Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-05-07

rom the baiiltnpFc Ninett'1i
TIE BWrISI ~ AFFGU \NIS rAN.-The
nva 'iuu OF Adshaursitu by thr Bui,h Mas caused
by Jealousy OF tho I-Is,r. eel Russia "a uc ES'.-
Dot N'hlan"i X ,au IA uurui ''s,' ~ 'lli'o -
- frequently ""clrr.ns 'rs m-arb .r'"'' y"
lie. having ~ sse,.c tie rc.gn ~ pnn"", th
SO Ith, seated h'n.elI u,Oa the Afghan 1 'n,.- '
HIS u'nr ,''rm beg m tn attempt h. revenge the
death 90 hrs tUhrr Nizlcr. wht hal been cruelty
Pii To douh. sab Sns.Iih nvl in'' the British
'efS''pfN. "he-e hc rcaiuncd \ lins tm' a. ShsiN
ti'rr", but with 'ui inspiring any i'"lus- ol sym
. dhy sirpdg enough O. "a luce au e., % isU ui h.s
cause. At length. hnWcvrr. the iu1 iea"c "i K ssi'
Al the court of P..rsi,. r,iuiry lysns NEXT to Al
stIni~ian IA the W'S, caused so,nr alarm ann *
tho Blush alIhourcs a. tnIia. u wPs tear, d tiai
ia iuu rnce was cN ending itself mtr Afghan u IN
ANIL u - affirmed. 'hu DiI VI 'hlnnel al cn'e'e
Iniu corrcnP ndrnce Ni'h Russia i-r that Power.
AZ thus securing hims-li a. the throne.
l. wISn pN tht the Blu.h auth ,rIcs m India
began tod sc'yrr that ah 80 'lih IN ~ u-ei /
prince. aud ID 81 M,hlnmcd usir,cr Ths pro /
iusi''Se was taken mt hv'r. ms clam To- the All /
gum trpnc rrnrNei, and a strong ARMY IA ,rrhcd 10
warls { Ihal 10 ent,rrc "a rcs;.rlinn.
The I - G 'yeru'r Gclvrll T. sever vi IN 81 .
b. B.nckwop! writer ior not irync the Use Of az
ncy tho way IF a Lrib o. b,f re- u'rcG, kiug
iiol> business rs hostile invasion @. els 1ui
country colutry, the nal ~ wh.ch lay througr
mountainous pIsS.',. difficult aud Dungeons. IL -
s1"l thlt S)).On u, Is Ipody. all have Sails
DIST M'hamne of the 'neIots charns'cr 1T ihc
Br.tish.1nl would hove shown tucm t. no ml,h bot
TER oioc r. than IA x a 8; AID tha ip.o-ily
the rvaIy uPpreriItpu b. ala" u,urct 90 British H.
or ,ry might have demonstrated that he was uo IA
str.'er Al all, AMI that : al : CD D ala rpublc-
sDnc fellow, aud WEAK fol IiU The bltg lIu, uUi
worthy ufnu'Icc.
Bn this happy UNDERMINING On both sides did
uut take pltcr. Tho b. ,sh O. .vcrnnert thong u
that lI'dc wlp,som, tcrr'r might bc f,eryicy.f,r
a.. ,fs If
ihc power Of their future masters. wt-!n rcovcr
Nuui sir ~ thin -, give iimItinp 10 the GA to-
ny OF IL, n iuii', and aI,'d IN -cts "i 1D'r Il
; 20 ariye y"nng Officers: a war VAS res lived o.
the Blush, OF course, w,r1 successful AGer Wig.
| oruus campain, bref hut spirited. DIST Mlhlmmcd
was be,ien, made pris ,nc-, ami scat
/ TO Calcutta: where not long ago he was figuring
I,nn At all the balls and ariics and seemed to en-
/ Jry himself exceedingly. Shah Sha jnh was repla.
eel upon thru the great glory Of British vllor
anI Indian lrgiamaCy.
