American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-27
Adventurous Escape Of a British Sol
dier from Delhi. 81
TO the Editors of the DaiM Mems.

10 the Editors efthe Daily Ncws. d
SIRs: AS below II beg to hand you an
extract from letter from my brother
in India, who most miraculousfy saved
himself from death:
Snow, my dear fellow, am going to
tell you how | got out of Delhi. Moth
ing but my strong arm and determine.
ton to escape or die could have pre-
vented my being either shot or merci-
lessly robbed, stripped, and then stab
bed; but they reused my temper-that
temper which all my life was my bane,
but this time was the means of saving
my life. lfa man with all the courage
in the world had been in my situation,
do not think he would have attempted
what | did; and should not had not
my passion mastered my reason. But
to begin: When the alarm was first
given that the troops in Delhi had mu-
tinted, l was enjoying my meal, but
from the atrocities that friend of mine
came in and told me had been commit.
ted, left my eating, and looking out,
saw seven or eight men dragging a fc-
male down the street by the hair of the
head, which was very long and black.
l could not look upon that without a
feeling of horror, not of what would
become of myself was man-but
for the other poor women who were in
Delhi at the time. | went into the
house and soon returned with rifle,
intending to inflict punishment on one
at least, of the miscreants; but I no
sooner appeared in the verandah than
/ was shot at by black; but he missed
me, and for which kind consideration
l shot him through the heart. About
dozen ruflians now made an attack on
my house, and began batterng at the
door. ! called my friend who had Civ
en- me the news; and giving him a re-
volvlng pistol, together with my two
servants, each armed with gun and
myself armed with revolving pistol in
one hand and a sword in the other,
(these were the arms of poor Harry
l walked boldly down to the door and
let them In; as opened the door re-
treated behind it. The blacks came
rushing in pell nell, and were rushing
up the passage, when my friend and
two servants came from their conceal
ment and fired at them steadily, which
brought three of them down, then club.
blng their guns they rushed ON the sur
prised blacks. H., ...........s... .......
Sat tho moment the attack was made
by my coup. de-main, l stepped out
from my hiding place behind the door,
and shot the hindmost villain down with
my pistol, and then with the fury of
ten thousand devils | went to work with
my sword, wounding here, killing there,
and shooting those that stabbed at me.
AT last there were but five blacks left,
and they forced by me and gained the.
street. |, following close behind them
shut the door violently, thereby shut
ting them out. went back and found
that all three of my assistants had
been SO mortslly wounded that des
paired of their lives, and my fears were
quickly dispelled by two of them dyiny
shortly after in the most frightful ago
ny; the other, my dear friend Hancock
dying shortly after. After our killing
SO many of their men, / knew that the
house would be attacked and no mercy
shown, SO | discoiored my face, and as.
sumed the garb of one of the dead
blacks, and as could speak their Ian.
guage, thought | should pass for a
black | got out by back way and
commenced hallooing and hooting, and
running, and going about where the
other blacks were, and so by those
means avoided suspicion, incurring the
greatest danger Of being recognized. I
met two or three times with a single
black in a lonely place, and such was
my hatred of them that I could not re.
strain myself from killing them. One
time, after | had killed a man and was
looking over him, body of blacks
came up and would have Struck me to
the earth had ! rot called out fiercely
in their language that I would ayengo
him, and suddenly starting from nv
standing place called out to an imaein.
ary fellow to stop, swearing he was the
bounded away, the others
with me, but failed to catch the fellow.
When the blacks made q sortie snug. |
gled myself in with them, and came
over to the side Of my friends, who're | |
was warmly received. | got wounded
In the engagement, but revenged N.Y.
self upon them, for ! fought with all
the desperation of madness"
The above is avery exciting account
of how very desperate man got out
OF the hands of the rebels, and If you
think it worth while, you can give it.
publicity. / am &C., INDIAN.
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