Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-01-22
RELIEF OF LUCKNOW.
THRILLING ACCOUNT 7

A lady Of the rescued party has given /
a most interesting description Of the
events in Lucknow prior to and at the .
arrival of Havelock's forces. She says
On every side death stared Us in the
face no human skill could avert it any
longer. We saw the moment approach
when we must bid farewell to earth, yet
without feeling that unugorab,e horror
which must have been experienced by
the unhappy victims at Cawnpore. We
s-asa sesaived rather to die than 10 yield, !
and we're fully pursaadel that Ia twenty
four hours all would be over. The ea-
gineers had said so and all knew the /
worst. We women stroye to encourage /
each other, and TO perform the light du-
ties which had been assigned 10 Us, such
as conveying orders to the batteries and
supplying the men with provisions, cs-
pecialIy cups of coffee, which we prepar-
ed day and night. had gone out to
try and make myself useful. in company
with Jesse Brown, the wife Of a corpo-
raj in my husband 5 regiment. Poor Jes-
sic had been in a state of restless excite
ment all through the siege, and had fallen
away visi5ly within the last few days
A constant fever consumed her, and her
mind wandered occasionly, especially that
day, when the recollectioas Of home
seemed powerfully present to her. At
last, overcome with fatigue, she lay
down on the ground, wrapped up in her
plaid. I sat beside her, promising TO
awake her, when, as she said, her father
. should return from plowins. She fell at
, length into a profound slumber, motion
less and apparently brea;hless, her head
resting in my lap. l myself could nc
longer resist the inclination TO sleep, in
D spite of the continual roar Of the can.
non. Suddenly was aroused by 4 wild
mccarthy scream close 10 my ear; my
: companion stood upright beside me, Lel
2 arms raised, and her head bent forward
D in the attitude of listening. A look o.
t intense delight broke over her counte-
F nance, she grasped my hand, drew m'
p towards her, and exclaimed, Dinna y
It hear j; z dinna ye hear it2 'Ay, In
s no dreamin'-it'5 the slogan o the High
= landers! We're saved, we're saved r.
Then, finging herself on ber knees, sh
i thanked God with passionate lervor.
IF felt utterly bewildered my English ear
n heard only the roar Of artillery, and
al thought that my poor Jessie was still "a
( wing, but she darted to the batteries, an
ID l heard her cry necessarily to the men
Il, Courage! Courage Hark to the sloga
If. to the Macgregor, the grandest of ther
as a. Here's help at last ? To descriI
or the effect of these words upon tue SO
o. diers would be impossible. For a m
ment they ceased firing, and every so
- listened in intense anxiety. Gradual
, however, there arose a murmuT Of bit;,
disappointment, and The wailing Of Il
-; women who had focked TO the spot bur
-, out anew as the Colonel shook his .hea
ec Our dull lowland ears heard nothing
M the rattle Of the musketry. A few m
e ments more Of this deaih-likc suspent
rc Of this agonizing hope, and Jesse, "
,,s had sunk on the ground, sprang to h
or feet, and cried, in a voice so clear a
10 piercing that it was heard along the wds
or line. viii ye no believe Il moo; I
nd slogan has ceased, indeed, but the Can
air. bells are comin' Dye hear, dye hea.
,rt- AT that moment we seemed indeed
we'd hear the voice Of God in the d.sian
,ro- as the pibroch Of the TIighlanders bron
ers. us tidiugs Of deliyeranca, for now th
ons was no longer any doubt Of the fact
.iod That shriil penetrating, ceaseless sou
ybo which rose above all other sounds eo
civ. come neither from tie advance ot
enemy, nor from. the work oi the ;
pers. No, il was indeed the blast Of
scottish bagpipes, now shrilI aad hal
as threatening yengeace on the foe, Il
i, in softer tones seeming % promise {
:. cor 10 their friends 10 need. Never s,
tly was there such a scene as that 81
-. followed. Not a heart in the reside
# Lucknow bat bowed itself before {
- All by one simultaneous impulse fell
-;,u on their knees. and nothing was h'
bot bursting sobs and the murma-ed ;
- of prayer. Then alt arose and Il
slns rang out from a thousand lips z
lani, shout or jly which resounded far
its vide, aud lent new visor 9 tbat be
p.~, pi0foch 10 our cheer d 6oA
, The 0ueen.' they replied by The
known strain that moves every SEQ
,.ars. should auld aequaiasasee be
rot. &c. AUsr that H0ihing else Q
ans impression GA me-. scarcely
"a re- mefnbered shat followed Jsssie
"a his prssentei 20 tise General on his entn