Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-25
Extract front a sAadon paper.
INDIA.


INDIA.
", h v, been favored with rhe peru
81 If "a cxtractof letter from an OH
serving with the forrc under Colo-
0,,cton. The writer has, with
nna,h 6 ling. describe the execution
e ,;x Srpuys, ~hrlnngilg 10 the Bengal
,.i,h,i,hment Who had deserted. aud
,y,, were r~cr,ntly taxi in arm, among
,bo adhcrerts of Appa Saheb. Three
e t,irSe unfortunate mel are said to
hove belonged to the I'd Battalion ct
,,,.iye tfgantry, and we're taken mhen
.,~.cnntiee 20 nter Assier Ghur. The,
,r,.,r irieA b a Drmmhcad Court Ma
,i,t an The 9th ult. and sentenced. each
% BE- blown from a San. The w,iter al
rla liter ailuhed 10, says, that hr Ion
lind, AMI resignation c>hih!tedb by 'hesc1
r,rr, when ttey wer; Id 10 execution,
amos, cxceraed belief; and that Hotiling
rods. sarpa>s the calm compa>a"c Win
which they encountered death. EhTec
o,hc,s we're tried. and exr' utcd Oh a
subsequent day and it appears that
,.,,y met th"ir fate with slmilar fOr-
,tri4c aal resignation. It Is stated.
thst f., ~ the moment hen these Gra,r
but decided ucs were taken. hry attt
c;oafc! he punis:iment Which awaited
thHm they rrtH,ed I" take an! snH
papre, aud sopmrd to be ready furts n
trial anh death.-s;uring their t'iol
Yj,ry manifested IL dep sense 1t c NTH
ton for The crImc Which had r1uSht
them into lh,rir awIu! prrdiCau, u
their temeaanr SEEMED Ia aitttt CIV ~
r,rn in the ranks wiSh hsconinS 'om-
miSaratian. They hgari ter scht"n'r.
without any visible cnotion Or caanSe
of cUyn:ruanca, and marched wi;h hr"n
ness 30 the spot on Which they were q"
die. When they approached The enSin >
0g iSeir drstratt;0H, they wheeled n' :"
rcgaiag mani o, each person procecdl s
IT, the gln waica waa t. terminate i'to
eyiSfvnte. Il IS stated that their CON
dat througnaat, exhibited no - nplatn
az n~rlfligacy or OF U5a;iuaCS : aud tna'
although they were resoiG,u and r,s!gn
Cd. they dill not a,rlear IN TO &c o>irnt,-
ti3aIy BRAY ing thcirfatc. On vi arm
ai.r he was la,i:p! 10 thc Sg., t, que,t,d
thst S;s eyes uiSat rnt bo baad"S'd
aud when iii> gcitcs' WAS Hot granted,
Ec. fnr tl,r ::rst Mid last tin'', maaItc>l.
81 sa,rc si%ns Of raraSjHcSS. ihy al
suffered tArir panishmr>-' wiiii"m iii
tcmrtine D Justify their co&GDct; ANA
If j. .saii, tnat their falc, While II eN
cited a rrnp2!. sympathy. Was mknO"
iedScd 20 be just ~ all Tue troops "h
witnessed TIC aHci ceremony. Onc OF
the scapoys III the ODD 3ataIiioa nf n.
Z. hid assisted Appa!L 5aiiib III his e :
tnuefrnm no S,t'iSh camp ; and dE'c'a-
i,e,,. vAey his sentence WAS prom nHrce,
=, that FROM -" tue Wi, II he had d'-
90 ytrd frram the CoJianJ's COLOURS. IN
had vat cujnNcd q m0mcat's peace nj
mind" The sufferers are all described
rs men &c high cast-and well mate
good lonking soldiers. The Conduct u
thrSr brave. but deIaded men. on this
t",iar ncrasiQr,, pay srrNet 10 convince
r,r r,ntr, mCa 1T home, who frequently
T,rm inc most c]-rnus0CS opinions Sc
swelling t,,r natives Of India, that the
Comoany's &atise Military Service Is
Comaasch uI courageous 4 'eriais ; an''
il must DC ack aon irdsed. that however
1,r crime of lac Sufferers demanded the
,,rf,i,urr ri their lives. thcr" Is II" IN,
s,aarr recorded. in which men have
submitted tnthcir tate with greater firm
ness ol, rcmpusarc. tits truly !amenta-
HE that Such soldiers should have been
tlclutlrd. l!RGja Ga=efts, .Eareh Is.