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GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

OF LAST NIGHT.

CAPTURE OF KELAT.
INDIA BOARD, FEB. 13, 1840.
A dispatch has been this day received at the East India
House, addressed by the Governor-General of India to the
Secret Committee of the East India Company, of which the
following is a copy :
Camp at Bhurtpore, Dec. 12, 1839.
I do myself the honour to forward copies of the dispatches
noted in the margin, relative to the assault and capture of the
fort of Kelat.
2. The decision, the great military skill, and excellent dis-
positions of Major-General Wiltshire, in conducting the opera-
tions against Kelat, appear to me deserving of the highest
commendation. The gallantry, steadiness, and soldier-like
bearing of the troops under his command, rendered his plans of
action completely successful, thereby again crowning our arms,
across the Indus, with signal victory.
3. I need not expatiate on the importance of this achieve-
ment, from which the best effects must be derived, not only in
the vindication of our national honour, but also in confirming
the security of intercourse between Sinde and Affghanistan,
and in promoting the safety and tranquillity of the restored
monarchy ; but I would n,4 omit to point out that the conduct,
on this occasion;of Major-General Wiltshire, and of the offi-
cers and men under his command (including the 31st regiment
of Bengal Native Infantry, which had not been employed in
the previous active operations of the campaign), have entitled
them to mare prominent notice than I was able to give them in
my General Order of November 18 ; and in recommending
these valuable services to the applause of the Committee, I
trust that. I shall not be considered as going beyond my pro-
per province in stating an earnest hope that the conduct of
Major-General Willshire in the direction of the operations,
will not fail to elicit the approbation of her Majesty's Govern-
ment.—l have, &c. AUCKLAND.
GENERAL ORDERS,
By the GOVERNOR-GENERAL of INDIA;
Camp. Deothanee, December 4, 1839.
The many outrages and murders committed, in attacks on the
followers of the army of the Indus, by the plundering tribes in
the neighbourhood of the Bolan Pass at the instigation of their
Chief Meer Mehrab Khan of Kelat, at a time when he was pro-
fesSing friendship for the British Government, and negotiating
a treaty with its representatives, having compelled the Govern-
ment to directa detachment of the army to proceed to Kelat, for
the exaction of retribution fro it that Chieftain, and for the
execution of such arrangements as would establish future
security in that quarter, a force under the orders of
Major-General Willshire, C. 8., was employed on this
service, and the Right Honourable the Governor-Ge-
neral,of India having, this day, received that Officer's re-
port of the successful accomplishment of the objects intruste3 _
to him, has been please Ito direct that the following copy of
his dispatch, dated 14th ultimo, be published for general in-
formation.

The Governor-General is happy to avail himself of this op-
portunity to record his high admiration of the signal gallantry
and spirit of the troops engaged on this occasion, and offers,
on the part of the Government, his best thanks to Major-Ge-
neral Wiltshire, and to the officers and men who served uu-
der him.

By command of the Governor-General,
T. H. MADDOCK, Officiating Secretary to the
Government of India with the Governor-General.
From Major-General Sir Thomas Willshire, K.C.8., to the