The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-11 00:00:00

her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, Lady
Caroline Legge ; Two Maids of Honour, Hon. Ameia
Murray and Hon. Harriet Lister ; the Woman of the
Bedchamber, Lady Gardiner ; the Maid of Honour in
Waiting on the Queen Dowager, Hon. Harriet Mit-
chell ; Baroness Leh tele ; his Highness Prince Esterhazy:;
the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor,
the Archbishop of York, the Lord President of the
Council, the Marquis of Lansdowne; the Lord Privy
the Earl of Clarendon ; the Lord Great Cham-
berlain, Lord Willoughby d'Eresby ; the Earl Mar-
shal, Duke of Norfolk ; the Duke of Wellington, M.
Van de Weyer, Baron Gersdorff, Baron Stockmar,
the Lord Steward of her Majesty's Household, the
Earl of Erroll ; the Lord Chamberlain of her Ma-
jesty's Household, the Earl of Uxbridge ; the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department, the Marquis
of Normanby ; the First Lord of the Admiralty, the
Earl of Minto ; the First Lord of the Treasury, Vis-
count Melbourne ; the Secretary of State for Foreign
Afisiri, Viscount Palmerston ; the Secretary of State for
the Colonies, Lord John Russell ; the Chief Commis-
sioner of the Woods and Forests, Viscount Duncannon ;
the Chief Secretary for Ireland, Viscount Morpeth ;
the Gold Stick in Waiting, Lord Hill ; the Bishop of
London, the Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Car-
lisle, the Rev. Dr. Hodgson ; the Silver Stick in
Waiting, Colonel M'Dowell ; the President of the
Board of Control, Sir John Hoblionse ; the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, Right Hon. F. T. Barit'* ; the
President of the Board of Trade, Right Hon. H. La-
bouchere ; the Secretary at War, Right Hon. T. B.
Macaulay : the Master of the Horse, Earl of A ;he-
merle; the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, E
of Pcbester ; the Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms,
Lord, Foley ; the Master of the Buck Hounds,
Lord Kinnaird ; the Groom of the Stole to
Prince Albert, Lord Robert Grosvenor ; the
Treasurer of her Majesty's Household, the E irl of
Surrey ; the Comptroller of her Majesty's Household,
the Right Hon. George Stevens Byng ; the Vice• Cha-
mberlain, the Earl of Belfast ; the Keeper of the Privy
Purse, Sir Henry Wheatley ; the Treasurer to his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, Mr. George Edward
Anson ; the Lord Chamberlain to the Queen Dowager,
Earl Howe ; the Master of the Horse to the Queen
Dowager, the Earl of Denbigh ; the Vice-Chamberlain
to the Queen Dowager, Hon. William Ashley ; the
Gentleman in Waiting on the King of the Belgians,
General Goblet ; the Gentleman in Waiting on the
King of the Belgians, M. Van Past.; the Gentleman
in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, Colonel Cou-
per ; the Gentleman in Waiting on the Duke of
Sussex, Colonel Wildman ; the Gentle Man in Wait-
ing on the Duke of Cambridge, Baron Knesebeck ;
the Lord in Waiting, Earl of Aboyne ; the Groom in
Waiting, Hon. William Cowper ; the Equerry in
Waiting, Col. Wemyss ; the Gentleman in Waiting on
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Lord G. Lennox ;
the Equerry in Waiting on his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, Col. Wylde ; the Groom in Waiting on his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, Captain Seymour ; the
Master of the Household, Hon. Charles Augustus
Murray ; the Field Officer in Waiting, Col. Walton.
The Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
Lord President of the Council, Lord Willoughby
d'Eresby, Lord Great Chamberlain, and Lord Foley,
Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, were
prevented by indisposition from attending.
After dinner the following toasts were given by the
E irl of Erroll, K. T., Lord Steward of her Majesty's
Household :—" Her Royal Highness the Princessßoyal,"
"her Majesty the Queen Adelaide,"" his Majesty the King
of the Belgians," " her Majesty the Queen," " his Royal
Highness Prince Albert."
In the evening the entire suite of State rooms were
opened, and were brilliantly illuminated. Her Majes-
ty'k Chamber Band occupied the Grand Saloon, and
performed a number of favourite pieces in the course of
the night. •
_ _ _

The Yeomen of the Guard lined :the Grand Hall,
commanded by Capt. S2yrnour Sadler; Exon in Waiting.
Mr. Samuel Hancock, Exon of the Yeomen of the
Guard, was also in attendance.

