Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-08-27
India.

Porfim c, affirmation of the Wees ofHe Fall
If Deih;--Reported Slaughter IF 1000
Insurgenfs-Bioody S enes.
The Intelligence of the capture of Delhi
is stated as a fact in the overland summary
of the Bombay Telegraph and Curier,
which says under the dates of July 1:
"Since the publication of our last sum-
mary, great events have transpirel. Del
hi has fallen, and upwards of 1000 mutt
neers have been put to the edge Of the
sword. The army Of Gen. Barnard, arri-
vel Lefole Delhi on the 9Th inst On reach
ing Caidlee Scracc, the English general
found the m.tinccrs strongly posted in an
entrenchcd position, completely protected
by strong park of artillery. After recon
noitering the position of the enemy. Gen
eral Barnard at once brought up his coll
umns to the attack. The insurgents fought
with the most determined bravery, their
guns were well served, and they seemed to
be under the guidance ofleaders well vcrsed
in the science of war. All their efforts,
however, to maintain their position, were
unavailtng; it was carried at the point of
the hayonct, and they were ultimately driv
en- within the walls of Delhi with great
slaughter, and the loss Of twenty-six guns.
The loss on our side was, comparatively
speaking, tritling-only some forty or fii-
ty of our men having fallen. Amongst this
number was Colonel Chester, the adjutant
general of the army, an officer whom Gen
eral Barnard said that ''he was esteemed by
all for every qualification which could adj
orn a soldier" They We'd with each other
in daring, and they seemed to actuatcd by
but one feciing-a thirst for vengeance.
The interval between the 9Th aud 18th
the day upon which the city was stormcd
seemed TO have been occupied by Gencr-
al Barnard in cannonading and Smelling the
city. AS soon as practicable, breaches had
been made in the walls, the town was car
ried by assault. Full particulars, however,
have not vet been received; but it must have
been gallant affair. From news which
we have received from a private source we
learn that the mut;necrs fought like fiends.
The streets were blocked up with their dead
and diving, but they still maintained an I'M
broken front until a miserable remnant
took refuge in the Palace. This, however,
offered them but amomentary refuge; gin'
were brough to bear upon its massive walls,
and the miscreants were driven out to meet
death on the points of thousands of ayeng
ling bayonets. The slaughter was terrible
upwards of 1000 of the mutineers are sait
to have persisted. Our loss is, no doubt
great and England may expect to hca
that many Of her sons have fallen; but thu
turning point of the revolt has been gained
and its entire suppression will be surely anc
speedily accomplished. With the fall o
Delhi, all hopes of eventual success mus
have been extinguished IN the bosoms Of tn
most sanguine. so af 7iA e ~
There is said to be letter in Londol
, from an official of the East India Govern
$ ment. dated from Agra, on the 18th OF Jun
which mentions the capture of Delhi, afte
G la severe slaughter OF the mutineers, an
but comparatively slight loss to the Eu
ropeans The letter adds that the fortres
Tor citadel Of Delhi still hold out. 1t wi
o be observed that the last of the foregoin
rather corroborates than otherwise, the ide
a that Delhi might have been stormed on tn
III 12ta, the day mentioned in all the rumor
+ The writer states that at the time Of his di'
q patching his communications, the guns ma
: arrived for which General Barnard was sal
Ialllong to have been whiting, and that thls
N batteries were pitching shot and shell il
|, to the city veryafast 49,
81 nesfsesk LATEST FROM DELHI.
e.. mo 10 DELHI CANEoSsiENTs, June IL.
M We are now encampcd on the Flagsts
n Hill, having dislodged the insurgents on Il
9, 18th. They fought most obstinately, an
d disputed the ground inch by inch; b.
British courage-and | may add ferocity-