The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-07 00:00:00

DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 5.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Giacomo Pan-
taleono Bruno, Esq., to the office of Judge in the island
of Malta.

The Queen has also been pleased to appoint Antonio
Micallef, Esq., to the office of Crown Advocate in the
island of Malta.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Augustin
to be Commissioner of Crown
Lands in the province of Canada.
Norbert Morin, Esq.,
CROWN-OFFICE, DEC. 5.

MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLLA

MENT.
County of Bute—The Hon. James Stuart Wortley, in
the room of the Right Hon. Sir William Rae, Bart., de-
ceased.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, DEC. 5.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain W. R.
Nedham to be Adjutant, vice Somerville, promoted,
Dec. 4 ; Second Lieut. E. A. Williams to be First Lieut,
vice Balfour, deceased, Nov. 29.
ADMIRALTY, Nov. 25.
Corps of Roy
al Marines—Second Lieut. F. J. Polking-
borne to be First Lieut., vice W. L. S. Atcherley, deceased.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
TIMOTHY- FISHER, victualler, Camden Arm;
Camden Town.

BANKRUPTS.
JACOB, WICKS, clothier, Trowbridge, to surrender
Dec. 23 and Jan. 23, at one, at the Bristol District Court
of Bankruptcy. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ;
Brent, Trowbridge.
HENRY TWISTLETON ELLISTON, music seller,
Leamington Priors, Dec. 21, at twelve, and Jan. 11, at
two, at the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy.
Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Russell, Leam-
ington.
JOHN BOLTON ROBINSON and WILLIAM
twel,'s, and Jan. 19, at one, at the Manchester District
,
RcoOußrtlNorSOßNan,kriuropnternyo.ngeFrrs Macclesfield, Dec. 17, at
Fraser,
official assignee, Man-
chester ; Proctor, Macclesfield ; Cole, Adelphi-terrace,
Strand, London.
WILLIAM HOARE, apothecary, Alstonefield, Staf-
fordshire, Dec. 14, and Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Bir-
mingham District Court of Bankruptcy. Valpy, official
assignee, Birmingham ; Smith, Derby.
011
' innkeeper, Wellington, Salop,
D. 14N, and l nE 7, L
aLthalf-past one, at the Birming-
ham District Court of Bankruptcy. Valpy, official as-
signee, Bißirmingham; Garbett, Wellington.
GEORGE PORTWAY, metal refiner, Birmingham,
NVa' A
Dec. 15, at twelve, and Jan. 12, at half-past eleven, at
the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy. Bittle-
ston, official assignee, Birmingham; Reece, Birmingham.
THOMAS SPENCE, market. gardener, Maryland-
point, Stratford, Essex, Dec. 13 awl Jan. 17, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Pennell,
official assignee ; Bodmin, Queen-street Chambers,
Choapside.
ISIDORE BLOOMENTHAL, stationer, Do7khead,
Surrey, Dec. 9 at two, and Jan. 11, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Lackingt.on,
official assignee, Coleman-street•buildings ; Jones, Sis,e-
lane.
THOMAS EVANS, scrivener, Denbigh, Dec. 21, and
Feb. 1, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Liverpool ; Deane,
Liverpool.
SAMUEL BOSS, tailor, Frith-street, Soho, Dec. 14,
at two, and Jan. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy, Ba singhall-street. Johnson, Basinghall- street,
official assignee ; Stafford, Buckingham-street, Strand.
GEORGE BADDELEY WORBOYS, perfumer,
Bristol, Dee. 12,-at twelve, and Jan. 17, at eleven, at the
Bristol District Court of Bankruptcy. Hutton, official
assignee, Bristol ; Hinton, Bristol.
AMES lIILLIAR, innkeeper, Lymington, South-
ampton, Dec. 20, at half past eleven, and Jan. 16, at half-
. past one, at .the Court of Bankruptcy, Bekinghall-street.

EDWARD DAVIES, blacksmith, Great Crosby, Lan-
cashire, Dec. 21, at twelve, and Jan. 19, at eleven, at the
District. Court of Bankruptcy, Liverpool. Turner, Li-
verpool, official assignee ; Cross, Liverpool.
JAMES ARCHER, wine merchant, Liverpool, Dec.
16, and Jan. 27, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
Court of Bankruptcy. Cazenove, Liverpool, official as-
signee ; Bretherton, Liverpool.
SAMUEL BASTICK, hatter, Dec. 13, at two, and
Jar.. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basing-
IvAll-street. Groom. official-assignee, Abchurch-lane,
I..ombard-street ; Horwood and Griffin, Austin-friars,
City.
JAMES MEREDITH, maltster, Pershore, Worces-
tershire, Dec. 14, and Jan. 13, at twelve, at the Birming-
ham Court of Bankruptcy. Christie, official assignee,
Birmingham ; Oldaker, Woodward, and Hall, Pershore.

