The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-09-16
HORRIBLE ATROCITIES IN INDIA.

The English papers give numerous accounts
81 the atrocities perpetrated an Europeans IN
lndta. A letter from Bungalnre SAYS:
We have had an awful tIms Of IL, can as
sure you. though We ourselves have been
Incredibly Kept from alarm aud danger. No
words can express the feeling Of horror
which persades snciety in India. we hear So
many private accounts Of the tragedy, which
are ino sickenIng TO repeat.
The crleties committed BY the wretchcs
exceed all belief. They took forty-eiaht fe.
males. must 81 them girls Of from ten To four.
teen, many delica,rly nurtured ladirs-,inla.
ted them, and kept them for the base pur.
poses of the heads Ut the insurrectiun for a
whole week. Al the end of that time they
made them strip themselves. and gave them up
10 the Invest Of the people, TO abuse 10 broad
dai light IN the streets ni Delhi. They then
commenced the work Of torturing them To
death. cutting of their breasts, tingeIs and
Noses. and leaving them 10 die. One lady
was three daysdying. They ilayr,l the face
Of aauther laiy, and made her walk naked
through the street. POOR Mrs, the vile
Of an ulliceroi the - regiment, at Meerut,
was soon expecting her confinement. They
violated her. thea ripped her up. and taxing
the unborn child. cast Il aud her into the
flames No European man. woman or child
hes had the slightest mercy shown them. !
,lo not believe the world ever witnessed more
heliIsh iOrmcnts than have been inflicted on
ourpoor iellow-ruuntryw At Aliabab.d
they have riyaled the atrocities II Delhi
really cannot tell YOU tile fearful cruelties
these demons have been guilty ni-cutting
Of the fingers aud tues III little children, joint
BY jnint, IN sight 81 their parents. Who we're
reserved for smilar treatment afterwards.
Anothcr letter, speaking Of the outbreak
at AIlahAbad. says:
Theoilicers we're at mess when the wretches
sounded the alarm bugic TO bring them TO the
parade, aud shot them down right aud left!
Wrrtchrd mur,riefs, may they receive their
reward! Nine puur little ensigns tlaing duty
With the rrgimcnt were bayonrtcd TO death
~ the mess roon. aud three Of the officers
Who escaped heard their cries as they passed
Pour buys. WIN hal never given utirHcc 10
ans native. nor caused dissatisfaction To Tie
Scpu,s. Five officers were shot belonging to
the regiment, besides the nine pour buys.
Birch aud lanes. with the sefgvant.majnr, IN
all ~ MILITARY men. many merchants and
others. we're most cruelty butChefed-in all
50 Europeans lcll that night by the hands u
the murderous Srpays. The treasury was
pIundefed. the prisoners released from jail.
AID the work Of destruction commenced.
The while stalIsn was Destroyed. hpuse alter
hou ~ Ilunderrd aud fired.
Every DAY We have had expeditions 10 burn
aud destroy disanected villages. and We have
taken ouf re'euge.
have been appointed chief Of a commits.
sion Ifr the trial II III native, charged with
nifences against government aud persOns day
by day We have strung up eigllt aud ten men.
We have the power u lite and dealt, 10 Onr
hands. aud assure you we spare not. A
very summary trial is all that takes place ;
the condemned eulprit is placed under tree
with rope round hi. neck on the TOP " q
carriage. and when Il Is pulled away Cd he
swings.