The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-28
The indian Blutinies.
Thrilling .Aeeosst efthe Rsliefof Lseksoss.


T&ritlisx .deeosst efthe R.liefof Lsek.ov.
+ CALCUTTA, thursday, Oct. g, 1857.
Igive you the following account Of the re-
lief Of Lucknow, as described By lady, ore
OF the reseued party: On every side death
stared Us in the face; no human skill could
avert 1t any longer. We saw the moment an
proach when we mnst bid farewell to earth
yet without feeling that unutterable horror
which mu'thave been experienced By the un-
happy victims Al cswnpore. We were rssoL
we'd rather to die than to yield, and we,e fully
persuaded that In twenty four hours ali would
be over. The engineer had said 90, md ali
kpew the worst. The woman strove to .eS-
courage each other, and to perform the light
duties which had been assigned to US, such o.
conveying orders to the batteries and supply
ing the men with provisions, especially cups
OF coffee, which We prepared day and night
had gone out to try and make myself useful,
in company with Jessie Brown. the wife OF .
corporal in my husbands regiment. Poor
Jessie had been In . state Of restless excitemens
all through the last few days. A constant e.
yer consumed her. and her mind wandered
occasionally. that day, when the recolections
Of home seemed powerfully present to her.
Atlast, overcome with fatigue, abe lay dowo
on the ground, wrapped up in her plaid. I sai
beside her, promising to awaken her when,
as she said, '.her father should return from
the plowing" She fell at length into pro-
found slumber, motfonlesa and, apparentiy,
breathless, her be I'D resting in NJ lap. Imy-
self could no longer resist II inclination to
sleep, In spite, Of the continual roar Of the
cannon. Suddenly was aroused by wild
unesrthly scream close TO my ear my CON.
panion stood upright beside me, her head bent
forward in the attitude Of listening. A look
Of intense delight broke over her coanfenauee,
she grasped my hand, drew me towards hsr,
and exclaimed, "Dinss ye hear il dinns -
hear It ? Ay, Pm no dreamin', it'st be slogan o
the Highlaaders! We're saved, we're savedrs
Then Aung herself on her knees, she thanked
God with passionate fervor. lfelt utterly be-
w:ldsred: my English ears heard only the roar
Of artillery, and ! thought my poor Jessie was
stiil raving, but she darted to the batteries,
and heard her cry necessarily to the men,
@Courage. courage; hark to the slogan--to the
MacGresor, the grandest Of them =. Ffers
help at lsst!" To describe the effect Of thess
words upon tha soldiers would Be impossible.
For moment they ceased firing and every
soul listened In intense anxiety. Gysduaiiy;
however, there arose murmur Of bitter disapL
Pointment, and the waifng Of the women who
had focked to the spot burst out anew - the
Colonel shock his head. Our dull lowland
ears heard nothing but the rattle oe the mus
kerry. Afew moments more os this death.
like suspense, OF this agonizing hope, and
Jessie who had sunk on the ground, sprang 70
her feet, and cried. in 4 voice 30 clear and
piercing that it was heard along the whole
line-"Wil ye no believe It moo? The slo.
gan has ceased indeed, but the Canpbelh are
cominr Dye hear, dye heari' At that mo.
unent We seemed Indeed to hear the voice oe
God in the distance, when the pibroch Of the
Highlanders brought u tidings Of del,veranee,
Tor now there. was no longer any doubt Of the
fact. Thst shrill, penetrating, eeasless sourd
which drowned all other sounds, could come
neither from the advance II thsenemy nor from
the work Of the Sappers. No, It was indeed
the blast Of the Scottish bagpipes, now sasiA
end harsh, ~ threatening vengeance on the fos
then in softer tones seeming to promise sueess
70 their friends in need. Never SURELY wae
there such scene ~ that which followed
Not heart IN the tendency Of Lneknow but
bowed itself before God. All By one simuiL
taneons impulse fell spsn their knees, end
nothing was heard hu. bursting aobs end IT,
murmured voice Of prayes. Then, all arose,
and there rang ont -frosA . thousand lips Z
great shout Of joy which resounAed far ana
wide, and lent new vigor to that blessed -
brech. To our cheer Of 1God cave tho
Queen, ," they replied bv the well known strain
that moves every Scot to tears, aShould su.di
sceHsinianee Be forgot" &c. After tAsk
nothing else made any impression on Ne. lT
scarcely remember what followed. Jessie
was presented to the General on his estrsnee
into the fort, and at the oficerS banquet her
hesith was drunk By siI present, while He
pipsrs marched round the table pisyise edss.
more the familiar air OF sAuld lang cyne.n