„ ,
JOHN DAVIES, plumber, Wellington, Shropshire,
Doc. 14 and Jan. 17, at one, at the Birmingham District
Court of Bankruptcy. Christie, official assignee, Bir-
mingham ; Bradley, Wellington.
WILLIAM RYLAND, tanner, Liverpool, Dec. 15
and Jan. 24, at twelve, atthe Liverpool District Court of
Bankruptcy. Bird, official assignee ; and Brabner and
Atkinson, Liverpool.
CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown
to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned.
A. and C. Duncan, merchants, Tokenhouse-yard,
Dec. 27—W. Burrell, farmer, Ching,ford, Essex, Dec. 27
—J. and T. Metcalfe, upholsterers, Cambridge, Dec. 29
—J. Bradshaw and G. Williams, woollen drapers, Mary-
lebone-street, Piccadilly, Dec. 29—D. Hodgson, banker,
Sandwich, Kent, Dec. 31—B. Moses, jeweller,-llanway-
street, Oxforu-street, Dec. 29—T. Ferris, baker, Man-
chester, Dec. 29—T. Morris, grocer, New-bridge, Gla-
morganshire, Dec. 29--J. K. Myers, victualler, Sunder-
land, Dec. 24—S. Cartwright, ironmonger, Great Bolton,
Lancashire, Dec. 30-11. H. Hoskins, victualler. Liver-
pool, Dec. 29—J. Heaword. see., and R. G. Beesley,
cotton spinners, Manchester, Dec. 22—J. and T. hill,
merchants, Wisbech St. Peter's, Cambridgeshire, Dec. 26
—W. Ellam, jun., patent cock founder, Birmingham,.
Jan. 2-11. Hardie, merchant., Manchester, Dec. 28—E.
T. Gough, bookseller, Strand, Dec. 27.

PARTNERSHIPS: DISSOLVED.
S. Dyer, jun., and C. Pullman, Coleman-street—R.
and W. Burrell, millers, Middleton, Essex —W.
Tyler and A. Chardin, perfumers, Old Bond-street, Pic-
cadilly—W. A. Wilson and W. Lonsdalee engineers, Li-
verpool—J. Brightman, G. Cohen, and J. D. Dow, incr.
chants, Lombard-street Chambers, Clement's-lane--H.
and E. Channell, coal merchants, Southampton—F. E.
Preedy and G. S. Harvey, importers of cigars, Wey-
mouth, Dorsetshire—J. and W. Cuunington, farmers,
Great Stukeley, Huntingdonshire•—N. Barnsdall and T.
Hawksley, coal merchants, Nottingham—J. Wadeson and
E. Stamford, builders, Hull—J. Thornley and J. Mason,
cotton-waste dealers, New-mills, Derbyshire—J. Hiatt
and T. C. Measam, soap makers, Manifold-place, New-
ington-butts—J. L. Phipps, C. P. Phipps, H. S. P. Eyre,
J. Carlisle, and B. Butterworth, Liverpool (so far as re-
gards J. Carlisle)—J. Crabtree, A. Crabtree, R. Aked,
0. G. Adamson, E. Fenton, and J. Elliott, commission
merchants, Pernambuco (so far as regards 0. G. Adam-
son)—C. Geater and C T. Cox, Crick burners. East
Woodbay, Southampton—H. J. Hamblin and G. R.
Hollingivorth, chemists, Birmingham—J. Clare and E.
Browne, crown glass manufacturers, Warrington, Lan •
cashire—W. Sissison and G. Grant, curriers. Hull—R.
Stephenson, G. Stephenson, E. Pease, and M. Longridge,
engine manufactu:eis, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (so far as
regards M. Longridge)—L. Heyworth, jun.; H. T.
Pearce, J. F. Wright, J. W. Carter, and H. W. Lake,
merchants, Liverpool—T. Bostock, E. Bostock, F. Bos-
tock, and T. Bostock, jun., horse shoe manufacturers.
Staiiiird (so far as regards E. Bostock)—J. Richardson
and T. James, booksellers, Bulstrode-street, Welbeck-
street.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
GIDEON SCOTT and SONS, millwrights, ITawick,
Dec. 10, at :en, and Dec. 30, at eleven, at the Crown Inn,
Ilawielt.

