. England in the nineteenth century;. ommand of the expedition which, reinforced by Havelocksmen, was to relieve Lucknow. With Lucknow, Sir Jameswas thoroughly acquainted, having lived there as Residentfor some time. He accordingly reached Cawnpore, when his immediateassumption of the command would have cut off Havelockshopes of being the officer to bring succor to the besiegedgarrison : humiliating him as a soldier, grieving him as aman. Havelock was too good a subordinate to make com-plaint at such a moment; but the first thing Sir Janies Out-ram did on his arrival, was to issue a general or
. England in the nineteenth century;. ommand of the expedition which, reinforced by Havelocksmen, was to relieve Lucknow. With Lucknow, Sir Jameswas thoroughly acquainted, having lived there as Residentfor some time. He accordingly reached Cawnpore, when his immediateassumption of the command would have cut off Havelockshopes of being the officer to bring succor to the besiegedgarrison : humiliating him as a soldier, grieving him as aman. Havelock was too good a subordinate to make com-plaint at such a moment; but the first thing Sir Janies Out-ram did on his arrival, was to issue a general order to thetroops, saying that he was not the man to take from suchan officer as General Havelock the credit of an expeditionfor which he had labored and planned; that he, therefore,though General Havelocks senior in military rank, wouldleave him the command of the litUe army, and accompanyit only as civil commissioner, till Lucknow was relieved,when he would resume his authority. By all military men this is considered one of the most. S/K JAMES OUJRAM. THE INDIAN MUTINY. 303 generous deeds ever done by one soldier to another. Assuch, it is spoken of by Lord Canning in an official paper,and it was depicted in the centre of a silver shield presentedby the inhabitants of Bombay to Sir James Outram, as beingthe crowning glory of his noble life of service and honor. The united force, therefore, pushed on through dangersand difficulties innumerable till it came within strikingdistance of Lucknow, and made its way into the Residency. But, alas ! it was as a relief it came, and not as a deliver-ance. It had no means of transport to convey away thewomen and children, the sick and the wounded; andeven if it had had the means, it was not strong enoughto convey them through hosts of enemies. All it coulddo was to join them, to enable them to hold out, to sharethe labors of the defence with them, and wait for bettertimes. Happily there were plenty of provisions in theResidency. Sir James Ou
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