Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-17

2Jth. appeared airected a aad over The houses.
breaking great usany tiles, and frightening Pro.
pl. from the roofs where, ~ the rolnmsncemeni
the inhabitants had placed themselves % wifses.
the fight The hriag ceased aboni " NJ the
Inandarins retiring 90 the9 snchossge The %.
iriot Junks dad NJ, weigh ca The HHk, early IN
the morning the ImpeFialssis eaeried Q egsg q
saais, capturing. q - said. body ~ four hanared
OF the patriots, the best part a whom were ~.
headed instanier. Having frighieaed the main
body OF their opponents into rrires, on The town,
the imperialists then betook themselves 10 the
business OF destroying the villages where the
enemy had resided, kil,ag every man and male
child TO be found cutting on the breasts NJ womsn
who had given nourishneni 20 the dstesaed bsOod,
with other sangunary aud brutal deeds. Pan of
the impcrialsi beet also weighed NJ high wsieF,
and, with boats proceeded up the creek, rnaning
half way across the island from the west end %
the town, some Of the crews landing aud esptnr-
ing those whom they could catch in their retreat
All this was effected before breakfast, 20 whirA the
imperiaists said 10 be going when the rebels
gave pursuit, and captured thirtytbree Of them,
who speedily met the same fate which had been
melted TO the patriots--iheIr heads beng exposed
as trophies in the streets of the city. Although
said 10 have been defeated early in the day, 20.
wards evening the patriot troops were seen en-.
tering the city many OF them laden with what had
been left in the destroyed villages the inhabitants
Of those villages which had not been moested by
the imperialists also proceeding 10 the city with
their goods, to take Up quarters with the insur.
gents, in whom they evidently entertained more
confidence than they did in their legitimate pro-
tectors. On the 30th the imperialist fleet weighed
early, and proceeded towards the eastern suburbs,
which they also Intellectually attempted 10 destroy
dessting al the hour Of nine, A. NJ. On the 3ist
Of August the armies arrayed themselves against
each other about two miles from the town in the
evening the imperinls marched of TO their Chob-
ham"-ihe rebels TO their tower The imperi.
alist navy effected on this day good deal Of dam.
age among the northern and western suburbs
On the lst instant all was quiet the imp erialists
remaining in camp.
The Fire-worshippers.-Ba yard Taylorwrites
thus, from Bombay, India, January I, in regard 10
certain of the peculiar habits OF the Parsees or
fre-worshippers Of India: "They are, as is well
known, followers of Zoroaster, recognising one
good and one evil principle, who contend for the
mastery of the universe. They worship the sun,
the representative of God, fire in al its forms,
and the sea. Their temples contain no images,
but only the sacred fire; and though they have
fixed days for the performances of various rites,
they repeat their prayers every morning, soon at
ter sunrise. The dead neither buried nor
burned; but exposed 10 the air, within wall en-
closure, on the summit Of a hill The bodies OF
the rich are protected by wire screen till wasted
away; but those of the poor are soon devoured by
birds ofprey. The children are generally married
at from two TO five years Of age, and brought
up together till Of proper age to assume the du-
ties Of married life Most of the marriages are
celebrated this time of the year. and the streets
continually resound with the music Of the bridal
professions"
Mr. Golden, on the 18th ult., addressed the Me-
chanics' Institute at Barnsley, proposing as
model for imitation the educational operations Of
the United States.