The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18

| these prices were quadrupled. unt,l the
| commander took possession of all sun
| plies for the common good
DELIvERANCE NEAR.
In the~twelfth week of the siege hope
| was revived by the news Of the defeat
| of Mana Sahib by Gen. Havelock. at
| Cawnpore. But in this week the losses
| were heavier in the garrison than In any
| one that had gone before. owing to tho
| desperate assaults of the rebels, who had
word of Haveleck s, advance But the day
| Of deliverance was coming swiftly
The gallant Havelock, who is described
| as typical Britain soldier had made a
| desperate effort to reach Ludlow in An
| gust, but had been beaten back bv the
| hCrdes of Mana Sahib But he only re-
| tired to secure achievements and return
! to the rescueng lie, had fought his way.
| step by step. meeting with the resistance
| of forces far outnumbering his own He
was accompanied by Maj. Cen Sir James
| Outram, who was Havelocks command
| ing officer, but who had generously sur
| rendered the command to Gen Havelock
so that the latter should reap the glory
! of the campaign that he had planned Az
the same time, Gen. Outram accompanied
the expedition as aiyoluteer and perform
| ed heroic serviee.o
| The rescuing force reached the out
| skirts of Lucknow on Sept % The
| advance was led by Sir James. and bv
desperate fighting they reached position
| opposite the kings palace. But the fight
ing continued until the morning of the
| 18th, when Gen. Outram made charge
with the Seventh-eighth Highlanders and
| regiment of loyal natives. When night
| fell Outram declared they could proceed
| no farther, but Havelock said they would
reach the Resideney that night or die In
the attempt, and the advance was or
| dered
Inc H1ghlanders and the regiment of
terozepore dashed forward in a hand
| to-hand fight with the Sepoys in the mar
| row streets of the town and literally
| cut their way to the Residency. The
gates were open to receive them. and
! the welcome was one that swelIed the
hearts to bursting and choked the
throats of strong men.
| One of the women survivors said after
wards: "Never shall forget the mo-
ment to the latest day live We had
no idea they were so near. and were
breathing air in the portico. speculating
when they might be in-not expecting
they could reach us for several days
longer; when suddenly, just at dark, we
heard sharp fire of musketry close by
and then a tremendous cheering. An
instant after the sound of bagpipes-then
soldiers running up the road-our COM
pound and veranda filled with our deliy-
erers, and all of us shaking hands fran
t1cally and exchanging fervent God bless
yous with the gallant men and officers
OF the Seventy-eighth Highlanders The
big, rough-beardedc soldiers were Selling
the little children cut Of our arms, kiss
ing them. with tears rolling down their
cheeks, and thanking God they had come
In time to save them from the fate of
those at CaWnpore. Every ones tongue
seemed going at once, and faces of utter
strangers beanedl upon each other like
those Of dearest friends and brothers"
REsCUERs BEsIEGED.
1t was noble rescue, but the cost
was heavy in human life. Over 400 men
of Havelock's command had fallen in
fighting their way through Lucknow
and among, the slain was the hero Of
Cawnpore, Gen. Neill, and a dozen Of
other gallant officers. Thus the force
OF the rescuing party was reduced to
h35 fighting men. On that evening Gen.
HaVelock surrendered his command to
his superior officer, Sir James Outram
The rescuers arrived in the nick of
time, as it was discovered later that the
entire Enclosure had been undermined,
despite the vigilance of the guards in
the listening galleries, and these mines
were to have been touched off on that
night.
Rutst sarcasm of fate came in the dis
ccvery the next day that the rescuers
were in the same boat as the rescued.
They found themselves surrounded by a
vast army, nnaddened by defeat, and lust
ing for the blooI OF their prey so long in
sight but still beyond reach The armies
Of the entire kingdom of Dude were con-
centrated around lucknow, and they
numbered fifty to one against the Brit
ish. Sir James say that retreat was out
Of the question and set his men to work
in strengthening the defenses.
While the increased number Of soldiers
gave strengthsto the garrison in the mat
ter of defense, the arrival of the forces
of f1ayelock meant the feeding of so
MANY more mouths, and the supplies
were becoming desperately short. The
men were reduced tossiege rations of one
half
The fighting was taken up with renewed
syigor and many sorties were made by the
augmented garrison. The day after tho
arrival of Havelock's men a sortie In
force was made, the rebels were surpris- |
ed and driven into the river where those
who escaped drowning were shot down to
the last man. A powder magazine was
blown up and a battery of guns was cap
tured.
While the besieged were desperately
holding their own at Lucknow, Sir Colin
Campbell was preparing an expedition to
succor them. The army of the command
er-in-chief reached the suburbs and out
ward defenseS OF Lucknow on Nov 10,
just twenty days after leaving Calcutta.
Ee crossed the Gauges on Nov g. and
three days thereafter met a force Of the
rebelSSnumbering over 5000. He defeated
them and kept pushing forward, fighting
his way inch by inch. On Nov. Is he
within sight of the beleagured
camp, and the next day exchanged sig
nails with Havelock. who had sent him
charts of the city and it's defenses.
VENGEANCE WAS THEIRS.
On the next day his forces charged the
rebels and eyewitness describes the
fight in these words. 1.-THE rebels fought
desperately, but vainly, against the
stalwart avengers of English women and
children. The slaughter was terrific, for
nothing but blood would appease the in
furiated soldiers. On the following day
1000 carcasses of the rebel host were
counted within the walls of that house
of vengeance No mercy was shown, and
when some wretch had cowardice enough
which was rarely the case) to throw
down his arms and sue for life, Gavin
pore was hisesd into his ear and a
thrust of the bayonet put an end to his
existence.
During this fighting the native sikhs
We'd with the British in deeds of heroism
and aided materially in taking one strong
hold after another
This ended the memorable siege Of
Lucknow, which had lasted almost six
months, and had made hero every hour
of the siege. The government rewarded
every man who survived the siege. Every
native soldier who had remained loyal
was promoted, until there was not pri-
vate left in the ranks of those who had
stood by the flag during the weary
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