THE ASSAULT ON DELHI; THE SLAUGHTER THAT ENSUED; AND THE PROGRESS OF THE REVOLT
... In all probability, Delhi is entirely in the posses- sion of the Englisha. The siege train arrived before the city on the 5th of Sept mber, and continued bat- tering the walls until the 14th, when, a breach being effected, the assault was made. The official accounts only reach down to September 16; at which period, after some terrible fighting, the British were in pos- session of the chief ...