The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-08 00:00:00

THE TALISMAN. Cadell.

The present volume completes the twentieth
of the Waverley reprints, now issuin‘, in small
octavo; and the accompanying part, that Of the
fifth, republiShing in size royal. So established
in public favour, and the acceptance of every
imaginative mind, as- are the Tales of the Cru-
saders, it is necessary only to make allusion to
their rich Oriental pictures, hazardous incidents,
arid historic scenes, clothed in the splendour of
Scott's fancy, and crowded with the personages
of European and Asiatic chivalry—Saladin,
Richard, Berengaria; Plantagenets, Templars,
and Barons—to re-invite perusal of them, in the
cheap and popular form i❑ which they now ap-
pear before the public. Some minor pieces of
Sir. Walter's, also, accompany the volume and
the part.

AN INTERVIEW WITH THE POPE.

The room in which we were received was a small
apartment near the library, and nothing could be less
magnificent than this little reception room, though in
the middle of the richest palace in the world. His
Holiness wore a white dress, which, I believe, is that
of the monastic order to which he belonged, and also
the small white cap with which all portraits
(Raphael and Lawrence inclusive) have made us
familiar. His countenance is amiable, and expressive
of much gentleness, and his stature rather below the
common size. We found him standing in front of a
small table, which was placed before a canopy, under
which, I imagine, he would have sat, had not his
politeness to the ladies he expected prevented it. . . .
The party, therefore, naturally formed themselves
into a semi-circle round him ; and his first words
On seeing how 'extensive that circle was, were,
"La stanzae troppo piccola." . . . . He looked
at us all with much good humour and kindness ;
but as he did not walk round the circle, and as
the persons forming the circle were not instructed to
pass before him, he rather harangued than conversed,
with us. But considering the awkwardness of this
arrangement, he managed it exceedingly well. He
inquired our names from the Hanoverian Minister, in
the order in which we stood, and very politely ex-
pressed regret that he could not address us in our own
language. The appearance of the circle was singular
enough from the ladies being all dressed in black, and
wearing black veils (which is de rigueur), while
the gentlemen were as gaily habited as possible ;
all being in full dress, chiefly military, and one
in the full Highland costume. This last espe-
cially attracted the attention of his Holiness—so
much so, that the graceful young Chieftain was.
compelled, in some sort, to make a step forward,
that his Holiness might have an opportunity of
seeing more distinctly the jewelled powder-horn.
which appeared particularly to have arrested his at-
tention, but which he mistook for a mull, which he
said he had formerly seen a Scotchman carry, offer-
ing the contents to all his friends

very natural mistake, snuff being very properly a
more familiar idea to his Holiness than gun-
powder. He then asked the Minister if there was
not a literary lady in the company ; which being
answered in the affirmative, and the individual indi-
cated, his Holiness inquired what species of com-
positions had been produced, and then remarked
that there were many books written in English,
but that he had not read them He then,
apropos of the great advantage of a general ac-
quaintance with 'modern languages, spoke to us of
the extraordinary acquirements in that line of
the Cardinal Mezzofante, and related an anecdote
respecting him, in which this remarkable faculty
had enabled his Holiness to detect a renegado
Christian, who attempted to pass himself as a
Turk, desirous of professing the Catholic faith—
the " Roman Catholic faith," added his Holiness
significantly, correcting himself He told this
little story with a good deal of spirit, and altogether
got through the audience, which for many reasons
must have been an embarrassing one, with a great
deal of good-humoured ease. We remained thus
standing before him for about twenty minutes, or half
aa 1.1 our, and then he bowed us off.—Mrs. Tr ollope's
T tsit, o Italy. .i

The lessee of Drury-lane has determined to keep
that theatre open only four nights during the present
week, in consequence of the preparation of and for
bringing out Purcell's King Arthur, the talents of
Stanfield have been secured to illustrate that dramatic
opera.
COURT or REVlEW.—Various reports are in circu-
lation in Westminster-hall respecting the vacant
Judgeship of the Court of Review, one of which is
that the office will not be filled up, but that the busi-
ness of that Court will be transferred to the recently
appointed Vice-Chancellors, Messrs. Knight Bruce,
and Wigram. The most prevalent opinion, however,
is, that the office will be continued, and that Mr. Ho-
race Twiss, who formerly had a considerable practice
in the Court of Review, will be appointed successor to
the late Sir John Cross.

We rejoice at having it in our power to-eongratu-
late our readers and the country on the successful
issue of the city municipal elections. Glasgow is now
happily free from Tory rule, and likely for a long time
to continue so, unless the Reformers weaken their
own ranks by injudicious or selfish division.—Glas-
gow Saturday Post.
WOOD PAVING.—On Saturday the first section of
a new system of wood paving was laid down at the
entrance to Lombard-street. It is called by the in-
ventor the " Stereoprism " system, and is about the
sixth now upon trial in the metropolis.
In the Aberdeen Journal of Wednesday last, the
following paragraph appears :—" At Nether hornet
of Skene, may be seen a potatoe, of the round species,
40i oz. in weight, and 22 inches in circumference.
Match that if you can !" But at Mains of Kin-
mundy, New Machar, may be seen a potato, of the
round species, 43 oz. in weight Match that if
can !—Aberdeen Herald.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—We have again to recoeti the
almost total demolition, by fire, of the extensive mills
at O'Brien's Bridge, belonging to James Dennison
and Co. The fire originated in the upper lofts by
some friction of the machinery, which ignited the
chaff or dust, and in less than twenty minutes the en-
tire mills were on fire, together with the three kilns
in the rear. The mills were completely burned down
previous to the arrival of the engines. We are happy
to say that Messrs. Dennison are insured for 4,4001.
with the North British Company; a sum which, it is
expected, will cover his loss. The store and dwelling-
house, which are saved, were insured with the West
of England Insurance Company.—Limerick Repnter.

