Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-11-20
Fall Of Dnlhi

ran OF Delhi
We have, By the last foreign arrival. tho
news Of most important triumph Of III,
British armies in Inlia,-the OF Delhi
We copy from an English paper the follow.
ing account Of is capture
Delhi, the hmou, city aud arsenal ha.
fallen, and the rebellion Of the Sapoys ls,
received its death blow. Delhi was assault.
cl on the morning OF the 18th Of S,p,rmb.r.
The attack va. made in four columns. of
which one, composed OF the Cashmere Con-.
tlngent, sent {, our assistance by the l4,,
Gholab Singh, was repul.cl. The oilsr.
were successful An entrance was effected
at the Cashmere gate, o. thc north Of d.,
city. in the ncichborhool II the Naaz.r.
the Rcsiiency buildings. and s. james.
Church, and not Tar from the bridge # Lu,f.
across the Jnmna. Hero their asat'ar,.
made good their ground, with comparative.
" liitlc opposition. An advance wa. mad,
along the ramparts T. the Cubul Gate. ~
the northwest Hero the resistance of tI1
mutinccrs was obstinate. and our own Dr.,
severe. II was not until the 10Th that tls
Magazine was ,tormci On the Goth oar
troops took possession Of th, town. our
los in killed and wounded was COO men.
including 50 officers. Or tho latter. tns
names of six arr given a. having b,an kIlrl
m the assault, and four iu the operations
preceding il, The Calcutta dc.pl,chr. OF.
Delhi some time before the 10Th. iur, attic
moment It was sant OF, our troops u.r1
gradually enhancing within tho city, tIa
enemy retiring across the Jumna. ono ..u.
tcnco in the despatch will create great auy.
irty. IL il stated that the l,-s OF forty .E-
GERS and six hundred men took place on che
ll,h. We know there was Fix day. a.a,.
ing subsequently, and b, may perhaps hr boz.
fcrrcd that the commencement OF theas-lult
was not IL, blooiicst stage n Chi. state
mrnt should unhapPily prove thc correct
one, our Losses will, We fear. b, tDuDI o.
have been Ear greater than the ir.t despatch
lei US 10 expect. We mu.twaiti hr arrival
Of the next mail lor more detailed iulru4-
ton on this point, IN the meantime hoping
the bost, though che interval will br ono FOL,
sickcninr anxiety iu thousands Of British
households. Tho slaughter anon. che mu-
tincgr, was 90 d5ub, very great. 4 largo
number escaped over the bridge, and among
them the King or Delhi ana bis two .1u..
disguised in womcn's clothes The lus, II
our troops, ia any case, hl. indeed h'.u bee
ycro. Tho casuaitio. among the o.Errrs
have seen particularly heavy. But the gl-
iccts Of the capture Of Delhi, wall be-, 90
doubt, immediate and complete The neck
OF the rebellion indeed broken. Tho cap
ital toward. which the mutIncrr, h1ckrI
from every quarter, the ranleUou. to which
they were evidently directed O. repair, tho
chi5i city u the Mah0mclan dynasty, and
the residence Of thc mock King who had
rul'i in trembling state during tha past four
months, is now ia tbc power Of ihc iora.cu
rae, WHOSE expulsion wus the end AMI aim
Of this plot, the roots Ut which have struck
% doop. 10 the utmost cKtreuiurs of lu.
dia will tho news b. borne, how alter stand
inr their ground Tor mlnibsasllu.t an over
whclmins array Of native l.rgrs, tbr island
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