The Nevada Democrat., 1857-11-04
An Escape from Delhi.

A British soldier thus describes his adVentur-
GUS escape from Delhi:
When the alarm was first given that the
troops in Delhi had mutiuled l was enjoying
nv meal, but from the atrocities that friend
of mine came in aud told me he had seen COM
mitted, left my eating, and looking out, saw
seven or eight men dragging female down
the street by the hair OF her head, which was
very long aud black. | could not look upon
that without q feeling OF horror. Not OF what
would become Of myself was man-bnt for
the other poor women who were in Delhi at the
time. went iutu the house. aud sOUn returned
with rifle, intending 10 lnhict punishment Oh
one, at least OF the mlscreants; but no sooner
appeared IN the verandah lhan was shot at by
black; but he missed me, and for which kind
coLs Liberation | shot him through the heart
About dozen rutians now made an attack on
.ny house, aud began battering at the door,
called my friend who had given me the news,
and giving him revolving pistol, together
with my two servants, each armed with gun,
aud myself armed with revolving pistol III
Que hand and sword in the other, walked
boldly down to the door and let them I'M as
opened the door retreated behind it, The
blacks came rushing in pellmell, and were rush
ing up the passage, when my friend and two SER
wants came from their concealment aud fred at
them steadily, which brought three of them
down, then clubbing their guns, they rushed on
the surprised blacks
At tue moment the attack was made by my
coup de man. stepped out from my hlding-pace
behind the door, and shot the hndurmost VII
lain down with my pistol, aud then with all the
fury OF ten thousand devils went TO work with
my sword, wounding here, killing there, aud
shooting those that stabbed al me. AT last
there were but five blacks left, aud they forced
by me and gained the street. l. following close
behind them, shut the door violently, thereby
shutting them out l went back aud found tina
all three OF my assistants had been SO wound.C
that despaled of their lives, my fears wer
quickly dispeled by two Of them dying shortl,
after, in the most irightlul agony, the other
my dear friend HancOck-dyIng shortly after
Alter our killing SO many oil their men. knew
that the house would be attacked and no mercy
shown, 30 diseOlUred my face and assumed The
garb Of one OF the dead blacks aud as | coult
speak their language thought should pas
for black. got out by a back way aud be
gan haloong aud hooting, and running anC
going about where the other blacks were, anC
SO by those means avoided suspicion, incurrinl
the greatest danger of being recOgoized me
two or three times with sngle black in
lonely place, aud such was my hatred OF then
that could not restrain myself from killing
them. Que time, after had killed man ant
was looking over him, body Of blacks came
up and would have struck me TO the earth hat
not called out fierce In their language that
would avenge him. and suddenly started fron
my standing place called out to an imaginary
fellow to stop, swearing be was the murderer
l bounded away, the Others with me, but failed
to catch the fellow. When the blacks made
sortie snuggled myself in with them, ant
came over to the side Of my friends, where
was warmly received. got wounded in tn,
engagement, but revenged myself upon them
for fought with all the desperation o. mad
ness