The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-05 00:00:00

bas _ _ ton I akiktmltitAl, we have now no Th'f r 4-1 7 AffAaniStan westward of Caubul. last devaclo au t Gen , ral England's force M.; o the I •() tau a ndl'eacltcd Dialtir on the 9th:of October. The lo tte g i l !P-Aka,vjpg been attacked in the Bolan Pass, and en lost; Dr. Brickwell, who was sick, fell into the k e nlY's Viands, and was cut to pieces. The first detach- Oa gn i, t , 'Ruler command of Major Reid, reached Sukkur tue 1 2th ; and the second, under Colonel Marshall, the e r,Peeted at Shikarpore on the 16th. The whole of '-aUbul prison er s have now been restored to us. la tai ttl/ Ygrail6, the last' of them who remained with Bo a r rihan having returned, under escort from the 26tarkto,daubul on the 27th of September. On the S t h ., ‘xereral M'Caskill and Brigadiers Tulloch and witisq_proceeded on an expedition towards Kohistan, Icirde 01 about 4,000 men. On the 29th they_en. th e reed:Ameen Oolla ; twenty miles from , Cttibul on lo s ; . gayto Charekar, and defeated his army with great font con'aisted of one officer killed and tt oo , l " t ilide4,' iVith'46 Mon killed and wounded. The ti l dr„ s 'were expected in camp by the sth of October, lo t h''' e re tolnareh into the passes for PoshaWur on the 444:A29h Ellenborough has issued a procla teetin',.,4ll4Ouncing the entire abandonment of all con -4 `Yjth the affairs or Affghanistan. • QUETTA H. have now no longer occasion to dirrct the attention kie r t'eaders to Ghuinee, Kelat-i-Ghilzie, Candahar, or curra,,,A,hdeolah—scenes where so much bloodshed has oc- Ike "tine' the past three' years. These have all now 413 n rit ,. 1 .ef i t behind ns— they are to us nothing—there is not titt ea "ml subject within their precincts. On the 3d, while ttg U the defiles which constitute the upper en ee of the Bolan Pass, General England's rear geard attacked by the plundering Murrecs who infest it t . °ll ' , and was tw o hours engaged in sharp skirmish - P ar44tieulars have not reached us, further than that to a lB , i ti lt - Surgeon Brick-well, who was sick and carried !tit Z ) ,°lie. fell into the hands of the enemy and was b are 'The troops subsequent to this appear to 1), 0 Proceeded without interruption, having reached I. t h tit in safety on the 9 t h, an d remained there till the Pore when they continued their march towards Shilcar dette.6,44.ior Reid had arrived at Dadur with the first tie e el,eat en the 19th of September, as formerly no -4t Ile proceeded with as little delay as the state of mottle would permit, and arrived at Sukkur on the b:7).vithout c as ualty of note on the 12th of October. Itithlt.,°,3tarshall was at 'Dadur on the 24th of Sept., des e ,"'"' l 6 eCond detachment, having been permitted to tia r ,.; -- "•L'iiiiss without molestation. He was expected keti t ''., ye 'ttCBhikarpore en the 17th, and might he at tr y " the :seeend day after. Of the 15,000 British kttft w ilo, in the course •of the last twelve months si tlerTPll, alv or in succession occupied Kelat, Quettah, Abdolah,'Candahar, Kelat-i-Ghilzie, and tAirl 4 N i lair a living man remains beyond the moun lbt with General Nott at Caubul. The de ,qlee i'll:•4lajesty's Oth had been ordered from Kurra oeint,,,--rerolepore, the services of that fine body of men e s ieoitt to be tranSfeered, it is said, to the Bengal ,%Il t *6 q. Her .Majesty's '22d were expected to be at 4 e4 lavNovernber. Sickness was very prevalent. The it,,f'' 4 l9th had 23(), ,aod the Bombay 12th, 140, in hos yiD mostly ill o f feVer. Majer Outrani was at Sukkur, Po s h Qnne down' so far with General England, and then r ant . 4 ) ahead of the troops. We arc entirely igno for '",,. t ne nature of the 'ulterior arraneinents intended Itse ti L n de• The cost of maintaining our posts there to about 600,000/. a year ; thegross value of the veh u t i of the trade carried on in this direction to some- Itrp o e ss than the half of:this. Unless _for commercial or Scinde is of no use to us, and not of much even 4 41 0) . -3 1; 4 116 t tild we require to operate against Hydera- Y eit'nliet 14:toojaub, we eqn throw our troops into it to a f ortnig ht's notice, by help of steam from att etu l„..to •Ruerachme ; and water carriage down the —4 * l 4erezeitork • , , - / I ft ." " 4 ''" l3- o , , CAUBUL. • Bi li taaL. letq till xtptir of the 15th of October, dispatched by the tple nai 7ht(PMeapier;-wp gave a general account of the ads ' - ' 4ll l#6s l J,Of -GeneratS Pollock and Nott on the killp` t 6 iiitids Caubul, of the victories of Jugdulluck S ez een., and the destruction of Ghuznee. The offi- Ltarrli,, ntS" Of these, which - before this reaches Eng friti,,,,Thrlit kObitbly hare appeared in the Gazette, will be i t h `, entire in to-day's paper.. Prince Futteh Jung, li t ,, r) ri h ad joined General Pollock -at Guudamuck, had op D agniitted to return with the army ; he took the . . leff;rfty' of our entering the citadel to seat hiin -6.4 the throne, so as to make it appear to the Aff 4i;rin.g that we were firing in honour of his succes littr, ;Ira seems to have'been permitted tai pursue this lic, i i i tece of i m p ert i nent artifice unnoticed ; we have this li gnn of supporting the claims of any one, and 1 114,,ranoe, like h is b ro th er Ti m our, n ow at Sukkur, ti o i4r(l t urn with us if he pleases, and become the -pen -44: of Government, or he may, like his brother Suftur lik e p , at Candahar, try his 'hick in the bloody game Aq , ,:. be played for supreiaiicy o ak:fia"ti,s , we . leave. ;it,* 'Khan had taken' eiiiiildqK Arktid Itykrave , 13 1111. 1 vith him to the 'battik fAuTez 410,_°E161iFoilw,nsproll: )14.) , should he fall into our .hanyls;NiFtilViiiitioino t,% is h' ()Meer to speak" itriergiWteffiß a l eat r iw, ta ti, ° l ',. at least, to find hind 'a' harierbircatils t.):Sfidtict? H 1 11 , , r -il g bout by those who had witness dqt,.lkiffiF suffek, 0 1 that summar y exe c u tion for Which, in nia-•-• li e t:,, 0 1 evidence of his guilt, nine-tenths of the press 1 0 1y ' 20 loudly clamoured. 'During the flight which fol k% Captain Troup pursued his way towards Canbul,' ta t ilia& the prisoners who had been left behind. Cap hy AI lii i li , rave, from an heroic feeling, it,is said, of con toti4. I Piiiiiiier with one who had behaved so generously 1 4 1 0•,,,-ILini until released; returned on the 14th with' N '''ili Sirdar toWards Kohistan. - He remained 4 .,; (1 tia,j,Ztbr a fortnight, • and was sent back freely, '''th i• '` escort to 'Caubul 'where he arrived on the , 1 Safety, __ , . , is . . 4 re r„, This, however, anticipatory. MrS: ,Caubta Men been sick, and was, consequently, left at '''' 4l n ,„A' w l l en the'other prisoners were moved off to 4 tte•,,7 1 7 1 4 6..1ittil Dr..' eigikell was humanely permitted to 4 nd i ,j2. 6. , as iiT6ite'i her , friends Captain and Mrs. 43 Q:Aunv, "though 'of cOniiie' it was known that as soon /v )1k8ip i t1 11 011Ock arrived - ffitiy must fall into his hands %nil . ' ransOrn Or cOnaltion' They . were, accordingly, di ll I I . .- . ..• 25 on ealth and sleety as formerly notified. On the Is , oz , e 1 • , . '‘hiiii , tii,,A. l ,%Or, the' day after the fight at Mammoo lltini & L O'priSeners, With the exception of those above tOttaed, had started, by direction of Akbar Khan, ‘lti'ili•l l4 ..ean, a • place . about 90 miles to the westward, 1 11 ,' 1 1 • cl'4itnitnitleiel of the pass leading to Toorkistan. .:1 Of siti. ,C Ort coitsisted.of 300 Affghans under command t , li ll ' khan—a chief who had taken service with us in eet irAt i -' a 4nn or - the Shah Soojah on our entering the for , I ,73 l biie who, hr October, 1840, deserted our cause Pqr a ,`" ; ,t of Dost Mahomed, which seemed then tem -I,ti ; h . ? . in the ascendant. They arrived at Bameean haul -,,,"' 3d of September. Some of our officers Ch. managed to get into the good graces of the 1 4,,,,, L , during the march; and . proposed that he ta b , ". 1 - abandon the cause of Mahomed' Akbar, and l itt Y themin the direction of General Nott's ad ti) r e e; then a p pro a c hi ng Gh uznee . For this he was Ni-:vo 10,000/. raised by contribution amongst the TV, 11 *,., and expected to . be repaid by Government. fit.; Prop`Osal-was thought over, but not closed with at tii',A.theegh, the bribe was sufficient to have shaken iirtnii of more devoted and less needy soldiers. On A kit at Bameean, the officers and the ladies and IN ! r e 'were put iiito' cite fort—the soldiers and their ')Du e ano:her. This was the place where'llr. Lord ''r t c 'N; resided. It had been declared before they left i',,,',.`'hould matters come to extremities they would be at t , t ` t! hlited among the Toorkistan - chiefs ; and it was w o r th (apparently -by- Salih Khan, not the most trust foN Y evidence) that those who were too weak to be carried h ri zi rd should be killed ; a circumstance, it true, singe toY at v ar i ance w i t h th e humanity throughout displayed k a w eras the m . O n th e Ilth Sept. an order for them to b ee t ,!", on Rhooloom was received ; this appears to have quasPateheA when it was seen that General Pollock . itt i._', Q t.ermitied to advanCe—pr . obably after his victory I, ( l 4 ,4gulltick. The . d revious to this (10th) they neard of the fail of Ghuznee (tin the 6th). A private 1: 11 age had at the same time been received from Mohun tformerly interpreter to Sir should, and left at : übl-11 on our retreat, saing that he deliver the m a ", trs. over to us he' should- receive . 