Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-05-28
THE WAR IN INDIA-THE RELIEF OF
II-Ck NOW

We have said again and again, if we conquer in
this war, our soldiers must be allowed to fight
We must have terrible, Impetuous fighting. We
talk of our cause, but when have our soldiers been
allowed to fight as the British fought in India?-
Read the following:
The story of the relief of Lucknow will form one
of the brightest pages in the annals Of British hero
ism ITavelock had to fight his way from the from
tier of Dude with only = 800 men, through a cOun-
try in which every man was in arms against him,
and every town, village and house had been convert
Ell into a fortress. There but one practicable
road along which he could advance; on either side
of it there was nothing but succession Of quag
mireS The bridges over the intervening rivers
swollen at this season to their utmost magrtudc-
had been blown up; and on the further banks were
intrcnched disciplined regiments, far outnumbering
his small band of Engishmen, with an ample supply
OF heavy artillery i'll position. These means OF ob
struction-natura aud artitical-must have turned
to account with WILL for the relieving party took
sixty days to advance the tiny-three miles of dis
lance from the bank of the GangeS opposite Gavin
pore to Lucknow The enduring valor of the be-
sicged is equally admirable with that displayed by
their liberators ThrouS h three weary months they
had reSolutcly repealed all assaults from oyerwhelm
ing Odds in inprOvised intrenchments, with very in
adequate supplies Of everything that vas necessary
for defence and the support Of existence. Yet,
borne up by their own high hearts, and by their
faith in the anxiety Of their cOuntrymen for their
relief no feeble wailing was heard though the wo-
men and children outnumbered the fighting men
while the counter attacks of the garrison repeatedly
made the ASSISTANTS reel backward in diSmay, and
afforded opportunity TO drive into the ReSidency
the herds and other OF provisions collected by
the mutnccrs. Every nerve has been strained TO
the utmost, ooth by our beleaguered cOuntrymen
and 10y those who have fought their way through
hostile my-iadS to relieve them. One day-perhaps
a few hourS-lunger, and most probably the unsur
passed passive and active herosm displayed on both
sides would have proved unavaiilng. The mines OF
the asSailing force had been advanced beyond the
lines of defence and short time would have seen
the extempOrizcd buwarkS of the ReSidency blown
into the air. and the Infatuated Sepoys, and their
vet more brutal ahettorS from the baZaarS, pouring
over the ruins overwhelm the dcienceless inmates
We read this dcnoumcnt and draw a long breath Of
relief at the close as if ourselves had just made
some hair-breadth escape. Bat not moment is
left US to pause OH this reflection. We are mmc-
diately hurried on by the tale which tells how Eng
lish promptitude and resolution forthwith assumed
the aggressive and put the asSaiants on their own
defence On the 25th of September the RcSidency
was entered by the succorIng force; on the 10Th
the intrenchmentS of the belraguering army were
stormed, and during the next three days the foe
was driven from Que post after another through the
narrow and tortuuus streets of Lucknow. Further
we know not At the last moment to which our
information brought down, the greater part of the
city had fallen into the possession of our troops
and doubtless the rest would soon folow.-L0ndOn
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