The Band of the Coldstream Guards attended in
the Grand Hall during the evening.
The Queen's Guard of the Foot Guards was on duty
on the Palace lawn.

The Duchess of Sutherland has arrived at
Stafford House, the Duke and family remaining at Lil-
leshall, Salop, where the Earl of Burlington and the
junior branches of his family are staying. The Duchess
returns next week to Lilleshall.
The weather continues extremely cold, the wind
being from the north-east, with occasional showers of
snow. The fall appears to have been very slight through
the country, as the Mails arrive within half an hour of
heir stated time.—Edinburgh Courant.
FIRE IN MANCHESTER.—On Monday morn-
ing last a fire broke out in the warehouse of Messrs. Crafts
and Stell, American merchants (a large and lofty build-
ing in George-street and Nicholas-street), which, from
the rapidity with which it spread, and the value of property
destroyed in so short a time, is, we believe, unexampled
in Manchester. The premises consisted of a warehouse
occupied by Messrs. Crafts and Steil, which fronted
Nicholas-street and George-street, six stories in height,
30 yards long and 15 yards wide. It seems that a man
whose duty it is to open the warehouse was proceeding to
clean out at a privtite room, when, about seven o'clock, he
-heard a loud report, resembling that of a cannon, and
which appeared to him to proceed from the cellar. He
immediately hastened thither to see what had happened,
and then found that the end of the hot water pipes resting
in that furnace from which the warerooms were warmed,
had burst, and in the explosion had scattered the burning
coals and cinders in the furnace, all over the cellar, which
contained a considerable quantity of dry goods. These
caught fire, and were burning when the man entered the
cellar ; and he immediately attempted to extinguish the
flames, but they spread so rapidly, that he was speedily
obliged to desist ; and he escaped with some difficulty, his
whiskers and hair being singed ; and in less than
ten minutes afterwards, the fire had found its way up
the well holes, and burst out at the top of the
warehouse. He instantly gave the alarm. The
tote! damage is supposed to be from 16,000/. to
18,0001. All that is left of the warehouses is the wall
fronting St. James's-street, and a small portion of the
wall in Nicholas-street. In concluding our notice of this
fire, we have to state, that the warehouse of Messrs. Bar-
bour and Brothers, in Portland-street, was set on fire, on
Monday morning, by the same means—the bursting of the
hot-water pipe ; and that the warehouse of Mr. Alexander
Henry, York..street and Portland-street, was also set on
fire, on the same day, in the same manner; but, in both
cases, the flames were immediately extinguished. A hot-
water pipe in the warehouse of Mr. Isaac Hudson, whole-
sale haberdashei, &c. 114, Market-street, also burst the
other day, in a similar way; and these are, in all proba-
bility, not the only instances of the kind—indicative at
once of the extreme severity of the present frost, and also
of the necessity of some means being devised to prevent
the recurrence in future of such accidents.—Manchester
Guardian.

ST. ALBANS, WEDNESDAY MORNING.—
(From a Correspondent.)—The return of Lord Listowel,
as Member for our borough, has absolutely astounded the
Noble Lord and his family, who looked upon their nominee
as secure of the scat, in consequence of the snug arrange-
ments they had made to take the Liberal electors by sur-
prise. The pretended bribery of Adams was a mere
clumsy subterfuge of the Tories to cover the mortification
of unlooked-for defeat, and the threat of a petition against
Lord Listowel's return, made by the defeated candidate in
his parting address, is regarded as mere gabbk. No ra-
tional person resident in the borough attaches the slightest
importance to the matter. The man is known to be half
daft ; and was, doubtless, selected a., an appropriate agent
for carrying out an invention in which no person having
any pretensions to common honesty, unless divested of
common sense, would have engaged.—Globe.
-MARNocli.—On Sunday last, the Rev. Mr.
Edwards, minister of this parish, officiated for the second
time in his own pulpit, to a congregation of shout 120
hearers, of whom fully three-fourths were parishioners.
Considering the snow-storm, which is on the ground, and
the distance of Foggyloan, the 'Lost populous village,
from the church (about three miles), this attendance is
highly creditable to the good feeling of the parishioners.
Mr. Rose lanes, of Nctherdale, and the other heritors,
are giving Mr. Edwards every countenance and encou-
ragement in the discharge of his sacred duties ; and were
it not for the intrusions and intermeddling of certain par-
ties at a distance, the most perfect harmony and good un-
derstanding would be speedily restored. Mr. Henry, the
intruder on Mr. Edwards's cure, forsook his temporary
tabernacle at Foggyloan last Sunday, and lifted up his
voice in a saw-mill iff the near neighbourhood of the
parish church. This was quite in the taste of the times.—
EclinburgliObserver, _ _ _

EXHUMATION OF NAPOLEON.

