Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-10-01
Extraordinary Scene.

binary scene in the battle of Burcilly,
India, on the 5th of May, is from the
correspondence Of the London times:
Arrived here, be says. we all knew
that the battle Of Bareilly would take
place. This was on the morning of the
5th. After daybreak the army had its
usual first halt, and Sir Colin rode ac-
lively among the various regiments. SUI
perintending the arrangements which
nominally were left in the hands of
Brisadier Walpolc. The Commander
in.Chief was without a staff; one aid-t
camp, Sir David Baird, sick of fever.
the other, Capt Allison. suffering from
smallpox. Indeed, the staff of the
Commander.in-Chief. and that of his
chief of the staff offered no pleasant or
profitable prospect. Sir Colin has used
up more than one set of officers COM
pletely, and Of Gen. Mansield's staff.
there only remains Capt Hope Jobnstone.
However, some way or other, the work
IS done. Here follows a detailed ac-
count of the dispatch OF the force.
The first shot, as we approached the
stream which crosses the road, was fred
bsy the enemy from a rude breastwork
thrown up about half a mile in front of
the bridge; but few shots from our
batteries speedily drove them back from
this advanced position. and they fell
back from the bridge toward the deserted
and half ruined buildings which former
ly were the lines of our force at Bareilly.
The suburbs Of the town were taken pos
session Of by the Sikhs. who, being cx-
posed to heavy fire, retired in disorder,
and were m,t by the adv. ncing High
landers. And now occurred a most ex-
traordinary scene.
Among the matchbox men, who to
the number Of 700 or 500 were lying
behind the walls of the houses, was a
body of Ghazee and Mnssulmen fanatics.
who. like the Roman Dec;i, devote their
lives with solemn oaths to their country
and their faith, uttering loud cries. One
hundred and thirty of these fanatics.
sword in hand, rushed out after the
Sikhs, and dashed at the left of the right
wing Of the Highlanders; with bodies
bent and heads low, waving tulwers with
circular motion in the air, they came
on with astonishing rapidity. At first
they were mistaken for Sikhs, whose pas
sage had already somewhat disordered
our ranks
Fortunately, Sir Colin was close up
with the 42d. His keen quick eye de-
tected the case at once. ..Steady men,
steady; close up the ranks; bayonct them
as they come on was just in time, for
these madmen, furious with bang. were
already among us. and body of them
sweeping around the left os the right
wing, got into the rear of the regiment.
The struggle was sanguinary but short
Three of them dashed so suddenly at
Col. Cameron that they pulled him off
his horse ere he could defend himself,
and he would have been hacked to pieces
but for the gallant prom7titude OF Colonel
Sergeant Gardiner, who drove his bay
onet through two of them in the twink
ling Of an eye. Brigadier Walpole had
similar escape. IN few minutes the
dead bodies ofl33 Of these Ghazees, and
some eighteen or twenty wounded men
of ours, were all the tokens left of the
struggle. On the 7th our advance push
ed right through the town. In the Jail
was found a poor lunatic, Mr.. Healy, an
Englishman who was left behind when
the insurrection broke out, and whose
life had been spared by the superstition
of the Mahommedans.