IN A TIGHT CORNER.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 178, 23 April 1908, Page 9

IN A TIGHT CORNER.

A 'STORX OF THE INDIAN MUTINY. (by I'ELIiG K Al' ll—£ PEC IA L COimESPON*DEN*T.> Auckland,' April 22: A "Horald" representative got 'a good' story from Scrgt.-Major David Sunlop, one time of tile famous Black Watch (-12 nd Highlanders), in the course of which tlio old soldier, now resident at tho, Veterans'' Home, spoko of ; tho Indian Mutiny, and thus describod the. tightest corner ho was ever in:— • . ' "After the downfall of Lucknow arid otherplaces,. tho rebels scattered, and columns wore, put out to root them out. We woro sent to a position 011 the River Groga to 1 keep them from crossing into country that was frco of rebels. Wo were only sixty-fivo Europeans, with a, : squadron of . native , cavalry and twocolumns of nativo militia. Wo had to guard three, fords, and furnished twenty Europeans for cach of the other two, tweuty-fivo of. us remaining at tho camp 'ford.' On tho night of January 14, 1859, a strong body ot rebols, about 2000 or 3000 strong, passed between us and tlio first picket. There were onough of them to eat us. Our picket being cut off, wo had 110 support 'at; all, but wo wont and faced them in a skirmish. We woro in tho open and they woro in tho jungle. The fight began early in the afternoon, and wo managed to keep them at bay until two companies from headquarters came up. That was half-past eight at night, by which timo not a gun 115 would go off. Tliey,. were all choked. Wo had collected together and given up hope. Wo could do no more. It was a grand sound when we heard the order behind uo to front form, and realised that our comrades had coxae. 1 '