The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-28 00:00:00

MEMORANDUM.

Camp Rozeh, near Ghuznee, Sapt. 9.
On the morning of the sth of September General Nott
moved his camp to take up a position before Ghuznee.
An advanced party was ordered to protect a reconnais-
ance of the works undertaken by the engineer depart-
ment. On the approach of this party to the hills north
of the city, it was opposed in force, but was immediately
supported by the General, and thus reinforced cleared
the hills of the enemy, and took possession of the village
of Bullal, within 400 yards of the city.
The General immediately directed this important point,
with the heights near the village, to be maintained, and
they were occupied by two regiments of Native Infantry
and two nine-pounder guns.
While these operations were going on the camp was
established at Rozeh, two miles and a half from the city.
• The_guards required for the protection and general duties
of the camp absorbed so many men, that but few were
available for the duties of a siege. .The General there-
fore determined not to invest the place in form, and di-
rected the engineer to concentrate the forces at his dis-
posal in one spot, where protection might be most conve-
niently afforded to the siege operations.
With advertence to these instructions, the engineer
proposed to establish a battery on the ridge of the hill
north of the town, in advance of the village of Bullal,
and distant about 350 yards from the nearest point of the
walls. From this battery it was expected that the four
18-pounder guns would lay open the thin flank-wall con-
necting the citadel on the west with the town wall in a
few hours. The defences of the citadel could be swept
from the same point by the Light Artillery, and the lines
of loopholed wall which would bear on the advance of the
storming party were all viewed in enfilade from the site
selected for the battery. The advance of the party to the
assault would have been greatly facilitated by the exist-
ence of a thick dam of earth across the ditch immediately
opposite the point marked out for the breach.
It was further proposed that the principal assault
should be supported by two other attacks ; one an
attempt to blow in the water-gate (both the others hav-
ing been strongly built up, and the causeways in front of
them cut through), another to 'escalade a weak point
near the Caubul gate, which would have been greatly
aided by the fire of the artillery from the hill.
This project met the Gener'al's approval, and at dusk
on the evening of the sth of September a working party,
composed of the Sappers and 160 men from the regi-
ments occupying the hill, commenced work on the bat-
tery. By 4 A.M. on the 6th of September cover for the
party had been secured across the ridge of the hill, and
so much progress made in the execution of the work as
,to lead to reasonable expectations that the four 18-
pounder guns and two 24-pounder howitzers would be
established in position, and ready to, open their fire
during the day.
Early on the evening of the sth a brisk matchlock fire
was kept up from the citadel on the hill, but this gra-
dually slackened, and at 10 P.M. had entirely ceased.
' The enemy's infantry had been observed at dusk crossing
the river near the water gate, with the intention, it was
supposed, of attacking the working party during the
night ; but towards the morning of the 6th there were
grounds for believing the fort was evacuated. At day-
this was ascertained to be the case by Lieut. North,
of the Engineers, who took possession, at that hour, of
the water-gate without opposition, leaving Ensign New-
ton and twenty sepoys of the 16th Native Infantry, in
charge of the gateway, and returning to the battery for
further assistance. The whole of the working party was
immediately moved into the town, of which and of the
citadel of Ghuznee they were in possession before sun-
rise. EDWARD SANDERS, Major, Engineers.

FROM MAJOR E. SANDERS, ENGINEERS, TO MAJOR-GENE-
RAL W. NOTT.
Camp Rozeh, near Ghuznee, Sept. 9.
Sir,—On the occupation of the fortress of Ghuznce by
the troops under your command, I received orders from
you to take measures for the destruction of the citadel,
to as great an extent as the means at command and the
time afforded by a halt of two days would permit.
2. I have now the honour to report, that the engineer
department attached to your force has been employed
during the 7th and Bth instant on the work of demoli-
tion, and to state the progress effected.
3. Fourteen mines have been sprung in the walls of
the citadel, all with good effect. The upper fort has
been completely destroyed ; the second line of works ex-
tensively breached in two places':4‘and the outer and
lower walls have their revetments blown down and greatly
injured in three places. 4
4. In several spots remote from the mines, the walls,
though they have fallen, are so seriously shaken by
not _ .
sures are adopted, on the departure of your force, for
their repair and security, they must crumb!e down during
the ensuing winter.
5. The gateways of the town and citadel and the roofs
of the principal buildings hare been fired and are still
burning. I have. &e..
E. SANDERS, Major, Engineers.

