The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-03-26

news reached Gen. HAVelock at the close Of
. successful campaign, ending with the re-
eovery Of Cawnpore July II. CawnpoFe
was the nearest British station 10 Lnck-
now. and forty-two mtle' distant. Have
lock set out at once With L,600 men.
The rebellious sepoys did not purpose TO
allow Havelock . simple march between
Cawnpore and Lucknow. He fought two
battles SUCCESSFULLY, and then that sum
mer pest Of India, the cholera, set in, and
In 4 few days his effective force was ro-
duced TO 1000 men. On the 18th Of August
he attacked and routed an overwhelming
force Of rebels that were lying In wait 70
attack him. The victory cost him 40 men,
and, warned by his experiences on the hrst
ten miles Of march, he decided 10 return 10
CawnpOre. On the 10th he fought large
body of sepoys under the chief rAjAh Of the
district, Mana Sahih, drove them of, and
then gave his army q months rest. Dur
ing this interval Cawnporo was placed In .
state Of defense, so as to be held BY q small
garrison while the main army was march.
ing upon Lucknow.
Meanwhile the situation At Lucknow
was critical In the extreme. The besiegod
at the residency numbered 900 Europeans
and 100 loyal natives They occupied thu
residency and outbuildingB and were com.
pletely surrounded, the rebels muStarinQ
about 5000. The latter maintained con
tinuAl fire upon the residency, and In tims
compelled the evacuation Of the upper por-
tion. They also ran mines beneath the
outbuildings and occasionally stormed the
intrenchments- These tactics were adopted
by the willy rebels in order 10 wear out
the endurance Of the Imprisoned mon. In
addition to overwork, fighting. exposure
and insufficient food, the besiegod went
through q season Of oholera and other dis.
easea.
For some days at the begI inning Of the
Eiege the sepoy fire caused an average loa1
10 the besieged Of ten daily. Intrenehing
tools were scarce In the British camp, and
the few that could be secured were ulti.
mAtely carried OF By deserting lAborers.
On the 18th Of July spy from Haveloek'l
camp reached the residency with intelli.
genee that relief force was marching up
from Cawnpore, and for thirty -dvo days an
anxious vigil was maintained 70 note the
approach Of suecor. The lookout was sta
toned on the tallest building within tho
British inelosure. and In the rAngs, Of
course, Of hostile fire. The unequal con-
test ragged without intsrmission for weeks,
or until the corning Of HAvelock on tho
rebel rear. Then large force was drawn
from the ranks Of the besiagers 10 form q
line facing the other way.
On the 22d Of September Havelock ar.
rived within cannon sound Of LneknoW,
and ordered q royal salute fired 10 an
nounce his presence. and II was heard BY
the beleaguered garrison with JOY. But
the entrance TO Lucknow was not 10 Be
eheaply won. The sspoys had placed can
non to sweep every bridge and exposed
crossing and the buildings swarmod with
shArpshooters. The sd, 0lth and 18th
were passed In continuous fighting in the
streets and outlying Villages, and on thS
evening Of the last day the head Of column
rested under the shelter Of an Indian pal
act. so yards distant from the British In
closure around the resideney.
The Seventy-eighth Highlandnrs were
ordered 70 advance. The roadway had bssn
trenched erosswise BY the rsbals and cum
bered with obstructi0ns. Sepoy marksusn
were in hiding In front and alongAdA
Cannon blaasd across many q SQUARE,
Sometimes lighting mp the roadway and
guiding the brave Highlander toward the