The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-04
THE INDIAN MUTINIEs.
THRILLING ACCOUNT or TIE RELIEF OF
LUCKNOW
From La Pays Of Parla. !


CALCUTTA. Oct. ST. give you the following &C.
count of the relief Of Lucknow, rs described by a
lady, one Of the rescued party: On, every side
death stares rs in the f4ce; human skill could
avert it any longer. We saw the moment approach
when must bid fare we'll 10 earth vet with ou,
feeling that unutterabla horror which must have
been experienced by the unhappy victims at Gavin
pore We were resolved rathsr to die than to
yield, aud we're fully persuaded that in twenty
Tour hours all would be over. The engineers had
said 80, aud all knew the worst We women strove
to encourage each other aud to perform the light
dnties which had been assigned TO US, sneh us con
yeylnE orders To the batteries and supplying the
men with provisions. especially cups Of coffee
which We prepared day and night. 1 had gone
out 10 TRY aud make myself usefni, in company
with Jessie Brown, the v lie Of a corporal in my
husbands regiment. Poor Jessie had been in q
state of RESTLESS excitement all through the siege
add had fallen away visiby within the last few
Gays. A constant fever consumed her, and her
mind wandered occasionally, especially that day,
when the recOllections of home seemed pow etf,ily
present TO her.
AT last, overcome with fatigue. she lay down on
the ground, wrapped up in her plaid. / sat beside
her. promising to awaken her when, as she said
her father should return from the pIowiug." She
ieii at length into profound slumber, motion less
ana. apparently. breathless, her head resting iu
| my lap. myself could no longer resist the inci
nation to sleep, 10 spite of the continual roar o
the caunon. Suddenly / WAS aroused by wild
uhearthIy scream ci0he to my ear; my companion
stood upright beside me, her arms raised and her
nea4 Dent forward in the attitude of listening.
ioeh OF intense delight broke over her coutenance
she grasped my hand, drew me towards her, and
| exclaimed, Dinna ye hear it, dnna, ye hear it
| Ay, m no ,lreamin, its the slogan % the High.
ihhsers were saved. we're saved - Then
| ninging herself on her knees, she thanked God
Win passionate fefvor. l felt utterly bewidered
my English ears heard only the roar of artillery
ana thought my poor Jessie was still raving. but
| sue dafted 10 The batteries, and heard her cry
necessarily to the men, Courage. courage: haf /
| 10 the slosan-tU the MacgTegor the graudest ol
OF them a. Here's help at lastp' Todescribe the
| eHect OF these words upon the soldiers would be
| Impossible. For u moment they ceased firing and
every soul listened in intense anxiety. Gradually
| however, there arose "a murmur OF hitter aisan
| polnlhlent, and the wailing OF the women who had
nocked 10 the spot burst ont anew as the Colonel
| snoOk MS mead Our dull lowand ears heard no
| thing but the rattle Of the musketry
ie" moments more of this death-like suspense
OF thl' agolizing hope,and Jessie who had sank on
| the ground, sprang to her feet, and cried in g
voice so loud and piercing that il was distinctI,
| heard along the whole line, "Nili We no beiiaye i
moo! Tee slogan has ceased, indeed but the Camp
oelis are coIhiu! Dye hear dye hear,' At thnt
moment we seemed to hear indeed the voice n
uod In the distance, when the piUroch of the High
| iandeis brought us tidings of deiiverauce. Ths.
shrll, penetrating, ceaseless sound, which ros,
above all other sounds, could come neither from
| the advance OF the enemy, nor from the wolk g
| the Sappers No, it indeed the blast of tn
scottish bagpipes-now shriil AID harsh as threa
tenIng vengeance on the foe-then in softer TONES
seeming to promise snccor to their friends in need
Never surely was there such a scene us that wbicl
| followed. Not heart in the resideucv of Lnck
now but buried itself before God All by one 4
multane0us impulse fell upon their knees. an
! nothing was heard but bursting sOhs and the mu,
INJURED voice of prayer Then all arose and ther
| rang from thousand lips great shouts of 10;
| which resouaded far and eide, and lent new yigu
| to that blessed pibr0ch. To our cheer of Go
save the Queen they replied by the well know
strain that moves every scot to tears, Should Aui
| Acquaintance Re Forgot" After that nothin
else made any impression pie; l scarcely T.
member what followed. Jessie WAS presented
the General on his entrance into the fort anu ;
the officers banquet her health was drunk by a
present, while pipers marched around the tabl
| playing oncs more the familiar air of ''Auid Ian
Syne"
| THE LAST LETTER FROM LUCKNOW.
Our readers will remember that since Luckuo
| was relieved iy Gen. HayelUck, the SepOy fore
from 5,Uo0 to 900 strong, had again surrouudt
| the Residency, and, at later dates, were threate
| ing the gallant iIavelock aud his little army VII
destruction. sir Colin Campbell. at the head
| l9UtU nrn, was, however, quickly advancing
the rescue.
The following, rs the very latest communicable
received from any of the besieged in Lackno,
possesses peculiar Interest. II is written by Lieu
ioorsop Deputy Assistant QUartermase er 10 :
Henry HiFelock > foIce. and is dated Oct. u, lS5
II was brought snail scrap of paper BY
c0ssid from !.u Know 20 tawHpJre, and thetee 70
aalded 10 It's deetlnalI0n. II reads as follows:
LUCKNOW, Tuesday, Oct y, 1857
Ny DEAREST Moln1R: All right, ply sically au
mentally. brain, body and limbs, To date. We +
ievei Lucknow from its instant peril, and are no
ourselves occupying more extended position
the town buckaded with the garrison. Write
inglis'. Gubbius and Coupers people, if possibl
to say that they aud theirs aro ali we'll.
We have grub abundant, ammUni'ir y good oua