The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-28 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL

DETAILS

OF THE

FALL OF DELHI.

We have received 'deices from Bombay to Oct. 3,
mtaining details of the masa and capture of

The following extra of the Delhi Gazette, pub-
lished at Agra, on the 18th September, gives details
of the storming operations on the 14th :
Delhi, September 14.—Mr. ()teethed writes:
Delhi was stormed this morning, and the British forces sre
In possession of the line of defences from the water bastion
to the CAW Gate, including the Cashmere Gate and bastion,
and the Moores G►te and bastion, the English church, Skin-
ner's house, the college, and the grounds about. Prepara-
tions are being made to turn the guns from the captured
bastions on the city, and to bring up other guns and mortars
to commanding points. .

The enemy for the present retain the Lahore and other
buttons. the Palace, Seleymgurgh, and the chief part
of the city, but our hold of the position that has been se-
cured appeals firm, and the fall of the remainder is to be
expected.
General Nicholson, Colonel Campbell (52nd), Major Reed
(ffirmoor battalion) arc among the wounded officers, who are
numerous. Lieutenants Bredelaw (52nd), and Fitzgerald
(26th), were killed.
A body of troops was observed to march off by the triage,
but pursuit is impracticable until Seleymgurh and the river
front have been occapted.
The chief lases were experienced in attempting to reach
the Jumma Muejid and to penetrate beyond the Cabal gate.
The following description is from a letter from
Colonel Becher:
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The troops entered at the breach near the Cashmere gate
without scrims opposition, end gained possession of the
large buildings in its neighbourhood, end advanced along
the ramparts to the Mooree bastion and Cabul gate, in pro-
gress to which the resistance was very obstinate, and the
lois consequently has been severe. But we are advancing
gradually "within the city.
Large bodice of the enemy have been seen retreating, both
In the direction of the Kotnb end over the bridge. Arrange-
ments are making for batteries to be made in the city, and
their heavy gums have been turned against them.
The government had published the following offi-
cial bulletins from Lahore, giving the particulars of
the assault on Delhi to the 16th September, together
with an express from General Roberts at Ahmeda-
bad, stating that the whole of the city was in our
possession on the 20th, and that the Xing of Delhi
had been taken prisoner:
"CHIEF COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.
" LAHORE, Barr. 16.
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"The following messages were received from Delhi
during the course of yesterday and this morning
from the office of the Adjutant-General of the
Army:
""9 A. M. 15th Sept.—We continue to hold the
City from the College to the Cabool gate, and the
enemy holds the magazine, which we are now shell-
ing. The palace is also being shelled. Many of
the mutineers had fled yesterday. The following
officers were killed :—Lieutenant Tandy, Engineers,
Lieutenant Fitzgerald, 75th Foot, Lieutenant
Bradshaw, 62nd Foot, Captain Meßarnett, 55th
Infantry; Lieutenant Murray, Guide Corps; Major
Jacob, let Fusiliers, has died from his wounds.
About thirty officers have been wounded, including
Brigadier General Nicholson, Lieutenant Ni-
cholson, of Coke's Regiment Greathed, Matin-
ee% Chesney, Salkeld, Brownlow, Kovenden,
and Medley, Engineers ; Waters and Curtis,
80th Rifles ; Ross of Carabineers (dangerously);
Anson, A.D.C. ; Baynes and Pogson, Bth Foot
Greville, Wemyes and Owen, Ist Fusiliers ; Reid,
Sirmoor Battalion ; Boisregon, Rumaon Battalion,
and several others whose names have not yet been
received ; but our total loss ie estimated at WO.'
" Another message (hour not given) states that
the captured gaps on the Mooree and Cabool bas-
tions are also in play on the Burn bastion and Lahore
gate—new positions occupied by mutineers. Some
Cavalry and ,Infantry have left since yesterday
evening, but the garrison still show every intention
of disputing our further entrance.'
" 8 p.m., 15th September.— All well. We have
made a breach in the magazine, and storm it at
dawn. The enemy's musketry fire is much reduced.'
" No official account has yet been received of the
successful attack by a portion of General Van Cort-
'gnat's force on the rebel village of Mungella, but a
number of the 10th Cavalry men hare been killed
and 13 of them, with some others, made prisoners,
were immediately executed on the spot. About
20,000 rupees worth of plunder is said to have
fallen into the hands of our men, and 80 horses and
some 2,000 head of other cattle.
"P. S.-7 A. M. lath September.—The following
message has just been received from Delhi The
magazine was stormed at daylight by the 61st Foot,
Belooch battalion, and part of Wilde's Regiment.
We had only a few wounded, and the enemy about
forty killed. One hundred and twenty-five guns
were taken in the magazine:

', LAHORE, SEPT. 17.

"The latest message from Delhi is up to 2 pm.
yesterday. Our mortars continue to play upon the
palace from the magarine enclosure ; the enemy
entirely abandoned the Kiahengunge battery
and we have found in it in position, five 18-pounder
mortars, making a total number of pieces of ord-
nance taken in and before Delhi upwards of 200.
" The battery across the river opposite Kingurh,
is also reported to have been abandoned by the
mutineers, who are in detached groups fighting
from the tops of houses ; their organisation into
regiments is fest being broken up.
"Dewar Hurree Chnnd, the CommanEnt of the
auxiliary force of His Highness the Maharajah Run-
bheer Sing, died of cholera yesterday ; his death is
much to be regretted. He was the trusted ser-
vant of the 31altarsjah, and a man of great expe-
rience.
"A supplementary list of casualties received yester-
day mentions Captain Ross, Carabineers, and Lieut.
Humphreys, 4th Punjaub Infantry, died of their
wounds. Wounded 14th of Sept.—Pemberton, H.
Oustavinsle, Sappers ; Cuppage, 6th Cavalry; Bay-
ley and Atkinson, 52nd Foot; Shebheare, Guides;
Graydon, 16th Grenadiers ; Spece, 65th N. I.; Lam-
hest, lit Fusiliers, Gamble, 38th L. I.; Hay, 60th
N. I. ; Prior, Ist Punjaub Infantry.
" General Van Cortlandt reports the destruction on
the 13th instant, by a portion of the Hurrianah irre-
gular force ander his command, of the insurgent
village of 311mgulpore. The rebels drew up a force
of from 700 to 800 horse, from 400 to 500 infantry,
and some guns to defend the village; but after
the exchange of a few shots, they broke and fled
with the utmost rapidity, leaving their camp in our
hands just as it stood; some ammunition and five
cart-loads of Sepoys' things, such as coats, panta-
loons,
" P.S.—The following his just been received from
the Assistant-Adjutant-General of the Army: Delhi,
7 p.m., 16th September. We have now established a