The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-30 00:00:00

hundred troops had arrived from China, and were
being sent up towards the disturbed districts.

DELHI.

The people of England, who have been anxiously
waiting to hear of the capture of Delhi, will be dis-
appointed to learn that the city is still in the pos-
session of the mutineers. With the small force
under the command of General Wilson, an assault
on the place could not be made with safety or the
certainty of success ; and our operations have not,
therefore, extended beyond st• engthening our
position. The enemy continued to annoy our
troops by repealed sorties, but were invariably
driven back with great slaughter. On the Ist of
August, a body of the enemy made a succession of
attacks on our right front, but were repulsed on
every occasion. In this affair, Captain Travers,
of the Ist Punjaub Infantry, was killed, and the
other casualties amounted to 10 killed and 36
wounded. The enemy afterwards kept up a fire
of artillery for several days, when Lieutenant
Brown, of the 33d Native Infantry, was mor
tally wounded, and several other officers were
hurt. The explosion of the powder manufac-
tory in the city, when 15,0001 b. of powder were de-
stroyed, is likely to cause serio`tis embarrassment
to the rebels. A most successful affair took place
on the 12th, when a force under Brigadier Showers
surprised a battery of guns, placed between the
Cashmere Gate and Metcalfe picquets, which bad
for some days annoyed our outposts. Four guns
were taken from the enemy, and were safely brought
into camp. There were 112 killed and wounded
among our men, several officers being also placed
hors de combat. At the date of the latest advices
from Delhi, which reach to the 121 h August, Briga-
dier General Nicholson's column, consihting of
European troops and Sikh levies, was daily ex-
pected to join the force, being tht n within one day's
march from the camp. Oa the arrival of these rein-
forcements our army would be able to assume the
offensive, and, if praeticable, attempt an assault.

The affair of the 12th seems to be Ltn indication
that active measures are about to be taken, and it
was doubt!ess a preliminary to a more arduous
struggle for the mastery of the city.
We have received advices from Agra to the 7th

ust., when all remained quiet in the neighbourhood
of that fortress. The mutineera from Neemuch and
Nusseerabad, who threatened the place for some
time, have retired towards Delhi, and there was
no appearance of a hostile force in the vicinity.
The Indote mutineers, who had reached Gwalior,
were, however, reported to Le advancing in the
direction of Agra, but no fen is were entertained for

the safety► of the fort. The European inhabitants
still remained in the fort, which was crowded to
inconvenience.

The Punjaub continue 3 to enjoy tranquillity, and
the organisation of the Sikh regiments for service

at Delhi is rapidly progressing. Tlv) 26th N. 1.,

which had been disarmed at Meeau Meer, the can-
tonment of Lahore, mutinied on the 30th July.

In the attempt to maintain order, Mtijor Spencer,
who commanded the regiment, the quartermaster-

