Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-09-18
Forelen Nergs per Europa.

the money article in the LONDON OF the 29th:
HThe apparently disastrous conflict with the mutt
neeIs before Agra the chief subject of r, greet
but increased uneasness was felt from the fact of
ri ing having been attempted at Hyderabad, where
any serious movement might be likely to operate
favorably on the Madras army.
The condition of the crops in England, Ireland,
and Scotland was on the whole encouraging. Ia
England, the wheat crop may be pronounced uDu-
susly productive. The barley crop is Of unusual
extent, but viii probably yield barely an average
per acre. The oat crop is decidedly below iis
eiage prOductiveness. Pulse crops for the most
part inferior. Potatoes have promised better, but
are more diseased than they have been for several
years. The hay crop is good, and unusually well
got. Turnips are generally inferior. Mange wur-
zels generally good Ia the south of England near
y all the is carried and shows most satsfac-
tory yield. 10 the midland Districts harvest work
has made great progress. and is daily extending
northwards In Ireland, since 1926, there has not
been so favorable season az the present and
week or 50 more of the brilliant weather we have
bad during August is all that is wanted to realize
the prospect OF an early and abundant harvest.
There are DO longer any complaints Of failure in the
potato crop, the symptoms of blight which bad
SHOWN themselves in some localities in the course
OF last month having entirely disappeared In Scot
Isnd, the harvest operations are BOW general and
the weather continues to be favorable for bard
enlng the grain. The crop will be an average one
Potato disease has shown itself in the north of Scot
lahd but is not likely to become anything like gen.
eFal
The MASSACRE AT CAwNPoRE.-We have notbino
10 the wsy of details to this terrible transaction
but the London Times of August % describes Nens
sahlo as the fend who dragged 1872 European fugi.
uVes, chiefly women and children, from boats on
the Ganges to the parade-ground of Cawnpote and
there murdered the whole in one HELPLESS mass: and
adds, that, having a second opportunity of the
same KIND, he has made the same use OF it, At
the date Of the first affair." it was said that he had
very large force, the nucleus being body of
armed men, with artillery, though known to be
bitter enemy of the British rule and with what be
considered strong private grievance. After re-
Peatng the language Of the telegraph dsp tch in
regard TO the garrison being obliged to surrende
In consequence of famine, the Times says:
We will own to melancholy satifaction ia the
thought that, by the breach of this captua,ion
We are now at liberty to deal with Nena Sahb &C.
coFGing TO all the laws Of peace and of war. We
should, indeed, be sorry indeed, 70 be under
any obligation or in any sort of covenant with the
deliberate murderer of more than a hundred
women and children. It is difficult indeed to i'm
agine how Sir ID. Wheeler, the surviving officer
who was in command, could either trust such a
man or wish TO enter into terms with him. On this
point we hope to be better informed than we area
But, however that may be, Nena Sahib has re-
leased Us from all obligation; and if he or one OF
MS gang, escape the halter, il must OulV be be-
cause the bullet or the bayonet has been before
hand with It. We trust that England will are 10
cost OF men or of money to Vindcate justice and hu
mainly upon the person of this savage and > n, r
midons Extraordinary crimes require exrraor l.
nary penalties; and il we mean to sustsin IN, Bi
tlsh rule OF human nature ITSELF in any Who-sUm.
sense OF that term in HindostOn, We must max /. |
signal example of the men who have Offered these
anronte upon It We occasionally hear whispers |
about cheap sentiments of mercy and pity Tor those
men. Whatever We may desire for their souls il .
IS plain matter Of business what we have 10 do /
with their bodies, and not only India but the world
VIII De intolerable If We neglect our duty TO
Nothing else will tell on the Mahomedau or the |
HiDdoo. For our religion, for our teaching and /
preaching, they have an utter contempt Fortu-
nateiy they understand what it is to be lung and |
have particular objection 10 it. Indeed, " have
heard lately some earnest remOnstrance against the
application OF this process to persons so keeuly
sensitive OF It's disgrace. That renders it peculiarly
adapted Tor the purpose. What we have to teach |
the followers Of Mahomet aud the Worshippers Of |
Flshu IS that whatever their creed or their caste,
We treat urderers as do dogs, and in all moral
respects rate them good deal lower.