2,0001. at once, 4 , ; , ~ 200/. a year as an annuity for life. The chief t 4 ' he knew nothing of General Pollock ; but if the i snners 'Would guarantee this, then he would do what ,tuntlid to serve them. The matter was arranged with l4;,q,elaY ; it was resolved that the forts should be ICi‘i . eLt immediately in a state of defence, in hopes of A l f i* us tandin all attacks till help arrived, and the flag of de ante was g hoisted on the battlements. On the 15th l i l t`gints of the victory. of Tezc.en reached them ; a march ' 1 - I ',aub 1 ' ediately resolved upon. They started r ) %l - , lL 't L e 1 41 11 orn ‘" i a n s g l of the - 16th, and in the evening received -141 S . Rich:bond Shakespear, stating that he ...)", .._ rom Sir 14Lirea,'41.'hi4 with 610 Kuzzilbashes to at tem p t th e i r ot i i i (' t .I'C '‘ ex ay t morning, having_ crossed the Kalloo - ,Anet t h:. 11 " 8 , 13,000 feet above the level of the sea, they tJore d pairtended deliverers. From this they . made a t: ing s e c , - ,, ..h to the Helmund, and the Kuralbashei hay '7.o4 -- “"7horses to assist in carrying them forward,,,han :4l6,:r forcedts match was next day accomplished. . 1 d ' L A - heard th a t the pass of Sufed Koh was ()entitleby -, ene my, b ri gade under Sir R. Sale liatk l. " -Y, but that a l i ght ,, ti - 0 - i k , '"'aneing to meet them.' Sir Richmond Shakespear Aierete to Sir R. Sale requesting him to occupy the ▪ ' ”• -,, ts : adding that the prisoners and escort would take -, i .: 1 1 1° ' 1 of an adjoining fort, and defend themselves ;relieved, General Sale left his infantry in the pass, wort on forward with his cavalry ; he met the L'L on the 19th, and on the 20th the released cap , Ir l4 , v i z c • - • ; entered C au bul. They amounted in all to 11 5 ; !:., tio i' c i.' 4 officers, 9 ladies and 22 children, 56 European ~.-:rs, 2 clerks not in the service, and 4 women. They had • , f a k el u een, from the 10th of January, when they were ': e „„ 1 charge of 'by Mahomed Akbar, 231 days in tl i t'" vi tY, after having been for 70 days exposed to ; tre most' frightful hardships during the siege and re- N ,, i) It were vain to endeavour to describe the scene :, ti ie L ll , ensued on their restoration to their friends. The 11 .- " ri g of Sir Robert' Sale, who had himself been for beralontlis (from th e 7th .of OctOber.till 17th Septem terr)„ exposed to siege or battle, with scarcely any in- At — Mon, with his lieroic wife and. bereaved daughter, hrj• S tu rt, whose hifsband had fallen after being covered u "wounds in the discharge of his duty, might form ga,4 Bti c: l lleet of a , hundred pictures. The prisoners, . wa-aptaiii Bygrave, who returned a week after . ti i4 r+ were all now restored to us, and it was believed but we should fall back 'on Jellalabad without delay ; strums G enQral ,PolloCk had decreed or been in -1%.4.;_ed .otherWige, ' amid' it was agreed that three ~„„Tks should be spent cloSe to the capital. The army, - R ot h:advance, had i , as rye expected, met with numerous lu oui t ,s of the men who had perished in January; some lit,LAF's of sem en ere buried—many of them were so b e rO_lTTosed as to be still recognisable. The num- Qi-T,--- , (*. n _pot appear to have exceeded a thousand in 13 'A-An _army, *MI camp 'followers, computed at vf,t_riktir' tates I°G° 2 liltd d' ' ' isuppeared in, the passes. A Peshawur that 3,000 men have already returned to ; ; , 1 .) and that front 000 to 6,000 are believed to be ‘" In existence - beyond - the - Indus, Should this prove THE SUN, LONDPN I AION DAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, [842. tinCtions, one medal only will be --presented, and such medal will be inscribed Candahar, Ghitznee, 1842." Major-General Nott will transmit to the Governor- General nominal lists-of the several general officers, non commissioned officers, and privates se emitted re spectively. 8. Major-General Pollock will transmit to the Gover nor-General a nominal list of the general Officers, non commissioned officers, and privates, present in action with the enemy in 'the several operations of his army leading to the occupation of Caubul, and to every person named in such list a silver medal will be presented inscribed . . " Caubul, of these several medals will be inscribed the reverse 1842." the words " Victoria, Vindex." 9. To every officer, non-commissipned, - officer, and private, present within Khelat-i-Ghilzie, and forming part of the garrison thereof during the late investment and blockade of that fort, will be presented a silver medal bearing a mural crown, with the superscription' of " Kelat-i-Ghilzie," and on the reverse the word "Invicta, 1842." Captain J. H. Craigie, late commandant of the fort of Khelat-i-Ghilzie will transmit to.Major-General.Nott nominal list of the officers, non-commissionedofficers, and privates, so present in Klielat-i-Ghilzie, ands° entitled to the medal above granted, and to every person named in such list, when sanctioned by Major-General Nott, the medal will be given, 10. All the medals above-mentioned are to be worn suspended to a riband similar to that which will be given with the Jellalabad medal, 'Which will be' henceforth the military riband of India. 11. The regimental colours of the regiment of Klielat i-Ghilzie will be composed of three colours Of the military ribaud oflndia t and in the centre thereof will be inscribed e word " Khelat-i-Ghilzie." 2. The Governor-Generi!l will, after communication with, and in conjunction with his Excellency the Com mander-in-Chief, represent to the authorities in Eng land the high services . rendered by the officers of her Majesty's and of the Indian army, :in the operations of the present campaign in Affghanistan, in order that: they may be duly submitted to the gracious consideration of her Majesty. 13. Medals similar to those presented to the general officers, officers, non-commissiuped officers, and privates of the Indian army, will be pro red for the general offi cers; officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, of her Majesty's army having respectively, similar claims to the honour of wearing such medals ; but the authority to wear such medals dependi upon her Majesty's most gracious pleasure. The regiment of Khelat-i-Ghilzie will be completed to 800 privates by draughts from the other corps of the late Shah Soojah's service, as detailed below ; the European commissioned officers and staff sergeants now serving with it will continue to hold their present appointments.' acd the native commissioned and non-commissioned officers their present rank. The detail of the late 6th Regiment--viz., I Subadar, 1 Jemadar, 4 Havildars, 6 Naicks, and 38 Sepoys, which formed . part of the Jellalabad garrison, will be incorpo rated with the extra regiment ; and the Ist, 2d, and sth Regiments of the late Shah's infantry will each furnish the necessary number of Sepoys for Captain Craigie's corps. In consequence of this measure it will be necessary to modify the scale of distribution of the infantry portion of the Shah's force, as notified in the Governor-General's order of the 19th of June last, and to admit of this being effected the officers now in command of the Ist, 2d, and sth Regiments of the late Shah's force will, immediately on the receipt of this order, forward-to the Adjutant , General of the army a present state of their respective corps; and his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is requested to give the necessary orders for draughtin° the remaining native commissioned, non-commissioned officers, drummers, and Sepoys, into - Native Infantry corps of the line, according to the principle Paid down in the Governor-General's order above quoted. The following is to be considered the establishment of the extra regiment of Native Infantry :—A Commandant, a Second in Command, an Adjutant, a Quartermaster, a Sergeant-Major, a Quartermaster -Sergeant, 8- Suhadars, 8 Jemadars, 40 Havildars, 40 Naicks, 16 Drummers, 800 Sepoys. J. STUART, Lieutenant-Colonel, Seer tary to the Government of India, Military :Department, with the Governor-General. VICTORIES AT BEENEE BADAM, MYDAN, 'AND ISTALIF. NOTIFICATION. • • Political Department, Bombay Castle, Oct. al. - The Hon: the Governor in Council is pleased to re publish for general information the following general or- , ders issued at Simla, by the Right lion. the Governor- General of India on the 15th and 17th inst., announcing the defeat of the enemy near Beenee Badam and Mydan on theleth Sept, last, by the force under Major-General Nott ; the. operations of the force under Major-General M'Caskill, K.H., against the enemy at Istalif in Kohis tan, and the arrival in Major-General Pollock's camp of Capt. Bygrave, the only person who remained in the hands of Mahomed Akbar Khan. . , . • By order of the Hon. the Governor in Council, - • J. P. WILLOUGHBY; Secretary to the Government. • GENERAL ORDERS. BY TUB RIGHT HON. THE GOVERNOR•OE NE RAL OF - INDIA. ~Secret Department, Simla , Oct. 1 5 , 1842. The Govern o r-Gener a l is pleased to publish, for ge n, ral infor ma ti o n the following copy of a disp a t c h f rom Majur-General dott,'commanding field force, to Major- General Pollook, C. 8., commanding west of the Indus " Camp Urgunde, Sept. -16, 1842. " hare the honour to acquaint you-tiat Shum shoodeen, Sultan Jan, and other Atighan chiefs, having assembled abont 12,000 men, occupied. a succession of strong mountains, intercepting my march upon Benee Badam and Myslan, on the 14th and 15th instant. Our troops dislodged them in gallant style, and their conduct afforded we- tkie, greatest . satisfaction.. • 4 .1he,,trf411,#)! distinguished themselves, and I beg to pies of Captain Leslie, Bombay Horse Artilleg t Catains Blood, B om b ay ,F oo t Artillery, and Alideikon ant ? trainer, of the Bengal Horse Artillery,- and th 38th and 43d Bengal Natiie Infantry. I beg to bring under the favourable notice of Government Captain White, of her Majesty's 40th Regiment, in command of the Light Companies of her Majesty's 40th: and 1414 Regiments, and of the 2d, 16th, 38th; 42d, and 43d Bengal Native .Regiments, for the able manner is which he carried my orders into effect, and for the gallantry displayed by him and thecOmpanies under his command, in ascending the mountains and driving the enemy from their positions ; I had every - reason to be plea se d w i t h t h e conduct of all the troops, European and Native. I forward a list of killed and wounded.