The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-11-30
WHOLE NO. 2s4.
INDIA.

/ the SUln, rom AleXdnufid, WHICH place She
left on the 18th, with the Indian mail, Cfrom
Bombay on the 18th or 9Th September,) and
received at Suez on the 9th Of October
These dispatches stated that The British
army, which marched from Canadians in four
divisions, on the 9th, 2Sth and Goth of May,
and the Sd of June, arrived on the 10th Of
July at Mookeer, four days march from
| Ghizny, Up TO the Goth it encountered no
other obstacle than troop belonging to
redel tribe, which it repused with ease. On
the Goth, the army was concentrated at Ma
nee, distant twelve miles from Ghizny. On
the morning of the 2lst. the army marched
for the latter place. When within gun-shol
il was received by a lively canonade and
well sustained fire of musketry, to which the
| British artillery returned few guns, after
which the army bivouacked On the 22d the
| place was accommodated, and the preparations
for assaulting it were ordered. At midnight
the artillery changed It's position, and was
| followed at short interval by the infantry.
| A few minutes before o'clock in the morn.
| ing the gates were blown in by the engineers.
The trumpets sounded the charge, and the
| artillery opened terrible fire, under cover Of
which the infantry forced an entrance through
the gates, in spite of the most strenuous re-
slstance and at o'clock in the morning the
colors Of her Majesty's 18th and 18th regi-
ments floated on the towers Of the citadel of
Ghizny.
Thus, in less than three hours, one of the
strongest places in Asia, defended by garri-
son of $500 of the nravest Of the Afghans,
and commanded by son OF the ex-king OF
Cabul, fell into the power of the British
500 men of the garrison were killed. The
remaining 1900 were made prisoners to-
gether with their commander. The loss Of
our troops was only l9l men hors de combat
Intelligence of this brilliant feat having reach
ed Cabul Dost Mahomed sailed forth at the
head Of 1900 Query $4,000 y men, but the
demoralizing effect produced by the fall Of
Ghizny was such that Dost Mahomed was,
few minutes afterwards, abandoned by all his
soldiers, and compelled to fly with only 800
men,abandoning his artillery ammunition, bag
gage, &c. The English army Immediately
advanced on Cabul without meeting the
| slightest resistance On the 18th Of August,
an envoy of the Schah Sujah, escorted by
$50 British soldiers, under the command of
Major Cureton % took possession of the city,
into which the Schah Sujah made his solemn
entry on the 7th of August, accompanied by
the British minister, the General commanding
the army, and numerous staff
Two new expeditions were contemplated
and in preparaton-the one against Saudporc,
the other against Kurneil. The success Of
the British army in Afghaniston, the prepare
tons for attacking the two cities just men,
toned, and the recent deposition Of the Ra-
jah Of Sattara, will render more manageable
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London, Nou 2.-As the smoke of British
victory achieved over the Afghan barbarians
clears away, we are enabled to perceive other
flames Of commotion and war breaking forth
to engage the arms and drain The treasure of
the Anglo-Indian government.
Though the triumph over Dost Mahomed
has been accomplished without much loss in
battle, and though the Rajah Of Sattara has
been deposed without any bloodshed, yet
these events seem rather the beginning than
the end Of series Of troubles which vicious
policy and disagreement have prepared for
our eastern empire. The intrigues OF Russia,
working on the discomfort of native subjects
and allies, have not yet borne their full fruit.
The throne of Cabul is safe for our vassal,
Shah Soojah, as long as a British army re-
main in Afghanis,an to prop it with their
bayonets but, like king forced upon
people by foreign power, his sovereignty
will have very precarious tenure when left
10 the support Of native resources. A victory
gained in dashing style of English bravery
over even barbarian troops may dazzle the
public mind for short time, and make people
slow to condemn the viciousness Of the poll
cy which has caused England to wage " a
little war; on the late Afghan ruler.
All the French press is outrageous on the
subject of the British conquest in Affghanis
tan. They say that we have occupied eau
bul for our own purposes. and placed there as
our slave the phantom of a prince. The Ma
tional exceeds all Other papers in lis vitupera-
ton of England and the English. We are,
according to it, the most heartless, vain, ego
tistical people in the world, seeking, in the
name Of liberty, TO subject every country to
our yoke, and making actual conquests under
the pre,ence of extending commercial rela-
tons. We took possession Of Alden not a
year since, and thus became masters of the
Arabian Gulf we planted our flag some
months ago on islands at the entrance Of the
Straits of Magellan, and near the Is,hmus of
Panama we have colonized New Zealand,
as if we were proprietors of the soil ; VIC have
secured the dominion Of Ahghanstan and
last of all, we have laid violent hands on Pas
sages, on the north coast of Spain. The Ma
tional forgets to speak Of what France has
been doing since 1880. II omits to mention
the conquest and continued possession Of AL.
giers, the immense territory acquired since
that period. and the avowed intention of one
day possessing the whole coast Of the Medi-
terrancan, from Tunis to Tangier. Fortunate
ly for England we can afford to listen to the
complains Of our Gallo neighbors, and allow