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strength, and in the most desperate manner, with every
kind of weapon.
The advance; under Lieutetiant-Coleriel Dennie, of,
het Majesty"s 13th; censisting of the light companies of
lief Majesty's 2d and 17th, and of the Bengal European
Regiment; with one company of bet Majesty's 13th, and
the leading toluene, consisting of her Majesty's 2d
Queen's, under Major Carruthers, at the Ilengal Euto-
peen Regiment under Lieut.-Colonel Orchard, followed
by her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, as they collected
from the duty of skirmishing, which they were directed
to begin with, and by her Majesty's 17th, under Lieut,
Colonel Croker.
To all these officers, and to the other officers and
gallant soldiers under their orders, his Excellency's best
thanks are tendered ; but in particular, he leels deeply
indebted to Brigadier Sale for the manner in which
he conducted the arduous duty entrusted to him in com-
mand of the storming party. His Excellency will not
fail to bring it to the notice of his Lordship the Gover-
nor-General, and he trusts the wound which Brigadier
Sale has received is not of that severe nature long to
deprive this army of his services. Brigadier Selo re-
ports that Captain Kershaw, of her Majesty's 13th
Lieht Infantry, rendered important assistance to him
and to the service in the storming.
Sir John Keane was happy, on this proud occasion,
to have the assistance of his old comrade, Major-Gen.
Sir Willoughby Cotton, who, in command of the reserve,
ably executed the instructions he bad received, and was
at the gate ready to enter after the storming party had
established themselves inside, when he moved through
it to sweep the ramparts and to complete the subjuga-
tion of the place with the 16th Bengal Native Infantry
under Major M'Laren ; Brigadier Roberts, with the
35th Native Infantry, under Lieutenant-Colonel Mon-
teath ; and the 48th Native Infantry, under Lieute-
nant-Colonel Wheeler. Hs arrangements afterwards,
in continuation of those of Brigadier Sale, had made for
the security of the magazine and other public stores,
were such as met his Excellency's high approval.
The Commander-in-Chief acknowledges the services
rendered by Captain Hay, of the 35th Native Infan-
try, in command of three companies of that regiment
sent to the south side of the fortress to begin with a
false attack, and which was executed at the proper time,
and in a manner highly satisfactory to his Excellency.
Nothing could be more judicious than the manner in
which Brigadier Stevenson placed the artillery in posi-
tion. Captain Grant's troop of Bengal artillery, and
the camel battery, under Captain Abbott, both superin-
tended by Major Pew ; the two troops of Bombay horse
artillery, commanded by Captains Martin and Cot-
grave, and Captain Lloyd's battery of Bombay foot ar-
tillery, all opened upon the citadel and fortress in a
manner which shook the enemy, and did such execution
as completely to paralyse and to strike terror into them ;
and his Excellency begs Brigadier Stevenson, the offi-
cers, and men at that, arm, will accept his thanks fOr
their good service.
The 19th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry, under
the commend of Lieutenant-Colonel Stalker, having
been placed in position to watch any enemy that might
appear on the Cabool road, or approach to attack the
camp, had an important post assigned to them, although
as it happened no enemy made an attack upon them.
In sieges and stormings it does not fall to the lot of
cavalry to bear the same conspicuous part as to the other
two arms of the profession. On this occasion Sir John
Keane is happy to have an opportunity of thanking
Major-General Thackwell and the officers and men of
the cavalry divisions under his orders, for having suc-
cessfully executed the directions given, to sweep the
plain and to intercept fugitives of the enemy attempting
to escape from the fort in any direction around it ; and
had an enemy appeared for the relief of the place during
the storming, his Excellency is fully satisfied that the
different regiments of this fine army would have distin-
guished themselves, and that the opportunity alone was
wanting.
Major-General Willsbire's division having been bro-
ken up for the day, to be distributed as it was, the
Major General was desired to be in attendance upon
the Commander-in-Chief. To him and to the officers
of the Adjutant and Quartermaster-General's Depart-
ment of the Bengal and Bemire), army, his Excellency
returns his warmest thanks for the assistance they have
afforded him.

The Commander-in-Chief feels—and in which fk..eling
he is sure he will be joined by the troops composing the
army of the Indus—that alter the long and harrassing
marches they had, and the privations they have en-
dured, this glorious achievement, and the brilliant man-
ner in which, the troops. have met and conquered their
enemy, reward them b.r it all. His Excellency will
only add, no army that has ever been engaged in a
campaign deserves more credit than that which be has
the honour to command, for patient, orderly, and cor-
rect conduct, under all circumstances, and Sir John
Keane is proud to have the opportunity of thus publicly
acknowledging it.
By order of his Excellency, Lieutenant-General
Sir John Keane, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of
the Indus,

(Signed) R. MACDON4LD, Lieutenant-Col.
Military Secretary, and Deputy Adjut.-Gen. her
Majesty's Forces, Bombay.
By order of the Hon. the Governor in Council,
L. R. READ, Apting Chief Sec. to Govt.

