Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-19
From TIE oorrespOndepee q, the London Times, Bombay
October 3
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camp in a very few days, and that works were be
ing erected wherein to mount the guns on their ar
rival. While the troops were thus busy the enemy
was inactive. There were none OF those desperate
sallies from the city that characterized the early
days of the SIEGE when day by day successive waves
OF muEiny shattered against the heights ofthe
British position; and though their artillery was not
silent, the only success attained was on the night
Of the 1st of September when shell from the bat
terry on the further side of the river (Of which
wrote IN my last) burst among picket OF the 6lst,
IN front of the Metcalfe-house, killing two men and
and Wounding seven. On the morning of the 4th
arrived in camp the long looked-for siege train of
between thirty and forty heavy guns howitzers and
mortars, with large quantities Of ammunition, escort
ed by the remaining wing of the Sth foot, two more
companies Of the 61st., and a wing OF the lst Be
looch battalion of the Bombay army. On the 9th
came in from heerut most valuable reinforcement
10 200 of the 60th rifles and 100 Artillery recruits.
10 the latter were added As men OF the 9Th Lam
GERS. The place of this detachment was supplied
at Meerut by the 7th PuDaub Infantry.
On the following day the srmy was further
strengthened by the 4th PuDaub Rifles, under Capt.
Wilde, and by some troops of the Jheend RaJah.
On the night of the 7th the advanced batteries in~
tended for the destruction of the Moree baston and
the adjacent curtain were armed with 10 heavy
guns at about $50 yards from the bastion, and an
enclosure within half that distance of the walls,
called the Koodsea Bagh, was occupied by de-
tachment of infantry and artillery. In these opera
StOuS VIC su6Lalu6O loss Oh 5OtucSulHS uLNVA Al
killed and wounded, two officers being among the
former-Lieuts. Hildeorand, of the Bengal ArtiI-
lery, and BaDnerman, of the Bombay Fuslllers, at
tached to the Beelooches, the latter promising
young officer, we'll known to myself and to many
people here, and by all regretted. The next day
was marked by the opening of the advanced bate
res the Moree baston, by the arrival in camp of
the Juminoo or Cashmere Contingent. Meanwhile
the engineers were hard at work in the erection OF
other batteries. On the 18th mortar battery
opened on the Moree from the KoOdsea Bagh at a
little more than 800 yards, and upon the Cashmere
and Water bastions fire was commenced from six
teen heavy guns and howitZeTs and ten large NOR
tars planted at two points front OF the enclosure,
know as Ludlow Castle, and noticed in Wild's
map.
On the 18th the attack on the Water bastion was
strengthened by four eighteen-pounders, and two
light 81 inch mortars Increased afterwards appa.
rently to eight of the former and twelve of the lat
teri planted at 200 and $50 yards from the wall
and the Custom House compound near the river.
The fire of the enemy was most severe upon the
last named batteries which were exposed not only
to the guns of the Water bastion, but to those in
the old inner fort of Seunghur and also to those
the other side of the river. Here Captain Pagan,
of the Artillery, described a most enterprising
and excellent officer fell, shot through the head.
No other fatal casualty occurred among the officers
during these days, does the general loss appear
to have been severe, considering the proximity of
the batteries TO the walls, anu LDe LeDacIy OF tue
defence, the enemy keeping up vigorous fire of
musketry from rfe-pts and patches Of jungle, even
after their heavy guns rendered unservceabIe.
This latter result rapidly produced by the pre-
cision and weight Of the constant discharges from
our batteries.