—l am. &c., " W. NOTT, Major-General, " Commanding Field Force." Return of killed, wounded, and missing of the field force, under the command of Major-. General Wm. Nott, in the engagements with the enemy, on the-14th and 15th of September, 1842 : Killed, 4 ; wounded, 50 ; horses wounded, 24. OFFICERS WOUNDED. Lieut. E. Eager, her Majesty's 40th Regt. severely. Lieut. Mainwaring, 2d Regt. Bengal Native Infantry, slightly. Lieut. G. Holroyd, 43d Regt. Bengal Native Infantry, slightly. Examined, THOMAS POLWHELE, Captain. W. NOTT, Major-General, Deputy - Assistant Adjutant-General, Commanding Field Force. GEIsIiLRAL ORDERS. BY THE RIGHT HON. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA. Secret Department, Simla, Oct. 15, 1842. The Governor-General is pleased to publish, for gene ral informatioo, the following copy of a dispatch from K. H. Major-General Pollock, C. 8., a r g e a p i o n r s t t o t f he theoperationsenemy ta o li f f. th e transmitting Major -Ge e'Roiinglinitanl'll'on. the Governor-Gen. of India, L t h 3 e t nflyrrTcaoe.lruldMlne.:dG:elasrfAthkhDiiselDi OCK, Secretary to the Government of ADJUTANT-GENERAL. r-c,...AosviieirinLo,r-KG.eun.e,rliclo.MMA COMMANDING DETACHMENT IN KOHIRTAN, TO CAPTAIN PONSONItY, • • Camp . Istalif, Sept. 30, 1842. , FROM MAJtlHindi:GalllEvißt,l: Sir,—l have the satisfaction to acquaint you, for the infOrmation of Major-Gen. Pollock, C. 8., that the troops ASSISTANT ADJUTANT under my command yesterday made themselves masters of the strong and populous town of Istaliff, totally defeat ing the numerous levies collected for its defence, under the infamous Ameen Oolla. K.haa Loguree, Khaojie Ameer Kotwal, llazin Khan (an assassin of Sir Alex ander Burnes), Hazir Alec Khan, Khuleefa Ibrahim, and many other chiefs of Caubul and Kohistan. ' The Major-General is aware that the force detailed below* was placed at my dis p o sal or operations in these valleys on the 25th ; the two brigades formed a junction near Khovbja Rewash. on the' 2Gth, moved to an encamp ment near Zimuree on the 27th, and pitched their tents within four miles of this place on the 28th. The same evening I reconnoitred the enemy s position ; it is impos= sible to conceive ground n a t ur ally stronger. The town of Istalif, cons i s ti n g of masses of houses and forts, is built on the slope of the mountain, in th e rear o f w hich are yet loftier eminences, shutting in a defile which leads to Turkistan, and in no way can this place of abode of 15,000 people be approached but by surmounting ranges of hills, separated by deep ravines, or traversing by narrow roads its gardens, vineyards, and orchards, fenced in with strong enclosure walls ; the whole of them, with the mountain side and tops of the houses, were occupied by iJezailehees, and the strongest proof is afforded that the enemy after this disposition considered this place un assailable, by their having retained within the town the wives and children not only of the inhabitants, but of thousands of refugees from Caubul. . The observations which I was enabled to make under a sharp Jezail fire and the report of Major Pottinger in duced me to determine to assault the next morning the right.of the enemy's extensive position, as it was ihere that I could hope to bring the artillery most effectively into battery ; arrangements were made with this View. The troops were formed into two columns of attack and re serve ; Brigadier Tulloch's brigade ' and the mountain train composed the right ; Brigadier Stacey's mid Capt. Blood's battery and the 18-pounders - the- left ; these were supported by the third column under Major Si monds, h er m a 3 es ry's 41st, consisting- of a wing of this regiment and the Cavalry under Major Lockwood; Capt. Christie's corps protected the baggage. The troopainoved non after daylight, and, traversing * Artillerv.---Captain Backhouse's•Mountain Train ; Captain BloCl's Battery of 9-pounders (Bombay) ; two 18 pounders. Cavalry.—Head-quarters and two squadrons ; her Ma jesty's 3d Light'llragoons ; Ist squadron of Ist Light Cavalry ; Captain Christie's (late Shah Soojah's 2d s Brigade, with the ad- Regiment) Corps of Cavalry. and Miners, and Infantry, Brigadier dthite l i n oen fa x n co t ef r p y cti .— oanp l t 3 ao rt ifn ga thi r eo r ad :' u ftooh ll t o x , s e a k s ' tiaypepeat Bt.acy's Brigade. true—and the small number of bodies compared to•the ( note appears to have been stirring ; the troops Continue number of deaths stated to have occurred, lends plausi- to prepare for the arrival of the grand army, and for the bility to the assumption—then the destruction of our. Fbackward movement along with it towards India. The troops must have been infinitely less complete than i fortresi of Jellalabad was carefully maintained for was supposed ; the Europeans, who fought to the last, some time ; only one gate was allowed by the com having alone, in all probability; hetM annihilated. A I' 4 / 7 , mandant to be made use of : the Affghans are not port having gallied currency, that Caubul was to be de- suffered to enter, and the market for the sale of com stroyed or given up to plunder, the inhabitants at our modifies was kept without the Peshawur gate. On the approach fled almost to a man ; the sick and aged alone • sth October the garrison marched out and encamped en r,ansining behind. General Pollock, with the prudent the plain ; they were in expectation of orders to raze the forbearance which has throughout, when left to act for fortifications. An intercepted letter from Akbar himself, characterised his conduct, issued orders that no Khan brought to light the system he had intended to injury should be offered to any one ; and commanded practise against us—that of avoiding actual combat, and that the city so full of scenes to provoke the bad passions desolating the country around us' in the line of march. of our men, should not be entered by the army. Not a Had this been adhered to, General Nott would never single intimation of excess having been committed has have reached Ghuznee. A bout 300 of the Sikhs belong reached us. The people finding Ads speedily'returned, ing to one of the native infantry regiments'had left for and provisions Wore brought in for our use in abundance. Peshaivur through the passes, and preparations were About 1,200 natives belonging to the force were found making to dispatch the remainder by rafts, so as to have wandering about Caubul in beggary ; many of them were no interruption from them on the downward march, wounded or diseased ; some of them were almost naked, These lawless soldiers, doing duty with our troops at and all in a state of extreme destitution. These had Gundamuck, were committing sad ravages amongst the fallen behind, or been able to make their way 'back villages around ; and, under shelter of our arms, sati from Khaord Caubul and Tezeen after the fearfra 10th sting their own cowardly thirst for vengeance on the and 11th January. In the course of the winter, with peasantry,,who were sure of destruction where resist anarchy and strife still raging, it is not improbable ance was offered. Our warlike contemporaries seem that a still greater number may have perished. They rather to approve than otherwise of these village. burning could have little food and no adequate protection from and orchard-destroying innovations in British war the season, and the Affghans were too busy through The Commissariat officers were using every exertion to February and March to care for them. On the 15th, accumulate supplies for the use of the grand army. A General 114.`Caskill, with a force under Brigadiers great number of mules had been colleeCed to take the Tulloch and Stacey, of nearly 4,000 men, consi ting of ' place of camels. The weather was getting very cold - some 600 cavalry, including two- squadrons of the 3d during the nights—snow having already appeared on the Dragoons ; two European, and three native regiments, Sufed Koh ; it was intensely hot. during the day, and with a large allowance of artillery, proceeded :towards these extremes were found very trying for the health of Kohistan with a view, it is. said, of endeavouring to the troo p s. . . secure Akbar Khan, Ameen Oolla, and the other lead ing chiefs. They took the road to Charekar, the scene of'one of the saddest of our mishaps, where an entire regiment of Ghoorkas was annihilated in November., On the 29th, at a place on the way called , Istalif, twenty miles from Caubul, an immense body of Affghans issued froM a fen, under the command of Ameen Oolla, and pushed boldly on to meet them. ' They advanced with great intrepidity, and maintained the contest for a short space with boldness, when they 'were beaten back and scattered in every direction. They must have suffered severely. Lieutenant Evans of her Majesty's 41st, was amongst the killed ; and Captain Broadfoot, Lieutenants Lister, her Majesty's 9th, Spencer, 26th* native infantry, and RiChardSon, horse artillery, were wounded ; with 46 rank . and file killed and wounded. . On entering the fort stores of muskets and shot, with a cOliple of guns, formerly be; I.nging to us, were taken possession of. The wives of many of the chiefs are said to have been made prisoners. Istalif was burnt to the ground. At Caubul, meanwhile, sickness to a serious extent began to .make its appear, ance, about 12 per cent. Of the' force being off duty byt indisposition. Only twelve days'. provisions were in store on the 30th September, and the troops were.getting impatient for, return. General M'Caskill's troops were expected in camp about the s th Oct ober, and it was said' that the whole army would fall back betwixt the liOth and 12th. All the ordnance left at Caubul has been re covered, together with the park of artillery captured on