When was it published?

August 11, 1857 in Meigs County Telegraph

Foreign News August 11, 1857

Meigs County Telegraph

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Rev. A. Medland, Rev. T. G. Smith, Rev. Mr. Jennings, Capt. Douglas

Q: What keywords are associated?

Delhi Massacre, Indian Rebellion, Missionaries Killed, Native Christians, Delhi Plundered

Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio

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What is this article about?

During the Indian Rebellion, rebels in Delhi massacred missionaries, chaplains, and native Christians, including Rev. Mr. Jennings and his daughter, and Capt. Douglas. The city was plundered, buildings burnt, leaving no Europeans or Christians alive nearby, per letters from Meerut dated May 17.

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MASSACRE OF MISSIONARIES.—A letter from Rev. A. Medland, of Meerut, dated May 17th, says: "The missionaries and native Christians of Delhi are, I believe, killed." A letter in the London Times from Rev. T. G. Smith chaplain of Meerut, India, says:

"The Rev. Mr. Jennings, chaplain of Delhi, and his grown-up daughter (an amiable and much respected young lady,) were murdered in the palace, where they were living with Capt. Douglas, (also killed, commandant of the guards. The Delhi Bank was plundered and burnt, as were all cantonments, together with the premises of the Delhi Gazette, the Treasury sacked, and the church burnt. But a very few, I fear, have escaped by the Kurnaul road and in this direction, although it is rumored that several carriages were seen proceeding to Kurnaul. The rebels are still at the palace of Delhi, and are reported to be fighting among themselves. Numbers have lost all that they possessed, except the clothes on their backs. Not a single European or native Christian is left alive in Delhi—or in the neighborhood."

What sub-type of article is it?

Rebellion Or Revolt

What keywords are associated?

Delhi Massacre Indian Rebellion Missionaries Killed Native Christians Delhi Plundered

What entities or persons were involved?

Rev. A. Medland Rev. T. G. Smith Rev. Mr. Jennings Capt. Douglas

Where did it happen?

Delhi

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Delhi

Event Date

May 17th

Key Persons

Rev. A. Medland Rev. T. G. Smith Rev. Mr. Jennings Capt. Douglas

Outcome

rev. mr. jennings and his daughter murdered; capt. douglas killed; missionaries and native christians of delhi killed; no europeans or native christians left alive in delhi or neighborhood; delhi bank plundered and burnt; cantonments, delhi gazette premises, treasury, and church burnt; rebels fighting among themselves.

Event Details

Rebels massacred missionaries and native Christians in Delhi; Rev. Mr. Jennings and daughter killed in palace with Capt. Douglas; city plundered and buildings destroyed; few escaped via Kurnaul road; rebels at palace.