New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-12

l,s swords, mstchoch', tcmtoTs or DUNE. pictures,
gaee<s trumpets but the more vslssbls plus
der disappeared last night IL vii be long ere BA
cum can i've here in state again. Every roou- "a
wan. ard tower, are battered and btes;hed By oar
shot.
A., the proer.ss IL a sap il pt very iIteres,ioRI
~ss in no great hurry TO return TO camp Q, ne
Martibere, and gladly availsd myself Oh the opocr-
tunty Of accommodating the porth eide OF the city from
the uon bridge which Sir james itrams morneg
tide afforded Us. Ifihe old sdsge about early rsng
be correct, that gallant officer mast prove ooe OF the
hesthisst. wealihest and wisest OF mankind. IL Wa
scarcely gray dawn when be was up ana stirlng, and
With the sun We were out on the rosd weico lesds
toward the city and csntopmens Of Fyzsosd TIE
road runs through large suburb which consists OF
isolated eouses 10 walled nclcsure- tnckly wooded
and provided with pleasant gardens. Bat the oior.
wlicn hlled tee air and overcsme the rich perfume u
the mango groves were lot from f)wers. AZ W
ps.ted onward the bloated bodies of those Who had
fallen on our advance two days previously, nov
rapidly decomposug aid covered with hes, made one
often turn aside in disgust. There had not been tine
or men TO bury them save them from the doss and
yulturp -,
in ruir the siodows and doors broken 10 p~cse ard
the urIiture smashed into con used heaps ~ rags,
cotton leather and stioks Our pickets we're posted
strongly all along the road. The 18th ghsanders and
tie sd Fuslieers were turpi.hog the men f'f,his
DUTY. and was amused at the ragged, wM-son
sspect Of some Of my Old riends-their rcd jackets
turned 10 salmon color. and white at the seams, but
tons scarce, and pipeclsy nowhere For Two niles or
more We rC de through this suburb, and eaa safely
saw that did rot zee wall or house which csd ~.
b.en nrepared more or LEES fer defense Most Of ne
walls Of houses ard of Enclosures were toesy .oop-
holed and determined ext my could only nsse oesn
disodced bv the effects OF heavy artillery and de-
,,nc,Iye Al tedious street lighting The enemy hsd
fed without struggle before Outrsm iOrc" and ne
read was covered with their shoes and fragments OF
clothing which they had cast OIL to iaclr ate their
fplloWs however, stu lurking
ths houses and Yesterday Sikh WAS shot oy asspoy
in one Of the narrow streets and some o our nea had
been fred at from unknown houses. AT last We cane
ont on road at right angles TO our route atd 'ou.d
ourselves close TO the iron biidge' m
In order to prevent any attack on our position nom
The north, two guns pointing toward tne eaa'ohmens
were placed so to sweep the roao and one slo be.
bind tire nch bore on the bridge. we dsmocn,sf
ard left our horses under cover and then, led By Sir
James, ran the gauntlet along the side OF toe street.
nm 20 a house close to the bridge, from whcha view
cuIo h. lad of the opposite side. The enemy 10 the
tousss a, the other side did lose their cosn,e aud
their bullets went singing past Us sharply Tue houses
on both sides of the street we're ocoapsd oy our meo
English and SIKH who kept up steady hre ON every
Iiyy ot ct visible On the housetops and IN the WIN
doxs of The mansiO1s aud mosques along the other
bspk Of the river which is only thirty or forty yards
scross at this place Looking tue oarsraies
on the top of the house. We could see me utren,n.
m.nts in fiont of the Mobtee Mahal, or the Pearl,
and the steuy's batteries commanding the bridge.
There were i've dead sspoys our ride VI the bridge,
and q Lumber Of living sepoys Of the enemys scs;
their heads were for moment Visible no" all 'nen
over Ill c psrapets OF their works.
