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but in consequence of the demand for troops, several detach-
ments were sent away at different times, till at length Captain
Ferris had but 250 men remaining. Early in October, Capt.
Ponsonby, Assistant Adjutant-General, Lieutenant Harrington,
sth Light Cavalry, with 24 troopers, and Dr. Stiven, su-
perintending surgeon, took refuge in the cantonment, together
with a Parsee merchant, who had with him a large investment
of goods. There were thus--with Captain Ferris, Lieut.
Lukin, and Dr. Ritchie (attached to the corps)—six European
officers present; and there were also two ladies, the wife of
Captain Ferris and her sister. Hostilities were commenced by
the enemy en the 13th of November, and Captain Ferris imme-
diately made every exertion to put an old fort, situated near
the cantonments, in a state of defence, which was ultimately
effected, and all the valuable property removed thither. The
number of the insurgents had greatly increased by the 15th,
and they continued the conflict with redoubled ardour. The
defence was kept up with great gallantry and spirit till the am-
munition of the garrison was almost wholly exhausted. Nego-
tiations were then attempted, but in vats; the enemy knew
the situation of our troops, and refused to listen to any
proposition. The sufferings of the ladies during this
miserable period were poignant in the extreme. To add
to the difficulties which passed around, the discovery was
made that treachery existed in the regiment, one
of the native officers having been detected in a correspondence
with the enemy. A council of war was held, and it was re-
solved to sally forth and cut through the besiegers. About six
or seven in the evening, the garrison evacuated the fort; they
moved on quietly till past the lines, when the Affghans took the
alarm, fired their muskets, and charged sword in hand. The
conflict was severe, but it did not last long. The dauntless
courage of the little party had its effect on the Affghans, and
they went off to plunder the fort—a safer and more profitable
employment than oppo=ing the desperate and determined efforts
of British valour. No further obstruction of consequence oc-
curred; and on the 17th they arrived at Girdee, where Tora
Baz Khan, a friendly chief, met them, and conducted them to
Lalpoorah. This place not being considered safe, he deputed
his nephew, Hyder Khan, to take them on to Peshawar, which
town they reached in safety on the 21st of November. Three
thousand rupees was the sum paid to Tora Baz Khan fur his
assistance. The total loss of the force was 24 killed and 26
wounded, exclusive of the casualties among servants and camp
followers.
The massacre of the brave Captain Woodburn and his fol-
lowers, was, indeed, a melancholy affair. It was on the 2d of
November (that fatal day for Cabool) that this Gallant Officer
took his departure from the city of Ghuznie, with a party of
invalid sepoys. Ere he had proceeded far, the enemy attacked
his force, and plundered their baggage. On arriving at Syda-
bad, he took possession of a fort there ; but in the night a fire
was opened upon it, which at length became so galling, that
he sallied forth. His followers were divided into two parties,
one under his own command, and the other under that of a
subadar. Both the leaders were soon shot dead, and the greater
part of the little band were cut up in the conflict which en-
sued. A few managed to reach Shushgao, where they were
fired 'on by the treacherous Juzalchees (men ;in British pay),
and their numbers reduced to six, who ultimately escaped to
tell the tale. The party originally consisted of 150 men.
One or two British officers appear to have had narrow es-
capes from the rebels at the very commencement of the insur •
rection. The day before the attack on Cabool, two officers of
her Majesty's 44th left that city, with an escort of five hundred
horse. They were detained a fortnight at a place called Te-
zuro, and eventually got off by a forced march of twenty-two
hours, losing, however, five followers on their way. Lieut.
Crawford, too, of the Bombay service, while in charge of a
party of prisoners, fell in with the enemy near Neree, and had
some difficulty in effecting his escape. Several of his men
were killed, and he lost both prisoners and baggage.
As regards the measures taken for the relief of Cabool, and
generally for the suppression of the revolt, it may suffice to
say that almost all the troops stationed nearest to the scene of
action have received orders to be in immediate readiness for
service, that a brigade underiLieutenant-Colonel Wild, consist-
ing of the 30th, 53d, 60th, and 64th Regiments of Native
Infantry is pushing on towards Cabool, through the Punjaub.
that her Majesty's 9th Foot and 26th Regiment of Native In-
fantry have received orders to march through Seikh country,
by which route it is believed a large force will be thrown into
Affghanistan, and that a requisition has been made to Sheve
Sing for ammunition and stores, and for troops, which havebeen
sent—the farmer from Peshawar, and the latter from Lahore.
The Seikh troops are to co-operate with Colonel Wild's bri-
gade, and, it is said, are already on their way to Cabool for
that purpose. General Avitable, the Seikh leader, despatched
six guns, and a good supply of ammunition, to Jellellabad, for
the relief of Sir R. Sale, as soon as he became aware that he
required aid. These sterling proofs of the faith and good-will
of the Lahore Government towards us are highly gratifying,
and afford a complete refutation of the reports ofintended hos-
tilities which have of late so frequently got into circulation and
gained credence.
I subjoin a list of the officers who are reported to have
lost their lives in Affghanistan during the insurrection ; of
the number of European and native troops killed it is as yet
impossible to form any idea :
Sir A. Burnes, Lieut. Burnes, Capt. Swayne, Capt. Ro-
binson, Capt. Behan, her Majesty's 44th Regiment.
Capt. Gordon, 37th Native Infantry.
Lieut. Broadfoot, Lieut. Salisbury, Shah's service.
Captain Codringten, Lieut. Rattray, assistant to the poli
tical agent in Turkistan.

