The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-16 00:00:00

HAVELOCK'S RELIEF OF LUCKNOW.

The following is a portion of the lettw of • young
anhaltern officer in the East India Company's *armee,
who 'erection the staff of one of her bbjeety's regi-
ment', e ander Sir H. Rarelock. is the And
attempter=of Lacknow, and was enboequently
detained in the Residency until Sir Colin Oampbell
joined the garrison.
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le of Ladner, den segass, sal other re Oa the
rood =I w
heel stades, while herbed. (drew
were /to verde myselfirlth or to
=era : so, with Conch, el the idt the
ler • s, end went art erred are. It wee •
ass aorceg setilhey home, bet Imietumify without
• bridle, so of as roma& ese r soil W. eirw
some dismantled heavy yams lying Moot they sad a omm-
piny of ours tow new is germ end dew the pies* re the
• ,if there Ismer le be eay, reported thst awe wee
qenemyuirky et worm tykti he darned pieces ; bet seal was
our leallese reed that gar, borer and Mean VON ad
rie Wed, ke the sakergrat nee of the may. This
=rwas a very &aprons ow, the Maw wry
ani we nweiaol experi le heavy audiry sd
erdesky be. The nerd else are in nerhees, mraMag
• erg% the leer etre by es, owl the kerne reek elthe
roast bra imp-heir weds ari wisdom of Meese doer
by, end the whirr of dr hart, tell as he primly thee re
position wee not very Molds. To ear right dere err • lerge
Lou,. supposed to be complied by the seamy. We teem sr-
timed to Oahe It end held 11. To get to It, it vas.sesessary to
is. • sad era arm This we did one by re at the
doishhils every mes se bs ambled Wiling the timer to white
be was eapseed. The bates tl om • bra gpre—es old
11111141/41111 d re Majesty's thid—red ewer sad err
is by barbedik sod it wee regularly garbs Id. parr
Illsonsh • esiiers et tedier Serer rhea sod home Mee
tic and weeriel he.. bat this was tie brirtica
en sae side, end ter War lidows tiled tbreeidi dds as wil-
lingly's gem had ter in their then Welly ewdeOn to
• seryiner We took the hem el men r
aresel sad Mk out elskithidsg prime deb,
Mher, le the
iho rms. The bore ase deers
orrie of sad et the and of disk en ere side
woe red err viebh ensesy were bb & Area der
ride*, I err= it met ben bra (ay leatirs
wee tereirk rein_ eel, sad so reresed user ed, :MU
tcyte,y sad elte arts derglas essathasmiravesier sa
tio irrreely doe l
we —tared • bow, lee, nishie
tweets rows of bonses with holthetsd
isZtrip=
=picked of by mom bead& Her
wen Wed sad wereded, sad he wee a
week ram the pines rem with the dead end dyry with
as villas breve me y to raise eareareir be oterbei.- The
sweet red hawse lietre leer en dl dr it, owl he would be
Wiens to ramie ell that enemsel. At is pier in par-
itt=isf sew •tientsd • mew tits gm rpmspare, sor-
b, high wells, were the sellikey wee drawn up,
lei the Nth was be the eel of wig drimilo m Nrchway m
calms (we am elms bobbed lires), • virdreas fire
poor woe
=w ires then hophelei walk weer end
Omni Nell wee Au is of hisan, home The
rim ..shad osier with •ft of try he the dm; they hit
Ark maks end tired • volloyftweirl these rib with the
herd her thr rem eery heist adybt Are the hew
hobo awl 1111 her swear has
Ishii& 'Whoa
wee rerseed, we serprded through. It wee
horrid beim, auras
tea gars dark, which robin
wooer You see the fairs from the loophdeejturt
MN year bead se yea sera in sad blt pordre. hr we
wen male le rep desk Wag ea eke Mrs ben their
etmelleid. It wee Idle rthrhseer week we ewe, and
we err thst War wirer bed driak (reefs the ro-
am ef /peg odd rows), rsevearg or any kind lot mid
bras his the palm. We pie and recefeed three
three her As yes* bridet sad that wee the °sly proof
that alybt we bed of tor's mistime. It wee ter-
tibis disiothorsiemoso 1 doll sot early tryst, W•
err rell digs gm We lost tier day did odd ma
Wrier& weende4 Mellssre—aoreellyroyerdes est or
a hese MUSA • ler is yelyarlies egad to riertsisedia
the Dellier Waterloo. re reselrelearldrit 11011111111 d
the red that waning. thee falthiel demo ef Asirk
who hid be. egbelae rAs beaches solely ell As step
with ter parr won seat or with • Ettroposa sir to
weir in rue ark booboo down the reed. Sera two or
these ef dere, in three/lag ask way thregh the hbrinth
of yeerserayee, rioter sad met, yet rpreted her their
area red the earn wee intently wird that alma the
alasfe depoys war in army and the order wee 0.111 by
As helper to rep those ; however, they weseep=rwimase
esh whir sheet er Weer them was
et are year ildis wereLreleady shel red =hi ;
men, pettisehr, I New with se hue them
sae
Iran& and ear mei sal am the rut bes Cr.
