The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-08-07
English Punishments in India.
The following description of terrible scel

in India is taken from Mr.. Stephen Massetts
book of travel, personal gossip and adven-
ture, called Drifting About" recently pub
lished by Carleton and already savorably no
ticed among our new publications:
The afternoon of the 18th of October it will
be difficult for me to forget
! was seated about one o'clock taking " tif-
fin > or lunch, IN company with Lieut.. Timm,
of the Z. |. c. service, chatting with him up
on the probabilities of good or bad house
for the concert Of the evening, when he re-
marked, 1" | fear your chances are rather slim,
old fellow, to night-for the fact is, it's my
impression that We shall all be in or near
kingdom come by tomorrow morning"
asked him what he meant > He repl-
ed:
The comander-in-chief has Just telegraph
ed from Poonah to the colonel of the regi-
ment here that the sentence is to be carried
into effect upon the two rinsleader this after
noon, and at five they are to be blown away"
Adding, " fear the natives will rise en- masSe
and murder US all :" asking me at the same
time if had Colt"
was too sick at the prospect to joke, or
I'd have replied that | would like to run of
on the back Of one, if could SO replied
that had never carried any tirearm in any
of my travels, and that | did not even know
how to load a pistol. well, well, he re-
piled, I've got six-barreled one; you 60
on to the esplanade with me; we'll keep to-
gether-and the worst come to worst, we'll
die together"
With these reflections, and giving up all
idea Of i" exhibiting that night, We left the
hotel for the scene OF death.
have before spoken of the beauty of the
harbor and the surroundings of this city, and
the magnitisence of its situation.
The harbor is certainly not inferior to any
in the world, the beauty and splendor of its
scenery are unrivaled, aud, indeed. many
think it surpasses the far famed Bay of Ma
pies
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