Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-01-03
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overhangs US already in the east and in
the north, without doing SO likewise in
the west.
(rsS@ We continue below. the narration Of
British disasters in tho campaign Of lS40-i
against the Afghans; which we commenced
last week.
Murder Of Sir ". Macnaghien
and Capt. Treror. received a note
from Lawrence, enclosing one from
connolly (Sir Williams nephew) to
Lady Macnaghten, and had the sad
office imposed on me of informing
both her and Mrs. Trevor OF their hus.
bands assassination over such scenes
/ draw a veil. II was most painful
meeting to us all. Numerous reports
are current. That Of to-day is, that
Sir William was taken to the city and
arraigned before tribunal there for
want Of faith, and that Trevor suffered
from the assiduity with which he exc
cuted the Enjoys orders. All reports
agree that both the Enjoys and Ire
vor's bodies are hanging in the public
chouk: the Enjoys decapitated and
mere trunk the limbs having been
carried in triumph about the city.
A fallen man meets but little justice;
and reports are rife that the Envoy was
guilty of double-dealing, treating with
Akbar Khan and Amenoollah Khan at
the same time. In justice 10 dead
man il should be remembered that the
only person supposed to know the OBJ
ject of the Enjoys going out on the
23d was Skinner, who is now in the
city. Sultan Khan was, l believe, the
name Of the person who came in with
him, with letter from Akbar Khan,
on the night OF the ODD. In that let
ter, which was read by friend Of mine,
hkbar proposed that he should be made
wuzeer to Shah Soojah; he was TO re.
ceivc thirty lakhs Of rupees down, al
four lakhs per annum; our troops to
remain eight months, and then only 10
go if the King wished them to do SO.
He urgently requested the Envoy to
come and talk it over with him. We
must hold in mind that, although we
had performed all promises made on
our part, given up our Wagons, am
munition, forts, &c., the treaty had
never been signed by the chiefs; nor
had they fulfilled a single condition
which had been specified verbally, be-
yond giving US grain in small guan,i-
ties. The sequitur is, that the Envoy
was perfectly justified, as far as keeping
good faith went, in entering into any
arrangement by which the condition
Of the troops could be ameliorated, and
the honor Of our country be insured.
He only erred in supposing it possible
that Akbar Khan, proyerbially the
most treacherous Of all his country
men, could be sincere. II was part
Of Akbar Khan's plan to have Ame-
noolIah Khan seized, and brought TO
cantonments as hostage. II was a
most decided piece OF treachery on the
part Of Akbar. They were seated on
bank together Lawrence, n very
spunky, active man, felt as if some
thing was wrong, and, when urged to
sit, only knelt on one knee, that he
might start up on occasion T; but his
pistol and sword were seized, and his
arms secured insiantaneously, which
rendered him powerless, and he was
hurried away behind chief on horse
back; as was Mackenzie. At that time
Mahommed Akbar Khan bad seized
the Envoy by the left wrist, and Sultan
Jan held him by the right they drag
ged him down the bank, he cxclaiming,
+" Az burai Kodar !" (For the love Of
Cod! At the moment he was laid
hands on, Mackenzie, Trevor, and
Lawrence were disarmed, and forced
away en- Group behind different chiefs.
They saw no more of the Envoy alive.
Sultan Jan, uttering an opprobrious
epithet, calling him a dog, cut poor
Trevor down, as did also MoolIah
Momind. Mackenzie would have
shared the same fate, bad not Mahon-
med Shah Khan, behind whom he
rode, received the cut on his own arm,
which went through his posthcen.-
Lawrence's life was saved by hard gall
looping but he received some blows.
This account ! bad from the surviving
principals in the tragedy, SO it may be
depended on as the true account. The
body we saw from the rear gate was
fk.f ~ fha E..o.,