The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-10-07
The Adventurous Escape Of a Brit1s
Soldier from Dolhi.
To the Editor Of the Daily Ne,cs:

The Adventurous Escape OF a Britis |
Soldier from Delhi.
To the Editor Of the Duly Ne,es:
SIR: As below, beg to hand you or
extract from lettor from my brother il
India, who most miraculously saved
himself from death:
Now, my dear fellow, am going to tel
you how l got out of Delhi. Nothing
but my strong will and determination t.
escape or die could have prevented my
being either shot or mercilessly robbed
stripped, and then stabbed: but they
reused my temper-that tompcr which
all my life was my banc, but this time
was the means Of saving mr. life. II
a man with all the courage in the world
had been in my situation do no. think
ho would have attempted what did:
and should not, had not my passions
mastered my reason. But to Begin
When the alarm was first given that the
troops in Delhi had mutinied, l was en-
joyiny my meal. but from the atrocities
that friend Of mine came in and told
mo had been committed, I loft my eat
ing, and, looking out saw seven or eight
mon dragging female down the street
by the hair Of her head, which WAS We
ry long aud black. l could not look
upon that wiihouta feeling of horror.
not Of what would become of myself
was a mau-but for the other poor wo-
men who were in Delhi at tho time.
went in the house, and soon return
ed with rifle, intending to infict pun
ishmcnt on one, at least, of the miscre-
ants; but l no sooner appeared in the
verandah than was shot at by black;
bu: he missed me, and for which kind
consideration l shot him though the
heart. About a dozen ruffians now
made an attack on my house, and began
battering the door. called my friend,
who had given me the news, and giving
him revolving pistol, together with
my two servants, each armed with
gun, and myself armed with revolv-
ing pistol in one hand and sword in
the other, (thcse were the arms of poor
Harry walked boldly down to the
door and let them in. As opened the
door retreated behind it. The blacks
came rushing in, pell NELL, and were
rushing up the passage, when my friend
end two servants came from their con-
ccalnent and fred at them steadily,
which brought three of them down, then
clubbing their guns, they rushed On the
surprised blacks.
At the moment the attack was made
by my coup-de-main, stepped out from
MY hiding place behind the door, and
shot the hindmost william down with my
pistol, and then with all the fury of ten
thousand devils l 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. l. following close behind them,
shut the door violently. thereby shut
ting them out. Invent back and found
that all three of my assistants had been
SO badly wounded that despaired of
their lives and my fears were quickly
dispclled by two Of them dying shortly
after in the most frightful agony, tho
othcr-my dear friend Hancock-dy.
ing shortly after. After our killing 80
many of their men, 1 knew that the
house would be attacked and no mercy
shown SO l discolored my face, and as
sumed the garb of one of the dead blacks
and, as l could speak their language l
thought l should pass for black. l
got out by back way and began hal
looing and hoo;ing, and running, and
going about where the other blacks were,
and so by those means avoided suspici-
on, incurring the greatest danger Of
being recognized. l met two or three
times with single black, in q lonely
place, and such was my hatred Of them
that l could not restrain myself from
killing them. One time. after l had
killed man and was looking over him,
a body Of blacks came up and would
have struck me to the earth had l not
called out ferccly in their language that
l would avenge him. and suddenly,
starting from my standing place. called
out to All imaginary fellow to stop. swear
ing he was tie murderer. bounded
away, the others with mo, but failed to
catch the fellow. When tho blacks
made a sortie, l smuggled myself in
with them, and came over to the side of
my friends. where l Was warmly rcceiv
ed. got wounded in the engagement.
but revcnged myself upon them, for l
fought with all the desperation of mad
ness"
The above is a very exciting account
Of how very desperate man got out of
the hands Of the rebels, and if you think
it worth your while. you can give it
publicity. am, &c,
August 10. INDIAN.
Ey The Judge Of a western court
recently decided a case adverse to GER
tain lawyer. Lawyer was stubborn,