New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-07
INDIA.
THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW.

FTo~ Ire Jerscy ifnRihidt it~''' y Nee ~
The following is extract from letter written BY
NJ. De Banneroi French physician, in the service ct
Mussur Rssh, and published in Il Pays lPars papeT
upder the date of Calcutta, Oct. s:
Give Won the following account of the relief OF
T ncknow "a described by lady, one OF the rescued
49,, On every side death stared us in the face; no
human skill could avert IT any longer. we saw me
nome Mt approach when we must Dd iare"eli 10 eaf't
vet without feeling that unuerable horror winch must
Isve been .xner;enced by the unhappy victims AT
Cawnpore We were resolved rather 10 Ole than 20
WELD and were fully persuaded that III twenE,,o"
hours all would be over. The engineers had saiu 80
and all knew the worst We women S;roVe 20 euouI
ace each other and to perform the light duties whch
had been assigned 10 u.s. such as conveying otners 10
the batteries and supplying the men WIKI P'uNlS'on;
especiay cups Of coffee. which we prepared DAY ana
nigLt / had GONE ont TO try and make myself useful:
in company with Jessie Brown, the we OF corporal
in nv husband. regiment. Poor Jessie had been IN
state of restless excitement all through the siege anu
had fallen away visbly within the last lew days ~
constant fever consumed her. and her nina WHha'rsH
occasionally. especially that day. when the rerol-
I.ct ons of home seemed powerfully present 20 her'
At last overcome with fatigue, she Iay GOWN y"
the ground wrapped up in her plaid sat beside ier,
rrornsn 10 awaken her when, she SAID her idther
houId reurp from the ploughng She fell at length
into profound lumber, mptonlesS aud, apparently,
breathless. her head resting n my lap. linyseh couu
no longer resist the inclination 10 sleep IN spite Oh tue
continued roar of cannon. Suddenly WAS aroused
COMPANION stood up beside me, her arms rslsed, ana
her head bent forward in the attitude OF listening
look cf intense delight broke over her countenahoe
she cra-ped nv baud, drew me toward her, and eN-
clsmcd .Dipna We hear it , dinna We hear il Ay,
Pm no dreamn' It's the slogan o the Hlgaanders
We're saved we're saved Then, hingng herself on
her knees, she thanked God with passionate ieryof.
felt utterly bewidered: my English ears heard oh'y
he roar Of artillery and thought my poor Jessie was
still ravng; but she darted to the batteries, ana
heard her cry necessarily to the men, courage
courage; bark 10 the slognn-tu the MacgreS9t, Tue
eruudcst Of them n. Here help ut last. 10 nc
.crihe the effect of these words upon the soldiers
would be impossible. For moment they ceased
firing, and every soul listened IN intense anxiety.
Gradually however. there arose a mur1nur OF bitter
disappointment and the wGiling of the women VINO
had Hooked to the spot burst @Tt a nnsSnd ears
fePf 5fHHk s biz b hSS S rae Of the muskctry
A few moments more of this death-like suspense of
this agonZing hope, and Jessie, who had again sunk
the ground sprGng to her feet and cried IN voice
80 clear and piercing that 1t was heard aong ,e woe
lire VIII We no believe It moo The slogan has
ced sed indeed, but the Carpbells are comm ! Dye
hear, dye hear! At that moment we seemed indeed
10 hear the voice OF God in the distance when the
pibroch Of the Highanders brought Us tldlngs of
deveurce, for now there no longer any doubt of
The fact That shrll, penetrating ceaseless sound,
which above all other sounds could come neither
from the advance of the enemy, nor from the work OF
the SapperS. No il indeed the blast OF the Scot
ti-h bagpipes now shrill and harsh, threatening
vengeance the foe, then in softer tones seeming TO
promise succourto their friends in need. Never sure
ly was there such q as that which followed. Not
heart in the residency of Lucknow but bowed itself
beforr God. All, by simultaneous impulse, fell
upon their knees, and nothing was heard but bursting
sobs and the murmured voice ut prayer. Then all
arose and there rang out from thousand lips great
shout of joy which resounded far and wide, and lent
new ygor to that blessed pibroch. To our cheer of
God the Queen they replied by the we'll
known strain that moves every Scot to tears Should
aud acquaintance be forgot, sc. After that, nothing
ese made any impression on me. j scarcely remern
Der what followed. Jessie was presented TO the Gen
era on his entrance Into the fort and AZ the Otccr9
banquet her health drunk by all present, while
the piper. marched round the table playing one. more
the familiar air of Aud Lang Syne.'"