The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-21
News from Europe.
From the I.,i.nr Tim Correspondent
Storming & Capture Of Delhi.

cess Oil the 1lth Of Sclt;lahrr. and on The
10Th the whole of the space within the walls
was in our possession We have not rccciv-
cd as vet such certain evidence Of the letter
part OF this story rs that # the former. Oh
the final occupation on tie .h;!, We have on
~ heard by an express from tn" residency at
Jeyporc in Raipoo;ana. which reached Lord
Elphnstonc by way Of Ahmcdahad Yesterday.
1t is dated at Jc.purc on the evening of the
ODD. and is to the effect that the news had
Just been received at tie rcsidclicy both from
the Raiah and al>n from the Nalcel or min
lister Of the NawaE, OF .lhuljur. to whom it
may be presumed to have been forwarded by
his master. a chief rc~id"n, IN The immediate
neighborlood of Delhi. Thus the ti,!ings Of
our ultimate and complete success rest Il,
present or native authority only. bat as the
natural sequel and complement of our M
doubted triumph of the 'ti th2y are nI:'cr-
SALLY credited
On the 18th. the moment for the assault
drawing near. General wilson promulgated
an excellent order i'll which he says he need
ders committed on their officers and comrades
as we'll as tlcir wives ark! children. to move
them in the deadly struggle. No quarter
should be given to the nu,inccrs: at the same
time, for the sake of humanity. and the homer
of the country they belong to. he calls upon
them to spare all womcn and children that
NAV come in their way
On the morning OF the Eth, soon after
daybrcak. the assault took place. The al
tl,v,.
being held in reserve Their strength is not
given. The main point Of assault was the
breach at the Cashmere baSion. One col
umn, however. consi>tin" of Ghoorkas and
the newly arrived .lummoo contingent. was
directed to make diversion hvattack;nr .l.c
kishengunge suburb. which lies outsiA" the
Lahore gate On the western side of the city.
and. if it succeeded III CARRYING the suburb.
to assault the gate Itself. Blu: the suburb
was occupied by the enemy in force with Il
battery of heavy gurS. The CaSlmc:ian
troops behaved Indifferent Y. and i'll spite OF
the ettt rts of the brave (;hoor!,aS the column
was repul>cd. Its commanding officer. Major
Reid. of the Sir,noor battalion. is among Ii"
wounded of the day : but on the northern side
of the city all went we'll The troops entered
at the breach with 10 serious opposition, and
spreading to the lcf. ard right, occupied Tie
"wholc line of dcfcncts from the Watcr baS-
ton to the Cabul gate. including the Cash.
mere gate and baStion. the Morcc ~atc and
bastion. the English church. SINNERS house
and the grounds ;s1oat. The principal los
sustained by I'll, a*~,;la,it, was due to the Oh
stina.c resistance they net with in clearing
their way along the rampar:s to the Cabul
gate. and afterwards in an attempt to pcnc-
tratc beyond that roint into the ,lcn>cr parts
of the city in the direction Of The ,!umna Mus
id In all the TIE loss amounted to about
800 killed and wounded Five officers are
reported to have been slain.
Brigadcr Nicholson va, woundc l. and his
brother. of CoAc'> Rife, 5. and many others. in
all about 80 Of the less of The mu,inccr> |
do not observe even Az estimate 1t is only
said that bodies Of them were seen to be re-
treating both 20 the south ii the city in the
direction of kootuh, al, Also a.!o>> the bridge
Of boats. ant! that orr cavalry had moved
round the city to intcrccr, Az! DESTROY IL,
former. Our victorious infantry. prudent,
recalled from too hi>ty III advance Into thy
Close lanes of the city. occupied Tie conpar,.-
lively open space inside the Cashmere gate.
ard the walls which they lad won upon Ct
Their side of it. Preparations were at once
made for >hclling the enemy out of the Pal
ace. the Scimghur and the ether strong fla
ccs of the CITY, and tn firing conmcncrdncxj
morning Tie 18th. By Tie cvcnin. of that
day brcacl, was effected in the wall Of the
magazine enclosure. which was held iii force
by the enemy. and the place was Stormcd Tie
next morning by the 61St Foot. and dctach
mcnts Of the Bccloch battalion and Wil!c's
Rifles. In it were captured l25 pieces of
cannon. The Palace being now well exposed
the guns and mortcr> opened upon it from
the magazine enclosure. and the enemy ap-
pears to have fallen back at all points. Thus
the kishcnguSnc batter: which had rcpul>cd
the Jummoo troops. WAS abandoned and oc-
cupicd. and the guns there taken swclled the
total number o: captured pieces TO upwards
of 300. The battery on the further side of
the river seems also to have been abandoned.
and at the date of the latest certain and off
cial news =. VI. on Tie lGth-an attack
upon the magazine had been rcpulscd, a
chain of posts had been established from the
Cabul gate to the magazine. and the enemy
some hours bcfor" t;vfall had been naintail-
ing only detached and di>ultory warfare
from tn" tops of the houses. Man, towns
people had come in and received quarter.
which was Of course refused to every Scpov
All is 80 satisfactory that We may we'll credit
the tale from Jeyporc. that on the 10Th the
place was entirely in our hands.
must not omit by the way to mention
that the Jeyporc report as>cris-though do
not credit it-tliat the King of Delhi escaped
to a neighboring shrine in the disguise of :.
woman. Scicndia. it is moreover reported.
was raising 1900 men to intercept tugi-
tives.
have been obliged hy the pcrusal Of an
"extract from letter rocei:cd at Nu,sccra-
bad on the evening of the 2lth of September
from Capt. Eden. atJcypnrc. Sept. %. $ a. m. "
which gives details of the doings in Delhi on
the eth and 18th. and which runs thus -
On the 18th Shclling the Lad killa tRcd Fort
this appears to be some other stronghold
than ScimShur) and city. Fighting all day:
leaders and native officers in open disscnsion
accusing one another, in the presence of the
King. of cowardice. In the end unanimitv
prevailed, and they resolved to attack and
fight as men without hope of mercy or par
don. Friday. the 18th. Smelling all nj ght
on the 1.al Killa. This morning fighting re-
commenced. and mutinccrs on some points
successful. but constantly rcpulscl RIFF :
doing much mischief among the rebels. e.
~ people. both rich and poor. running away
Suburb. where Reid failed tthc KiShcngunsc)
is ours, and also the rebels battery hcr".
Hing and two sons concealed. One bastiol.
Of the l.al killa DESTROYED. and it will be t.
ken. Captain Eden adds. The above is from
the Durbar ncws-writcr to the Rajah at Jcv-
pore. There may be some cxaggcration bu,
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