The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-07

THE TRAGIC DIANA IN INDIA

! 80 sdj The TRAGIC DRA4A in INDIA. LA ~
The most brilliant fsats of the campaign 90, far,
nave been accomplished by General Hayelock, an
indian oincer, who appears fully equal 10 the
emergency. The accounts are . GOOD deal con
fused, and'we gather from them that. having nd
vanced ssveral miles from CaHnpore towards Luck
now, the British commanders came IN cont.ct with
a.forceb some say of 10 600, others s 600 nen.
under Nena Sahib Three engagements followed. 4
IN which, with only 1900 Ewopeans and 6OOor
700 Sikhs, the enemy was defeated In the most
masteriy manner. Twenty-one of the rsbel guns
We're captured. But Notwithstanding ths VICTORY
Gen. Havelock was compelled to fall hack upon
eiawnpore. IN consequence of the alarming spread
OF the cholera amongst his troops al flank move
ment, by which the last and browning VICTORY was i
achieved, Is highly praised by the military men
who write from the camp. Arrived at Oawnpore, 10
sight OF horror more appalling than any atrocity
which has yet marked these Indian butcheries
presented itself 10 Is thus described by aCal
cutta journal: q a& 8s esb,,ttfssI6g
In stone courtyard, clothed with two inches
OF blood lay the clothes Of English women and
children, pitiiessly slaughtered ON the previous
day by the fugityes from the last field of battle.
The bodies, all stripped, had been thrown into
welliD the compound where the unfortunate beings
had been confined. Out of the whole number Of
captives three women escaped, who had been res
cued and saved by native. The history az the
which during the last few months have iesoiatcd
the land. Neither age, nor sex, nor condition has
been spared. Children have been compelled to
eat the quivering flesh Of their murdered parents.
after which they were literally torn asunsr by the
laughing tends who surrounded them. Mem IN
many instances have been mutilated, and before
being absolutely killed, have had to gaze upon the
last dishOnor OF their wives and daughters pre-
vious to being put to DEATH But really We can.
not describe the brutalities that have been CON-
United they pass the boundaries of human be),ef
ana to dwell upon them shakes reason uron r.
throne. II ever nation was made tie instru-
ment OF vengeance of an insulted Dettv that ne.
ton Is England; and we trust that Ebe Win striLa
ana spare not. We hope that 5y this time her
snips are not only on the mission Of vengeance,
but that thousands of her soldiers are by tbis time
marching across the desert upon Sahib. Not !
moment should be lost and long before Christmas
the whole OF India will be lying AZ our fact jill
nardiy lnferior IN interest to the facts We have
mentioned were the mutinies at Dnapore. On tba
2oth OF July Here the native regiments wero
desired TO surrender their percussion cans. and
some Tune was foolishy given to them to deliber-
ate before the expiration of which thew marched
along the Grand Trunk Road, cut the telepranb
wires as they passed, and assumed an attitude az
defiance stgI a $3.50" $500 =
They were followed by General Lloyd. and an
engagement took place off the passage of ttbe
Some, where, it is said, the Queens troops shot
down 500. But Notwithstanding, the mutineers
crossed the river and reached Arrah, about 25
miles west of Dinapore. There was no adeouatc
force at Arrah to repel them, ana the lives Of
seventy five of the English residents were taken
Two steamers, each having on board 16e British
soldiers, were despatched from .Dinapore ia
Arrah; but one OF the steamers Unfortunately
grounded, and the troops in the other incau-
tously landed, were surrounded at, night BY the
rebels, and lost i47 men and 9 oficers--within
four of the whole number. NJ. \, n IN & NJ i
Another massacre Of officers. had occurred NJ
Segowle. These occurrences will interrupt the
communication between the capital Of Benpsl
and the disturbed districts by the high road but
the Ganges is still open to is, and the transpon
Of troops by this route can be made with safety.
Lord Egin, had arrived at Calcutta With 900
marines and company of the Queen q 5tb. and
while the steamer which conveyed the honeward
mails was coming down; two other steamers with
transports on board, were going up. n NAV be-
mentioned incidentally that the blunderine con.
duct of General Lloyd at Dinapore had been
visited with disgrace He was superseded Il
command by Sir James Outram. Eayopean
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