the flight of Dost Mahomed on our original advance in 1839, which has since been kept in the Bala Hissar. The city, of course, is full of plunder ; our former canton ments are in a state of ruin, and the walls of the citadel itself were found to have suffered severely from the guns of Akbar Khan during the siege in April. It is said that not only the walls of the fortress will be blown up, but that the grand Bazaar—the wonder of travellers, and pride of' Caubul—will be destroyed. LETTER FROM ONE OF THE CAPTIVES. ' Camp, Caubul, Sept. 22,'1842.) I am sure you will be delighted to hear of not only myself, but the whole of us unfortunate prisoners (with the exception of Bygrave) being once more under the protection of the British flag, after a Captivity of eight months and a' half. On the morning of the 25th oh. (August), we sud denly received an order from Mahomed Akbar Khan to prepare for our immediate departure towards Toorkistan. We started at 10 p.m. Troup and Bygrave remaining with the Sirdar, and Mrs.. Trevor and family, Anderson, Mrs. Anderson, and children, and Dr. Campbell, in con sequence of the illness 'of the ladies ; our escort con sisted of 300 Infantry, under the command of Salih 'Ma homed Khan, formerly a Snbadar in our friend Hopkins's corps, and who deserted to Bost Mahomed, at Bameean, in September, 1840. We arrived at Bameean, on the Toorkistan frontier, on the 3d inst. During the march, as Salih Mahomed and I became rather intimate, on the morning of the 29th of August, I privately proposed to him that if he would forsake Mahomed Akbar and carry us off through the mountains in the direction of Nott's force, which we heard was near Glniznee, and make us over to the General, we would give him a lac of .rupees. At that time he appeared to think it very doubt ful which party would gain the day, and laughingly said, such a thing was, if not an impossibility, at least,a mat ter of great difficulty. As had some doubts of the man's inclination to serve us, I thought it was advisable to leave him to digest what I. mentioned until a more favourable opportunity offered—The next day Lawrence, to whom I had mentioned my proposition, , apin.spoke 'to our Commandant regarding, the - lac of f pleeeS;, ,At Bameean our whole party was put into two TOrt.;, - in the most miserable dirty hovels you ever saw, the offiCers, 'ladies, and children into one, and the European - sbldiers into another. Our situation, as you may imagine, ivas not enviable,•baving nothing but a prospect of slavery and a dungeon as otir fate in Toorkistan, 'Mahomed' Alt bar having 'declared before we left Caubul that he would distribute us amongst the various Affghan chiefs in -the event of our troops marching,on -the capital. On the 10th (September) we heard of Ghuznee being, destroyed by Nott's army. On the 11th we heard,:t , pia. horror, that the order had arrived, during the pig s fos s our immediate, departure to Keeleoin. Shoal a f wards I received a message from Salih Mahorde INA; that he wished to see Lawrence, PottingVer, and aelf l ib r tif private conference. I very soon obtly4-ed'` having an inkling that it had referenee'' to niyi former offer of a lac of rupees. When we were . assembled our Cemmandant told us that an order had come from the Sirdar for our instant march to Kooloom,' and produCed the letter, which stated that we were to be made over to the Walee or Chief, and that all orders regarding us, must be obeyed ; he then went on to state that Syud Moorteza Khan, who was formerly employed by me during the siege, had brought .him a message from Moon shee Mohun Lall that, on condition of his releasina• us and bringing us into Caubul, he would receive from General Pollock 20,000 rupees, 'and 1,000 rupees per month for life. Salih Mahomed said, "I know 'nothing of General Pollock, but if you three will sign a paper guaran teein3; to me this sum, I will join your interests heart and soul." To make assurance doubly sure RS regarded the sum to be given to Salih Mahomed in the event of Government not agreeing to aid us in effect ing our release, we three were formed into a Committee, obtained the sanction of every officer and lady to give such sums as we might hereafter demand of them fur the proposed object, acting to the best of our ability to effect our own release. We told Salih Mahomed to draw out an agreement, which he did, and we bound ourselves on the part of every lady and gentleman to give the Com mandant 20,000 rupees, and 1,000 rupees per month, and subsequently added four months' pay to each sepoy on condition of their taking us into Caubul. We bad now fairly committed ourselves, as we knew that in the event of our hereafter falling into the Sirdar's hands, through treachery or otherwise, the lives of us who had signed the paper (I ought also to have mentioned Mac ! - kenzie's name, as he also attached his signature) would pay the penalty. On the morning of the 12th Salih Ma homed's flag of defiance was hoisted on one of the towers of our fort ; he wanted-money to pay his troops ; some kafilas coming in at the time from Toorkistan, he levied a tax on them., The Governor not bringing him self forward in assisting us, he deposed him and put up another. The man who had civil charge of us, Ahmed Khan, received an intimation that neither he nor his 100 soldiers were required any longer, and that they would be seized if they 'delayed their departure. On the 13th those agents had all taken their departure ; on the night of the 13th I went outside of the fort, when everything was quiet, and, brought the water from a cut near at hand into the ditch at the back of the fort, as in the event of a siege which:we hourly expected, as we imagined our troops must be somewhere near Caubul, the Sirdar would for a certainty bolt in our direction ; the river being at some short distance oft our water might be cut off. On the 14th all the principal chiefs came in to . make their obeisance to us, and tendered every kind of aid. We all sub scribed such small sums as we could afford to lay in a little godown of our own, and I undertook this part of -the work with about 5,000 rupees, which I had collected; on the 15th it was thought advisable to send three or four officers. into the soldiers' fort, as we had been pro-' raised muskets for them, and my mess, consisting of Burnett, Alston, Crawford and self, removed our bed dings there, and took military and political charge. We dug wells, filled the ditch, repaired the holes, and were all busy as bees. When we heard of Mahomed Akbar's defeat at Tezeen, all our preparations. for a siege were stopped, and we determined to force our 'way to Caubul with our small guard, and to effect' Ohr release solely through our own exertions; on the morning of the 16th we took our departure, and halted about ten miles ,off ; on the 17th crossed the Kaloo mountains, 13,000 feet high, and halted near Kharzar, where we were met by 610 Kuzzilbash 'horsemen, who had come to our aid, under command L of Sir Richmond Shakespear. On the 19th we were met on the road by General Sale, with 1,000 cavalry, 1,000 infantry ; and two guns, who had the day before come out to, our assistance from Caubul, and thanked God that we once more breathed the air of freedom. I was anxious to push on to Caubul, and started again in the evening with two of my Kuzzilbash friends to Kila Kazee, where General Nott's force was encampeclz stopped the night with my friend Dr.. Mac kinnon, and came on here on the morning of the 21st, and took up my quarters with my old shipmate Burn. Yesterday morning all the prisoners came into camp, when there was a royal salute fired, and here wa all are .as happy as men and women can be who, but a few days ago, had scarcely a hope of any other fate than the drag ging on a miserable existence in some dungeon in Toor kistan ; Mahomecl.Altbar had sent osiers to put to death all those who were too weak to proceed to Khooloom.— Delhi Gazelle, Oct. 12. OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS. AFFGHANISTAN. THE RELEASE OF THE PRISONERS. Secret Department, Bombay Castle, Oct. 20,1842. With reference to the 'notification issued by Govern ment on the 15th inst.. the Hon. the Governor in Council is pleased tore-publish for general inforMation the fol lowing Stippleinent to the Government Gazette Extra ordinary, issued at Simla on the 30th ult., and also the general ordersi by the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India, dated Simla, the '7th inst., announcing the gratifying intelligence of the safety and release of the whole of the European prisoners from the hands of Mahomed Akbar Khan, with the. exception of Captain 13ygraye. By order of the Hon. the Governor in Council, J. P. WILLOUGHBY Secretary to GoVernment. FROM MAJOR-GENERAL, G. POLLOCK, C. 8., COMMANDING IN AFFGIIANISTAN, TO MAJOR-GENERAL J. R. LUM i.EY, ADJITTANT-GENERAL OF TIIE ARMY. Heitd-quarters, Camp Caubul, Sept. 22, 1842. Sir,-1' him the honour to-report,. -fur the information of his Excellency the Commander-in. Chief, that, having received information from Bameean that the Europeans, officers and soldiers, prisoners there, had made arrange ments by which they hoped to etreet their,own liberation, I; at the suggestion of Mohun Loll, with the concurrence of khan Shereen Khan, chief of the Kuzzilbashes, sane tinned the speedy departure of 700 of his horse,' on the 15,th inst., the day of our - arrival here, to meet the party. Some difficulty occurring on the score of money, I advanced 10,000 rupees, which were delivered by Sir R. Shakespear, who - accompanied the Kuzzilbashes. Being apprehensive that attempts would be made to in tercept the prisoners, I detached Major-General Sir rt. Sale with the troops, viz., her Majesty's 3d Dragoons, Ist Light Cavalry, Backhouse's Mountain Train, two companies of her Majesty's 9th Foot, four companies of her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, Broadfoot's Sappers, Ferris's Jezailchees, 80 Sikh horses, and 160 foot sol diers; under Captain Lawrence, on the. 19th inst., to proceed to the Arghundee pass, and the circumstance proved fortunate, as a delay of twenty-four hours would have enabled Sultan Jan, who was in pursuit, to over take our people. lam happy to state, that the whole who were in confinement (as per subjoined roll), with the exception of Captain Bygrave, who is with Mahomed Akbar, arrived in my camp yesterday evening. I cannot conclude without recording my opinion, that to Khan Shereen Khan and Mohun Loll may be attri buted the safety of the prisoners, and I have reason to believe the Chief of the Kuzzilbashes 'to be a steadfast adherent to the British Government.