The Punjab and Delhi in 1857: Being a Narrative of the Measures by which the Punjab was Saved and Delhi Recovered During the Indian Mutiny, 1권

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William Blackwood and Sons, 1861
 

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vii 페이지 - If the Lord himself had not been on our side, now may Israel say : if the Lord himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us; They had swallowed us up quick : when they were so wrathfully displeased at us.
366 페이지 - From all I could glean there is not the slightest doubt that this insurrection has been originated and matured in the palace of the King of Delhi, and that with his full knowledge and sanction, in the mad attempt to establish himself in the sovereignty of this country. It is well known that he has called on the neighbouring states to co-operate with him in .thus trying to subvert the existing Government.
367 페이지 - ... becoming spirit, whether upon this, or upon any other subject, it has never turned a deaf ear. " But the Government of India expects to receive, in return for this treatment, the confidence of those who serve it. " From its soldiers of every rank and race it will, at all times and in all circumstances, enforce unhesitating obedience. They have sworn to give it, and the GovernorGeneral in Council will never cease to exact it. To no men who prefer complaints with arms in their hands will he ever...
368 페이지 - His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. " This order is to be read at the head of every regiment, troop, and company in the service.
22 페이지 - It was carefully and clearly shown to them that the cartridges which they would be called upon to use contained nothing which could do violence to their religious scruples. If after receiving these assurances, the sepoys of the 34th Regiment, or of any other regiment, still refuse to place trust in their officers and in the Government, and still allow suspicions to take root in their minds, and to grow into disaffection, insubordination, and mutiny, the fault is their own, and their punishment will...
217 페이지 - ... means of living comfortably in your homes. Those who have studied history know well that no army has ever been more kindly treated than that of India. Those regiments which now remain faithful will receive the rewards due to their constancy ; those soldiers who fall away now will lose their service for ever ! It will be too late to lament hereafter when the time has passed by. Now is the opportunity of proving your loyalty and good faith. The British Government will never want for native soldiers....
312 페이지 - I was attacked by a large force of mutineers, accompanied by heavy guns, from Delhi. I immediately sent off a company of Her Majesty's 60th Royal Rifles, with another in support, to hold the iron bridge, which is the key of my position ; and I detached the four guns of Major Tombs' troop, supported by a squadron of Carabineers, right along the bank of the Hindun river.
368 페이지 - that there appears to be a very unpleasant feeling existing among the native soldiers, who are here for instruction, regarding the grease used in preparing the cartridges, some evil-disposed persons having spread a report that it consists of a mixture of the fat of pigs and cows.
367 페이지 - Neither the 19th regiment, nor any regiment in the service of the Government of India, nor any Sepoy, Hindoo, or Mussulman, has reason to pretend that the Government has shown, directly or indirectly, a desire to interfere with the religion of its troops. " It has been the unvarying rule of the Government of India, to treat the religious feelings of all its servants, of every creed, with careful respect...

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