New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-04-23

siorrning party under General sale. ne reserve.
under Sir W. Cotton, composed OF i've Regiments
/ Of Native Infantry. and the cavalry commanded By
| General Thsck well posted 80 - 70 surround the
citadel. and of the etreat Of the fugtise' At
| midnight the whole assembled wi,ho-t word spo-
ken Or buge sounded, and though three large
regiments Of infantry were standing within tweHt,
yard- of w. 50 well the order for silence obey
ID. that spectator would not have known thar
nan was there. The Colonel sad q few word
70 the writer's regiment the 9Th. and he ceumr
moved forward The night wet dark. and
windy; and on arriving the foot OF the height-.
the men were ordered 10 lie down, until tie tine
! f1r the attack which was an hour before daylight.
Az three the batteries .peued. and Capt Hay.
| If the 18th Native Infantry. made a false attack
Oh the Norbert side with his regiment, the l3ih,
opened out right and left. and kept up the atten-
! ton Of the enemy. The excitement vas now
what ! never before felt in ny life. are the De
| .crbcr- words and perfectly believe flu.
/ Shot and shells were thrown in hundreds from
he guns. while the fort attempted 70 return the
ire. but it, guns could not - fired above once d.
every three minutes. and before they had given
Dozen rounds, the gate wa blown open, and the
| leading company inside Nothing could be more
grand than the scene the enemy hung blue lsht-
from every part OF the gateway, cheered, aud sent
showers Of shot and arrows among Us Three
hundred pounds Of powder bad been placed IN the
gateway and at q quarter past three one great
! slaze OF light was seen, and then awful *
plo-ion followed; and, with a cheer, the col
umn charged. the four light companies under
Donrie leading. but the whole directed by Sale
Bv some mistake, however, the trais had been
tired too soon, and the troop. were a i've minutes
run of when III gate was blown open. In the
mean time, the enemy had time to recover their
surprise, and TO throng the gateway which wa
already obstructed by beams. huge stone4 and dead
bodies. The light companies, therefore had To
nght while picking their WAY among the ruins
but TN. was soon got over. and the Aishans
driven in BY the bsyonet, which. IN British hands.
is ALWAYS irresistible. The result Of this gallant
attack was the capture of $500 prisoners, and 1900
horses; its further result being the sufficiently
.howv. but mos, unfortunate, restoration OF Snah
Su ah 20 lie throne.
In a few days after. the army marched 10 put
he Shah in es~ion of the city of Cabul. Inc
valley IN which they cncampcd m H. n1ghoor-
hood sarden-strcams of the purcsl water
rncaudering through gardens Of the finest fruit
"a man might Kill himself for sixpence. with
peaches puns and grapes, all equal 10 any hot
house fruit in England
The entrance of the Shah in,o CabuI was pom
pous He was superly dressed n a long coat of
lark cloth covered with Jewels his wait
rounded with embroidered bnkef-C0S,s and povdcr
ho,us and hi, head covered with kind of three
cOrncTcd cap, from onch corner OF which hung
argc emerald. His stecd also very band
somcly carar.oncd, and Il, he alvay- look, like Il
gentleman. and J.. a very fine specimen of native.
he really looked the king The population Of
the city seemed immense: the streets, the tops OF
the houses, and even the hills il view were lite
rally one mass OF people. All this description has
now painful interest.
After moving thrO,gh the bdz1rs and streets for
some time, the procession came upon the 6ala
Ilis-ar, or citadel, in which stands the palace
The, passed through a gateway aud wall and en-
tered n kind Of street of shops, which brought
them to a paved court on side OF which stood
the sardcnhouse and on the other the palace of
Dost Mohammcd Here they all di.mom,ed and
entered the house which was very extensive, with
handsome buildings al each end, and a large gar
den IN the centre. From this they went to the
Dss,'s palace. somewhat ruinous building. but
commanding u superb view of the country around.
which was rich and beautiful.
The narrative now hastcns to il close but il
leads Us through country Of which all de-criI-
tioS is rendered painfully important 10y the present
stale OF our Indian army. On the 9TH Oi October
the ad-de-camp, being under orders to rclon the
staff of General Fame AT Bombay, left CaLul to az
company Colonel Wade. the President at Lahore
The road lay along a broken causcway for the first
AK miles u useful route, however, for the Who'll"
country partially under water He Travelled
with an escort of Shcks and some irregular horse.
The road was now a continued msuntalp pass, the
ground shnge, the prospect drcary, and the way
a succession OF steep asCents and deScemS Aiier
A long and cXhausung march. they reached one oi
the royal residences raised by Shah Jehan, the
Mogul Emperor for his summer progresses. Inc
demesne was neglected but large and still beaut-
rul. full Of garden flowers and fruits, which had
now run wild and iutcrsoctcd 10y streams. In the
centre Of the principal avenue zenana for
the women, aud near it a raised throne for the
imperial durbar Those barbarians understood
magnifccnce aud enjoyment. la former day.
every stage had one of those delightful resting
places; but Dost Moharamed had cut down the
groves at ali the others for gun-cauiaCes. This
would have gose too. but tOr "a dream ~ which the
Prophets anger had been threatened t. him II %
was not spared. 1t was now one VI the proven
bal wonders of the country
They at length arrived at Jcilalabsd, which
they found small and hlihily dirty place, silly
ited in d very rich valley. Bot It's chlri conse-
lucnce then arose from IT, having previOusly been
lie residence Of Mohammed Akbar Khan. governor
ot the place, and son of Dost Mohammcd, now be-
come UNANIMOUSLY known by the perfdious murder
Of Sir William Macnaghtcn, and the deiestablc
md ahsnant insults offered to his rcnains. He
mad been the defender Of the khyber pass against
the troops OF Runlect Sing. From H. being much
than the high plains of Ahghani,tan. 1t
vas the resort 81 man, ct the chiet people ot the
country as winter residence. and was N thu
period fixed upon a. principal winter station for
he British forces The whole country ferns "a
,pecie. Of Indian Switzerland, in the extreme iii
scrsiy OF lis surface and in the rap'd differences
# temperature between the mountains and the
valleys. About twenty miles from the town they