Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-02

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ample pour encourdger les autres" might
render Sir II. oblivious Of the existence of
such insignificant beings as w. aud myself,
aud thus make a mash Of US altogether
Somewhat Of relief, therefore, IL was when be
addressed Us as folowss .s...g t...
"Men Of the - Regiment was Informed
that some misguided men amongst you bad,
from same base motives,of their owu, led you
| TO suppose that it was intended to destroy
your caste by issuing uneean cartridges for
your use, and thereby iDcIte you 10 rice
! against the government that has SO ltng fed,
peusioned, and taken care Of your familes.-
| tell you such statements are false, and that
you may assure yourselves that these persons
have lied. have directed that you may
send to the arsenal, where the cartridges are
made, such men as you may select to see
them made up. ! came with this force 10
judge for myself ere dealt the blow that was
TO destroy you. | fiud you have been misled,
but are still faithful 10 your salt. You will
proceed to morrow TO Lucknow, and prove
| to your comrades there that you are loyal
and faithful to your government"
We were then, to our great relief, dismissed
to our lines, and our friend Dick Wuler
muttered to us as he passed at the hesd Of
the retiring column, mot offer u drain Of
beer 20 poor fellow this hot morning -
Our sergeant major told ME that be had
heard some of the Sepoys soy, in bringing sp
he rear, Never mind, brothers, ace ront let
he Cora (Europeans) long hmt yeu" And
thus ended scene the second.
If we had reason 10 congratulate ourselves
on the umicabe termination of this interview
we had hardly reason to do so on the pleasant
prospects Of the morrow. To march the re.
giment into Lucknow in their present state
of feeling, through country by this time in
open insurrection, was not encouraging, and
we felt that the most "laua- bic" OF the insu.
rance officers might be held excused for re
jectiDg on any terms policy on our lives.
The rest Of the,day was passed in issuing
the necessary orders for our march tbs iul
lowing morning, and | may challenge
contradiction in asserting that our night was
not a pleasant one.
But the morning dawned aud 'ound us still
10 the land Of the living. Again the bnglts
assembled our dear comrades in arms, their
pouches filled with ball cartridges, ind oil
was ready for the move, when sowar wus
seen advancing at speed towards us, his
horses side fiery red with haste" Selecting
( w, he delivered n note from tie "Burtah
Sahib" glanced towards the men, who,
with ordered arms were "standGg easy
Eager looks towards US, and whispering
amongst themselves, left but little doubt they
Expected u crisis, und knew ibut the note
: now open before w. conveyed Information OF
fits occurrence. ] well knew the cool nerve
and self possession OF Jack W, but was not
quite prepared for his sang trOid on this
occasion. Turning to the men with langb !:
"llerp," said be, "Is note from the gene.
raj to tell us that the Sepoy regiments in
environments tave mutinrd. aud that we are
to march at once into Lucknow and teach
those sons Of burnt fathers their duty to the
government that has 80 long clothed aud fed
them. We march by Nd, aud are frst
to give the dirt eaters there II lessoH."
"AtteDtion Shoulder !" &c., and the reg-
meut was on IFS march to the devoted city.
CLINT" observed Jack, holding out the
generals note TO me, "there's our death.
warrant. or course we will do our duty, but
its folly 10 the present state OF things to
hope the regiment will march iutu L---w.
much more quel The insurrection of the people
of Nd, who are determined 10 cut us Uf
from L-w. But come along, and never
say die ~
We marched on 10 no envilb'e frame Of
mind till the burning rays Of u vertical sun.
bnd the tagging pace o! the heavy laden
Sepoys, reminded MS Of the necessity Of a
halt, aud accordingly we directed our march
from the road to tOpe ut trees IN the
neig hborhood Of Nd, whlch We were now
fast approaching. Clint" he said, take
aud throw out few men in extended order
towards the trees ir front, Tor sm sure |
see fellows moving amongst thrm."
Deployiug the regiment into line We ad.
vanced steadily towards the tope Those
who are unacqnainted With the native char.
acter. and who suppose they are like Europe.
ans, guided by certain rules of acton
adapted to certain condition Of things, are
misrrably mistaken. We had pulled the men
through what may be styled passive action,
but it was monstrous to expect item to
engage in actual conflict with counlrymen
and at this point we felt the tide must turn
against us ; but the prospect OF death now
became familiar TO us, and we continued 10
issue the necessary orders, and they were
obeyed too wI,a as much alacrity as the
presence OF a force Of five thoussDd Europe.
aus could have ensured
As We neared the trees, however, the men
hesitated, and a voice or two called out, "k III
} the X Aires !" AT this moment, when WI
thought oil was lost, IA volley from the trees
} saved u.s. Two of our skIrmishrrs fell, and
oUe Of the men near me was shot through The
aim.
Look !" shouted out w, pointing to ,h'
fallen men, "those filth eaters from town have
killed your brothers :"
, The word was given, and with q yell We
! rushed at them witt leveled bayouets. Sho
J down and bayoneted, the surviving wretche'
aed into their town, where we left them il
: quiet possession TO ponder over the lessor
, they had received. We then resumed ou
march. and in due time, without turthel
adventure, and by previous arrangement will
J our friends in the city, We stole march iut'
!, the good city of L-w, avoiding thereb!
3, the ceremony Of leaving our cards with ou
r coored friends encamped on the other side
We were received by all with hearty con
a gratulatous. and If Jack w. and myself Dor,
D with becoming diflidence the laudutons o'
!. tie coDsummsts assurance which had carrie,
Q us through such dangers, none were so lou'
n as our men in their loyalty to the Sircar, oD'
:, theiI determination to die in its defense =
. 4 nd incomprehenslble as il may appear. thei
z gallant conduct during that ever memorubl
y siege fully bore out these somewhat Spocry
!, phal assertions.
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