Mariposa Democrat., 1857-12-24
THE CAPTURE OF DELHI.
ACCOUNT OF THE ASSAULT.

The correspondent of the London Times
furnishes the following account of the great
struggle before Delhi, resulting in the capture
by the British Of that stronghold of the revolt
ing Sepoys II will be read with Interest,"
The correspondent writes from Bombay:
AT length am able to announce to you the
fall of the revolted capital of Northwestern
India, or, if that appeaton be not strictly
correct, of the ancient chief city Of the Mogul
empire, in which a faithless soldiery had sought
to re-ercct the Independent throne Of the des-
cendent of Baber Delhi is once more in pos
session of the British. The main facts have
reached us from so many quarters as to leave
no doubt whatever that the place was assault
ed with success on the 14th of September,
when permanent lodging was effected; that
during the four or five following days further
advances and acquisitions on the city were
made. and that finally on the goth, the whole
of the space enclosed within the walls was in
our possession. But the 18th, the Cashmere
bastion was in ruins, and had long ceased to
return shot to the fire which was continually
kept up on it.
And now, the moment for the assault draw
ing near, General Wilson promulgated an ex-
cellent order, in which he says he "need hard
ly remind the troops Of the cruel murders
committed on their officers and comrades, as
well as their wives and children, to move them
in the deadly struggle. No quarter should be
given to the mutineers at the same time, for
the sake of humanity, and the honor of the
country they belong to, he calls upon them to
spare all women and children that may come
in their way"
On the morning of the l4th, soon after day
break, the assault took place. The attacking
columns werc-as gather from letter that
! have seen, written on the following day by
an officer of rank in the army, which though
short, is, as far as know, the only commu-
nication of so late date that has yet reached
Bombay--three in number one being held, as
! understand it, in reserve. Their strength is
not given. The Cashmerian troops behaved
indifiercntly, and in spite of the efforts Of the
brave Ghoorkas, the column was rcpulsed
but on the northwest side of the city all went
well. The troops entered at the breach with
no opposition, and spreading to the left and
right occupied the "wholc line of defences
from the Water bastion to the Tabul gate, in
cluding the Cashmere gate and baston, the
Moree gate and bastion, the English church,
SINNERS house, and the grounds about
The principal loss met with by the assal-
ants, was due to the obstinate resistance they
met with in clearing their way along the ram
parts to the Cabul gate, and afterwards, in an
attempt to penetrate beyond that point into
the denser parts Of the city, in the direction of
Jumna Musjd In all, the loss amounted to
about five hundred killed and wounded. OF
the loss Of the mutineers, do not observe
even an estimate
Headquarters were established in the house
once occupied by the renowned Irregular
IIorseman, Skinner, and now known to us by
his name, to the natives as Secunder Prepa-
tiors were at once made for shelling the enc
my out of the palace, which was effected on
the morning Of the 10Th In it were captured
125 cannon. Many townspeople had come in
and received quarter, which was Of course re.
fused to every Sepoy.
All this is so satisfactory, that we may well
credit the tale from Jaypore, that on the Goth
the place was entirely in our hands. must
not omit by the way, to mention that the Jey-
pore report asscrts-though do not credit it
that the king Of Delhi escaped to neigh
boring shrine in the disguise of woman.
Scindia, it is moreover reported, was raising
$4,000 men to intercept fugitives.