The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-20


lack OF curiosity often follows overstrsned expccta
ton and Is natural TO disregard the details of complete
success We may perhaps tnereors look Tor gradual
watched the Indian struggle. Not but that the great
events both past and to viii receive their duo share
OF attention. the heart OF the country with those who
are nshting It's battles, and deed Of will be
elected forgotten But the interest will now be in the
groes rather than in details The FIRST surprise over
the isolated dctachmens OF countrymcn have been
re~euedthe enemy longer hold the great arsenal of
Upper India Neither s the power Of England serious.
and children in danger. Tho insurrecton has been
suppressed in every part OF India except certain
hooking from every quarter and while they think they
gaining strength by uniting their forces they are ~
reality assuring TO US more rapid and easy victory;
Indian war like the other which have gone be
fore H. Some 10000 Asiatcs hold the kingdom Of Dude.
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accomplish this may judge kos the history Of former
The hostile force now rsen NJ aost US !. not
a. easily crushed. WHOM o1lo more iropeaus
brought into the county ay @J. J1HC
The operations which sy1 tuf aptlft.of Delhi are
,sscribcd in full by our 0ulsui and by the irdsn
press Il viii be remembered thas ae mutoocts who
evacuated the city the leh of September, marched
sse q them castwards towards Rarely but the greater
part 10 the southwark IN the direction Of kdrs aud Agra
Two days after the anal occupation Of Deih Col Greahed
went il pursuit with 800 infantry and 500 cavalry, with
rs guns He seems first 90 have moved Ah0psh ihur
ana halted the third day at Secundorabad, which had
been quilted by the fugtiycs, iand whe,e were
found Il il said rrticcs of European usc and part
cniariy ladies' cioncsa sign TINT some ar0cy had tcen
perperacd On the spot As punishment nierabaa
was at once burnt 10 the ground the 2Th Col Greahed
up with the enemy at Bolundshrhur, about ~ miles
further on The nehi people had been joined by sc
of the Jhans mutnecrs bad taken w strong position
and determinty6 make a stlud However artillery
drove them from thor works aud the cavalry hnished
theE discontinue The loss o the enemy does not seem
&c have been large since they sought safety In svcedy
fight; but guns, twenty five boxes Of powder, 20
gether with other ammunition, were tasen ms anar does
not seem TO have been merely acombat with the rear
guard OF retrcating enemy, but real pitched battle,
fought against the whole force which the mutneers could
oppee 70 US Two days after The column came ufon the
fort Of Malsphur, abandoned by the enemy TWAS blown
NJ me anaH y remarkable ony inasmach as cost the
TIE o Lieutenant Home, Of the engineers the gnsnt ON
Ger WHO vas employed with Lieutenant Salkeld IN blowing
open the cashmere gate OF Def On the 9TH the column
rsacbed Ayshur which captured, cutting TO pieces the
doienders slnmehne parties than swept the country
dcsunving the marauders Of the Gwalior Contingent
wherever they to be found
Now, however was necessary 10 prepare for another
foo DEM had been taken, its defenders scattered the
ccintry cleared Tor nfty miles, and seemed likely that
there would not be rebel between the Jumua aud