Tao recent news from Iudra may suffice 10 tell
the rest pf tho story. The Afghan people swotc
that they would not have Shah SluoIah 10 reign O.
yes Ihem: AZ the AH.nnn people diI uui the fac
| IInn OF MIh1mmed did. aud they Wcrr. ~ appears n
/ very rJns fac:ipn. "a s,spn healed IN putty
\ The British army was in the centre at NTghanSIan
vast distance fru the head II their government in
| lndl,and m IuutaIus covered Nuh supN aud bound.
| ing in dotiies aud precipu,us paths lay hctuecn. A
! II ,aeu : ale with his brigade reached Jcalabad
about nIncty-sN miles Cahul. Here lac was sur
rounded hy a. ARMY OF ID 900 c,ulincI within the
wal "f the fortress all nunIt atom with Cahu
cut "H PROV sIIns intercepted; anl all Ihl- Ju,l
winter ~ an al iue cuun ~ country ciInr add
new h'rrDrs Ia the stu IlIru ul the hecag Icrcd
hanl Ia the mean time an inSurrecun broke our Ca
hal. The Brush were attacked m their cuIrcuch
ncnts. S.rAl-xlndcr n Iru.s WAS killed la his own
house aud hal w. after much fighting. u WIS sgrce
10 retreat without IN plcsi1ilun Ia J,lllihad. NJ
,onner had the retiring army rra, he'd the dangerous
ieGcS ui The mountains than they Hcrr attacked uu
al sides 10y the trcachrr,us Adshaus. Frlm behind
r'ckS aud trees Ere was kept up. and the
English iruops, lavioE ryhluSIcd their ammunition
the scene became oi almost uur,si,tcd sllu shei
The ladies', under The prutCCl'u ui the Irrops. Fix
teen IA number. taken prison -; aud IL said
ia will b. held hu-iag,s f1r the safe return IL
D.. NJ ,h1mmrd. O rly q ic miserable srrt. Q, -
ri ihr whole army reached Jrlalihad; O. pro.
hah- th,r 'hry found inol ,rcnuty ,h"rc.
The arlic!e IA The ln7g zine 10 wh.ch We have
refrrrel, thus sp1nks Of thu, d,s,s.er:
"'rHe blow ia Cahul i, t,r hra,i, 81 thai has fl
len 81 hc Indian army snrs The days of u d
~. W ten tir f''cr under Geurfa! NJ arb vs. ~,
hrnkcn up hy The Nlysnrr hur this VAS up, arl~ ul
"a halt a century ago. IL WAS a heavier blow tharr
tell on the British army IN T. rope during The 81 "a
cunluual wa; Tor though our troops on the cunr,n.
fought successfully, and even Tho mrrrlr To- 40.
"a was Finished 10y vicIuTy. Bsr IN AfT:haursar,
every kind of pluIdrr, seems Ia we been comm 9.
ted, AMI es'r kind Of loss iiIercd. uurclicvrd nv
a single ray Of VictIry. OR gallant trnnpS have
been forced mlIguanIly 10 A. before n rabblc he
cause The rahble had food and they hid nom; and
the force which few months ago would have
marched irIumphtly from end lo end ofInIia i u ~
fugitive or showing its hahtual bravery only in d y.
ing on the field"
terrible reirihuiion is no doubt in reserve Gur
the DUNG AHghans. The news Of he calamity
whi,E had heiallen the British arms while il
caused much chagrin. ruuscd also in England q
feeling Of determined vengeance. letter from
L"adon says, that; when Sir Robert Peel rose in tho
House of Commons; and announced that measures
WoIld be immediately taken 10 secure the sal, ~
and honor Of the country. the host trcmcndou.
cheering burst 'rum bath sidos ofIhc House But
lhc AHshans arc free War-hke p'opc; and rl,o
war viii probably be n long aud bloody unc. hcfor,
British power can lie assured Of ils permanent su
prcmIcy ia Cahul.