The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-22 00:00:00

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tame np, and they had a great struggle with swords, but the
Affghan matchlock was so hot, that they in turn drove ours
back all along the ridge, and they had outnumbered us so
greatly as to be able to retire in excellent order. Anderson's
horse again went up the road to challenge them ; but their
position was good, and they maintained it. We had every
man out on duty cantonments. A brigade was much wanted
in the field. Two guns of Warburton's were seized by the
enemy in the city, and the men forced to work them. They
have thrown a number of balls into cantonments and into
Sturt's garden from Mahmoud Khan's fort. Sir William
Macnaghten has given 50,000 rupees to a Kussulbash chief to
create a diversion in our favour, and promised him two lacs if
he succeeds. The envoy and general agreed to send for the
13th and 35th (Sale's brigade). At first the general would
not, but yesterday the order went off for you to return with
the 13th and 35th, leaving your sick, wounded, and baggage
in safety, to come on by long marches. But much responsi-
bility is thrown on you in this way, and you will have to fight
great numbers near this, whatever the state of the country
may be far off.

The enemy have had possession of the Commissariat
Fort these two days—to-day they have set it on fire, as also
a village near the town that fired on them. We thought it
was the city on fire. Sturt got the wall of the garden near
the Commissariat Fort down by the Sappers to-day. A new
king and vizer had been set up, but the other chiefs will not
have them. Codrington's corps in Chareckan surrounded.
All the officers wounded. Rattray and Sailsbury killed.
Sturt's wounds are doing well, but he overworks his strength ;
his mind keeps him up ; and Harcourt tells me to give him
wine and arrowroot. He cannot get open his mouth to get
food in properly. His tongue and throat have suffered, and
all the nerves about. He is out all day, and the soldiers help
him about. Last night he did not get to bed till one, and then
was waked up by a note. Mackenzie defended the fort he
was in till his ammunition was expended, and then he cut
his way out : has three wounds. We have intelligence that
we were to be attacked to-night, and that they were making
boosa bays to throw into the ditch. No one had made
arrangements for an attack. The General and Anquetil
gave Sturt a carte blanche. He has told off the officers and
people to their posts, and paraded them this evening, and at
nine went with Paton, Eyre, and Fellew, all the rounds.
The envoy is in cantonments, and his place is a cavalry and
infantry intrenched camp, and the walls loopholed. We have
a nine and a six-pounder in the battery next us, 15 guns in
Position, the walls well-manned, and our men stanch. If we
get over to-night, we shall, I trust, repel the enemy till you
arrive. Heaven shield us all ! I should not be nervous if I
could see what was going on. I hope they will not attack us
this night ; but the unusual stillness of no firing looks like
mischief.

" Bth inst.—We had an alarm at four o'clock. The enemy
attempted to take the fort back again. They mined a large
hole, and set fire to the bastion, but were driven back. We
are all in high spirits, and look forward to your arrival with
interest and anxiety.

" With our united love,
" FLORENTINE SALE