The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-11

The Nena sent on Sunday to say the
servants were not to 60, as the ladies
and women could look after themselves.
On this being heard they were all alarm
ed. At z A. NJ, the mutinecrs sur
rounded the e~ntrenchment, and had all
the Englishmen in their power, the SER
wants ran away, and were cut down; q
few escaped all were alarmed. The
rebels reached ~ the entrenchment, and
said, Come to the boats, all is ready
Ladies and children were sent on ele-
plants, dhoolies, &c., and the men
marched to the river, and then embark
cd in the boats.
When they all saw food prepared, and
all comfortable, they were all delighted.
When a few had gone On board, and
others were waiting to embark On the
river side, a gun opened on them with
canister; (this gun with others had been
masked;) one boat took fire, and then
another gun opened, and four boats were
fred on this, those escaped the fire
jumped into the water. The Sepoys
also fred muskets the Sowars entered
the water on horseback and cut numbers
down. Fifteen boat loads of English
were massaered; los m and children
escaped this massacre; but many Of
them were wounded. Tho Nena said,
"Don't kill these, but put them in pris-
on" One boat, in which General
Wheeler was, was pulled off by the
soldiers. The poor people, on the burn
ing of the boats, and when in the water,
were calling on God for help. A daugh-
ter of General Wheeler's was taken off
by a Sowar, put into his house along
with his wife; near the church. The
girl remained till nightfall and, when
he came home drunk, and fell asleep,
she took a sword and cut off his head,
his mothers head, two children's heads,
and lis wife's, and then walked into the
night air, and when sac saw other Sow
ars, she said, go inside, and see how
nicely I have rubbed the Ressaldar's
feet. They went inside, and found all
of them dead. She then jumped into a
well, and was killed.
From fear of what this girl had done,
none of the rebels would rave anything
to say to the EnglisbEomen, whom the
Nena at-frst proposed to give to the
soldiers lis women and children were
imprisoned with scarcely any food for
six days except gram and such stuff
The boat containing Gen. Wheeler and
ladies and gentlemen got off for
% miles, when they wero seized by the
OF Joagnuhar, aud had their
hands tied behind them, and were taken
back to the Nena. Mrs. Read, Thomas
Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Nc
and Captain Mckenzie, and DIR.
Harris, and several Europeans were
among the party. The Nena was much
owing to the generals old age,
be said, Loosen his arms Hoolar Sing,
Kotwal of CawDpore, said, Don't do
so.' The Nena said, take them to the
guard, and let the others remain where
are One Sepoy and Sowar killed
each an European. DR.. Harris was
wounded with two balls, and then ad-
the rebels, Shoot me, or kill
ne; my countrymen will avenge my
Heath before long Two Sowars then
Tut him down, and be died. If the
1emindars had not seized this boat all
would have been saved in it.
Those ladies who were first in the
.ena's prison, had their food of the
worst description from the bazaar. Ten
after this he sent them tosa house
The Assembly rooms Then the
.ena wrote to Delhi mentioning the
of women and children which
lie had taken, and soliciting instructions
egarding them. A reply was received,
hat they were not to be killed. The
Nena then obtained servants for the
'risoners. Again, shortly after the mu
my at Allahabad, q Sowar came in,
nd reported hat one Of the imprisoned
aides had written to Aflahabad and
hat a largo body of Europeans was ad
on Cawnpore. Then the Nena
ave the order to kill every one, to spare
10 one. This took place on the 18th of
July, but the general and others, who
Tere brought back with him, we're killed
n the I'd of the month. When the la
lies heard of the Nena's order to kill
hem, they tore their clothes, and wit
be shreds fastened the doors.
First the Sowars killed the native
.octor, the cook, and the metrance.-
,hen one Sowar jumped over the wall
nd began the slaughter; other Sowars
through the doors, and all the pri-
oners were killed. This was duly re-
orted to the Nena, who ordered the !
odies to be east into a well, and the :
twenty-five women and children who had
alive under the heap of dead J
odies were killed by e~xecutioners, and
of the little children were dashed :
} pieces against the ground. This t, ok I
lace early on the morning of the 18th I
uly, and in the evening the Nena ran O
to Bithoor. Many wounded women ,
ere thrown into the we'll, with the dead
odies and earth. Before the Nena re-
.eated he blew ur the magazine. {
THE HOPE OF THE AGED.-No man, e
N1 - I'll.