The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-04-26

/ oI;sb Arm phrmation oithe disasters or,h.
sr,na.,an s INDIA. We copy below ~, ,"' En-
Inc intellgene>from Ind,, -
the most terrible M,,srs ,ha, r.eSe"'s series Of
English arms in that qSr,or Tha 'p 0e'a'I'n A.
OF Feb. J, gives summM, &c :, D''noay Times
the forces up to the % olo S movements Of
forces were about to march for er' when The
the fearful passes of khoord OK N"a,aOad through
one Gay later announce the disaster y a"d p'p'n
which attended and finally finished " Obstruction
The bombay Times of the 18th saws. march.
"At the dates of our last advices ihro,
which were attempting TO march undo, n s'SeNs,
rim from Candahar to tho relief orCaho,, N'a
stopped by the SHOWS westward Of ~ "a0 been
compelled to return whence thew c,n, Inee and
itself was showed up; its garrison con,,' ualHn''
single sepoy regiment. Sir Robert s,.'1 ONa
had left Cabool in the beginning orooa "gd'
reached Jellalabad on The 18th NovoaI 10
there they remained cooped up and ur.IIN%
move at peril of :heir existence. Tho
could receive aid from no one; thew v0.. Snd
ed by an enemy from $4,000 to 90 nm OOM
Their commissariat having almost q, IL.
break been destroyed, they were BY fl. I a
which the present narrative commence, N
clothing, and sorely pinched for food. ~. l@
besides, was divided. 1t consisted Of "'S
men, one haif IN the Ballo Iiissar, or ci,od.I Nv"
in the town, the other hafin fortified ..'"A
miles of; deep mountain stream which ,L..
never able to ford interviewed. Bv tba ONT '
! annoyance and some approximations beoan r. l.
iertained of the effects Of the afIiuva Of ,bo h.,
Of The unburIed head every where srewad ,....p
About ten thousand corpses lay festerinu ohon,M
city or near the camp of Gen. Elphins,pe h..,
ening To add the horrors Of pestilence IA ,,.
famine and the sword so soon as rel,,irr
perature should stimulate putrelaction A.
tempt was made at this tine to submerge The cam,
by diverlng torrent from lis course, and diree'
its winters against the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 4
y il was proventGd;a canal guided the s,u,u
harmlessiy away. In the camp provisions L,dA.
come extremely scarce; ammunition was ,IentGj
In the citadel both food and powder were nuIr
expended
The Times then gives sketch of.he movements
for several days subsequent. On the 22nd. III,
geain which supplied the cantonmen, a, Dshmsn
was taken by the Ghilzes- $40 Ghoorkas heinz
cut to pieces. They captured gun and began
assemble in great numbers about the camp Their
force amounted to 10000 they were finally dis,
persed with great slaughter. The ren day they
again ait cked the camp bur severe storm put az
end to tho fight: The British lost several ru,
officers and about thirty other men severely woa
ded.
IIere l,iin,va accoonts oc hnttlos from Ja, - l.
and attempts to the British losing. in W
mean time mos; Of their ammunition, and TNga 81
horse nesh-when they concluded to atema, AZ
escape through mountain pass. The Laa IN
Morning Herald tells the story as follows
The Intelligence from Cabool is inded unsa n
IDENTITY disastrous, ntimatIng, as'It does AA Md
that city, and the destruction Of an army o. 6@
men. Its brave garrison of ., 900 men have VEGA
put to the sword. Sixteen females, the vines
OF the officers who have been slain, have been Y
carried into captivity, 10 await fate worse dn
death. The army, no longer able to withstand \
the pressure OF cold and hunger, marched Cam
the 29iS, resolved 10 cut their way .broughOr PEI
| iSh The choice left them was that Of sla'uG <
| ingloriously behind their walls, or endeayWsH
cut their way through at every hazard. ThgH
| ferred the last. They had no sooner cniercd@ N
| difficult part Of the road, where The monHpi'
rise abruptly on every side than they we'eseIuFa
| by overwhelming masses Of the insurgents lhe
days Of fearful coufiict ensued They were NeId!
! penned up TO be slau2 hlele ed like sheep by Msp
| envy safe in the protection of the mountains luz
| gallant 44th regiment were slaughtered am%' +"
man. Their ammunition was nearly nH " CIV,
! they started. They had not 90 rounds Of cartridges
when they entered the pass; this was speech! "a
| pended, and they were left TO charge 'be "'@'
| behind which the matchbox men concealed "s%.
| selves, with the bnyonet. OF the 6,OOO men WV
were penned I'D in Cabool on the ed OF s0Ss@
| Der, the fate of S 900 is sealed Food i6ee We
none, or next TO none, The officer who oETusaa
the news saw with his own eyes seven OF his "'aa
er officers butchered! This news is not gwen
official authority, but it is only oneshade '''"
thentic.
The iorce originally in Cabool at tho ct. oG'O' s
ing of the instruction amounted to o4uV .0 T
More than third of those must have ialen O. t,n
the 25th Dec. Tho remainder must nave "
dispirited, emaciated, and reduced to the .@'
gree. From Cabool to Jellalabad is dEO lSb.
80 miles, through series OF tremendCus 'lrou
In the of the first II miles from rs Of
ascend 100 feet; you then enter ~ niles in
Khoord Cabool This defe is abouish S,sad,h.
length, and from 100 TO 200 yards W IN Tho
Here the fighting with Sales brigade Oysa which
9th October The road crosses Tue nv w. course
gives name to The pass, % times: ~ !. OOO sst
or the next 10 miles the road ascencs s.aad ,uus
and descends 1900 feet, over rough, SoH
and rocks, which cut and bruise Inc .Jr 10 ,A
from pass to mountain and from mGuu S"Ias flores
ill il reaches Jelalabad Here Sir H. Or" .scunt
holds its own, but can do no more; - ';ms TN +
however has been seen to by i,'srh"od read +
Ferozepore brigade would in all nNe'lh .e lhenV
Them about the 9Th; it would be 'oo
help the Cabool army. RS