The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-30 00:00:00

THE WELL AT CAWYPORE.

The well at Catrupore, to which such a melan-
choly interest attaches, is to be walled in, and monuments
ante be war it in memory of the English butchered
there by the rebels. The following correspondence has
bee" pablished by the Public Works Department,
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TO II IItiCIT.D AT CAWNPOBI OTh Th

WILLS NUR TWO NITS OF tint HUGH WHIM'S%

71.121MMUMT, AND NEAR TIM £MILMILY.I/0011L
" From Lieutenant-Colonel R. Yule, to the
Government of ladle, with the Governor- to- the
Scoretivy so the Government of the North-Western Pro-
vinoss, in the Public Works Department. (bated Read-
qusrters, Comp Ohosalpore, 9th of Jacinury„ 1861.)
` I am directed by the Governor-General to communicate
through you to his by the
the Lientemint-Governer his Ex-
cediabcy's wishes regarding the monuments to be erected
at Cawnpore over the two wells of unhapp celebrity.
2. Deigns for both these moeumenti will be hrwarded m
• few days. That (or the well near Wheeler's Intrenchment
connate of a massive lona cross on an appropriate besement.
3. That for the other well, west of the canal, will consist of
ea
octagonal Gothic screen and platform encircling the
closed Well. Both the screen RO4l the platform will be
emoted in stone. Over or by the side of the well will be
placid • marble statue. 4. On receipt of the drawing, orderi
should be horned to the executive engineer reprdiog the first-
mentioned monument, the cross near Wheeler's Intrench-
meet. But his Excellency desires to intrust the (obstruction
of the architectural parts of the other monument to Mr.
C. B. Thornhill, CA., knowing his strong interest in the
seethe mad his acquaintance with the details of Gothic
arobitection. The statue will be executed in England, and will
be contributed to the monument by the Governor-Geoeral.
5. Mr. Thornhill should be at once directed to ascertain the
exact state of the well, whether or not it was a brick well,
of what nature and dimensions was the briekwork with
which it is believed to have been closed, what is the stets of
the soil round It, in view to a determination of the promo-
tions in founding • monument of the kind in-
Leaded, the whole platform of whose foundations will be
about 60 feet in diameter. 6. It will probably' be necao,
any to remove the crowns erected by the soldiers of the
32nd Regiment and by those of the Artillery. But when
this is neonsary they should bare-erected with the greatest
promptitude as near their original site as may be, without
interfering with the new monument. 7. It will be difficult
to form au estimate of the cost of the architectural portion
of the monument until some part of the stonework shall have
been emoted. But I am to request that feeds may be
supplied to Mr. Thornhill as soon as he is ready to, com-
mence, and that he bsdireoted to furnish monthly eceounti
et sipseditine to your ode.."

"Headquarters, Camp &bore, Jan. 25.
" I am directed by his Ercellency the Govensor.General.
in continuation of my letter No. 21X1, of the 9th instant, to
for ward with this letter one drawing on cardboard and one
sheet of plans for the cross to be erected over the well near
the Me of air Hugh Wheeler's intrenchment ; and nine
sheets of plans for the monument near the Assembly-
room I. This former dodo is by Mr. G. R. Street,'
soshiteet, of Ilsotegotkpiees, Bedford-square, London ; the
latter by the ereretary to this department. 3. The crows
will boar Inscriptime on the face of the standard and on the
pedestal respeetively. The inscription for the other monu-
ment will be engraved round the rim of the well. Them
Mscriptions are as follow :—On the Face of the Cross.—' In a
well wader this cross were laid, by the hands of their fellows
lumbering, the bodies of men, women, and Minima, who died
bard during the heroic defence of Wheeler's I etreach ment
when belesgored by the rebel Nana,June Bth to 27th, A.D.
NOODOVIIV Os the Fuss of the Pedestal of the Cross.—
gn.'s mouth as
euttet
onto
and clsaveth wooadtuth; --theve earth. Butwhen eyes
opal
are
Igo Thee, 0 God the I:rd. —Pasl. cum! Oa bre
Well within the gorses.—' Sacred to the perpetual memory
company of Christian people, chiefly women ad
chit, who mar this spot were cruelly massacred by the
followers of the rebel Nana Dhoondommt, of Mbar. sod
cost, the dying with the dead, lOW the well below the
15th day of Jnly, stococivu.'
will he rag aired for the fomsdations of beth these uses meet%
but igpsodelly of the *re Oil For this • Phil platter&
eg immerses should lie kid or the wholik surface, Red
besasted with hooped hue. The actual site of the well
should be arched or vaulted over. 5. A mall deals should
he serried rouud the exterisr of the build*. This his
been omitted in the deastimge.* •

Sir Andrew Buchanan, British minister to the
mart at lartiol. tai Xr. Awe" repreeseletive of the
treital Blsl. la the mete am* enived ia Seville on the
106, ontlisir ow to Orbs, Osmods, mid Mo!ons.