The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-05 00:00:00

GHUZNEE.,

Various of -the sepoys of the Ghuznee garrison
have contrived to find their way to Candabar as well
as Jellalabad. They give us the agreeable assurance
that Colonel Palmer and all his officers are in safety ;
Lieutenant Lumsden and his lady alone having fallen.
They also add (though this seems less probable) that
500 or 600 of the sepoys are still in existence.
Should this prove true, not more than 100 of them
can have perished subsequent to the surrender; as
Colonel Palmer seems to have had no more than be-
twixt 700 and 800 under his command at the date
of his despatch on the Ist March. One writer states
that by latest accounts the Ghuznee yrisoners were
proceeding in the direction of Kekt-i-Gbilzie.
Should this prove true, it looks as if they were
meant to be brought to bear on negotiations with
Gen. Nott at Candahar.

BUN DELKUND•
There has been another brush with the Boondelas—
a smart little affair—very creditable to our troops. I
give the following account of it from the Hurkaru
A squadron of the Bth Light Cavalry, under
Captain Moore, accompanied by Captain Studdy and
Cornet Swinton, some ten days since received orders
to march over to Humeerpore in one night, fears
being entertained for the treasury at that place. At
the same time some infantry were ordered to follow
them, and a day or two afterwards a troop of the
same regiment, under Brevet-Captain Tweedale,
was sent to Calpee, with some infantry, for the pro-
tection of that place. This was followed by a wing
of the 57th Regiment Native Infantry, under Major
Jones, being ordered off to Banda. Moore's squadron
was pushed on to Keitah, in progress to which
place (after a march of twenty-five miles) they
came suddenly on a single company of the 13th
regiment N. 1., closely engaged with a very large body
of the insurgents. The cavalry immediately charged,
and, riding over some matchlock men whom they
came unexpectedly on in a ravine or nullah, and who
were thus enabled to pour in a volley on them, which
did some execution, routed the enemy's horse. It
was a gallant little affair, and most fortunate for
Capt. Mitchell that the cavalry came up. As it was,
his company lost six men killed and seventeen
wounded. Capt. Moore, commanding the cadets, got
a ball hit just below his knee, and the squadron lost
four horses killed, and six men and ten horses wounded.
Cornet Swinton had a narrow escape, his horse being
killed under him. The dead body of a native was
brought to Capt. Moore, which was reported to be the
ex-Raja of Chirgong ; but it seems no one of Moore's
party were able, from their own knowledge, to re-
cognise it as that of the troublesome individual in
question. If, however, it should prove that the late
Raja of Chirgong is really dead, these disturbances
in Bundelkund will probably be finished, for there is
no doubt he was the leader. Report says that 200 of
the rebels were killed in this affair. A company of
the 31st N. is this day ordered to march to-morrow
evening towards Calpee, and to reach their destination
in two forced marches."

It is said that a force of 5,000 men is to be sent to
Bundelkund in the cold weather. This will soon put
down the rising of the refractory Chiefs, if this desi-
rable end should not be previously accomplished by a
little better political management, which it seems we
are destined to see, for Major Sheman, one of the
ablest men in the country, has been appointed to the
political charge of the Sangur and Nerbudder terri-
tories.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCES.
The only items of intelligence we have received
since Saturday are, that no movement had occurred
at Jellalabad on the 22d.nitimo,
and that the convoy
..dispatched from Ferozepore, on the 21st of May, had
reached Peshawur in safety on the 25th of June, hav-
ing experienced very great difficulties in crossing the
Indus, which had risen considerably, and was without
the advantages 'of the bridge which had been dis-
mantled some time before. We have seen an opinion
that it might, with facility, be
kept afloat during the
d
floods. Very exaggerate accounts of the breach of
aghan had reached Peshawur, but
discipline at Alec B
we believe we gave the true details on Saturday.__
Delhi Gazette, July 6.
SIMLAH.—The most contradictory rumours are
flying here from mouth to mouth. Those who are
anxious for war say the army of reserve proceeds to
Peshawur, as soon as organized, while others, who, to
make all sure, name no less a functionary than the
A. G. as their authority, say that the army of reserve
looks well on paper, but that there is very little chance
of its ever assembling.—nid.
FEROZEPORE.—The Sutledge has risen very much
of late, and on the Ist it was higher than the site of
the cavalry stables.—/bid.
Our troops which went to Pesh Bolak burned
Alec Boghan en route ; the Europeans are said to
have ravished a lot of unhappy women on the occa-
sion, in th:! presence of a crowd of admiring Sepa-
hees ; an unfortunate event this, as it may give the
Affghans an excuse for retaliating on our women in
their hands. Even the Hindoostanees get demoralised.
The unpopularity of the service with the Hindoos-
tanees is dreadful, and it is difficult to get them to
do anything. I need harly say that all our political
connections with the cut-throats of these parts are
our money greedily, but kick
us mthme on.
moment They we i
are not n a position to kick
gatake
them. There are too many fat appointments going
here for us to return soon. lam satisfied that the
greater number of our politicals look more to the
guiding of their own wheelbarrows than the guidance
of the state coach.—Agra Ukhbar, July 7.
An army of 5,000 men is, we learn, to take the
Celti in 13undelkund during the cold weather. The