Northern Times. — 1857-07-15 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

DELHI. • We give below a detailed account of the massacre at Delhi from the columns of the Delhi Gazette Extra, published at Agra : " No detailed account having yet appeared of the fearful  massacre in Delhi, we may be pardoned for offering the fold lowing, though somewhat late in doing so. It is from the pen of an eye-witness :—' On the morning of the 11th of May, a party of the 3rd. Light Cavalry, variously stated at from 23 to 230, made their appearance at Delhi. They had' come over from Meerut during the night, and were evidently prepared to perpetrate the most awful crimes, se, they were fully armed and apparently wild wilt rege and excitement. They entered the Calcutta-crate withoet opposition from any of the police, and made' their wag directly towards Deriowgtinge, shooting down in they peogre4s all Europeans they met with. Among the first victims were Mr. Simoa Fraser, the GovernorGeneral's agent, Captain Douglas, his assistant, and Mr. R. Nixon, chief clerk in their office. Notice was immediately seat to the Brigadier, and s regiment (the sth N. N.) with two guns from Da Teissierte Battery was sent down. The 34th marched through the Cashmere-g de in good order, but on the approach of some, of the Sowars the Sepoys rushed suddenly to the side 01 the road leaving their officers in the middle of the road, upon whom the troopers immediately came at a gallop and,. one after the other, shot them down. The officers were, with the exception of Colon,-1 Ripley, unarmed ; the colonel shot two of them before he fell, but with this exception, 015 one said to have been shot by Mr. Frase", none fell. After butchering all the officers of the 34th,the troopers dismounted and went among the Sepoys of the 3 tilt, shaking hands with them and, it may be supposed, thanking them for their forbearance in not firing on the murderers of their officers. The troopers were perfectly collected, they rode, up to their victims at full pulled up suddenly, fire' their pistols, and retreated. The countenances of the troopers wore the expression of maniacs ; one was a mere youth, rushing about flourishing his sword, and displaying all the fury of a man under the influence of bhang,' They were in full uniform, and some had medals. gad the officers of the 28 h, 54th, and 74-h Native Infantry been armed with revolvers they might have shot some of them ; but had they done so, it is still doubtful question whether their own men would not have bayoneted them. The 54th made some show of firing the; muskets, but the shots went, of course, over the heads the troopers, who had evidently full confidence in the reception they were to meet with. Their plans must have been well matured. Meanwhile the people of the citl, were collecring for mischief ; several bungalows 1° Deriowgunge had been fired, and as the day advanced the goojurs of the villages around Delhi became alive to the. chances of loot, and were real), for action. The whop city was up in arms, every European residence Wel searched, the troopers declaring that they did not v;sil property, but life, and when the retired the rabble rushed in and made a clean sweep from the pu ikahs to the 110' mats.