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

The pass of Tezeen affords great advantages to an
enemy occupying the heights; and on the present °tea-
sion Mahomed Akbar neglected nothing to render its
natural difficulties as formidable as nnmbers could make
it. Our troops mounted the heights, and the Affghans,
contrary to their general custom, advanced to meet them
and a desperate struggle ensued ; indeed, their defence
was so .ebstinate, that the British bayonet in many in-
stances alone decided the contest. The light company
of her Majesty's 9th Foot, led by Captain Lushington„
who I regret to say was wounded in the head, ascending
the hills on the left of the pass under a heavy cross-fire,
charged and overthrew their opponents, leaving several
horses and their riders, supposed to-be chiefs, dead on the
hill; the slaughter was considerable, and the fight con-
tinued during the greater part of the day, the enemy
appearing resolved that we should not ascend the..Huft
Kotul ; one spirit seemed to pervade all, and a determi-
nation to conquer overcame the obstinate resistance
of the enemy, who were at length forced from their
ny.merous and strong positions, and our troops mounted
the Huft Kotul, giving three cheers when they reached
the summit. Here Lieut. Cunningham, with a party of
Sappers; pressed the enemy so hard that they left in
their precipitation a 24-pounder howitzer and limber,
carrying off the draught bullocks. Having heard that
another gun had been seen, and concluding that it could
not have gone very far, I detached a squadron of Dra-
goons under Captain Tritton, and two Horse Artillery
guns under Major Delafosse, in pursuit. The gun (a
12-pounder howitzer) with bullocks sufficient 1(7 the
two guns was soon captured. The Dragoons again got
among the enemy, and succeeded in cutting up many of
them. Captain Broadfoot with the Sappers advanced,
and with the Dragoons happened to fall in with another
part), 'of 4.l3e.snenty, of whom upwards of twenty were
killed. I have ascertained there were about 16,000 men

in the field opposed to me, a considerable portion of
whom was cavalry, Mahomed Akbar Khan, Mahomcd

Shah Khan, Ameen Oollah, and many other chiefs
with their followers were present, all of whom I have
reason to believe have taken to flight. We have gained
a complete victory, and our enemies' have suffered' se-
verely, having several hundreds killed, losing their guns
and three stantlards, one of which was taken from the
enemy's horse by the Ist Light Cavalry. Altheugh
many attempts were made at the baggage, none were
successful, chiefly owing to the judicious and admirable
arrangements of Lieutenant-Colonel Richmond, com-
manding the rear-guard, and for which he deserves the
greatest credit.
The Lahore contingent, under the able direction of
Captain Lawrence, has invariably given the most cheer-
ful assistance, dragging the guns, occupying the heights,
and covering the rear-guard. While ascending Huft
Kotul and at Tezeen their long jezails told effectively in
keeping the ground.
Major Skinner, her Majesty's 31st Foot, had been de-
tached with a strong party on the night of the 12th, for
the purpose of dislodging a body of the enemy on the
heights in front of the camp ; this duty was performed
with great gallantry the next morning, and his operations
contributed much to frustrate the attempts of the enemy
on our right flank. As the Major's movements were for
some time separate from those of the main column, I
deem it expedient to annex his report.
The enemy being completely dispersed, we pursued
our march and encamped at Khoord Caubul without fur-
ther opposition. The troops on this, as on all former
occasions where they have been engaged with the enemy,
showed the most determined valour, and I feel that I
cannot too highly praise their conduct • each regiment
seemed to vie with the others in their endeavours to dis-
lodge the enemy, which they most effectually accom
plished. I,have received from Major-General M`Caskill,
K.H., who on this occasion commanded the main column,
every assistance, and from Major-General Sir R. Sale,
G.C.8., commanding the advance guard, the most zealous
co-operation. The following officers have also given me
every reason to be satisfied with their exertions :—Bri-
gadier Monteith, C. 8., commanding the 4th brigade ;
Brigadier Tulloch, commanding the 2d brigade, and Bri-
gadier White, commanding Cavalry brigade ; Lieut.-
Colonel Bolton, commanding her Majesty's 31st Foot ;
Lieut.-Colonel Richmond, commanding 33d Native In-
fantry ; Lieutenant-Colonel Taylor, K.H., command-
ing her Majesty's 9th Foot ; Major Skinner, her Ma-
jesty's 31st Foot ; Major Hnish, commanding 26th Na-
tive Infantry ; Major Delafosse, commanding the
Artillery ; Major Crommelin, commanding the Ist
Light Cavalry ; Major Lockwood, commanding her
Majesty's 3d Light Dragoons ; Captain Maple-
ton, commanding the 60th Native Infantry ; Captain
Seaton, commanding the 35th Regiment of Light Infan-
try; Captain Ferris, commanding the Jezailchees; Cap-
tain Wilkinson, commanding her Majesty's 13th Light
Captain Tait, commaiaiirg the --airitiular taiilry, and
Captain Lawrence, commanding the Sikh contingent ;
Captain Abbott, Chief Engineer ; Captain Abbott, com-
manding the Light Field -Battery ; Captain Alexander,
commanding the 3d troop of the 2d Brigade of Horse
Artillery ; Captain Backhouse, commanding the Moun-
tain 'Train ; and Lieutenant Beefier;- commanding the
Sappers and Miners. The services of Mr. Mackeson,
commanding the Bildars, have always been conspicuons.
Superintending Surgeon Stiven's care in providing for
the conveyance and comfort of the wounded has met my
approbation. From Major Thompson, at the head of the
Commissariat Department, I have received every assist-
ance ; likewise from Captain Lane, Commissary of Ord-
nance, whose exertions have been unremitting through-
...aut. From the following officers of my personal and the
general staff I have on this, as on every other occasion,
received the most effectual aid :—Captain Macgregor
and Lieutenant Pollock, Aide. de-Camp ; Lieutenant Sir
R. Shakespear, Military Secretary ; Captain Ponsonby,
Assistant Adjutant-General ; Captain Codrington, As-
sistant Quartermaster-General ; Captain Riddle, Pay-
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Quartermaster General. The following officers of
division and brigade staff have also effectively performed
their respective duties :—Captain Havelock, Deputy As-
sistant Adjutant-General ; Brigade Majors Havelock,
Smith, Wade, Lugard ; and Brevet Captain Fitzgerald,
artillery division staff. I must not omit the expression
of my regret for the fate of Hyder Ali, the native com-
mandant of the Jezailchees a most gallant and enterpris-
ing soldier, who was killed while attempting to seize one
of the enemy's standards.
I have the honour to forward reports from Lieutenant-
Colonels Richmond and Taylor, and Major Skinner,
with returns of killed and wounded, and of ordnance,
ammunition, and stores captured.—l have, &c.
G. POLLOCK, Major-General.