OVER LAND MAIL

AFFGHANISTAN,
INDIA, AND CHINA.
Letters and papers have been received by the
Overland Mail from Bombay, the Ist of October,
and convey a great variety of important and in-
teres
The operations of the British army in Afgha-
nistan are very satisfactory. The decision gagae
Government to send the troops towards C,
' and take possession of that place,bas given gene-
ral satisfaction, and inspired our brave army in
that quarter with fresh courage. Candahar was
filially abandoned by us on the 10th Of August'
General -Nom with a force of about 7,ooobatteea
ml
including two Queen's regiments anda ring
train, is now on his way to Glaiznee and but,
at which latter place he was expected to
baravee
arrived about the 15th of Septetiaber. Wre h
heard indirectly of the first 150 miles of hismarch
being accomplished. General England, whin
o
quitted Caudahar simultaneously for a
saletY
to
the opposite direction, reached Quetta"' in
on the 261,11, having marched his deadline"
of 4,000 men 140 miles without obstruetin
The Quettali force is looked for its seinde early
.e
in October, in the course of which inantli,i lit:,
entire withdrawal of our troops from heyoar.- 1,
Genera) I°o
Passes will have been completed.
lock has for the last three weeks 'of /tile been
movingG his troops gradually upwar44,,tewnjeg
undarnuck, at the mouth of the 1.-'assi.o II" to
on his way towards Caubul, preparatnrYie
making a rapid dash on the capital, on lle3ol4th
an
nead rdtiospuesr,
of General Notes advance. On the 2.3 d antl,
,De
of August a detachment of about %OD 01_iti,
enemy, having taking up a position inconvenennoef,
villagest_ and strongholds being, clestroyeaion!
risoned. slevde,reaf.atetrtacfikveed
hboyurs, General
fighting.% and
heir vineyards and their fruit trees Clit, o_.ar-
He has left the posts in his rear stronglY,.(7l. a
He was expected to i,„ readY
latest
march on the sth or 6th September, nnr
news extends to the 3d. 1 A 'nterior
The progress of General Nott int° "-tilos far
hi beasts of
of Alibi • , lanistan
burden, &c., been
y,assessiag
fortunate. His caporilersarisa dueschrttiteed 35
,for the
accomplishment of the arduous undertakng. this
act, that ,
would be useless to ii• •
disguise the f gel'
.march from Candahar to Caubul is one ° j
won,
importance; for when succesSful it will ueab'out
str:tte to the world that all the claurur_wess
Affghan patriotism and their wonderful pro
was of no value. the 4t
Intelligence from General Pollock t° d ben
every facilityit
of September states that his troops lead
ernineruly successful in their gradual rtle"dici of
to Gundamock, and in routing smile n.ratteli
the enemy.
jhatl:l4-1: The arrival in the camp °._.tt who
,efrtl.,:cetesdonhaisndeslcileiphe• offroSnllaththSeoeplynciorl,
Akbar Khan, was considered, i° the
lode,
cunastances, as an event of great itlin.tcea
He came from Caubul attended ,bY `fi".st Al..
lowed to enter the camp,
persons, although only one WO at ore
but °rjels„iader'
li his reaching General Pollock's
°subsequently issued to . admit the rea-soute
tent a
eptian
of welcome was instantly fired. Ills, ffenebe fa'
proved the intentions of the Genera`,..c- 0111
vourable to his rights as Sovereign ei lock to
The orders for a rapid move from Gun,cialli ad, it
Caubul on the 6th or 7th of SePtetnntn:eire en'
tertained of that march being
was said, been issued, but some dcubts,l,,,,.rior t°
effeeteurnri 500
the certainty of the approach of GePe
from Ghuzuee.
Among the rumours was ono
Khan had been seized by the Itiluzzilbtlbsitants °I
constitute a large portion of the Whit 0 troll
Caubul, and who, in order to save tile,ce notish
destruction, were in the interest of tii ' d the
alliance, and for that reason also protecte 5' i 5
• • ail new
British •
prisoners. One item of Pun' : sly ire
that the gallant Sir Robert Sal ! was sel'untion. of
I disposed, in consequence of an inflamina.o. re'
the kidneys. T 1 —mere were many the
the prib. 0 it
ports scattered abroad respecting
which subsequently proved - erroneous. 011$
Would not surprise me," said one write r:
p 05 el
that who
much greater number than is generallYstePo war
of the officers and soldiers said to have 1.3e...,„ear
sacred in January last should make thercaitrurbui,"
ance on the arrival of the British troop' at the I,it
A report was circulated in Bomb*, °,lllopeae"
of October, to the effect that Gl_aznee 0' the 0'
its gates without any great resistance 0° I,l,,pier
pearance of Note's army. Sir Charles her for
left Bombay in the beginning of SePtelltif the
Scinde, in order to take the connilankiese
troops from General England. ger I, fro°
!28th Regiment had suffered severe'
cholera during its passage to gurraeee'd ,f
corps under the orders of General Eingl be
el)
after the districts around Quetta lins 0311
placed under the jurisdiction of they 00.-1,000
of Khelat, to come through the /3°la° tip its
the 26th of September in order to taked thi4
station near the Indus. The presence cc of 4
corps had become' necessary in consequen alsee
,„aa rt, of
quarrel and a conflict which had ,I On" d
between the Amcers of Hyderabad an", 5-cli the
their neighbours, the consequence of wilielst the
i calculated to be, that both parties, or at I;rifio
weaker one, was likely to appeals to the el tbie
authorities for protection. The Yrann, f the'r
al 0- ,3-
Ameers is proverbial, and the rernov be ilia
government would be a blessing tog'l t . there'
tants of the banks of the Indus. ~., w„3:11 6,0;
fore considered probable that the British 35'.1°'
vernment will, for its own sake, as we jib' in'
the advancement of civilization, be sPeet. 00
ducedo
to control the oppressive acts ° ,
mischievous despots. that
St
It seems to be expected in fin gor(
British army, on the junction of the two - 6000.
Caubul
, will, subsequently to the libersdecidea
the prisoners, be called upon to talteignorti'
steps for introducing a proper system ° into. tile
ment and the administration of just'eheis retifilf
Sikh Country. General Pollock, 00 '-- nootem"
towards India, may ;therefore lita,e,.,fierget;,-
object to attain worthy' of the Inns,,The ii4'.
steps, viz., the taking possession 'Ol
who are
Country. The mass of that po ulation, w the
fully aware of the blessings P An aced by r 0
pro,---C egge
British administration, are described an rs. 9011
obtain the management of civilized Allem 'ether
as the British people have given t° t
parts of Hindustan. 100 °I
Lord Ellenborough arrived on the , which
September at Simla, the proximal °I .„dica'
place to Lahore, as well as mall °di .er,:"0.01
lions, led many to consider the occuPatl°oooers`
Purijaub as probable. The Govern°.l:, the iill:
and the Cotnmander-in-Chief, being I" flog
e uld
mediate vicinity of the Sikh capita., --° , dout difficulty learn how the British force i3O ow
their passage through the Punjaub, ntrodne'
duct themselves, so as to support flightl,..
tion there of a good and just govern ~Hera
In the interior of India tranquillity gu
prevails. , ,
..oughoot
The rains were most plentiful tri loch'
India in the month of Septemer. , woe
'lied of a The
talked-of apprehensions entertain,, d.
vanishe
geto
in the districts near Delhi have
army of reserve has been ordered Was. , igre•
c NoVellibe" 1 i 0
on the Sutiej in the month 0,..
demon
0
paratory, as it is said, to some . dent a.
. , per
against the Sikhs. - losses " -
There have been some serious .in Dro
Mai .sty's 50th and 6f2d,
A boat was ° ' r,ntb
cP _ding up the Ganges. f "the T '
near Cawnpore, and eighteen men :n in boat'
ad goog. at
were.di owned. A wing of the 6- _ o)rrn
Regiments virllv7;lo'ped
near Bhagulpore, was overtaken by 3
~r raoor
front tilt,' nts
night, which forced the boats tPritt
i :„ 0011
Scobel and Gason, were lost. froin -1-.•"' 1 e
ings, and thirty-eight men,icludiog Lieu
The bark Ricardo, on its YoYage 1, it' 't i
.:, d-bank : ate
to Calcutta, struck on and-t-`i ,„ ilan
Roughly, and heeled over, in 01":1 •
drowned' „O'er,
went down. Ten persons were f „epee 1. the
The Delhi Gazette of the ‘2151 0 ,
_ili„.o it
the latest paper received aftlie. 'el.n.' srates til'i
mail from the north-west
Akbar Khan had resolved to abankoosb.
and to take the prisoners to Iliad°
of Indle.:00 cobtt ,

