The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-22

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Candahar, Nadir invested the city Of Cabul.
which was hraycly defended by chief
named Sherzih han. But his applications
for aid were neglected by the court of p,,lhi.
and after months siege, CabuI was taken
by storm, in June. l,3s The Persian
army then advanced through the narrow
mountainous passes between tahul and Pt.
shawur, and Nadir succeeded in bribng the
warlikc Afghan tribes to remain neutral.
lie thus conducted his forces in safety
through those dangerous dcilcs, api cec,
turea Pcshawur Having surmoun,el this
difficulty, the invader led his army across
the Indus at Attcck, by means of two iron
rhs'-rs '1y 'wi1fci;-- niin''si SKINS "c nin'ic
fast. and covered with plauks, thus iorc'ing
u bridge Of boats.
The court of the Mogul was AT longih
thoroughly alarmed. A vast army OF 200
900 men, under the Join, command Of Dcv.
ran X han and NUam ool- Nook, twho ha
led each other mos, cordially was collect.
ed outside the walls o' the capital and
having been joined by Mohamm,d shah in
person. with II splendid court, they advanced
TO the plain of kurnaui. about sixty miles
north of Delhi
Having crossed the Indus, Nadir shah
rested hls army ior u icw days nj Lahore.
and then advanced towards the plain of
h urnaul. In twcnty-cight months he had
marched eighteen hundred and fifty miles.
and mory.
At the SAINT time the Mogul was rein
forced hy raadit h han a powerful omra,
with twenty thousand men but the vast
nssemblngc Of Indians. without discipline,
valor, or unanim,t. had little chance
against the veterans OF \adir
The engagement commenced by u party
Of six thousand X urds, who began to pill
lapc the baggage OF Saallt khal /, division,
Oh the extreme right oi the In dian armv.-
Dcvran X han led his men mp 10 strengthen
Saadit. and Nadir advancing a, the same
time with thousand chosen horse the ac
ton became warm but the Indians. by the
jndclous arrangement Of the Persian wcro
also attacked IN Hank, their brigade OF eI..-
phants was routed by the clever con,ilyancc
of placing stages full Of bnzng Tow on th.
back. OF camcls. aud panic sciz,l their
army. Ia the thick oi the fight Devran
h han was morially wounded, and t'Il back
scnelss on his elephant.
Night put an end TO The strife, tn, only
n small portion Of the indinn righ, wing
had been engaged and the grca, Moyul wns
,-.irous of renewing the battle un The next
day Bn, tin cowarIiy or trcachcrou.
counsel of Nizam-ooI Nook prevailed. and
the Emleror Of Indla submitted 10 the terms
al the rrdr conqucror.
Mohamn,i shah the following day, was
conducted 10 Nadirs tcn' by the persinB
vzicr. Tahma-p Khan whore h' wa. rccey
cd with courtesy. but uphraided for having
given the cOuqueror the trouhlc 10 march 40
lar 70 chas'isr him n" Mogu listened
with silence and .bamc, and the next day
the melancholy march 10 Delhi commenced
The Grea, Mogul was attended by twelve
thousand Pcr.ian., followed by Nadir with
the bulk Of his army. and in six days the
disgraccd monarch found himself prisoner
u MS own capital. Ga the the following day,
Nadr Shah made his entrance into the city
where every house was clo~ed and proceeded
straight - the palace. Here the Indian
lords. with true oriental seryiIiiy. WED with
each other m ob~quious hattry of their
new master Saaii' X han, alone, preferred
dose Of poison
Mex, day, Iahmasp .cnt some l''rsisn
cavalry 10 open the graneries, which caused
aSs"uhlage Of d mob and Sryerai Persians
we're killed. Nadir issued ont Of ,he palace
20 suppress the tumnlt. tn, moderation only
increased the insolence ol The cosardy In.
diam and at length the fierce warrior
wrath .as kipdled IIe ordered ,he whole
ci,y 70 BE- given up TO pillage and ma-sacr'
and, drawing bn sword, statione! himself on
the roof oi a mosque with three gilLd 1nim-.
uear ID" centre Of the ci'y. whence BE- over.
looked the work o' destruction IN grim aDI
.glien si,eucs. IIc had orlerd ,ha, ~ any
street where the dead body of P,-rsian va.
found no souI should remain alive Neither
aye sOr ses vas spared riyer. of bIDsi No ~ed
thtDagh the s'r',t. aud "yery il0use. from
the yalacr to the ho.rl. VA !. ed with mourn.
ing.
A. ieug,h the ~retcb~d EMPEROR threw
himself a, Nadrs fs.st AID uppred hlm H.
spare his people. The cruel conqpcror ana
wer'ri ihs Nozul sprsyer was granted Ne
sbes'hed bi. sword AMI III" fns<sacr. ccs.s-i
I, hsd lasted from cigh, 4 " % ,hree =
VI, srsi not les. than 20 200 .o'il-. or. ar.
cJrdhg ~ another account. 200 900 had
l,'risbei ~h!e many wom~n had suffered
most infamous trrs.tHisui !, for they we're
r.iieyed ty death.
Ney' Ia! under threat 81 Punishment all
T.19o. wcre ordered 10 pur.ie tbeir uslAl
eIrployusu's and a f'e''ys Celebrate! the
..'sr 'nal q Naliir's seroii an % a niecs
4 'iyf Great Nogul.
II" Etiquette II the Imperial Cogr, re-
puirrd "a, the bridegroom shOgI prove
seyen gs',"rr'ions a noble ance.,ry TEL
them ..id Sadir. 'ha, he "a 'hc .of ~
Nni, Ne an u he sword. III. grandson
% ~ .1o-i and ~ ~ fOr -av'Ti'y--ifs;'svl
~ se~er--2rr"rA'.ou. II tbey I'k'" ~