EDWARD HILL, writer, Annan, Dec. 12 and Jan. 6,
at one, at the Chambers of Farish and Brand, Annan.
GEORGE MALCOM, wine merchant, Glasgow,
Dee. 10 and 30, atone, at the Black Bull Inn, Glasgow.
MAGNUS JOHNSTON, Swannay, Orkney, Dec. 14
and Jan.... 4, at two, at M'Donald's Hotel, Kirkwall.

DAVID FOGO, Row, Perthshire, Dee. 14 and Jan.
7, at one, at 'l'. Kinross's, innkeeper, Dumblane.
WILLIAM CARSWELL, jun., and CO., wrights,
Glasgow, Dee. 9 and 30, at two, at the Black Mllll'lll,
Glasgow.

INDIAN DISPATCHES.
(From the- Gazette of last Eveninr.)
INDIA BOARD, DEC. 6, 1842.
Dispatches, of which the following is a Copy, have
been transmitted by the Governor-General of India,
and received at the East India House to-day :

FROM 3IAJOR-GENERAL G. POLLOCK, C. 8., COMMANDING
IN AFFGUANISTAN, TO MAJOR-GENERAL LUMLEY,
ADJUTANT•GENERAL OF TEE ARMY.
Head-quarters, Camp Caubul, Sept. 22, 1842.

. . _
Sir,—l have tie honour to report, for the information
of his Excellency the Commander-in Chief, that, having
received information from Bameean that the Europeans,
officers and soldiers, prisoners there, had made arrange-
ments by which they hoped to effect their own liberation,
I, at the suggestion of Mohun Loll, with the concurrence
of Khan Shereen Khan, chief of the Kuzzilbashes, sanc-
tioned the speedy departure of 700 of his horse, on the'
15th inst., the day of our arrival here, to meet the
party. Some difficulty occurring on the score of money,
I advanced 10,000 rupees, which were delivered by Sir
12. Shakespear, who accompanied the Kuzzilbashes.
Being apprehensive that attempts would be made to in-
tercept the prisoners, I detached Major-General Sir rt.
Sale with the following troops, viz., her Majesty's 3d Dra-
goons, Ist Ligh tC avalry, Backhouse's Mountain Train, two
companies of her Majesty's 9th Foot, four companies of
her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, Broadfoot's Sappers,
Ferris's Jezailchees, 80 Sikh horse, and 160 foot sol-
diers, under Captain Lawrence, on the 19th inst., to
proceed to the Arghundeo pass, and the circumstance
proved fortunate, as a delay of twenty-four hours would
have enabled Sultan Jan, who was in pursuit, to over-
take our people. lam happy to state that the whole
who were in confinement (as per subjoined roll), with
the exception of Captain Bygrave, who is with Mahomed
Akbar, arrived in my camp yesterday evening.
I cannot conclude without recording my opinion, that
to Khan Shereen Khan and Mohun Loll may be attri-
buted the safety of the prisoners, and I have reason to
believe the Chief of the Kuzzilbashes to be a steadfast
I adherent to the British Government.—l have, &c.,

GEORGE POLLOCK, Major-General, Com-
manding in Affghanistan.
LIST OF PRISONERS RELEASED ON THE 21ST SEPT. 1842.
Major-General Shelton, her Majesty's 44th Foot.
Lieutenant-Colonel Palmer, 27th B. N.

Major-Griffths, 37th B. N.I.
Captains—Boyd, Commissariat ; Johnson, Commis-
sariat Shah Soojah's 26th N. I. ; Barnett, 54th N. L ;
Souter, her Majesty's 44th Foot ; Waller, B. H. A. ;
Alston, 27th N. I. ; Doett, 27th N. I. ; Walsh, 52d
M. N. I. ; Drummond, 3d B. L. C.
Lieutenants—Eyre, 13. A. ; Airey, her Majesty's 3d
Buffs ; Warburton, B. A. S. S. F. ; Webb, 38th M. N. I.
S. S. F. ; Crawford, B. 3d N. I. S. S. F. ; Mein, her Ma-
jesty's 13th L. I. ; Harris, 27th B. N. I. ; Melville, 54th
B. N. I. ; Evans, her Majesty's 44th Foot.
Ensigns—Haughton, 31st B. N. I. ; Williams, 27th
B. N. I. ; Nicholson, 27th B. N. I.
Conductor Riley, Ordnance Commissariat.
Surgeon Magrath.
Assistant-Surgeons Berwick and Thompson.
Ladies—Macnaghten and Sale ; Mrs. Sturt and
one child ; Mrs. Mainwaring, one child ; Mrs. Boyd
three children ; Mrs. Eyre, one child ; Mrs. Waller,
two children ; Conductor Byley's wife, three children •
Private Bourne's (13th L. I.) wife ; wife of Sergeant
Wade.