Return of Killed and Wounded of the Troops under the
command of Major-General Pollock, C. 8., in the
Tezeen Valley, and on the Huft Kotul, on the 12th
and 13th September, 1842.
3d Troop Ist Brigade Horse Artillery-1 rank and
file wounded.
3dwoTu
Troop 2d Brigade Horse Artillery-1 rank and
file
wn2ndndCeodm,plainnyule6tmhißssainttga.lion Artillery—l rank and file
Mountain Train-1 native officer, 1 rank and
.file.
wounded, 1 mule killed, 1 mule wounded.
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Her Majesty's 3d Light
, Cavalry-5
1 serjeant, 4 rank and file, II horses wounded.
Light Cala Dragoons--
1 killed, a rank
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Her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry-1 rank and file
killed ; 5 rank and file wounded.
ller Majesty's 31st Foot-2 rankand file killed ; 7
rank and the wounded.
26th Regiment of Native Infantry--3 rank and file
killed; 11 rank and file wounded.
33d Regiment (right wing)—.7 rank and file wounded.
35th Light Infantry-3 rank and file killed; 1, Euro-
pean officer, 8 rank and stile wounded.
60th Regiment Natii-elnfoaffinter.
(rightse serjeant, —225
officers, ~ 1 and file killed; 2 European
and file wounded. rankra n rank
Captain Ferris's Jezailchees-1 native officer, 1 rank
and file killed; 2 native officers, 5 rank and file wounded.
Captain Broadfoot's Sappers-3 rank and file killed ;
2 native officers, 2 serjeants, 9 rank and file, wounded.
Total-1 native officer, 2 serjeants, 1 drummer, 28
rank and file, 14 horses, 1 mule, killed ; 4 European
officers, 5 native officers, 5 serjeants, 116 rank and file,
21 horses, 1 mule, wounded; 1 mule missing..
Total of all ranks killed 32, horses 35; wounded 130,
horses, 3.

Return of Ordnance, Ammunition, and Stores, cap-
tured on the line of march between Tezeen and
Khoord Caubul, by the force under the command of
Major-General Pollock, C. 8., commanding in Aff-
ghanistan.

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cwt. 2 qr. 61bs., cast 1836, Hutcheson, horse artillery
piece), 1 brass twenty-four-pounder howitzer (No.
35, weight 8 cwt. 2 qr. 22 lbs., cast 1828, T. Tim-
bulo, foot artillery piece), 1 twelve-p.ounder -howitzer
sponge, 1 twenty-four-pounder howitzer sponge, 55
filled portfires, 4 commoti washers, 4 washers with
hooks, 8 linch plus, 4 nine or twenty-four-pounder
howitzer ammunition boxes, 2 unserviceable store
boxes, 51 unserviceable filled si-inch fuzes, 99 un-
serviceable 2-inch spherical case fuzes, 1 fuze marker,
1 driving mallet spherical case fuze, 1 iron trail hand-
, spike, 5 skeins of slow match, 1 fuze setter, 1 port-
fire socket, 10 filled and set twenty-four-pounder
howitzer common shells, 9 filled and set twelve-
pounder howitzer.. common shells, 5 twelve-pounder
spherical case shells, 6 twenty-four-pounder howitzer
canister, 8 twelve-pounder howitzer canister, 1 un,.
serviceable nine-pounder carriage, 1 unserviceaT4l
twenty-four-pounder howitzer carriage, 2 chpl•And
pole yoke, 1 unserviceable minion handsp:Alce,