By the 18th, the Cashmere bastion in ruins,
and had long ceased to return shot to the fire that
was continually kept up upon it. The adjoining
curtains on either side similarly ruined, and
from the debris Of the Moree bastion only light
gun two at intervals replied to the heavy shot
and shell that poured into it. At the other
end of the works the Water bastion had suffered
scarcely less severely, its extreme magazine was
blown up, and light gun which enfiladed our bat
teres had been silenced. And now, the moment
for the assault drawing near, General Wilson pro-
mulgated an excellent order, in which he says he
"need hsrdy remind the troops Of the cruel muir
ders committed on their officers and comrades
well as their wives and children, to move them in
the deadly struggle No quarter should be given
to the mutineers; at the Same time for the sake
of humanity and the honor of the country they be-
long to- he calls upon them to spare all women and
children that may come in their way"
On the morning of the 18th, soon after daybreak,
the assault took place. The attacking columns were
AS gather from letter have seen, written On
the following day. by officer of rank in the army,
which, though short, is as far as know, the only
of so late date that has yet reach
ed Bombav-three in number, one being held, as
u, IN RESERVE 1uclE ebISISbu 10 hOt
given. The main point of assault was the breach
at the Cashmere bastion. One column, however,
consisting of Ghoorkas and the newly arrived jun
moo contingent, was directed to make diversion
by attacking the Kishengunge suburb which lies
outside the Lahore gate on the Western side of the
city, and if it succeeded in carrying the suburb, to
assault the gate itself. But the suburb was Occu-
pied by the enemy in force, with battery of heavy
guns. The Cashmerean troops behaved indfer'
emily, and in spite of the efforts of the brave
GhOorkas the column repulsed. Its command
ing officer, Major Reid of the SirmoOr battalion, is
among the wounded Of the day; but on the North
ern side of the city all went well. The troops en-
tered at the breach with serious opposition, and,
spreading to the left and right, occupied the whole
line of defences from the Water baston to the Ca
Oul gate including the Cashmere gate and bastiOn,
the Moree gate and bastion, the English church,
SINNERS house. and the grounds about.
The principal loss sustained by the assailants
due to the obstinate resistance they met with in
clearing their way along the ramparts to the Cabul
gate, and afterwards in an attempt to penetrate be-
yond that point into the denser parts of the city
in the direction of the JumnR Musd. In all the
loss amounted to about 500 killed and wounded.
Five officers are reported to have been slain
Tandy, of the Bengal Engineers; M Barnet of the
late 65th Native Infantry; Murray, of the Guides;
OF the 52i Foot; and Fitzgerald, Of the
18th; Capt. ROsse, of the Carabineers, Msj Jacob
Of the LIST Bengal Fusileers and Lieut. Homfray
lst Punjaub Infantry, are returned as having died
Of wounds received. Brigadier Nicholson was
wounded and his brother, OF Coke's RIFFS, and
many others, in all about 80. OF the loss OF the
/ do not observe even estimate. Il
Is only said that bodies OF them were TO be |
both the south of the city in the di-
-ection of KOotub, and also across the bridge OF |
boats and that our cavalry had moved round the |
city to intercept and destroy the former.
Our victorious infantry, prudently recalled from
hasty advance into the close lanes OF the city,
occupied the comparatively open space, inside the /
gate, and the walls which they had won 4
upon either side of it. Headquarters was estab- I
ished in the house once occupied by the renowned .
irregular Horseman, Skinner, and now known to .
rs by his name TO the natives as Secuuder's /
Preparations we're at once made for Smelling the 4
enemy out of the Palace, the Selmghur, and the 4
,ther strong places Of the city, aud the firing
next morning, the 18th. By the eve
ling Of that day breach effected in the 1
vail Of the magazine enclosure, which was held /
D force by the enemy, aud the place was stormed
he next morning by the 6lst Foot aud detach-
nents of the Beeloch battalion ard Wilde's Riaes
o il we're captured l25 pieces of cannon. The
'aIace being now well exposed the guns aud NOR
ars opened on il from the magazine enclosure, and
he enemy appears 10 have fallen back st all points
'hus the kishengauge battery, which bad repuls-
d the JummoO troops was abandoned and Occu-
lied, and the guns there taken sWtlled the total
lumber of captured pieces TO upwards OF 200.
The battery the further side Of the river seems
be latest certain ana official news p. NJ on the
ethan attack upon the magazine had been re-
uised, chain OF posts had been established from
be Cabul gate TO the magazine, aud the enemy |
ONE hours before dayfall had been maintaining |
oily detached aud desultOry warfare from the |