The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-11-27
THE FALL OF DELHI.

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The New York Herald says, that Delhi,
like Sebastopool, has fallen, and whatever
re7ute the British enjoyed formerly as sol.
diers, there can be no question now but they
will henceforth rank among the first military
nations. The capture Of Delhi is one Of the
most magnificent military exploits Of modern
times. ~ fts8i iNFF 1.'il ''1"t
1t will be remembered that at the begin
ming Of September General Wilson lay op.
posite the place, TO the north Of Il, on ridge
Of hills, with some ten to eleven thousand
men--not enough to justify an assault--and
with no seige train. In the first week IL
September he received reinforcement of
some two thousand men from the heirs Of
the late Gholab Singh, Of Cashmer, and also
seige train. These obtained, he commen-
eed work without delay, and 90 battered the
placed that by the i4th Of September the
assault was begun. Il was one Of the most
obstinate fights on record. and reminds one
Of the capture Of Monterey In our Mexican
war. % fHt tH-F w -tis
On the first day the English took the
basiion nearest their camp. On the next,
they spread their lines. and seized piece
more of the wall. On the next they took
the Magazine. Next day they found their
wny a little further into the town, and finally,
on the sixth day Of incessant fighting, they
compelled the insurgents to evacuate the
place and made themselves complete masters
Of Delhi. Strange to say, in all this fighting
the loss was not over 900 men: the English
were evidently well managed and taken care
Of by their officers. "S'
Though the King Of Delhi, and several
thousand mutinsers made their escape across
the river, and, in all probability, will elude
the small force Of cavalry sent in pursuit,
there can be no doubt now, but, as the Lon
don Times says, "the neck of the rebellion
is broken" Delhi was the only fort and
arsenal held by the mutineers. 1t was the
only respectable rallying place they had
Out Of Delhi, they become mere vagabonds
and marauders, without ammunition, with
out comn,issariat, without organization, with.
ont headquarters, without any base Of ope-
rations or even any possible concerted plan.
They only acquire to be let alone to perish
of hunger. "a
y Moreover,if without reinforcements from
home, a single regiment has been able to
hold Agra, handful to defend Lucknow
less than eight hundred to capture Cawnpore
and less than regiment to hold such place,
as Allahabad and the other stations Of tn,
northwest nguinst any force the rebels conlt
bring against them, what will become of tn,
Sepoys when the $4,000 Engishmen VIII,
are to be in India by shis time are let loos,
upon thsusi Why, there viii not be tn,
shsdow Of a shred Of Sepoy uniform to b'
found 10 oil Bengal or the Northwest BY
next spring. Thousands of them will hav,
expiated the monstous cruelties Of Nsna Sa
hib and his men with their lives; the rest
like the King of Delhi and his sons-wil b
very glad 10 seek some obscure shelter il
the dress of women. s.a.a II
The rebellion in India may be regarded ri
over already" -4
STRANGELY SIMILAR.-Mr. John Davis, o.
Slaughter Neck, DEL, has twin daughters
five years old, that cdknot be told apart b,
strangers and the nearest neighbors, who see
them daily, are not able to distinguish ont
from the other. Even their own father, meet
ing one of them alone, can scarcely tel
whether it Is Sarah or Mary, without asking
the child its name! A gentleman recent,
had the children brought before him, placed
side BY side, when he scanned every feature
determined, II possible, to show the friendl
present that they could be distinguished =
They we're then removed from the room fol
short time only, and on their return b,
was completely fooled, and could only gress
A lady relative ofth family, near neigh
Dor and frequent visitor, declared that sh,
could not learn TO tell one from the othel
though she labored constantly to do so.-
The only method ofdetermining with certain
ty which is which, is by small mark on tn
ear of one of them, that is only visible Of
close inspection. :, as
MINISTER VS.. DEAOos.-In a small countr
town on the Susquehannah river, there is
church in which the singing had, to use thei
own phrase, "run completely down." 1t ha
been led for many years by one Of the deu
cons, whose voice and musical powers ha
been gradually "giving out"
One evening, on an occasion Of interes
the clergyman gave out the hymn, which wa
in neterical measure rather harder than usu
al, and the deacon led of. Upon its conclu
sion, the minister arose and said
"Brother B--wil please repeat the hymn
as cannot conscientiously pray after sue
singing!" .-. .... .t..
The deacon very composedly pitched II
another tune, with a manifest improvement
upon the first effort, and the clergyman sal
no more, but proceeded with his prayer.
Having finished, he took up the book |
give out the second hymn, when he was il
terrnpted by the deacon gravely getting NJ
and saying, in voice audible to the whol
congregation
"Will Mr.--pease make another praye
II will be impossible for me to sing aft,
such praying as that!' p, 1 6u.
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