The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-12
Now and Then.

We CHANGED, few days ago, to pick up New
York Tribune of May -, 1853. In it is a leading
editorial the capture of Lucknow by the British
and the abominable conduct Of the soldiers in
plundering private property. 1t is too good
to be lost ana append part of it, that the pub
lie may contrast the teaching of Black RepublicnIsm
with its practice;
'.In stoiming the ImambaIra and the kaiserbaeh
the boiling of the Hindoos WAS rapid that the
place not taken, but simply marched into. The
interesting scene, however, now only COM
inencing for, Mr.. Russell blandy observes, the
conquest of the kaiserbagh on that day was SO un-
expected that there time TO guard against
indiscrmnate plumber. A merry scene it must
have been Tor a true, hberty-loving John Bull
to see his British grenadiers helping themselves
freely to the jewels, costly arms clothes and
all the toggeTy of his Majesty of Dude The
Skhs, Ghoorkas and camp-followers were quite
ready to initiate the example, and scene Of plum
der and destruction followed which evidently sur
passed the descriptive talent of Mr.. Russell
Livery fresh step III advance was accompanied with
l,under and devastation. The Kaisetbagh had
fallen on the 18th; and half an hour after discipline
was ut an end, and the officers had lost all COM
mand over their men. On the l7th General Camp
b,n obliged To establish patrols to check plum
deiing, and TO remain in inactivity until the
present license ceases The troops were evil
IDENTIFY completely out of hand. On the 18th, We
hear that there r. cessation of the gF0Sser sort
Of plundcr; but dcyastatioIr is still going on
freely. In the city, however, while the vanguard
were fighting against the natives fire from the
houses, the rear guard plundered and DESTROYED
20 their hearts content In the evening there
Is another proclamation against plundering; strong
parues oi every regiment To go out and fetch
III their own men, and to keep their camp-
followers at home; nobody to leave the camp ex-
ss'pt on duty. On the 20th recaptulation of the
slme orders On the same day, two British officers
and gentlemen Llcutenantss Cape and blackwell,
went inis the city footing, and We're murdered iii
a house; and on the Goth, matters were still so
bid that the most stringent orders issued for
the suppression OF plumber and outrage hourly roll
calls were instituted all soldiers strictly forbidden
10 enter the city cimp-iollowers, If found armed
III the city, to be hanged; soldiers not to wear
arms except ON duty, and all non-oombatants to be
dislfmed. To gave due weight to these orders
number OF tliaigics for fogging We're erected .at
:. ms IS, indeed, pretty state Of Minqs in a
"itt'Sea army az ne nineteenth century; and if any
other troops IN the tc6rid had committed one-te.fI
~ these exeesses, hoc aeonia the indignant BRITISH
press brand them uH intany! But these are the
deeds OF the British army, and therefore, We are told
that such things are but the normal conscuences af
Sar. British officers and gentlemen are De,rf,rt{.
seefcohe to appropriate to themselves anu silerr
apoons, Jemetcd bracelets, and other little nSmorials
Gsy ray g'a 9ooa fae scene Of their glory; and if
Campbell Is compelled to disaIm his own army In the
midst Of war, in order ~ stop wholesale robbery and
violence, there may have been military reasons IA,
the step; but surely nobody will begrudge these
poor fellows weeks holiday and little froc after
40 many fatigues and pIiyations.
me- TACT ~, there Is no army in Europe America
Wa.h W much brutality a. the British. Punderins,
..o.enes masaaere-things that everywhere else are
10y ard completely banished time hon
,.ha 1890, yestsd right of the British soldier
ss1,,, committed for days together after the
,in..,ls - hadaos and San Sebastian. IN The Pc
any Other .,. e w1aoat parallel in the annals Of
Reyoluhn ana S', nc. the beginning Of the French
Where ee Of giving up to rlan p.os' .ns,
,, sy assault y st the riewi,k the litsh .01 nt
Oeiht nhpef1ous military eol,side a,t a.
exception but the army though anmsh, ,v -, an
tia pay giumbled. and at Lneknow thev ~ sa
ade up for what they missed at Delhi For yw,ss
aays ana nights there was no british army at Luek
aos--aothing but lawiess, drunken, brutal ,alsia
dissolved into bands Of robbers far more lswlsss
sioient and greedy than the sepoys, vhs had iusI