The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-13


| ultng Highlanders, still flushed with the heat of
victory-Sikhs burning gold and silver tissue and
lace, for the sake of the metals. General Lupard
seated in the midst of them, busy giving orders
10 group 3i oi1lcers, and first among those came
across Leith Hay leaning on the iavelin of one
OF the Begums state servants and full of the Incl
dents of the charge, in which he bore no small mart
for he was, believe, the second or third man who
entered through the breach in the gateway of the
column OF the regiment cOnlided TO his care
Brigadier Adrian Hope, an excellent and Gallant
olhcer, was also there, and he pointed out to mo
the narrow window through which he had leaned
IN upon the enemy. How a man could have es-
capped who entered in such a fashion is bevond NV
comprehension. But there were few Slain oni.
right for the apparition of these brawny soldiers
alone unneryed the hands of their enemies. Many
fed at once, and were pursued and shot down in
the courtyards without offering resistance; Others
nred their muskets or matchlocks once made n
wild thrust with the bayonet, and ran also.
others. surprised in holes and corners fouUht
with the erocity of wild beasts One officer of the
95d Killed with his own hand II scpoys, whom he
SMot with MS revolver or sabered in the courtyard
The sepoys and matchbox men fed from court to
court towards the lmambarrah and the out-works
Oh the halserbagh. Onward went the torrent of
Slkhs and Highlanders after them. The AID sweep-
ing round by the left of the Palace, came upon n
neld gun, which they captured. PRESSING on,yards
they seized a serai, garden enclosure of the Pal
ace. Two companies of the 93d, under Stewart,
went too far in pursuit, and came under heavy fire
from loop-hoed wall. company of the AID, un-
der Drysdae, were led to their succor and had five
men killed in a moment When they came hack
they found, am told that the enemy had cut Off
the heads of their comrades.
The attack, which had been fixed for 3 O'clock,
did not take place till 4.30, p. NJ, and MANY
thought that it would not take place at all last
night, in consequence of the lateness of the hour
Az the Begums palace was ours, and Sikhs and
Highlanders were rioting amid the mirrored and
many lustred saloons, still filled with magnificent
nNpl ls nnhc rfy
ladies OF the palace were unable to carry off in their
flight. These rooms, however, had been for the
most part occupied by Sepoys, and except those of
the Aenana, they were all in very filthy and dis
orderly state. very soon every mirror was shat
tered to atoms, chairs of state were in fragments
and the glass of ustres dashed to the ground so that
the drops and crystals lay like pavement on the
floors.
Just turning to the left, we were about entering
a courtyard, when an officer said 'Emind what Won
are about! There are some fellows hid inside there,
and one Of them has just shot sergeant of the 93d
and man of the 20th." This is, as YOU will have
observed, mode in which our men frequently lose
their lives in this odous warfare. Soon afterwards
| saw one of these fanatics-a fine old Sepoy-with
a grizzled moustache, lying dead in the court a
sword cut across his temple thrust through
the neck, his thigh broken by bullet and his stom
ach slaShed open, in desperate attempt to escane
There had been five or six of these fellows alto
gether, and they had either been surprised and un
able to escape, or had shut themselves up in despera
ton in small room, one of many looking out on
the court. At first, attempts were made to start
them by throwing live shell. The use of a bag
OF gunpowder was more successful, and out they
charged, and with the exception of one man. were
shot and bayonetted on the spot. The man who
got away did so by desperate leap through a
window, amid a shower of bullets and many bavonet
thrusts. Such are the common incidents of this
war. We went up to the top of the mosque, upon
the left OF the Palace, but the fire from the Kaiser
bagh was too and sharp for one to remain there
without cover,
From caurt to court of the huge pile of BUILDINGS
we wandered through the same scenes-tead Sc
poys-blood splaShed gardens-groops of eager
Hl@hlanders looking out for the enemys loop-h0les
more eager groups of plunderers searching the
dead, many OF whom lay heaped on the top of each
other, amid the ruins of rooms brought down upon
them by our cannon shot. Two of these were
ycrltable chambers of horrors. 1t must be remem-
bered that the Sepoys and matchbox men wear
cotton clothes, many at this time of year using
thlckly quilted tunics: and in each room there
were number of resdis, or quilted cotton cover
hdS which serve as beds and quilts to the natives
The explosion Of powder sets fire to this cotton very
readily, and it may be easily conceived how horrible
are the consequences when number of these scpovs
and nuecbs getinto place whence threis no escape
and where they fall in heaps by our shot. The
matches of the men, the discharges of their guns
set flre to their cotton clothing it is fed by the
very fat of the dead bodies; the smell is pungent
and overpowcring, and nauscOus to a degree
looked IN at two such rooms, where, through the
dense smoke, | could see piles of bodies, and |
was Obliged to own that the horrors of the hos
pltal at SebaStopo were far exceeded bv what |
witnessed. Upwards of 300 dead were found in the
courts Of the palace, and, if we put the wounded
carried off at 100, may reckon that the capture
OF the place cost the enemy 900 men at least The
rooms of the building round the numerous courts
were, for the most part. small and dark compared
with the great size Of the corridors and garden en-
closures. The state saloon fitted up for durbars
anu entertainments, once possessed some claims to
magniticcnce, which were, however, now living
under our feet IN the shape of ustres mirrors pier
glasses, gilt tables damask, silk and satin, and en-
broidered fragments of furniture, marble tables
over which one made his way from place to place
with difficulty.
