New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-29
THE INDIAN INSTRUCTION.


LONDON, Aug. II, l-57.
When the Indian news conveyed by the Trieste
telegraph on the Both of July, and by the Indian
mail on the lst of August, first arrived, we showed
at once, from their contents and their dates that
the capture of Delhi was miserable hoax, and
very inferior imitation of the nevertobe forgotten
fall of SevastOpol. Yet such is the unfathon able
depth of John Bulls gullibity that his ministers,
hh stock; jobbers and his press hsd in fact con.
trived to persuade him that the very which laid
bare General Barhard's merely defensive position
contained evidence of the complete determination
of his enemies. From Gay TO day this halluc
nation grew stronger till it assumed at last
such consistency as to induce even a vet
eran hand at similar matters, General Sir
de Lacy Evans, to pr Jclain on the night of the
10Th Of August amid the cheering echoes of the
House of Commons his belief in the truth
of the rumOr Of the capture Of Delhi. After
this ridiculous exhibition however, the bdb
bic was ripe for bursting and the following day, the
18th of August. brought successive teegra ohlc dis
patches irom Trieste and Marseiles, anticipating
the Indian mails and leaving no doubt as to the
fact that the eth of July Delhi still stood where
il had stood before, and that Genera! Barnard still
confined to the defensive but harassed by frequent
furious sories Of the besieged was very glad to have
been able to hold his ground to that tune.
In our opinion the next mail is likely to impart
the news,oi the retreat of the English army, or at
least facts iOreshadOwing such retrograde move
ment. 1t is certain that the extent OF the walls of
Delhi forbids the belief that the whole of them can
be effectively aIanned and, the contrary, invites
| to coupS de main to be- executed by concentration
and surprise. But Gen. Barnard seems imbued
with European notions Of fortified towns and seges
and bombar1ments, rather than prone TO those bold
| eccentricitieS BY which Sir Charles Napier knew
| how to thunderstrike Asiatc minds. His forces
are, indeed, said to have been increased
| to about 1900 men, 1900 Europeans
| and 5,UU9 a. faithful natives " but on the
other hand, i is not denied that the rebels were
daily receiving new rensorcements, so that we may
fairly assume that the numerical disprOportiOn De-
tween besegers and beseged has remained the same
Moreover. the only point by the surprise of which
General Barnard might insure certain slccnSs is the
MCguls Palace, which occupies commanding posi-
ton, but the access to which from the river side
sIust become impracticable from the elect of the
relny season. which viii have set ill., while an attack
en- tie palace between the Cashmere gate and the
r. T would i3ct on the assaiants Lhc greatest risk
in case OF faihJre. Finally, the setting in II the
rains to make the securing OF lis line o. com
mmicatiOn and retreat the prInc pal object OF the
Generals operations In one word, We see no reason
To believe that I've, with his still inadequate forces
should venture upon rlSkng, at the most lnlrac-
ticable period OF the year, what he shr.iuk
from III Iertahng AZ more seaCOnabe time. That
in spite OF RI" sudicial blindness by which The
London press contNSeS 10 foo, itzif there are e-I-
.ertaipe9 serious mi$Siyirgs in She highest 4ulr.
.ers, mag be seen f,um Lord Pamersi0n's organ,
Ehc No6< iDg Post Tie ,ensl gentlemen OF
that paper inform us:
g. We COU5t whether ever by the ncy, lng1 sfar
this, sbag hear OF the aptvc Of pelh: b. We d.
expect that, As the troQps their Iasrn
t. jCin the besiegcrs ial! nave arrived with
Snfc2,cy oJ @argc ShDls, which it seems are still
missing, shall receive i2telige OF f.e iall o
'he stronghold ID the rebes.@
II is evident i3,at, by dnt of w,'akncs, yaeiys.
ton, and direct tlunders H.. BrtiGh generals hsre
coatryed 20 raise Delhi 10 til dguity of the polti-
cal and MI itary center OF the s9dlan revolt re.
treat OF the EnglisE army, after prolonged siege,
or mere staying ON the defensive. will te re-
sarded ms positive defeat, and gae the sgua so a
general outbreak. II would moreover expose tue
British troops 10 fearful mortaEty, frog which
III they have been protected by the gtsat ex-
etenont Inherent 10 siege full "a sorties .n-
counters, All hope Of soon wreakiag bloody
vengeance CA their enemies. As 10 tie iak about
the apathy OF the lhGd0Os, even their sympathy
with British rule IL il al nO0sense. The princes
ike true Asistcs are WATCHING their opportunity
rle peop,e in the whole Presidency OF Bengal
where rot ke,t IN check by haDdfgl of Europeans,
are enjoy ng blessed anarchy; but tEere is nobody
ihe.e against whom they c0uid rise. IL g curious
cuid pro q.O 10 expect an Indian revolt a. assume
lie icatires Of a E1,opsaU resoiIton.
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