The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-06-01

The last despatch Of ~. Russelj, the LoDdo
Times specisl correspondent, broaghs his nsrrI
tive o. shs erents eosnerfed wIsh the fall I
Lucknow - The l4th of March. A dssoptc
just received fro that gentleman, gives ~ -
count Of ~ su6ssquens precesdiaga
A. the date ~ my 1T dcspatch (says tb
writsrl, " bad then attacked the 1maumbasSal
or Imanbarra wIsk such viror that the enemy
dismsyed by the stern onslaught, BY the FIRE o
our artillery, and by the lesson they had re.
ceived At the storming Of the Begum's palace
abandoned their position, and, flying in disor-
| der into the Kaiserbagh, so entirely dlsheart-
ened the garrison, already decimated by th,
bombardmenf, that they gave up the key o
| their position almost without struggle
| Every one was on the spot % speedily - posi-
| BILE. The air was still heavy with gunpO wder
bullets were whistling around from the deeper
ate men shut up in the works, and from thu
enemy in the inner line Of defences. Our mel
were just crashing through the rooms Of ths
palaces, which were as yet filed with the eyi
dence Of barbarc magniicence and aplendor
when We entered. The Ksiserbagh cannot b.
described.
THE KAISERBAGH PALACE.
The place is . series Of palaces, kiosks
mosques-ali Of fancful Oriental architecture
some light and graceful, others merely fantas
tic and curious, connected generally by long
corridors arched and open in front, Or by ex.
tensive wings, which enclose the courts and
gardens contained within the outer walls. In
| every room throughout the endless series there
was profusion of mirrors in ponderous gil,
frames. An universal gliding Of cornices, fur
niture, and everything that would bear the
process, seemed the prevailing taste in the royal
court. From every ceiling hung glass chande-
liers OF every age, form, color and design. Az
to the furniture, in many instances it looked
like collections from the lunber-rooms Of all
the old palaces in Europe. Louis Qua,ors clocks
and cabinets, Renaissance mirrors and chairs,
buhl-worked ebony chests, marqueterie tables,
solid lumpy old German state chairs, gilt all
over; but these were relieved by the richest
carpets, by sumptuous divans, by cushions
covered with golden embroidery, by rich
screens of Cashmere shawls, and by table-coy-
ers ponderous with pearls and gold.
In some OF the rooms we're few good pic
lures, said 10 be by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Law
renee, Zoflany and Beechy, but did not see
any traces OF Sir Joshua the walls when /
entered, and there was only one picture which
looked at all like Lawrence There were
numerous portraits Of the present and former
Kings Of Dude, and oil portraits OF Governors
General, Of Wellington, Nelson, George Nv.
and Bonaparte, Chinese drawings, French cray
ons and English engravings of all sorts, even
those from !" Williamsons Wild Sports OF the
East" an old and almost forgotten book on
tiger hunting, in gorgeous frames, but the hand
Of the spoiIer was heavy among them ALL
Those hung out Of the reach Of the musket
shot and bayonet were scarcely safe from
bullet or the leg of table. Down chandeliers
in tinkling, gathering rain of glass-crash!
crash. crash! door and window, and mirror |
and pendule! Sikh and soldier were revealing |
n destruction and delirous with plumber and |
mischief. Those who could not get in at once |
% carry on the work, searched the corridors, |
battered oft the noses, legs and arms of the
statutes in the gardens, or, diving into cellars,
either made their fortunes by the discovery OF
treasure, or lost their lives at the |
lands of concealed fanatics. There was no |
inc to guard against indscriminateS plunder, /
nasmuch as il never was expected that
he Kaiserbagh and all its treasures would
ave fallen that day into our hands 1t was
formed at once, but it could scarcely be said
hat any great resistance was offered by the
nemv.
