The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-17

tiennel" 1--WE nei,ev- tnat we can affirm that the
appointment Of the dIplomatist 10 fill this Office
will soon appear in the Mooiteur,' aad that he will
be ordered TO 60 TO his post Immediately, in order
TO put a stop 10 an unpleasant position, which Is not
suited to two nations identified in interests and po
litical principles. NJ. Olozaga will shortly return
TO Paris, TO continue his diplomatic mission to our
government, in his character Of minister pieniPo-
Tertiary, as before (; thus spariDg the two countries
the useless expense of a sunp.uoas embassy.
India. 80.
The intelligence brought by the overland II all is
the most disastrous which it has ever been me tash
OF historian or journalist 10 record since inc Iouhda.
ton OF our Indian empire. The summary rom 'ns
Bombay paper, which we %subloln' gives as oIea ~ ~.
full an account of the ransaclon.a al Caoooi as 'ne
present state of information supplies. Inc. idte Vi
Sir William Hay M'Naghten VIII excite IN every
Englishman feelings Of grief ana indignau9n ~, ~
ne repressed. The 'Times" correspondent mus
describes the indigaities 10 which his remains were
subjected: THE head Of SrW H.. M'Naghten was
cut of, and the mouth being filled WIN a portloa OF
the mutlls, ss; BODY e. II W WaI aeeu ussd 10 W." wear rus and .dei in
that state paraded through the town by order OF the
son of Dost Mohammed
Thus fell, in the discharge OF a great public duty,
an amiable man, a gentleman, and a scholar, whose
loss as a pubic servant is sincerely deplored, and Tor
whose death, by the hands Of an ASA ssln and a tral-
tor, the whole British empire must demand, as India
has already done, the most decided vengeance.
Dost Mohammed himself, It appears, Is at present
at Saharunpoor. lie is strictly watched and guarded.
but otherwise under no particular restraint. SO far
from having been detected in correspondence with
his former subjects, or suspected of exciting them
against us, he seems to be severely and deeply an
nOyed at the conduct of his son.
At Jelialabad Sir r. Sale had succeeded in estab-
fishing himself in a strong position, and strong REIN
forcements were on The way for India. Our allies,
the Sikhs, have granted Us a way through their
country. Colonel Wilde's brigade was, at the 7th
of December at Khybur pass, waiting the arrival OF
General Pollock, VINO was to take command OF the
reinforcements, consisting CT her Majes'y's9 ga regl-
ment, 10Th native regiment, a company OF the 6Oth
native infantry, the recruits OF aer Majesty's l3!h
and 4ih, the 10Th light company, a squadron OF IT.
regular cavalry, and a detail OF artillery, with 3
nine Founders and a 24-pounder hOwltZer, to reach
Jellaiabad before the advance Of General Sir r.
Sale upon Caboel, and thus form a component part
of the army destined to revenge the murder of the
envoy.
Rumour further asseris, that the whole force
(nearly {, 600 meal i'll the enirenched camp al Ca
boOl had been destroyed in the endeavour to force
a passage through the .detiles TO Jellalabad: We
trust, however, that this will not be Confined.
The force comprised her Majesty's A h regiment,
three regiments of the Bengal Native Infantry, and
l.lOO cavalry, besides artillery. Ii seems lncredi-
BILE that a force like this should be destroyed by the
lnsurgent Ghilzies.
Amidst so many disasters we are happy to learn
that within the confines OF our Indian territory tran
fFrom the Bombay Times of FeA. IL
At the date OF our last advlces three regiments
which were attempting to march under Col. M La
rim from Candahar to the relief of Cabool, had been
stopped by the SHOWS westward Of Ghuznee, and
compelled to return whence they came. Ghuznee
itself was showed up; its garrison contained but a
eingle sepoy regiment. Sir Robert Sales brigade
had left Cabool in the BEGINNING of October, and
reached Jellalabad on the 18th November, and there
ri Of their existence. The beleagured host could
receive aid from no one; they were surrounded by
an enemy from ID, 600 to 10000 strong. Their com
missariat having almost al the first outbreak been
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sent narrative commences, i'll off for clothing, and
sorely pinched for food. The force, besides, was d.
