The Press.
London, England, 1857-10-31 00:00:00

about No. 111. is certainly a disappointment, there is
still every reason for congratulation. A position has
been seized and maintained for breaching purposes
which, if worked up to according to rule, would not have
been ours for some time, and our fire is very destructive.
A party of the enemy's cavalry, 209 in number, got
across the cut of the canal yesterday, to cat off our camels.
They retired on seeing a force coming against them, and
might have got off, but they were met by eighty of the
Guide Cavalry under Captain Sandford, and two ressaldars
and twenty-five sowars were killed on the field. The rest
got off to Delhi.
The sense of impending danger has roused the energies
of the Pantiles, and they talk of nothing but defence,
and are making dumtliimniss near the magazine and
between the Cashmere and Cabul gates. But experience
has hitherto show that those energies fail when the moment
of action arrives ; and I think it is generally a so iree of
congratulation that the rebels are not availing themselves
of the many avenues of escape. The population appears
quiescent.
Major Campbell, of the Artillery, was wounded by a
grapeshot in the lug in battery, and Lieutenant Lockhart
is also wounded. The enemy was quieter last night, ant
the casualty return for the last twenty-four hours is, T
hope, moderate. The erections of No. 111. cost a good

many men.
AU quiet above.
Delhi, Sept. 13.
After I wrote yesterday, the left batteries opene 1 against
the Water Bastion and curtain, with one gun bearing on
the causeway leading to the bridge, and have continue,' in
full play. They have to en lure a warm musketry tire
from the walls, and shot and shell from Seliinghur, anti
from across the river. _

Tne army has suffered a severe loss in the death of
Captain Eagan of the Artillery. Re was an admirable
officer, and has been the life of the camp. His daring was
unbounded, and he could not be restrained from exposing
himself over the breastwork to observe the line of fire
from the new battery, and was shot through the head.
The other casualties are Lieutenant Earl, Artillery, and
Chancellor, 75th, wounded. The loss among the men is
held to be moderate. _ . _

The centre batteries have continued an increasing fire
against the Cashmere Bastion an 1 curtain, au 1 the in
tars keep up a searchin4 fire on its nei;hbourhood. No.
I. still grinds away at the 11Ioree.
The enemy have mounted a heavy gun in two places on
half.moons in the wall, and aro persevering in their enfilade
from the right, and ars: doing their best to defend the
place.
The officers never leave the batteries, which are open to
the sky; but the only men who are dispirited are those
whom sickness or wounds keep in camp.
I have had no intelligence from the town since the
evening of the filth.
oneral Ni :tuition will command the moveable column
to be sent from this. We may expect to hear of the assault
in a day or two.

On the morning of the 14th, soon after daybreak,
the as,ault took place. The attacking columns were
three in number, with one in reserve :

The main point of asault was the breach at the Cash-
mere Bastion. One column however, consisting of Ohoor-
kas and the newly arrived Jummoo Contingent, was
directed to make a diversion by attacking the Kishengunge
suburb, which lies outside the Lahore Gate on the western
side of the city, and if it succeeded in carrying the snburb,
to assault the gate itself. But the suburb was occupied by
the enemy in force, with a battery of heavy guns. The
Cashmerian troops behaved indifferently, and in spite of
the efforts of the brave Gboorkas the column was repulsed.
Its commanding officer, Major Reid, of the Sirmoor batta-
lion, is among the wounded of the day but on the
northern side of the city all went well. The troops en-
tered at the breach with no serious opposition, and spread-
ing to the left and right occupied the " whole line of de•
fences from the Water Bastion to the Cabul Gate, including
the Cashmere Gate and Bastion, the Moree Gate and Bastion ,
the English church, Skinner's house, and the grounds
about." The principal loss snstained by the assailants
was due to the obstinate resistance the} met with in clear-
ing their way along the ramparts to the Cabul Gate, and
afterwards in an attempt to penetrate beyond that point
into the denser parts of the city in the direction of the
Jumma Musjid. In all the loss amounted to about 500
killed and wounded.—Times cur.
Captain Eden, at Jeypore, sent, by an express dated
the 18th, the following from Colonel Young, written
from head-quarters, Skinner's house, Delhi, 15th
The assault took place yesterday morning soon after
daybreak, and the storming was entirely successful. We
were soon in possession of the end of the fort, with tho
Cashmere, Cabal. and Mores Gates, which we now hold,
with the clench, college, and other large buildings near
this one, in which the head-quarters are. Preparations
are making for heavy batteries to knock th mutineers out
of those parts of the city in which they now are. Many of
the city people have come in for and received quarter;
sepoys wanted to come, but not permitted. Casualties
said to be heavy. No artillery officers killed or wounded.
A great many of the mutineers escaped. Cavalry left last
night, it is said, towards Rewaree.
The following extra of the Delhi Gazette, pub-
lished at Agra on the 18th of September, gives further
details of the storming operation on the 14th :
Delhi, Sept. IL—Mr. Greathed writes :
Delhi was stormed this morning, and the British forces
are in possession of the line of defences from the Water
Bastion to the Cabul Gate, including the Cashmere Gate
and Bastion, and the Moree Gate and Bastion, the English