sergeant, and a native officer, lost their lives.
The mutineers fled into the jungle, and endea-
voured to make their way towards Delhi, but were
intercepted and cut up. Since then, parties of
them have been seized in different parts of the
country, and were summarily executed. Other
mutinous regiments in the Punjaub hare also been
dispersed and hunted down, no sympathy being
shown to them by the inhabitants of the province.
His Highness Maharajah Goolab Singh, Sovereign
of Cashmere, died on the 2d of August of fever. To
the last the Maharajah maintained the most friendly
relations with the British Government, and had
just arranged to furnish a strong auxiliary force for
the suppression of the rebellion in the north-west
provinces. The Maharajah of Puttiala, one of our
feudatories in the Punjaub, has also rendered valu-
able assistance to the British cause; having aided in
recovering the lost territories of Hissan and Sirsa.
At Mooltan the native artillery have been dis-
armed by the Bombay Fusiliers, who have charge
of the citadel. All continues quiet iu the Punjaub.
We have scarcely aey intellige ncef corn Raj pootanq,
where nothing of muchimportance has occurred since
themutinies atNeemuchandNuieerabad.. Brigadier
General Lawrence, with the forces under his com-
mand, is able to control the turbulent Rajpoots,
who have not yet evinced any signs of hostility.
There have been symptoms of disafftction in the
12th Bombay Native Infantry, forming part of the
Rajpootana field force. It appears that, on the
afternoon of the 10th August a trooper of the Ist
Lancers passed by the Artillery lines at full gall ,p,
chased by four others of the regiment: Oa arriving
at the lines of the 12th N. 1., the men of that regi-
ment turned out to protect him, and refused to give
him up. He escaped and got to his own lines,
when he tried to induce the regiment to mutiny
and follow him. He fired several shots at native
officers, one of whom he wounded, and finding there
was no response to the call, he g dlopped down to
the 12th lines again. At this time the affair had
become known, and the whole force turned out,
with her Majesty's 83d Foot. On arriving at tie
Native Infantry lines, they found the mutineer
surrounded by the Native Infantry, he vebemen•ly
c tiling upon them to fire upon the Europeans.
They refused to give him up, but did not proceed to
active violence. After refusing to obey repeated
orders from the Brigadier, Col. R. Mac in, and
their officers, they formed a kind of hollow square
round the fellow, from the centre of which he to Ac
deliberate aim with his carbine at the brigadier, and
fired, but fortunately missed him. Upon this three
or four of the European Horse Artillery dashed
into the square and cut him down—Lieutenant
Swanson giving him the coup de grace by sending
a pistol bullet through him. A portion of the
12th Native Infantry were then disarmed, and on
their muskets being examined, two, and in some
cases three, balls were found in each piece. A
fearful catastrophe, attended with heavy loss of
life, has occurred at Jodhpore. The King's maga-
zine was struck by lightning, and 900 human beings
were killed and wounded by the explosion, which
also destroyed property of the value of one million
pounds sterling.
Since the mutiny at Dinapore several risings
have occurred in various parts of Bengal, and the
whole of the province seems to be in a state of
alarm. The civilians at Gyab, after making pre-
parations for defence, retreated to Patna, leaving
the treasure in charge of a company of the 64th
Regieneut, which it is feitred is in danger. The Bth
Native Infantry at Hazireebagh mutinied on the
_ 30th of June, and liberated all the prisoners. Most
of the Europeans escaped to Bagoda, but there is
every reason to believe that Major Oakes was killed.
The 63d Native Infantry and the 11th Irregulars
were disarmed at Berhampore on the Ist of August.
They were paraded at an early hour in the morn-
ing, and on either flank were placed two guns
charged with grape, under the protection of
her Majesty's 90th Regiment, which had jnat
arrived at the station. The sepoys, when ordered
to. give up their arms, at first made some
demur, but at last yielded with a bad grace,
and the arms were eventually piled and
collected, and the troopers dismounted. It
is said that many of the arms were found to
be loaded, and that cartridges were discovered con-
cealed under some of the saddles of the troopers.
From several other stations, the European inhabi-
tants, fearing a rising of the Mahomedans, were
flying towards Calcutta, which was becoming
crowded with fugitives from all parts of Bengal. In
Calcutta itself, considerable excitement prevailed,
and preparations were being made to guard against
a Mussulman outbreak, which was believed to be
imminent. Troops were stationed in the principal
thoroughfares of the city during the Mahomedan
festivals, and other precautions were adopted by
Government for the preservation of the public peace.
These have been attended with entire success, and
the spirit which prompted them has not in any way
abated its vigour. Tho police force had been in-
creased by 100 Europeans, and the natives of the
( North-West are looked upon with suspicion. The
Governor-General's body-guard has been disarmed,
but continue cheerfully to perform their duty. It
is probable also that the native population will be
disarmed, a measure whjch is considered necessary
to the public safety. But little dread can now be
felt of a rising in Calcutta, as reinforceipeuts were