The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-07 00:00:00

AFFGHANISTAN.

Our last letter, with news to the 47th November, made no
further mention of the plague, from which we may safely infer
that its ravages have been stayed, at least in Caubul, though it is
still prevalent to some extent in the valley of Peshawur. The
Ameer Dost Mahorred Khan, although still at Caubul, at the time
our last letters came away, was making preparations connected
with a declared intention of spending the winter at Jellalabad. Ile
was somewhat alarmed by the sudden appearance at his capital of a
consider able armeal party, who turned out to be refugees from
?dooltam, whence they have gone voluntarily to Caubul, in con.
sequence of the ill-treatment they had received at the hands of the
new Governor, Dewan Moolraj. They soon conci;iated the Amt er,
by assuring him of their pacific intention, and were received into
his service, and even assigned apartments in the Palace of Bala
Hisser.

The only item of intelligence we have from Bokhara is, that the
gentleman supposed to be an officer of the Bombay army, which
supposition has, however, been greatly weakened of late, had re-
fused to accompany Dr. Wolff, when he quitted Toorkistan, de-
daring himself a Ilajee, and determined to remain with the faith.
tut. The snows, nhich are said to have been unutually heavy this
year in the hilly country about Caubul, and in the north and west,
have put a stop to the petty warfare which was going on between
Khoolloom and the Ameer, and to the trade across the Hindoo
}Cosh. The party which came from Moottam is reported to have
suffered severely from the cold when crossing the mountains.
The :.,irdars of Candahar have, we are told, been quittelling
among themselves, and it was said that their disputes ran so high
at one time that they actually decided on dividing their territory
into shares, so as to prevent the intervention of the one in the
afrOrs of the other, but the chiefs rimonstrated, and on represent-
ing the e, it consequences of such a step, the plan was abandoned.
We have nothing to report from the western caitital of Atflia.
nistan, whore the inftmous scoundrel Yar Mallow,' Khan con.
ttates arsiurid
Ilium to hold own by intrigues with all the him

Our letters from Lahore are to the 13th inst., and descriptive
of the great anxiety experienced by the Siekh soldiery regarding the
movements and intentions of the British authorities. The Raja
of Chumpa was instructed by an urgent purwannah on the 11th
inst., to send 4 000 men to guard the different ghauts on the Sut.
lej within his territory, and on no account to intermit the duties
intrusted to him; and four battalions were also ordered off on the
same illy to the Hurrcke Ghaut. The distribution of the promised
golden necklaces were progressing rapidly, as the soldiery had
shown unequivocal symptoms of being determined not to be trifled
with on this point. The affairs on the northern line of the plains
arc anything but satisfactory. Sirdar Runjo3r Singh had an en-
gagement with the troops of Meean Juwahir Singh, brother of the
late minister, but it is not ascertained with what immediate suc-
cess, though a rumour prevailed that he was victorious.
Prince Peshora Singh was actually on his way to Seealkot,
and while in progress made bold to seize eighteen hems of
one of the studs of Heerst Singh, a measure which met with
no discouragement at the hands of the Ranee, when reported
to her. The desertion from the battalions first tent on
service towards Jesrowta have been so numerous, that mere
skeletons of them are loft, but others more recently dispatched have
been less inclined to go to their homes, as they have a prospect of
plunder, and have earnestly set to work to besiege Jesrowta. The
garrison are making a stout defence. The troops which were sent
to Kashmere are said to have at length reached Moauffurabad, but
they had no saoner heard of the death of the Minister and of
Pundit Jena, than they commenced disturbances, beating a num.
ber of their officers, and turning them out of camp. General
Goolab Singh, Provindeea, was, however, doing his best to restore
order. The same results occurred, it is averred, on the news be.
coming known In the camps at Peshawur and in Bannoo Tank.
The utmost license continues amongst the troops; thousands of
them flock daily in the town, and even into the pa ace, where they
behave in the most unruly manner, evincing no respect for the
royal presence itself. The letters of the Siekh vakeels on this side
the Sutlej seem to have caused the alarm about the reported in.
vasion. They wrote to say that the Commander.in.Chief had
given the most positive orders for all the troops at Umballah and
the neighbouring stations to be prepared for immediate service.
The order for the move of the 38th Light Infantry is probably the
origin of this information.