Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-18

with fearful accounts of the revolt in that CITY and
massacre ofthe English. The Rev. Mr. Jeanings
Chaplain of Delhi aud his grown up daughter ian
amable aud much respected yosng LADY, were muir
jered In the palace where they were living with Cap
tain Douglas lalso killed. ,Commandani of the Guards
/ The Delhi Bank pundered and burnt las all
eatonmens) together with the premises of the Delhi
| Gazette the Treasury sacked and the church burnt
! hut a very few fear, have escaped by the kernaul
| road and in this direction, although 1t is rumored
that several carriages proceeding to ker-
maui. The troops in Delhi Captain DE Teissiers
Light Field Battery OF Native Artillery, with the 74th
5Ith and 3sth Regiments Native lnfantry--the two
latter of which attacked and murdered their Of
6eers well ms those of the 74th.
"On the 9th Of May GOO of the Sappers and Miners
oilioered by commissioned and none commissioned En
ropoans, arrived ut Meerut from their station, Roor-
kee and the commander. in chief Is shortly expected
TO from umballah toward Kernaul with three
European regiments from the hills and 5000 troops
furnished by the Jain and Putteealah Rajahs. The
Srmore battalion is hourly expected in Meerut from
Deyrhh The rebels still at the palace Of Delhi,
and have fned it is said, in inducing the aeghbor-
ing rajah To Join them. They reported to be
fighting among themselves; and the city suppose Is
in state of anarchy. Numbers have lost MI they
possessed except the clothes on their backs; among
the rest the Rev. Alfred and Mrs. Medland of the
the Church Missionary Society. That gentleman
performing divine service in the Mission Church nj
the time Of the mutny and escaped to the European
lines The rioters broke into his house in the city
searched every nook ana corner Tor MIN, ana Dufneu
down the premises. None ofus, believe are desti-
tnte Of profound and heartfelt thankfulness to AL
mighty God for our great deliverance.
"Our hearts however are bleeding for the loss fun
der the circumstances of fiightiul and unparalleled
atrooity) OF SO many of our dear and unfortunate
conntrymen. The soldiers specially burning to
inict summary punishment on these brutal murder
ers of unarmed men, dcfenceless women, and lnno
cent children Martial law has been proclaimed in
the district by the Major General, The mutiny com
menced with the rescue of 81 prisoners by their COM
rades The goal was burned, and l4oo other com
vcts liberated The fcttered mutneers proceeded to
the compound of Captain Galloway, of the Sd Light
Cavalry and compelled his blacksmith to their
chains. The Delhi magazine defended for some
time by certain Europeans but ut p. NJ the 18th
inst, when the insurgents had succeeded in etectng
an entrance the place was blown up with terrific
explosion by Lieut.. D. G. Willoughby. Commssary
of Ordnance, destroying it is thought, some 900 of
the rebels. That gallant officer escaped for the time
to the main guard. His fate at present remains
certain though butlite hopes Is entertained of his
safety.
'Nnt single European or native Christian Is left
alive in Delhi or the neig hborhood The officers aud
oyerseers OF the Hopper stud with their wives aud
families escaped the evening of the l3th inst and
reached Meernt the following morning without mo-
lesiaton. Lieutenant j. J, Eckiord of the 9th Ma
tive Infantry, holding Engineer appointment Mt
Meeru defended his treasury against the mob for
time, his wife and family hiding In the garden. The
house at last wns set fire, and Mr. Ecktord severe
~ wounded in the left temple. lie remained nsens-
BILE for considerable time latter destroying several
assailnnts) while the premises were in flames, but
tremendously escaped after some hours, with his wife
child and siser-i law. lcis out of danger on
out the station with scarcely an exception have be-
huvcd admirably