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

THE CALCUTTA MAIL.

We have received advices in anticipation of the
Overland Mail from Calcutta, Sept. 24 ; Madras,
Sept. 30 ; and Hong Kong, Sept. 10. The news
of the final capture of Delhi had not reached Cal-
cutta on the 25th of Sept.
From the Madras Athenceum, we obtain the fol-
lowing intelligence from Delhi :
" By electric telegraph from Bombay we are in
possession of news from Delhi to the 14th Septem-
ber. The long expected siege train had at last
reached camp on the 4th, had been put into posi-
tion between and was severely pounding the Moree
and Cashmere bastions, and had taken an advanced
position of the enemy's, three hundred and fifty
yards from the city walls. On the 14th the Lahore
Chronicle contained a message from Gen. Wilson,
dated 14th, 10 a.m., Delhi city, to the following ef-
fect, as telegraphed to us :
" Delhi has been assaulted this morning, and
fighting going on. Our column making slow pro-
gress.'
" The official summarist adds that this news is
not very clear, but the telegraph signaller states
that the attack was successful, and as the General's
message is dated from the city it would appear that
he has entered it. Until, however, further infor-
mation reaches us it would be idle to speculate on
the matter. Having thus alluded to the latest
news received up to the time of writing, we will
now notice events of an earlier date. It is statel
in a message which brought news from Delhi to
Sept., 10, that more batteries would soon be at
work, and much closer to the walls ; that the re-
bels were keeping up a heavy fire of grape and
musketry, and were doing very little damage to
our force, but that they had inflicted upon us a
loss of fifty killed and wounded while the siege-
train was being got into position ; among the for-
mer were two officers. The Cashmere Contingent,

I consisting of three thousand men, had arrived,
so that with Brigadier General Nichol-
son's reinforcements, the strength of our army be-
foie Delhi must be upwards of 10,000 fighting
men. It is becoming fully evident that the rebel
city is at the last extremity, for it is reported that
the mutineers of those regiments that had not mur-
dered their officers had separated from the others
and left the place. They are said to have num-
bered about five thousand. It also appears that a
flag of truce was sent out, and that the rebels pro-
posed to hang all the actual murderers, imaginine,
it is to be supposed, that this would satisfy us, but
we 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,
so that when the messengers from Lucknow and
Bareilly arrived to confer with the rebel king, it is
no wonder that they were `greatly surprised and
mortified,' as the commissioner at Umballah re-
ported on the sth of September was the case t 3 the
several governments. On the whole, our position
is vastly improved, and it is more than possible
that, before the mail closes, we may have to record
cheering news.—ln our last we mentioned that a
battle at Nujufghur had taken place. It now ap-
pears that it was a consequence of the movement of
the Bareilly and Noemuch divisions of the enemy
attempting to outflank our forces and take us in
rear. Tho result, stated in our last, shows how
despicable they are in a fair field. We also alluded
to the escape of a lady named Leeson from the city.
Since then we have learned that she came into our
camp disguised as an Affghan, her hands and face
being browned so as to resemble a native. As she
had been compelled to remain in complete seclusion
while in the city she necessarily had very little to
say with regard to what was going on there, but
she firmly believes that there are several Europeans,
both men and women, kept in cone abnent.
"Since writing the above, we have received from
our Bombay correspondent the following very im-
portant messages by electric telegraph :
" BOMBAY, Sept. 18.
" ' A telegraph was received yesterday from Col.
Durand, at Mhow, announcing the receipt there
of an express from Captain Eden, at Jeypoor, de-
spatched on the 18th, and gives the following extract
of a letter from Col. Young, dated at Head Quar-
ters, Skinner's house, 'Delhi, 15th inst. 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 the
Cashmere, Cabul, and Moree gates, which we now
hold, with the church, college, and other large
buildings near this on Skinner's house, in which
head-quarters are. Preparations are now 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 re-
ceived quarters. The Sepoys wanted to come also,
but they were not permitted. The casualties are
said to be heavy. No artillery officers, however,
were killed or wounded. A great many of the
mutineers have escaped. The cavalry left last
night, it is said towards Rewaree. Our news
from the Punjaub and the North generally, as also
from Meerut, is satisfactory. A petty rajah and
his son blown from guns at Jubbulpore, on the 18th
for plotting the destruction of Europeans."
" ' BOMBAY, Friday, Sept. 25, 5 a.m.

" Aidah from Kurrachee, 22d. Lahore Chro-
nicle Extra of the 14th contains a message from
General Wilson, 14th, 10 a.m., from Delhi city.
Delhi has been assaulted this morning, and fight-
ing going on. One column makes slow progress.
Official summarist adds news, not very clear ; but
signaller adds the attack was successful.'
" BOMBAY, Tuesday, Sept. 29.

i' 'No further news of Delhi ; Dawks been re-
ceived about Moolkee ; report that our loss was six
hundred men, and forty or fifty officers kille I and
wounded, au'henticity doubtful. Wing of her Ma-
jesty's 95th arrived. Dussara passed off quietly.'"
The following is from the summary of the Bengal
Hurkaru, of Sept. 24 :
" The past fortnight, although far from unevent-
ful, has yet been more suggestive than active :
there has been the gathering of the elements—the
brewing of the storm ; but at the latest data of
writing no tidings of the bursting of the thunder-
cloud have reached us, and we can still only hope
for the best.
"Oa the first of the month MAjor- General Out-
ram arrived at Allahabad ; he was followed on that
and the two succeeding days by portions of his
troops, consisting of the 90th Foot, the sth Fusi-
liers, some details of other regiments of artillery,
making, including drafts from the Allahabad gar-
rison, nearly 1,400 men in all. On the sth they
commenced moving towards Cawnpore. The at t il-
lery and some infantry and native cavalry, under
Major Vincent Eyre, had been sent on in advance.
On approaching Futtehpore they found the enemy
in some force strongly entrenched on the right
(Futtehpore) bank of the river, prepared apparently
to resist their further advance. Eyre, however,
made short work of them ; he sent his cavalry and
infantry at them, and drove them, with great loss
to them and but little to our men, into their boats;
as they attempted to crais over to the opposite bank
hie guns opened upon them, and sunk and destroy ed
numbers. This operation having been most success-
fully performed, the march upon Ca wnpoiu was
resumed. As to the success of the expedition,
few in Calcutta, none of those who ought to be.
best informed, entertain the smallest doubt, and
if the heroic garrison possess the means of pro.
longing their resistance but a few days longer,
their safety will, in all human probability, be
secured. It is not anticipated that the opposi-
tion to our advance will be of the same deter-
mined nature as on the former occasion ; in fact,
two regiments have already made overtures to our
authorities to return to their allegiance, and al.
though the offer of course was scouted, still the fact
of its having been made at all, proves the disunion
prevqlent among the insurgents.
"At Agra all dr,'"finued well on the latest dates ; 1
the country had been deprived of the services of
Mr. John Colvin, Governor of thQ V.orth-Western,