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A History of the Sepoy War in India, 1857-1858
A History of the Sepoy War in India 18571858 Author:John William Kaye Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IV. Mb. Tayler's Withdrawal Order—State 01 Affairs At Gta—Beireat To Patna—Return Of Mr. Money—The March To Calcutta—Go- Vernment Censure Of Mr. Tayle... more »r—The Question Discussed — Arrival Of Sir James Outham Appointments Of Kb. Grant And Mr. Samuells. 1857. There is no part of this vast comprehensive July" history, in which the lights and shadows do not Mr. Tavler's ,, J , -.-.t, ., . ,, . . . . .,. withdrawal alternate. Whilst all men were rejoicing in this order. assertion of British pluck, a cloud came over the prevailing joy; for tidings ran through the country that elsewhere there had been a great collapse. To the astonishment of most men, it became known that William Tayler, the Patna Commissioner, on learning that Dunbar's expedition had failed, had issued an order instructing the few remaining civil officers at the out-stations to withdraw their establishments to Patna. To do this, it was said, was to abandon much Government property, to leave the gaols at the mercy of the populace, to sacrifice the good name of the British Government, and to give an impetus to rebellion in Behar, that it might take long months to suppress. That Commissioner Tayler, who had in the months of June and July restrained the fugitive propensities of men under his control, should have ABANDONMENT OF CIVIL STATIONS. 149 commanded a precipitate flight to the Civil Head- 1857. Quarters, was something strange and incredible ; but Jvjj' h was a fact. Mr. Tayler believed that there was no hope for Arrah, and that as the fall of this important station would be the forerunner of other similar disasters, there was nothing left for him but to save the lives of the Christian people in the districts. So he resolved to authorise the chief'officers at Mozuffer- pore and Gya to ...« less