—l have, &c., GEORGE POLLOCK, Major• General, Com manding in Affghanistan. (True Copy.) - R. C. SHAKESPEAR,AiIitary Secretary. LIST OF PRISONERS RELEASED ON THE 21ST SEPT. 1842. Major-General Shelton, her Majesty's 44th Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Palmer, 27th B. N. Major-Griffths, 37th B. N. I. - Captains—Boyd, Commissariat ; Johnson, Commis sariat Shah Soojah's 26th N. I. ; Barnett, 54th N. I. ; Souter, her Majesty's 44th Foot ; Waller, B. H. A. ; Alston, 27th N. I. ; Poett, 27th N. I. ; Walsh, 52d M. N. I. ; Drummond, 3d B. L. C. ' Lieutenants—Eyre, B. A. ; Airey, her Majesty's 3d Buffs ; Warburton, B. A. S. S. F.'; IVebb,' 38th M. N. I. S. 'S. F. ; Crawford, B. 3d N. I. S. S. F. ; Mein, her Ma jesty's 13th L. I. ; Harris, 27th B. N. I. ; Melville, 54th B. N. I. ; Evans, her Majesty's 44th Foot. • Ensigns--Haughton, 31st 13: N. I. ; Williams, 27th B. 1•T L ; Nicholson, 27th B. N. I. Conductor Ryley, Ordnance Commissariat. Surgeon Magrath. • Assistant-Surgeons Berwick and Thompson. Ladies--LadiesMacnagliten and Sale ; Mrs. Sturt and. one child Mrs. Mainwaring, one child ; Mrs. Boyd, three children ; Mrs. Eyre, one child ; Mrs. Waller, two children ; Conductor Ryley's wife, three children ; Private Bourne's (13th L. I.) wife; wife of Sergeant Wade. MajOr Pottinger, B. A.; Captain Lawrence, 11th L.C.; Mackenzie, 48th M. N. F. ; Mr. Fallon and Mr. !Bl6Vitt, C!erks, not in the service. Her Majesty's 44th Foot—Sergeants Wedlock., Weir, - ---,- Corporals Sumpter, Bevan. Drummers—Higgins, Lovell, Branagan. Privates—Burns, Cresham, Cronin, Driscoll, Derney, Duffy, Matthews, M'Dade, Marron, M'Carthy, M'Cabe, Nowlin, Robson, Seyburne, Shean, Tongue, Wilson, Durant, Arch, Scott, Moore, Miller, Murphy, Marshall, Cox, Robinson, Brady, M'Glynn. Boys.—Grier, Milwood. Her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry.—Privates—Bind ing, Murray, Magary, Monks, Maccullar, Bengal Horse Artillery.—Sergeants.—M‘Nee, Ireland. Gunners.—A. Hearn, Keane, Dulton. Sergeant Wade, baggage sergeant to the Caubul mis . sion. G. PONSONBY, Captain, Assistant Adjut.-General, R. G. SHAKESPEAR, Military Secretary. T. H. MADDOCK, Secretary to the Government of India, with the Governor-General REWARDS TO THE VICTORS. GENERAL ORDERS BY THE RIGHT 'Wit. THE GOVERNOR. GENERAL OF INDIA. Simla, Oct. 4. 1842. The Governor-General, earnestly desirous of evincing the gratitude of the Government of India towards the general officers, officers, and non-commissioned officers, and privates, engaged in the operations of the present campaign in Affghanistan, is pleased, after communicat ing with his Excellency . the Commander-in-Chief, to declare the following resolutions :- 1. All the general officers, officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, serving under the command of Major-General Pollock, of Major-General Nott, and of Major-General England, between Attock and Ali Musjid, and in and above the Khyber Pass, and in and above the Bolan Pass, on the Bth cf .September, shall receive a donation of six months' batta, payable on the Ist of January, 1843. 2. In perpetual commemoration of their distinguished services, the 2d and 16th Regiments of Bengal Native Infantry shall be hereafter regiments of Grenadiers, and the 38th, 22d, and 43d Regiments of Bengal Native In fantry shall be hereafter regiments of light infantry. 3. The Regiment of Bengal Irregular Infantry, lately known as the 3d ReiFiment of Infantry, in the service of Shah Soojali, shall, in consideration of the valour, dis cipline, and fortitude manifested by that regiment on many occasions, and especially in the defence of Khelat i-Ghilzie, continue embodied, under its present com mandant, Captain J. H. Craigie,• and be-brought on the strength of the Bengal army as an extra regiment, and be denominated " the Regiment of Khelat-i-Ghilzie." The future establishment of the regiment of Khelat-i- Ghilzie, and other details consequent upon this resolu tion, will be made known in a separate order. 4. Major-General Nott will communicate to the Gn vernor-Generat the designations of every corps engaged in the several actions with the enemy in the vicinity of Candahar, between the Ist of January and the 10th of August, 1842, specifying, the particular actions in which such corps were engaged, and the 'Major-General will state which of such corps are, in his judgment, entitled to bear hereafter the word " Candahar " upon their standards or colours and appointments, in commemora tion of.their services. To such corps of the Indian army as the Major- General may name the honour of so bearing the word " Candahar," will be immediately accorded by the Go- TUE POSTS IN THE PASSES. GUNDAMUCK, JELLALABAD, LHAKKA, AND ALI MLTSJJD. A rapid summary of the proceedings in the passes on the line of our retreat will help to connect the narratives just given of the affairs at Caubul, with that which will furnish the chief topics of interest for the mail of the Ist December. The singular fatality which has uniformly attended the garrison of Ali Musj id, within ten miles of the Peshawur end of the Khyber Pass, has on the present occasion only been deferred, it has not been stayed ; the right wing of the 64th - native infantry, some months stationed here, for a time escaped ' • they were withdrawn to be replaced by the left Nqng. At Dhakka nothing of vernor-General. 5. The several corps of the Indian army which on the 6th of September occupied Ghuznee, and the several corps which on the 16th of September and the following days occupied Caubul, will hereafter bear upon their standards or colours and appointments the words " Ghuznee" and " Caubul" respectively, with the figures " 1842" under written. The several corps under Major-General Nott which reached Caubul subsequently to the 16th of September will be equally entitled with the troops previously occu pying that city to the honour of bearing the word " Cau bul" with the figures " 1842" underwritten, upon their standards or colours and appointments. 6. Major-General Pollock will communicate to the Go vernor-General the designations. of the corps under his command which were engaged in the operations preced ing the occupation of Caubul, but dil not advance to that city, and will name such of those corps as he may deem entitled to bear the word "Caubul," with the. figures "1842" underwritten upon their standards or colours and appointments, as having contributed to the capture of that city by their previous services in that campaign ; and to such corps, being on the Indian army, as the Major-General may so name, the honour of so bearing the word "Caubul" will be immediately accorded by the Governor-General. 7. To every general officer, officer, , non-commissioned officer and private present on the occasions abova-men tiOned in action with the enemy in the vicinity of Can dahar, will be presented a silver medal;; inscribed ," Can debar, 1842;" and to every general officer, officer,:non commissioned officer, and private present with the army under Major-General Nott, in the operation leading to the capture of Ghuznee and the occupation of Caubul, will be presented a similar silver medal, inscribed "Ghuznee, Caubul, 1842." Where the same person shall be entitled t 9, both dis- the plaireine i rfl.Ur( U s d neatly from . the left to the right of the enemy's posiiiiiii: -- o - a - not troops and guns reprtvsai the,,owasional attacks pf theirgezadchees from' the igatAins4 vijio were numerdis and audacious ; but When the * golffnif arrived in front of th 6 village Is rnillah, I. resolved to make a combined attack on this point. Brigadier Tulloch's brigade assailed its left, and Brigadier Stacey, making a longer detour, attacked the right. I cannot express in adequate•terms my admiration of the style in which the former column, covered by sldr mishers,rushed upon the gardens filled with bold skilful marksmen. Her Majesty's 9th Foot, the 26th Native Infantry, and Captain Broadfoot's Sappers, vied with each other in steady courage, and their rapid and un hesitating advance soon left the enemy no resource but flight; very shortly after this assault the three light cora -1 'panics of her Majesty's 41st, the 42d, and 43d Native 'lnfantry, covering their own column, got into action, and on their side stormed the village and vineyard with distinguished gallantry; the combination was steadily persevered in, and, though I had few opportunities of using the artillery with effect, I had soon the gratifica tion of seeing the enclosures, forts, heights, suburbs, and town successively won by the two columns. The enemy were driven from them, and pursued with a ra pidity which left no time to rally, and a singular spec ' tacle was then presented in the escape up the mountain side of the women and children from the places to which no interception was offered ; but as detached parties of the - beaten Atighans still occupied some very lofty heights, the mountain train ascended them by a dizzy pathway, and dispersed the fugitives by itsieffective fire. Our reserve was now established on the lower heights, and the whole of the place, filled with property of every