ofete
001

The aiiure ol the house of Fergusson Brothers
and Cu., at Calcutta, was much talk;.ol of. Tin'
amount of their liabilities in India was stated to
be little more than 10,0001.
The cholera was making great ravages among
the soldiers lately arrived in Bombay from
Europe.

Kcokhi Khail—which village also was evacuated on
our approach. They now retreated, and began to
muster in force on the rugged range of heights in our
front, the most salient of which was within long mus-
ket shot of The village. The steeps were too rugged
for the assent of our guns. The enemy defended them-
selves with great bravery, some of their attacks being
bold enough to compel our troops to retire at one
place, while at another they maintained an advanced
position amongst the hills till ordered to withdraw.
The fighting lasted five hours. Near the hill the
enemy's camp was overtaken and captured, and tents,
cattle, and ammunition, with a considerable quantity
of provisions, fell into our hands. The Caubul chiefs
were said to have fled with fifty or sixty followers.
The total of the enemy's force is understood to have
amounted to about 2,000. They had about 50
killed. Our casualties consist of seven killed and
49 wounded ; amongst the latter being Major
Huish (26th Native Infantry), and Captain Edmonds
(her Majesty's 9th Foot) severely; Captain Tait
(commanding 3d Irregular Cavalry) and Ensign Ro-
bertson (37th Native Infantry), slightly. While our
troops were advancing, parties were detached to set
fire to the houses and villages; and the force after-
wards remained on the ground, employed in cutting
down the vineyards and mulberry trees. Our troops
everywhere behaved with the utmost spirit and gal-
lantry, and the whole of .the arrangements appear to
have been eminently skilful and judicious. About
forty of the enemy, it is said, were blown up by the
accidental explosion of an ammunition box. The sur-
rounding tribes speedily sent in their submission, and
the camp began to be well supplied with provisions.
On the Ist of September, to the astonishment of every
one, Prince Futteh Jung—who since the death of the
Shah Soojah, has maintained a precarious, or occa-
sionally a phantom sort of supremacy. at Caubul—
made his appearance in camp. He had just before
this been reported dead—killed in a scuffle, it was at
one time said; at another a victim of his own hands,
or of the poison or dagger of the author of all our
evils—Akbar Khan ! He accompanies General Pol-
lock on his onward march, his presence being calcu-
lated, as is supposed, to produce a diversion in our
favour. General Sale, who had been suffering from
inflammation of the.kidneys, was ordered to close up
between the 2d and 4th ; while Brigadier Monteath
was directed to follow the day after, so as to be
ready to start for Caubul on the sth or 6tl;. Each sepoy
regiment was allowed 190 camels-800 being the
usual number on similar occasions. The officers aban-
doned their own tents and betook themselves to those
of the native common soldiers. Baggage was re-
stricted to the lightest possible amount, and the
general belief seemed to be, that however little might
be taken with them, all would be left behind; no
more carriage than was adequate for necessary food
and ammunition being looked for on their return.
The camp followers were to have eight days' supplies
sent out to them on starting, which they must carry
for themselves, as the Commissariat could not under-
take to convey provisions for them on the way !
Meanwhile rumour ran, that formidable preparations
were in progress in the Passes ; a detachment of 2,000
despatched from Caubul being, it was said, likely to
be reinforced by 3,000 Ghilzies. There were be-
lieved to be 3,000 or 4,000 of the Caubul men in the
Hazaruk valley, a little off the line of route, who
would probably be first disposed of; if so, occasioning
a detour of ten miles. This party were said to be
strongly posted. They were -reserving themselves
till we got inysived amongst the passes, when they
meant to attack us—General Pollock, however,
having wisely resolved, it is believed, to take the
initiative and dispose of them first. The chief re-
sistance is said to be preparing for us at Boodkhak
and Jugdulluck, where the gorge is at its narrowest.
Peshawur letters of the 6th mention that preparations
were being made by the enemy at Teera for the at-
tack of Ali Musjid. Here the usual sickness which
prevails at this unhealthy and ill-fated spot bad over-
taken our troops.
The following extract will give an idea of the force
posted along the line of our retreat. At Peshawur
and Jumrood we have no British troops. Those parts
which are under charge of General Avitabile, are kept
by about 7,000 Sikh troops. Ten miles within the
passes the fort of Ali Musjid, 25 miles from Peshawur,
and 78 from Jellalabad, is garrisoned by details of
infantry from Dhakka, together with a party of Je-
zailchees, a strong Sikh force being in the neighbour-
hood. The 30th and 64th Native Infantry, with a
ressalah of Anderson's horse and some guns, occupy
Dhakka 38 miles further on, at the upper end of the
pass, 40 miles below Jellallibad ; and at this latter
place the 6th and 53d Native Infantry, with invalids
and spare men of all other corps, including 300 Euro-
peans and two squadrons of the 10th Light Cavalry,
remain behind. They have besides, a company of Eu-
ropean artillery, with a bullock-battery, and four
horse-artillery guns—there not being men enough to
serve these in the field. At Futtiahbad and Gunde-
muck, garrisons fifteen and eleven miles in advance
of this respectively, detachments will be left, but we
are not in possession of details. They will, we be-
lieve, chiefly consist of Sikhs now quartered across
the river from Jellalabad.