Among the military officers killed at Cawnpore
on the gath Of June, were Brigadier Jack Col
Williams, Col. Lindsay, Mejor Prout, Sir George
Parker, Col Quinn, Lieut.. Redman, Ensign Supple
Capt. Halliday, Capt. Reynolds Lieut. Poole, Mr..
Smith, Col Eckford, DIR. Dempster, Capt. Jervis,
and DR.. Challwin.
At the battle of Agra, on the 9th of july. the
following officers were killed: Capt. Thomas,
Capt Darby, Lieuts. Lamb, Pond, and Fellows; and
OF the civil service, Messrs. 0Conner. O. Horn p.
Horn, Carlton, Smith, Jordan, Pendergast White
ray, Black, Burbank Freere Cutram Old6eH
and Dewes Capt. Bishop, DR.. Graham, and Rev
MI. Hunter, wife and child, were massdcred Brig
adler Brind wounded.
The Times of the goth, 10 an article on the Zone
sac subject that weighs upon every British BOSOM"
tFusts that nothing short of necessity will be al
lowed to limit the scale of the armament for the
east. we have not merely 20 Eeconquer strong
positions and extensive districts not merely 10 de-
stroy some nifty regiments of treacherous and cow
Afuly muuheers not merely 10 chastise and terrify
into submission Independent princes, numerous
contingeuts, crowds OF irregulars, whole tribes of
ROBBERS and murderers, and a population naturally
apt TO side with the strong; but more than all we
nave 70 perform 10 the eyes Of the world, aud for
tue dement, OF the human race, tremendous act
OF vengeance. England, religion, and civilization
have received the most intOlerable insult that Ma
homedan fanaticism could devise in a systematie
series OF deliberate brutalities on European women
and children.
The Times insists upon this and more II de-
mandS that the outrages committed on the Gyo-
men aud unmarried girls who fell into the hands
Oh the mntneers aud populace of Delhi who were
carried IN procession for hours through the chief
oil the city, with every horror that
eouid degrade them in the eyes Of the people pre-
ous 10 the last oIutalI1ies and cruetes that them
In the sight Of thousands were pernetrsted m |
them, snail be reVebged; that not a stone of that
city be left upon another that ''Delhi should for
the future only be known in history as Sodom aud
Gomorrsb.' All Asia, the Times thinks, will be
wiser for the example Of the entire destruction of
he Mogul empire
France-zhe Empress Bnge,is at a Bull fight
On Sunday, the Esd of August, the Empress Eu-
genie visited Bayonne to attend Bull figh, in ths
rAhoourg OF 81. Esprit, where these sports have
been held for the last few years. Tue King OF
"Hrtemburg was also present at the humaniznz !
amusement so dear to all Spanish aud cons, quent-
y to Her Majesty of the French. Two animals {
we're Killed, after undergoing the usual process
torture, 20 the apparent satisfaction OF toe am-
tenrs, an as similar pleasure was about To DO 7
norded oy third butchery, a heavy Ter :
torn came on, at once interruptiag IL, SPORT
number of the spectators rushed Tor sn, it,r 20
ie gallery or platform where the mus lsas ,
'ere stationed, which, was, excepting the o1es
coupled by dgnitaries, the only spot covered IN c
he arena.
This structure which was unusually ia ,ils. gave
'Ay beneath the weight of she hanIreds wao {
tesse1 upon IT. and all were precipitated to the I
'Ouuu' great panlc arose, and Is az hfst | .
ou 'uat several persons were killed bot il soon i
PPsafea mat only one was crushed TO dtAta al 1 I
hooSu several had tlmbs fractured Tb. mana /
~ u 'e oG'i-tihg thought that the disaster would
eiease am from presenting the real OF MA soinals
'ut the eroEd Insisted on the eobtinuaoca ~ =
nc spot, aud, no bull making his an,s.rsn,s a
Ell 70 tearing up benches, breaking Gov, 49, / a
iers, and deinolishng everything ,hsy eopId IL :
heir hands on. TIE Empress, whose sensibI,,- G
les were cnly pleasantly affected by he inhnoa, n
oFture OF the bulls, became disgustsd with tbs NJ,
1peeted scene. and retired but the rioters eopti
ed their uProar and troops had 70 be called On 10
'spsrss them.
Whether the Empress viii again pa,rolizs l
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