description, much of it plundered from our army in 1841, was in the hands of our force ; two guns, brass field-pieces, were - also taken, and one of them was seized with such promptitude that its captor, Lieute nant Elmherst, her Majesty's 9th Foot, turned its fire upon the fugitives with some effect, I directed the town to be set on fire in several places, after taking out various supplies which might. be useful to . our troops, and the work of demolition is still proceeding under the direction of Major Saunders, of the Engineers. Our loss has been trifling, for the advance of our officers and men was too rapid and decisive to . allOw of the sharp fire of the enemy telling much upon thein, and, deceived by the direction of the reconnaissance of the 28th, the Affghans had ex pected the attack on their left, and posted their guns and the elite of their force in that quarter. I have now the pleasing task of expressing the amount of my obligations for thew exertions- in the field to Brigadiers Tulloch and Stacey. commanding brigades and columns ; to-Lieu tenant-Colonel Taylor, K.H., her Majesty's 9th Foot .; and Captain Broadfoot, of the Sappers, commanding the corps on the right, which bore the brunt of the action; to Major Simonds, her Majesty's 41st Foot, commanding the reserve ; to Captain 13ackhouse, commanding the mountain train ; and to Captain Blood, commanding the battery of 9-pounders ; the last was ably aided by Lieutenant Terry. I h ave received valuable assistance throughout our operations from Major Pottinger, C. 8., and Major Saunders, engineers, and yesterday from Captain Mackenzie and Lieutenant Airy, her - Majesty's 3d Buffs, and Lieutenant Webb, 30th regiment of Madras Native Infantry, temporarily attached to me, and since we marched from Caubul, as on, former occasions, from my own staff, departmental and personal, viz., Captain Havelock, Deputy Assistant-Adjutant-General; Lieut. Mayne, Deputy Assistant-Quartermaster - General ; Lieutenant Pollock, Artillery, Aide-de-Camp to the Major-General,who volunteered his services with me; and to Lieut. Bethune, her Majesty's 9th Foot, my own Aid de-Camp. Regarding the last mentioned officer, I take this opportunity of rectifying an oversight on my part ; I Ought especially to have reported to Major- General Pollock Lieut. Bethune's valuable services in the recent affair at the Huft Kotul, in which I was intrusted with the command of the main column. Brigadier Tulloch reports in very strong terms on the good conduct on the present occasion of Capt. Smith, her Majesty's 9th Foot, his Brigade-:Major. I inclose a return of the killed and wounded, and two of the guns captured.—l have, &c., JOHN WCASKILL; Major-General, • Commanding the force in Kohistan. (True copy.) G. PONSONBY, Captain, Assistant Adjutant-General. Return of killed and wounded of the troops under the command of Major-General K.H. Camp Istalif, Sept. 30, 1842. Killed—Men, 6 ; horses, 2. Wounded—Men, 45 ; horses, 3. Names of officers killed. Lieut. Evans, her Msjesty's 41st Foot. 'Wounded. , Lieut. Richardson, Horse Artillery, slightly ; Lieut. and Adjutant Spencer, 26th Native Infantry, ditto ; Lieut. Lister. her Majesty's 9th ditto ; Capt. Broadfoot, Sappers, ditto ; Lieutenant and Adjutant Orr's charger wounded. 11. HAVELOCK, Captain, Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General, Infantry division. THE ESCAPE OF 'TIE LAST OF PRISONERS. GENERAL ORDERS. EV THE RIGHT HON. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA Simla, Secret Department, Oct. 17, 18 4 2 . In continuation the public notification of the sth inst., announcing the safety of all the European prisoners except Captain I3ygrare, t'he Governor:General has now received intelligence in the folloWing leve; from Major- General Pollock, C. 8., dated the 27th ult., of the arrival of that °Ricer in the British camp. By order of the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India, T. 11. MADDOCK, Secretary to the Government of India, with the Governor-General. ' FROM MAJOR-GENERAL POLLOCK, C. 8., COMMANDING IN AFFGIIANISTAN, TO T. IL MADDOCK, ESQ., SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. Camp Caubul, Sept. 27, 1842. Sir —I have much satisfaction in reporting, for the information of the Right Hon. the Governor-General, the arrival in camp this morning of Captain Bygrave, the only person who remained in the hands of Mohamed Akbar Khan. It appears that Captain Bygrave was al lowed to join my camp by Mahomed Akbar, who has sent a letter to my address, copy and translation of which shall be forwarded by the next opportunity. I have, &e., GEORGE POLLOCK, Major-General commanding in Affghanistan. .(True copies.) T. H. MADDOCK, Secretary to the Government of India, with the Governor-General. (True copies.) J. P. WILLOUGHBY, Secretary to Government. _ DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT CALCUTTA. One of the most dreadful accidents that has ever been known in Calcutta occurred in the old China Bazaar, on last Friday evening. Betweenthe hours of four and five that evening, Mr. Hudson, son of Mr. N. Hudson, of the Supreme Court, had gone to a shop in the old China Bazaar; a little beyond the place where hats are sold, and just at' the north- west angle of the road which runs into lloomtollah, for the purchase of gunpowder. Mr. Hudson was in a buggy, accompanied by two other gen tlemen, who remained in the vehicle at the shop door, while Mr. Hudson entered to bargain for the article. The only surviving witness of the transaction is a boy belong- ing to an opposite • shop, who could from his position look into the shop where Mr. Hudson was, and who saw some powder shown to him by the powder-vender. He next observed Mr. Hudson thrust his hand into what he believes to have been an open barrel of gun powder, and take out a handful of the contents. Mr. Hudson was then seen to raise his hand, as if to examine what he had taken out, and immediately after the boy saw a small blaze, produced, no doubt, by the ignition of the powder in Mr. Hudson's hand by contact with the lighted end of a cigar which he was smoking. It is believed, that as the powder in his hand blazed, Mr. Hudson jerked his hand instinctively, and thui communicated the fire to the barrel which stood near him. In an instant more the entire shop, with one or two other shops on each side adjoining, was blown up into the air, and masses of masonry, rubbish, and tim bers, flew in all directions . All the inmates in the shop were buried in the ruins, together with a number of pas sengers in the street, who were seriously, and many of them mortally, injured, and have since died. • Mr. Hudson perished among the rest, and from the place and position in which he was found, which was just near the entrance of the ill-fated shop, his body being completely doubled up, with his face on his boots,. it is believed, that notwithstanding the blast from the powder, he made an effort to gain the street, but was intercepted by the fall of the ruins over hint. The unfortunate young man's apparel was almost all destroyed by the blaze, and the only things found whole on him were his boots, a Prayer-book, which was in one of his pantaloon pockets, and a penknife and keys. The parts of his person which escaped disfigurement were his face and feet. The remains of Mr. Hudson were interred on Saturday morning by his friends, though much to the subse quent displeasure of the Coroner, whose warrant for removal had not been .obtained. Immediately after the occurrence the police, headed by Constables Alsop and Macannah, were on the spot, and, with the assistance of Coolies and some European seamen, suc ceeded in clearing away a great portion of the ruins, and extricating several bodies. There were no less than 35 persons injured by this most , dreadful occurrence, .12 of whom were found dead on the spot. There was one poor native found buried alive among the ruins with only his head above. He was extricated and removed to the hospital, and is expected to survive. A native woman, who was passing the street at the time, got her leg so seriously fractured by one of the timbers thrown up ,by the explosion as to require the amputation of that limb. The majority of those injured were scorched by the blaze. Of these no less than 22, inclusive of Mr. Hudson, are dead, and among the remaining 13 out of 35 in the hospital, several were in a precarious state up to Saturday evening. The agonies of some of these un• fortunate creatures, almost all over scorched, were ,pitiful indeed ; to many of them death has indeed been a deliverance from pain. A lady and child who were passing that way at the time are said to have been thrown out of their palanquin by the shock, and are believed to have suffered serious injury ; but we have been unable to learn who they were, or the ex tent of their injury. The shock produced by the explo sion was so great., as not Only to have been felt in all the surrounding buildings, but in many at a distance. Some 'pf the large houses in Rada Bazaar and Clive-street Ghat are said to have experienced it very severely. It ought to be stated, that the companions of Mr. Hudson most providentially escaped. • The buggy horse at the first flash of the powder took fright and ran away, and thus put those in the .buggy beyond the danger, which otherwise they must have shared. An inquest was held by the Coroner on Saturday evening, which has been Adjourned to this day at eleven, o'clock, The jury re paired to the Medical College tO inspect the bodies, and few juries must have beheld a sight more painfully re- ! volting than they did. There were 21 stiff and scorched up corpses laid out side by side, some of them presenting the most shocking appearance of disfigurement. Of these unfortunate natives who have perished, the friends of 10 of them have not yet 1 ecome cognizant of the acci dent. as there was no cna in attendance before the Coro ner to identify them. CALCUTTA MONEY-MARKET, OCT. U. MONEY-MARKET.