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London, England, 1842-11-28 00:00:00

DANIEL ADDISON

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day, and the I.ublic generally, that he has entt red the above
Hotel, where, by unremitting attention to the comfort and
wishes of his guests, moderate charges, and the very best of
providings, he hopes to prove himself worthy of a continuance of
that patronage and encouragement which havebeen so liberty
bestowed upon his predecessor.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY.
(Concluded from our Edition of Saturday.)
INDIA BOARD, Nov. 23. _ _

Dispatches, of which the following are copies, have
been this day received at the East India House, from the
Governor-General of India :
Simla, October 5, 1842.
Hon. Sirs,—The dispatches from Major-Generals Pol-
lock and Nott, which accompany this letter, will inform
you that, on the 30th of August, Major-General Nott
defeated Shumshooden Khan, about thirty-eight miles
from Ghuznee; and on the sth again, on the-heights on the
north-east of G huznee; against which fthree batteries were
prepared, on the night of the sth, but the enemy evacu-
ated the town and citadel during. that night, and they
were taken possession of by Major-General Nott's troops
at day-light on the 6th.
The work of demolition was carried on during the
7th and Bth ; and, on the 9th, Major-General Nott's
army left Ghuznee, leaving the gates and principal build,
inns on fire, and having totally destroyed the citadel,
and made breaches in the walls, which, without imme-
diate repair, must fall during the winter.
On the Bth of September, Major-General Pollock de-
feated the Ghilzees and Jezailchees of Mahomed Akbar;
ar.d, on the 13th, the Major-General entirely defeated Ma-
homed Akbar, at the head of 16,000 men, at Tezeen.
On the 16th, Caubul and the Bala Hissar were occu-
pied by the British troops.
On the 17th, the army of Major-General Nott arrived
within five miles of Caubul.
Such of the prisoners, :taken by the Affghans on the
retreat from Caubul, as were near Caubul, came into the
British camp on the 15th ; 700 Kuzzilbashes, with Sir
Richmond Shakespear, left Caubul for the Bameean-road,
on which the remaining prisoners had been carried ; and
it was expected on the 17th that, on the following day,
they might be deliVered up to Sir Richmond Shakespear.
The feelings with which I have regarded these suc-
cessful operations will be seen on a perusal of the gene-
ral orders prefixed to the dispatches published on the
21st and 30th ultimo.
It appears by a letter (private) from Major OutrAm,
of the 20th ultimo, that, on the preceding day, Colonel
Reid, with the first column of Major-General England's
army, arrived safely at Daditr. . The second column will
have left Quettah on the 21st, and the last was to move
about the Ist of this montb.—l have, &c.
ELLENBOROUGII.
The Secret Committee of the'East India Company.

Head Quarters, Simla, 21st Sept. 1842.

The Governor-General has this day received the re-
ports of three victories obtained, on the 30th of August,
over 12,000 Affp„,hans, 38 miles south-west of Ghuznee ;
on the Bth of September, by Major-General Pollock,
over the troops of Mahomcd Akbar Khan and Ghilzie
Chiefs at Jugdulluck ; and on the 16th of June, by the
expedition on the coast of China, within the mouth of
the river Yang-tse-Kiang at the city of Woesung.
In this last operation, and those immediately preced-
ing it, Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, and Lieutenant-
General Sir Hugh Gough took 364 guns from the Chi-
nes

4e.
On the 3d of Sept. Major-General Nott had advanced
to Nance, a short march off Ghuznee.
On the 9th of September Major-General Pollock had
advanced to Kutta Sung, and had experienced no op-
position.
Formed as the troops under Major-General Note have
mostly been by four years of constant service, and habi-
tuated as they have been to victory under their able
commander, the Governor-General had anticipated their
success against any force which could be brought against
them. It is to the Governor-General a subject of sincere
satisfaction, that the events of the campaign should have
opened a more extensive field to that brave army on
which it may make manifest to the world the high quali-
ties he has long known it to possess.
Major-General Pollock has, through the prudence of
his arrangements, and the correctness of the movements
directed by him, had the gratification of affording to his
troops the opportunity of proving their superiority to the
Affghans on the very scene of the late disaster on the
retreat from Caubul ; and Major-General Sir R. Sale,

at the head of the garrison of Jellalabad, worthily sup.
ported by the reinforcements from India, has had the
glory of leading the army on its triumphant return to the
capital of Affganistan.
The Governor-General regards, with the highest ad-
miration, the noble ardour which has, in these several
Operations, been manifested, equally by the officers and
soldiers of both nations, and of all arms. Ile secs, in
the succ.s,s aireAay obtained, the certain promise of
other more 'decisive victories, calculated to impress upon
all ilie ;o. c ,; . r TIM ent ti conviction
of the futility of resistance to the force under ms Lome-
tion, and tending, under the continued favour of Provi-
dence, to effect the first object of his desire, the resto-
ration of peace to Asia.
By order of the Right Hon. the Governor-General of
India. (Signed) • T. IL MADI)OCK,
Secretary to the Government of India,
with the Governor-General.

