The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-18

the enemy from rallying among the trees,
as they had done in the previous battle,
killing some hundreds of our men with the
smooth-b0re fireluck, fighting in close quar-
tiers. Some few hundred of them tried it,
but we rushed them out after a weak re-
siStarce. Their spirit seemed broken.
However, it was here where one of their
particularly successful cavalry charges took
plaee-at this time we were very scarce of
the cavalry arm. From an opening in the
densrst part of one of the TOPICS there
dashed out some 100 of the enemy's cavalry,
belonging to tile Fifth Bengals, led bv one
OF orr own Autlnled native cavalry officers :;
he was a MuSsulmau and brave one
Owing to our rapid advance and not expect
ing the charge, our skirmishers and gun
ners, with some f0rty-fve of the loyal cav
airy OF the Fifth Bengals, were somewhat
loose In their discipline and paid dearly for
IL. III moment the leader and his follow
eFs were on our men, capturing 9-pOunder
gun, sabering its crew, killing and wound
ing twenty-eght of our skirmiShers, who
fought back to back in twcs and threes, not
having time to form square, and then
formed up for dash at Major Bradshaw
and his party. The forty-fve men of tho
Fifth loyals, who, by this time had realized
the danger, rapidly formed ranks and ad-
vanced at charging pace to meet their
successful and fiery foes.
BLOODY AND BITTER FIGHT.
The fight was bloody and bitter. The
men having been of the same corps before
the meeting, hated each other with that
deadly bitterness which only ASiatics can
feel, situated as those men were On meet
ing Major Bradshaw singled out the leader
for attack, who nothing loath rode at the
Major, uttering the words in nerce, dlS-
dainful tone, Come on, Ferrlnghee dog;
know you" They knew each other Al
though the Major was a powerfully built
young man and Il brave. splendid swords
man, he came off only little better than
second best in the fight, for after it was
over and he was examined 1t was found
that his left thigh was laid open from the
knee to near the groin, the Bone being
touched, leaving him crippled leg for the
remainder of his life, and his left forearm
was lett hanging by shred Of flesh, neceS-
Stating amputaJiOn above the elbow. In fact
his HE was barely saved by medical skill,
great attention and good attendance. How
was it with the brave Subadahr- Major?
Well, with powerful down cut from the
Majors heavy and not over sharp field
sword, the bones of the shoulder between
the neck and outer point or tip were ter
rlbly shattered, leaving the bridle-arm use
less. The flesh and part of RIB were torn
away from the left side, also from No.
point from the sword. Nevertheless, he
managed to CALAMITY ride away with his
party, but was endorsed by one OF a shower
OF bullets fired after them as they retired
into the tOpe. lie was found dead on the
field, and Major Bradshaw actually asked,
as dying request as lie then thought, to
have the Subadahr's remains decently and
honorabiy inferred. General Havelock was
a stern diSciplinarian, but he granted the
request.
THE ENEMY ROUTED.
When our men were fast going down, al
though fighting savagely, bitterly and with
energy, % men of the land-transport cav
airy were sent TO their assistance, and this
decided the issue. In killed and wounded
they lost % of their men, They caused 80
OF our skIrnisherS, gunners and cavalry to
bite the dust. simultaneously charges oc-
CURED on our right flank and rear, but they
were not quite so successful for the enemy.
1t was now headlong, irretrievably mixed
up TetTeat-ln TACT rout We followed
them for about thee miles further on, pour
ing our destructive missiles into their thick
masses. We cut them off from the city,
where, we knew, if we had to follow them,
what our reception would be-boiling oil
and lead from the fiat roofs and deadly bull
lets from the lOopholes in the dead walls
and strongly barrlcaded doors. In our ad-
vance We passed the miserable trenches
where General Wheelers party CALAMITY
defended themselves and the 50 odd women
and children, until handed over to the Mana
Sahlb by the foolish treaty of the General
with the Mana. Here ana little further
down toward the river Ganges we came
across the first evidences of the cruel mas
sacreS committed OIL the white people OF
the district by the orders OF the terrible
Mana SRhiD. On several of the trees Dor
derlng the road leading to the river were
hanging the remains of women, children
and men, the lower portions of the bodies
having been torn away by the beasty. howl
ing, nocturnal jackal.
1t was now getting dark and every one
was completely worn out. We had been
twelve hours fighting under burning July
Indian sun, with Door food, little water and
not moment of rest. We were halted,
threw out the usual pickets to front, TANKS
and rear, threw ourselves down as we were,
aud rested and slept as best we could. The
battle OF CawnpOre was over.
A REVOLVING DISCOVERY.
1t was now dark. the moon not yet having
risen. Some of the men, more energetic
titan their comrades, had wandered down
to the banks OF the river and discovered
the dreadful bungalow and well, where the
nameless manner, hacked to pieces and
their maDgled remains thrown into the
well. The news spread with electrical
speed. The General, his staff, dozens Of
officers and hundreds of men rushed off TO
the scene. | being feverish from wound
received at the battle fought at Futtehpore
some days previously. and having COM
handed my half battery Of three g FOUNDER
guns, sitting on an ammunition box dur
Ing the intensely warm day. was wounded
through the muscles of the right leg and
could not mount my hOrSe-was literally
unable to get up from where l lay and did
not visit the scenes until next morning
The sights L saw there, with the pathetic
sentences written in pencil on the walls by
the unfortunate women, more especially
three written by the brave Ada Wheeler,
the Generals daughter, thrilled me to the
hearts corr, and | am not ashamed to con-
TESS that wept bitterly.