The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-01 00:00:00

AFFGHANISTAN.

We have received letters from Caubul to the 16th
July. No news had reached there for some time from Herat,
which had caused much anxiety to the Vakeel of Yar
Mahommed, who again pressed the matter of a second
matrimonial alliance upon Dost Mahomed, which the
latter required time to consider. Shere Mahomed had
written to the Ameer from Sinde to beg either his assist-
ance, for which he offered to pay, or his mediation with
the British. He was told in reply that the expedition
to Bulkh would prevent the Ameer from affording assist-
ance, and that he had no means of communicating with
the British. Letters from Bameean having announced
the approach of the Lrsbeks towards that place, Dos:.
Mahomed set himself to the task of resisting the aggres-
sion, and ordered off the troops of Mr. Campbell ; but
a hitch still occurred in regard to arrears. The chief
command was, it appears, to be given to Mahomed
Ufzul Khan. An active and friendly correspondence is
going on between Heerah Singh and the Dost.—Delhi
Gazette, Aug. 7.
• Aukram Khan, who had been dispatched with forces
against the Tartars at Bulkb, was met by the enemy at
the Stone Fort, when a fierce and bloody contest ensued,
in which Übdassamad, general of the Tartars, by de-
ceiving his opponents into a hot pursuit, surprised their
rear in its disordered state, by an ambuscade, which, by
previous stratagem, had been prepared at a certain spot.
For the time there was great havoc among the confused
ranks of the Affghans; but the seasonable reinforcement
to the troops of the latter by the arrival of Akbar Khan
changed the direction of the victory, the Tartars, unable
to make head against the cavalry of the enemy, flying
pell-mell, and eagerly pursued to the distance of 18 miles
by the victorious Affghans. Notwithstanding this de-
feat, the courage of the Tartars is said to be in nowise
damped, and they yet entertain hopes of mastering their
conquerors. Nean Übdool Rahman, who had sought
refuge in the territory of Thaiza Singh from the dread
of the Dost, to-day arrived with his family and pro-
perty at Caubul, being sent hither by Thaiza Singh, in
obedience to a letter addressed him on the subject of the
arrest of the traitor by Dost Mahomed, the former per-
sonage offering a promise of similar services to the latter
whenever opportunities should occur. Sadut Khan has
raised a rebellion against Dost Mahomed, and contrived
to gain to his side 15,000 cavalry and 3,000 foot from
among the formidable mountain tribes ; but this insur-
rection seems to have produced no effect on the Dost.—
Bengal lahrharu, Aug. 31.
NEWS FROM CAUBUL, AUG. 2.—To-day came on an
engagement between Akbar Khan and Aubdool Sum-
mund. It was a hard-fought battle, in which, after s.
display of great valour and skill on either side, which
often turned the issue of the contest, the former came off
victorious, capturing, among his prisoners, the two Ge-
nerals of the enemy. The loss on the side of the people
of Caubul is estimated at 3,000, while on that of the
enemy it is said to amount to 5,000, besides the prisoners.
—Bengal Ilurkaru, Sept. 3.
We derive the following, which is of some interest,
from a news-writer in Affghanistan :
"CAUBUL, JULY 23.—The Tartars have formed an
alliance with the chiefs of Oosbegs Bulkh, Bameean, and
Wullee of Bokhara, who, with the troops they have
already levied, and are still levying, have sworn to aid
them against the Afghans as their common foe. Alarmed
at these adversities, Mahommed Akbar abandoned his
camp and escaped to Caubul, accomplishing his flight en
horseback—the space that intervenes being about four
hundred miles—in two days and nights. Dost Mahom-
med, intimidated himself at these mischances, and igno-
rant of the measures to be adopted on the occasion,
called together a select council, who, after a delibera-
tion, advised him to regain the Kuzzulbashes and Beloo-
chees to his party by restoring to them the lands he
had wrested from them, and further to conciliate their
good-will by paying them their wages three months in
advance. To these recommendations the Dost readily
assented, adding, of his own accord, the present of a
caparisoned horse to each of their commanders. The
object of the manceuvre was attained, and it is already
proclaimed that the Dost will soon set out against the
Tartars, at the head of a fresh troop of 30,000 soldiers,
leaving Akbar Khan and Aufzul Khan as his surrogates
at Caubul.

" JULY 25.—The Emir reviewed this morning the
40,000 men who had offered themselves for the expedi-
tion against the Tartars ; 10,000, however, of this
number wore rejected as inefficient, at which those dis-
carded took high offence, and thought of remonstrating
strongly with the Dost, but were appeased by Gubar
Kban.

" JULY 29.—Intelligence from Jellalabad reached
Caubal, reporting that Auzeer Khan, of Jubar Kail, and
Saaud Baboo Jaun, of Koomur, had leagued together
against Saadut Khan, and that they had raised troops to
the number of 10,000 against the latter. But Akbar
Khali, who will be left as deputy in the place of his
father, intends, it is said, on the) departure of Dost
Mahommed, to repair to Jellalabad and set at rest all
feuds between these parties. There is a famine at Jel-
lalabad, and wheat was selling at 5 seers the rupee ;
supplies had latterly been drawn from Caubul, but as wo
know all the available stores are required to be sent with
the troops to Bulkh, there is great want at Jellalabad."
—Bengal Hurkaru, Sept. 14.