Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-19
Extraordinary Scene.

The following account OF an extra srdipsrv scene
in the battle of Bsrsiliy, India on the 9Th Of Nav
is from the correspondence Of the london Tines
Arrived here, he says We all knew that the bat
tie Of Bareiy would lake place. This was on the
morning Of the 9Th. Alter dsybTeak, the army had
iis usual fret halt, aud Sir Colin rode actively
among the various regiments experimenting the ar
rargemeBts, which nomnally we're left in the hands
Of Brieadier Wapole The COMMUNICATE Chief was
without a staff One aid-de-camp Sir David Baird
sick Of fever the other, Capt Allison, suffering
fr m small pox. Indeed. thestaf Of the Commando
iu-Chief and that OF ais chief OF The staff offered no
pleasant or profitable prospect. Sir Colin has used
up more than one set Of officers completely, and of
Gen. Mansheld's staff there only remains Cart
Hope tombstone. However, some way or other, The
work is done
Here follows detailed account of the dispatch
Of the force. The FIRST shot, as We approached the
stream which crosses the road. vas fred by the
enemy from rude breastHork thrown up about half
a mile in front Of the bridge; but q few shots from
our batteries speedily drove then back from this
advanced position, and they fell back from the bridge
towards and half ruinous buildings which
formerly were he lines Of our force at BaTeilly.
The suburbs of the town were taken possession OF
by the Sikhs gho, being exposed to a heavy FIRE re-
tired in disorder, and we're met by the advancing
HiEhlanders. And now occurred a most extTaordi-
nary scene.
Among the matchbox men, who 10 the number Of
200 orSO0 we're lying behind the walls Of the houses
was r body Of Ghazse and Mussleman fanaiics who
like the RlmanDscii devote their Lives with solemn
Oatbs TO their country and their faith utteFia loud
cries. One hundred and thirty of these fanatics
sword 10 hand. rushed out after the Sikhs. and
dashed At the left Of theriRht wing of the Highland
ers; with bodies bent and heads low waving fuEers
wi a circular molten in the air, they came on with
astonishing rapidity- At FIRST they were mistaken
for sikhs, whose passage had already somewhat dis
ordered our ranks.
Fortunately Sir Colin was close up with the 42d.
His keen. quick eye detected the case at once.
Steady, men--5teady; close up the ranks; bayonet
them as they come on, was Just in time, for these
madmen, furious With bang, Werealready among Us,
and body Of them, sweeping around the left Of
the right wing. got into the rear Of the regiment.
The struggle was sauguiuaFy, but short. Three
Of them dashed 50 suddenly at Col. Cameron that
they pulled him off his horse, ere be could defend
himself, and he would have been hacked to pieces
hut for the galisnt prompiildde Of Color Sergeant
Gardiner who dFo his bay6Bet through two Of them
in the tEinkiing Of az eye Brigadier Walpole had
q similar escape. In few minutes the dead bodies
Of 133 ofthese Ghazees, and some eighteen ortWeuty
wounded men Of ours, we're al the tokens left Of the
struggle ...---c ..-
On the 7th, our advance pushed right through the
town IN the jaH was fouD a poor Iunatic. Mr..
Healy. an Englishman who Wasleft behind when the
insurreetion broke out and whose hfe had been
spared by the superstition Of the Mahomedans.