Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-09-25
The neroIt in india.

from private letters from INDIA, some o.
them detailing the most horrible attrocir
ties By The natives, and others the hair,
breadth escapes and terrible sufferings Of
the Europeans. The English journals
continue the free publication OF such let
tiers, bat most of them are but repetitions
of previous narratives, interesting doubts
less in the highest degree 10 the readers
of the English papers. so many OF @honl
have relatives and friends at the scene Of
the conflict. We make few additional
extracts where new facts or phases Of
facts are introduced. The following pas
sages occur in a private letter from CT
vii officer Of the government, dated Alias
habad, June 98th: fga
When we could once get out OF the fort
we were all over.the place cutting down
all natives who showed any Signs Of oppo.
sition; we enjoyed these trips very much.
SO pleasant il was to get out of that hor-
rid fort for a few hours. One trip en-
ioyed amazingly; we got on board stea-
uer With qua, while the Sikhs and Flu
sileers marched up to the city; we steam
, ed up, throwing shot right and left, til
We got up TO the bad places, when we
went ashore and peppered away with our
guns-my old double barrel that l
brought with me, bringing down several
niggers, so thirsty for vengeance was l.
We fred the places right aud left, and
the flames shot up TO the heavens as they
spread. famed by the breeze, showing
that the day of vengeance had fallen on
the txeacherous villains.
The wicked 9Th had marched out on
the 9TH, leaving two guns. and Nassal-
~ ;s.t - Il
ling himself the agent Of the King of
Delhi, aud calling oc all nativcs, Hin.
docs, and true believers, te massacre all
Europeans, aud many poor fellows who
lad been hiding fell INTO his hands and
were murdered.
At last, when reinforcements came up,
we all marched out. drove the insurgents
out of the city. took possession Of it and
the station, where we remained ever
since in the collectors house. about go of
us; others are in the pucka (brick built
houses that were not burnt; and the Fusi.
leees aud seth Queens ia the church"
A clergyman writes from Bungalore
under date of July 4:
know from the very best authority
that the Mahomedans are plotting atuhis
place, but whether they dare rise will
depend on how things 60 on in other
places. The events Of the next three
weeks will be most momentous. At Mad
ras the panic has been intense. believe,
too, that the fears are reasonable. We
have at Bungalore strong force, and the
Madras Sepoys have hitherto proved 10y.
al. There is one circumstance in our IA
v0r. We allow all our regiments to have
their women and children with them in
their lines. whereas in Bengal the Sepoy
leaves his wife in his village, and is al
lowed 10 visit her for certain period
every year. Our system, doubtless, is a
great check on the Sepoys, as :hey know
that in the event Of their rising their fam.
lilies are ln our power, but the Bengal sol.
diers can roam at will.
The gallant conduct OF Lieut.. de Kant.
zon, of the 9th Bengal native infantry, al
Meerut, when at an early day portion
Of his regiment mutinied, is mentioned
The following narrative of the part he
took is from his own pen:
was returning from recommending,
when information was brought me that
Eve troopers Of the 9TH light cavalry were
coming along the road. An immediate
pursuit was Of course ordered by me, and
my 80 troopers tore away at full speed
after me. / was just coming up to them
and had already let drive among the
numbering villains, when 10! came upon
200 Of their comrades, all armed with
swords and some with carbines. A smart
Gre was kept up at distance of not more
than rs yards. What could 80 dc
against 900 regular troopers, we'll horsed
and armed. particularly when walked in,
TO by the bullets of 100 of the infan.
try?
1 ordered a retreat, but my cavalry
could not get away from troopers noun
ted upon good stud bred horses; so we
were soon overtaken, and then commenc
ed the shindy in earnest; 12 troopers sur.
rounded me; the first, Mahommedar
priest, shot through the breast just as
he was cutting me down; this was my
only pistol, so l was helpless as regards
weapons, save my sword; this guarded of
q swinging cut given me by No. e, as al
so another BY No. 8; but the fun could
not last. bitterly mourned not having
a couple of rcvolvers. for 1 could have
shot every man. My sword was cut
down. and got slash on the head that
blinded me, another on the arm that
glanced, and only took slice off. The
third caught me on the side, but also
glanced and hit me sideways. 1 know
not how escaped. God only knows, as
IL against one were fearful odds, espe-
cially as l was mounted on pony bare
back. Escape. however. did, and after
many warm escapes too numerous to
mention l got back here. II of my brave
fellows were killed. four wounded. six
missing; total. "a. out OF 80. Good odds.
was Il not?