The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-11-19
ONE WEEK LAr1R FROM EUROPE.
Highly Important from India-Delhi Taken
Strm

Highly Important from India-Delhi Taken by
Storm.
The steamer Arabic, arrived at New York
Thursday, with Liverpool dates to the 3lst ult.,
being one week later. She brings upwards of
100000 in specie from England, and about
500, 900 additional from Havre.
Sir Gore Ouseley comes passenger by the
Arabia. -
Later and important news has been received
from India. Delhi has been stormed and can
tured. The King of Delhi escaped. The Brit.
ish loss was only 600. No quarter was given
to the men, but the women and children were
spared.
| Gen. Hsvelock was at Cawnpore. and had
been considerably reinforced. The garrison at
Lucknow gallantly held out. Considerable re-
Inducements had arrived at Calcutta.
Heavy failures have occurred at Liverpool.
The Borough Bank has suspended
The money market was generally unchanged,
but active.
The Times says that the entire suspension of
specie payments by the New York and Boston
banks is the most satisfactory announcement
that could have been looked for The news ar
riued out by the Fulton on the 26th. The
amount of specie for the East on the 4th was
expected to exceed f900,0O0.
The Times publishes the relief act of the
! Pennsylvania banks.
The panic which induced run on some CT
the Irish banks has in great measure subsidized.
The Belfast Banner reports the state of the
Irish banking establishments as eminently sat-
lsfactory. Seven years ago. viz: in October,
1881, Ireland's note circulation "a, $50 600,
| and gold held by all the banks was El ,232, 600
The last returns show the paper circulation at
&c, 497 900, and the gold at f2, 270 900, or more
than twice the amount of bullion held in Octo
Der, 1850.
Prioress and Babylon were beaten for the
Cambridgeshire stakes.
France.-Gen. Cavaignac died very suddenly
| recently.
The Duke of Grammont, successor to NJ. Ray
neval, French Minister at Rome, has Just left
Paris for his post 1t is said that he is charged
| to recommend once more, and in earnest terms,
the necessity of reforms in the Pontifcal States
Spain-The Spanish Ministry had organ
lied
Prussia.-The Prince of Prussia has under.
taken to conduct the public affairs. The health
| of the King, however, was improving.
Austria.-There had been more failures in
Vienna, but the worst Of the crisis was believed
to be over.
Spitzerland.-The Swiss elections resulted
largely in favor of the Liberals.
Sardinia.-A Royal decree has appeared,
18th of November for the general election.
China-The blockade of Canton river is
strictly enforced. Several junks, attempting
to break it, have been captured.
Prices of tea continue to advance. The de-
crease in exports to Great Britain is a, 800, 900
pounds.
We subjoin the following highly important
details from the English papers:
FROM INDIA
Assault by the English on Delhi-its Fall-the
Loss of Life.
The following telegram was received at the
Foreign Office Through the commissioners for
the affairs of India) on the 9th October, at
1890 A. M:
"The fall of Delhi,-Delhi was assaulted on
the morning of Septembes l4th, and the north
ern part of the city taken. On the 10th, the
magazine was stormed; and on the Goth, the
whole city was occupied. The King and his
sons escaped, disguised as women. The attack
on the l4th was made with four columns, one
of which, composed of the Cashmere Contin-
gent, was repulsed; the other column we're
successful. An entrance was first effected at
the Cashmere gate. An advance was then
made along the ramparts to the main bastion
and Cabul gate. The resistance was very OBJ
stinate, and our loss was computed at six hun
dred killed and wounded, including fifty Off
| cers"
The storming of Delhi.
! The Bombay Times has the following &C.
count of tn attack on Delhi:
"Several batteries, armed with heavy guns,
were established in commanding positions with
| in a short distance from the city walls, so that
the bastions could be destroyed by our fire.
| This was successfully accomplished, but with
the loss of two officers, Lieutenant Hildebrand,
lzcx Al T &c
the Belooch battalion, who were killed. Hsv
| ing thus established batteries in advanced posi-
tons, the bombardment of the city commenced,
| and the Cashmere and Moree bastions suffered
severely from our shot and shell. The enemy
replied smartly with grape and musketry, but
our loss was inconsderabe, and our fire YVES
kept up with undiminished vigor. On the 10th
and llth of September, one or two sorties were
made by the enemy, but without any result,
notwithstanding the proximity of our batteries
to the walls For two days longer, our artillery
continued to play on the city, until, on the 18th,
the Cashmere bastion and half the adjacent
curtain were in ruins. Preparations were now
made for the assault, and General Wilson, in
an order issued few day previous, laid down
the line of conduct to be pursued by the troops.
No quarter was to be given to the mutineers,
but the women and children were to be spared.
| On the 18th of September, the assault was
made on the city, which was entered by divis
| ion of our troops, who succeeded in efecting
| Judgment, and driving the enemy before them"
The following telegraphic message gives par
ticulars Of the successful assault on Delhi:
"The assault took place yesterday morning.
soon after daybreak, and the storming was en-
| tirely successful. We were soon in possession
| of the end of the fort, with the Cashmere, Ca
| bull, and Moree gates, which we now hold, with
the church, college, and other large buildings,
near this one, in which the headquarters are.
Preparations are making for heavy batteries,
to knock the mutineers out of those parts of the
city in which they now are. Many of the city
| people have come In for and received quarter !;
Sepoys want to come, but not permitted
The following extra Of the Delhi Gazette
| gives further details of the storming operations
| on the l4th:
"Delhi was stormed this morning, and the
British forces are in possession of the line of
defences from the Water bastion to the Cabul
gate, including the Cashmere gate and bastion,
| and the Moree gate and bastion, the English
| church, SINNERS house, the College, and the
grounds about. Preparations are being made
to turn the guns from the captured bastious on
the city, and to bring up other guns and NOR
tars to commanding points.
The enemy for the present retain the La
hore and other bastions, the palace, Selimghur,
and the chief part of the city; but our hold of
the portion that has been secured appears firm,
and the fall of the remainder is to be expected.
Sept. Is, 4. M-We continue to hold
the city from the College to the Cabul gate,
and the enemy holds the magazine, which we
are now Smelling. The palace is also being
/ halla Cd Al L. a.