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quarrclled with the A0ghans, and made them
enemies instead of friends. She took up,
as her arotegec and puppet, an indolent,
mbecile old prohigate named Shah Sooah-
of-Molk, who had been very properly kicked
out OF Cobool by his subjects, and IN order
to place him on tho throne quarrcled with
the popular chief Dost Mahommed.
The troops which marched out of CabuI
are said to have amounted TO $500 fighting
men. They consisted of herM ajesty's44th,
the 9th, 9Th and 54th native infantry, a
troop of horse artillery, six companies of
sappcrs and miners, 9th Schah's cavalry, six
troops of Anderson's horse. There werc
besides these, 1000 camp followers; and
though the safety of the ladies and their
husbands may be presumed upon or hoped
for, there is no hope for the rest-Treachery
and massacre have done their work, and the
bones of $4,000 British soldiers and subjects
lie bleaching upon the wild mountain passes
OF khoord, Cabal and Judgeduluk. The
Ailghans appear to have almost walowcd in
blood, and 10 have graliied their bgotry to
the utmost, and it is impossible to add more
horror by detail to the sickening fact that the
whole brigade has tccn Observation-Disclosures
ed under the most solemn promises of pro-
lection and good faith.
THE MASSACRE OF THE BRITISH
TROOPS IN CABOOL.
The following extracts will give the best
view of any articles which we find in the
English papers Of the lato disasters in All
ghanistan -
The captured Guyznec ovcrran Afrshanistan, and
took Dost Mahommed prisoner, and placed Slnh
Soolah on the throne. Russia received check
! Persia succunbcd TO British power, and all apparently
went well. ms, however, was only the beginning
of the end TIL, Aishtns turbu mt land warlI, e
race, sworc that thty would nor have Shah Soniah
and the old iyrant only remained throne dropped
up by British bayonets at an immense expense with,
out any corresponding advantage to the Indian roy-
eminent. III October last i was thought safe 10
withdraw portion Of those bayones, and, though
HINTS had been received Of an intended rising they
were dlsregnrdcd, and Sir Robert Sale left with his
brigade and reached ,c'laabad, Il distance of abou,
W mules, thr)u il an almost lmpa ssabe country.
Here he was Immediately surrounded by an army of
from l5,OVO TO 20 COO, and coopcd Up within the walls
The winter came on (and in the mountains of Al.
glanstan it is almost as bad as in RnssioN MI com.
muniration with CabooI was cut on The insnrroc,
commenced in tia, CIV the house of ,So ".
soldier and entcrprisln9 traveller, Sir Alexander Burns
was attacked, and him self and brother murdered and
the British Gtta,i nl in Their rbinants Ia, J
of exasperacd AIihans. III provided with ammu-
nlllon and short OF provisions, the English were
place between the parties and a convention was
agreed up,n ru,ran,een1 tho nnmo,s,J r,,, r
the British 10 Jellolohod ~ u
The jnsurocnt clicls cyhbited ,rr,o. ,y,;r ,ro, .,
have the British tro1 ,s ronoved from, GnhonI onI
ARRANGEMENTS are soid IN have boon r,oJ c H. H.
purpose at different mcetinrs which yyo,e held o,s;J
the cantonmenis After yarinms norcvs s'Io
was on the 21nI or II ga ,,hnr br,,,,L, co., ,,it
Khan II Sir WIN H. M'Nau,htnp 10 rcoue.t a., in,
,srvicw on the following morninr Tho I},;,ieh 'n,,
went thithcr. ncoomnanicd bv Con,nins Ja",.on?
Trevor, and Mackenzie Thnv had Nc, brnn nresan
FIVE minutes when a s-uol vas oiynp onJ ri ,,oro
seized and forced to mount behind some Chlzia cb;r
The British envoy resisted and was sl,in ,s ,isn
Captain Trevor who had sli,nod off III" horso o '
which he had been Placed. The mur,lrrsrs nre now
said TO be "Ghazcrs" or rclioiou' enthusiasts mhn
fight as soldiers for the sake of God" and Who #
Killed in battle, nre called Shuddccs' or Mortyrs
The treatment Of Sir WIN. II. NJ Nnushion's body
has been described a. most barbarous. His lady is
stated 10 have offered large sum for its ransom in
order TO lts being daccnly inferred. The other two
officers were saved By the dread of the Ghazoes to
fire Mt them lest the Ghlzics who rode before them
ment on the 2sh Akhbar Khan has it annears
boastcd OF his having in person killed Sir W II
NJ Ma ghton
Major Pottinqer well known since the defence of
II,rat, took charge Of the British mission, and the
negotiations for The withdrawal of the troops were
continued On the 9th Of January they removed from
their cantonmcnts which were INSTANTLY siezed by
the insurgents and burnt. The snow was one foot
deep on the ground when the troops reached Beeg-
roma, three niles distant. The schemes of Akh ar
Khan then became evident. He hal despatched
emissares throughout the country through which the
unfortunate British soldiers had to pass, calling the
people rise Ell mdSss, and STAY the iniiels His
call was not heard in vain. On the first DAYS march
Cornct Hardyman, Of the 18th cavalry and some men,
were killed. Mahommed Akhbar Khan, who had
taken charge of the retreat contriyci to induce the
British take up stations at night where he chose
On the 18th they novel 10 Bareckhar where the three
mountain guns Were scizel. Their rear guard were
obliged to act on the defensive during the whole of The
day On the 9Th the camp was nearly surrounded hy
enemies, and il became evident that the British
soldiers would have to fight their way To Ielalabad.
! Captain Skinner went 10 Mahommed Akhbar Khan,
who was on n hill close 10 the British camp. and
inquired why they could not proceed &C ,ordna to the
convention. The reply was that thew had eff the
Cabool cantonmen,. before the troons destined Ia
protect them were ready, and that no chief bn, he
] Z at l.