The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-24 00:00:00

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many yards I- saw a native officer go up alongside
of him, and with one blow cut him from his saddle.
It was the work of an instant, and took much less
time than I have to relate it. On they all came
shouting after me, and every now andlhen "ping"
came a ball near me. Indeed, I thought my mo-
ments were numbered, but as I neared the road
at the end of the maidan a ditch presented itself.
It was but a moment I thought, dug my spurs bard
in, and the mare flew over it, though she nearly
fell on the other side : fortunately, I recovered
her, and in another moment I was leaving all be-
hind but two Sowars, who followed me and poor
Hayes's horse tearing on after me. On seeing this
I put my pistol into my holster, having reserved
my firs until a man was actually upon me, and took
a pull at the mare, as I had, still a long ride for it,
and knew that my riding must now stand me a
good turn ; so I raised the mare as much as I could,
keeping those fiends about -100 yards in rear, and
they, I suppose, seeing I was taking it easy, and not
urging my horse, but merely turning round every
now and then to watch them, pulled up, after chas-
ing me two good miles. Never did-I know a hap-
pier moment, and most fervently did I thank God
for saving my life. Hayes's Arab came dashing
along, and passed me • I still continued to ride on
at a strong pace, fearful of being taken and mur-
dered by some who had taken a short cut unknown
to me. Thus up to the sixth mile from home
I continue to fly, when, finding mymare completely
done, and meeting one of our Sowars, I immedi-
ately stopped him, jumped up behind, and ordered
him to haste back to Mynpore. After going about a
mile on this beast we came up to poor Hayes's horse,
which had been caught, so on him I sprang, and
he bore me back safely to cantonments.. It was,
indeed, a ride for life or death, and only when
arrived at the magistrate's kutcherry, in which all
the Europeans were assembled, did I feel at all
comfortable. Men were immediately sent out to
look for the. body (Hayses's) and bring it in, and
ascertain the fate of Barber, the adjutant, and
young Fayeer, who were known to have left
their last encamping ground with the mon. In the
afternoon poor Hayes's body was brought in, his
head most frightfully.hacked about, his right hand
cut off, and his left fearfully lacerated—his watch,
rings, boots, all gone, and his clothes all cut and
torn to pieces. Poor fellow !it was a sad fate for
such a good and clever man, and deeply do I feel
the loss-of one who was ever a kind friend to me,
anxious to serve me by every means in his power ;
gladly would I have assisted him had I bad it in my
power, but what could I do against 200 infu-
riated fanatics Poor Hayes was not eight
yards from me when
.he fell; and one instant's
delay would have been certain death to me. One
old Sikh Sirdar with two followers, who scold
aloof from thee acts of murder, and one of Hayes's
servants brought iu his body, and from them I
learned that poor young Fayeer's and Barber's re-
mains were also being brought in. A dastardly
villain of a Sowar stole behind poor young Fayeers,
as he was drinking at a well, and with one blow of
his tulwar in his neck killed him ; he fell back, his
head half severed from his body. The old Sikh
rushed forward to raise him, and ordered them to
seize the murderer, when another man said, What!
are you with these Caffres ; take care of yourself.'
On raising poor young Fayeer's head the poor man
breathed his last. Barber fled up the road, seve-
ral giving chase ; he shot one horse, and two of the
Sowars, when he was hit with a ball and tlrin cut
down, his property taken off, his horse seized, and
then all rode offlowards Delhi. Fayeer was killed
about ten minutes before we came up, then they
killed poor Hayes, _ and then Barber. Thus you
see through the mercy of God, I escaped sharing
these poor fellows' fate. I am now with some
eight others in the Kutcherry of Mynpore; we
have lots of arms and ammunition. It is a large
pukna building, and from the top we can make a
good fight if no guns are brought against us. We
have 100 of the Gwalior Horse, under Major
Raikes,
acid are raising infantry and cavalry all
round, and now have about 100 of each or more,
besides a few men of the 9th Native Infantry, who
remained true to their salt, and did not dcsert
with the rest. The Gwalior Horse . MajOr
Raikes seems very confident in, but since-',this
last enteate in. our men I do not place trust iu a
single native. Deeply do I feel for my unfortunate
companions who left Cawnpore with me, full of
hope, and anxious to be the first to cut our way
through this Etah Rajah's country, and open the
road for Government to Allygurb, which has now
been closed some days. We were all anxious to dis-.
tinguish ourselves , and every day we tried to inspire
our men, who swore they would follow us, and thus,
with a deceitful, lying outward show of entering
heartily into our views, did they lead us on, and then
became the murderers of those poor men who had
never injured them, and promised them all sorts of
rewards it' they would light well and stick to our
sides like men. Thus is our dream dispelled. I,
the only one left of those four , it is sickening to
contemplate.