountain ranges about 40 miles from Chang, and that he adopted the disguise of a Byraggee". It will be remembered that the Nana gave out at Cawnpore in 1857, when pressed by Havelock, that he had sent his family to Sattarah ; the whole, however, have now, turned up in the Ten-, and narrowest ZanichWe must bear in mind that the, accounts received by us are partial, and intended to mislead, asJhungim KhanBahadoor'scaseexpressedhimselfinamanner to imply readiness on his part to counÉenançèescapeif this, rebel had committed murder. This, too, was done without reserve, and in that ready way-which Pawn from preconceived tendencies. If you have murdered Europeans, said he, fly for your life-,' the road is still open. Destiny, however, "holding its victim. is paralysed inaction, consigned him to the hands of justice. The mutiny has taught us. to place no reliance on information from the Nana's servants and unless more trustworthy evidence has charmed these accounts of his death, we have no faith in statements made by or coming from the Nepaulese. That power might at once have Sent the mutineers in chains to one of our frontier military posts, but remained inactive during a whole year, and entailed upon us an additional expenditure of fifty lads. We asked for a force to be led with activity, resolution, and vigor, adhere told that the Butchers would die out before the approach of winter, that the Test fever was equal to a thousand decimating swords, and. that we should have the Nana when his men wouldbe incapable of defending him. No European officerhas yet visited the spot where the Nana is reported to have died, and we have every right to doubt native testimony from a quarter where our greatest enemies have long enjoyed repose."

We have heard it reported very frequently in Lucknow that Tantia Topee was also still alive, and would turn up some day to overthrow the Government. > , is " , 9

The Bombay Telegraph and Courier publishes the following in an Extraordinary of the 28th ultimo :Defeat of the Waghuw.-The following important intelligence has been kindly placed at our disposal by a friend in this city ; its accuracy, we believe, may be relied upon. ' Neither the date upon which, nor the name of the place where, the Waghurs were encountered is furnished) but we presume from the 1st Grenadiers, and 11th Native Infantry, having been

engaged in the action, that it must have been in the neighbourhood of Porebunder. Our friend writes :Another disastrous action with the Waghura has just taken place ; although the enemy had been again defeated, our loss is exceedingly severe. ; Captain Anderson, of the 11th Regiment N.I., was shot through the chest, and it is said was killed on the spot. Lieutenant Lewis; 1st Grenadiers, is also reported to have been mortally wounded by a bullet' passing through his stomach. A doubt, however-,- seems to exist as to which the two officers was killed upon the spot ; but that either one or botbfeU seem- to be a fact esta

Wished beyond doubt. Several other officers a are reported wounded.- The defeat of the Waghura is described as having been most complete ; their loss has not yet been ascertained, but judging by the casuality rolls on our side, we should think that it must have been most disastrous."