The Offillir heap sore eared= he B=lland
sew the ear seireks. It re • &heft I seT
the ma who wee the worst wounded ems deg,atletwde
la hospital, sad wee glad to find ha wee &rift IP* end in •
fah way to rearrery. It Wee an imprudent Meg is the then
tutted elate of one troops, and at night, too, to ahead ties :la
poys into our neighbourhood, when it was well known that
we were surromeded on all side* by the enemy, who at that
time were firing upon cur outpickets and sentries. All that
night there mesa enly a wall between us end the rebels, end
we did not feel safe against a sudden attack.
On Saturday morning (the 2tich) we were ordered out
again, and had to roma our step to the beam I told you
we took yesterday afternoon, near which oar artillery and
baggage , with some of the 90th, had been left, There were
sme pleas we had to per much exposed to the gooney's fire,
and which it was necessary to double over, to get se quickly
as poesible through the shower of bullets. We had S. ford
a canal op to soh middles in water, and afforded • vie lurk
to the enemy's riflemen during this rather term arestion.
Several see were wounded before Ire mislisithe lupe !Am
we rat oat soar mento reinforce then& nod Yid the
home the whole of the day. The may Lad fa As
meantime brought two heavy guns to hoer upon the hear
trout opposite directions, and as we were sitting inside, 24
sad 18 lb. shot came smashing through the waits, hocking
over tun and making oar position anything but enviable.
Ballets too came whizzing about from all ddee, and we had
plenty to do from the house to keep down the enemy's tire
from neighboarieg mosques and houses. One of thotr guns
was sear the palm, not more than 700 or 800 yards of; we
Bow the men spooging it mad loading, so know when
it was so Longer safe to expose ourselves at the
windows, sod those pieta of the wall which the
rooted shot penetrated as it would brown peper. In the
middle of the day our wounded wore sent into the entrench-
ment,. ; hot, owing to ems unhappy mistake, the guide mis-
took the road, and • greet may of them got into the enemy's
quartsrs, sad were attacked. Our wort -as ininflicient,
and only • few of the wounded who were able to walk were
saved; the rentaisder wets berbarourly mu.dertd,sied bat
in their dhoolies. To this day our hall•biont awhile ets
lying in thee same place where the cowardly meek he
sliter was made—proofs of the unprincipled oft
our *arms enemy. We have not been able to aim
trona the place set, and their rifleman told the serer ding
luopholed walla. The lacesseat firing west on till deft, when
It relaxed • little. The men and oaneire had bed Seeing
te eat all day ; this was our second dey's herd week and
stareatios. Towards evening we all got K. memos that
me tersed:betcherslor more, .1 tightwad one of the ensony's
beaklike WI behind in the garden, cooked (boiled) sled re it
ea the spot, I had lost my knife, fork, sot spoon with the
meddle, sad hod only my 'whet knife as • substitute. I sere
rseasteber having enjoyed • dinner more. Our individual
ammo were very mall, owin r the webers we hod to
divide It MIII•pt, but still market le step our cravings fur
a thew Tree win sere berry s••• of is. outside
est andesere, warted by erne et the 50th sad
A.
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eente
, me whi
ldchel the eery lad bra bey-
ire • wry eye and het ink wenadhey
sod hI asetrel setideryare sr ether. The aray's
corky rade • dry st • Amp; bet he arse SUM rthe
- emeTree gem we bed le egret into the estreashrents,
sad per SWIM, was eshetalasel se to the serer r oar
Sen. At three o'clielt la the seamier (it Will quite dark) we
sallied on,, the ma hafted received orders previously to take
off their whits rep [...Terry and crept silently along into the
city ander the very loop-holed wails where the day bat
each a hoary sad murderess are was kept ;gapes us. 133
God's blessing we got solely In, with hardly soy lose, only
one subaltern In the mailer, bring been killed.
The dry dawned (the 27t1t) just as we got inside,
and, 1....meg the Me b 11 lea place, we went on
to clear the opens sad housel of the &lays.
Most of the city is bait is squirm, with Make and gardens
is the teeter; the room keen lawarde. Ws hod entered •
part of the old palace (every kieg re • a•w erre), sad
Adair sad I eat down ou the dwarf well arreading the
mak, whoa we both, erne by • ballet, middesly Jumped up
and melsinted, lis hit.' I tow towed out 1 wee not
hurt, sad sew that the hullo had pored through my bout
below the ker. jest eras* the frost bans of my leg, sod,
mitelemstriy far ark, pared threes hie fee, smashing
As her anmely. We were sitting eide by We. It was a
met promlestml escape fur me, half an lash &OM would
have Iroise my leg. and I might have beesi a cripple
kw irk, 1 wee wearing as the time knee riding-boot.
slightl•