Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-10-28
LADY SALES DESCRIPTION OF
HER CAPTIVITY.

The following letter from Captain Var
don, OF The Madras Engineers, publish
cd by a Northern newspaper, will be
read with interest as giving some curt
Gus aud authentic particulars relative to
the treatment Of the unfortunate prison.
efs now 10 the power OF Akbaf Khan.
Touching the Aft! news,
which OF course you, IN common with
most Other. Europeans, must be deeply IN
teresled Ia. Stafford hos just had a let
ter from a lazy friend, IN which she
gives an interesting extract irom one
Of Lidy Sales letters. She says that
Akhar Khan treats The ladies' very kind
ly, aud enlerlalOs a much more exalted
idea Of the sex than formerly. lie says
he understands the reason now why Eu-
ropeans have hut one wife. Lady Sales
heroic conduct must have impressed him
with surprise, aud taught HIM to respect
The female character as he never did be-
lure.
Lady Sales letter commenced by ack-
uowIedging a parcel of clothes sent by
the officers at JeIalabad 10 the beginning
of February ; and until that arrived they
had not changed their linen since The 9Th
OF January the lalaI day OF the retreat
from Cabui. Lady Sale, her widowed
daughter, Mrs. Sturt, expecting her con-
iafmeul every day.) Lieutenant Mem,
MIR. and Mrs, Wallace, Of The artillery,
Mrs Trevor and seven children, and a
European servant, are shut up IN one
room at the Fon Of L%aughman; and in a
second apartment Lazy M'Naughten,
with as many others, If not more. They
have neither tables nor chairs, but each
lady had succeeded in getting a li'tie
slOgl. Lady sale was eating Oft the
same as her daughter aad Lieutenant
Mem; and until General Sale seut her
d lumber her only drinking cup was a
TN box. Poor Lieutenant Mein was
dreadfuIIy lroslbItlen and had been una
BILE to stand for some weeks; and the
servants being useless the ladies were o.
bIIled TO cook. Akbar supplies them
rice, ghee, altar. aud three sheep are dl-
vldsd among the whole Of the prisoners
d iiy. She describes Akbar as a fine
handsome man. lie murdered Sir W.
M'Naughlen with his own hand, and
put out his own brothers eyes. Lady
Sale says, 'there is a mulberry tree in
! thu -n.,.Ta and TN Hag.b tt5 loayaE IA.
folding daily Tor 1t will make a nice
shade 10 our windows. The people who
20 10 the hills TO cut wood for US bring
10 lunches oil myrtle, which we prize,
aud keep In water with bunches OF Hdr-
c%lssus, which The Afghamsians some
lines bring in; and ouce | had a spray
OF peach biossom-ihese are our luxu-
rtes. Our only amusement is to watch a
swallow building It's nest in one room.'
The only books they have are a bible
rnd prayer book, which they were happy
enough 10 pick up on their road from
Clbul.
Lady S |, says that out Of these Leu
tenant Mem reads prayers to them dat
", Mrs. LumsGen was shot dea6 Try ing
To escape from GhuzneV disguised in OIL
icsrs uni 0rm; her husband al The same
time cut 10 pieces. Akbar sent Captain
Colin MKenzIe, wao is a prisoner, or
his parole to jelaIabad. 10 treat for the
ransom Of The prisoners. 1t was expec.
ted IA much worse fate for women than
death; hut it appears there exists in the
midst Of their savage laws, one Of rude
chIyalrv that will guard the women from
insult. The truth on that point, OF course,
will never be ascertained exactly
Poor Mrs Jacobs, who, you recOIlect,
going up one Of the passes was confined
III The Ptlkie. has lost her husband at
CandallOe. and is going home overland.
She sent The three other children away
10 play at some distance with the bear-
err; when they had returned she was
sitting hy tie road side dressing her new
bora babe. She was a pretty lady like
.oung woman. Such are some Of The
MANY vIcissitudes of an Indian life
sometimes living in spIendor, and scme-
times like outcasts and beggars. There
are subscriptions all over India for the
relief Of the sufferers in AfIhanistan.-
Lady M~'Naughten was a great jewel FAM
crer, and having largo private fortune
she INDUCED her propensity. Every
one Akb,r nado her give up, sets off
splendid diamonds. &c. Icanaot under.
stand how the prisoners will ever be re-
leased. General Stle offered thirty
thousand rupees Tor his vile and daught
er; hut he had to endure the lang Of a
refusal"
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