The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-29 00:00:00

and our energies cannot be aliated until the fabric
of our power is set upon a firmer basis than hereto-

'are.

" In our last summary we gave news from Delhi
to the 3d Sept., when the siege train was daily ex-
pected in camp. It arrived on the sth Sept., and
active preparations were immediately made to cow:

mence offensive opara,tions. Several I;atteries, armed
with heavy guns, were established in commanding
positions, within a short distance from the city walls,
so that the bastions could be destroyed by our fire.
This was successfully accomplished, but with the
loss of two officers, Lieut. Hildebrand, of the Ar-
tillery, and Lent. Bannerman, of the Belooch Bat-
talion, who were killed. Having thus established
batteries in advanced positions the bombardment of
the city commenced, and the Cashmere and Moree
bastions suffered severely from our shot and shell.

The enemy replied smartly with grape and mus-
ketry,
but our loss was inconsiderable, and our fire
was kept up with undiminished vigour. On the
10th and 11th Sept. one or two sorties were made
by the enemy, but without any result, notwithstand-
ing the proximity of our batteries to the walls. For
two days longer our artillery continued to play on
the city, until, on the 12th, the Cashmere bastion
and half the adjacent curtain were in ruins. Pre-
parations were now made for the assault, and Gt-n.
Wilson, in an order issued a few days previous, laid
down the line of conduct to he pursued by the
troops. No quarter was to be given to the mw
'leers, but the women and children were to be
spared. On the 14th Sept. the assault was made on
the city, which was entered by a division of our
troops, who succeeded in effecting a lodgment and
driving the enemy before them. The following
telegraphic message from Col. Durand, at Mhow,
to Lord Elphinstone, at Bombay, gives particulars
of the
_successful assault on Delhi :

" Capt. Eden, at Jeypore, sends, by an express
dated the 18th, the following from Col. Young, writ-
ten from head quarters, Skinner's-house, Delhi,
15th : —The assault took place yesterday morning
soon after dayhreak, 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 one, in which
the head-quarteis are. Preparations 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
received quarter ; Sepoys wanted to come, but not
permitted. Casualties said to be heavy. No
atillery officers killed or wounded. A gre It many
of the nautinecrs escaped. Cavalry left last night,
it is said, towards Rewaree.'
" The following extra of the Delhi Gazette, pub-
lished at .Agra on the 18:h of September, gives
further details of the storming operations on the
14th :

" ' Delhi, Sept. 14.—Mr. Greathed writes :
" 'Delhi was stormed this morning, and the
British forces are in possession of the line of do
fences from the Water bastion to the Cabul gate,
including the Cashmere eate and bastion, and the
Mores gate and bastion, the English church, Skin-
ner's house, the college, and the grounds about.
Preparations are being made to turn the guns from
the captured bastons on the city, and to bring up
other guns and mortars to commanding points.
" The enemy for the present retain the Lahore
and other bastion s, the palace, Selitughur, and
tie chief part of the city ; but our hold of the
position that has been secured appears firm, and
the fall of the remainder is to be expected.
" `General Nicholson, Colonel Campbell, 52d,
and Major Reed, Sirmoer battalion, are among the
wounded officers, who are numerous. Lieutenants
Bradshaw, 52d, and Fitzgerald, 75th, were killed.
" 'A. body of troops were observed to march eff
by the bridge, but pursuit is impracticable until
Selimghur and the river front have been occupied.
" ' The chief losses were experienced in attempt-
ing to reach the Jumma Musjid and to penetrate
beyond the Cabal gate.'
"The following description is from a letter from
Colonel Becher :
" ' The troops entered at the breach near the
Cashme.e gate without serious opposition, and
gained possession of the large buildings in the
neighbourhood, and advanced along the ramparts
to tie Moree bastion and Cabul gate, in progress
to which the resistance was very obstinate, and the
loss consequently has been severe ; but we are ad-
vancing gradually within the city.
" ' Large bodies of the enemy have been seen re-
treating both in the direction of the Kootub and
over the bridge. Arrangements are in hand for bat-
teries to be made in the city, and their own heavy
guns have beau turned against them.'
" We are indebted to Government for the follow-
ing official bulletins from Lahore, giving the parti-
culars of the assault on Delhi to the 16th of Sep-
tember, together with an express from Gen. Roberts
at Ahmedabad, stating' that the whole of the city
was in our possession oe the 20th, and that the
King of Delhi had beau taken prisoner.
" Chief Commissiouer's-office, Lahore, Sep". 10.
"Tee following messages Were received from
Delhi during the course of yesterday, and this
morning from the office of the Adjutant-General of
the Army:—

