The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-01 00:00:00

Irregulars, the detachment of the Rifles, and a wing
of the 31st N.I. The baggage. The main column
in the following order :—The detachment of the 31st
Foot, two howitzers and a gun, the, 23d N 1., Coke's
Infantry, two Ressallahs of Daly's Cavalry. The
rear guard, in the following order :—Wing of the
31st NJ., a gun, and two Ressalahs of Daly's Ca-
valry. Strong flanking parties were to be thrown
out, as the nature of the ground permitted. The
country to the south of Peshawur is entirely under
cultivation, with a moderately wide road, bounded
by ditches across it; and the way from the rendez-
vous to that side of the town lay through narrow
lanes intersected by several small canals; conse-
quently there was a good deal of time occupied in
getting the baggage off, and the main body did not
move until about eight o'clock, and the rear guard at
about half-past eight. The troops were to have gone
14 miles on the first day (some accounts said 18),
close to the foot of the hills where the road leads
through a pass, the spot where the massacre of the 2d
instant took place. It was reported that the Affree-
dies had thrown a barricade across the pass, and that
they intended to dispute the passage—if they did
make a stand, there was something done probably on
the 10th inst. After forcing the pass, a portion of
the troops were to remain in occupation of it, while
the remainder advanced on Kohut. An officer of the
98th (Lieutenant Gtgrantham) had his tent rifled on
the night of the 7th inst. by thieves; the gang
amounted to ten or a dozen, some of whom overawed
such of the servants as were awake, and prevented
their giving the alarm, while the others stripped the
tent. Lieutenant Graham was asleep at the com-
mencement, but waking just before the thieves left,
he started up, and immediately received a severe
wound on his left arm. The robbers appear to have
got into the head quarters camp (although surrounded
on three sides by a wall. and all about by a chain of
sentries), on the night of the Bth, cut the heel-ropes
of a horse, and were about to do the same with the

head•ropes, when the Y animal r began V plunging
and the alarm was given, which forced the thieves to
make off without their anticipated booty."
The same journal of the 23d ult., gives the annexed
account 'of the operations of the force, and their re-
turn from Peshawur after having accomplished the
object for which they had gone out :
"We have letters from Peshawur, dated the 14th
instant, from which we gather that there was skir-
mishing both on the 10th and 11th, on the way from
Muttunee to Kohat, and on the 13th, whilst the force
was returning through the passes. The 31st Native
Infantry, and Coke's Infantry have suffefed severly—
the latter are said to have behaved splendidly. En-
sign W. 11. Sitwell was killed (cut to pieces)—and
Lieutenant Hilliard, 23d, severely wounded. Only
three or four European soldiers were wounded; they
are said to have gone to their work very steadily, and
did not fire till they were sure of their mark. The
shrapnall from Fordyce's guns astonished the insur••
gents more than anything else. The expedition
seems to have been completely successful; no regular
stand was made by the enemy, but a galling and un-
certain fire was kept up in the passes. Six villages
have been destroyed, and of course a number of the
enemy, the amount of whose loss it is impossible to
ascertain correctly. A force has been left to occupy
the pass near Muttunee—one correspondent says a
party of Pollock's levy, another, that a detachment
of the Rifles and Coke's Punjaub Infantry are in
charge".—Delhi Gazette, Feb. '23._