The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-14 00:00:00

THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW.

The following ban extract has a letter written
by It. de Beeterel, a Pr are plresbas, to the or** ell
Mawr Bel* tad puttlthed 4 Ze Pere (Pine pipe)
eager the its of Cabana, Oat I give you thecae,-
teeth( asereat of the mild ef learknow, r tionethed by
a bey, in of the ethesed perty:—. Oa every side death.
skeet ye la the dace; *so ham= WM coal avert it say
Imp. We law the moseest approech when we nut
bid feetrwell to earth, yet without feeling that
unaraerable horror which moat have been expert.
eared by the unhappy violet= et Cawnpore. We were
resolved What to die thee to yield, sad were folly piesuaded
that to treaty-bar heave all would be over. no segtheare
had mid so, aid •11basw the west. We wawa strove to
eaceeroge smelt other, sad to perform the light laths width
W beta seeped to no, no k a • aaaraaytag wan to the
bageriee i eapplytag the maa with provider, eeperially
ceps el sob% which we prepared day sod sight. I had
gar out to try end sake 'eyed( metal, la ersapasy
with Jamie Brown. the wife of a emporia In my bur
Ware regintest. Poor Janie led bola is a state of mi-
le= eartheneest all through the ago, mad hod fallen away
viably wielder the teat fate days. • earteat fever coseeemed
bar, end her mind weathered oaceatasallympalally that day,
whoa the reoulleolithe of bathe them& powerfully meat to
her. At loot, overcome with fatigue, she ley down on the
ground, wrapped op to her plaid. I mat bride her, peroking
to awakes her whin, as she mid, 'her father should Mara
ben the ploughisg.' Ilse MI at length into a mimed
Amber, mencethes sad, opproatly, teriallthea, bar heed
rutin is my lap. I wolf could so logger Nat the
tell-
emitaa to sleep, In spite of the eostdaael roar of the cannon.
Bwidealy I was mowed by a wild unearthly ewers edam to
thy err; my easpeolea eked weight balm me, ter mars
riot mad bet heed beat brueed In the attitude el lbstraing.
A look of theme delight treks OM her orantenasee, she
peigednyined, drew inetowirde her, rd oathimed, 'Diana
ye base it f thane yo bear k f Ay, rat as &thesis', its the
eloped the Highleadare I Wreath& were eared I' flea
aegis( heneelfce her knees, she thanked God vithpeedeaste
heroes. I felt nate!y bewildered; my Bast we beard
ely the roar of artellery, sad I thought my peer hale wee
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still raving: bat she jailed to the intleele; mil I heard
her cry Momently to the wen, Courage! amwego; bark to
the slogan—to the Macgregor, the modest of them
Here's help at last I' To d•serlbe the east el them words
upon the soldiers would be laden:y(66W. For • moment
they teemed firing, and every soul lialmed In Weems
enristy. Gradually, however, there moms • murmur of
Wm disappointment, and the wailing of the women wise
bad docked to the spot burst out anew as the Woad ,
shook his head. Our doll lowland mars heard waking
but the rattle of the musketry. A few moments more of
this death-like nom" of this agonising hope, end Jess*
who bad again monk on the ground, Iron to hr for and
cried, to • mice so clear sad piercing that it wee hued along
the wham Will ye no believe it see? The slogan be.
owed Indeed, bet the Campbell's an mein'? Heys hear,
(ye boor r At that moment we seamed bodied to beer the
robs al Gad in the distance, when the pibroch at the High-
leaden Mee& as tidings of &Events:um for now there was

•o looser say doubt of tis set. The shrill, postman
OISMIIIIIB stand, 'Welt von above all (thee sounds, weld

WWII edam from the advance of the (away, *or
has the work of the Sappers. No, ft Ina la.
deed ohs blast of the Scottish bagpipes, new ehrW
sad bards, es threateeing veeeeseee an the lee, thee be
softer Wan sesening to ponies 80000•2 10 their Malin
In need. Nene sandy was awe aSth • NSW IS Chit
which followed. Not bout to tho residesey of Leanow
bat bowed itself Won God. All, by the shawitesseas Im-
pala, fell npon tlistr bases, sad eattdag was baud bat
bonding bobs and the aannwed woke of prayer. Thee
all arca., and there nag oat freen • thearead lipe a greet
shoat of joy which resounded it sad wide, and lent new
vigour to that blessed pibroch. Ts OW Asir of • God
lava dis Queen' they replied by der wel•baewa arida
that moves every Scot to tsars, 'Should odd elnaebtoes
be forgot,' Sc. Alas that, nothing des mit say koprea-
aise, in ma. 1 Kandy teasissabor whoa lisle

praoliol le the Go6roi oa his mama lab tho het,
owl la the came banquet bar heath vas &oak by an
peat, while the pipers matched roared the table playtag
am* sate Om hualliar air of Auld king ma."'