CANDARA R.
In last month's summary particulars were given of the
preparations for the intended abandonment, of Canda-
12ar ; we are now in possession of subsequent details.
The destruction of the spare commissariat and arsenal
stores then in progress appears to have proceeded with
unabated activity till the eve of our march. The blow-
mg up of the powder magazine, when 40,000 rounds
of ball cartridge were exploded, caused a shock felt
.for a vast distance around, and which impressed the
inhabitants with the belief that we were in the act of
11,estroying the city. General Nott marched out on
Ithe Bth of August in the direction of Ghuznee. His
force consisted of Leslie's and Anderson's Horse Ar-
tillery, Blood's nine-pounder Battery, details of Bengal
and Madras Sappers and Miners, "the Bombay 3d
Cavalry, Haldane's and Christie's Horse, her Majesty's
40th and 416 t Foot, with the 2d, 16th, 38th, 42d,
444 43d Native Infantry, the 3d, or Craigie's Irregu-
lar Infantry, and the battering train—in all amountink -
to about 7,000 men, with twenty-one guns of
Y.,ar!6pi calibre. The force was as lightly equipped as
P43'611111; and the number of camp followers would
probably not greatly exceed that of the fighting men,
making say 16,000 in all. They took with them the
Whole carriage which could be spared, amounting to
'OOO Camels, besides a large supply of bullocks and
asses ; the train of cattle covered an extent of 12 miles
it:,o the march. They carried with them forty days'
-,,u,PPlies. Native accounts state that they had reached
ziookoor, 152 miles in advance, in safety. It was ex-
'
Iteted they would reach Ghuznee (230 miles) about
e Ist of September, and, assuming that four or five
4
aYa were here consumed, they would be at Caubul
IV mike further on) about the 15th, supposing that
vey encountered no annoyance or interruption any-
' "ere• From this division of our troops, whose for-
c;fles presently engage our chief anxiety, we have
tj'A no direct intelligence for some weeks—since the
nle, indeed, they left Candahar. General England
,
faYing quitted the city on the 7th and Bth, marched
thc:ll heYond the walls in the direction of Quettah on
rse
wound 1117ainK of the 10th, with a force of about 4,000
eluding all the Women, and the sick and
st ofthe army. At this time the thermometer
rose t ins
degrees in the day, and sunk to 60 before
Timor Shah, the best behaved of the
sons,_ of t
tl he late Shah Soojah. accompanied the force ;
watie SufturJung, his dissolUte brother, was left to dil-
utesitupjemas y with his Baruckzye rival Mahomed
st°rll,i „ran. nle people expressed the utmost con •
inceer', en at the anticipation of the disturbances
y to follow our departure. The first six marches
were accomplished without interruption or annoyances,
the enemy 411,1 t on reaching the Kojuck hills it was reported that
had begun to appear in numbers, and
-Were likely to obstruct the pass. Though a night
March of twenty-four• miles had just been completed,
titl light column was pushed forward to occupy the
eights—a necessary and successful precaution, which
enabled the whole force to get through the difficulties
oft his f this portion of the pass by the 18th—no loss of any
si having been sustained, though above 9,000 or
0,000 beasts of burden accompanied the force. The
3e' artillery, consisting of 18 guns and howitzers, had to
`l,letragged over the heights by the men. After this
everything proceeded smoothly; and this large detach-
ni) b?„,"t, having accomplished a march of 147 miles in
Sixteen days, reached Quettah in safety on the 26th,
With the loss of less than half a dozen men. Here they
sl", Proposed to remain -till the 10th of September, when
their descent through the Bolan Pass on Scinde, would
`ll lie accomplished in three divisions. The heavy ord-
nance stores, with the native sick of the Quettah and
`4lll, Candahar tr. oops were to move down under charge
'1 of Major Reid, with the 12th Native Infantry
.and other troops. Colonel Marshall was to follow on
the 22d with the 25th Native Infantry, the light com-
Pany of the Bth Native Infantry, and some of the late
contingent, in charge of the remaining stores and
luropean sick ; while General England, with the last
„4.
tne troops, remained till the 2d of October, and
"4.,'0u1d then follow the rest. They were to move
uirect on Sukkur to abide further orders. No op-
" Position was apprehended. It was said that Shawl
a-trn,d Quettah would probably be made over to the
of Kelat. This young chief had been on a visit
Quettah of some duration, and left because he did
I, 'out. wish to see Prince Timor Shah. It is just three
I;; Yers since Kelat was taken, and Shah Mehraub, the
..4,411er of the present Khan and twelve of the chiefs
4.., """"",,-,an,,Fhtered because they would not assist us in setting
'l3 Soojah; and too surely prophesied the result
the attempt we had engaged in. Nusse. r Khan WI.
"1 in October, 1842, the realisation of his sire's pre-
inerc'n3, and find himself in possession of the domi-
Div which the Suddozye Princes have just
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JELLALABAD.
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ch h tee6th of August a brigade under Colonel Wild,
of the 30th Native Infantry, with Ferris's
D sa e
kka to and the captured spare guns, marched for
Pe
t
Jol the garrison engaged in keeping the
Ge npa,,-,111. route open ; and on the following morning
ti 11-1-7,4 Sale, with her Majesty's 13th, the 35th Na-
thve -entrY with a troop of Horse Artillery, 500 of
e 3d rnovlrregular Cavalry, and 400 Sappers and Miners,
teenedo.,ut in the opposite direction to Futtiahbad, fif-
teen in advance towards Caubul. It was given
this out that
chief, 3 was with the view of chastising some
and destroying strongholds in the neighbour.-
61"40 I as well as of taking up a position where prow.-
ba..11..s were more plentiful. It now appears to us to
been the first of a series of operations preparatory
iTioutnei advance not then dreamt of by the troops,.
corfigmnaner
inda.illikelihood arranged in the mind of the
Chief at Jellalabad. At this time
aaPmtalns Troup and Lawrence, who had come into
P on the 3d, once more returned to Caubul, nothing
rlN_liiinateverhaving transpired as to the nature of the ar-
- thr_gelnents desired to be made by the Caubul Sir-
. 1,
ori si 10 or the terms likely to be acceded to by General
arid ,ek• *The Bengal 53d, with a portion of the sth
the Lw squadrons of the 10th Light Cavalry, took
fantPlace of her Majesty's 13th and 35th Native In-
b" IT, in garrisoning Jellalabad, where the gates had
o. repaired, and the traverses built up; the 6th
Native Infantry, and the invalids of all the other
hil2P,s, including 300' Europeans, also remained be-
acnjt For a week Sir R. Sale continued wholly in-
the HO On the 14th, her Majesty's 3d Dragoons and
follow°;ollge Artillery marched to join him; and on the
day intimation was received from Candahar
that,,, General Nott was preparing to move about the
_oth or the 10th in the direction of Guhznee. It be-
'Yoe immediately known that the bulk of the troops
'9uld be moved to Gundamuck, the station nearest
the mouth of the defiles. This is the ordinary halt-
ing place of travellers ; it is 26 miles from Jellala-
bad, and 50 from Caubul. Its altitude is 4616 feet,
being 2,600 higher than Jellalabad ,
, and 1,800 lower
than. Caubul, and it possesses a climate interme
!hate between the two. On the 20th General Pol-
lock marched with the 2d brigade, consisting of
her Majesty's 9th, 'the 26th, and 60th Native In-
fantry,.. Abbott's light battery, and the Sappers and
-,2ainers, with two squadrons of the sth, and one of the
trOetash Light qavalry. On the 21st, the lo.ng-looked-for
... 1414 ure, amounting to 100,0001., made its appearance,
• re:as immediately disbursed in bringing up the -
krui
.Aef May and June—leaving all accounts for July
Q.l ;;tll;gUst still due. On the 24th, the 4th brigade,l
fants,l.,-y eg of her Majesty's 31st, and 33d Native n:
with the mountain train and Ferris's Jezaihl
erni left Jellalabad, and reached Futtiahbad on t
her to
of the second day. after. Here they were or-
to remain for the present, encamped acrossthe
alv:aeL heal. General Sale. Provisions were more
01. • -"ant At this station than at those either in advance
with their rear, so that they
,could maintain themselves
julout trenehing upon their stores ; and whatt waso_
b still greater importance, assist with their beasthsemf
t.„l,lljben in bringing up supplies, and forwarding
r.
ris undamuck. We have already stated that the ga
ons of from 1,500 to 2,000 strong had been left at
dollalahad and Gundamuck, so forming, with Jurn-
ro,„l and Ali Musjid, a string of six successive posts.
ern Peshawur, al of them garrisoned by Brlfa_sti
zoo
th_ Ps 7,000 or 8,000 Sikhs being left to maintain.p
thee. intermediate route. On the morning or
da, 23d General Pollock's forse reached Clain-
lajueK ; and having heard that the enemy,
Odler the Chiefs Hadji Alli and Kbyroolah
iiilat".l) occupied. the village and fort of Mammoo
all, two miles from camp, it was resolved to attack
Luent
8,1 1:11 on the following morning. A squadron of the
rr
'B.
°llllgwith Captain Broadfoot's Sappers and
been ordered up from Futtiahbad, a
little before daybreak on the morning of the 24th,
7-ieneral Pollock advanced in command of two squa-
mt_ops of light cavalry a light field battery, Sappers
-41uMiners, with her' Majesty's 9th, and. the 26th
tre
Kamp
Native Infantry—in all about 4,000 men ;
of N,filp having been left in charge of six companies
from at:Ve Infantry (three from the 26th, and. three
with
the
60th), and 50 of the 3d Irregular Cavalry.,
• tie squadron of the sth Dragoons, which ar-
Ved
fluuni that morning, whose horses would not have been
sitoo' the labours of the day. The fields were
im tc' Prevent the advance dour force, and were
practicable for cavalry. The troops were divided
intO two columns. The first village already named
was .
nfn
atep,prdoaelthout resistance, the enemy retiring
on 0...„
--rt of The left column went towards the
prOceed d
ht tending on each
. Men s. an.lmoo woth:i;c!.swas stormed by the
.shoulders l; andf itlhees
- coup e 0 m
oft; Th e to Rookhi .. Alp right,
for the ,he cavalry were sent well to -iQ
c_ru,
;purpose of intercepting the retreat towaru-
,.
ciskriruvoleoilis.fhewrshile Abbott's guns were placed between the
and the columns. The enemy being
!mil their first position, which was occupied
and maintained by the right column, now retired on

