Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-10-15
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Although Delhi is still in the hands Of
the mutineers, and the most dreadful attro-
cities continue to be committed in various
parts of India, yet the broad wave ofvicto-
ry is spreading itself over the land. The
advance of General Havelock's column from
Allababad has been one chain of victories.
In our last we mentioned that Gen. Have
lock had reached Cawnpore, but we were
unable to give details of its capture
The column marched from its encamping
ground at daylight on the morning of the
10th, and after thirteen miles Journey,
halted to breakfast within two miles of the
enemy's position in front of Cawnpore.
After resting three hours, it advanced to
the attack. General Havelock had with
him 1900 Europeans, and about 700 or
500 Sikhs, against $4,000 mutineers Sc
poys, armed and disciplined in every re-
spect like his own soldiers, and comman-
ded by the arch-fend, Neny Sahib, in per-
SON. The General, seeing the enemy's po-
sition, determined to take him in the flank.
For this purpose, the 18th Highlanders
were sent to the front, with some of the
Madras Fusileers on the left flank to cover
the movement. Her Majesty's 64th and
the remaining companies of the s4th Foot
with the guns, were on the right of the col
umn, out of the enemy's view. While per-
forming this flank movement the Highlan-
ders and Fusileers were under heavy fire
from the enemy's artillery, which, however,
did no damage, save killing the horse of
Col. Walter Hamilton. When our troops
had got properly on his flank, the columns
were wheeled into line, and advanced, un-
der heavy fire of grape, shell, aud mus
kerry, to within so yards before they fired
shot. Our men then opened fire, and
the 18th charged up to the muzzles of the
guns and captured them-three q poun-
ders, loaded as they were. Leaving them
in charge, on they pressed-nothing but
death could stay their avenging hands when
once raised to smite. The 18th next car
red village at the point of the bayonet; ;
this was on the right of the enemy's posi-
ton, and his flank was thus completely
turned. The columns then moved on to
their left position after clearing the village.
As soon as they got clear of the village,
the enemy again opened fire upon our
troops from gun he still had, when we
had to lie down and wait for our artillery !;
but the bullocks being quite knocked up,
only one small gun Of no use against the
enemy's big enc could be got into position.
General Havelock saw at once the difficult
ty, and instantly gave the order to take
the gun, which was done in brilliant style
by the Light Company of the 18th, under
heavy fire, which was we'll kept up
This ended the affair, and our victory was
most complete. In the absence of cavalry
the line was halted, and the General went
up 10 the Highlonders and paid them a
well-merited compliment on their perform
ances. The whole force behaved most no.
bly,, and every soldier was eager for the
fray, are did his duty manfully.
On this evening of the engagement the
column encamped outside the walls Of
Cawnpore, and on the morning of the 7th,
our soldiers entered the city. Accustom-
ed as they had been to scenes of slaughter
the spectacle that met their eyes nearly
petrifed them with horror. They marched
straight to place where they were told
IT'S women and children were confined,
but ON their arrival they found they had
come tolate! They only found the clothes
of the poor victims strewn over the blood
stained ground. The scene of the horrible
catastrophe was a paved courtyard, and
one of Highlanders in writing to a cotem-
porary says: 'There were two inches of
blood upon the pavement, and from the re-
port that we got from the residents of the
place it appears that, after we had beaten
the enemy the evening previous, the Sepoys,
and Sowars entered the place where the
unhappy victims were, killed all the ladies,
and threw children alive, as we'll as the Ia
dies dead bodies, into well in the COM
pound. l saw it, and it was terrible
sight. 1t appears from the bodies We saw
that the women were stripped of their
clothes before they were murdered" A
feeling more terrible than vengence arises
in the heart at reading this, and even the
most reverent shudder when they think
that Omnipotence could have deemed such
an ordeal necessary. The history of the
world affords no parallel 10 the terrible
massacres which during the last four months
have desolated the land. Neither age, sex
nor condition has been spared. Children
have been compelled to eat the quivering
flesh of their murdered parents, after which
they were literally torn asWder by the
laughing fends who surrounded them.-
Men in a great many instances have been
mutilated, and before being absolutely kill
ed, have had to gaze upon the last dishon-
or of their wives and daughters previous to
being put to death. But really we cannot
describe the brutalities that have been COM
mitted; they pass the boundaries of hu-
man belief, and to dwell upon them shakes
reason upon its throne. If ever nation
was made the instrument of an insulted
Deity, that nation is England; and we
trust that she will strike and spare not.
We hope that by this time her ships are
not only on their mission of vengence by
way of the Cape, but that thousands of
her soldiers are by this time marching
across the desert upon Suez. Not mo-
nlent should be lost, and long before Christ
mas the whole of India will be lying at
our feet. Before evacuation Cawnpore, Ne
ma Sahib blew up the magazine. He then
retired upon Bethoor, to which he was fol-
lowed by portion of our troops. On ar
irving at the palace, however, they found
that the bird had flown. They fred the
place, razing it to its foundations and car
rying away Is guns. Nena Sahib, it is