The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-18 00:00:00

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WINDSOA, WEDNESDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Albert, and the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, at-
tended by the Duchess of Norfolk, breakfasted with
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent this day,
her Royal Highness's natal day, at Frogamre Lodge.
His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen was of
the party.
The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal have
been taken airings to-day.
The Duke of Wellington took his departure from
the Castle this morning.
His Excellency Baron Moncorvo, the Portuguese
Minister, arrived on a visit to.her Majesty.
At half-past six o'clock this evening, her Majesty
and the Prince, and the Duke of Saxe Coburg, at-
tended by the whole of the Suite, left the Castle in
carriages for Virginia Water, where the Royal party
dined in the Temple. •At half-past • seven, the Right
Hon. Sir Williatn Fremantle and Mr. 'George Ed-
ward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, had- the honour of
joining the Royal party. Covers were laid for 24.
The band of the 2d Life Guards was in attendance:

The Bachelors held their annual Revel in honour
of the Duchess of Kent's birthday, and the town was
illuminated generally this evening.

Yesterday being the anniversary of her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent's birthday, the same
was observed at Kensington by the usual marks of
respect ; and every demonstration of loyal attachment,
so Justly due to her Royal Highness, was especially
displayed on the occasion. The morning was ushered
in by the ringing of the church bells, and in the even-
ing a numerous party of the tradesmen of her Royal
I I ighness met at the King's Arms Tavern, where a most
excellent dinner was provided, and to which her Royal
Highness, with her wonted liberality, largely con-
tributed by the present of a very fine buck. Wm.
N. Wright. Esq., most ably
.presided in the chair.
The usual loyal and appropriate toasts were drank,
and the harmony of the evening was sustained by Mr.
Hudson and his professional friends. The houses of
the tradesmen in the town of Kensington and in
various parts of London were splendidly illuminated,
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge,
attended by Lady Augusta Somerset, Baron Knese-
beck, and Colonel Jones, honoured the Surrey Zoolo-
gical Gardens with a visit on Tuesday evening. Tho
Duke and Duchess and the Princess aftoviirds left
town for Kew.-

LO:11 Fitzroy Somerset, the Military Secretary to
the Commander-in-Chief, remained at the Hol:
Guards on Tuesday evening,.: and also ybiiimad Sir
James Graham during the evening at tho hieme-offiee.
Yesterday morning a deputation from Sheffield
attended at the Home-office. The Attorney-General
and the Solicitor General arrived at the office, and
had an interview with Sir James Graham. The F.:441
of Leicester attended at the office in the Actanoon,
and Lord Fitzroy,Somerset visit 4 Sir 'tames in the
afternoon.

Sir Robert Peel arrived in town yesterday evening,
The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived ili imvla
yesterday from Ryde, Isle of Wight,
Baron 13runow, the Russian -"Minister, Count Kiel-
mansegge, the Tianoverian Minister, and Chevalier
Bunsen, the Prussian Minister, transacted business.
Yesterday at the Foreign-office.
A deputation from Sheffield mit,i.ting of Mr.
Charles Pease, Mr. GIT 9 we:4 Air. Crossland, had an
interview wittt the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ess
tertley, at his official residence in Downing--strem

THE
_RETREAT. t*OM.. CAVBUL.

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a the death of the greater part of the officers of tho
The Niqwita japer gives a- melancholy account

44th, Regiment, previous to ana du4llg the disastrous
retreat from Caubul. TIT At* ve were interred in
t‘ NVIINAULI JUNE 3.—Colonel Mackrell lived but
a few hours, and died of his wounds at twelyc 'lock
fi
the burial-gr(MTA tit that place
at night ; and Captains Swayne, lg‘Crw, Robinson,
and Lieut. Raboth • .
_

MO' .*1.4t% }ltd been slightly wounded pre-
vicmsly, but left Caubul with the regiment, At
Koord Caubul I saw him in a ka,goviii4 with Captain
Leighton on a camel in rev a the regiment near
Tezeen. He was liillid by a ball and tulwar. I saw
his hotly Vlug a little off the road quite naked, tha
enemy having stripped it of all the clothes ; even the
socks were taken off.

" Captain LektlitOU luarched with the regiment
from Catftl, ;aid a little past Koord Caubul I saw WO
in a hagowa on a camel with Major Scott, apparently
wounded. I did not see him afterwards, but I sup-
pose he was killed with inkior Scott, for soon after-
wards I saW 411 Aftlian cut down the camel driver
and load the camel off the read, and his by was
found near the road.
" Lieutenant Dodgin left Caubul with the corps. I
observed him riding 33i rear on a tattoo belonging to
the late Captain Swayne. He reached J ugdaluck,
wher.e I saw him with the remains of the corps,
advanced again towards Jellalabad at eight o'clock
p.m., General Elphinstone and Colonel Shelton having •
been taken vriwzers before the troops marched off the
grAtuid, and at eleven o'clock that night he was LiDed,
or rather at that hour I recognized hi, 5 ba.ly lying on
the road in the snow. I also saw the body of Sergeant
Henshaw, and four or of the soldiers lying .
" LiNtimant White (Acting Adjutant) i,lso left
Uaubul with the regiment; and. ),,,xt saw him at
Koord Caubul wounded. but then on horseback ; he
had a white etiriii reund his head, and jaw kr.wh
marled with blood. The dhobie told me loosaw Lieu-
tenant White struck across the stsitaitch with a sword,
so that the entrails protTlVied, and he then
" Captain Collins
(unattached, lately promoted)
marolle4 withthe regiment from Caubul, and I heard
got as far as Jugclaluclt and was there killed.
" Lieutenant Wade was alsy killed at that place c
near It.
" Lieutenants Forlye and QTAy were seen to fall
by Dr. Brydon, when t attempt at a square was
made by till the men remaining (about 40), who wereall slaughtered afterwards by the Affghgn,
" Paymaster Bourke accompaniedthe .
regiment
from Caubul. I saw him riiiing in the rear as far as
Tezeen, where the guns of the Horse Artillery were
abandoned, and soon after his kitmaghur (,amtand
told me his master (Captain limutto
had - been cut
down by the enemy, 4/4 via, life.scareely extinct,
they stripped him, arid left his body on the snow.
t 4 14ieulenant and Quartermaster llalahan In been
Wounded in the shoulder by a ball so m, time before
leaving Caubul, but left it with the regiment ;
he was
riding in the rear with Lieutenant IA
-,odgin as far as
Jugdaluck, and there they advanced again at eight
o'ciccli, p.m. I saw him with the rqll%lns ofthe corps
after they had gone about two miles on the Jellalabad
road, I saw Ni 1104 lying, together with that of
Lieutenant Dodgin, on the snow on the road, par-
tially covered with a Cloak, which was saturated with
blood, and•he was to all appearance dead.
"Lieutenant Hogg I saw as far as Koord Caubul,
hut not after, and 1 know nothing further about hint.
"Lieutenant Cumberland had been
'Wounded in the
arm, but left Caubulw:ith reoxnew
quite
well, I
did not fee him after Sot-Sung, hitt suppose he was
killed with others,
" Lieutenant Cadell I saw ridinr-
beside the Grena-
dier Company, and I heard on niqWry, that he was
killed in the ICoord Cabul Pass, where there was great
fighting, but I did not see him.
" Lieutenant Swinton had alga been wounded pre-