AUGUST 20.—The troops proceedipg to Caubul are
brigaded as follows, viz.:-33 Troop Ist Brigade
Horse Artillery, 2d ditto, 3d ditto, 3d Dragoons, 3d
Irregular Cavalry, lath Light Infantry, 35th Native
Infantry, are how at Futtiahbad under General Sale,
where they remain till joined.by the rest of the force,
Captain Mainwaring is Commissariat Officer with this
brigade.
Head-quarters, Gen. Pollock, Division Staff, Gen.
M•Caskill, one squadron sth Native Cavalry, Head-
quarters. and one squadron 10th Native Cavalry,
Abbott's Field Battery, 9th Regiment of Foot, 26th
Native Infantry, 60th ditto ditto, 2 companies of
Sappers and Miners, park and magazine. To march
from Jellalabad for Futtiahbad on the 23d of August,
under Brigadier Tulloch. Captain Nugent is Commis-
sariat officer with this Brigade.
First Native Cavalry, 31st Foot, 33d Native Infan-
try, Mountain Train, Treasure, Mackison's Bildars
and Jezailchees. To march from Jellalabad on the 22d
of August, under Brigadier Monteath ; Capt. Lloyd,
Commissariat officer, with this brigade.
The whole of the above force is to move from Fut-
tiahbad on the 4th of September, upon Caubul. Akbar
Khan has sent down 3,000 men to occupy the passes
betwixt Futtiahbad and Caubul ; and some of these
men were seen on the evening of the 13th instant
from General Sale's camp.
It is reported that Captain Troup has been mur-
dered at Caubul, but this is not generally believed
here. Some say that he was merely "kicked out" of
Durbar !
The following troops remained at Jellalabad :
Four troops of the 10th Native Cavalry, 2d Company
of the 2d Battalion of Artillery and Light Field Bat-
tary, 6th Regiment of Native Infantry, 53d Native
Infantry, 300 Europeans, of different corps, in the
Field Hospital—under Lieut.-Colonel Eckford. Cap-
tain Gwatkin, Commissariat officer.
Remain at Dhakka-30th Regiment of Native In-
fantry, under Brigadier Wild; Captain Duffin, Corn-
missariat office:.—Bombay U. S. Gazette, Sept. 16.

