The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESD► AY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1842.

ing it, Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, and Lieutenant-
General Sir Hugh Go ugh took 364 guns from the Chi-
nese.
On the 3d of Sept. Major-General Nett had advanced
to Nance, a short mart 'h -off Ghusnee.

On the 9th of Septet'. 'ber Major-General Pollock bad
advanced to Kutta Sunk.).*, and had experienced no op-
position.
Formed as the troops under Major-General Nott have
mostly been by folk y ears of constant service, and habi-
tuated as they have I +een 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 Goverinor-General a subject of sincere
satisfaction, that the event of the campaign should have
opened a more extensive field to that brave army on
which it may make manifes t to the world the high quali-
ties he has long known it U. possess.

Major-General Pollock 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. He secs, in
the successes already obtained, the certain promise of
other more decisive victories, calculated to impress upon
all the enemies of the British Government, a conviction
of the futility of resistance to the farce under his direc-
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 Iron. the Governor-General of
India. (Signed) T. H. MADI)OCIC,
Secretary to the Government of India,
with the Governor-General.
(Coms.)—No. 23G OF 1842.

FROM MAJOR-GENERAL POLLOCK C. 8., COMMANDING IN

AFFGHANISTIN, TO T. H. MADDOCK, ESQ., SEC. TO GOY.

POL. DEPOT.

Dated camp Kutta Sung, Sept. 9, 1842.
Sir,—l have the honour to forward, for the informa-
tion of the Right lion. 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 Jugduiluck, yesterday.
I have, Ex.
(Signed) GEORGE POLLOCK, Major-Genera],
Commanding in Affghanistan.
P.S.—I hare 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.
I hare also the honour to forward a copy of a letter
from Major-General Nott to my address.
Copy of a letter from Major-General Pollock, C. 8., com-
manding troops in Affghanistan, to Major-General
Lumley, Major-General of the Army,
Dated 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
assembled in bodies appa-
yebwieefretains, each having a distin-
guishing
d 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, bad 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 sungab, 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, commandin—
g 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 Haish, who, although present in
the field, was prevented by his wound received at Mamoo
Khail, 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 lam very Sorry to any they also effected
their safety by flight.
Captain Broadfoot hid completely succeeded in the
attack he made, and the enemy were tl. rapersed in every
direction, a large body of them 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
more arduous task to perform, and never was an under-
taking of the kind surpassed in execution : these lofty
heights were assaulted in two columns, led by Captains
Wilkinson and Broadfoot ; the discomfited Ghilzies, not
relisking an encounter, betook themselves to flight,
carrying away their standards, and leaving our troops
in quiet possession of their last and least assailable
stronghold.
It gratifies me to be enubled to state, that we have
thus signally defeated, with, one division of the troops,
the most powerful tribes and the most inveterate of our
enemies, the original instigators and principal actors in
those disturbanees which entailed such disasters on our
troops last winter. The following are the chiefs who
were present in the action :
trzeez Khan, Gool Mahomed Khan, and Suadat Meen
Khan—Jubber Kheil Ghilzies.
Khodah Busksh Khan, Azul Khan, and Khojeh Ma-
homed Shah Khan—Chiefs of Tezeen, Babukkur Kheil
Ghilzies.
Sirdar Khyroolah Khan, Barukzie, Shah Ghazee Khan,
Gool Ghilzie, Hajie Ali Taji
-cif, Ibrahim Khan, and
Mullick Suddoo—sent by Mahommed Akbar Khan from
Caubul, to co-operate with the Ghilzies.
Ibrahim Khan and Mullick Suddoo—Lugman chiefs.
The petty chiefs of Hissaruck were also engaged, and
indeed the whole strength of the Ghilzie force may be
considered to have been brought against us, numbering
on this occasion from four to five thousand men.
Let me now express how much I owe to the brave
officers and soldiers who have thus gallantly asserted
their superiority in arms ; were I to name all who merit
eulogy, I should feel obliged to enumerate every officer
who was present.
I feel considerable diffidence in mentioning the name
of Major-General Sir B. Sale, Grp
".13., whose heroic con-
duct in the field stands so little in need of my commen-
dation. On this occasion I was an eye-witness to the
personal intrepidity of this highly distinguished officer,
as he led up the heights in advance of his own regiment
under a very hot fire.
To the officers in command of regiments, and detach-
ments, and to the heads of departments, also to the offi-
cers of my personal and the general staff, I feel especially
indebted for the zealous and efficient manner in which
they performed their respective duties ; and I trust his
Excellency the Commander-in-Chief will bring to the
notice of his Lordship the Governor-General; that every
individual engaged has exerted himself to the utmost to
serve his country.

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*ller Majesty's 13th ;-,i414. Infantry, 9pn company
26th Native Infantry, 00 cPw. 13,9" 28th„Natj„re Infantry,
one ditto 35th Light Infantry nftli eorntany swora,
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