—Since our last issue important in telligence from China—where peace has been established and the payment of $21,000,000 for the defrayment of the expenses of the war has been stipulated for, with the opening of four or five of the principal maritime ports to foreign commerce, and the unconditional and perma nent surrender of Hong-Kong to the British, have been secured ; and from the north-western provinces, where our arms have been completely successful in the defeat of the Affghans—has been received, the influence of which is likely to be productive of considerable advan tage to our political position and to the establishment of peace throughout India. These events will necessarily, in their course, affect our money-market, and by stop ping up the drain which has so long existed on the public revenue, lead to the re-establishment of confidence, and to the restoration of healthy operations in this market ; the intelligence is yet recent for any effective change in the market ; but monetary transactions have become more practicable ; bank rates for operations are, how ever, unaltered from former quotations. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.—A fall in the rates of homeward exchange has induced an advance in the value of stock paper, the premium on which is 8 annas per cent. on the quotations in our last issue ; the value of paper of the Five per Cent. Loan shows an improve ment of one anna per cent., and the discount on the Four per Cent. Investments is about 12 annas per cent. less than at the date of our last report ; probably spe culation on the recent political changes may have in duced apprehensions of the closing of the New Five per Cent. Loan, and so have produced the improvement in the market. BANK SHARES.—Are necessarily affected by the im proved position of the money market ; shares of the Bengal exhibit an advance of 100 rupees per share, and Agra Bank shares 10 to 20 rupees per share, but those:of the Union have again fallen in value. SHARE-MARKET. — In this branch of investment but little business obtain; ; the rates of investment may be reported as below : Calcutta Docking Company, value, C. r. 990 to 1,000 per share. steam Tug Association, value, C. r.. 1,000 to 1,050 per share. Assam Tea Company, value, C. r. 105 to 110 . per share. Bonded Warehouse discount, value, C. r. 30 to 40 per share. EXCHANGE MARKET.—As anticipated in our last, operations have obtained at low rates ; recently (to meet the dispatch of an intermediate mail) transactions to some extent obtained in bills against shipments at 10 months' date with documents at 2s. 1-3 d. per Co.'s rupee ; but since then rates have been looking up, and buyers are holding for better exchange ; an influx of foreign bills from China is expected, which, with the contracted state of exports at present, may however keep down the rates of bills ; towards December, when the shipments of indigo may commence, an improvement in the exchange may be expected. FREIGHTS.—The rates on homeward shipments ex hibit but little alteration from the quotations in our last issue. The large amount of tonnage expected is against any improvement within the current season. TO LONDON. Dead weight : £s. £ s. Sugar, at Saltpetre Rice Oil seeds Light goods : Raw silk Silk piece goods Indigo Hides 2 0 2 2 Lac 0 0— 2 0 Jute Cotton Rum Brokenstowage... 0 0 1 10 per ton. TO LIVERPOOL. Dead weight .£l 15 to £2 0 per ton. Light g00d5.......... ARRIVALS. 1842. 1841. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. British Foreign 60 19,607 52 ... 16,962 DEPARTURES. 1842. 1841. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. Britisk Foreign 70 ... 30,157 63 .•• 23,727 IMPORTS.—The market throughout the month has been rather dull. Sales of imports have been contracted, consequent on preparations for the native holidays, METALS.—The operations of the month in copper have been chiefly on local requirements, excepting some transactions in South American, imports, which have been taken upon speculation, induced by low prices ; the reported sales are 665 mds. and 1,000 sheets of sheath ing at Co.'s rs. 35 oto 37 0 per fy. md. ; 500 mds. of sheet at sa. rs. 33 8 ; 330 mds. of tile of 141 b., at 33 4, and part at Co.'s rs. 34 4 ; 40 mds. of bolt at Co.'s. 36 4 ; 180 mds. of nails of sizes at 24 0 to 35 0; 74 mds of old part at 35, and part at sa. rs. 32 12 ; and 3,500 mds. of South American slab at sa. rs. 26 0 to 28 4 per fy. md. at the usual credit and discount. Of spelter the sales have been 3,700 mds. at Co.'s. rs. 13 0 per fy. Did. The sales of iron are 2,700 mds. of Swedish flat at Co.'s. rs. 4 106 ; British bar, assorted, including round, 19,060 mds., at 2 2 to 2 11 ' • bolt 150 mds. at 3 10 ; hoop, 500 Inds. at 38 ; and sheet, 2,375 mds. at 4 3 to 4 6 per fy. md. Demand for iron steady. A sale of 200 tubs of Swedish steel has obtained since our last issue at Company's rupees 0 14 per fy. md.; market in respect to prices is steady. The sales of lead con sist of 600 mds. of stamped pig at sicca rupees 6 14 per fy. md. ; sales of this import are now made in Company's instead of sicca, rupees. Tin plates con tinue in steady demand ; a sale of 50 boxes at Com pany's rupees 16 is reported. In quicksilver there have been no transactions since our last issue. COTTON PIECE Goons.—Demand has been chiefly for muslins for native wear; jaconots, shirtings. and ma dapolams have also been in good demand ; sals of chintz have been considerable, as usual at this period of the year; the reported sales since our last issue are 24,684 pieces of lappets assorted at prices from Company's rupees 1 2 6 to 6 per piece ; 3,322 pieces of dimity at 1 15 to 5 2 ; 1,850 pieces of Japan spots at 1 7 to 5 5, 650 pieces of lenoes at 4 2 to 4 4 ; 50,420 pieces of scarfs at 0 96 to 2 12 ; 1,700 pieces of checked muslin at 1 15 to 2 15 ; 9.063 pieces of book muslin at 1-4 to 10 ; 30,470 pieces ofjaconot muslin at 1 9to 9 12 ; 4,650 pieces of cam bries at 1 14 to 612 ; 400 pieces jamdany at 3 9 ; 11,110 pieces of mull-mull at 24t010 8 ; 4,450 pieces of madapolams at 2 5 6 to 4 10 ; 10,850 pieces of long cloth at 4 15 to 6 12 ; 44 , 260 pi e c es Of shirtin g s at 4 to 6 13 ; 4,000 pieces of American drill at 0 2 7 to 0 2 11 per yard ; 580 pieces of gingham at 3 11 to 4 0 per piece ; 34,619 pieces of chintz assorted at prices from 2 4 to 8 12. and part at 0 4 6 to 0 11 0 per yard; 750 pieces of gray twills at 7 2 per piece ; Turkey red, 10,368 r 3 y - a a r rd d s : annoddsBl,,3BlBos pieces o o f f p ti l vi ai l o ls aatt:on.onaas 4 1 s 37 0 to to 6 7 9 3 perpe yard ; 219 piece s and 10,544 di 14 ,yards ov s e a lv t e l t a p n e n r a p s a 6 k 9 ; to 8 6 per yard ; 3,200 pairs of looti t e and 2,331 dozens o f handkerchiefs assorted at Co.'s rs. 0 14 6 to 6 8 per do zen, at three months' credit—discount 8 per cent. per annum. COTTON Twisr.—Demand steady, but affords no im provement on market value ; the reported sales are 751 bales of white mule at prices from C. 's rs. 0 2 4i to 4 3 per morah, the former for No. 90 to 130, average and the latterl of t f ow o i N olh2 o . per eh 3 re o p ; oGu o en f r dra b ; a a n l a c sn ,dye y a t eh n e d .E 4 0n ,.9801b 1 . 0 0 4 f , g 3 li o s h to dy 7o e I T I a u s rk so e l y d a re t d l , N 0.26 to 54 at 1 5 to 1 7 2 per pound ; 46 bales of orange at annas 16 6 to 11 0 per pound ; 2 bales of pink, No. 49, at annas 40 per pound ; and 105 bales of Glocesfer white (Calcutta), No. 26 in 34 at 4 6 per morah. The following shows 'comparative stocks in first hands:— Ist Oct.. 1342 Ist July. lb. 2,433,060 144,500 210,460 lb. White 0 ,004,240* -- Red 99,400 Orange EXPOATS. INDIGO.--The exports of the season to to-day inclusive may be reported as below ; about 14,000 factory maunds arc still in the market Chests. Factory maunds. To England ............ 26,663 F ran ce ... ........ 8,570 B rem en ............ 92 329 Ham b u rgh ......... 46 024 U n ited States ••. 1, Persian Gulf and Red 5ea......... 2,041 Bourbon ..... . ...... 3 Other ports 6,421 6 16 Total No sale has obtained since our last issue ;' several sma parcels, chiefly of native manufacture, have arrived, but, as it is not likely that any operation will obtain before the receipt of accounts of the October sale, we do not expect transactions before the end of next month. The estimate of the crop is fixed at f. mds. 80,000; high prices are expected. RAW SILK.—The market has been but indifferently supplied, in respect to quality, in consequence of which transactions have been contracted ; the reported pur• chases are 4 mds. of Hurrypaul at Co.'s rs. 7 8 per b seer ; of 126 mds. of Gonatea at 8 0 to 8 12 per f. seer of 93 mds..ofJungypore at p 8 to 6 12 ; and of Cossim bazar at 8 9 to 9 8 per f. seer. SILK PIECE GOODS.--Corals continue in demand for homeward shipment ; the reported purchases are 13,730 pieces of Cossimbazar combs, at Co.'s rs. 128 to 135 per corge, 1,000 pieces of choppas, small size, at Co.'s rs. 97 per corge. SALTPETRE has been in good demand throughout the month, bazaar stocks are li g ht ; refined, and the better sorts of' Chup p r ah and Tirhoot comm an d sa l es at f u ll prices ; the purchases since our last issue are 8,372 bags and t o mds. of Chupprah , at prices from sa. rs. 5 5 to to 6 , and at Co.'s 56t0 6 3 per fy. md.; Mirzapore, 350 bags, at Co.'s rs. 5 5 ; G o d na, 1,700 bags, part at sa. rs. 6 2, and part at Co.'s rs. 6 2 ; Tirhoot, 500 mds. rs. 5 12 ; Cawnpore, 1,100 b ags , at Co: rs. at Co.'s 49t0 54 , an d 791 bags and 1.680 mds. of refined at Co.'s rs. 6 0 to 6 6 per fy. md. SUGARS continue in demand ; tho first sorts of Be nares have become scarce ; the exports which obtaie are almost exclusively for homeward shipment ; the reporte.d purchases am 13,585 bags of Deimos sav 116 9 ° 11 12 and at Co.'s rs. 8 4 to 11 12 per bz. and• 1,3, N 1 ags of Baggah at sa. rs. 10 2 to 10 7, and at OPC's 10 3 to 10 9 ; 400 mds. of Pallowah at Co.'6 970 bags and 200 mds. of Jessore date, C,94 =-"l'r . „, • 8 8 ; and 200 bags and 6,294 mds. of Khau O( ., A 3 oto 6 1 per bz, mid. • • • EGYPT. , 4 - ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 16.