CAUBUL.
Our intelligence from Caubul has this month been
derived entirely through native channels ; and how
untrustworthy these are, is apparent from the repeated
contradictions rumour after rumour has experienced,
after it was set afloat with all the speciality, and be-
lieved in with the faith which ascertained facts alone
can claim. From sources so little to be relied on we
give the following rather as matter which may in a
considerable measure very probably turn out to be
true, and which has already gained credence in the
Jellalabad camp, than as having any great title to
claim implicit confidence. The Caubul Sirdars seem
confidently to have relied on the entire departure of
our forces in the course of the month of August; and
left
ti ntt
hrgeeatm
appear to have resolved to detain our prisoners till we
ht awbt
ihnui
dsl e
uo tnsh, ett eee
their
were
would
ntdethrhmaeviser.
possessionwHearde wg oenae: - ctthu
eayol actually
found that they had equally outwitted themselves
by
the determination, as they have now
done by pro-
tracting negotiations, and forcing on us an advance
which, to all appearance, nothing but the
recovery of our
captive countrymen would have induced us to under-
take. had the prisoners been surrendered to us on
any reasonable terms in June or July, our armies
would, to a certainty have by this time been in the
plains. Had we left them behind us, they must have
been made over to us unconditionally, had we so
chosen it, as their detention could be productive of
no results whatever,but mischievous ones, to their de-
tainers. There was no wish to treat them harshly ;
they were of no use, but'of much cost, tronble, and
inconvenience at Caubul; and while their very deten-
tion must have been understood as a proceeding de-
serving punishment, any chance injury befalling them
calculated to create suspicion would assuredly have
been visited with vengeance. Though these things
appear obvious enough to the abstract reasoner, it was
not unnatural that they should have been over-
looked by a set of fferce, semi-barbarian warriors,
whose great absorbing passion appeared to be to get
rid of us ; and who, in wishing to keep hostages for
our retirement in their hands, till winter compelled
our retreat, fairly overreached themselves. Alcbar
Khan had uniformly treated them kindly ; and had it
not been for the councils of the other chiefs opposed
to him, they would have been released early in spring.

GHUZNEE.
From this quarter we have but little news of any
sort, scarcely anything that can fully be relied upon.
The officers seem neither to have been treated with
the harshness, nor kept under the restraint that was
believed. Colonel Palmer, who vas reported to have
died of the tortures inflicted on him, is known to
and well. The whole Ghuznee prisoners
be alive . •
are understood to have removed to Caubul,
^ltur the kindness m-
ond are probably experien,._
formly shown to others.

THE SUN, [-LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING,_ NOVEMBER •8, 1842.

