The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-11-19

1NDIA.-From a letter written by one of the British
officers who escaped from the massacre of the foreign
es residing in the City of Jhansi, India, (now in
the possession of the mutineers) we make the follow
ing extracts. The letter is dated June 25, the latest
date from the seat of disturbaHss. The letter win
convey an indea of b~arbarity to NSch the mutineers
resort wherever they are victors
For some time since the gentlemenNA Md been in the
habit of passing the nights in the PORTLAND spending
the days at the bungalows. Captain Burgess and
his establishment had their tents pitched within the
fort, and everything was being put in readiness to
retreat into the fort so soon as there should be occa-
sion to do SO, which occurred on the evening of the
4th of June. Some few effected their escApe from
the place altogether, one gentleman (name uhknownl
reached Burwur Sugar, when meeting with 4 native
surveyor OF the canal establishments, Sahib Raj, he
gave him his watch and horse, and procuring a Him.
dostanee dress escaped ON foot. He was scarcely oat
of sight when two Suwars, who were hotly pursuing
him. arrived ttlGre, and, recognising the horse, took
where they were still when last heard of.
Lieutenant Turnbull was not so fortunate. as not
having been able to gain the fort, be climbed a large
tree. DE had, however, been seen, and was shot in
the tree.
From the evening of the 4th until noon of the sth
the gentlemen in the fort kept good their position,
the ladies assisting them in cooking for them, sending
them refreshments. casting bullets, sc. There were
90 IN number altogether (Europeans,) inclusive Of
ASHs tuSy beSdu 10 get Nds
much straitened for want of provisions, sc. Behind
all the gates they had piled high heaps of stones to
strengthen them, and kept up so good a defence that
one OF the cannon which had been brought too near
the gates was abandoned, and it was only by fixing
ropes to 1T In the night time that the mutineers were
able to regain possession of it. Lieutenant Powys
was the first person killed in the fort. The way he
met his death was this -
Two men, brothers, in Captain BURGESS employ,
Zone was his jemadar) declared that they would 60
out. They were told that they would be shot down
If they attempted it, but they said they might as
wei be shot as stay there to be starved, and accord
ingiy~ commenced undoing the fastenings. One was
shot Immediately; the other turned on Lieut.. POwys,
who happened to be near him, ard cut him down with
his tulwar. This one also was directly shot by
Captain Burgess. The only other person killed inside
the fort was Captain Burgess himself, who received
a bullet in the head after having. 1 am told. with his
own hand, killed no less than rs. All the natives
spoke of his great skill as a niarksman.
The mutineers at last, having forced the Rance to
assist them with guns and elephants, succeeded in
effectlng an entrance at two of the gates, and they
promised the gentlemen that if they laid down their
arms, and gave themselves up quietly, their lives
should be spared. The gentlemen unfortunately
trusted to their word and came out. They were then
tied in q long line between some trees, and after 8
short consultation had their heads struck of. Such
ladies as had children had to see them cut in halves
before their own turn came. The Suwars, it appears
bore the principal part in these atrocities. This took
place on the afternoon of the 9th of june.