Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-10


nearly a month. A handful OF -four and
split peas was the daily ration, and
only two wells nearby, the one In which
they buried their dead, because they
had DO time TO bury them in the earth,
and the other we'll the focus on which
the artillery OF the enemy PLAYED, so
that IL was a choice between death oy
thirst and death by bullet or shell.
TEN THOUSAND YELLING HINDoos
outside this frail wall and 1000 suffer
ing, dying people Inside. In addition
20 the army OF the HindOos and Mos
lens, an Invisible army OF sicknesses
swOOped upon them. Some went raw
ing mad under exposure; others dropped
under apOplexy. A starving, mutilated'
ievered, sunstruck. CHASTITY group walt
ing to die. Why did not the heather
dash down those mud walls, and the
10000 annihiIate the now less than
1000? lt was because they seemed SUI
pernaturalIy defended.
Mana Sahib resolved 70 celebrate an
anniversary. The pa OF June, 1857,
would be 100 years since the battle OF
Plassy, when, under LORD Give, India
surrendered 20 England. That daJ the
last European 10 CawnpOre was TO be
slaughtered. Other anniversaries have
been celebrated with wine; this was 10
be celebrated with blood. Other
anniversaries have been adorned
with garlands; this with drawn
swords Others have been kept with
songs; this with excavations. others
with the dance OF the gay; this with
- inf -
cavalry and artillery of Mana Sabib
made on that day one grand assault, but
the few guns Of the English and Scotch
out TO flight these Hindoo tigers The
courage of the fiends broke against that
mud wal, as the waves OF the sea
against a lighthouse. The cavalry
horses returned full 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
letter. II was evidently commuDica-
ton from the enemy, and General
Wheeler ordered the woman brought
in. She handed him a proposed treaty.
If General Wheeler and his men would
give up their weapons, Mana Sahio
would conduct them 10 safety; they
could march out unmolested, the men,
women and children; they could go
down tomorrow to the Gauges, where
they would ind boats to take them in
peace TO Allaha6ad.
There was some opposition TO signing
this treaty, but General Wheeler's wife
told him be could trust the natives, and
so be sigaed the treaty. There was
great Joy in the intrenCRnent that
night Without mOlestation they went
out and got plentYOf water TO drink,
and water for good wash. The hun
ger and thirst and exposure from the
consuming syn, with the thermometer
from 12O 10 14O, would cease. Mothers
rejoiced 81 the prospect Of saving their
childreh. The young ladies OF the in
trencRment 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 ex-
hausted to walk.
Get 10 the carriage" said Mr.. Lee,
"and we will ride to the banks OF the
Gauges, for which the liberated COM
batants aud nOn-combatsnts started
frou this place" On our way Mr.. Lee
pointed out a monument over the burial
place which was opened for General
WheeleT's intrenchment, the we'll into
which every night the dead had been
dropped. Around Ii is curious mem
orial. There are five crosses, one at
each corner Of the garden, aud one at
the centre from which inscription l to-
day read my text Riding on, we came
TO the Memorial Church built TO the
memory of those fallen in CawnPOre.
The walls are
COVERED WITH TABLETS AND EPITAPHS.
l copied two or three Of the inscriptions;
These are they who come cut of great
tribulatio NJ" also, The dead shall be
raised incorruptible;" also, "In the
world We shall have tribulation, but be
Of good cheer; l have overcome the
world" also, THE Lord give; the Lord
hath taken aWay;" also, "COme unto me
q
Get into the carriage" said Mr.. Lee,
aud we rode on 10 the Gauges, and got
out at HindOO temple standing on the
banks. Now" said Mr.. Lee, there is
the place TO which General Wheeler and
his people came under the escort OF
Mana Sahib." / went down the steps
TO the margin Of the river. Down these
steps went General Wheeler and the
men, women and children under his
care. They stood on one side OF the
steps, aud 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 aud intirm
women and children should 90 on board
the boats. The young and attractive
women were kept out Twenty-eight
boats were filed with men, women and
children, and hOated out into the river,
Each boat contained ten armed natives.
Then three boats fastened together
were brought up, aud General Wheeler
and his staff got in. Although orders
were given TO start, the three boats
we're somewhat detained. At this juno
ture a boy twelve years Of age hOlSted
on the tep OF the HindOo temple on the
banks two lags,s HinGoo and MOham-
medan dag, st which signal the boatmen
and armed natives
JUMPED FROM TIE BOATS
and swan for the shore; and from
innumerabIe guns the natives on
the bank fred on the below roar
ed with destruction, and the boats
and masked batteries above and
a.
and all went down save three strong
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