The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-10


army of the HindOos and Moslems, an
I invisible army OF sickness swooped upon
7 them Some went raving mad under eX-
posture; others dropped under apOplexy.
I A starving, mutilated, fevered, suns truck,
CHASTITY group waiting to die. Why did
not the heather dash down those mud
walls, and the 10000 annihilate the now
I less than 1000? 1t was because they
seemed supernaturally defended
Mana Sahib resolved TO celebrate an an
niversary. The 23d OF June. 1851, would
! be one hundred years since the battle
Of Plassy. when under Lord Give. India
surrendered to England. That day the
last European In CawnpOre was TO be
slaughtered. Other anniversaries have
been celebrated with wine; this was to
be celebrated with blood. Other ami
Nersaries have been adorned with gar
lands; this was drawn swords. Others
have been kept with songs; this was exc
Z crations. Others with the dance of the
gay; this with the dance Of death. The
infantry ana cavalry and artillery of
Mana Sahib made on that day one grand
assault, but the few guns OF the English
and Scotch put to flight these Hindoo
tigers. The courage OF the nends broke
against that mud wall, as the waves of
the sea against a lighthouse. The cav
airy horses returned fun run, without
their riders. The Lord looked out from
the heavens, and on that anniversary day
gave the victory TO his people.
Therefore Mana Sahib must try some
other plan. Standing in a field not far
from the intrenchment of the English was
a native Christian woman, JacObee by
name, holding high up in her hand let
ter. II was evidently a communication
from the enemy. and General Wheeler
ordered the woman brought in. She
handed him a proposed treaty. If Cen
Wheeler and his men would give up their
weapons, Mana Sahib would conduct
them into safety; they could march out
unmolested the men, women and chill
dren; they could go down tomorrow to
the Gauges, where they would find boats
to take them in peace to Allahabad
There was some opposition to signing
this treaty, but Gen. Wheeer's wife told
him he could trust the natives. and so he
signed the treaty. There was great joy
in the intrenchment that night. Without
molestatiOn they went out and got plenty
of water to drink. and water for a good
wash. The hunger and thirst and expos
ure from the consuming sun, with the
thermometer from 100 to 40, would
cease. Mothers rejoiced at the prospect
of saving their children. The young la
dies of the intrenChment would escape
the wild beasts in human form On the
morrow, true TO the promise. carts were
ready to transport those who were too
much exhausted to walk
Get in the carriage" said Mr.. Lee
anu we VIII rae TO the banks OF the
Ganges, for which the liberated COM
batants and non-combatants started from
this place" On our way Mr. Lee pointed
out a monument over the burial place
which was opened for Gen Wheeler's
intrenchment, the well into which every
night the dead had been dropped. Around
it is a curious memorial, There are five
crosses, one at each corner of the gar
den, and one at the centre from which in
scription 1 to-day read my text. Rid
ing on, we came to the Memorial church
built to the memory of those fallen in
Cawnpore. The walls are covered with
tablets and epitaphs. I copied two or
three of the Inscriptions These are
they who come out of great tribula-
ton" also THE dead shall be raised in
corruptable;" also In the world we shall
have tribulation, but be of good cheer; I
have overcome the world" also. 1.-The
Lord gave; the Lord hath taken away"
also, Come unto me all We that labor
and are heavy laden"
Get into the carriage" said Mr.. Lee.
and we rode on to the Ganges, and got out
at Hindoo temple standing on the banks.
Now" said Mr. Lee, here is the place to
which Gen. Wheeler and his people came
under the escort of Mana Sahb." l went
down the steps to the margin of the river
Down these steps went Gen. Wheeler and
the men, women and children under his
care. They stood on one side of the steDs
and Mana Sahib and his staff stood on the
other side. AS the women were getting into
the boats, Mana Sahib objected that only
the aged and infrm women and children
should go on board the boats The young
and attractive women were kept out.
Twenty-eight boats were filed with men.
women and children. and foated out into
the river. Each boat contained ten armed
natives. Then three boats fastened to-
gether were brought up, and Gen. Wheeler
and his staff got in. Although orders were
given to start, the three boats were some
how detained. At this juncture a boy
twelve years of age hoisted on the top of
the Hindoo temple on the banks two flags
a Hindoo and Mohammedan flag at
which signal the boatmen and armed ma
tives jumped from the boats and swami
for the shore; and from innumerable guns
the natives on the bank fired on the boats
and masked batteries above and below
roared with destruction, and the boats
sank with their precious cargo, and all
went down save three strong swimmers
who got to the opposite shore. Those who
struggled out nearby were dashed to DEATH
Mana Sahib and his staff with their
swords slashed to pieces Gen. Wheeler
and his staff who had not got well away
from the shore.
l said that the young and attractive ,wo-
men were not allowed to get into the
boat. These were marched away under the
guard of the Sepoys.
Which way?" 1 inquired. 81 will show
you" said Mr.. Lee. Again we took seats
in the carriage and started for the climax
of desperation and diabolism. Now we are
on the way to a summer house called the
/ Assembly Rooms, which had been built
| for recreation and pleasure. 1t had two
rooms each 20 TO- and some windowless
/ closets, and here were imprisoned 2O6
| helpless people. 1t was to become the
| prison of these women and children. Some
| of these Sepoys got permission of Mana
/ Sahib to take one or more of these
] ladies to their own place. on the promise
they should be brought back to the sum-
mer garden next morning. A daughter of
/ Gen Wheeler was so taken and did not
return. She afterward married the Mo-
hammedan who had taken her to his tent
| Some Sepoys amused themselves by
thrusting children through with bayonets
and holding them up before their mothers
| in the summer house. All the doors
closed and the Sepoys standing guard. the
crowded women and children waited their
| doom for eighteen days and nights amid
sickness, and flies, and stencil and star
| walton.
Then Mana Sahib heard that Havelock
! was coming and his nana was a Terror r.