The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-22

laieness 0f the hour. Al the Bcgum's
Palace was ours, and the Sikhs and III igh
landers we're rioting amid the mirrored aud
many-lustred saloons, still filed with mag.
uiilcent shawls and scarfs and such valuable
articles as the ladies Of the palace we're unable
10 carey Of IN tbeir flight These rooms,
however, had been Tor the most part ocou-
pied by Sopoys, and, except those Of the Ze-
mana, they we're oil IN q very filthy and dis
orderly state. Very soon every mirror was
shattered 10 atoms, chairs Of State we're In
fragments, and the glass Of lustres dashed TO
the ground, 40 that the drops and crystals
lay like pavement on the loOra"
The writer than wanders through the al
ace, sketching the horrible scenes presented
by the different rooms, lie says ~ was
obliged 10 own that the horrors Of the hospi-
tal az SobaIopol we're far exceeded by what
Witnessed, Upwards Of 800 dead we're
found IN the courts Of the palace, and II We
put the wounded carried of at 700, We may
reckon that the capture Of the palace cost the
enemy 1000 men at least" This visit took
place on Fi'l2y. ths l2th,
saturday, says the writer, was devoted 70
four matters, namely "a slow sap from the
Bcgums Palace and the scra DeJ ond Il to-
wards the lmnmhnuah, the preparation Of
batteries for guns and mortars TO bear on
that position and on the buildings near il, q
q demonstration by the Ghoorkas on the en-,
cmy on our left, and visit Of ceremony paid
hy the Cummandcr-in'Chief to Jung Bahia
door" Amer skctching dangerous morning
ride with Sir James Oulrnm, for the purpose
of inspection, the correspondent gives the fol.
lowing warke incidents g.
"lIcre and there some wounded wretch
had crcpt away TO die. and one or two very
miserable old women still nrkcd Ia the huIs
One sat by the side Of a body covered With
clottcd blood, and tcnderly cnrcsscd the dread
ful form. Another was creeping along with
n heap of rags on her back her journey near
IN close. Inside one nf the enclosures, one
Of the officers told me there lay dead prct-
Is little Roy of some seven or eight wears Of
age, his hack torn open hy rrnpc shot, and
beside him 'hrrkcd and ehnticred his pet
parroquct in cage, just ~ IL had fallen from
his hands. aud rs he was flying with IL across
the cornhods. Some Kind hand liberated the
poor bird These are the accidental but nee
csSary incidents Of war"
In the evening it wa, found that the bonn.
bardmcn, had done great damage. Thou
sands Of the natives were flying from the city.
Still the firing was kept up nll night with
the intention Of nssaulting the lmnmharrah
on sunday morning dawn, But the breach
es were no, large enough, and therefore the
attack was delayed for a short time. Refer
ring to the statement on Sunday aight the
correspondent says;--
81 had wr rittcn 80 much Of my letter he.
fore breakfast, when turned out of nv tent
70 ascertain from what point the enemy were
annat ing the head -quarter's camp. for il hc-
came evident that round shot were whstling
among us and overhead. Sir Archdllc VIII
son and Colonel llngg walked down 20 the
camp paropct on the same crrnnd, hut they
could not find out whcic the gun was situnt-
ed. ANsr having fired some eight or nine
shots into the camp. the gun was suddenly
silcnccd. As ! stood hv the paroprt | heard
-i!,a Gra aE muAkeirl- -riSin. into yollcNs from
the city, at the lmamhnrrah. and as our guns
#J rrHrrri ,rr firu rr- ,,inir, Z. ts,.- t,s-
saultng that place, There were two cNplo.
sions from mines. which Tor n moment check
ed the muskctrv, hut il soon rung out again,
rose and fell. and spread wider and wider
aud thinner IN volume as il spread. In n
few minutes more We heard that the Imam
harrah had hccn taken in n most gallant
charge hy Bra1icr's Sikhs and Her Maics,y's
10Th Regiment. Horses were ordered TO bc
saddlcd in readiness for gallon into the lm-
nmhnrrah, and we were MI waiting in expect
ntipn1of some othcr position neing attacked
when there came into camp haSty message
from Brigadicr Napier to the ComVRader-in-
Chief. who. with all the head qunraEs staff
,,,,,ptpI and ln nghpl of In tho pitN Az "a
rode. the news flew from mouth to mouth
VIZ rrr- IN t+r- kai~er4,-t,l, - I5.ielteew-is
ours" To the Commandcr-in-Chief and to
the generals this great success was as uncKpCc-
ted as it was welcome"