The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-25
The Indian Mutiny.-Sext News From Delhi.
Prom the Ionic Tines, July

But toe British public, whole, looks and talks
many a Ike danger had vanished kno ~n and
good fortune or invincbe courage must carry
eisily through sep,y mutiny Yet ~ha Is the fact,
and how that act address itself the geographical
IDEAS OF coDinentL peghbors Tue facl IS growing
,rentloliy 5reasing for a. ng Of thousand niles
ne Uh0le Peninsula supp With
and great display Of force at Cacu,,a and In tue Pipi,s
bu Jhdi 50 far II hs arclSa, capital Of ts Mofd
sIapire, ne prcph,tN sea. q To'Cer. This is the
stare ot things in territory shere less than
5000 Europ, ana OF all kinds hold IN Subsection
iirsee their number OF armed and popiaion
OF 11o, 10000 The meshes Of such fabric be
commupcsaons tiicua and sow the detachm sns rnust
be and small, the travellers many, and hut
feeoly escorted Nothing but prestige word 60 often
applied 10 Ia Indian AFFAIRS have become orien-
tsism g'U "rngh IN " fanny csb and tml ts ten
pest oi, rad ioould soeep dooy arey thread cfI
Think how many french troops necessary Algeria
cey OF sight Of their native Shores AMI along
thin coast Yet. II lhe HBdoOs not generally
IKE race are still mi sea 40 with them and forming
the best part o. the native army. much
and ,ous We deal ct N, descendant
q oonq1Tors Uah hDsirho rU inh71ttpes Of oore1'y;
uth hardy BounloDeery. tclt mdrad~rs rh
Ao,e ucry r,ns asd mad, poltc .nlp. hem
The Of the smouderipg dsconen the sudden
outbreak :. vast country, muco o. which little sn
but where piracy turks popo,ots created BY our
teves and breaks out a st the hoadgraers
dominion. Such the ha-d facts o. the csse aud By.
ISLANDERS who look al The hard our
oomposnre.
But aer all this not the bind faith In destin, or
the rash oou6den,e In our arms that bysander light
suppose. We know the danger, AMI calculate n. ge
know mex, md may possiby bring. ard we
have seo estimate when General Auson copcen-
haes bis forces Debit, which the date seemed
only matter OF time add OF very short time.
10 question whether the insurgents will
srempt 10 hold he city at the risk o. euire
destruction follow their more natural tastes,
vel a. the 'afer course, by breaking MP aad
CAGE, -nnoat leaders, without artillery ammunition or
stores within wide circle OF ancient walls, and witt
Scins The rest, they maa ICON sarrendcr al con Or
abide The terrible issue Of an assault No doubt, they
reckon somewhat on the rame Of the city aud the ans
teal character OF the Mahomedsn popuasou They may,
too, expect that little perseverance may support
from the Deghbonne stsiss, whose nieli,y cannot
reckon upon In the Of Bat ths courso
only result 10 which the treatment OF the No.
gul capita must be determined by military and political
considerations Shoui the insurgents anti ,ips the siege
by fight, then, doubt, they will give much trouble
Of harsssn g, but less serious, character. Bat
have already seen bow they have been received
In heir light by those native chiefs 70 whose sympny
they appealed hour OF Temporary Az fus
vee they will poShere be able 10 AXE head against
The example OF their dispersion tel every ~here
and whatever credit has attached the posses.ion Of
Delhi rebound 10 the dissraoe or tholr THIS
dspoees OF the two grea, ernaves before US 10 either
case, however, we must st. prepare our minds for
lsmeDsabe events at other places than Delhi There "
too much reason - fear that European officers at the
smaller stations, or travelling perhaps in ignorance of
crosds possibly by the dispersed mutneers The number
Of such casualties will partly depend on the Interval
the final retributon Therefore u IL OF the utmost
importance that the latter should be a. speedy and
ow. Every day that leaves Delhi the hands Of the
men who have nsssscred the British populsuoo-cvery
do thai them unpublished, will certainly add 70 the
lie. of European victims.
The sepoye yet stood their ground anywhere,
for against much ~ company or troop
oi Europosn soldier They have only surprised and
dered ocers while Addressing them, or even unconscious
OF danger OF course is not 10 be inferred thN tney
will never stand their ground u1der resooe officers
-hen urged by desperation They may, ~ otns, sent
0@ba-sts have been before them, be euc0ursged "
10 moaoe deg Of ser confidence by the fatal bunde
or unavoidable esa;ers Ct the Europeans But this
opy pe uas'eni deluson and there can be no doubt
w. lesson whch the $50 Us have sreedv ressivcd
w. De repeated VIII Increasing FORCE and be the last eft
on tnelr minds Ihe oertuy snggests serious
sdorse ms AZ W The reson ~ be observed FOR the future
between the nnmbcrs oi toe EroeesD q ID the native
Smy Iope go, 90 The CESSATION Of the late wsrs ex
rerepced brb oisers were strongly 10 favor OF The
oocuon no' zoe numosr native regiment but Of shs
strength OF each OF them. would always Be po.xble
they sey toe event Of war bring no the regiments ~
beir fun compile ment Now, 10 what extent n he pbls
70 raBe the number OF European soldiers 1, Inda no
under O00 or hoe u may also he possible n reiues the
native army, may he Moe and diacnll question Rut
the brief history Of this lanentsble outbresk show
the Strength Of ANAL European srce, and ,be