—The last four s produced no novelty, either commercial or isiasikte,g):f The Pacha is still at Mansoura, and nothing ce niy is yet known of his intended movements, although it is generally rumoured he will very shortly come to Alexandria. Sales of produce by the Government, . are still suspended. The -French steamer brought General Ventura, of Lahore celebrity, so long in the service of the late Runjeet Sing ; he proceeds to India by the - Suez steamer, and is the bearer of valuable present, from Louis. Philippe to Shere Sing: The English and Russian Consuls-General are still- in Cairo, waiting the Paella's arrival there. The French Consul-Gene ral is also about to return to Cairo. The Austrian Consul-General remains here. Cotton has advanced , within the last few days ; re-sales 'have been made in the place at 94 dollars. Several cargoes of flax are shipping to England, a novel feature in our trade. Nov. 21.—The Pacha being still in the Delta, and nothing certain known of his future movements, we are without any political news' of any importance. ~.,~ MALTA: r Nov. 27.—DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDfIDEiRANEAN ' FLEET.—In Malta Harbour : The Queen, 120, bear ing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir.E. W. C. It. Owen, Commander-in-Chief; Cepon, receiving -ship, bear ing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir J. Louis, Superin tendent of Malta Dockyard ; Impregnable, 104, Monarch, 84, Vanguard, 80, _ Snake, 16; Cyclops steam-frigate, Geyser war-steamer, Prometheus and .., Alecto steam•packets. At Gibraltar : Rodney, 92, T . ," Savage, 10, Lizard steam-tender, and Owen Glen- 4 " dower convict-ship. On their way to Malta : The "Ikih Formidable, 84, and Polyphemus steam-packet, both from Gibraltar. On her way to'Barcelona : The In- • ..,„a constant, 36, from Malta, and the Locust •steam tender, on her way to England. At Genoa : The Belvidera, 38. At Corfu : L'Aigle, 24. At Salamis : ~d , The Howe, 120, bearing the flag.of Rear-Admiral Sir F. Mason, second in command in the Mediterranean. At Smyrna: The Indus, 78, Devastation war- °1 steamer, and Magicienne, 24. At • Constantinople t The Stromboli war-steamer: - At Beyrout : The (boo Vernon, 50, Scout, 18, and Vesuvius and Hecate NI war-steamers. • At Alexandria : The Medea war- .titz steamer ; and at Suda (in Candia), the Beacon and Magpie surveying vessels. illif 71 FALMOUTH. ! , a1;14n“) DEC. 3.—The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's steamer Solway, Captain Duncan, arrived here to day with the mails from the West Indies and Mexico. This vessel sailed from St. Thomas Bth ult., Bermuda 16th, and Fayal 27th. The Thames brought up the Mexican mails to Bermuda, and she sailed again for St. Thomas's on the 15th November. The steamers, Dee, Trent, Forth, and Tweed, were at St. Thomas's when the Solway left. This vessel brings about $262,000 on' freight ; and passengers, Mr. Francis Murphy, lady, and four children, Miss Smith, and Mr. Loperina from Mexico • Messrs. de la Torre and Juan Novo from Havannah; Messrs. F. and T. Grillett from Venezuela ; Messrs. Mercantati, Isaacs, and Dr. Lang from Jamaica ; Captain Maude, 33d regiment, from Barbadoes ' • Captain Lolder, .sCth, from Trinidad, and Lieutenant Brady, R.N., late purser on board the steamer Medway. - The news from Mexico by the Solway has been an- .. ticipated by the intelligence brought by the steamer . Caledonia. A gentleman who came passenger from the ITavannah, per Thames, to Bermuda, informs us that on calling at Nassau on their,way up they found D. Turnbull, Esq., late British Consul at Havannah, still there. This statement contradicts what has been going the round of the papers, that he bad been token to Cuba as a prisoner. The steamer, Great Liverpool, sailed yesterday with the Indian mails; she had sixty passengers. THE MEETINGS OF THE ANTI CORN-LAW ASSOCIATION. TO MR. EDWARD JACKSON, SECRETARY TO THE ST. GEORGE'S AND WAPPING ANTI-CORN-LAW AftSO CIATION. SIR,—It would have given me great pleasure to have been present at the meeting of your Association on Wednesday next ; but a necessary absence from town will render it impossible. As my contribution, however, to the cause, I will_ take the opportunity of directing your attention to a system which has been let in motion against us, and which must be promptly met. It is matter of noto riety, that agents of the Government are stated. to be engaged in collecting words used at Anti-Corn-law meetings, which may be produced from a'green hag in the House of Commons as reasons for legislating against the League. In this position of things, men under the name of Chartists conic among you, with a view to drop expressions which may be chronicled as yours, and produced against you at the proper time. It is the time of Castles and Oliver over again OK" variations. We have hardly an 'English term for' thrl precise office undertaken by this class of our opro:ut vents; but " decoy ducks" is the nearest that oecunito to me upon the moment. 04* My advice to all meetings thus Circumstanced : 4%h that they should protect themselves by the saine„pait im sures as they would employ against any other detsrtp tion of insidious assailants of their property or persoi c .' . No honest man intrudes himself into the assemblages of people of decidedly . opposite opinions ; if he has strong convictions , he Impresses them in meetings of his own. Catholics do not go, in the proportion of one to a hundred, to disturb the assemblages of Pro testants, although avowedly held with open doors ; nor does the Arminian force.himself lipon the Cal vinist, while a tabernacle of his own is ready fot the dissemination of .his views. Neither you nor I ever knew a man do this kind of thing without being paid for it either in meal or in malt for a dishonpst pur pose. And as there is an extraordinary baseness in the peculiar means resorted to in the present case; so will it warrant extraordinary exertions for the abate ment of the nuisance. • I am, Sir, your obelient servant, T. PERRONET THOMPSON. Blackheath, Dee. 5,_1 842._ REASONS FOR THE REPEAL OF _ _ THE INCOME•TAX. (From the Leeds Moretti.) ' First—lhe termination of the Chinese war, and consequent withdrawment of a large military and naral force from China. Second—The evacuation of Affghanistan, and a great consequent relief to the finances of India, and indirectly of England. Third—The friendly treaty with the United States, including the settlement of the North Eastern Boun dary question, 'and every other . point involving danger of a national quarrel. Fourth—The disarmament this year of the formid able fleet of France. • Fifth—The great reduction of our army and fleet, which these several events will:render safe and necessary. Sixth—The good harvest of this year, which must relieve the pressure on the Revenue and on the nation always consequent upon bad harvests. Seventh—The abundant produce of sugar this year in the colonies, and. the increased importation that must follow ' • which will materially augm ent the pro duce of the Sugar Duties. Eighth—The expected increase in the import of tea, ' and consequently in the produce of the Tea Duties.. Ninth—The very great probability-of a revival of trade, from the effects of chea p food, of peace, and of the opening of the China market. Tenth—The augmented produce of the Excise and Stamp Duties and Assessed Taxes, which will nes sarily follow a revival of trade. Eleventh—The receipt of upwards of fit millions sterling as compensation from the Emper or o f china, which will go very far to relieve our Exchequer. Twelfth—The hatefulness and oppressiveness ofthe Income-tax, which the nation will have no motive for endurin now that war and danger are removed on the side of China, of India, of France, and of America. We do not see how these reasons can be resisted by , Sir Robert Peel, inasmuch as they nullify all the rea sons which he assigned for putting on the Income-tax. That singular combination of causes, arising from four successive bad harvests, a monetary crisis, falling produce in our colonies, and a series of misunderstand ings with Foreign Powers, which increased our ex penditure and depressed our finances, being now all removed, there remains no justification whatever for continuing the Income-tax beyond the sth of April next. Upon a report laid before the King of the French by the Minister of War, representing that the navy had expressed a strongdesire to join with the army in contributing, to memorials in honour of the Duke of Orleans, and that a statue, similar to that which is to be placed in the great square at Algiers should be erected in some eligible spot in Paris; and the Minis ter of War having further represented to his Majesty, that the Duke of Orleans, in one of his dispatches from Africa, had declared his desire that the ancient triumphal arch at Djimilah, the most complete of all the remnants of Roman art found in that country, should be carefully taken down, stone by stone, re moved to Paris, and there re-erected on one of its most conspicuous sites ; the King, by a Royal onion 'lance, dated' Wednesday, has decreed—first, that the nav y shall be allowed to join the army in the sub scriptions in question ; secondly, that these sub scriptions shall be applied in raising two equestrian statues, in bronze, of the Duke of Orleans, one to be • placed at Algiers and the other in Paris ; and, thirdly , that the triumphal arch of Djimilah shall be taken down and removed to Paris, in compliance lirtith thu ree , ommentlation Of the late Priiace.