Monday, June 8th. A quiet day. Firing has been heard for two days at Cawnpore. In the evening a Mrs. A----, of the 41st, a fugitive from Setapore, called and gave a description of the mutiny there; and a Mr. V---- came in and reported he had seen the bodies of Mrs. C---- and the two Miss J----'s lying in the road.[4] [Footnote 4: Not true.] Tuesday, June 9th. Another quiet day; no news. I went to see Mrs. A----, who had been very ill, but was better. Mrs. F---- went to several of the ladies from Secroara, who are living in the Begum Kotee (another house in the Residency compound for the accommodation of the ladies) and told me she had seen Mrs. B---- and Mrs. K----; they were without even a change of clothes. I think they came in from Secroara with the Setapore party; Mrs. B---- had not even a change for her baby! They are still going on making our entrenchment stronger and stronger; two 18-pounders have been put in position, for the insurgents have guns at Cawnpore from the Rajah of Bhitoor,[5] who has joined them. We dine now at 4 o'clock, and have tea and ices in the garden in the evening; and, we are in luxury, compared with most. [Footnote 5: The Nana.] Wednesday, June 10th. Went into the garden early, and heard that some women and children had been brought in from Setapore in dhoolies (palanquins for the sick) led by a sergeant who had his arm in splinters. They brought a frightful account of the atrocities committed there--too barbarous and inhuman to be mentioned. I sent plates, cups and saucers, &c., &c., to the Secroara ladies, and linen to poor Mrs. B----. We were told, at breakfast, that we must not be alarmed if we heard a great explosion, for they were going to blow up a gateway near us. They are clearing as much as they can, a space around us, to give as little cover as possible for the enemy to fire from, in case it comes to a siege. In the evening, I and several others went over to the Begum's house, and saw Mrs. K---- and Mrs. B----; the place was very dirty, but the room lofty and good. Mrs. F---- brought away Mrs. B---- and four children to our house.