By the kindness of a friend who was at St. Helena
during the period of Napoleon's detention, and for
some years after his death, we have been favoured with
OK sight of a communication recently received from
that island, and upon the veracity of which we can place
the fullest confidence. It would be too long to print
verbatim, being ten closely-written pages, and it wit.
suffice to mention those facts alone which have not
hitherto obtained notice in the public prints.
The arrival of the Belle Poule and Favorite was pre-
ceded by that of the Oreste, a 20-gun brig, which sailed
twenty-four days after the Prince de Joinville. The
officers commanding the French ships were received
with great cordiality, all houses were open to them,
and they kindly returned our hospitality by the use of
their band, consisting of about thirty musicians.
This, by the kindness of the Prince de Joinville, was
allowed to play in the court-yard of the castle, in the
Government-garden, and upon the Terrace, when
there was a large assemblage of persons to enjoy a
treat which the inhabitants of St. Helena had not had
for some time. His Royal Highness entered into con-
versation very freely in English, making himself parti-
cularly agreeable.

•
THE GREEN PARK.—The metamorphosis of
the Green Park, which has already been carried to a con-
siderable extent, is still being actively proceeded with
under the direction of the Commissioners of Woods and
Forests. A number of labourers are busily engaged in
levelling some of the higher portions of the ground,
and filling up others which were low. As the spring
advances the park will scarcely be known as the for-
mer " Green Park" (not spot) in " Memory's waste,"
so completely will it be altered. Large portions of it
have been enclosed with hurdles and iron park-fencings,
preparatory to being covered with young planta-
tions; and the numerous foot-paths which diverged
from the St. James's Park entrance to Ilyd3 Park Cor-
ner have all disappeared, one broad gravel walk in lieu
of these having been formed down the centre from the
sentry-box at the back of York-house to the triumphal
arch at the end of Grosvenor-place. The greater part of
the south-side of the Green-park, which used to be the
resort of nursery maids and children, will he thickly planted
with trees and shrubs, forming a thelter to the north and
cast pointsof Buckingham Palace; the appearance of which
will, by the alterations in progress, be very much im-
proved; and the loyalty of the people will, doubtless, in-
duce them readily to acquiesce in the partial inclosure of
this " lung" of the metropolis. Several other parts of
the Park will also be planted with a variety of ornamental
trees and shrubs, which will render its appearance from
Piseadilly in the summer much more pleasing- to the eye
than formerly.

Oa Sunday, October 11, three days after the Prince
arrived, upwards of 400 seamen from the Belle Poule
landed under the command of the officers, and marched
to the tomb and Longwood ; in the afternoon almost
every individual returned with a. branch of a tree, or
some other relic ; many with bottles of the water from
the spring at the tomb, to take to France, anticipating
the gratification of having their children baptized
with it.

On the next day, Monday 12, at 11 p.m. the grave of
M. D'Areourz, a midshipman in the French navy, was
opened, and the corpse removed in the presence of Mr.
Solomon (the French Consul, and who has been Sheriff
for many years), the Town Major (Capt. Barnes), Abbe
Coqucreau, and M. Guillard, Surgeon of the Belle
Poute, and others who had attended the ceremony from
curiosity. The body was raised about 1 a.m., and upon
opening the coffin, the corpse, although buried on the
Ist May, was nothing but a mass of bones. These
remains were enclosed in a leaden sarcophagus, and
taken on board the Belle Poule to be convey ed to
France.

The account of the exhumation does not materially
vary from those previously given, except that the maho-
gany coffin had' lost much of its colour from exclusion
from the air for so many years. On opening the inner
coffin, the fight hand of the Emperor was a little raised
across the body, but perfectly sound. Tao party from
wLom we receive this account states positively that the
hands were, as usual, carefully placed at the sides ; he
speaks upon the testimony of his own eyes. " The
nails of the fingers as in life ;" other accounts state that
the beard and nails had grown a little. Tie jack-boots
and clothes were mildewed, but upon its being rubbed
off, the black of the boots was in as good a state of pre-
servation as the day they were placed in the coffin.
The salute fired by the French ships ai the body left
the shore was of a novel character ; the yards were
manned, and the whole of their guns fired as fast as
they could. This was done three times. At this mo-
ment the sun was just touching the horizon. The re-
port of the guns fired in this manner made the hills
tremble, and the distant echo was like successive peals
of thunder.

