The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-21
Bri,ish ..IIunsni,yri. War,


In 1867 the natives Of British Iadu
grounds Of discomfort with their gov
unlike those Of the Southern rebels v
stsntiAl and grievous, rose In arms to I
their freedom. Tho British govern
inst unsucctssfpl In It's struggles with
bellion, At length gathered up its or or.
put tkem eorn. How II dealt with h
sp C war taken in fight h well rem
Tho following extracts frsm British
Contain the narrative of couple Of ex
"a late mail from India brought q
two such executions. On 12,h Jure,
war, forty mon were tiled, convicted
tcnoed to lie flown from the guns. I'll,
ton was dreadful sigh, Three e.
squsrs we're formed ~ British tro
tie centre ten guns were plante
outward. In dad silence the de-
court was read, and this ceremony
cludsd, . prisoner wss bound TO ca
back placed. agslnst tho muzzle, 9
fatter ed fDmly TO the whoelA Tt
now given, ard the salvo fired. IT
OF orune cuts the tody In tw1i
trunks, heads, legs, ard arms may
sn instant flJ ing about in all DIR,
iheis woro only ten auns used on u
tire mutlAted reps'us had 10 10
tiree. All Of ihess forty criminal
fate with frnnifs, With the except
and, TO save time, they were drol
around, ard their brains blown {
kstiy.
Another execution Of a similar
plaza On ths 18th Of June, at Fsrc
The available uoops and public es
were cor vened TO witness the seen
tho mu,inssrs were TO he hung,
the Rallows, erected during tho nlf
the soldiers were drawn up IT.
ware then brought into the con
urccssein&s q the gsnsral Court
read. Upon being isf6rnsd that II
become 0sssn's evidence they
proved, twelve Of the criminals
offer and wsfomarche1ito the rear
tskon 10 thu gGllows They as or \
der with f:m stpI, srd to the J
tetras ed no euOLon o. fear.
"Ths remaining ten were now
the sTtilleTy guns and while us.n
boirR struck or some @isd, DO
the irpocsst for the eulltyl TW
jeinsd, Hold your Riya'ng; die
oowGrdS-yon defended your reilgl
DO ysu crave your liVA1 BslibsI
Ss6ihe, thsy arc dogs 0thars Il
upbraid their oomnAndlng officer.
cd baingS were quickly fassaned 3
Of ton gum, charged with blsi
ThspeenAAn6lu1 oihosr directed
NJ 'Ready T. 'FireI' ard n
I Played out. An eye witness says
snd stencil wore overpoworirg.
ts1ibly oonvulssd, and could obs
numerous native spectators were
that they not only trembled Ike
but also changed into unnstura
caution was not taken 10 remove
And-load man fsOm tho muz zIss
the eoAIeGusncs was that thsy
bsspattAIed with blood, and ons
ocular, reoa!yed . stunning blow
ared arm
In connection with the Brili'hp'
tie stone blockade, on the gIouni
thSos reminls csnceEro lnstruGiy'
A WOMAN wac fiozsn 70 death
M ota praiIies last w0k, near
toATch revealed that che had bsel
snow, within few rods OF her
little bOv, Ter grandson, wgA fou
inHenhble, with his hands and fee
Upon recovering his senses, he
mother got lost in the SNOW, AM
would freeze, she cried loudly foi
cries were no. beard When AZ.
much ba1umbed 20 proceed frrt
some Of hSs clothing and Wra,
the Toy, which was probably then
his life.
PRIoR 10 the rebellIop, the Do
ceding States were a. folouu =
$50 77e /; AfkansAA, "a, o9O, 997
300, 600 Georgia, %, l7O. $50 IL
0s9, 074 ! Mlssisaippi, els, OOO,c
DINA, &9. 1875, SOS South Carot
TenpeassA GIG 643, COZ , Vlreil
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