The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-09-15
FOREIGN ITEMS.

Since ourlast there have been two arrivals
from Europe.
A letter, speaking of the outbreak in
India, says:
wretches sounded the alarm bugle to bring
them to the parade, and shot them down
right and left Wretched murderers, may
they receive their reward Nine poor little
ensigns doing duty with the regiment were
bayoneted to death in the mess-room, and
three of the officers who escaped heard their
cries as they passed. Poor boys, who had
never given offence to any native, nor caused
dissatisfaction to the Sepoys. Five officers
were shot belonging to the regiment, be-
sides the nine poor boys. Birch and Innes,
with the sergeant major, in all IL military
men, many merchants and others were most
that night by the hands of the merciless
Sepoys. The treasury was plundered, the
prisoners released from Jail, and the work
of destruction commenced. The whole
plundered and fired.
Every day we have had expeditions to
burn and destroy disaffected villages and
we have taken our revenge.
Ihave been appointed chief of a commits
sion for trial of all natives charged with
offences against government and persons {;
day by day we have strung up eight and
ten men. We have the power of life and
death in our hands, and l assure you we
spare not. A very summary trial is all that
takes place; the condemned culprit is plac-
ed under tree with a rope round his neck
on the top of a carriage, and when it is pull
ed away off he swings.
You can have no idea of the awful weather
and our sufferings from the heat; we sit
with wet cloths over our heads, but the
deaths from sun strokes continue large; that
dreadful scourge cholera has also broken
out and we have lost already 70 fighting
men. We buried 90 three nights ago at
one funeral, and the shrieks of the dying
were something awful two poor ladies who
W6lC OfSI loSPltSti UIIo, cSAAS'S
from fright. We have now got about 400
men outside the fort and disease is certainly
on the decline. All the village people ran
away, and one who had worked for the Euro
population was to a man against us we
should stand but bad chance. A poor
baker was found with both hands cut off,
and his nose slit, because he had sent in
bread to US. 1 need not say how anxiously
we all look for large army from England.
We can hold our own we'll enough till it ar
rives, but India was never in such mess,
and it requires many strong arm and
wise head to put it in order again. The
Bengal army is to a man against US, and /
am very nervous about Madras and Bonn
bay one single mischance, and those two
armies follow.
ENGLAND.-A letter from London says,
if the telegraph company should postpone
operations until next summer, the present
cable will be sold and n new one made, 500
miles longer, in season to be laid next June.
SPA1N.-The Spanish cabinet were con-
sidering a proposition to the municipal
authorities of Havana for reducing the i'm
port duties on -four.
RUssIA.-The Russians were stated to
have been defeated on the banks of the
Kuban; they lost 6 guns, and 81 pack
horses. 1t is said that Schamyl, with 25,-
900 Circassans, had also defeated the
Russian army, which attempted to dislodge
him from the banks of river commanding
some passes. After battle which lasted
ten hours, the Russians were driven across
the river Several fortified places, built by
the Russians at great cost, for the mainten-
ance of their communications, fell into
SchamyPs hands
PRUssIA.-The news is of rather a war
like nature. The garrison Of Herat is
being strengthened.
ITALY.-The differences between the
cabinets of Turin and Naples are unsettled.
and matters look decidedly unfayorable in
that quarter. .. e.
~ The interest on the State debt of
Virginia amounts to LOO, 900 annually