Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-07-24

followed by cry and the galIopipp off Of . h..
with buggy This proved to have been the mnrds
OF MI. Philips, veterinary surgeon of the Sd T6t
Cavalry0 who was shot dead and mutilated h1 Sn
troopers, DR.. Christie ihe surgeon of the samo n!e
ment, who accompanied him in the buggy. ha,?s
been sadly dis6gured and injured at the same ,n.ps
ne is still living and doing we'll By this time tho
English troops, Consisting of Her Majestys 9th
Diagoon Guards, a troop and a battery of Benoai
Artillery, with the 1st battalion of Her Ma;oa,ss
Goth Royal Rifes) had reache the Native Tnfonsr
lines, into which they fired with gra ne and muskat
The inhabitants OF the Sudder Bazaar and city cor1
mitted atrocities far greater than those of the Soo
in the case of Capt McDonad's wife, whom ,5os,,
pursued and frightfully mutlated, (thoueh her chT
dren were happily all saved by tbs ayahs0 and ~
Mrs. Oh mbers, wife of the adutant Of the l1h No
tive Infantry, who was murdered in her garden dur;n
Mr. Chambers absence on duty, her clothes hav;nse
heen set on ire before she shot and cut to nioc
About 10 O'Clock, bungalow, Immediately onnoS;t
our house, was Sc! on fire by five troopers of he 81
Light Cavalry, and an attempt Though happlv nm
successfully was made 10 fire the Brigadier's bousa
Alter H. the strong pckets and patrols of the En-.
glish cavalry, artillery and infantry, were posted m
the road near our house, but the firing of housos
&c, continued till close upon daybreak, princinalIy
caused by the neghboring villagers, after the guard
ing OF the lanes The loss of property, and alas
OF lite, has been very dreadful. The part of Meeru
IN which the lnsurrection principally ragged, is a
miserable wilderness of ruined houses and some Of
the residents Gas was the case with Mr.. and Mrs
Greathead, the Commissioner of the Division escannd
miracuously from the hands of their pursuers. bv
hiding themselves in the gardens and outhouses Of
their burning bungalows and in some cases by dis
gulslng themselves as native servants.
On Tuesday evening Captain De Teissier of the
Artillery, and Captain Wallace, of the 74th Native
Infantry, with their respective families Major Alb.
Doll Captain Hankey, Mr. Etoh, &C., with some
ladles, women, and several children, came in from
Delhi with fearful accounts of the revolt in that CITY
and massacre OF the English The Reverend Mr.
Jennings, Chaplain of Delhi, and his grown up daugh
ter Gan amable and much respected young ladyl
were murdered in the palace, where they were living
with Captain Douglass (also kled) Commandant Of
! the Guards. The Delhi Bank was plundered and
burnt Gas were all the cantonments,) together with
the premises of the Delhi Gazette the treasury sack
ed and the church burnt.
| Before the European troops arrived on Sunday at
the of action, the following were barouslv cut
to pieces Mr.. V. Treghar, Inspector of Schools
Capt. Mcdonald, of the Goth Native Infantry, and
Mrs. McDonald Capt Taylor, Mr.. Pattle Mr.
Henderson, all of the corps Col. Finnis COM
handing The 11th Naive Infantry Mrs. Chambers,
whose murderer caught the 18th, tried at
once, and hanged on tree without further delay,
his body afterwards being burnt to ashes In the I'd
Light Cavalry the following were killed Mr.. Phil.
| lips, veterinary surgeon Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson;
MI McNair, lately joined, and little girl of the
riding master, MIR. Langdae, together with several
soldiers OF The artillery and Goth Rifles, and women
and children of the military and general residents in
the station. Among other instances of trlghtful
butchery was that of Sergeant Law, his wife and
SIX children, who living beyond the precincts OF
cantonments. The state in which the father and
three OF the infants found defes description
Happily the mother and three other chile ren though
previously mang lied, crawled, about midnight, to the
Artillery Hospital, and it is hoped will Mr..
Rotton and | have buried 81 of the murdered, but
there are others whose tOdies have not yet been
brought in. Not a single European or native Chris
Is in Or hhOrk
The Sd light cavalry with the exception of some
70 or 80 troopers) and the goth native infantry went
off TO DELHI Sunday night. The 18th native Infantry
who not only retrained from numbering their officers
and burning houses, but protected the ladies and
children OF the corps, and remained in the neighbour
hood 100 of these have returned and it is thought
that many of them will do So procamat ton of par
don, under the circumstances heving been sent to
them. On Monday mig ht many people GncIuding
large number of women and children) slept in the
Artillery School of Instruction, walled enclosure
we'll guarded. On Tuesday returned with my friends
10 our house, but while were at dinner l received
the news that all the Delhi troops had mutined and
joined the insurgents. We consequently ordered,
with the ladies and children back into the depot and
the troops were at placed under and posted
with cannon, to command the European lines
OF the station, the rest being abandoned.
The night passed away with no disturbances, ex.
cpt constant Shots between the pckets and the riot
the laers consisting of Villagers and residents in
the city and baZaars.
| But very few, fear, have escaped by the Kur-
maui road, and in this direction although it is rumor
ed that several carriages were seen proceeding to
Kurnaul. The troops in Delhi were Captain De
Terssler's light field battery of native artillery, with
the 18th, 54th an 38h reg lments native infantry
the two latter of which attacked aid murdered their
own officers as well as those of the 74th.
On the 18th of May 600 of the sappers and miners,
Offered by commissioned and non commissioned Eu-
ropeans, arrived at Meerut from their station ROor
kee, and the commander in chief is shortly expected
to move from Umballah towards Kurnau with three
European regiments from the hills, and 5000 troops
furnished by the Jain and Puteeaah Raahs. The
Slmore battalion is hourly expected in MeeTu from
Deyrah. The rebels are still at the palace of Delhi,
and have failed it is said, in inducing the neghbor
ing Rajahs to join them. They are reported to be
fighting among themselves, and the city, suppose,
is in stale of anarchy. Numbers have lost all they
possessed except the clothes on their backs among
the rest Rev. Alfred and Mrs Medaed, of the Church
Missionary Society. That gentleman was perform
ing divine service in the Mission church at the time
of the mutny, and escaped to the European lines.
The rioters broke into his house IN the city, search
ed every nook and corner for him, and burnt down
the premises None of US, ! believe, are destitute OF
profound and heartfelt thankfulness to Almighty God
for our great deiverance. Our hearts, however, are
bleeding for the loss under circumstances of fright
full and unparalleled atrocity) of many of dear
and unfortunate countrymen
The soldiers, especially, are burning to inhIct sum-
mary punishment these brutal murderers OF un
| armed men, defenseless women, and innocent chill
dren Martial law has been proclaimed in the dis
trct by the ajor- General.
When Gen. Pieces cabinet installed (says the Cinn
natl Enqire there two gifts members whose heath
and declining constitutions serious apprehnsions
that there would be in before the close Of the
administration They Dobbn and Davis--the former
during his whole term was a very feeble condition, and