English and Foreign.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 518, 21 October 1857, Page 5

English and Foreign.

E.BMA.EKABIE Escape.—The following is an interesting account of the wonderful escape from Delhi of Mr. George Wagentreiper of the " Delhi Gazette " and his wife. We have heard of a good many miraculous escapes, but in pluck and resolution the following is second to none.: —

We were at the Flagstaff tower with the other residents, and when the magazine exploded and the sepoys on duty with us displayed symptoms of disaffection, we thought it high time lo make our escape from here, and we accordingly got into our carriage which was waiting, and left for the Kurnaul road. About five miles along the Kurnaul road there is situated a garden house, belonging to Newab Zea-ood-Deen Kahn, and as he had often invited us to come out there for a change of air, we determined upon going there for safety. The durwan admitted us readily and sheltered us till 12 at night, when he came up to the top of the house (where we were) and told us we must turn out; we remonstrated, but without avail; he said that the Nawab himself, if with us, would not shelter us. Upon this we left, and as our coachmen and syces had left, my wife and myself harnessed the horses, and, she driving, we started towards Kurnaul. About one mile or so from" the house, we were attacked by some 15 or 20 Goodjurs who attempted to stop us, we escaped them, however, by putting the horses to full gallop. A mile or so further we met another andlarger party, who rushed upon our horses, flourishing sword, spears, &c. One seized the reins, and I shot him dead, the rest of the party contente e themselves by howling after us. So on w went until we had been attacked " five " times' and during the encounters I shot 4 men dead and wounded 2, receiving in return a wound cut on the left arm, and a blow on the nape of the neck from an iron bound lattee; my wife received a lattee blow on her right arm and leg, the effects of which she is still suffering from.

I The Best Position for Sleeping.—-It is tetter to go to sleep on the right side, for the stomach is very much in the position of a bottle turned upside down, and the contents are aided in passing out by gravitation. If one goes to sleep on the left side, the operation of emptying the stomach of its contents is more like drawing water from a well. After going to sleep, let the body take its own position. If you sleep on your back, especially soon after a hearty meal, the weight of the digestive organs, and that of the food, resting on the vein of the body, near the back bone, compresses it, and arrests the flow of the blood more or less. If the arrest is partial, the sleep is undisturbed, and there are unpleasant dreams. If the meal has been recent or hearty, the arrest is more decided, and the various sensations, such as falling over a precipice, or the pursuit of a wild beast, or other impending danger, and the desperate efforts to get rid of it, arouses us, and sends on the stagnating blood; and we wake in a fright, or trembling, or perspiration, or feeling of exhaustion, according to the degree of stagnation, and the length and strength of the efforts made to escape the danger. But when we are not able to escape the danger, when we do fall over the precipice, when the tumbling building crushes us, what then? That is death! That is the death of those of whom it is said, when found lifeless in their bed in the morning, " That they were as well as they ever were the day before;" and often it is added, "and ate heartier than common!" This last, as a frequent cause of death to those who have gone to bed to wake no more, we give merely as a private opinion. The possibility of its truth is enough to defer any rational man from a late and hearty meal. This we do know, with certainty, that waking up in the night with painful diarrhosa, or cholera, or bilious cholic, ending in death in a very short time, is properly traceable to a late large meal. The truly wise will take the safe side For persons who eat three times a day, it is amply sufficient to make the last meal of cold bread and butter, and a cup of some warm drink. No one can starve on it, while a perseverance m the habit soon begets a vigorous appetite for breakfast, so promising of a day of comfort.— HalVs Journal of Health.

CAPTURE OF A SLAVER.

From Kingston, Jamaica, we learn that on the 16th May, a schooner, evidently American was towed into port by her Majesty's brig Arab. It to soon ascertained that the schooner was a slaver and that she had onboard a large number of captives. It appears that the captain of the Xrabhld received information that a barque and a schooner were expected in Cuba from the coast of Africa, each with a cargo pf slaves A strict watch was therefore kept, and on Monday, the Cl2th, a suspicions-looking craft was seen, with a full press of sail, making the best of her -way to the destined port. She was closely pursued, and the captain finding that there was no possibility of escaping from the Arab, deserted her, taking with him in a shallop, his crew, money, chronometer, and other articles. Ihe commander of the Arab despatched lus gunboat with fifteen men, under the command of his first lieutenant, with orders for the capture of the shallop. The chase continued for nearly three hours, and a shot having destroyed the rudder of the shallop, the captain, who was owner of the slaver, surrendered. Two of lus

principal slaves, and an interpreter, were taken from the shallop, and the crew left in it, to make the best of their way to Cuba. The first lieutenant then boarded the schooner, and found her filled with young Africans, males and females, to the number of 373, no less than 127 having fallen victims to the horrors of the middle passage during a voyage of 29 days. The poor captives were in a wretched condition. All of them were naked, and the greater part seemed to have been half-starved. They were packed closely together, and covered with dirt and vermin. The captain of the schooner refused to give his name, or the name of the vessel, but stated that he would be a loser of 30,000 dollars—a loss which did not cause him much concern, as he had made other and successful trips. A great deal of information, however, was obtained from the interpreter, who mentioned that several vessels were left on the African coast—that they were to have sailed soon with full cargoes—that, upon an average, two vessels departed weekly, each with 500 or 700 slaves on board—that the trade was rapidly increasing—and that the slaves on being landed in Cuba were worth 500 or 700 dollars each.— Weekly Despatch.