vided. 1t consisted of near 6OO0 men, one half in
the Balla Hissar, or citadel, within the town, the
other half in a fortified camp six miles off; a deep
mountain stream which they were never able to ford
interviewed. BY the 2Jh much annoyance and some
apprehension began to be entertained of the effects
OF the eff1uvia OF the heaps of unburied dead every
where strewed around. About ten thousand corpses
lay fostering about the city or near the camp of Gen.
Elphinstone, threatening TO add the horrors of pesti.
lence to those of famine and the sword, SO soon as
a relaxing temperature should stimulate putrefac-
ton. In attempt was at this made to submerge the
camp, by dlvertlng a toI'ent from its course, and d.
recting its waters against the entertainments. For
tHnatel y 1t was prevented; a canal guided The stream
harmlessly away. In the camp provisions had be-
come extremely scarce; ammunition was plentiful.
In the citadel both food and powder were nearly ex-
pended. On the 10Th a convoy of ammunition was
sent to the Bana Hissar, under Colonel Oliver, of
the 9Th No. 1, but the Colonel having reached the
NuIlan, which runs between the Cabool canton
ments and The town, sent to report that the bridge
was impracticable. An order, therefore, was sent
from head quarters, commanding the party to re-
turn; and although, ere the order had reached, the
party had actually crossed the Nullah, they returned
and brought back the ammunition. On this day
there was a fight in the town, the Kuzzlebashes ha-
wing ineensed Shah Zemaun's party by refusing to
give up some persons on our side, to whom it was
alleged they had afforded protection. On the ooh
it was minated to the envoy that an immense body
of the Affghans intended to surround the canton
ments on the following day, and explode our maya
zine with red hot shot The powder was according
ly removed in the night, but every thing was quiet
during the next day, the enemy being employed in
making powder and hammering shot,
On the I'D they again mustered on the heights, and
Major Swaney, OF the N. / was sent with a party
to occupy Dehmeru As he marched upon il, the
enemy evacuated; but the place, for some unac.
countable reason, was not taken, and the enemy re-
turning got possession OF 1t again. The cantonment
had hitherto drawn their provisions ffem a village
called Dehmeru, close by; the guard, protecting it
was a weak one it was overpOwered by a native
chief, with 900 followers, and the grain in store
and the village fell iato his hands. The enemy had
captured an old Is FOUNDER gun at Charekan on the
80, when 800 Ghoorkas were cut TO pieces by them.
Having placed this on the height within long range
of the cantonments, they began to assemble in force
the troops in camp. Their strength did not at first
seem to have been suspected by us. Thew must
have mustered above 10000. A light detachment
sent out by General Elphlnstone to attack them,
bravery Iusueu w LII dCSHNhy, Dut on att0lnIng lis
summit found themselves surrounded and in danger
of being cut off. They succeeded with difficulty in
regaining the camp, holly pursued by the enemy.
A second and more powerful body Immediately sal.
lied out, and drove the enemy before them. They
succeeded in reaching the crest of the hill and dis
persing the insurgents posted there, but were unable
to capture the gun, which was With difficulty carried
of by the enemy. The Ghilzles were dispersed
with great slaughter, thirteen distinguished chiefs
having been reported as slain On the same day
the troops in the citadel were furiously attacked;
we suspended our fire till the assailan,s were close
upon us, and then so murdereus a yoley of grape
and musketry was poured upon them, that whole av-
enues were cut by the artillery in the advancing
masses. A sortie, headed by the Vuzzeer and Prince
Suffer Jung, completed The destruction the storm Of
shot begun the slaughter was terrible the slain
lay in heaps; and 1t went i'll with the faithful ev-
%erywhere that day. The battle on both sides had
been bravely fought, nor could we boast a bloodless
victory. Col. Oliver, CAPTAINS Westmacott. Walk.