The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-08 00:00:00

force consistesl principally of gun-boats, from thirty to
seventy tons each, pulled With oars, but having neither
masts nor guns. Some of these vessels were sent back
again soon after their arrival.

On the 25th October the Hon. Company's steamer
Ganges, left Moulmein for Rangoon. The object, it is
understood, was to complain of the coniuct of the au-
thorities at Martaban, in permitting robberies to be
committed so frequently in the river by persona residing
under their jurisdiction. The commander was not at
first allowed to land, but eventually did so, and remained
on shore for a short time. A new fortified town was
being built near the present city, and appearances on the
whole were warlike. The result of the mission has not
yet been made public.
The Hon. Company's steamer Proserpine has also paid
a visit to Tavoy and Mergui with the Commissioner on
board; but nothing of importance seems to have attended
this movement. The vessel steamed up the Tavoy river,
and her appearance excited much astonishment among
the natives.

At Martaban the stockading has been carried on vigor-
ously, and the houses outside the works have been pulled
down and re-erected in the interior. It is said they were
all removed in a single night, of course greatly to the
surprise of the people at Moulmein on the opposite bank.
No troops have as yet apparently been received into the
fortifications, but reports of the intended despatch, the
approach, and even the arrival, of large bodies of men,
have been rife enough at different times. The Prince of
Pakhau (the King's second son), and Shoay Ya, son of
the Governor of Bileng, or Martaban, have both been
spoken of as leaders of these imaginary forces. The
Governor himself is reported to have been summoned to
Rangoon by the King, either for praise or censure of his
official conduct, but which is not known. If he really
has gone, his journey is, no doubt, in some way con-
nected with the business on which the steamer Ganges
proceeded thither.

- On the departure of the India,by which vessel we have
our latest adrices, neither the Calliope, Robarts, nor The-
tis, had arrived at Moulmein. The transports from Ma-
dras, of course, could not have made their appearance.
The Orissa and Eagle schooners left Calcutta for Moul-
main, on the 9th of November; and the Diana steamer,
which has lately been employed in rescuing the passen-
gers and crew of the Sultana from their perilous situa-
tion in Borneo, will also join the Burman armament.
Everything is in readiness at Bombay for the despatch
of other steamers, if necessary. This, however, is not
likely to be the case; as, judging from what has occurred
at Madras, the Supreme Government consider that in the
present position of affairs no further augmentation will be
requisite. The 2d regiment Native Infantry had been
ordered to proceed to Moulmein, and two ships, the City
of London and Greenland, had been engaged for convey-
ance of detachments of it; but after the embarkation on
board the former vessel, and when everything was pre-
pared for that of the troops which were to proceed by
the latter, an express arrived from Bengal, stating that
regiment would not be required at all. The men who
hal gone on board were therefore landed again.
The Forbes steamer, which was sent to Calcutta to in-
tercept the iron steamers, Medusa and Ariadne, bound
from Bombay to China, . has been unsuccessful in her
endeavour, both of these boats having left Singapore pre-
vious to her arrival there.

The Arracan force has arrived at its destination at
iihyouk Phyoo.

