LATEST NEWS FROM DELHI.

Colonist, Issue II, 8 December 1857, Page 2

LATEST NEWS FROM DELHI.

Columbo Observer Office, 15th Oct., 4 p.m.. The Madras Athenceum of October 3rd furnishes. us with the following Telegraphic Despatch from Bombay:—• Bombay, October 1. * Colonel Beecher describes operations at Delhi thus. The troops entered at the breach near the Cashmere Gate,, .without serious opposition, and gained posessionof the large buildings in its neighbourhood, and advanced along the redparts, to the Moree Bastion and Cabul Gate in progress to which the resistance was very obstinate, and the loss consequently has been severe, but we are advancing gradually within the city.' -Large bodies of the enemy have been seen retreating both in the direction of the Kotub and over the bridge. Arrangements are making for batteries to be made in the city, and their heavy guns have been turned against tliem. Many officers wounded, including Genl. Nicholson, Colonel Campbell, 52nd, Major Reid, Sirmoor Battalion; Lieut. Bradshaw 52nd, and Fizgerald 75th killed.' . The following, is an. extract of a letter froir Kurrachee, -dated 23rd September: —' Many arrests have taken place amongst the sepoys of the 21st N. 1., subsequent to the date of my last letter; seven have been hanged," and one transported for life,!, on account of his extreme youth.' This evening one was blown away from a gnn, and nineteen were sentenced to transportation for the term of their natural lives. The.. man blown away was the ringleader, arid held the rank of havildar in the 21st. ■ This man deserted his corps on the night of the 13th." when the regiment was disarmed; he, with two others, was apprehended about twenty miles west of Kotrce. They had their muskets with them ready loaded, but by a stratagem on the part of the police authorities^ they were first disarmed and then arrested, which was effected on the ,17th, four days after the 21st were disarmed. This gives a total of forty-three mutineers being disposed of—namely, fourteen hanged, three brought in with their heads cut off, four blown away from guns, and twenty-two transported. From this you will be enabled to form an idea of the amount of mischief these villians would have committed, had it not been for the prompt and energetic measures taken by the authories to put down the intended mutiny. At Hyderabad.the prospect of affairs is not much better; a havilder of the disarmed battery there was blown away, and three men transported. One or two arrests have taken place in the 13th at Hyderabad. Great doubts are entertained of the fidelity of this corps, as well as the 14th here, some of the Christians living in the vicinity of the sepoy lines quit their homes every nightj and seek shelter in more secure places. We are anything but safe. No one is to be out after ten p.m. under pain of imprisonment. A volunteer corps has been raised of gentlemen and non-military men including clerks and others; they patrol the camp all night. The services of the seamen belonging to the vessels in harbour, three of which are. French, are put in requisition for' guarding the treasury and other duties. About twenty^five individuals have already enrolled their names as volunteers, all bachelors, the married meu having been advised to remain at home to protect their families. The volunteers have been supplied with arms from the Government stores. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the 95th, now hourly expected from the Cape via the Presidency. When once they set foot here we shall fancy ourselves safe. Notwithstanding the great consternation prevailing here just now, we attend our daily avocations.* ; • •