The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-14

Assault the CltY-Tne Way IL yvns Carried
Six Hundred Brit tish Troops sE<lIled-Escape
Achievement, &c.
From the Bombay Correspondence {oct - of London
Tines
At length am able to announc TO you the fall of the
revoed capital of Northwestern India or If that appea
be strictly correct OF the ancient chief city Of the
Mogu empire, in which aithess soldery had sought
reerect the independent throne of the descendant Of
Babor Delhi is more in possession of the British.
Our information at present scanty than could be
desired, owing partly 70 the dawk communication being
unlucky intercepted between Lahore and MooltaD: but
the main facts have reached from many quarters
TO leave doubt whatever that the place assaulted
with the l4th of September, when permanent
odgment Effected that during the four five follow
ing days further advances and acquisitions the city
made, and that finally the 10th the chole Of the space
enclosed ao,tlSn the spdts in our possession l
should observe however, that have not received
vet such evidence Of the truth Of the part
this story Of that Of the former The proceedings Of
the I4th, 18th and 10th known 70 US, however
pendiousy from the official bulletins issued by the Chief
Commissioner al Lahore, and founded, you know,
telegraphic messages from Delhi But Of the final
patton the 10th have only heard by express from
the resdcncy OF Jeypore, Rajpootana which reached
lord E1phnsone by way Of Ahmedabad yesterday. II Is
dated at Jeypore on evening the 2d and Is TO the
that the had just been received tho Resi-
dency both from the Rsjah and also from the vakeel
Minister Of tho Nawab of Jhuiur N whom may be pre-
sumcd 70 have been forwarded by his master, chef
sdent the immediate neighborhood Of Delhi Thus the
tdinos o ultimate AND complete ret at present
%, nat,~ authority only but the natural sequel and
complement OF undoubtcd triumph OF the 18th they
are universally credited.
PREPARATIONS ron THE AssAULr-THE BoxBARp-
MENT.
Butto complete soar my present materials will nj
low the story Of the avengng army When closed my
letter had heard that the heavy siege train
expected reach the camp IN very few days ami that
works being erected wherein 10 mount the guns
their arrival While the troops were thus busy the
enemy inactive There OF those desperate
sacs the city that characterized the carly days of
the siege when day by day successive waves Of mutny
shattered against the heights Of the British position;
and though their artillery not SILENT the only
attained the night OF the LIST OF September when
(of which wrote In my lssO burst among picket OF
the 6lst, In front q the Metcalfe House, killing
two men and wounding seven. On the morning
Of the sth arrived in camp the long looked for sego
Of between thirty and forty heavy guns, howtzers
and moriars, with large quantities of ammunition,
corted ny tho remaining ing of the sth foot two
companies OF the olst and wing OF the LIST Bcooch bat
talon OF the Bombay army. On the 9th camc in from
Mcerut nost valuable reinforcement in 200 Of tho
Goth Rifles and 100 Artillery recruits. To the latter
added forty five men Of the 9th lncers The place Of
this detachment was supplied at Meerut by the 7th Pun
sb infantry. On the following day the army further
strengthened by the 9TH Punjab rides under Captain Wilde
aud by troops of the Jheend Rajah On the night OF
Of the Moreo bason and adjacent curtain, were armed
with ten heavy guns nj about six hundred and hy yards
from the baston, and an enclosure within half that dis
of the walls called the koodses Bagh occupied
by detachment &C infantry and artillery. In these ope
rations sustained loss OF something under dy killed
and wounded two officers being among the former Lieu
tenants Hldebrand Of the Bengal artillery asd Banner
man. OF the bombay fuscers, attached 20 the Beeloo
chees the latter promising young officer wei known 10
The day marked w the opening of the advanced
batteries the Noree bascn and by the arrival In camp
Of the Jummoo Cashmere Contingent. Meanwhile the
engineers we're hard at work In the erection OF other
batteries. On the lth mortar battery opened the
Moree from the Koodsea Hagh at little more than 300
yards and upon the Cashmere and Water bsstons Gre
commenced from 10 heavy guns and howzers and 10
large morars, planted Of two points In front Of the
closure known Ludlow Castle, and noted in wylds
map. On the 18th the attack the Water baston
strengthened by four Is Founders and two light 6 nch)
ortars fncressed afterwards apparently 10 eight of the
i-af and rdQ
from the wall and the Custom House compound the
river. The nre of the enemy most upon the
last named batteries which exposed only the
guns Of the Water haston but to those in the old inner
fort of Semghuf and also 70 those the other side Of
the river Here Captain Pagan of the Artillery described
most enterprising and excellent officer fell shot
through the head. No other fatal casualty occurred
the officers during these days does tho general
loss appear have been considering the proximity
of the batteries 10 the walls and the tenacy OF the de
fence, the enemy keeping up vigorous fire Of muskcry
from rife pits and patches OF jungle even after their heavy
guns were rendered unscrviceablc. This latter result
rapidly produced by the precision and weight Of the
constant discrge~ from batteries by the 18th the
Cashmere baston was In ruins had long
shot 10 the IRE that continually kept up upon
h. The adjoining curtains on either side were similarly
ruined and from the d. brs Of the Mbrce bason only
light gun intervals replied 10 the heavy shot and
shell that poured into e. AZ the other end Of the
works the Water baston had suffered scarcely less
yereiy is extreme magazine blown up, aud light
gun which enaded batteries had been silcnced And
now, the moment for the assault drawing near General
Wilson promulgated the following excellent ORDER
THE ORDER or THE DAY.
The force assembled before Delhi has had much hardship
and fatigue " undergo since ito arrival 10 this camp all Of
which has been most checrfuy borne by officers and men
The time drawing when the Major General com
mandrg the force trusts that their abors win be over and
they viii be rewarded by the capture Of the city Coy All her
past eserons aud for cheerful endurance Of still greater
fatigue ard exposure The troops will be required To aid and
assist the engineers the erection of the batteries and
trenches and in daily TO the covering par
ties.
The artillery will have even harder work hsn they yet
have had and which they have well and cheerfsiy
formed hitherto! this however, will be for short period
only and when ordered the the Major General feels
assured British pluck and determination will carry every
thing before them and that the hoodhrsty and murderos
muneert against whom they fighting will be driven head
hong their stronghold excrminafed enable
them THE he troops Of the absolute necessity
Of their keeping together and srsrrln0 from their
cclumns-by this success only be secured.
Major General Wilson need hardly remind the troops Of the
cruel murders committed their officers and comrades
well their wives and children them the deadly
struggle No qVoytcy should - gfrea n ne npsers Mt the
the sake ofhumany and the honor of the
try they belong he calls upon them spare all
children that may come in their
II imperative, not only for their safety but for the
Of the assault that should sraRge from their
colump that the Major General feels his duty 70 drcc, all
commsNng officers impress this strictly upon their men,
and he confident that after his warning the good
and discipline will induce them 70 obey their officers
keep steady their duty Is 70 he explained every
reg men that lndisc minae plunder viii not be allowed
tha prre agents have been appointed by whom a captured
property WI be collected and sod g be divided according