The Washington union., 1857-10-03

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northwest provinces The skhs, Mr.. Hay believes, viii
be faithful least they have sympathy with the MO
hanmedans and Hindoos The missionaries VINO were
killed in Delhi English Church missionaries MI
Hay believes that four Of his brother American msona
ries with their families dear friends Of his, and with
whom he correspondent massacred at futtyghur. IL
possible that some men who missing may turn
up again but no woman could live In the jungle IN con-
sequence the intense heat at this time oil the year
THE RKcAPruRE oAwNPoRE
The following is taken from the Bombay Telegraph
In our last we mentioned that General Hayelock had
reached Cawnpoe bat unable to give details OF
its capture The column marched from its encampng
ground daylight the morning OF the l6th and after
thrteen-miles journey halted to breakfast within two
miles the enemys position in front of Cawnpore After
resting three hours it advanced to the attack General
Havelock had with him 300 Europeans and about 100
or 800 Skhs against 13 900 mutnous sepoys armed and
disciplined in every respect like his soldiers and
commanded by the arch fend Nena Sahib in person.
The general seeing the enemys position determined
to take him in the flank. For this purpose the 18TH
Hghlanders sent to the front with some OF the Ma
dras fusieers the left flank to the movement
Her Maestys 64th and the remaining companies OF the
84th foot with the guns the right OF the col
umn out of the enemys view. While performing this
flank the hghlanders and fusileers were under
a heavy fire from the enemys artillery which, however,
did damage killing the horse OF Colonel Walter
Hamilton. When troops had got properly ON his
flank the columns were wheeled into line and advanced,
under heavy fire of grape, she'll and musketry, to
within fifty yards before they fired a shot.
Our men then opened fire. and the 18th charged up to
the muzzles of the guns and captured themthree "a
poundersloaded they Leaving them in charge,
on they pressed nothing but death could stay their
avenging hands when raised to smite. The 18th
next carried village at the point of the bayonet this
was on the night of the enemys position, and his flank
was thus completely turned The columns then moved
on to their left position after clearing the village. As
they got clear of the village the enemy again
opened fire upon our troops from gun he still had,
when we had to lie down and wait for artillery but
the buocks being quite knocked up only small gun
of against the enemys big one could be got into
position.
Gen Haveock saw at once the difficulty and instantly
gave the order to take the gun which was done in bril-
liant style by the light company of the 18th under
heavy ire which well kept up. This ended the a
fair and victory most complete. In the absence
cavalry the line halted and the General went up
to the Highlanders and paid them well merted oomp
ment ON their performances The whole force behaved
most noby and every soldier for the fray and
did his duty manully On the evening of this engage
ment the column encamped outside the walls of Gavin
PORE and the morning of the 18th soldiers enter
ed the city, Accustomed they had been to Of
slaughter the spectacle that met their eyes nearly pet
rifed them with horror They marched straight to a
place where they told hundred and seventy five
women and children confined, but their arrival
they found they had too late They only found
the clothes of the poor victims strewn over the blood
stained ground
! The scene of this horrible catastrophe paved
court yard and of the highanders in writing to
contemporary, There was two inches OF blood upon
the pavement and from the report that we got from e
residents of the place appears that after we had beat
the enemy the evening previous the Sepoys and Sow
entered the place where the unhappy victims were
killed all ladies' and threw the children alive well
the ladies' dead bodies into well in the compound.
saw it, and it was an awful sight 1t appears from the
bodies we saw that the stripped of their
clothes before they murdered feeling more ter
be than vengeance arises in the heart at reading this
and the most rsyerent shuder when they think that Om
impotence could have deemed such terrible ordeal
sary.
The history of the world affords parallel to the ter
rbe nassacres which during the last few months
desoated the land Neither age SEX condition has
been spared. Chdfn haze been compelled 10 eat the quiperg
flesh Of their murdered parents after ahich they literally
torn asadr by the laughing fends who surrounded them
Men In many instances have been mutilated and before
being absolutely killed haps had gaze upon the last dhonor
of their and daughters previous 10 bng put TO DEATH But
really cannot describe the brutaes that have been
committed they pass the boundaries of human belief,
and to dwell upon them shakes reason upon its throne
Not moment should be lost, and long before Christ
the whole of India will be lying at our feet Before
evacuatng Cawnpore Ncna Sahib blew up the magazine
He then retired upon Bthoor to which he followed
by portion of troops. On arriving at the palace
however, they found that the bird had flown They fired
the place rzng it to its foundations and carried away
at the time Is guns. Nena Sahib it is said, had
intention Of going to Lucknow but when he got
far the river his cavalry and infantry deserted him
Rumor has it that he then destroyed himself and family,
but the general belief is that he is still alive and the
sum of 500Ors has been offered for his capture. ..
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE CAwNP0RE MASSACRE.
The following is an extract from letter from Gavin
pore dated July Is: ..a-. ..- ...rs.a.. ...a.
/" On Thursday marched against the enemy about
5000 strong who in position about five miles from
Cawnpore, and this the hardest days work ever
had They had six eight guns, in two separate bate
ries We advanced straight against them, and they
poured grape and round shot into like many hale
stones yet loss not very great We lay down,
and then advanced against their first battery which
taken in fine style. went off with small party about
forty mem to the right flank where the cavalry
threatening u.s. and of their infantry had strong
position We kept them at distance with rifles,
and once, when some of the cavalry about five hun
dred) down upon US, formed square, and they
did not dare to This elected great ap-
pause from the general and everybody My party then
joined the main column, and advanced against
the other battery
when within range down poured the round
shot and grape We ordered to lie down. but the
scoundres had got their distance well that several
were wounded. Six of her Majesty's Gath regi-
ment killed. and poor Captain Currie, of the sfth,
severely wounded by round shot We had several
wounded had bullet my topic, felt hat,) which
providenaly glanced off and Captain Raikes had por-
ton of his sword-hilt carried away. Well, fancy when
they down again, they thought afraid to
advance, they sounded the advance, and then the
double The general (Havelock) now gave his order
Rise up advanced The whole line gave a cheer-such
head to foo-and advanced in line against their battery
under heavy fire. which they kept up very well
but did not do much damage they fired SO high.
They evacuated their battery and fed in every direction
We fired into them until they out of range and
then rushed up the hill and found our low Cawnpore