ENTRANCE INTO CABOOL.,
(From the Delhi Gazelle Extraordinary of Thursday,
August 29.)
NOTIFICATION,-SECRET DEPARTMENT.
Simla, Aug. 26, 1839.
The Governor-General of India publishes for ge-
neral information the subjoined copy and extracts of
despatches from his Excellency the Commander-in-
Chief of the Army of the Indus, and from the Envoyand Minister at the Court of his Majesty Shah Shooja-
ool-Moolk, announcing the triumphant entry of the Shah
into Cabool on the 7th instant.
In issuing this notification the Governor-General can-
not omit the opportunity of offering to the officers and
men composing the army of the Indus, and to the distin-
guished leader by whom they have been commanded,
the cordial congratulations of the Government upon the
happy result of a campaign which, on the sole occasion
when resistance was opposed to them, has been glo-
riously marked by victory, and in all the many difficul-
ties of which the character of a British army fer gal-
lantry, good conduct, and discipline has been nobly
maintained.
A salute of twenty-one guns will he fired on the receipt
of this intelligence at all the principal stations of the
army in the three Presidencies —By order of the Right
Hon. the Governor-General of India,

T. H. MADDOCK,
Officiating Secretary to the Government of India,
with the Governor-General.

(Copy.)

TO THE RIGHT HoN, LORD AUCKLAND, G.c.8., &C. &C.
My Lord—We have the honour to acquaint your
Lordship that the army marched from Ghuznee, en
route to Cahoot, in two columns on the 30th and 31st.
ult., his Majesty Shah Shooja-001-Moolk, with his own
troops, forming part of the second column.
On the arrival of the Commander-in-Chief with the
first column at Hyde Khail on the Ist instant, infor-
mation reached him, and the same reached the Envoy.
and Minister at Huft Ass tya, that Dust Mahomed,
with his army and artillery, were advancin4 from'
bool, and wouhi probably take up a position at Urg-
hundee or Midan (the former twenty-four, .thd latter
thirty-six miles from Cahoot). Upon this is was ar-
ranged that his Majesty, with the second column under
Major-G,neral Wiltshire, should join *the first column
here and advance together to attack Dot Mohamed,
whose son Mohamed Akhbar had been recalled from
Jellalabad with the troops guarding thel(4)7*..pass,
and had formed a junction with' his father,
,their, joint
forces, according to our information, :orrianting to
about 13,000 mon.
Every arrangement Was made for the King.and the
army marching in body from here to-morrow, but in
the course of the night messengers arrived,. and since
(this morning) a great many chiefs and their followers,
announcing the dissolution of Dost Mahomed's army,
by the rel'Usul of the great part to advance against us
with him; hind that he had in consequence fled with a
party of 300 horsemen in the direction of Bameean,
leaving his guns behind him in position, as they were
placed at Urghundee.
His Majesty Shah Shooja has sent forward a confi-
dential officer, with whom has been associated Major
Cureton, of her Majesty's 16th Lancers, taking with
him a party of 200 men and an officer of Artillery, to
proceed direct to take possession of those guns, and
afterwards such other guns and public stores as may he
found in Cahoot, and the Balla Hissar, in the name of
and for his Majesty Shah Shooja-001-Moolk, and the
King's order will be carried by his own officer with this
party, for preserving the tranquillity of the city of
Cahoot.

A strong party has been detached in pursuit of Dot
cers. We
continue our march upon Cabool to•morrow, and will
Mahomed, under some of our most act,gttitivedeto,orf:
JOHN KEAN/go
reach it(osnigtnlciedlt,hiierudt.d.Gaye.n—er:Vi
cboa:em,
(Signed) W. II: MACNAGHTEN,
Envoy and Minister.
Read Quarters, Camp Shikarbad, Aug, ,j. 8,39.
(True Copy.)
T. H. MAtimeri
Officiating Seetetary, to the t3oVtlihiiebt or India
with .1-W ttioOrnor-General.