FROM MAJOR-GENERAL POLLOCK C. 8., COMMANDING IN
AFFGHANISTAN, TO T. 11. MADDOCK, ESQ.
Camp Kutta Sung, Sept. 9, 1842.
Sir,—l have the honour to forward, for the informa-
tion of the Right Hon. the Governor-General, the copy
of a letter which I have this day addressed to the Ad-
jutant-General of the Army, detailing the operations
against the enemy near Jugdulluck, yesterday.
I have, &c.
(Signed) GEORGE POLLOCK, Major-General,
Commanding in Affghanistan.
P.S.—I have this moment received two letters from
Major-General Nott to your address, which I have read,
thinking they might contain information which would
regulate my movements.

FROM MAJOR. GENERAL G. POLLOCK, C.D., COMMANDING
THE TROOPS IN AFFGHINISTAN, TO MAJOR-GENERAL
LUMLEY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF THE ARMY.
Camp Kutta Sung, 9th Sept., 1842.
Sir,—l have the honour to report, for the information
of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, that I left
Soorkab on the morning of the Bth inst,, in progress to
Jugdulluck, with the following troops :-
Ist Division, under the command of Major-General Sir
R. Sale, G.C.8.-2 guns 3d Troop Ist Brigade H. A.;
6 ditto No. 6 Light Field Battery ; 3 ditto Mountain
Train; her Majesty's 3d Light Dragoons; 1 squadron
Ist Light Cavalry; 3 Resullahs 3d Irregular Cavalry;
her Majesty's 9th Foot; her Majesty's 13th Light In-
fantry ; 26th Regiment Native Infantry ; 35th Regi-
ment Light Infantry ; sth Company of Sappers ;
Broadfoot's Sappers ; Mackeson's Bildars.
On approaching the hills which command the road
through the pass, I perceived their summits were occu-
pied by a considerable number of men, and a nearer
view enabled me to ascertain the nature of their posi-
tion, which was one of singular strength and difficult of
approach. The enemy were assembled in bodies appa-
rently under different chieftains, each having a distin-
guishing standard.
The hills they occupied formed an amphitheatre in-
clining towards the left of the road on which the troops
were halted while the guns opened, and the enemy were
thus enabled on this point to fire into the column, a deep
ravine preventing any contact with them. The practice
of the guns was excellent, yet ' the enemy appeared so
determined on making a stand that the bursting of the
shells among them on the right hill, which was of a
conical shape and difficult ascent, had not the effect of
making them relinquish it, or of slackening their fire,
which now became heavy from all parts of their position,
causing several casualties.
It is with the deepest feeling of regret I have to de-
plore the loss of Capt. Nugent, Officiating Sub-assistant
Commissary-General, who was shot here and died almost
immediately. I had lately received the most important
and valuable assistance from him ; the service has lost a
promising officer, and the department to which he be-
longed a most efficient member.
As the guns appeared to have little effect in forcing the
enemy to quit the heights, I resolved upon attacking
them ; for this purpo,.e Captain Broadfoot was detached
to the extreme left of the enemy's position, and his sap-
pers commenced ascending a steep hill, on the top of
which the enemy were entrenched in a sungah, her
Majesty's 9th foot, under Lieut.-Colonel Taylor, were
directed to cross a deep ravine and assault the hills on
the opposite side, where the enemy held a ruined fort,
and were with their chiefs and cavalry in considerable
numbers. Her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, led by
Captain Wilkinson, commanding the regiment, attacked
the hill which may be considered the key of the
position. The 9th, accompanied by two companies
of the 35th Native Infantry, under Liutenants Boileau
and Trench ; the 13th by 130 men of the 26th, led by
Captain Gahan (Major Ilaish, who, although present in
the field, was prevented by his wound received at Mamoo
Khali, from assuming the command) rushed up the
heights simultaneously, and the animated and enthusias-
tic cheer they gave, seemed to strike a panic into the
enemy, for they dared not wait the collision, but fled
down the hills, and were enabled to escape chastisement
by the nature of the ground, which was so well calculated
to favour their retreat. At this moment, Major Lock-
wood, with her Majesty's 3d Light Dragoons, galloped
up. and very nearly succeeded in overtaking the enemy's
cavalry, but I am very sorry to say they also effected
their safety by flight.
Captain Broadtoot had completely succeeded in the
attack he made, and the enemy were dispersed in every
direction, a large body of the retiring to the summit of
a high mountain. On this apparently inaccessible
height they posted their standards, and showed every
demonstration of maintaining it. As the achievements
of the day would have been incomplete were they suffered
to remain, I decided upon dislodging them.
The troops named in the margin* advanced under cover
of Captain Abbott's guns, and those of Captain Back-
house's mountain train. Seldom have soldiers had a'