Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-29 00:00:00

THE FALL OF DELHI.

From the Madras Athenaeum we obtain the foll)wing
intelligence from Delbi :
" By electric telegraph from Bombay we are in possession
of news from Delhi to the 14th September. The long
' expected siege train had at last reached camp on the 4-h,
hal been into po-lion between and was severely pounding
the Moree and Caihmere bastions, and had taken an
advanced position of the enemy's, three hundred and fifty
yards from the city wa la. On the 14th the Lahore
Chronicle contained a mesrage from General Wilson, dated
14-h, 10 a m , Delhi city, to the following effect, as tele-
graphed to us :
" Dead has been assaulted this morning, and fighting
going on. Our column making slovi progfees.'
" The official sumtnazist adds that this news is not very
clear but the telegraph signaller states that the attack was
succes;fal, and as the General's message is dated from the
city, it would appear that he has entered it. Until, hew-
ever, further information reaches ur, it would be idle
epeculete on the matter. Having thus alluded to the le'eat
news received up to the time of writing, we will now notice
events of an earlier date. It is sta'e iis a M3S age which
brought news from Delhi to Sept 10, that more batteries
would soon be at work, and much closer to!he walls, that the
rebels were keeping uo a heavy fire of grape end musketry,
and were doing very little damage to our force, bet that
they had inflicted upon us a loss of fifty killed and wounded,
while the siege train was being got here pesition ; among
the former were two offi -ers The Cashmere Coetingent,
consisting of 3,000 men, had arrived, so :het with Brigadier
General Nichohon's re of nTerneits, the streng'h of our
army before Delhi must be upwards of 10 000 fighting
men. It i 3 becoming fu ly evident that the rebel city is at
the last extremity, for it is reported that the mutineers of
those regiments that had not murdered their officers had
separa'ed from the others and left the place. They
are said to have numbered about five thousand. It
also appears tha' a flag of truce aas sent out,
and that the rebels proposed to hang all the actual mur-
derers, imagining it is to be suppose.), that this would
satisfy us, but ws are glad to say that all overtures were
sternly repulsed, The state of affairs inside the city
which was described in our last is said to still continue, a
that when the messengers from Lucknew and Bareilly
arrived to confer with he rebel king, it is no wonder that
they were ' greatly surpr sed and mortified,' as the com
missioner at Umball ah rep rted on the sth of September
was the case to the several governments. Oo the whole,
our position is vastly ime-ovsd, and it is more than possi
ble that, before the mail closes, we may have to ree )rd
cheering news.
"Since writing the above, we have received from our
Bombay correspondent the following very important mes-
sages by electric telegraph :
" ' Bombay, Tue.:day, Peptember 23.
"'News fr ern Delhi to September 15, 8 p.m. Advance
position taken in Koodsea Brgh, three hundred and twenty
yards from City walls: batteries firmly established in guns
within six thousand and fifty yards of Mores Bastion, in
order to silence that and Cashmere Bastion. Loss in their
oppositions,
fifty killed anl wounded Lieutenant Kilb.3-
brand, Artillery, and Beemerm en Belooehee Battalion
killed Jummoo Contingent arrived on the Bth. The
21st Bombay Infantry disarmed at Kurraches on the 14th.
Seven Sepoys hung for desertion, and three blown from
guns. Tranquility restored in the station. Later from
Delhi on the Cashmere and Mere° Bastione, severely
pounded More batteries will be soon at heavy work
much closer to the walls. The enemy keep up heavy fire
of grape and musketry, but few c tsuelties.'
" BOMBilr, Friday, Sept 25, G a m.
" Aidah from Kurrachee, 22 id Lahore Chro ‘icle
Extra of the 14,h contains a message frsm General Wilson,
14 hlO a.m., from Delhi city. Delhi has Iron assaulted
this morning, and fighting going on One column making
slow progress. Official sammerist add nays, rot ve y
clear; but t. igualler aids the attack was successful.'

BJMBAY, Sept. 28

" A. telegraph was recaived yesterd-y from Wlonel
Durand, as Mhow, announcing the receipt there of an
express from Captain Elan, at Jeypoor, despatched on the
18th, and gives the following extract of a letter from Col.
Young, dated at head quarters, Skinners House. ' Delhi,
15th instant. 'I he assault took place yesterday morning soon
after daybreak, and the st irming was entirely successful
We were soon in possession of the Fort, with the Cash-
mere, Cabul, and Mores gate?, which we now hold, with
the church, college, and other large b &dings near this
on Skin►. er's house, in which he d quarters are. Pre-
parations are making for heavy batteries to knock the
mutineers out of those parts of the city in which they
now are; many of the city people have come in for and