At eight a. m: on the 20th, Sunday, the French squa-
dron put to sea, and was in a few hours out of sight.
They carried' with them not only the remains of the late
Emperor, but a greater portion of the materials which
covered them during the last twenty years. They took
the two mahogany coffins, the outer slabs of the tomb,
and the slab which covered the stone coffin, leaving in
a dilapidated state that picturesque and consecrated
spot which has for so many years been the attraction
of pilgrims from all quarters of the world.
The generosity of the French Government and their
representative, the Prince de Joinville, deserves ho
Pourable and grateful recollection. To Captain Alex-
ander, the commanding engineer, his Royal Highness
presented a magnificent .gold snuff-box, richly em-
bossed, upon the lid of which was a li&eness of L )uis
Philippe, encircled with 22 largo diamonds. This was
given by his Royal Highness to testify his sense of
Captain Alexander's management, and his excelleot
arrangements in the removal of the body. To Colonel
Trelawney, who acted as the GovJrnor's deputy, was
presented by his Royal Highness a magnificent and
superbly fini.ihed double-barrelled fawling-piece, the
mountings of which were of solid gold, and the handles
of the various articles in tic case were of agate. The
case itself was of rose-wood elegantly inlaid. To Mr.
M'Kenna, Clerk of the Works, who carried on the ex-
humation under the orders of Capt. Alexander, Count
de Chabot presented as a mark of approbation a
large silver medal, on the one side bearing the head of
Louis Philippe, and on the reverse—'• Presented by the
King of the French. This medal was accompanied
by a highly satisfactory and well-deserved letter, ex-
pressing the approbation of the French authorities of
Mr. M'K's exertions. To Miss Gideon, who made,
with the help of other young ladies of the island, the
silk flags which were heisted in his Royal Highness's
barge when tie body was, removed, was presented
an elegant, gold bracelet, set ,with emeralds and
pear!s. This was delivered by Captain Touchard,
Aid-dc-camp to his Royal Highness. To Sergeant
J. Young, East India Company's Invalids, in charge
of the tomb, his Royal Highness presented, upon
his first visit, Oct. 9, thirty 20-frano: pieces ; and
on his second, seven 20 franc pieces : he also received
ten sovereigns from General Bertrand. To Mr. Clarke,
foreman of the works, was presented the sum of 30/. ;
this and many other presents of from 51. to 201. each to
the different mechanics and others employed in the ex-
humation, &c., were paid from the funds deposited in
the hands of Captain Alexander, by the French autho-
rities. The French Consul, Mr. Solomon, was pre- '
sentcd with a silver medal, and other marks of private
esteem, by his Royal Highness, Lastly, though not
least in importance, the sum of 3001. was left to be dis-
tributed among the poor of the island by the Committee
of the Benevolent Society. _ _

There were twenty-five small silver medals, and se-
venty-five of bronze, left with Captain Alexander for
distribution, bearing on one side the head of the King
encircled by the words, " Louis Philippe, Roi des
Francais," and on the reverse, the title of the " Loi du
10 Juin, 1840, ordonnant la translation, &c." Tnese
medals were distributed on Monday, 19th October, to
the different public functicnarics and others employed
in the work of exhumation, and connected with the ce-
remony.

o
A PRIZE BATTLE FOR 100/.—A prize fight
took place on Tuesday, between J. Adams, of London, and
Cain, the champion of Leicester, for the above sum ; and
after a severe contest of upwards cf an hour, Cain was de-
clared the winner.
The children in the National Society's Central
School, Little George-street, Westminster, 640 in num-
ber, were treated yesterday with a good substantial dinner
of roast-beef and plum-pudding, to celebrate the chnsten-
ing of the Princess Royal.

SUN. LONDON, TBURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 10,41

INDIA.