Captain Trevor, 3d Light Cavalry.
Lieut. Wheeler, Lieut. Maule, Shah's service, killed is
Kohistan,
Capt. Woodburn, killed near Ghuznie.

SCIND
An affray between the Scinde horse and some of the Boojtie
tribe has taken place at Rojhaw ; one of the former was killed
and another wounded, and the rest escaped by flight. This is
the only act of hostility which has occurred, for in such a
country as Beloochistan, where the natives look upon the cold-
blooded assassination of an enemy, real or supposed, as an act
deserving of praise, rather than censure—murders like that I
have noticed above will be always common, and must be re-
garded rather as the crimes of individuals than as evidence
of the existence of a rebellious spirit among the community
at large.

' THE PUNJAUB.
Every thing is quiet hero, and Shere Sing appears to be in
secure possession of his crown. The Seikhs, as before stated,
are lending us their aid in the suppression of the Cabool insur-
rection, thus at one coup putting to flight all the dreams of
quarrel and warfare which have of late visited our Indian
politicians.

PERSIA.
We have intelligence from the Persian Gulf, by the Hon.
Company's sloop of war Coote, which arrived here on the 25th
ult., bringing advices from Karrack to the 4th. A commercial
treaty has been entered into between his Majesty and Sir J.
M'Neil, and there remaining no other points for adjustment,
Karrack is to be immediately given up to us. There was a
grand display of oriental magnificence on the entry of the Bri-
tish Ambassador into Teheran, where he arrived on the Bth of
October, and his reception at Court was in every respect satis-
factory.

- SOUTHERN MAHRATTA COUNTRY.
Another rising of Arabs has taken place in the Nizam's
territories, and it has been necessary to send out a very strong
force to put down the insurrection. Their leader was a
man calling himself Appah Sahib, Rajah of Nagpore, a
gross impostor, of course, but who found it easy enough
to persuade hundreds that he was the veritable Rajah, who,
instead of having died at Jondpore, as had been reported, was
alive and present before them. Having gained between one
and two thousand adherents to his cause, he extorted a sum
of money from the inhabitants of Cherolee, under a threat of
destroying their village, and then surrounded and succeeded in
capturing the fort of Chaudab. He was not, however, fated to
achieve any further successes. A brigade from Hingolee, an-
other from Ellichpore, and a force from Nagpore, under Col.
Dowker, marched against him, and the soi disant Rajah fled
without risking a battle. He penetrated into the jungles of
Alahore, and thither Capt. Johnstone, of the Ist Nizam's In-
fantry, followed him, and after pursuing him into the Mahadeo
hills, seized him and his standard-bearer. He is now safe in
our hands, together with a good number of his followers, but
the country is as yet far from pacified. Brigadier Twemlow,
the commander of the Ellichpore brigade, has just taken the
fort of Jamoodie by storm. Eighty-five of the rebels were
killed, and a considerable number wounded ; and of the Ni-
zam's force, five were killed and twenty wounded in this en-
counter.