Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-12-16
III. eapisr~ Of u~ras by the Pe,.isn.-uorri-


, Til, 1ap,wr~ Of ggeras by the pc, .isn.-uerri-
bic Atrocities.
The de'hlls ~ Inc c"P'u'e VI MN, ~ 'n'
fefsihns r"cah '.' se"nfs VI 'an'n" ""''" nv
coded III" surrender ~ hhIs'
The besi'ged defended themselves oes'na'efy'
| tired If The opposing Mnhommodan scots mingled
i,b tho p,li,cal question nj issue and the strug-
ole lad commenced within the walls of the Hermit
With massacre If tho CO relgionsis If the Per-
! sians The trnnps of The Shah th, r. fore began
,Ia ,,ack with nil the bitterness Of revenge be.
| Gev;,o ,bemselye. engaged in holy war against
| bere,ic. BEING SUPERIOR in discipline 10 the Aft
! ohm. who fought in Herat, and being led by
! sLIG1 French and German engineers the Per.
.ians .oon became masters Of the oatworks of the
o;,r Many Affghans deserted Do.i Mohnm-
| mod King of the Cnbnul, who was expected by
| he hesi.ged did not appear 1t was npos sible
n 90, !, supplv Of provisions into the city I hen
commenced MI the horrors If famine, while the
,,;da,ic which always follows in its train decima
! ted III. garrison and the inhabitants Finally,
! tho be.eoed surrendered. overcome with hunger
fever md weakness
The victory was sustained by the cruelty Of
| ,io Persian character whchis yelled under
! e,,ern,l show Of polifeness aud refinement
After the capturc of the city the Persian Gen
oraI Nohnmmad Yonsouf Khan. put to death
| y. Khan the lender Of the besieged and had him
| oonr,e,od and hung I'D at the city gates. threat
aa,;ne nv nroclama,ion to serve in like manner all
! aL, mich, rerose submission 10 the conqueror.
| JEstvo children were afterwards as>assinated.
| Fy.n if ns alleged the family of Fsa Khan took
nn,, IN the massacre which caused the war. this
,,oci,ns revenue would he none the less odious.
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