New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-14

a. We can Judge from the uesser details ct hand,
appears to have resulted upon the simultaneoa'
occurrence Of bitter ditseEsions among the rebels
. change 10 the numerical proportions of the con-
tending parties, and the arrival on Sept. 5 Of the
siege train which Was eIpected as long ago al
June9.
After the arrival Of Nicholsons reenftrcemenss,
We lad estimated the army before Delhi at total
Of 1893 men, an estimate fully confirmed since.
After tho subsequent accession Of 3 900 Cashmere
troops, lent to the English o. the Rel Rsnoser
Singh the British forces are stated BY The Friend
Of India to have amounted in all to about
1000 men. On the other hand, The Military
Spectator Of London atirms tina. the rebel forces
bsd diminished in numbers to about IL, 900 meo, Of
whom 5000 were cavalry; while The Friend 81
InOia computes their forces n about IL 600, in-
clHdirg 900 irregular cavalry. As the horse be-
came quite useless after the breach wa once o.
fected and the struggle within the town had be-
gun, and, consequently, on the very entrance OF
the English they made their escape, the total forces
Of the Sepoys, whether We accept the computation
Of The Military Spectator or Of The Friend 81
India, could not be estimated beyond 1000 or
1900 men. TIE English forces, less from H.
crease on their SIDE than from decrease on the op
posite one, had, therefore, become almost equal 70
those Of the mu'neers; their slight numerical infe
riority beirg more than made up By the moral ef'
f. ct Of successful bomb,rdpent and the advan-
tsgee Of the oT.n.ive enabling them to choose the
points on which to threw their main ssrecgth, while
the defenders were obliged to dispense their made.
quste forces over all the points Of the menaced
circumference.
The decrease on the part Of the rebel forces was
csued still more by the withdrawal Of whole con-
tr gents 10 consequence Of internal discussions til
by the heavy loses they suffered in their incessant
sorties for period Of about ten days. While the
Moeul spec,er himself IKE the merchants OF Delhi,
lad become averse to the rule Of the Sepoys, who
pluDdeIed them Of every rupee they had smaned,
the religious oissensions between the Hindoo and
Mohammedan Sepoys, and the qusrrels between
the Old garrison aud the lew reeaforcements, suf-
feed to break up their superficial organization and
to iDaure their downfall. Still, as the Epgsh had
to cope with force but slightly superior to their
own, without unity of com nand. enfeebled and dis
pirited by dissensions in their own ranks, but who
vet after 81 hours bOmbsrdment, stood SIX days
cannonsde ard street-fght within the walls, and
then quietly crossed The Jumns on the bridge Of
boats il must be confessed that the rebels at last
with their main forces, made the best of bad po-
sition.
The facts fthe capture appear to be- that on Sept
the Engl,h batteries were opened much 10 advance
of the original positon of their forces aud within 700
yards of the walls. Between the 9Th aud the lth
the British heavy ordnance guns and mortars were
pushed forward still nearer to the works lodg.
ment being effected and batteries established With
little loss, con'ideriDg that the Delhi garrison
made two sorties on the 10th aud 18th, and made
repeated attempts to open fresh batteries, and kept
up an annoying fie from rife pits. On the 18th
the Er glsh sustained loss Of about so killed aut
wounded On the morning OF the l3Ih the ehsnv's
expense magazine, On one bastion, was blown up
as also tie wagon of light gun, which en6laded
the British batteries from ths TalgVara suburbs;
and The British batteries effected practicable
breach near the Cashmere gate. On the 18th the
assault was made on tie city. TIE troops entered
at the breach near the Cashmere gate without So
rious opposition, gained possession OF tho large
buildings in it, neighborhood, and advanced along
the rampMts to the Moree bastion and Cabul gate,
when the resistance grew very obstinate, aud tho
loss was consequently severe. Preparations were
being made to turn the guns from the captured bas-
tons on the city and to bring up other guns and
mortars to commanding points On the 10Th the
Burn bsstions and Lahore bastons were plsyed
upon by the captured guns on the Mores and Ca
bull bsstions, while breach wa made in the mag.
szine and the palace began to be stelled. The
mag azire was stormed at daylight, Sept l6, whils
on the 18th tie mortars continued to play upon the
palace from the magazine inclosure.
At this date, owing. IT is said BY The Bombay
Courier, to the plurder Of the Papjaub and Lahore
the storm break Of. In a private communication
addressed to the Governor Of Bombay, it il stated
that the entire city Of Delhi was occupied on Sun
day, tie 10th, the main forces Of tie mutineers
leaving the city at 3 q. m. on the same day. and
escaping over the bridges of boats in the direction
of Rchilcund. Since pursuit on the part Of the
English vas iupracticsble until after the occups-
ton of Selmgurh situated on the river front, is is
evident that the rebels, slowly lighting their way
from the extreme north end of the city to its south.
eastern extremity, kept until the 20sh, the posi-.
ton necessary for covering their retreat
As to the probable effect of the capture Of Ds,h,
. competent authority, The Friend Of India, re-
marks that sit is the Condition Of Bengal and not
"the state Of Delhi that ought at thi. time to en-.
"ssge the attention of Epglshmen. Tns long
"deIsy that has taken place in the capture Of the