The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-09-19
FROM In Ola.
THE ATROCITIES At DELHI.

Tx AIkOCITIks Al phLhl.
The following letter is from clergyAs
dated -
BAxoAtoRR, July
81 began writing you ~ sccount By the
last mail Of Skis terrible outhfssk An the
Bengal Prosidsncy, and hsys dstsrlAined to
give you brief outline Of what further has
been perpetrated, - Englishmen ought to be
in possession Of facts, lest there should be
any squeamishness about the punishment in
store for the brutal and diabolical mutt
neers. RI -.
ssWe have had an awful time OF II, can
assure you, though We ourselves have been
Incredibly kept from alarm or danger. No
words can express the feeling OF horror which
pervadcs society 10 India, We hear so many
private accounts Of the tragedy, which are
to- sicksning to fepeat.
ssThe crueltics committed by the wrctches
exceed eli belief. They took As females,
most Of them girls Of from 10 to Ia, many
delicately nurtured ladies--violated them,
and kept them for the base purposes of the
heads Of the instruction for whole week.
At the end Of that time they made them strip
thems elves, and gave them up to the lowest
Of the people, to abuse in broad daylight in
the streets Of Delhi. They then commenced
the work Of torturing them to death, cutting
Off their breasts, fingers and noses, and leav-
ing them to die. One lady was three days
dying. They hayed the face Of another lady,
and made her walk naked through the street
Poor Mrs. -, the wife of an officer Of the
- Regiment at Meerut, was soon expecting
her confinement. They violated her, then
ripped her up, and taking from her the un-
born child cast it and her into the flames
No European man, woman or child has had
the sightest mercy shown them. l do not
believe that the world ever witnessed more
heliish torrents than have been inflicted on
our poor felow-country women. At ALA
habad they have rivalled the atrocities at
Delhi. really cannot tell you the fearful
cruelties these demons huvc been guilty Of
cutting of fingers and toes Of little children,
Joint by joint, in sight of their parents, who
are reserved for similar treatment after
wards. Itoid you how gsllantly our Mad
ras Fusileers behaved; one hundred men OF
them, under Colonel Neil, killed six hundred
and fifty mutineers. saw q letter from one
Of the officers yesterday. lie says that no
Imagination can depict the scenes he wit.
messed when he arrived at Benares. The
whole OF the Bengal officers were paralized |
with terror and astonishmcnt; SO Col. Neil |
command and proceeded to the most |
summary measures, cutting of whole regi-
nents. All the ladies were 'crowdcd into |
one room, with wounded and dying men, and |
rom the window the sight that greeted his |
sye was row Of galiowses, on which the en-
,rgetic Colonel was hanging mutineer after |
as they were brought in.
Quarrei--singniar Death.
Some two or three weeks since yonng
nwyer by the name Of T. A. Green, wrote q |
piece Of poetry for the Decatur Gazette,
which the editor of that paper, Mr.. Davis,
saw fit TO criticise rather severely. Green |
look exceptions at this, and wrote some sharp |
articles in the other papers Of the place, in |
reply. This drew forth further remarks |
rom Mr.. Davis, whersupon Green challeng-
ID him to fight. This Davis refused, and
was consequently branded rs coward. AZ /
Mr.. Green could not have his difficulties set
led according TO s'the rules of honor" be
determined to take tho matter entirely into
ais own hands, and accordingly proceeded
,n yesterday to the Office Of Mr.. Davis. On
ais way, he met Mr.. Charles Shepherd,
we'll known and highly respectable citizen Of
Decatur, whom he invited to walk with him.
Mr.. Shepherd was not apprised Of what was
10 follow, or he would not have gone. On |
at the Office Of the Gazette, Green
demanded Of Davis satisfaction. This Mr..
D. refused togiye. A fight ensaed, in which
both parties were considerably injured.
Messrs. Davis and Green were arrested |
Tor disturbance of the peace. and Mr.. Shep-
herd was called upon as wit.css. Being q |
nervous man the excitement OF tho occasion |
overcame him, and after giving in his testi-
mony, he fell down and Immediately ex-
pred.
The affair has caused good deal Of ex-
citement in Decatur, and MIR. Shepherds
death is felt deeply by his numerous friends.
mo, Repub., Sept. Is.