The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-09-16

fder) they can lay their hands on and as each mu-
tineer carries many gold mohurs about him, many
OF The soldiers are making fortunes. They say,
too the state OF mad excitement they are in tobe
4 at the mutineers is something fearful They are
transformed into perfect tigers by hearing of the
horrible atrocities the brutes have committed 1t
is hard for me TO realize that such peace and quiet
ness reigns with you in the midst of all the tur-
mol and confusion so rife here Many Of our poor
Indies are planning what they are to do in the
| event OF our having reverse ut Delhi and some
are trying to turn all their money into gold, taking
gold bangles and other ornaments from natives in
| exchange for rupees, which are heavy and cum
brous in the case of flight. One lady has plan
OF trying 10 make her way 10 Rajah, not far from
here, whom she knew years ago, and throwing
| herself on his protection; another is for making
her way by any means down to Bombay. For
myself would certainly adopt any plan rather
than trnst in the tender mercies of nggers after
all that has happened; but 1 do not allow myself
to think OF such thing as reverse at Delhi
The unfortunate part Of the Delhi business is that
the mutineers have such artillery, our best guns,
in fact aud SO splendidly served, far better than
ours, it is said; and fancy being European ar
tillerymen among them; and, worse still, European
woman at Meerut, living with native, took part
in all the horrors enacted there. She has been
caught and hanged. We are shooting and hang
ing by the score every where In fact any native
met with who cannot give a satisfactory account
OF himself is strung up like a bird. ls it not aw-
| full, when we think of what one hanging Is at
home? We are all growing frightfully hardened
| and bloodthirsty."
"JUNE 24.-Still before the walls of this horrible
city. We have had no reinforcements yet beyond
| a few Sikhs belonging 70 the 18th Sikh regiment
consequently we have been able to do nothing
| except hold our own. On the 18th, they came
| out again. having received reinforcements which
they Immediately sent out to fight u.s. At the
! same time very large force went out long way
and tried TO get round into the rear of our camp.
A urge force of ours consequently went out TO
meet these gentlemen, and tremendous fight
was the consequence. Our arrangements were
very bad in this ight-the cavalry, infantry, and
artillery all mixed up together in sad confusion;
many of our men, fear, killed by our side. The
mutineers held a capital position, and their big
guns did terrible execution, loaded as they were
with grapeshot; unfortunately, too, evening closed
in on the fight, and instead of quietly retiring, so
as to protect our camp, we were ordered to fight
on, and the confusion became terrible; at last,
however, the order came to retire. Many of eur
guns were left on the ground till morning, also
our killed and wounded, butwere luckily all safely
brought back into the camp next day. fear our
loss nearly equal to the enemy's that day
| several officers were killed and wounded.
Since then, the Goth, beyond few skirmishes
nothing was attempted on either side, except our
blowing up two bridges, which prevents the enc
| my's artillery from coming out, except by long
round OF some three milcs to the left and right
| but yesterday, the 23d, we heard that every man
| in the city capable of bearing arms was coming
out to make an end of US, or die in the attempt.
| Our information was correct At sunrise yester-
day morning the whole city apparently turned out,
and attacked US Oh all sides. was with the guides
on the right, and from sunrise to past sunset we
fought altogether fifteen hours, without any thing
| To eat and only water to drink. We managed to
hold our own well, nevertheless, till about one
| o'clock, and killed an immense number of the mu-
| tineers; but at one o'clock immense reinforce
ment came to the assistance of the opposite party
and we had enough TO do to hold our own ]
| twice fired away every shot we had, nearly 100
| rounds per man, and had sent back for more am
munition. The men sent came back with the
| fearful news there was no more. To leave the
| position contrary to all orders, so we had TO
do our best by pretending to fire, and keeping the
post with the bayonet. 'r. .'
"All this time we were under perfect hail
storm Of bullets roundshot, and shell, for the
enemy had brought some Of their light field guns
round, and were playing with great effect on our
reduced numbers. certainly thought we should
all be done for, when, by the greatest good luck,
part of the regiment of Sikhs that had that very
| morning marched into cauip, came up with yell
| to our assistance. They were fresh men, and had
| lots Of ammunition, so we rushed on and drove the
enemy back. At the same time we were ordered
| TO advance rs far as we could; this we did, and
drove the enemy back into the city, after which,
az they did not seem inclined TO come out again,
We retired, il being past sunset" .