The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-18 00:00:00

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In the abore month this fortress, one of the strongest
in Western Asia, and whose capture was undoubtedly
one of the most brilliant that British troops could achieve
was in possession of Mahomed nyder Khan, son of
the Atneer of Caubul, and the garrison which he com-
manded amounted to the number of between 3,000 or
4,000, about, 1,500 of which were well-mounted cavalry.
Lord Keane's plan of attack was brilliant, and its execu-
tion daring. The attack at the gates was vehemently
severe, and the resistance of the Affghans great. in
two hours it fell ; the whole of the British troops em-
ployed on the service amounted to about 4,400. - Of the
enemy upwards of 800 were slain, and near 1,500 made
prisoners. Numerous horses, camels, and mules were•
captured, but no valuable booty obtained. The great
gun of Ghuznee, which was captured, was an unwieldy
piece of ordnance, to which the Affghans attached much
importance, but which was very disproportionate to the
injury it was capable of inflicting. Its great weight, and
the badness of the roads to the Indus have prevented its
being sent to England.

Sept. 21, 1839. The fort of Joudpore, in llajpootana,
surrenders to the British.

Oct. 6. Surrender of the fort of Kurnaul, in the
Deccan, without a shot being fired. A few days after
General Wiltshire attacked the camp of the Rajah, at
about three miles distance ; the attack ended in tho
total -rout of the enemy, but the Rajah escaped. Very
large military stores were found in Kurnaul, and trea-
sure amounting to 1,000,000/. sterling. In the camp
was captured an immense quantity of jewels and 150,000/.
in specie. The British lost several , officers, among
whom were Colonel Wright and Lieutenant Yates, of
the 34th Regiment, and Lieutenant White, of the
Queen's 39th Foot.
The Shah of Persia consents to acknowledge Shah
Soojah as King of Affghanistan.

CAPTURE OP RHEZAT.
Nov. 13. Capture of Khelat by General Willshire.
Mehrab Khan, the chief, slain in the conflict, and all his
principal Sirdars killed or taken with hundreds of other
prisoners. Th., attack was accomplished by a weak
brigade of infantry, and six light guns, at mid-day, by
storming the place in the teeth of 2,000 Beloochees, the.
elite of the nation. The British loss was severe-140
killed and wounded—about one-fifth of the number ac-
tually engaged. Khelat is a town and fortress of the
same relation to Persia which Dover or Plymouth
is to England. Thy attack on the citadel of
Khelat was disputed, every inch of ground, at its base,
and when an entry was with some difficulty made by
columns under the command of Lieutenant-General
Willshire, Lieutenants Creed and Pennycuick, and
Brigadier Baumgardt, Mehrab Khan was found sur-
rounded by many of his chiefs, and at the head of the
bravest of his followers. In the terrific struggle which
took place, Mehrat Khan fell, sword in hand, defending
his fortress and home, and the British flag soon floated
over the noble citadel of Khelat. The garrison was
estimated to have consisted of about 2,000 fighting men;
of these 400 were killed, and above 200 taken prisoners ;
the British loss not exceeding 32 killed and 107 wounded,
the force employed having been about 1,000. The booty
secured is believed to have been considerable.

1840, Jan. 18. Sir Willoughby Cotton orders a mi-
litary force to attack the fortress offPeshoot, about forty
miles N.N.E. of Candahar, in which the chief Koonoor
had entrenched himself. Koonoor, after the attack, eva-
cuated the fortress, and fled to the hills, and the detach-
ment took possession. The loss of the-British was sixty-
five killed and wounded.

Recapture of Rhelat, and defeat of Major Clibborne,
by the Alurrees and Beloochees in the defile of Poolajee,
when four officers and 250 sepoys of the British detach-
ment are killed. The British authorities at Bombay
order a force of 10,000 men to march upon Khelat, and
revenge the insult offered to British arms.
Sept. 18. Defeat of Post Mahom ed on the northern
frontier by a small force, under Brigadier Dennie. The
men dead on the field,
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Brown evacuates the fort
and Dost Mahorned fled,
seriously wounded.
of Kahan, by treaty with the Diurrees.

Nor. 2. Lost Mahomed suffers a second and total de-
feat at Perwan, in Kohistan, and having fled from the
contest, rode a distance of nearly 100 miles from the
field of battle, and surrendered himself to Sir W.
Macnaghten.
Nov. 4. The fortress of Khelst surrenders without the
least resistance to General Nott, Nusseer Khan and bis
troops being then at Dadur. The following day, how-
ever, Nusseer Khan was defeated in a severe engagement.
Shere Singh, having succeeded in driving out the
widow of Kurruck Singh, takes possession of Lahore.
Application is made by Nao Nihil to- the British to re-
store her to-the throne -The 'hill tribes at Scinde enter
into treaties with the English, and Nusseer Khan deli-
vers himself up to Colonel Stacy, of the Bengal army.
Nusseer Khan, the young chieftain of Khelat, comes
to terms with the British agents, and surrenders himself
to their protection.
The young widow of Nao Nihil brings forth a child
still-born, so that the Sikh districts were likely to con-
tinue - -
comparatively tranquil under the government of
Shere Singh.

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