Major Puttinger, B. A.; Captain Lawrence, 11th L.C.;
Mackenzie, 48th M. N. F. ; Mr. Fallon and Mr.
Blewitt, clerks, not in the service.
Her Majesty's 44th Foot—Sergeants Wedlock, Weir,
Fair.

Corporals Sumpter, Bevan. •
Drummers—Higgins, Lovell, Branagan.
Privates—Burns, Cresham, Cronin, Driscoll, Derney,
Duffy, Matthews, M'Dade, Marron, M'Carthy, M'Cabe,
Nowlan, Robson, Seyburne, Shean, Tongue, Wilson,
Durant, Arch, Stott, Moore, Miller, Murphy, Marshall,
Cox; Robinson, Brady, M•ynn.
Boys.—Grier, Milwood.
Her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry.—Privates—Bind-
ing, Murray, Magary, Monks, Maccullar, M'Conn ell, Cuff.
Bengal Horse Artillery.—Sergeants.—M`Nee, Cleland.
Gunners.—A. Hearn, Keane, Dulton.
Sergeant Wade, baggage sergeant to the Caubul mis-

sion.
G. PONSONBY, Captain, Assistant Adjut.-Genera.

FROM MAJOR-GENERAL POLLOCK, C. 8., COMMANDING IN
AFFGHANISTAN, TO T. H. MADDOCK, ESQ., SECRKTARY
TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
Camp Caubul, Sept. 27, 1842.
Sir,—l have much satisfaction in reporting, for the
information of the Right Hon. the Governor-General,
the arrival in camp this morning of Captain Bygrave, the
only person who remained in the • bands of Mohamed
Akbar Khan. It appears that Captain Bygrave was al-
lowed to join r..), camp by Mahomed Akbar, who has
sent a letter to my address, copy and translation of which
shall be forwarded by the Rext opportunity.
I have, &c.,
GEORGE POLLOCK,
Major-General commanding in Affghanistan.

FDO3I MAJOR-GENERAL W. NOTT, COMMANDING FIELD
FORCE, TO MAJOR-GENERAL POLLOCK, C.D., CO3I-
M.A.NDING WEST OF THE INDUS.
Camp tirgundee, Sept. 16, 1842.
Sir,--I 4ave the honour to acquaint you that Shum-

shoodeen, Sultan Jan, and other Affghan chiefs, having
assembled abont 12,000 men, occupied a succession of
strong fountains; intercepting my march upon Benee
Badam and Mydan, on the 14th and 15th instant. Our
troops dislodged them in gallant style, and their conduct
afforded me the greatest satisfaction.
The artillery distinguished themselves, and I beg to
mention the names of Captain Leslie, Bombay Horse
Artillery, Captains Blood, Bombay Foot Artillery, and
Anderson and Turner, of the Bengal Horse Artillery,
and the 38th and 4•43 d Bengal Native Infantry. I beg to
bring under the favourable notice of Government
Captain White, of her Majesty's 40th Regiment, in
command of the Light Companies of her Majesty's
38th,the t 1
40th and 41st Regiments, and of the 2d, 16th,
bred,
maantdme4r3idß Blle.hnigeahl Nheatievaerrßieedgiryntsode
Regiments, for
into effect, and for the gallantry displayed by him
and thecompani,s under his command, in ascending the
mountains and driving the enemy from their positions ;
I had every reason to be pleased with the conduct of all.
the troops, European and Native. I forward a list of
killed and wounded.—l am. &e.,
W. NOTT, Major-General,
Commanding Field Force.

