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


re2ute the British enjoyed formerly as SOL
diers, there can be no question now but thev
will henceforth rank among the first military
nations The capture of Delhi is one of the
most magnificent military exploits of modern
times.
1t will be remembered that at the begin
ming of September General Wilson lay op.
posite the place, to the north of it, on a 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 in
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-
ced work without delay, and so battered the
placed that by the l4th of September the
assault was begun. 1t was one of the most
obstinate fights on record, and reminds one
of the capture of Monterey in our Mexican
war.
On the first day the English took the
bastion 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
way 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 lighting
the loss was not over 600 men: the English
were evidently we'll managed and taken care
of by their officers.
Though the King of Delhi, and several
thousand mutineers 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 commssariat, without organization, with
out headquarters, without any base of ope-
rations or even any possible concerted plan.
They only acquire to be let alone to perish
of hunger.
Moreover, if, without reinforcements from
home, single regiment has been able to
hold Agra, handful to defend Lucknow,
less than eight hundred to capture Cawnpore,
and less than a regiment to hold such places
us Allahabad and the other stations of the
northwest against any force the rebels could
bring against them, what will become of the
Sepoys when the $4,000 Englishmen who
are to be in India by this time are let loose
upon them? Why, there will not be the
shsdow of shred of Sepoy uniform to be
found in all Bengal or the Northwest by
next spring. Thousands of them will have
expiated the monstrous crueltes of Nena Sa-
hib and his men with their lives; the rest
like the King of Delhi and his sons-will be
very glad TO seek some obscure shelter in
the dress of women.
The rebellion in India may be regarded as
over already"
STRANGELY SMILAR.-Mr. John Davis, of
Slaughter Neck, DEL, has twin daughters,
five years old, that cannot be told apart by
strangers and the nearest neghbors, who see
them daily, are not able to distinguish one
from the other. Even their own father, meet
ing one of them alone, can scarcely tell
whether it is Sarah or Mary, without asking
the child its name! A gentleman recently
had the children brought before him, placed
side by side, when he scanned every feature,
determined, il possible, to show the friends
present that they could be distinguished.-
They we're then removed FROM the room for
a short time only, and on their return he
was completely fooled, and could only guess.
A lady relative of the family, near neigh
Dor and frequent visitor, declared that she
could not learn to tell one from the other
though she abored constantly to do so.-
The only method of ofdetermining with certain
ty which is which, is by small mark on the
ear of one of them, that is only visible on
close inspection.
MINISTER vs. DEAcoS.-In a small country
town on the Susquehannah river, there is
church in which the singing had, to use their
own phrase, "run completely down" 1t had
been led for many years by one of the dea-
cons, whose voice and musical powers had
been gradually "giving out"
One evening, on an occasion Of interest,
the clergyman gave out the hymn, which was
in netercal measure rather harder than usu-
al, and the deacon led of. Upon its conclu.
sion, the minister arose and said
"Brother B----will please repeat the hymn,
as cannot conscientiously pray after such
singing"
The deacon very composedly pitched it to
another tune, with manifest Improvement
upon the first effort, and the clergyman said
no more, but proceeded with his prayer.
Having finished, he took up the book to
give out the second hymn, when he was in-
terrnpted by the deacon grayely getting up,
and saying, in voice hubble 10 the whole
"Wil Mr.--pease make another prayer,
Il will be impossible for me TO sing after
L ...a,,;ns, aa thntf"