Behind them spread out the vast extent OF tae
Kei,ebagh az lis innumerabls gilt cupolas, dome',
ard spires ITS towers and eted walls, its long Ines
of viii dow ed Enclosures, and spacious courtyard. IL
ives evident that were expected from tue o,ner
eide for the works Of the baZb ana even those
of the Mohtee Mahal and Messhouse were turned 70
ward the streets leading from the Canai to"ai the
Residency OF the latter building all that remains
| md tha in the nei khO DrQD1d
bear numerous of the herceness OF cannon $40
which ragged there during that grand deiense, AFTER
careful Inspection Sir James descended TO ina street.
aud suddenly gave way 10 uucontrollabe desne 70
Witt battery on the bank Of the river, which could
ouly be done by crossing the street. We were ordered
| to remain under cover while Sir James sailed forth
| with Sir Hope Grant and Col. Turner, aad ambed
across the street. 1t was odd enough but here were
Brigadier David Wood, Colonel Berkeley. Chief OF
Sir James, staff two of the aides, Lieutenant Stew
att of the Bengal Engineers, and myself looking 81
this little race, as If 1t was one OF the best he' INC
world and for the moment dle thinking that an iEch
to the right to the left and down would drop any
one of three as gallant officers as her Msesfysse ser
| vice can boast Of.
However, they oil got safe across aud hsyrs y.,t-
ID the battery down lane, they came anoiag
back again with a similar whstlng accompaniment OF
nhtcklock and musket bullets around them, toe enemy
bbvDg previously favored Us by few, just - show
they kew where were, and that they would be on
he lock out for We back to our horses. IL
8 most unpleas ant sensation TO feel that sc,re Of
cusky gentlemen al waiting. eyes to unknown
cliI ks, and with their index fingers crooked on the
triggers of cooked fire arms just as party at the end
| OF the beat watch for some remarkably knowing Old
eek pbeasants, to get crack at you the momeat you
bresk cover. But it was all over in a minute. Out
came Sir james, brass sheathed sword, white cap,
blue frock generals spurs and all and then, in Jingle
fle Rlidedope of US at least with cold sensation
at the small Of his back-toward the place where Ne
left our horses. Bang bang bang ping twit twt
flight OF wasfs passing by your ears; and it is all
over and nothing hit but the wall which comes in for
very sDaIty. II is quite evident, however, that
moiDug wa ks with Sir J. Outrsm are MT the most
he altby recreaioLs in the world and pretty much
akin to rides with Sir &. Campbell. But where i. Nc
going TO now OF to visit ano her battery. This
time we go Go Hn shady lace but alas il is not very
org In turning and the moment come ID taat turn,
the wasps are again, and find that we in
full view ola line OF looptoled houses at the other SIDE
Of the river.
That escspade over, we mounted our horses, and
preceded TO ride homewarjs through the suburb
here dense village, with narrow lanes through Which
| borse could juet go in knee scraping walk, the
principal object in view being apparently TO ascertain
If there wss good chance Of beirg shot by Of
the fanatics who were known to be shut up 10 the
housss. Many Of these had rever been entered by
our MeD, and the doors fastened from tae nsse.
HeTe and there some wounded wretch had creep away
10 die, ard che or two very miserable old s.i
lurks d il the huts. One sat by the eide Of bojy
covered with cotted blood, and tendery caressed the
dreadful form. Another was creeping along with q
hesp Of rags her bsck-her journey rs co'e.
Inside Of the Iclosurss of ne officers tod
there lay dead pretty little boy Of some seven or
eight years Of sge his back torn open by grspsshot
aid beside him shrieked and Chartered his pet PSF
roquet in cage just as it had fallen from his hsads
as he flying with it across the oornfelds. SJms
kind hand liberated the poor bird.
Sir James returned 10 bis quarters and ths force
urder his ordeJs merely engaged for the day 10
Strengthening their batteries and in guarding ne
position they had seized. From the storc bridge