The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-01

directions, and after two hours sighting, fore
ed their way into the town. The conflict
was now raging in the most deadly form.
The streets we're choked with the dead and
wounded, whilst the blood was running in
streams. The slaughter of the Turks was
excessive. as every house was complete
fortress, and the ground disputed at the point
of the bayonet inch by inch. Our gallant
French volunteers did wonders. Three
times, headed by our brave and lamented
St. Aubyn, they charged and drove back
the enemy with great loss, taking number
Of prisoners; but in making fourth and des-
perate attack, our gallant st. Aubyn was
shot in the breast, and died in my arms,
begging me with his last breath to die ra-
ther than yield.
In the mean time the governor defended
himself with heroic obstnacy IN the great
Church, but the doors being forced, and
most of his men killed or wounded, he sprung
the mine, which destroyed both hat and the
Citadel, Overwhelming himself and two thou
sand Turks in one tremendous rum. ne
enemy having now entire possession OF tne
hard fought town, we collected about 3,ooo
of the brave fellows who had fought SO well,
and after a hard contest, we succeeded IN
cutting our way out, leaving them IN possess
sion of heap of ruins, which have learn
ed has cost Ibrahim 5000 of his best troops
in the last attack alone. joined General
Gouras on the 18th, with $500 men, $50
prisoners, six cannons and nine standards,
taken from the enemy during the last fatal
attack. We brought the body OF st. Albyn
off with us, which will be inferred to day
with military honors. received three slight
wounds, but am now fast recovering.
A Bengal paper of the 10Th OF January,
contains the following account OF horrible
8uttee, or self immolation of widow, which
took place in December.
"As had availed myself of the night
tide, | was at Chnsura on Thursday morn
ing and on Friday before dawn, l passed
Sooksagur On the evening of the same day
| reached Santipere, where beheld sight
had long desired to see, but more horri-
BILE one never witnessed. 1t was an immo-
ation OF human creature i'll the prime OF
life, with health and youth blooming in tho
countenance. / reached the spot only in
time to see the fire lit for the moment my
boat was seen veering TO the shore, the
cowarlly instgators hurried the woman a
way to the pile. In the act, however, of
leading her to the place, | saw from the boat
that she was hardly able to move. Two per-
sons supported her by the arms, but before
got on shore she was laid beside the corpse
of her husband, and the fire had been APP
piled. When she began to feel the flames
| saw her attempting with her hands. to
throw off the wood they had piled over her.
but this seemed to have been signal with
the inhuman wretchcs that surrounded her
to heap more fuel upon her, and they shout
ed so loud, CRYING "Hurree Boil, as to drown
any shrek, however loud she might have
had strength enough to make | was too
much shocked to stay but before had re-
ccded ten PAGES, | was told that the untor-
tunatc victim had escaped. returned to the
scene, and beheld sight that made me
shudder, and the recollection OF which sends
a thrill Of horror yet through my body =
| The unfortunate woman had only succeeded
in extricating herself from the wood and roll
ing down the pile for the struggle and heat
had nearly deprived her Of life. She lay
gasping for breath, her face and body eXhi-
biting the nrost revolving spectacle imagina-
! BILE. The respite however, was OF short dt,-
ration she was almost Immediately showed
back with bamboo poles, and logs after logs
were heaped upon her afresh. The ruifians
that did this. | could have swept away into
the fire in the place of the woman; and
felt indignation enough to doom every ndi-
vidual Of the party, had ] the power, to an
hours sitting upon her coals-Hard hearted
wretches, that Could thus stand and see one
of the most helpless of the human race roast
ed to death 1t well aCcords with the das-
tardly spirit of the Bengalese. Could | com
mand the means, ! would certainly try q
prosecution against those who assisted either
in helping to destroy the unfortunate victim
or in preventing her escape"
II appears by the official correspondence
of Lord Nelson, after the battle of the Nile
that WREN the L'Orient blew up she had
on board P6o0, 900 sterling. The Pacha o
Egypt has granted to Mr.. Browning and o.
theirs, tirman, giving them the exclusive
privilege ofemploying the diving bell, foi
the purpose of extricating amy treasure
which may have been lost on the coast o
Egypt. The firman is dated in January
last, and is remarkable for the anxiety il