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The following addilional extracts from the overland
Bonz6ay Courier will be found interesting :
" We received just before the departure of the mail on
the Ist of December, accounts of the surrenciGr of Dost
Nlahomed, with one or two fragmentary notices of the
very severe casualties of the battle of Purwan, fought to
the nor:h of Cabul on the 2d of November, where the
Dos:'s troops were totally defeated, and he himself
forced to fly from the field. We here ,resume %vith the
official deApateh of Sir Robert Sale, who commanded in
the action.

" On the morning of the 29th ult. an express arrived
from Lieutenant Maule, commanding the corps of Ko-
histanees,' requesting a party of regular infaniry, as all
his Kohistances were preparing to start for Dost Ma-
homed's camp. Lieutenant Laing was instantly de-
spatched with a company of the 27th Regiment to gar-
rison the small fort where Lieutenant Mau!e was, and
who is still there.* At noon of the 29th, the whole
force under Mijor-General Sir R. Sale marched to a
fort called Bliagh-alum.' Here intelligence was re-
ceived that the Dost had left Nijrow and come down
into the Kohistan Valley. Oa the 30th and 31st the
force halted, and a strong reconnoitering party, accom-
panied by Captain Sanders and Lieutenant Broadfoot,
of the Engineers, moved out to surrey the country.
On the Ist instant all marched to Meer Musjidee fort.
Here intelligence reached them of the Dust having
moved to Purwan Durrah, a small valley, through
which runs a clear rapid stream, and several small forts
scattered amongst the orchards. It was now deter-
mined to march on Purwan Durrah the following morn-
ing, and the troops were directed to move as follows :
" The advance guard consisted of four companies of
her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, under Major Ker-
shaw ; two six-pounder guns, under Lieutenant War-
burton ; the two flank companies of the 37th Regiment
Native Infantry, and one company of the 27th Regiment
Native Infantry, under Lieutenant Rind, of the 37th
Regiment ; the two squadrons of the 2d Light Cavalry,
and the Shah's 2d Horse ; the whole being under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Salter. The remainder
of the horse followed in rear.