Returns of Casualties among the Troops u:cler the con•
mend of Major-General England, K.H., since leaving
Candahar, up to this date in elusive.
Ist Irregular Cavalry.--1 private killed, 1 wounded ;
1 horse killed, one wounded, 1 missing.
l'uonah Horse.-1 bheestees wounded.
Detachment of the 12th Regiment of Native Infantry.-
1 private killed.
25th Regt. of Native Infantre.=,l private wounded.
Light Company.-1 havildat wounded, 1 private miss-
ing. _ _ _ - - . .

Ist Irregular Infantry.-1 havildar and t private
wounded.

sth Irregular Infantry.-1 havildar and 1 private
wounded.

Total.-2 privates killed ; 3 havildars, 4 privates, and
1 bhcestees wounded ; 1 private missing. 1 horse killed,
1 wounded, 1 missing. W. WYLLIE,
Major, Brigade-Major Scinde Force."

SECRET DEPARTMENT.
The Right,Honourable the Governor-General of India
is pleased to publish for general information the follow-
ing dispatch anal its enclosures; from Major-General
Pollock, C. 8., dated the 25th ult.
By order of the Right Honourable the Goiernor-
General of India. T. H. MADDOCK,
Secretary to the Government of India,
with. the Governor-General.
Kurnaul, Sept. 4, 184

FROM MAJOR-GENERAL POLLOCK, C. 8., COMMANDING IN
AFFGHANISTAN, TO T. H. MADDOCK,
ESQ.. SECRETARY
TO GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DEPARTMENT, DATED
MA313100 KIIAIL, AUG. 25, 1842.
Sir—l have the honour to forward, for the informa-
tion of the Right Honourable the Governer-General,
copy of a dispatch which I have this day forwarded to
his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, detailing the
operations carried into execution yesterday, to dislodge
the enemy from positions in thiS and the adjoining vil-
lage of Kookhi have, &c.
(Signed) GEORGE POLLOCK,
Major-General, Commanding in Affghaniitan.

COPY' OF A LETTER FROM MAJOR-GENERAL POLLOCK,
COMMANDING IN APFGHANISTAN, TO MAJOR-GENERAL
LUMLEY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF TAE ARMY, READ-

QUARTERS, SIMLA._

Camp Matnmoo Khali, Aug. 25, 1842.
Sir—l have the honour to report, for the information
of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, that
.I
reached Gundamuck on the morning of the 23d instant,
with the troops as. follows :--First Squadron sth Light
Cavalry ; head-quarters and one squadron 10th Light
Cavalry ; No. 6 Light Field Battery ; sth company
Sappers and Miners ; her Majesty's 9th Foot ; 26th
Native Infantry ; 60th Native Infantry.
On approaching the ground a few horsemen appeared,
but retired as we advanced. I soon learnt that the
enemy, under the chiefs Hadji Alli and Khyroollah
Khan, occupied-the village and fort of Mammoo Khali,
about two miles from Gundamuck, and I determimed
upon attacking them the following morning.
I ordered up a squadron of the 3d Dragoons and Cap-
tain Broadfoot's corps of Sappers and Miners from
General Sale's camp, and they joined before daylight the
following morning.
At four A.m. yesterday morning, I moved towards the
enemy with the following troops : 1 squadron sth Light
Cavalry, 1 squadron 10th ditto, No. 6 Light Field Bat
tery, sth company Sappers 'and Miners, her Majesty's
9th Foot, 26th Native Infantry, 60th Native Infantry,
Broadfoot's folot the
's Sappers. On clearing
i the broken ground in
two columns, with a
infantryintodividedear
skirmishers in front. I directed Captain Broadfoot with
wing of her Majesty's 9th Foot at the head of each, and
his corps to go the right. The cavalry also advanced on
the right to cut off the retreat of the enemy.
Captain Abbott's battery accompanied the columns,
and, as we advanced, occasionally opened on the enemy,
who continued in position so long we hoped they would
oppose us with their whole force ; but they retired on
our approach, and we entered the village.
The fields in front of the village were purposely flooded
to prevent our advance.- The left column then went to-
wards the fort of Mammoo Khai!, and the right column
i-
whole distance
• . but on one
cable for cavalry near thedid_,
proceeded to Kookhi Khail ; • the ground was impract
or two occasions an .opportunity offer,
,and the enemy
suffered accordingly. Lieutenant-Colonel
.Taylor, with
Foot and 26th native Infantry,
occupied
heights in front of the village of
some com
partp companies e
osi. titfh teli e9th
26th Native Infantry cleared the hills to the left of Lieu-
tenant• • As Koala Khali is about two
Kookhi Khail, while Captain Brea.d.foot and some of the
Taylors position. .
..
miles from Mammoo Khail, and as a position there might
sup-
ported, I directed Major-General _lCa of .k
i I to retire on
Mammoo Khail. As I considered itmportance to
hi-might here, and-it ar-
rived in safety yesterday afternoon.
•her Majesty's 9th Foot, to command the following ,
party:Native
.50:
companies 26 h Native In-
, I left the camp standing; and selected Major Davis of
for its protection :—Three
Infantry, t
and
fantry, three companies 60th.
sowers of the 3d Jriegular Cavalry. The. duty was one
of considerable importance, as it was D.Yno.rnans im-.
as I waa starting, their
probable that the enemy would take advantage of our ad-
vance to send a party. to the camp.
.Th squadron of
Dragoons having arrived just
which induced me t 6 leave them
throw of this part of the enemy in camp. The- over-
must, I Conclude, have
horses would not have been equal to a day's', hard work,
been very' unexpected, as the w
captured by u equi-
page, page %%it'll its carriage cattle, was
d Captain
Broadfoot's' carp's and the 3d Irregular
I a't the t
I have much. gratification in reporting t i_ roops,
hole of their camp q i
both European and native, of each branFliandso__depart-
ment,,to their duty, my thanks are equally due
well supported the character of 13rittsli ldi.rs.
Where all are equally zealous in the cause, and. keep
and de
may be permitted to mention the names or corps,
__._-
partmentg employed. Major-General WCaski I,_ K 11.9
to fill ; but 1
commanding the right zolumn ; Brigadier Tulloch, com-
manding. the left column ; Captain Abbott, commanding
the light-field battery; Lieutenant-Colenal TaYlor,K.H.,
commanding her Majesty's 9th Foot ; Major Huish,
commanding the 26th Native Infantry ; Capt. Napleton,
commanding the GOth. Native Infantry ;
Major Blair,
commanding the 10th Light Cavalry ; Captain Oldfield,
commanding squadron of the sth Light Cavalry ; Cap-
tain Tait, commanding the 3d Irregular Cavalry ; Gap-
!
tain Abbott, Field Engineer ; Lieut. Becher, command-
ing Sappers and Miners ; and Superintending-Surgeon
Stiven and Captain Nugent, officiating Sub-Assistant
in Comissary-General. The officers of the staff who con-
veyed my orders to the different columns, and otherwise
aided in the movements, of the day, were Captain Have-
lock, Deputy-Assistant-Adjutant-General Capt. Smith,.
Major of Brigade; Captain Ponsonby, Assist.-Adjutant-
General ; Captain Macadam, Deputy Judge-Advocate.
General ; Captain 'Lane, Commissary of Ordnanee ;
Lieutenant Richmond
Shakespear, Military Secretary;
Captain Codrington, Assistant Quartermaster-General ;
Lieutenant Payne, Officiating Deputy•Assistant-Quar-
termaster-General, who was most active throughout the
day ; Lieutenant Tytler, nag_a__
g g-e Master ; Lieutenant
Pollock, Aide-de-Camp, and Captain M`Gregor, Aide-
de-Camp. To the last-mentioned officer, I am not only
indebted for services in the field, but for valuable infor-
qmuliatii
no infor-
mation,
a,
nacnedwfiotrh
the constantlBiuilez enables
the force, which his local knowledge and personal ac-
quaintance for
I have this morning heard from several quarters
that the two chiers, Hadjaa nletos6bt him 41
nto supplies
Ali add Khyroolah Khan
have gone to Caubul, attended by about sixty men, if 1
had removed to Gup at Gundainuek resterday, there can
be little doubt that the eneav wouid have re-occupied.
this place, and he would h4re 4nncuneed to the Canbia
authorities he had beaten
its back, Khoukhi Khali has
been destroyed by fire. The fort and village of Altumnoo
Khail have been also destroyed by fire, andlefore I
quit this place the trees, to which maVa Nalue and im-
portance are attached, will be cut anwn,
I have the honour to i -ne
,No ft return of casualties.
I regret I shall l3- deprived• of the services of Major
Huish, 26th Native Intantry,.and Captain Edmonds, her
Majesty's 9th Foot, for some
time,
though I hope not
long. Lieutenant Robertson, of the 37th Regiment Na-
tive Infantry, doing• duty with the 26th Native Infantry,.
is slightly wounded, and will, I trust, soon return, t() las
duty.
1 have the pleasure to inclose reports from Major-Gen.
weasitiii, K. ~ and Captain
.Broadfoot.---I have, &c.
(Signed) G. POLtoca, Maior.General,
Commanding '
in Affghaniatan.
(True Copy.)
(Signed) G. PONSoNny, A General.
(True Ad• j,-
(True Copy.) • •
(Signed) R. C. SHAKEsPEmt, Military Sec.

