American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-25

other officers were wounded. aud one,
great fiioud OF mine, poor DOW.
who commanded the artillery, died OF
his wounds two days after the action.
With the small force we took out il
wos ce,tuinly most plucky venture,
for the enemy had at least 5000 against
usi our force altogether not making
1000 of all arms. | think If we had
had more ammunition they would have
been totally routed, for their cavalry
were worth nothing. The loss Of the
enemy was very great, and supposed to
be between 400 aud 500 killed.
emo sooner had gu, force arrived in
tho fo,t that evening than every bad
character in tho city rose unanimous
ly. and commenced such a scene of
burning and pluudering as has not yet
been seen in any town in the north.
west. The whole sky was bright and
lurid from the flames from The bung.
allows that were set on fire. This con-
tinued for that night. tho next day and
next night, by which time almost every
house was burnt and plundered of ev.
erything. Government House did not
escape the general spoliation, aud |
am sorry to say the lieutenant-goveinor
has lost all his nice furniture, most of
his horses, and many other things that
were full of valuable and tender assoc
Citations. l managed To save all his
plate and books, together with some
few tIifling articles Of furniture. Also
all his wines. beer &c, and all his clothes.
His carriage aud one pair of horses ale
safe under the walls Of the fort.
"My personalities has not been very
great. Two buggy horses aud one pG-
ny. together with all my pictures aud
available dogcart, comprise the whole.
Altogether, it is u matter of cnngratu-
lation to have saved as much as we did;
but the scene around us in this large
cantonment and civil lines is melancholy
in the extreme, nothing but the bare
walls of houses left standing, and the
roads abou, strewed with furniture and
things Of all kinds. ~. ...a.
every Christian, European and ma.
tive, has been in the fort since the 9th
inst, aud here, am afraid, we are like.
ly to remain for some little time, until
some sort of reini"rccments can reach
us. These are, however, coming up
country fast now, some thee Europe
an regiments having reached Cawnpoic
on the 18th, but too late. fear, 10 save
the gallant little band there from dos
truction. .......... .rf .....
"Reports have reached 10, on tho
best authority. of Sir Hugh Wheeler.
having consented to a treaty with the
ruflians of mutineers outside aud no
sooner had they got into their boats TO
drop down the river To Alahabad than
they were fired into and il is believed,
all destroyed. trust some of tho above
force will reach Lucknow in lime TO
assist Sir Henry Lawrence, for he il al
so getting hard pressed. Every one is
anxiously looking to Delhi being la
ken, when the effect will doubtless be
great all over the county. think they
have found il a much stronger fort than
they expected.or government, e zen new
and surrounded as they we're by shoals
and SHOALS Of the mutineers. they de-
serve great credit for tho devotion aud
energy they have displayed in the
heightened time they have stood before
its walls. The enemy make frequent
attacks, but are always repuised with
heavy loss. They are now very hard
pressed for ammunition. more pariicu.
larry percussion caps, which they find
it impossible To make. They are row
trying to turn their percussion muskeis
into those with flint locks, bnl this they
will not be able to arrange. ....
1--WE muster he,e in tho furt nearly
5000 souls, and believe have p'o
visions for some six months. long before
which time hope we shall see order
restored throughout the district. Ev-
erything, in fact, depends upon things
at Delhi Tho delay has been most
unconscionable. Yesterday we heard
the news Of the death of Sir Henry Bar
nard, the general commanding, So that
now the army will change headsfnr the
third time. All this is most unfnrtn-
nate, but we are all sanguine of things
being set right in time. We want at
least twenty moro European regiments
out here, for after this general deser.
ton OF their trust aud colo,s, no faith
can be for a moment placed in any SO.
poy. They are oil alike, ireacherous,
dcceitful, full ofha,red to all Christians,
with a white face or black"