Return of the Killed, Wounded, and Missing of the
Field Force, under the command of Major-General
William Nott, in the engagement with the enemy be-
fore Ghuznee, on the sth of September, 1842.
2d Troop Bengal Irregular Horse Artillery-1 horse
killed ; 1 private, 1 syce, 5 horses wounded.
Ist Troop Bombay Horse Artillery-1 syce wounded.
3d Regiment Bombay Light Cavalry-1 horse killed ;
1 horse wounded.
Ist Regiment Bengal Irregitlar Cavalry-1 private, 1
horse killed ; 1 jemadar, 5 privates, 7 horses wounded.
H'er Majesty's 40th Regiment of Foet-1 private kil-
led ; 3 privates wounded.
Her. Majesty's 41st Regiment Of Foot-3 privates
wounded.
2d Regiment Bengal Native Infantry-4 privates
wounded.
16th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry-1 private
killed ; 1 ensign, 1 havildar, 4 naicks, 11 privates,
wounded.
27th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry, doing duty
with 16th Native Infantry-1 private wounded. , I
42d Regiment Bengal Native Infantry-2 privates
wounded.
43d Regiment Bengal Native Infantry-4 privates
wounded.
Total-3 privates, 3 horses killed ; 1 ensign, 1 jema-.
dar, 1 havildar, 4 naicks, 34 privates, 2 syces, 13 horses,
wounded.
Grand Total-46 officers and men, and 16 horses.
Officers Wounded.
Ensign Stannus, 16th Regiment Bengal Native In-
fantry.

W. NOTT, Major-General Commanding
Field Force.

Return of Ordnance Ammunition Captured in the For-
tress of Ghuznee, by the Force under the Command
of Major-General Nott, on the 6th of September, 1842.
Camp, Ghuznee, Sept. 6, 1842.
40 dungaree bag cartridges, 300 blue lights, 15 boxes
filled with musket ammunition, 25 boxes filled with
gun ammunition, 15 empty ammunition boxes, 20
empty treasure-boxes with straps, 25,000 musket-
ball cartridges (15,000 of these unserviceable), about
2,000 gun and jingal ball-cartridges, 6 field-piece car-
riages, 1 garrison carriage, 6 maunds of charcoal,
5 buff hides, 7 jingals or wall-pieces, 9 unservice-
able tin lanterns, 8 pigs of lead, 30 muskets without
locks, 3 mounted brass light field-pieces (three, six,
and eight-pounders), 1 mounted heavy sixty-eight
pounder, 3 mounted and 1 dismounted iron light
field pieces (two,
country ordnance powder (about 1501 b each), 1 piece of
six, and eight-pounders), 10 jars of
cotton rope, 1 bag of saltpetre, 60. six-pounder Eng-
ltiv
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jingal
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shot,:ot otusorgtsu,n3ospoOonngees oa and
sorts, 5 jezails.
F. S. SOTHEBY, Major, Commanding Artillery.

FROM MAJOR-GENERAL G. POLLOCK, C. 11., COMMANDING
IN AFFGUANISTAN, TO T. 11. MADDOCK, ESQ.
Camp, near Caubul, Sept. 17.
Sir,—l have the honour to forward, for the informa-
tion of the Right Hon. the Governor-General, copy of
my despatch, of date the 14th instant, to the address of
Major-General Lumley, Adjutant-General of the army.
I have, &c.,
GEORGE POLLOCK,
Major-General Commanding in Affghanistan.

FROM MAJOR-GENERAL G. POLLOCK, C. 8., TO MAJOR-
GENERAL J. R., LUMLEY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF THE

ARMY.

Camp, Bootkhak, Sept. 14.
Sir—l have the honour to report, for the information
of his Excelleney the Commander in Chief, that I
marched from Seh Baba on the 11th instant, and arrived
at Tezcen the same day, where I was joined by Major-
General M'Caskill, with the 2d division. On the 12th
I halted, in consequence of the cattle of the 2d division
having suffered, from the effects of fatigue, caused by
their forced march ; this halt the enemy imagined to be
the result of heSitation, and in the afternoon attacked the
pickets on the left flank, and became so daring that I
considered it necessary to
.send Lieutenant-Colonel
Taylor, with 250 men of her Majesty's 9th Foot, to
drive them back ; some sharp fighting took place, and
the enemy were driven up .the neighbouring hills,
from the crests of which they kept up a heavy fire.
Lieut.-Colonel Taylor, however, with a small party
crept up ono end of the hill unperceived by the enemy,
who were hotly engaged in their front, and lay concealed
until joined by a few more of his men, when, rushing up
on the flank of the astounded Affghans, he inflicted a
severe lesson, pouring in a destructive fire upon thew as
they fled down the hill. A ,chieftain was found among
the slain, who it is supposed was the brother of Khoo-
dabux Khan. The enemy remained inoffensive on our
left flank, in consequence of this very
well planned and
gallant affair of .Lieut.-Colonel Taylor's, andwithdrew
to the right, where they commenced a furious attack