Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

awarded medal with two clasps. and
/ was made an nide-de-calnp 10 tho Queeh'
with the full title Of Colonel.
In 1919 and 1850 Sir Charles Napier
waged his famous war with the HIN tribes
| Of india, and Colonel GraBt fought side oy
| side with the famous General. So we'll did
he perform. that. upon Sir Charles recon-
mendation, he was given another meial'
this time with one clasp. In 1856 for ms
/ distinguished services. Colonel Grant vas
made Major General. and an even greater
honor was conferred on him. He was made
! a Knight Commander Of the Bath. There
could be no doubt that he had fairly. won
the distinction. Thirty-sx years Of hard,
| persistent lighting was a record not TO be
called into question lightly At about TINS
| time he was also appointed Commander IN
| Chief OF Madras and AT last was beginning
to reap the rewards Of his faithful service
| Then when General Arson died In 1891,
| Just as the Indian mutiny was breaking
out, General Grant went over to Calcutta
and acted as commander Of Bengal penu-
ing the arrival OF Lord Colin Campbell.
Then came the storm. The long smoul-
dering hatred Of tho Indians for tnelr
English task masters burst yoleano-like.
and the natives rose as a man and b2thed
the land with the blood Of the hated white
men. Not only England. but the world
paed when news Of the hendish atrocities
perpetrased, not only upon men, but upon
helpless women and children. was flashed
over the wires 1t was at this time tnat
General Patrick Grant was able TO do MS
country great service. Officers and men
sent from England to help put down the
mutiny knew little or nothing OF India, It's
people, or It's languages In England, even
the high members Of the Government had
looked upon India as a good COW that gave
golden milk. and plenty OF 1t. OF its hum
dreds Of millions Of people. their needs,
their rights, they knew little, and cared
less. Now, when those millions. mad with
rage. rose On their whilom masters, the
sapient statesmen and featherbed soldiers
Of England knew not what to make Of 1t.
General Patrick Grant was not among
these inc1mDctents. HIS service OF thirty
odd years In India stood him in good stead.
He knew the country from the Bay OF Ben
gal back beyond the hills to the steppes Of
the Hlmalayas. He knew the languages
and dialects He knew, by association and
experience, tho strength and the weak
nesses, and understood their Jealousy OF their
caste privileges and their hatred Of lncompe-
tent officials, who had lost no chance TO
check those privileges and to trample on
cherished Indian forms. Moreover, the
veteran knew-and this knowledge was all
important-the methods OF war Of the vari-
Gus tribes. the craft and treachery Of the
Bengalese. the sayagery OF the hill tribes,
Sir Colin Campbell could not have had
better adviser
1t is not necessary to here tell OF Sir Pat
rick's career In the mutlny. He was a dom
inant figure all through IT, and was in the
van at the sack Of Delhi, when the power OF
the Indian princes was crushed perhaps, for
all time, and when. finally, Ayoob Khan,
perhaps the ablest OF the Indian leaders, was
unable to longer Withstand the force of Eng
lish arms.
Al the conclusion OF the mutIny General
Grant, whose name had again and again been
reported In the dispatches to the English |
Government fer his ability and bravery, was |
awarded the Grand Cross OF the Bath.
lie remained In India after the mutiny. |
helping TO re-establish a stable government |
work for Which his vast knowledge Of In |
dian matters especially fitted him. In 1867 |
his services were again rewarded in a prac- |
ucal way. The honorable and coveted DO. |
sltion OF Military Governor OF the Island of |
Malta was given him, an easy berth Ia |
which he was well entitled after forty-seyen |
years Of hard fighting. and in 1868 received |
the title @. g. NJ. G.
General Grant remained at Malta until |
1874, when Rev. Sidney Cotton. Goyernor |
OF the Military Hospital at Chelsea. died. |
Iho friends OF General Grant. who thought |
the old warrior entitled to a post at home |
after htty-four years OF foreign service. Sc |
cured bis appointment TO the vacant posl- |
uot' tHela hIhut accepted the post and |
sun holds II. Nor is he likely soon To ulva /
1t up. He says he cannot quit the service |
until he dies-lndeed. that he would ala |
out OF II. As he looks now he seems good
to reach his Tooth year and more. since
he has been at Chelsea new honors have
been conferred upon him. In 1856 ho vas
appointed Colonel OF the Royal Horse
Guards, the famous Blues" as they ara
generally known here, Later Queen Vic.
toria appointed him Gold Stick in Walt |
position, the holder OF which Is supposod |
to baslt IN the sunlight OF royal favor He |
had, In 1853, received a yet higher tito
that Of Field Marshal In the British Arlny' |
This is the highest title to be mad helms |
on level with the full title Of General beiS |
by four Americans- Washington, Grant |
Sheridan and sherman. ''
The old Warriors latter days are very
Pheasant ones. His duties are easy and |