The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-16
Opinions or the French Press.

Delhi l. taken. Delhi fallen into the OF
the English Il may casly be imagined what transports Of
Joy this news will have produced throughout England
Delhi which for eight months past has deaed European
army, which has been in striking manner reproach
and accusation o the English of the mbcct of their
go,ernmcnt-a government I'LL now considered 70 have
been invncible--pelh nj the mere mention of whose
name evcry good Ehglishman thrown into III Of
ragepelh bas nj last fallen into the Of the be-
eiegers.
been ObiaipedS What y the why the Insurgents
defended only at one point-vz; the cate Of Csboala
city which possessed several other points oi defenceY
THIS problem which the dispatches hitherto received
do not solve These moreover are Questions and rcer
which would be very agreeable 10 the people
the oer side Of the Channel "a DISGUISE. since usy would
tend 10 moderate the JOY Of the event and throw cold
water upon the demonstrations Of public re'oicng Which
arr expected be made without any drawback.
Delhi had become the symbol and the headquarters a.
the rebellion; aud therefore, that Delhi Is taxed, the
rebellion Is rut down. Such the reasoning winch pre-
generally among ncighbors and which the
,or, OF their journals have adopted aud Rvon crCus
ton TO- But unfortunately there great de.pt
from all thee transports aud esiasies 81 triumph.
would Keep within the bounds OF truth for b-t being
tcn in the manner IN winch has been taken 10 far
w. have yet been nforned) thc insurrecton by ~
means put n end %.
il appears that the Insurgents Of n.li have len DE
city fully armed taking with them Their King ard Their
wives and children, after having frat destroyed everv
uns IN the city which could he Of any ~ their
me They have taken p-ron ss mis- aar, rom We
the English army, weak IN want " provisions, and d,
tn'e 81 every possible sucror IN CITY which viii be
impossible for them to defend; for 4 certain that such
small force that which v cssnmandef 10y The two
Gencfss-wi.son and Ncholson-never can defend
such CITY a. D~lh Now this position OF thiags--a-
everybody will perceive Al orce-iocs not come up
altogether b. the terrible ana laundering threats " the
osterinsnaton of the rebois iat forth Wy nv Tme'
Newspaper All this does not hook quito like the picture
drawn by the 7,rses ~ which that journal has
rcat"dy described, with glowing ooors and in thrilling
terms the rebellion pat down by the and
a the sodiers and the last q the sepoys crushed and
Killed under the falling stones ~ the walls Of pelhi II h
not nj al Likely that the critical situation which General
Nicboson = placed ~ admit ~ MS thinking to have IN"
city RACED and demolished. ~ planting the
fanous black o-es. I" shaw To future travellers where
cote Iehi stSd and whst the fearful Vengeance ID
The bn1ssh.
We never gave i OF, our belief that Dchi would be
sh'e a. resist the English hut do think the
defence Of the city would have been prc,rsctsd a. much
" ger rofo had MT been The deliberate plan 81 the
asu Il, Mt AVOID Dell, criug last and ..siye battle
under the walls 81 thai city And, In Oct, what {"
prove that the struggle only seriously maintained
onc rent land general engagement svoded) the fol-
ov iag passage from the last offcia despatch ~ II
IN an sttark uIon powder magazine which took place
the leu = september thai the English bad so officers and
COO men Killed. Tbs that such was the whole
amount ~ he oss 81 The English army according a. the
estimate g,en Va preceding despatch u il true that
anohtr despatch from Msfscies, III giving summary n
Bombay new q October states tia The against
Delhi began the 13th ~ September by terrible
nonadue 81 bo,h sides and tha, shortly Afterwards three
~ tho ely gate forced the English entered and
here hgitirg IN the srcet. Bot Il j. probable that
h. street nghtug wa not very animated ~ perhaps
NAV he at, 90 the ether hand the loss ~ the English
va greater than What u is announced ~ have /
been by TIC government The want Of pcrspcuhy \
nreysiling y the Geographic dispatches prevents u
TUT "lilNWt ~ F'ttt1t hu'Ni'uEe on any FNh /
- must, Therefore. wait little longer TO know The
ruth.
The altitude ~ Tho Fus press il this aedr deserves
so 10 be pointed eut The Sitce says nothing ~ yet
confines Itself SIMPLY 70 exposure II suudry contra
,tory statements made The several dcspatches Tho
mars AMI the Crse4foan,l observe tho same silence
No. Poy, yes Tic poy gives rs estimate of The
ucures to result from this event IN ,ho following
r0tds
Il IS lp tussitie M ~ pore SO ih. the clrtrre ~
els 4 f,csi rs0.r. 81 The .nsrut.lr b, dcprycs TIE