| Show correspondence of f tk the tim tin cryl TRYL army ARNY ilyf ilif ladia INDIA y f r r lu knowe april 5 it 1 must b be confessed confes ed that tha bur tour position herby herbs hers here ar 30 far aa as it relates to the gener general al attitude of be he BrItIs british li army in india ii is not at first sight abight very satisfactory gatis Fatis factory sir colin campbell is thought b by ze cometo be guilty of great neglect because he is not covering covering the country with flying dying columns and his hia conduct is reviving old indian traditions a against him we Weare are actually 0 it is said at this moment in danger of having our communications with Cawn pore interrupted at any time for the enemy are reported to be at hurba within two miles of the road between aunnee and the ganges and we hear bear that some men are assembled at Bi towlie which is situated on a loop of the goard due east of buranch Bu it why in does oes not sir ir colin go out and thrashA thrash hese these fellows Is is i the angry demand of all civilians and of some soldiers well it is probable that sir colin campbell hinks that in the first place his troops would never be able abie to inflict such punishment on the enemy aa as would prevent th their air i assembling asse asi nibling embling in another place and what khat ha the efforts of the chiefs will dis disperse diapers pers these people he may object to exposing his hig soldiers in useless forays or he may be devising evis some grand scheme of general suppression s up it is useless to jeny that whatever may blay be the causes of the delay and whatever may be even its effects there is one point of view in which its consequences ap pear deplorable and that is to be taken from the financial f in ancial side of the th question our transport costs coals about xio or diem the possession of india will soon acome e ome dear indeed if this army with its pro stores and arid its nomad population its flocks and herds devastating the country the paralysis of its presence is to be maintained in a 0 tate O of 1 1 inactivity and what if after all this inactivity il it y but the prelude to an i inevitable tabie table hot weather campaign for my own humble part I 1 lam iam am of opinion that no valid consideration connected with our position tion or movements ia is neglected or overlooked oye clokie OV by the commander ix lil chief and that be he is now acting or rather is held beld inactive under the pressure of questions with the nature of which we are not acquainted and which it would be futile to pretend at present to investigate in some instances our men have exhibited signs and tokens that the license of siege biege and torms eorms has produced its usual effect upon discipline cl ci ne there has been a suspicious upsetting of two treasure tumbrels ls under a euro p doan loan in guard in the which some few rupees were missing and paymasters exhibit a preference for natives in the discharge of die the delicate duty of convoy which can oil oll only y arise from a perverse habit of arguing arguin 0 from a particular to a universal in addition to these influences must be estimated the effect of unexpected rillies rich es unequally distributed among the vie men there ther ear are some esome companies in different regiments which can brast boast of privates with thousands of pounds worth in their ranks one man I 1 heard of who complacently offered to lend ap officer what Bom edever bo he wanted if lie he bishel to buy over the captain others have remitted largi sums to their friends some have ll realized 1 after great strength of mind and body in holding iki out against ready rupees and carr carrying allig their treasures about them others are hoarding up bits of glass which they fondly believe to be valuable geins gems and they are looking forward to the tho time when they thay can sell them for twice as much as jem brown got for his 2 ere this letter reaches england many a diamond emerald and delicate pearl will have told ita its tale in a avery very quiet pleasant way of the storm and sick sack of the Kaiser bagh it is just ju st as well that the fair bearers wearers though jewelry atter all has a deadening effect on the sensitiveness ti veness of the feminine temi feMI nine DIne conscience saw not how the glittering baubles were won or the scenes in in which the treasure tre aure auro was trove in deed dead it is only ruth truth to tell that most roost of those interesting inte inie memorials memoria la of the siege of lucknow were bought bargains very often by OM officers ers on the spot from soldiers hot from plunder and some of these officers have made literally their fortunes Therea thore are refine gine fine bracelets clasping brawny wrists the proceeds of which are already devoted to buggies and arid dd dogg doga w s and horses to greenwich and to the rag or dr to junior or to the E 1 I U S C in delightful deli dell ht anticipations there are certain small caskets in battered uniform cases which contain estates in scotland and ind ireland and anu snug fishing arid and shooting boxes bores in every game haunted or salmon silmon frequented angle of the world there are single jewels which shall meet the demands of von aco co settle that little transaction at the corner pay off the injured smith and leave a good balance with the agent besides in young Quer cuss favor and cusps returns home if all accounts be true with quite sufficient saana sanna clent rient to meet the extravagant ext ant propositions ef of old mrs for settlement ten times over pleasant times but apt to make me men find the tun sun too hot it is curious to observe how riches develop disease dis ease aase how ones liver Is affected by loot and what tremendous ravages in ones family ammi anang the nearest and dearest can be caused by bf few crystals of carbon nia hia private carrying his hig musket and panting along the tho arid plain ia is tormented with of ofa a cool interior after the dutch school lots of pipes and pots pota and taps tape himself in the midst he the proprietor of that glorious public in his native vil vii village lagel be he can be ithe itha it