Our men we're in high delight with the gay
resses of the eunuchs which they found in
ONE of the rooms, and it was with difficulty
ley we're induced to take off the crowns of
ice and peacock's plumes, and bird of paradise p
gathers, and the swordbelts they stuck over
leir heads and shoulders. Here, as in every
Their building, there were quantities of kites,
lie flying OF which seems a fayerite amuse-
ent OF these childish but ferocious races
oats, horses, the stately Cyrus cranes, tame
onkeys, apes, antelopes, numbers of paro-
nets Ill cages, were also appropriated by the
en-.
In the next court, which was sheltered from
"a " he W. lIs ~ l
great seizure OF rich plumber. They had burst
to some of the state apartments, and they
ere engaged in dividing the spoil OF shawls
I'D lace and embroidery of gold and silver and
,arls. Two men of the Goth were i'm before |
i and, assisted later by some of the Ssh, we
w them appropriate moneys worth enough
make them independent for life The rooms
this nook had been used as stores by the
ng or some wealthy member of his house
gid, and each moment these men went in only
emerge with trophy. In one box they found
amond bracelets, emeralds, rubies, pearls and ,
,als, all so large and bright and badly set. that
Q believed at the time they were glass In ,
lother was pair of gold mounted and Jewel ,
d pistols, Of English make, and the bill stating
at his majesty the King of Dude owed the /
aker ESQ; then out they came with bundles ]
swords, gold mounted and eweiled, which /
ey at once knocked TO pieces for the sake Of !
Q mountings, leaving the blades behind them. a
,xt came out huge chemical laboratory; then 7
gold saddle cloth, studded with pearls, then i,
I'd handled .iding canes; then cups of agate
d jade, gold mounted and jewelled; thcn--but a
must really stop thisibroker's inventory The Il
ppy possessors of these riches were quite y
Id with excitement. I
Close to US were large boxes Of japanned Il
'rk containing literally thousands of cups and n
ssels of jade, Of chrystal and Of china, which v
. soldiers were listlessly throwing on the v
Dund and breaking into atoms Had the en- +
y made strong attack on us at that moment Fl
one hall OF our troops could have been col 7
ted 10 repel it, And such were the scenes h
'ongh every court OF the many mansions of il
} Kaiserbagh. h
Meantime intelligence reached the chief Of !
} staff that the women of the Zenana were a
'reted in one of the strongest parts of the
serbagh. Some engineer officers whose
ines do not know; Captain Hope tombstone. n
Gen. Mansfeld's staff; and Lieut. Col. John.
D, b. A. with two companies of the 5Sth, i'm
'diately proceeded to the spot, into which
ne OF our soldiers had already forced an en-. .
nee. In doing so, the son of one of the be- c
ms, deaf and dumb youth of twenty wears G
age, and two or three ladies of the Zenana u
re unfortunately killed by "A discharge OF mus 81
Try when the doors were burst in, before the G
diers saw that they were women. 1t NAV be r.
agined what state of terror the bepums and a
'lr attendants were in when our men enter. b
Huddled together amid the smoke. tbey 4
I'D scarcely be Gained BY the assurances Of
oihcers, who at once took measures 10 70. D
We them to point Of safety As they were "
nS ont one of the ladies pointed out TO Can, Il
pc Johnstone box which he had Just taken 81
m the floor and placed upon the table. She Z
him i contained jewels to the value often Il
OF rupees, 100000. He at once placed ei
tries u the doors. and gave orders that no q
should enter. Having with the aid Of his @
ther officers, taken the ladies.o OF danger tr
retired to the Zenana. 1t was blazing from W
to end. The sentries only escaped by clam
ing up to the roof, from which they we're with oil
iculty saved The jewels were gone. Had ca
D. tombstone taken them they would have CT
n his, for the Kaiserbagh was this day given m
to plunder, and what each man could ret in
anne his property.
was late in the evening when we returned g.
ne camp, through roads thronged with A. Oh
y 20, 900 camp followers, all staggering un. tie
loads Of plunder-the most extraordinary th
understandable spectacle l ever beheld.- nc
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