Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-03
FRoa a MADRAS fAPsR.l
HORRfRf r. C<JI ASI'kfID DIE

lJraM C. Gar.
tFRoN MADRAS fAFsR1
HORRIBLE CATASTROPHE.
CAMP BURpwAH, April II, IS20.-UndeT the pres.
Sion VI enc Of the most horrid sights, AVID in the sgta
lion which it has naturally sceasioued write to give
you hurried statement Of the scene Of which have
been an eye witness. From the Saiet OF the PuIbee
unfortunately happening al The hour Of three aud ha(
English time OF day, a M. cTowds Of infatuated pill
grins forced their way In overwhelming masses TO the
sacred hatsihs place. AS most people who have been
ny tie eoantry have visited Enrdaar and seen ibe
stsps leading down TO uuIke PyTee, need not give
description them further than stating they are v.tS
steep In descent, aud aboat feet broad with bigh
walls ON one SIDE. AT tue sunirn from the tos N OF
HurdwaT side there Is an ascent by broad fight y,
steps, at the tops Of these the guards stationed 10
prevent the crowds pressing iudisc Intimately Iis
before 6ay break he Sunyasses aud Byragees who mad
tue quarrel ia 1906, We'd With each other ia tup for
precedency bathing, aud made a sudden rush in
which the unfortunate Sepoys, aud all The muitiuGc
Violence that they got jlmned togethe within thfe
sps OF The water, where angle Of tue vld sacr.d
Pyrse huth and an angle of the mundor of the Maha
ace oioe' the passage 10 ABOUT seven feet, aud opeus
with 3well behind. Here the unfortunate being,
were crammed together 1tth such violence that IN u, n
~ use OF hnhs was unavaiiinR the weak the strong Ia
vain made eHors-it "as all the same tue more ca
eiticn made. TIE more iut~iued their limbs bee ane
A. haf past seven a. NJ vas witness To hi. hor-
rid eoene tie cries the means Of unfortunate mu
utude were heart rehdng IN the extreme ,lrenclh
force or any cuBtTIyauce efOI assist them i'm
VAIN. ! made several attempts TO extlaeitho,e Who
were IN Tie foremost fle below but their bodies Iee
aud were So iutwined hat it wa, imuo,sih,s 20
tAusct one OF tbe,n~-and nothing squalls the apathy
rascaliy Pejaree BfahElius. A pleasing part OF hi.
recital throws a ray of brighter aue on ,h, srn", ~,
the 3h and 27ta aad the GoTseeah corps. whu though
people Of high cat aud pIeposrssons we've .IfipI and
actively employed in extracting the dead. This vas
iAb0nr OF no ANAL cSsfoR they had 10 clear svay
the dead ROM near CO feet, ia angle ST OF 40 de
srees, before .hey eonid extract the Ewing who were
below Cob Patton and several Oinces BY their exsr.
t,ons aud cheering The sepoys induced ihem clear
TIE mass VI dead away. Al 10 4. ". the living who
were below, extracted IN most horIia state -.
their limbs blistered nl AIMED and in s,ats ~ aa,
faction; The number alive did exceed an hrn,,
aud an extraordinary Instance 1 must record witch
vas ysong uonan who was uLder the whole mass In
Tue cenre and alive, Wis had merely her aud arms
free. ~
From ihe Information couid collect from those who
were present when this uR ortuuate circumstance Oc
ored the tune, az stated, three, half
O'Clock, A. VI. aud what have been the cans. Of
the death OF lose The upper Steps must nave b,em
the multitude Wbs rushed over tbeu downward, ana
VITO could until the military souped nm all
tie passage above and prevented the other fol-
lowing them. Although the BTaDius ntsdir,;on ~
sickness not been fuInica the deaths at tue sacred
place have given some sanction aer prophecy "a
even ID unfortunate accident they will akea plea or
s deiuaing the ignorant multitude No exact account
OF the dead can be given but 400 persons
q vast number OF these were Sunyassees and ~.
gees. saw four 0fthe Gerkeeab CORPS only one aJi.
muih " a''
Two boats have also been sunk by the pres, ofpsr.u
Oh BOARD aud many people drowned; the fair has com
meheed thinning, the crowds going away are mostly
rom tue nearer places the merchants have been ms.
