THE PLOT AT GWALIOR.

Colonist, Volume II, Issue 121, 17 December 1858, Page 3

THE PLOT AT GWALIOR.

A fly ing. column has left Gwalior under—the command of Lieutenant Colonel Scudamore, ELM. 14th Light Dragoons, in the direction of Moorke, on the Scinde River. The 71st Highlanders were reinforced by a squadron of dragoons, and four guns of Fuller's battery, for the purpose of disarming the city of Gwalior, and not before it was time. Colonel Liddel, of the second brigade, Central India Field Force, has cleared the Doab in Biindlekund of all rebels. Captain Ashburner, 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry, with a detachment of the 2nd Brigade, came upon Before Sing, with a large number of followers, at the Koonch River, and defeated him, —killed 100 of his men, and captured two guns. Captain Mazini has gone out with his regiment to Ragooghur as an outpost to Goonah. IVLtjor Macpherson is afraid that Tantia Topee will take advautage of Sir 11. Napier's and Colonel Scudarnore's absence to make an attempt on Gwalior, in order either to rescue his family, who are prisoners, ov to avenge their seizure. The country is very unsettled, and Gwalior is full of restless, discontented spirits. A plot was lately discovered in the city to annihilate the European army ,at present -stationed at Gwalior. The loyalty of the 25th Regiment, Native Infantry, however, saved the cantonment, and brought the conspirators to justice. About six weeks ago, the ITavildar-Major of the above corps, by name Koonjul Sing, reported to his adjutant that a Brahmin Pundit, named Wamtm Bhut, had come into the lines and was endeavoring to tamper with him and a Naique, named Doorga T.ewaree, and from what he had said, the Havildar-jVlajor thought there was others concerned in the city of Gwalior ; and lie offered, if allowed, in conjunction with the Naique, to endeavor to find out and seize the chief conspirators. The secret was communicated to the commanding officer, Captain Little, and with his sanction, the following plan was adopted ; and a private of the 25th also let into the secret, named Punnco Ladh. The Naique and the private went to the city, along with the Brahmin Pundit, Wamtm Bhut, and were by him introduced 1)y another Brahmin, named Ball Kissen Baba. Their conversation would be too long to repeat here. Suffice it to say, that after first swearing them on the " Toolsee and Gungapanee" he told them he had a Purwanafroin the Nana Sahib, authorising him to raise as many men as he could for the Peshwa's service; that he and the Havildar-Major Avere to seduce the Purdassees of the 25th from their allegiance to. the British Government, and get them to join the rebels under the Peshwa. who would collect in the city of Gwalior, to the number of 600 men with 4 guns, that they were to do as much mischief as they could, by killing all their officers, and as many Europeans as possible, that the day after they would be joined by 20,000 rebels under ..the Row Sahib, &c, &c, and much more conversation of the same stamp. The Naique returned and duly reported all he had seen and heard ; and he was certain there were otheis in the conspiracy.. From the difficulty of seising and securing the rebels in a large city, it was determined not to allow the Havildar-Major (who tthey were most anxious to meet) to go there, being fully convinced that if he did not go to see them, they would eventually be induced to come to him, which would insure a better chance of securing them. The plot went on ripening for days; the Naique duly reporting everything that occurred, nil til one day the Naique and private met, by appointment, in a house in the city, the abovementioned two rebels, and also a chief conspirator named Khannoo, and a Pundit named Govind Row, who shewed and read to him the above Purvrana from the Peshwa. At length, after great difficulty, on Sunday, the 29th ultimo, the Naiqne made an appointment for the Mahratta Chief and Pundit, Govind Row, to meet the llavildar-major under a large tree, a little way from the camp, the next day, and they were to bring the Purwana with them. The officers, viz., Commanding officer, adjutant, and quarter-master, were told of the appintment, and it was arranged when the Havildar-major went to meet them, the officers were to go quietly on horseback, as if riding for pleasure, and when near the tree seize the parties. The rebels did not come up on Monday, as it rained, but on Tuesday, the 31st, they came, and were seized, a Pnrwana being found on them: thus two were captured on the spot. Two officers and the Naique then proceeded to the«ity, and with the assistance of the political'agent, Major M'Pherson, captured the Brahmin Ball Kissen Baba, in the house the Naique pointed out; . and to make everything successful, the Brahmin Pundit, Waman Bhut, was seized in the lines on Wednesday morning, by the Havildar-major. Thus the whole four rebels were safely lodged in | the quarter-guard of the 25th Regiment, all through the efforts of these brave and loyal men, who said, and said truly, "we have always been faithful to Government; we have fought for it, and will now give another proof of loyalty, by seizing and bringing to justice the rebels who endeavored to tamper with our allegiance." All honor, therefore, to-Haviftlar-major Koonju Sing,1 Naique Doorga Tewaree, and Private Funnos Ladn, themselves Purdasees. By the further efforts ot these loyal men, six other rebels were seized in the city by the political agent, who had likewise in custody the private secretary of Tantia Topeo, who confessed to have written the Purwana seized, by orders of the Row Sahib,, the nephew of $the Nana, the day after the action at

KooiKsh, on the Bth July last.' The conspirators were blown from guxs on"1 the BHi September.