The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-21

Who is Dosr MAHoMMEp This is easily an
swered. About one hundred years since, Nadii
Shah, monarch of Persia, invaded Upper lndia;
some of his troops were Affghans, commanded by
Ahmed Shah. On returning TO Persia, Naoir was
assassinated. Ahmed stole a large quantity OF his
measurement off home 10 the mountalns-called
himself "Pearl OF the Age" and was made hrst
king of afghan. He invaded India four times, and
died in I773. His son, Tlmour Shah, reigned a quar-
ter of a century. and died about 1900. Four Of his
sons, Humaioon, Shah Zamaun, Mahmoud, and
Shah Shoojah, then fought for the throne. Mumaloon
seized on Candahar. Shah Zamaun seized on Cabul,
and put out Humaioon's eyes. Shoojah was made
Zamaun's Jewel keeper at P~eshawur. Mahmoud,
who was made Governor of Herat, then seized on
Candahar. fought and seized his brother Zamaun,
and put his eyes out, and was made king, At last
Shah Shoojah revolted, dethroned Mahmoud, and
put him in prison. Mahmoud made his escape,
rais ed an army, at the head of which he placed
Futteh Khan, and took Candahar, in 1910. Shah
Shoojah fought them, was beaten in two bloody bat
ties, and flew to Runjeet Sing, at Punjaub. Nah
| mould was made king again, and then brutally put
| out the eyes of Fut!eh Khan, and afterwards put
| him to death. Futteh Khan had three brothers.; one
then seized Cabul, one seized Candahar; the third
| seized Cashmere. The first one v as naned Dost
| Mahommed: between them they killed Mahmoud.
| Dost Mahommed then, under pretence OF protecting
| himself against the aggressions OF RunJeet Sing, IN.
vited Russia 10 his assistance. Accordingly, a Rus
sian general led the Persians against Herat, and this
brought the British Town on Dost Mahommed, to
dethrone him and put Shah Shoojah back on the
throne.
The afghan WAR.-Up to 1899, this war had
| cost the British government $3.50, 600 600. Since
then, it has cost SIS, 600 900 every year.
The Fonrv FOURTH BRIrIsH REGIMENT. This re-
| giment, which has been annihilated by the Affghans,
il but loo well known in this country. This was
the regiment that formed part of Gen. Packenham's
army at the battle of New Orleans; it was then un-
der Col. Nullens, and was disgraced there for not
bringing up the fascines in time; and to this circum-
lance, the disasters of that fatal day were attributed.
The regiment then lost their colors, and were sent
to India to regain them. They have all persisted.
FIVE PoINrs LITERATURE If you desire to revel
in the midst Of Five Points literature, read the
"Courier and Enquirer and the New York Anne
rican." These journals daily contain columns OF
the lowest, most vulgar, most BLACKBOARD, most fe.
rocious libels against the President OF the United
States. If the chief magistrate were an inmate of
Sing Sing State Prison, he could not be treated with
more indignity than he is by the clique that governs
these journals. Such newspapers are a disgrace to
the age-a plague spot in society-a moral deformlty
of the times. None but the lowest and most debased
beings beings lost to all honor and principle-bank-
rupts in fortune, in character, in morals-could orr
ginate such filth, or luxuriate in such SANDERS upon
the honest chief magistrate of nearly twenty.millions
~ofpeople.
FROM CARAccAs, S. Ave understand that Mr..
Theodore Lacombe, son of Doctor Adolphus La
combe, a member of the Medical Society Of the
City of New York, has been appointed by MIR. Da-
vid, the French Charge d'Afiaires, Secretary to the
French legation at Caracas, Venezuela.
PREsENTMENr OF Plateau. elegant silver vase,
of Grecian form, and most finished workmanship
was last evening, in the very middle of the dance,
presented to Mr.. Charruaud, at his rooms in White
street, by his friends and pupils. 1t was manufac'
tured by Thomson, of William street. The following
is the inscription =
PRESENTED TO
MIR J. CHARRUAUD
BY his friends and pupils,
As q testimonial of the esteem