Accounts of the tragedy on September 3rd are flowing in
on the Indian Government. The most minute comes from Timm., a sower of the Guides, who escaped the massacre. Karim Khan, in command of the mutineers, having only arrested him. He says that only three regiments attacked the Residency ; that about one p.m., Cavagnari being wounded, Mr. Jenkyns told Timour to write to the Ameer for assistance, and that the Amcor wrote on the letter, "As God wills. r am making preparations." This reply was not, however, sent to the Residency, and a second messenger—a Hindoo—was killed at once. Lieutenant Hamilton then sent Timour to the muti- neers with a promise of six months' pay, but Timour was arrested and flang over the walls. A mutineer officer, to whom he gave medical assistance, allowed him to escape, and he then went back to the Resideney, and saw all the dead except Cavaguari and Dr. Kelly, who hail been crushed by the falling roof. He made the best of his way to Lundi Kotal, and saw im Afghans on the way, being probably just in ad- vance. of the Hillman, who, according to a later demi-official telegram from Simla, through Reuter, have interrupted the road between the Khyber and Cabul, and according to another account, have seized Dhakka. The puzzle in Timour's story is his return to the Residency, but though he may not have seen all he says he saw, it is probably substantially true. The in- surgents would bear, no animosity to the Mahommeda,ns of the Guides, or, indeed, to any but the English, though they would kill the Hindoo Guides, as an act of virtue.
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