New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-12


h,p. imagined il was 4 well executed coup de htd,re;
hut Il vsr hard resty-as hard am )st ~ the skri
Of the bsgpipes, which were pisyed by .x q, nne
Highlsnders ~ ever trod on heather, VINO walked
,vee 10 frort Of us 10 heart strring pib,och. and
then PLAYED few morcsaux, to the great delight OF
the Bsbsdoor his Excellency finally mounted with
his brothers, on two elephants with gorgeous howdah
clothe and returned TO bis camp.
yERITABLE GoLGOTHA.
Afevtundred yards off there came 10 sight one o.
,bo.a hioh square Enclosures, surrounded bypary-
color, walls with gatewsys and tower, va ca are
the general type of the country residences or
palaces in Dude. Near one OF the angles was dra"n
nm battery Of field artillery, and red coa'ed sentry
food on the shade of the angle tower 70 wnich we
were advancing IL was the angle at which the
breach Wa made, ard where most OF the storners en-
tered on that terrible day We found parry o. Tue
53d regiment TO which these quarters were not new,
nosted inside the building. Their sentrIes were
r.cbire a battery Of the enemy's, scd a number OF
then men, in . village or suburb on our tr0n', ou'
there was no fire on either SIDE never reconeS, eo
counterpg any odOr disgusting and iotoieraOe as
that which sssaIed our nostrs on approaching the
northern eide of the ncloeure. The ground was COW
cred with grinning skulls and fragments OF burnt kele
tons II was a v,rtsbe Golgotha. IL t1s spot wv
Sepoys met terrible punshment Tor theH crilles.
TIE mos, Gallons of men in smell scd sight must have
been glad 10 leave the place and the ocers oecsred
10 US that they could not keep the men on hst SIDE ei
TIE tquare.
sToRMING OF TIE BEGUMs PALACE-HoRRlBLE
SIGHT.
FRIpAY MARCH l2-The camp was on the alert at
al early hour this morning, for it was expected tost
Outram would receive permission TO attack the ltVu
bridge st both ends. But Sir Colin Campbell 30 recS-
less of hi. own life that bic staff are in continual ae-
nrehepson lie chary indeed, of the life OF any solder
ppndsr bis command, and he would prefer uslng
thousand shels dear though they be, 10 using t1e
rswest of recruits. We have powerful artillery. IL
il nor ill the whole force OF tina. arm has been eh-
erted that an assault on any position viii De au'nor,
ized by the Commander in Chief. As we 8pproac leo
the Begun Palace the enemys bullets, Vaiied ny
round shot and then, came hisSing oVerneaa auu
sppour ced that they were stll hghng III the 'front.'
E1.ernslly all We could see Of the Begums faace
were some glittering dome, tne cupoas ana minares
Of q mosque On the left, and the osustrades sfouna
the fat roofs Of the numerous buildings insiue' a
high wall forming the outer barrier, loophoieu a.
every inch iIclosed the building all around, OUT IL
bore frequent marks OF our cannon In ir9n' OF tu's
wall there hish parspet OF esrtn, win steep
scsrp and ditch some fifteen or sixteen teet deep ana
two small bastons with embrssures tor two guns,
which swept the approaches to the place, or were IL
teuoed TO DO so.
The embrasures, however, bad been beaten INTO
ragged holes choked up with sand and timber, oy the
fire of our guns Just in front of u.s. within so ne II Or
20 yards of the ditch, there wac large hole IN the
grouId, caused by q mre which the Sepoys sprung
when il too late TO do them any good or us any
HARM In the ditch tsef there lay heap OF the dead
bodies Of the enemy which our men dragging
out of the palace and fiDgng over the trench. Iue
enemy had literally dug their own srsyes. As We
way we could lot but feel astonshed at the small loss
by which We bad gained such position. Along the
front of this wall in addition to the gus there were
oopht for at least . eco nuskets, and 1t seemed
scarcely possible TO effect entrance at the point
VT ere portion Of the S3d and OF the Sikhs ad
rushed through with bayon.ts at the charge on the
astounded foe. The gateway to which the ramp led
wss protected by l1ophoed ures at the sides, aad
BY consd. rabe fire from the walls Of the place. Tue
breach made by guns wac on cur left OF gats-
way but when troops entered, 1t was only to hnd
themselves in front of similar WALL directly under the
fire Of the enemy who were concealed ifom them at
half pistol shot. The only way of getting at the enemy
was by hole, miscslled breach, aud batterng In
the door by guns narrow aid low that not more
than one man could enter at time, anu then only py
bending his head.
But to avail ourselves even of this mode Of entrance
our men had 10 struggle through the outer BREACH OF
to clan Der up the steep bank Of the ditch, where i'm
peded by their numbers in the space, tney
| made ioI the inner breach, they held 10 check
under the Us fire till some of them forced thei
way in through the bricked-up windows, which leo
them into email dark rooms filed with sepoys. Held
by such troops those who assaulted the place the
| Begums Palace had been impregnable TO infantry
Entering with difficulty through the stuff eating breach
| rank with hot air, gunpowder, and dead bodies,
passed into the first Of the court-yards, in which the
fight took place. II filled with exulting Highland
ers still flushed with the heat of vctorySikhs burn
ing gold and silver tissue and lace for the sake of the
metals. Gen. Lugsrd, seated in the midst of them,
was busy giving orders to group of officers. How
nan could have escaped who red in such fashion
| is beyond my comprehension. But there were fe v
slain outright for the 8pparton OF these brawny SOL
diers alone unneryed the hands Of their enemies
Many fed at once, and were pursued and shot down
in the couryaCs without Offering resistance; others
fired their muskets or matcb.o locks once, made wild
thrust with the bayonet and ran also; others sur
pii,ed in holes and corners fought with the erocty OF
wild beasts. One officer Of the 93d killed with his
own hand III sepoys whom lie shot with his revolver
or sabred in the courtyard. The attack, which had
been fixed for o'clock did not take place till Al p M,
and maiy thought that it would not take place at all
last Light consequence OF the ateness OF tue hour
| At 5 the Beguns Palace was ours and Skhs aud
Hghlsnders were riotiDg amid the mrTOred and many
usIed sale one still filed with magnificent shsws and
scaifs and such valuable artcle the sdies of the
palace unable to carry OIL in their flight Very
soon every mirror was shattered TO atoms chairs Of
state were in fragments, AID the glass Of lustres
dashed TO the ground, that the drops and crystals
| 10y like a pavement on the tioors.
Just turning TO the left, We were about entering
courtyard VIXEN { tiicer said Mind what you
about There some fellows hid inside there, and
Of them has just shot sergeant Ct the 93d an
IMAM Of the Goth" This is as you will have observed
mode in which cur men frequently lose their lives
10 this oCious warfare. Soon sfterward saw one Of
these faI atcs-s fine old Sepoy-with g grizzled
mustache, lying dead in the court sword-cut
his temple, bayonet thrust through the neck, his
thigh broken by bullet, and his stomach sssled
open, in desperste attempt to escape. There had
been five or six of these fellows altogether AID they
had either been surprised and unable to escape or
he'd shut Themselves up in desperao in a small room
one tf uany looking out or the court Al first at
tenpts were made TO start them by throwing live
slell. The use u bag of guDpowder was more
cessiul, and out they charged and with the exception
Of ole MAD, were shot ard bayoneted on the spot
The man who get away did 80 by desperate leap
through window, anid shower Of bullets and many
beycbet thrusts. Such the common incidents Of
this war.
We went up to the top CT the mosque, upon the left
Of tie palace but the ire from the Kaiserbsgh was
tf md .hayp far IN fb.ra thnrtf