Return of *Killed and Wounded of the Field Force
under the command of Major. General William Nott,
in the Engagements with the Enemy, on the 14th and
15th of September, 1842.
2d Troop Bengal Irregular Horse Artillery-2 horses
wounded. •
3(1 Company 2d Battalion Bengal Foot Artillery-2 ma-
gv zinc Lasears wounded.
Ist Troop Bombay Horse Artillery-3 horses wounded.
3d Company Ist Battalion Bombay Foot Artillery-1
private, 2 drivers, wounded.
3d Regiment Bombay Light Cavalry—l private killed,
1 horse wounded.
1-. t Regiment Bengal Irregular Horse-1 naick, 4 pri-
vates, S horses wounded.
Christie's Horse—i private, 10 horses wounded.
11. M's. 40th Regt. of Foot-1 drummer, 1 private
killed ; 1 lieutenant, 3 privates, wounded.
IL M's. 41st Regt. of Foot-1 private killed; 1 corporal,
1 private, wounded.
2d Regt. Bengal N. 1.-1 lieutenant, 1 private wounded.
16th ltegt. Bengal N. 1.-1 havildar, 1 private wounded.
38!i► Regt. Bengal N. 1.-1 havildar,llprivates,wounded.
42d Regt. Bengal N. 1.-1 havildar, 2 privates, wounded.
43d Regt. Bengal N. 1.-1 lieutenant, 1 subadar, 1 ha-
vildar, 15 privates, wounded.
3d Regt. Irregular Infantry-5 privates wounded.
Total of_ each-1 drummer, 3 privates, killed ; 3
Lieutenants, 1 subadar, 4 havildars, 2 corporals, 45
privates, 2 drivers, 2 magazine lascars, 24 horses,
wounded.
Grand Total of killed and wounded-63 officers
and men, 24 horses.
OFFICERS WOUNDED.
Lieutenant E. Eager, her Majesty's 40th Regiment, se-
verely.

Lieutenant Mainwaring, 2d Regiment Bengal Native
Intim try, slightly.
Lieutenant G. Holroyd, 43d Regiment Bengal Native
Infantry, slightly.
W, NOTT, Major-General, Commanding
Field Force.
Exd. THOS. POLWHELE, Captain Deputy As-
sistant Adjutant-General.
* Note.— So in the original, but a name seems to be
omitted.

FROM MAJOR-GENERAL G. POLLOCK, 0.8., COMMANDING IN
AFFGHANISTAN, TO MAJOR-GENERAL LUMLEY, ADJU-
TANT-GENERAL OF THE ARMY.
Sir,—l have the honourCtap. Cub
omfo rwaardual,
copyO 1,
1842.
of
aletter
from Major-General M'Cnskill, K.H., commanding the
fbree which I detached under his command, for the pur-
pose of dispersing the enemy collected in the vicinity of
Chnrekar, as stated in my letter of the 28th instant.
The success of the Major-General's operations against
Istalif is most gratifying, that place being considered by
the Affghans us totally inaccessible to our troops.
I have, &c.
G. POLLOCK, Major-General,
Commanding in Affghanistan.
FROM MAJOR•GENERAL M`CASKILL, K. 11., COMMANDING

DETACHMENT IN KONISTAN, TO CAPTAIN • PONSONI3Y,
• A.SI,OTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
Camp Istalif, Sept. 30, 1842.
Sir,—l have the satisfaction to acquaint you, for the
information of Major-Gen. Pollock, C. 8., that the troops
under my command yesterday made themselves masters of
the strong and populous town of Istalif, totally defeat-
ing the numerous levies collected for its defence, under
the infamous Ameen Oolla Khan Loguree, Khaojie
Aineer Kotwal, Ilazin Khan (an assassin of Sir Alex-
ander Burnes), Hazir Alce Khan, lihuleefa Ibrahim, anp
many other chiefs of Caubnl andkohistan.

The Major-General is aware that the force detailed
below* was placed at my disposal for operations in these
valleys on the 25th ; the two brigades 1-brined a junction
near Khouja llawash on the 26th, moved to an encamp-
t=ent near Zimuree on the 27th, and pitched their tents
within four miles of this place on the 28th. The same
evening I reconnoitred the enemy's position ;:it is impos-
sible to conceive ground naturally stronger. The town
of Istalif, consisting of masses of houses and forts, is
built on the slope of a mountain, in the rear of which
are yet loftier eminences, shutting in a defile which leads
to Turkistan, and in no way can this place of abode of
15,000 people be approached but by surmounting ranges
of hills, separated by deep ravines, or traversing by
narrow roads its gardens, vineyards, and orchards, fenced
in with strong enclosure walls ; the whole of them, with
the mountain side and tops of the houses, were occupied
by Jeznilchees, and the strongest proof is afforded that
• the enemy after this disi osition considered the place un-

assailable, by their having retained within the town the
wives and children not only of the inhabitants, but of
thousands of refugees from Caubul.

