New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-12
INDIA.

REPrLsE OF THE SORTIES AT DELHI.
The following is from the letter Of au officer in com
mand before the city:
"JuxE 24.-Since the Goth inst, beyond few Skin
hi sp two Sges %bh the
eneIoy's artillery from coming out, except by long
round Of some three miles to the left and right bu:
Yesterday the I'D, we heard that every man in the
CITY capable Of bearing arms was coming ont to make
an end of us or die in the attempt. Our nformaton
was corect at sunrise yesterday morning tile whole
city apparently turned out and attacked Us on
all sides: was with the Guides on the
right, and from sunrise to past sunset we fought,
altogether fifteen hours without anything to eat, and
only water to drink We managed to hold our Sn
well, nevertheless till about | o'clock, and killed
an immense number Of the mutneers; but at one
o'clock immense reinforcement came to the assist
aDcc of the opposite party. and we had enough to do
to hold our own. twice fired away every shot we
had nearly 100 rounds per man, and had sent back
for more ammunition. The men i sent came back
with the fearful news there no mOre to leave the
position was contrary to all orders, we had to do
our best by pretending to fire, and keeping the post
with the bayonet. All this time we were under per-
feet heilstorm CT bullets round shot, and SHE'LL for the
enemy had brought some of their light field guns
round and were playing with great effect our re-
duced numbers i certainly thought we should all be
done for when, by the greatest good luck, part OF
the regiment of Sikhs that had that very morning
marched into camp came up with yell to our assist
ance; they were fresh men, anu had lots OF ammuni-
tiop so We rushed on and drove the enemy back.
L
vance as far as we could this we did, and
and drove the enemy back into the city, after which,
as they did not inclined to out again. we re-
tired it being past sunset. just at this time my legs,
stout they fairly and for the fist time, refusedto
carry me- after little coaxing and rest, however,
they condescended to carry me on little further, and
reached picket dead beaten. i certainly never
was so feariuly and painfully tired in my llfe man
named Shebbeare, who is doing the second in com.
mands work in poor Battyes place, great, big, and
very powerfully built giant, was also so fearfuly
knocked up that he was Obliged to be carried up two
OF our poor men also fatigued that they died
from exhaustion. Luckily, Oh arrival at picket, We
found someti ing to eat and drink After few mouth
fus fell back on my bed fast asleep. Luckily too,
there alarm attack in the night, for feel
perfectly certain that had my commission depended
on il / could not have got up. A good nights sleep
has set NE up wonderfully and feel quite jolly The
mutineers have been quiet to-day also; they lost fear
fully yesterday No more for to-day tr shall be too
late for the mail"
The following letter is from officer in the camp
before Delhi, dated June "a;
"These rascals are giving US an immense deal OF
trouble. We are just where we were fortnight ago.
with the exception of having built a few batteries
The mutneers tight like demons, and being about six
or seven TO one, attack every day We have lost
great number Of robe soldiers and officers aud have
killed an enormous number OF the enemy; 6ut we are
not strong enough to 60 in at them behind their forti
cations. They all sneak behind walls-i We could
only fairly them think, We should easily extermi
nate them. of our little body of sappers-SO natives,
Al Europeans ana IL OUlCtIS-We nave iOet III
ard Europeans killed and wounded yet, wonder.
full to say, not officer touched, though of course we
always lead the way. We got little reinforcement
yesterday of 400 or 800 Europeans; but don't think
now we are more than 5000 strong, beside three
native corps of 600 each. These the Guides, one
Sikh regiment, ard the GhOorkas; the last are little
bits of from the hills, like Chinese, but trstrae
soldiers they think it great fun, and say 1t is better
than killing deer tigers. The other two corps are
splendid fellows, nearly all Sinks, who will go any
where or do anything. Ont of five officers in the
n...Ix .nnA a,I thraa 9th.
wounded. All these three regiments ought to be re-
m, mbered forever by Engishmen.'