Mutiny records correspondence

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1miSTffy

2You know well enoug'li that the British Govorument have

3never interfered with yonr religion. Those who tell you the

4contrary say it for their own base purposes. The Hindoo

5temple and the Mahomedan mosque have both been respected

6by the English Government. It was but the other day that

7the Jumma Mosque at Lahore, which had cost lalclis of rupees

8and which the Seikhs had converted into a magazine, was restor¬

9ed to the Maliomedans.

10Seepoys, my advice is that you obey your ofFicers, seize all

11those among yourselves w'ho endeavour to mislead you. Let

12not a few bad men be the cause of your disgrace. If you have

13the will, you can easily do this ; and Government will consider

14it as a test of your fidelity. Prove by your conduct that the

15loyalty of the seepoy of Hindostan has not degenerated from

16that of his ancestors.

17JOHN LAWRENCE.

1862 . Telegram from the Governor-General^ Calcutta^ to the Lien*

19ienant-Goveimor, Agra,—dated 3rd June 1857.

20Message from

21the Goveruor-

22Gcneral to

23Sir John

24Lawrence.

25Pi^A.Y endeavour to get the following message conveyed to

26sir John Lawrence by the same route as has been taken by

27his late mei?sages to me whatever that may be :—

28Message .—Every precaution which your message* received

29to-day suggests has been taken

30♦29 (page 39), regiment from Per¬

31sia is already at3 Calcutta. More are coming from Bombay and

32Ceylon. Steps have been taken to stop the regiments going

33to eiuna. More will be brought from Pegu.

34The men a?*o moved up the country at the rate of more

35»han 100 a day.

36But I can gis'e you no assistance with Europeans in the

37I unjab.

38You are bettev* off for Euroijeans than any other part of

39India, and you miu^t do your best with what you have got*