AFP.O4ANISTAN.
FORCING THE PW OF KHOORD CABOOL.—A most
disastrous affair has occurred near Cabool, where, in
forcing a mountain pass, defended by bands of rebel
Ghilzies, our troops have sustained severe loss. The
object of the expedition was to clear the road between
Cabool and Jellelabad, but a series of obstinate and
bloody conflicts, in which three officers were killed and
nine wounded, and 233 of the European and Sepoy
troops killed and wounded, ensued from the attempt to
accomplish it.
It appears that a sum of 40,000 rupees had been de-
ducted from the allowance paid to the tribes
.of Shah
Soojah's Government for keeping open the communica-
tion, and that this proceeding had been resented by the
seizure of a valuable kafila, and the stoppage of the
dawks., The 35th N. I. and two guns were inconse-
quence sent out, under the command of Gen. Sir R. Sale,
with orders to, march d )wn to Jellelabad.
"The regiment," says a correspondent of the Delhi
Gazette, writing from the camp, "made one short
march to Boodkhak, and there were stopped, the strong
pass before them being occupied in force by the Ghil-
zies. Next night they were furiously attacked in their
position, and lost thirty men killed and wounded. On
the 11th of October the 13th Light Infantry went out
from Cabul, and on the 12th, the two regiments with
their guns forced the pass. The 35th, with the nine-
pounders, took up a strong position at Khoord Cabul,
while the 13th went back to Boodkhak. The enemy
retained the pass until night, when they retired upon
Tezeen. The 35th native infantry remaining so long
motionless at Koord Cabul, the enemy were embol-
dened again to attack them. At 92 p.m. of the 17th,
the Ghilzies came on in force, and owing to the
treachery of the Dooranee Horse, were enabled to do
much mischief, Lieutenant Jenkins, 35th, was mortally
wounded, and twelve Sepoys were killed and sixteen or
eighteen wounded. The enemy were repulsed, after a
long continued attack, and returned to their position
at Tezeen.
" On the 17th October, the troops which had been sent
to Zoormut returned, and on the 19th tke remaining four
guns of the battery, with five mortars and the whole
mountain train, went out to the force. On the 22d, the
whole advanced upon Tezeen. The march of fifteen miles
was made without any fighting ; but on entering the
valley, General Sale saw the heights around occupied by
riflemen, while a fort and orchard poured forth a host of
armed men, who formed on a steep hill immediately
above the fort which they evacuated. The advanced
guard moved on to the attack. The infantry, covered
by the guns, carried these heights in good style, and
some companies of the 13th advanced against the hills
on the left of the valley, driving the enemy before them.
These last skirmishers were however recalled at sunset,
and the force took up a position for the night ; our
picquets occupying the heights in our rear as well as
those immediately over the fort. During the night the
advanced picquets were called in, and the enemy at the
same time withdrew further up the valley towards the
principal fort of Tezeen."
The writer then states that forage for the cattle was
fortunately found in the fort evacuated by the enemy.
He strongly censures the neglect of the authorities in
making no arrangement for the provision of this neces •
sary article, observing, that if the Ghilzies had burnt
their supply previous to quitting the fort, none could
have been obtained elsewhere. His letter proceeds
thus :
" On the 23:1 negotiations commenced, which ended in
the chiefs sending us hostages and supplying us with
forage for our half-starved cattle, and on the 26th Octo-
ber we proceeded on onr march towards Jellelabad.
"On the first stage of ten miles (to Seh Baba) the
rear-guard was attacked by skirmishers on the heights,
and a strong body approached it in the valley, but
the cavalry and guns obliged the latter party to keep
at a great distance. The appearance of these people
was plausibly accounted for by saying that they
were parties returning to their villages on the disso-
lution of the Teezeen confederacy. Oil each subsequent
day, however, the attacks on the rear-guard, became
more serious, and on crossing the hills to Jugdulluck we
saw formidable bodies of men watching the Peri-durra
Pass, the usual route for an army having guns. These
parties crossed over to the Kothul road, and the engage-
ment with the rear-guard was serious, one soldier of' the
13th being killed, and one officer and several men wound-
ed. The enemy were now seen going forward in great
numbers to occupy the pass beyond Jugdulluck, and it
was evident that they meditated an engagement with the
whole column. At half-past seven, A.M. of the 29th of
October, the troops advanced and entered the pass, the
skirmishers securing both flanks very successfully for two
miles ; but within half a mile of the summit there was a
check on either side; on the left, a mountain threw down
three steep and rugged spurs into the pass, while the hill
above the spurs was as steep as a wall, and well stock-
aded. Our men secured the saurs, but could ascend no
higher; on the right, the party moving along the heights
arrived at a chasm, beyond which was a strong breast-
work lined with riflemen.

" The guns firing at the stockades on the left had
their trails sunk in the ground to affurd the needful ele-
vation, and could do little mischief to the—enerny. After
a short check, the whole column advanced and cleared
the remainder of the pass, leaving the heights in pos-
session of the enemy, The rear guard was most furi-
ously pressed by the enemy, and lost a great many
men; some baggage also, of no great value, fell into their
hands, and the day's work cost us 116 killed and wounded,
including four officers. We arrived at Sourkaub, near
Gundamuck, at sunset, and were not again molested by
the enemy."
By the last accounts the force had left Gundamuck
(about three-fourths of the distance from Cabool to Jel-
lelabad), and commenced its march towards flindostan.
Lieutenant Jenkins, of the 35th Bengal N. 1., Captain
Wyndham, of the same regiment, and Ensign King, of
her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, are the officers who
have fallen.

The list of wounded comprises the names of General
Sale; Captain Younghusband, of the 35th 8.N.1.; Lieu-
tenants Jennings, Halcombe, Rattray, and Milne, of the
13th 8.N.1.; and Ensigns Oar, Combes, and Ocks, of the
35th B.N. .

Although the pass has been forced, the enemy, no
doubt, are again in occupation of it, so that but little ad-
vantage has been gained to compensate for so heavy a
loss. As might be expected, the conduct of the political
authorities, in withdrawing from the Ghilzie chiefs their
customary allowance, as well as in taking the subsequent
measures, has been generally complained of. The tone
in which the different correspondents speak of the cir-
cumstances is bitter in the extreme.
Six regiments have been ordered from Ferozepore to
reinforce General Sale's force.

AiiRAM KITAN.—TiIiS chief, who, it will be remem-
bered, joined Anchter Khan in the battle which took
place on the 17th August at Secunderabad, has been cap-
tured by Captain Conolli, and has since been ordered
for execution.

whose de-
part T
ire fur is expected
efijmacenurder;oGinentrnTyal
lust, is
shortly to return to Candaliar. Thirty-one of the chiefs
are said to have surrendered unconditionally ; and
Auchter Khan has also, it appears, submitted.
Zoonatur.—Colonel Oliver's force has returned from
the Zoormut Valley. The affair there has been arranged
without a recourse to hostilities, but we
have not heard
particulars.

THE PUNJAUH.
The festival of the " Dussnrah," which was looked for-
ward
to as the occasion on which disturbances would
off with great quietness. The troops,
take place, if any occurred itt all, appears to have passed
whose turbulent
disposition might have led to some outbreak, were dis-
persed to different stations during its celebration. This
was done by the Maharajah on the advice of Gen. Court.
It is said that the whole army is now in the field, under