The observations which I was enabled to make under
a sharp jczail fire and the report of Major Pottinger in-
duced me to determine to assault the next morning the
right of the enemy's extensive position, as it was there that
I could hope to bring the artillery most effectively into
battery ; arrangements were made with this view. The
troops were formed into two columns of attack and re-
serve ; Brigadier Tulloch's brigade and the mountain
train composed the right ; Brigadier Stacy's and Capt.
Blood's battery and the 18-pounders the left ; these
were supported by the third column under Major Si-
monds, her Majesty's 41st, consisting of a wing of his
regiment and the Cavalry under Major Lockwood; Capt.
Christie's corps protected the baggage.
The troops moved soon after daylight, and, traversing
the plain in perfect order, passed nearly from the left to
the right of the enemy's position. Our light troops and
guns repressed the occasional attacks of their Jezailchees
from the gardens, who were numerous and most audacious;
but when the column arrived in front of the village Is-
millah, I resolved to make a combined attack on this
point. Brigadier Tulloch's brigade assailed its left, and
Brigadier Stacy, making a longer detour, attacked the
right.
cannot express in adequate terms my admiration of
the style in which the former column, covered by skir-
mishers, rushed upon theabgerasortyadd,esnro9sotfihelslEedoswoatip,tphtebrsbeo,2ld6vthaiendicdasmtk.iiivtlie-1
Ifunlfamnatir-yk,smaehnd.
CHapetraiMh
each other in steady courage, and their rapid and un-
heSitating advance soon leftthe enemy
tnhore esource but
flight; very shortly after this assault the re
light
com-
panies of her Majesty's 41st, the 42d, and 43d Native
Infantry, covering their own column, got into action,
adtiisnvisied
dtion their side stormed the village and vineyard with
gallantry; the combination was steadily
persevered in, and, though I had few opportunities of
using the artillery with effect, I had soon the gratifica-
tion of seeing the enclosures, forts, heights, suburbs,
and town successively won by the two columns. The
enemy were driven from them, and pursued with a ra-
pidity which left no time to rally, and a singular spec:-
tack was then presented in the escape up the mountain
side of the women and children from the places to which
no interception was offered ; but as detached parties of
the beaten Affghans still occupied some very lofty
heights, the mountain train ascended
pathway, and dispersed the fugitives by its effective fire.
Our reserve was now established on the lower heights,
and the whole of the place, filled with property of
every description, much of it plundered from our army
in 1841, was in the hands of our force ; two guns,
brass field-pieces, were also taken, and one of them was
seized with such promptitude that its captor, Lieute-
nant Elinherst, her Majesty's 9th Foot, turned its fire
upon the fugitives with some effect. I directed the town
to be set on fire in several places, after taking out various
supplies which might be useful to our troops, and the
work of demolition is still proceeding under the direction
of Major Saunders, of the Engineers. Our loss has been
trifling, for the advance of our officers and men was too
rapid and decisive to allow of the sharp fire of the enemy
telling much upon them, and, deceived by the direction
of the reconnaissance of the 28th, the Affghans had ex-
pected the attack on their left, and posted their guns and
the elite of their force in that quarter. I have now the
pleasing task of expressing the amount of my obligations
for their exertions in the field to Brigadiers Tulloch
and Stacy commanding brigades and columns ; to Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Taylor, K. 11., her Majesty's 9th Foot -,
Major Huish, of the 26th Native Infantry ; and
Captain Broadfoot, of the Sappers, commanding the
corps on the right, which bore the brunt of the action
to Major Simonds, her Majesty's 41st Foot, commanding
the reserve ; to Captain Backhouse, commanding the
coambimyanadidinedg theby
mountain train ; and to Captain Blood,
vloioda,s
,:f -pounders ; the la
9
Lieutenant Terry. I have received valuable assistance
battery
throughout our uperations from Major Pottinger, C. 8.,
and Major Saunders, engineers, 'and yesterday from
Captain 31ackeizie and Lieutenant Airey, her Majesty's
3d Buffs, and. Lieutenant Webb, 30th regiment ent of Madras
Native Infantry, temporarily
attached to me, and since
we marched from Ca.ubul, as on former occasions, from
my own staff, departmental and per,..onal, viz., Captain
Havelock, Deputy Assistant-Adjutant-General ; Lieut.
Mayne, Deputy Assistant-Quartermaster. General ;
Lieutenant Pollock, Artillery, Aide-de-Camp to the