Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-11-24
Incidents in the Siepa of Debit

We extract from the letter OF the Delhi
correspondent of The illustrated Nems, extern.
ding from the 18th 10 the 2Sth Of August,
some interesting Incidents Of the siege:
few days ago, there arrived in or camp
guised as an afghan, one Of the many TN
happy victims of the late atrocities The
young wife of warrant officer. gentle and
iair, had taken refuge. with her three child
rem in the cellar of a house to which she
and one of her aunts had fled for safety. On
the hrst outburst of the mu.iny, the hus-
bands OF both We're absent from Delhi. OF
her babes, the eldest was only four wears
old; and she told how patiently they Law
TIL night, sitting their sobs in her bosom.
and how, when morning came, she heard the
footsteps OF men in riot above and around
her, and the tramp of feet on the staircase
OF her hidingplace A postein door led her
out on the strand, and here she was met by
two Mahometan folders, who stripped her
OF all she had. She hoped then they would
allow her to flee with her children, but she
was told that she must go before the King.
They dragged her back through the college
garden, under the walls of the palace
Within was tumult and scene Of demoniac
orgie, from which even Imagination reeoils
A FASH close enough to scorch her. n sbarn
blow, and she fell to the earth, holding in
her arms dying infant, pierced through bv
the same bullet which had ploughed its way
through her own side Faint with loss ~
blood, she long lay there; at last. in labv
tones she SO well knew, she heard her little
ones murmur, 1--WE will come and die with
mamma, and their tiny hands tenderlv
nursed theirs; hut as they crept round her.
savage seized her eldest born-the little
hardly needed so sharp and heavy sword
-one bow, and the babbling voice was
hushed forever.
There was one yet left her. Uncomplain
ingIy she had pressed closer to the bleeding
mothers bosom, whose glazing eyes were
riveted on this. her last. Again the stroke
descended-not fatal vet. For six LONG
hours. Water, waterw fainter and fainter
Yet, till the little mutilatsd face was hushed
| at last A moulvie had watched her and
when night closed in, and when all was
quiet once more in that noisy place, he came.
IKE the good Samaritan, and poured oil ON
her wounds, and laid her on a bed and ear.
RED her to his home. The women of his
house attended her. and fed and clothed her
As one OF themselves Slowly strength came
again, end the stream Of life flowed on. not
all bitter, for she hoped that, though her
children had been taken from her her hus.
band might still be living; and she homes
on, and refuses to believe she is utterly he.
rsft- She tells ofpanics in the city-of the
encouragement of the Sepoys at their uni
form Ill lsnccess At length the women OF
the house obtained leave on high festival
to go to tomb and pray; and, yelled a.
Moslem, she passed the gates in their compa.
ny. She had been able t. communicate With
some OF our afghan allies, many of whom
pass freely to and from the city. 1t was
planned that at dark one of these should
come to the mosque and guide her to our
camp. They. LEFT it together. Twice she
was nearly discovered by patrola Int in es 49,
" morning they found themselves outsids
&c Of our. pisksta At first che VA tsken
Ioe spy, but soon ovsreams I'll difaeulties.
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