"'Sept. 15, 9 a. m.
"We continito to hold the city horn the College
to the Cabal gate, and the enemy holds the maga-
zine, which we are now shelling. The palace is also
being shelled. Many of the mutineers ha l fled yes-
terday. The following officers were killed :—Lieut.
Tandy, Engineers ; Lieut. Fitzgerald, 75th Foot ;
Lieut. Bradshaw, 52d Foot; Capt. M‘Barnet, 55th
Infantry; Lieut. Murray, Guile • Corps ; Major
Jacob, Ist; Fusiliers, has died from his wounds.
About 30 officers have been wounded, including
Brigadier-General Nicholson, Lieut. Nicholson, of
Coke's Rrgiment ; Greathsd, Maunsell, Chesney,
Salkeld, Brownlow, liovendon, and Medley, En-
gineers ; Waturs and Curtis, 60th Rifles ; Ross, of
; Carabineers (dangerously) Anson; Aide-de-Camp ;
Baynes and Pogson, Bth Foot ; Greville, Wenlysi,
and Owen, Ist Fusiliers ; Reid, Sirmoor Battalion ;
Boisragon, Kumaou Battalion, and several others
whose names have not yet been received ; but our
total loss is estimated at 500.' . .

Another message (hour not given) states that
the captured guns on the Mores and Cahill has-
ti9ns are also in play on the Burn bastion and La-
hore 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.'

CC '8 p.m.
" g All well. We have made a breach in the
magazine, and stoim 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 Vau
Cortlandt's force on the rebel village of Mungella,
but a number of the 10th C.i.valry men have been
killed, and 13 of them, with some others, made
prisoners, were immediately executed ou the spot.
About 20,000 rs 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.'
" Sept. 16, 7 a.m.
« P. S.—The following message has jus t been re-
ceived from Delhi :—' The magazine was stormed at
daylight by the 61st Foot, Beloch Battalion, and
part of Wilde's Regiment. We had only a few
wounded, and the enemy about 40 killed. 125
guns were taken in the magazine."

. ` Sept. 17.
" The latest message from Delhi- is up to 2 p.m.
yesterday. Our mortars continue to play upon the
Palace from the magazine enclosure. The enemy
entirely abandoned the Kishenguni,e battery, and
we have found in if, in p:mition, five 18-pounder
mortars, making the total number of pieces of ord.•
nance taken in and before Delhi upwards of 2(0.
" The battery neross the river opposite King-
hur, is alto reportd to have been aband( zed by the
mutineers, who are in detached groups fighting
from the top( of houses ; their organisation into
regiments is fast being broken up.
"" Dewan Hurrea Chunk, the commandant of
the auxiliary force of his Highness the Maharajah
Runhheer Singh, died of cholera yesterday ; his
death is much to be regretted. He was the trusted
servant of the. Maharajah, and a man of great
experience. '

"' A supplementary list of casualties received
' yesterday mentions that Captain RoF,s, Carabineers,
and Lieutenant Homiray, 4th Punj ub Infantry,
died of their wounds. WoundeJ, 14th of Septem-
bor.—Ptmberton H. Gustavinele, Sappers; Cup-
Mgt., 6th Cavalry ; Bayley and Atkinson, 52d
Foot ; Sliehheare, Guides ; Graydor., 16th Grena-
diers ; Specs, 65th Native Infantry ; Lambert, Ist
Fusiliers ; Gimb'e, 33th Light Infantry ; Hay,
60th Native Infan ry; Prior, Ist Punjaub Inantry.
" General Van Cordandt reports the destruction
on the 13th inst., by a portion of the Hurrianah
Irregular force under his command, of the iusu,
gent village of Mungulpera. The rebels drew up a
force of from 700 to 800 horse, from 400 to
500 infantry, and s9m.ejgurie, 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 ammuni-
tion,-and five cattloads of Sepoys' things, such as
coats, pantaloons, &c.
" P. S. The following has just been received from
the Assistant-Adjutant General of the army
" 'Delhi, Sept. 16, 7 p.m.
" ' We have now established a line of posts from
the Cabul gate to the magazine. An attack was
made on the magazine to-day, which was repulsed ;
but we had some men killed and wounded.
J. D. MACPHERSON, Lieut.-Colons',
Military blecre'ary to Chief Commissioner.'

" fbe following was received by express from
Gen. Roberts, commanding the forces at Abmeda-