wish that British troopi should be present on the occa-
and a veiy sirtall party only of his own ilindoo-
Stztriee and Afghan troops. After the animating scene
of tratnrsing the streets and reaching the Palace in the
illa Hissar, a royal saline was fired, and an additional
salvo in the Afghan style, froth small guns, resembling
wall pieces, named jingalls, and carried on camels. We
heartily congratulated his Majesty on being in possession
of the throne and kingdom of his ancestors, and upon
the overthrow of his enemies ; and, after taking leave
of his Majesty, we returned to our camp.
1 trust we have thus accomplished all the objects
which your Lordship had in contemplation when you
planned and formed the army ot the Indus, and the
expedition into Afghanistan.
The conduct of the army, both European and native,
which your Lordship did me the honour to place under
my orders, has been admirable throughout, and, not.
withstanding the severe marching and privations they
have gone through, their appearance and discipline have
cuffred nothing, and the opportunity afforded them at
Giatznee of meeting and conquering their enemy has
added gr,_•atly to their good spirits.
The joint despatch addressed by Mr. Macnaghten
and myself to your Lordship on the 3d instant from
Sheikabad. will have informed you that at the moment
we had made every preparation to attack (on the follow-
ing day) Dost Mahomed Khan in his position at Ur-
ghundee, where, after his son Mahomed Akhbar had
joined him from Jellalabad, he had an army amounting
to 13,000 men well armed and appointed. and 30 pieces
of artillery ; we suddenly learnt that he abandoned them
all and fled with a party of horsemen on the road to
Bamian, leaving his guns in position as be had placed
them to receive our attack.

It appears that a great part of his army, which was
hourly. becoming disorganised, refused to stand by him
in the position to receive our attack, and that it soon
became in a state of dissolution. The great bulk im-
mediately came over to Shah Shooja, tendering their
allegiance, and I believe his Majesty will take most of
them into his pay.
It seems that the news of the quick and determined
manner in which we took their stronghold, •Gliunzee,
had such an effect upon the population of Cabool, and
perhaps also upon the enemy's army, that Dost Ma-
homed from that moment began to lose hope of retain-
ing his rule, for even a short time longer, and sent off
his family and valuable property towars Bamian, but
marched out of Cabool with his army and artillery, keep-
ing a hold front towards us until the evening of the 2d,
when all his hopes were at an end by a division of his
own camp and one part of his army abandoning him. So
precipitate was his flight that he left in position his
guns, with their ammunition and waggons, and the
greater part of the cattle by which they were drawn.
ALijor Cureton, of her Majesty's 16th Lancers, with his
Marty of 200 men, pushed forward on the 3d, and took
possession of those guns, &c. There were 23 brass guns
in position, and loaded ; two more at a little distance,
which they attempted to take away ; and since then
three more abandoned still further off on the Bamian
road—thus leaving in our possession 28 pieces of can-
non, with all the materiel belonging to them, which are
now handed over to Shah Shooja-001-Moolk."
(True Extract.)
T. H. MADDoer,
Wig. Secy. to Govt. of India, with the Gov.-General.

Extract from a Letter from W. H. Macnaghten, Esq.
Envoy and Minister to the Court of Shah Shooja.
001-Moolk, dated Cabool, 9th August, 1839.
" By a letter signed jointly by his Excellency Lieut.•
General Sir John Keane and myself, dated the 3d inst.
the Right Hon. the Governor-General was apprised o
the flight of Dost Mahomed Khan."

" The ex-chief was not accompanied by any person
of consequence, and his followers are said to have been
reduced to below the number of 100 on the day of his
departure. In the progress of Shah Shooja-001-Moolk
towards Cabool his Majesty was joined by every person
of rank and influence in the country, and he made his
triumphal entry into the city on the evening of the 7th
instant. His Majesty has taken up his residence in the
Balla Hisser, where he has required the British mission
to remain the for present.
(A true copy.) " T. H. MADDOCK,
" Officiating Secretary to the Government of
India, with the Governor-General."

Simla, August 26,1839.
A letter from Sheikabad, of August 3d, states :-
1 " The chiefs with their military followers arc flocking
in by thousands. No better commentary on the feeling
regarding Dost Mahomed Khan could be given, than
the fact of his having been able to induce only 300 out
of 12,000 men to accompany him, Captain Outram and
seven other officers accompanying the pursuing party."
The dates from the army at Cabool are to August
the 9th. The letters from thence give the following
intelligence :

" The Shah's reception at this place was equally
gratifying as at Candahar, though thecnthusiasm was
not so boisterous.

We arrived here yesterday, and, I am happy to
say, with a sufficient stock of supplies in our Godown
to render us quite independent of any foreign purchases
for the next ten days, which will keep down prices,
and save us from the extravagant rates which we were
obliged to purchase at when we reached Candahar. I
have not been to the city yet, but am told it is far
suPeriOr to Candabar. Our people are now very well
off, for the increased rations and abundance and cheap-
ness of grain as we came along, have left them nothing
to want or wish for."

Extract of a further letter from Sheikabad, August
3d :—The Afghans have not yet recovered from their
astonishment at the rapidity with which Ghuznee fell
into our hands, nor up to this moment will they be-
lieve how it was effected.