" About daybreak the advance guard moved off, and
one of our correspondents says, Such a cauntry as we
traversed I shall not forget in a hurry ; the morning
was a heavenly one, and the whole country, adorned as
it is with yellow foliage, with a bright autumn sun shin-
ing on its face, appeared as it were a shining mass of
gold ; but our road was difficult in the extrame—iinmense
canals, ravines, deep water cuts, and every possible obstacle
that could present itself to our army. We reached the
Goorbund river between eight and nine A.M. ; here we
had considerable difficulty in crossing the guns. This
surmounted, we ascended the high land under the hills,
and finding a :ort occupied, and which had commenced
tiring on us, we formed into line and moved in this posi-
tion a short distance, where the river issuing through
the Purwan Pass, obliged us to re-form column. By
this time the villagers were flocking towards us, calling
loudly for mercy, and entreating us to move on quickly
and save their property frem the hands of Dost Maho-
meil's army, which was plundering them and preparing
to decamp. Our cavalry advanced, crossed the river,
and ascended the hank on the opposite side. Dr.
Lord and Lieutenant Broadfoot accompanied them.
After considerable difficulty we crossed the guns which
again stuck on the opposite bank, which was exceed-
ingly steep. On our cavalry reaching the top of the
opposite bank, Dost Nlahomed Khan, at the head
of an army of some 4,000 horse and foot, was seen
breaking cover from the town and forts, making the
best of their way to some heights on the right, which
lay at the base of a high mountain. The scene now
became most exciting. Dr. Lord proposed moving on
the cavalry, and taking up a position on the enemy's
flank ; his request was acceded to, and Captain An-
derson's horse was ordered round to the left to prevent
the enemy turning our flank. The guns were now got
"p and joined the front part of the advance. We then
moved on, and orders were sent to recal the cavalry ;
before, however, the order reached them, the enemy
had begun to descend on them. Captain Fraser, who
commanded the regiment, gave front, and ordered the
men to draw swords and advance to the charge. The
first troop wavered, and the men began to fall back
by eights and tens. The enemy were now close on
them, and the officers, so completely occupied with
the enemy, who were moving on them at a slow
and determined nace, never anticipating being left
to fight the Dost's army themselves, merely
called out, " Come on ! charge ! come on !"
Will it be believed that, led as they went in
this gallant, this noble manner, by such cflicers as
the 2d are blessed with, the men went threes about, and
cut like a flock of sheep from a force far inferior to them
in numbers. The 2d troop did stand better, but they
never advanced, and the left squadron, though not the
first to tun, never attempted, nor made the slightest ef-
fort to support their gallant commanders, whom they
saw sqrrounded and engaged hand to hand with the
enemy. The Affghan cavalry were now fairly in our
ranks, cutting and slashing in all directions. Dust Me-
homed led his men down the hill—was seen com-
ing to take off his lohgee from his head, and stand
calling out to his brave followers, In the name of God '
and the Prophet fight, drive those Feringee Kaffirs out
of the country, or lam gone man.' The cavalry were
now seen coming towards the column in full retreat,
as hard as the horses could lay legs to the ground,
loose horses flying in all direction., and the Dust's
cavalry pursuing them. Captain Fraser arrived on
his horse, covered with blood. He had received a
deep cut down h;s back, and his right hand was hang-
ing to a bit of skin ; he detailed the disaster in a firm
end collected manner, and was then taken to the rear.
I •
Captain I onsonby was brought in, he had received a
ball through his left arm, the top of his left thumb cut
uff, and a very severe sabre cut across the face—cut-
ting his right cheek bone, dividing his nose, and ex-
tending across the left cheek, his sword nearly cut in
two, and hacked considerably. The enemy had cut
his reins, which rendered his horse quite unmanageable,
and one blow, which was aimed at his loins, cut his
jacket and cantle of his saddle. His charger was shot
through the neck, and both ears were taken off. Nearly
all the killed and wounded, including three officers,
were left on the field. Till within a few minutes of
Captain Traser's arrival, we were congratulating
ourselves on the pluck of the enemy coming down,
and, seeing all the charging and flashing of sa-
bres, concluded that our cavalry had it, all their
own way ; but, alas, the enemy's high red banner, which
was seen flying in our ranks, soon opened our eyes to
expect another tale ; the advanced guard now formed
into line, and our guns were drawn up in position to re-
ceive the enemy, but they passed in front of us at too
great a distance even for our guns to touch. After some
delay the General ordered two companies of the 37th
and the cavalry to move round to the right and serrch
for the missing offieers,l, and directed two of Abbott's
guns, under Lieut. Dawes, and the three companies
under Lieut. Rind, to move to the left, and attack the
enemy, who were accumulating on a rocky hill on the
flank. Both detachments moved off. Lieut. Dawes opened
fire on the enemy with most admirable precision. The
high red standard of the enemy was now carried up and
planted on the top of the hill ; this the General thought
rather too much of a good thing, and sent orders to Lieut.
Rind to move up with his detachment, and take the hill
from the enemy. The companies moved off, covered by the
guns, The ascent was near to being impracticable,and they
were exposed to a heavy fire, but fortunately most of the
shot passed over their heads, and in a short time the com-
panies were up and in possession of one of the ugliest look-
ing places I ever saw in my life. A Grenadier of the
37th was saved by his breastplate. A Havildar and
three men were wounded. After driving off the enemy
and holding the hill for half an hour, the companies
were withdrawn. Lieutenant-Colonel Salter returned
with the bodies of his late Adjutant and Dr. Lord, the
former without its head ; both bodies were naked and
much cut. Lieutenant Broadfoot's was not found till
night, when it was brought in also without a head.

The troops were now withdrawn, catnp pitched,
and we retired to rest all fully accoutred, with the full
prospect of having a precious warm night's work.
Daybreak came without a shot being fired from
our side. The enemy had decamped, and were said to
have gone in the direction of Charikar.
" The bugle sounded to arms, and orders were given
to strike camp and march. We reached this by half-
past one P.M., well tired and fatigued.
" Dost Mahomed was only seen in the early part
of the morning ; he wore a large white turban and light-
coloured dress; and was always attended by a sky-blue
banner.

" The Affghans, though exceedingly fine men, were
badly mounted ; had our cavalry charged, without any
exertion on the men's part, they must have overthrown
them. The two wounded officers testify to having left
their mark on several sirdars, all the enemy who came
down were well dressed and appeared to carry with
them the air of chieftains. The loss sustained by the
enemy is not known, ours is pretty considerable.' "

From Ferozepore we learn that hostilities have already-
commenced on the part of the Sikhs, their Chief at Ali-
thunkote having fired upon a British officer passing in
a boat, detained several of our grain boats, and sent
Sikh troops to take possession, by orders, as he says,
from the Lahore Court, of some 15,000 maunds of
grain belonging to us at one of the ghauts on the river