PROM MAJOR-GENERAL J. M`CASKILL,
INFANTRY DIVISION, TO CAPTAIN , COMMANDING
AS-
SISTANT ADJUTAINT-GENERAL. • a. PoNSONBY,

Dated CaMp, Mammoo li,bail, Aug. 25, 1842.
Sir,—l beg to detail to you for the information of
Major-General Pollock, C. 8., the operations of the right
column in the affair of yesterday, after it' had become
separated from that of the left, on the complete success
on
of the combined attack the enemy's ene,b _
position in ad-
vance of Mammon •

•
You are aware that this force consisted of four com-
panies of her Majesty's 9th Foot, and
six Of the 26th
Regiment of Native Infantry, under the immediete com- ,
-L., of the former
heights
st
salient of these
corps. The enemy bad fled ,before our troops and
abandoned the. village of K
mend of Lieut.-Colonel Taylor, K.I
and
.detached
hookhi bail, but reinforced,
strongly by the fugitives driven back -
Tulloch's column, he assumed a menacinghy Brigadier
summits in inin attitude,.and
was a' spur of the' mountain within
, long musket range
of the buildings at Khookhi khail. From this and
from other eminences of the most_ precipitous character,
thfeorsceooafairdainigoeh. ofTbheei
the Ooloos were dislodged with the utmost spirit and
gallantry by the details under Lieut.-Colonel Taylor,
aided in themost effective manner by a part o Captain
Broadfoot's corps of Sappers and' Miners. The enemy
were reinforced from time to time, had made many bold
attacks, and kept up a sharp fire of jezails from the
loftiest peaks of the mountain, but our troops, though
so ' much pressed as to be compelled to recede from
ground which they had gained in one direction, main-
tained an advanced position among the hills until with-
drawn by order of Major-General Pollock, first into the
plateau in front of the village of .Khookhi Khail, which
they burnt down, and then back Upon the present site
of encampment. In retiring , over the plain, between
the two principal villages, the movement was covered
by a squadron of the sth, and. another of the 10th Light
Cavalry, but the attempts of the Ooloos to annoy were
timid and feeble in the extreme, and our troops did not
sustain a single casualty
.from their effects. Lieutenant-
Colonel Taylor speaks in high terms of the support
which he received frordjgajer-Huisli,
, commanding the
26th Regiment Native infantry-, wno was wounded, and'
afterwards from. Captain Handscombe, of the same corps,
and from Captain Ogle, commanding her Majesty's 9th
Foot ; and I beg to be permitted to bear my testimony
to the merits of the Lieutenant-Colonel's own exertions