This morning we received intelligence of Dost ?sla-
homed's flight towards Bamian ; for several days past
many of his former adherents had been joining the
King. Since this morning thousands of Afghans have
been coming in to tender their allegiance to his Ma-
jesty, who is in the greatest spirits at this pacific termi-
nation to the campaign. and says that God has now
granted all his wishes—Cabool is at hand 1.
'We are all delighted at it. Few armies have made
so long a march in the same time that the army of the
Indus has done. The country is every day improving.
The road from Candahar to where we are now en-
camped lies in a continued valley, seldom stretching
in width above two miles—cultivation on each side
of the road, and numberless villages nestling under
the hills. Since we left Ghuznee the fruits have assumed
a very fine appearance ; the grapes, plums, and apples
have become very large, like their brethren of Europe.
The climate now is very fine. The rapid Loghurd
river is flowing close to our encampments, and the Eu-
ropean soldiers and officers are amusing themselves with
fishing in it. We are beginning to get vegetables again.
I passed this morning through fields of beans, but only
in flower. Our attention must be turned to the culti-
vation of potatoes ; they grow in quantities in Persia,
and this seems to be just the countrylorthem. To re-
vert from small things to great—a party has just been
detached towards Bamian with the view of cutting off
Dost Mahomed. It would be a great thing to catch
him. The party consists chiefly of Afghans, headed by
Hajee Khan Kahur, and about eight or ten British offi-
cers have been sent with it, to prevent the Afghans from
committing excesses."

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS

(TUIISDAY EVENING.)
POST.—There was a good 'deal of activity in the
Portuguese funds to-day, but not much in any other
description, either in the English Market or the Fo-
reign. There was, however, rather more business doing
in shares, principally railway. The Portuguese Five per
Ceet. Bonds, which were quoted on Saturday at 37 to
I, left oft' this evening at 35 to I. A fall of two per
cent._ within so short a period can hardly he attributed
to any circumstances connected with the state of the
Money Market, especially at a moment of repose like
the present. The cause is, we apprehend, to be found
rather in the dissipation of those hopes of relief in which
many of the holders had permitted themselves to indulge,
in consequence of the negociations lately set on foot
with the Lisbon Government by Baron de Lagos. The
market was flat yesterday, for news from Portugal this
morning was looked for as certain. Something discou-
raging was doubtless anticipated by those who are in
the confidence of the Cabinet of the Necessidades, and
these may be presumed to have been among the prin-
cipal sellers ; but the anticipations of yesterday have
fallen materially shori, to fudge from the quotations for
the bonds, of the realities of to-day.
CH

RONICLE.—The principal thing to be said o•
e English Stock Market to-day is, that very little bu-
siness has been transacted in it, and that the prices arc
much the same as yesterday. Money continues quite
easy in the Ilouse, and not so scarce out of doors, It
is understood that the Bank of England has received
considerable supplies of bullion since the last (Adal
returns of its assets and liabilities were published ; but
the Exchanges continue heavy, and while that is the
case, we cannot rely upon any appearances of returning
confidence,

Cortes to the application of the tobacco duties to the
payment of the interest on tile foreign debt, is viewed
in a most discouraging light by the stockholders, w!,#)
had been led to believe that no difficulty of that kind
was likely to be presented. It defers also to a distant
period all consideration of the scheme which has been
submitted for the conversion of the foreign debt, on
which it may, however, be remarked, that changing
one denomination of Stock for another affords no
real satisfaction for the payment of dividends, nor is
the debt therefore less a bad debt. The produce of
the tobacco duties, or any other funds, would be with
good faith as readily forthcoming for the payment of
dividends on Three and Five per Cents. as on a new Six
per Cent Stock. Such a conversion, therefore, is
deemed to have no other effect here than to give a co-
lour to speculation, and throw dust in the eyes of the
bondholders. The creation of the Three per Cent.
Stock was itself at the time an undue advantage taken
of the creditors during a transient season of high prices
of stock and abundance of money in the market, by
which they were forcibly fleeced out of a certain differ-
ence of interest, the highest rate of which was at no
time equal to the risk incurred by investing in such
securit les.

The rate of exchange on Amsterdam is lower than
last post. On Rtris aid Hamburg it remains the
same.

By the usual official return, published by the Cus-
toms, the exportation of the precious metals from the
port of London to Foreign and Colonial ports for the
week ending the 24th of October is as under :
Silver Coin to New York ... ... 10,000 Ounces.
Hamburg ... ... 252,000
Sr. Petersburg ... 195,000
Gibraltar ... ••• 3,727
Gold Coin to Mogadore 400
- Hamburg ... 1 box.
Gold Bars to Ditto ... 1,526 ounces.