Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-11
THUGS ININDIA--MURDER or MoGUL OFFICER.

Some time age noticed the Ranbles of an Official in
Hindosan" and published few extracts from that very in
eresting and instructive work. The great difficulty
tered by the English Government in its attempts suppress
the murdeous practices Of the Thugs class of malignant
anatcs) is well known, and in tho work which we aude
particularly described The following of the murder
Of Mosui officer derived from one Of the Thugs at
Lucknow :-Balti,aae AMERICAN.
"A stout Mogu officer of noble bearing and singularly
handsome counenance, on his way from the Punaub Oude
crossed the Gauges at Gunuk eur Gna near Meuruh 10
pass through Moadabad and Bareey He was mounted on
hne Iurkee horses and attended by his khmugar buer
and groom Soon after crossing the river he fell in with
snalpary OF wedressed and understanding men, going the
same road, They accosed him in respectful manner,
and attempted into conversation with him He
had heard OF Thugs, and told them be off, They
smiled at his idle suspicious and tried to remove them,
but all IN Valn the Mogul determined they his
nostrils swelling with ndgnaton took their leave and fol-
lowed slowly The morning be overlook the same nam
her Of men, but Of different appearanccal Mussumans.
They accosed him in The respectful manner talked of
the danger Of the ROAD and the necessity Of keeping together
and taking advantage OF the protection Of any mounted gentle
man that happened to be going The way. The Mogul
officer SAID not word III reply resolved to have compa
MONS the oad They persisted his nostris began again
to SWELL and putting his hand To his sword he bid them all
b. OIL or be would have their heads from their shoulders
lie had bow and culver full of his shoulders
brace Ct loaded pistols in his waist belt aud sword by his
SIDE and was altogether formidable looking cavalier. In
nad lodged the 5urae,
became very intimate with the butler and groom they were
going The road and the Mogu overlook them in The
morning they made their bows respectfully and began enter
Into conversation with their Two friends, the groom and but
er who coming up behind The Mogus nostrs began
again TO SWELL and he babe the strangers be OIL The groom
and butler nterceded for their grave scdate man.
and they waited company. All would do and the san.
fell in the The day, when they had got to
the middle Of an extensive and unnhabed plain the Nogu
IN advance and his two few hundred yards behind
he up to party OF six pSor Mussumans sag weep
ing by the side ot dead companion. They soldiers
from Lahore, their way to Lucknow, WON down BY fa
gue in their anxiety 10 their wives and children
after long and pain u service Their companion the hope
and propo his family, had sunk under the fatigue and they
had maize grave Tor hlm but they poor unleeed
men, and unable 10 repeat the funeral service from the holy
Koran Would his highness but perform this last office for
them he would doubt fad his reward in this world and
the next The body had been placed lis proper position,
with bis head towards Mecca. A carpet spread. The
Mogu took oil his bow and quveg then his pistols and sword
and placed them the ground the bodycaied for
Ter and washed his et hands, and face that he might not
pronounce the holy words uncean, He then
Enel down and began repeat the funeral in clear
loud voice Two OF the poor soldiers knet by him,
each side III silence The other four of few PAGES
beg hat the butler and groom would near Is to
interrupt the good Samaritan his devotons. All being
ready, O. tho four, low uadertone gave the signal
the handkerches thrown their Iecs and in few
minutes all the three he Mogul and his segarts) dead
and lying in the grave III the usual MANNER the head OF
Ut the iCet Of the below him. All the parties thoy had
met the road belonged gang Of Jua de bee Thugs,
Of the Kingdom Of Dude"