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Some of the sepoys stepped out of the ranks and picked up boots, &c., 
which the prisoners threw to them. Felt relieved when it was over. 
At mess the same evening was astonished to see the officer of the 60th 
who had commanded the escort to the gaol. He told me his orders 
were to make them over and return. Went to a civilian there and 
asked him if there were any extra guard ? He told me that 40 more 
Barkandaz (police) had been entertained a few days ago. Two young 
officers Lieutenants Ryan and O’Brien arrived from England and joined 
the Depot. 
Sunday, May 10th .—Two more young officers Lieutenants Hume and 
Knox reported their arrival to-day. Was driving Mrs. Garstin 1 to even¬ 
ing service when Salt 2 met us and told us the Native Infantry regiments 
and cavalry were in open mutiny and shooting their officers. Left her 
there at Lieut.-Colonel Hogge’s 3 house and went back for her children, 
but when I got to Hogge’s they were driving out of the compound and 
told me to take them on to our lines to Major Scott’s; they following. 
At the Brigadier’s compound, the sepoy guard were lining the wall 
and firing at the passers-by, so I had to make a bolt of it and got past. 
A couple of cavalry sowars with drawn swords came up behind the 
buggy a few yards further on. Fortunately they had taken too much 
bhang ; could not see straight. Asked where their Colonel 4 was. (He 
had just galloped on). Could only say to the first, looking him in the 
face, “ Jahannam ko jao ,” and they went. The little girl, 5 eight years 
old, behaved splendidly. She kept her little brother quiet all that 
night at Scott’s, Hogge’s carriage having turned back. Left them 
there and went down to the barracks. Light 6 came to me and said 
we were to disarm the different sepoy guards in our lines. (Had only 
blank ammunition). Took 20 men, the rear rank were Horse Artil¬ 
lerymen, who had swords. The first guard, of a Naik and four 
privates, were discreet and surrendered their arms. With these we 
went to the School of Instruction, where was a native officers’ guard 
(24 privates, some N.-C.O.’s), sending back five carbines. Light joined , 
us, and we confronted this guard, which was ordered to surrender. 
They brought their muskets to the charge, and one of the bayonets, 
which were fixed, caught Light in the collar, whereupon the front rank 
fired and five sepoys fell, the rest dropped their arms and bolted. 
The rest of the guards were easily disarmed. Every pouch was j 
filled with balled ammunition. Scott and Tombs, with some of the 
60th Rifles and Carabiniers, went down to the other end of the station. 
Light went to find the Brigadier. Posted picquets of recruits along 
our lines. The whole night we were kept on the alert by constant 
1 Wife of Captain H. M. Garstin, Officiating Assistant-Adjutant-General, not joined. 
2 Adjutant 3rd Battalion Artillery. 
s Artillery. House beyond our lines. Lieut.-Colonel Hoggc was Director of the Depot of 
Instruction. 
4 Gr. C. Smyth, commanding 3rd Light Cavalry. , 
5 Now the wife of J. S. S. Harvey, Esq., M.D. 
6 Commanding Artillery Kecruit Depot. 
