This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...shops. No military honours marked the funeral of Sir Henry; there was neither time nor opportunity for any display; a hurried prayer was repeated amid the booming of the enemy's Mr Rees relates a strange aneedote in connection with this retreat from the. Muchee Bhowan to the Residency: We saved al l but one man, who, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...shops. No military honours marked the funeral of Sir Henry; there was neither time nor opportunity for any display; a hurried prayer was repeated amid the booming of the enemy's Mr Rees relates a strange aneedote in connection with this retreat from the. Muchee Bhowan to the Residency: We saved al l but one man, who, having been intoxicated, and concealed in some corner, could not be found when tho muster-roll was called. The Frenoh say, II y a un DUu pour les ivrogna; and the truth of the proverb was never better exemplified than in this man's case. Ho had been thrown into the air, had returned unhurt to motherearth, continued his drunken sleep again, had awaked next morning, found the fort to his surprise a mass of deserted ruins, and quietly walked back to the Residency without being molested by a soul; and even bringing with him a pair of bullocks attached to a cart of ammunition. It is very probable that the debris of these extensive buildings must have seriously injured the adjacent houses and many of the rebel army--thus giving the fortunate man the means of escaping. cannon, and a few spadefuls of earth speedily covered the mortal remains of one whose good name was not likely soon to die. On or about the 5th, the enemy seized the building known as Johannes' house, from which they were able to keep up a deadly fire of musketry against Anderson's house, the jail barracks, the post-office, and the Begum's Kothee; it was afterwards much regretted that this house had not been included among those demolished by Sir Henry. On the 6th and 7th, tho harassing fire continued from various points. Somo of the bhoosa, or chopped straw for bullocks' fodder, had been left in an illdefended place; it was fired by the enemy, and totally consumed, placing in imminent ...
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