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Rh roasted. Three other Europeans had been here sacrificed, and an English woman, naked and covered with sores, was said to be chained to the bastion, gibbering and shrieking, a hopeless maniac. Nothing could now withstand the fury of the onslaught. The Church, the College, and Skinner's house were soon in possession of our troops; but as they diverged into the narrow streets, their progress was checked by double discharges of grape-shot from pieces of heavy artillery placed to bear upon every avenue. While encouraging his men to make a second rush at a gun, the heroic John Nicholson received a wound which proved to be mortal. That night 'St. George's banner, broad and gay,' waved over the Kashmír Gate, and the headquarters of the army were established in Skinner's house.

The next day was consumed in making good this position, and in battering the outer wall of the magazine, in which a practicable breach was effected before sunset. At dawn of the following morning (September