The camp followers were busily engaged in Sc
iectng and carrying away such articles attracted
their fancy, shawls resdis, cushions, umbrellas
swords, matchlOcks, tomtoms or drums pictures
looking glasses, trumpets, but the more valuable
plunder disappeared last night. 1t will be long
ere Begun can live here in state again. Every
room, and wall, and tower, battered and breech-
ed by our shot Having seen all that was to be seem
and to describe all would be but to repeat what hayc
written over and over again, but returned to camp
omitted to say that among the guns we captured
here were some very ancient pieces on shaky car
riageS, and small guns throwing shot two or three
pounds i'll weight, which were tied on their car
riages by rope. There great quantities of
gunpowder lying about and the only wonder was
that the enemy could have accumulated such quan-
titles OF caps and cartridges as were scattered all
over the place. 1t is now determined to advance
by sap towards the lmambarrah, through the houses
ana nclosures which lie betweenitand the Begum's
Pal- :, most of these, though loopholed in every
direction, have been abandoned bv the enemy. The
troops at the palace We're relieved, and Gen Lu-
CARDS place was filled by Gen. Franks whose pre-
sent quarters are in the Palace.
LATER FROM INDIA.
CAPTURE OF JHANSI AND KOTAH-GREAT SLAUGurER
Government Teiegrophic Dispafch.
ALEXANDRIA,, April 26,-The Madras staomar
reached Suez from Bombay the 25th inst
On the 24th OF March the bulk of the army before
Lucknow was proceeding nOrthward to Bareilly,
commanded by Brigadier Walpoe A heavy col
umn, under Sir f. Lugard, started on the 9th for
Azimghur, and the remainder continued at Luck
now under Sir Hope Grant.
Sir Hugh Rose reached Jhansi on the 22d and
invested the place. The bombardment commenced
on the 25th.
On the lst April, $4,000 rebels, with IS guns.
called the army of Pashaw endcavored to raise the
siege, and were defeated with the slaughter of 800
men.
On the I'd April the town Notifications were cap
tured
On the 5th the garrison escaped from the fortress
during the night and by last accounts were being
cut to pieces in their flight about 900 having fai
len. Six British officers killed.
The Ralpootana field force under Gen. Roberts
reached kotah on the 20th. The town and fortress
were captured on the Both, with very little loss on
our side.
wear On tHe southeast frontier OF Dude.
a detachment of the 37th, under Colonel Mil,
man, had been compelled to retire, with loss of
baggage; and on the 24th March was shut mn
at Azimghur. Strong detachments for its relief
were on their way from Lucknow, Allahabad, and
Benares.
The country opposite Benares, and to the north
continued much disturbed
The Northern Provinces bcingI disarmed
without resistance.
India House Telegram
BoMBAY, April 9.-The three brigades forming
Sir ii. Roses force combined before Jhansi the
9th of March. The rebels, about 1000 strong in
cluding ,500 Sepoys retired to the fort, and in
yestment made and the seige commenced on
March 2Sth.
On the lst April Il very strong force, under Tan
Tia Togee, relative Of the Mana, attempted to re-
eve Jhans Without abandoning the investment
Sir II. Rose attacked the relieving army, and cain
ed glorious victory. taking Is guns, several cln
nh ants and all the cnmn euuinares - |