he can caa but get home the weight of tb th ebelt abelt round his waist full of rupees and god gold assures him the tha viston cambol realized and it is no wonder if it be he resents the ali ail fall all in there therel fall idill he haa baa castles enough and our good friend of the goth f teela feela just as the legionary soldiers in the da laya jaya ya of horace or as the fierce sikh beside mint him who is mad 0 o be off to his village and scarcely I 1 ban ian can be kept quiet with many promises I 1 two battas two shares of prize money the plunder of two cities and man mah many pickings by the way Y have made some come of our men too rich for easy easy eaby soldiering even the when they were relieved from lucknow managed to carry out a considerable quantity of valuables but just in proportion to the luck of yome lome some regiments are the misfortunes and consequent dissatisfaction of others we uld did a all ail 11 the fighting while you got all the loot I 1 would not be the fo foo foe who have to meet themen with that remark in their mouths just think of the connaught Rangers the not only without plunder from delhi or lucknow but actually looted themselves by the contingent and far away from froin the pleasant ransa ransacking Aing of the raiser Kaiser bagh however they and the other regiments engaged in the minor and collateral operations against lucknow expect to receive their batta although not actually present at the siege sieg e every evera day adds to the prize property and it is estimated esbit abed that the sales will produce goo at one time a discovery of cash is made at another plate silver and gold are found in some ingenious 0 hiding place which excite some uneasy forebodings that the army wont coget geb get its due then a casket of jewels is revealed or some soldier is obliged to give up his secret store the sikhs ingenious to such a degree and versed so far in looting that it I 1 is said aid one ope of them can appraise the value of articles in a house by walking past the hall ball door and that they can 1 smell gold silver and precious stones atones have lately taken to exploiter the bottom of the Goom tee and their labors have been rewarded by the recovery of great quantities of rich arms swords pistols in matchlocks match atch locks rifles muskets and articles of various kinds and some diving and groping excursions cur blons in the tanks have been more or less successful 1 1 1 the town of Cawn pore is said to be full of the plunder of lucknow and if the damage done to public buildings the destruction of 9 private private pro property erty the deterioration in value of houses auses and land and and the result results of depopulation could be estimated it would be found that the capital of oude ha has hab s sustained a loss of hive five or six millions sterling a loss which it never can by any possibility recover even if the efforts or of our government were devoted to the resuscitation of the e corrupt vicious and evil minded inhabitants the principal prize agent capt carnegie is a man of extraordinary energy ireat great great knowledge 11 of the country and of muc much acuteness and ability it is chiefly owing to his exertions that those additions of which have been made to the account of prize the sales take place every mornin morning from eight till fen een t en in the kotwall kot wais wals or mayors house in the chandlee Chand nee choke or principal street of the city passing through a narrow you come to a flight of steps which leads 3 ou to the usual courtyard surrounded by buildings conall sides to be found in all decent oriental mansions the principal range is before you and ana you pick your way through heaps of rubbish which would delight the heart of soho sobo and and leicester square and the parts which there adjacent lie to the esplanade in front of the colonnade through which access is gained to the apartments this rubbish consists of all kinds of furniture more or less shattered baskets of books arid and rude sometimes indelicate drawings bat ceredi chandeliers cooking utensils and the debri a huge city tied up in old shawls sheets curtains the reali reail realization of a lurla lutia lunatics tifa tica dream of wardour street with reminiscences of the new cut oil on the esplanade are heaps of more myre valuable stuff arms and cashmere delhi and Cawn pore work arms of damascus and aff ghanishan ghani stan inlaid cabinets ets ivory boxes models of te temples tenille ulvie mosques ships brocades brocaded bro cades and gold and silver cloths claths horse trappings photographic to apparatus richly bound and illuminated copies of the koran and of persian poems and stories among which are moving barmore far more curious and interesting than the things themselves a crowd of very oddly and variously attired officers tossing over and examining the dif dlf Terent different articles or engaged in friendly I 1 competition for a sword shawl or rifle in tie the hands of the auctioneer a quick eyed eved smart tongued eurasian who repeats the offers in english and alternately the latter iatter atter language being intended for the outside circle of natives which forms a kind of fram frami i for the ga gay picture ic ture this damase damage 50 rupees bid I 1 70 yes sir 85 bid rupees bid bia 1 3 ac and down comes the blade which on examination turns out to be an old english regulation blade or one of genova geneva which oli oll once ce hung bung 0 by the thigh 0 of some italian adventurer the prices are enormous and in some instances particularly in shawls the takes in have been worthy of our worst london houses bouses paisley and manchester have much to answer ansbe for and the facility of imitation imitate on possessed by our manufacturers has rendered them rather unpopular among certain unlucky of officers ficus Z jj s in boring the artesian well in stockton california the borer struck ayed wood stump feet below the surface of the ground and more than feet below the level of the pacific ocean the earth above alcove and below was of stratified clay and sand which bad apparently patently ly not efin beon od gince jince since its original |