BILE to dispose Of any thing from ,be ous,. mos, Of
ine purchases and sales viii commence to morrow
r. be report Of the dead am UNITS to 4so III
Boyss, Of The 5ib as intelligence rsaesed hin,
VI the guards being reed, moved up with comoanv
aud 1t is said stones were thTows from the bousrI
daylight h. began reo,4Is the dead bodies The dead
were ali nosling in the Gauges one Of ,bs cbaf
III hunts 81 The BJiagees Who had come from The ,rsn
With number Of followers, WIS extracted fiom tbi.
eaIrlned ma', OF hOman bodies.
RECOVERY OF DAMAGES FOR MIG
CHIEF DONE BY A MOB
Inc MARQUIS OF Hereford bT0unht 2 suit IN
the Conrt OF kings Bench Oh the 9TH OF De-
cemOeI against Que Smith and others to re.
cover damages for oHirageS committed On hi
premises, ny arlOtous aud tumultuous nob
HE action was brought uuder the set witch
PROVIDES that - all mischief done 10 house
iuihitpFa OF fixtures. by mob rioiousl, and
tOnutuonsy ass NIB led, shall be relmbursed
by the hundred or county in which such mis-.
cnief shall have been effected" The attack
winch led To uis action. took place on Tie
arrival OF her Majesty in London, on which
occasion IL will be TecOilecied thar moh
paTaded the streets for several nights caiiin
upon The inhabitants To illuminate their hon.
sss, aud where this demand was NOT comnIied
"ifh, breaking windows aud committing other
acts OF outrage, In the cOnToe of the ui,ht
thcy made their way iuto the east gate of the
co"rt yard OF the MaIquls OF Hertford's
dwelling, aud with lond shOnts commenced a
Oatte"ng upon the windows of his house
WIN G'tck oats and stoues, which they con-
tiHdeu los quarter of az hour and then RIO.
tired, calling out lights" The damages
were iaid al 100 pounds ID sliiilings o pence
sie5i'ns' In charging the Jury, The Judpe
sara be considered the plaintiff entitled TO A
Ve'picl IoT the wnoie amount, unless The jury
we're OF opi0ion that The charges nado nv lie |
tTadesnien for making the repsirs we're mn
reasonable. II the JuFy thought any absfs
ment ought 70 be made, il was their nrovince
10 make IL. The Act Of Parliament nnJss
which The action had been btougb, us.
InoSt wholesome one, and vas inlrodsced for
me purpose OF CHECKING malicious attacks az |
ms description, by showing to the Datttss
ip1Hence0 10 commit such Dutfages, that in |
point OF tact they were doiss nv ,eaI yni.rbi.f |
To tue party against whom their violence vv.s
dtecied The Juiy found II veidicl for tic
pIdiDtff- Damages &t20 i9s sd, Cost 1Os
N. y. Ere. Post.
We cannot refrain from sdvefnne in this wav 40 ~.
uu hsv case, copied from late London paper gbirh
WV ne IOVhd briVw. Ibtfe ~ deep pathos m a.
CHcsmsances, TO which few b0solns can be us,asbis
anu HiHfhisbes Que Of these examples the pfecah
oashss' OF human fortune add felicity 10 tue made
~sks 81 civil life, that shake The conadenes and r1s
o. Property, serve 10 fectfy tue heart is lis more
seinsh ptoPensIties aud secular attachments nanS
iHch instances occur ia Great Britain; few In any In
'ne OHsd STATES Hence strong sense OF the suu,Ti
"ilV " our condition. aud Of the gratitude due 20
Dislhe providence Hence, also sense Of the npto
prey oi magniiying our misefies Of Tepipiao AZ
w. e'ndtons Of greater and less good 10 which ali
nations mns be subject, from the lao 81
hanan affairs, arising out Of the u8iyersai ng,ion
OF human nature. fNak Gassl,S
OLD BAILEY IT,
"iHism Waifora, an edcfly nan, Whose ares, vas
he fe"dht u better days STOOD the bar Of this c0u
zen az Indictment ehafgbs bin with robbery Tbe
po0i man seemed to Be DO common thief Snd N L,i
ia L. Il nett.