New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-23

DisastrOu- Attempt TO force the kh yber
Pass.

We have been favored with the following inter-
es,ing communication from India, by the kindaess
Of gentleman rcsidsu; in TIL, city 1t is written
by DR.. Harper, 6ith regiment. and dated
sCAMr KrwuLNIR, Jan. 81, 1872
Nv d ar Bro,her-l wrote to - lanolher broIaerl
Ia, month"; but God knows i ever trrlchfd haihe sae
CONVEY OF eticr from th place being sery uncertain
M 10 the very disturbed ,a'e 90 tie country nh.e
iu, returned escape a bring both starved
and ,ho; 30 not suppose that HO regiments ever male
. narrow escape; bat mast give YOU description OF
r,ed her Chri,tmas day consisting 81 four corps,
COMPANY OF .appes and miner. company OF artillery and
r,aah Of loc. horse bat ve found that the whole conn'
nv up arm against us-iha through tie kh'hef
Pt., which dare have beard great deal about
Wei. on brigade benz totally in9j ~ laie 10 3fee H. we
made up c-r minds ls1i We wohd De hepi here nhlI
auotber and .t~1n ger force 1lns which The
road through the Penys1'y However, one linz evening
when We wtrt al,tins 81 ises, very c"''tliN dD"s
ococh.P W. in came an order from the secret -ad pl,a
authort ordering Two csrp' ~ ons snd M ST. % get
Ter arm, with re least possible noise and mlch a
same evening o'clock, toward, 10 called All Nus
.e .iNeti mic, into hc whyla Pass. Never sgch a
mad project attempted Thanks to thc accur,cd stupidity
at our patcal, even he khyb,s themselves Did not sup
ul,e that such IDIOTS, a. wa evidently shown ht
~ir no, having IT, sie,i idea of sgr intended ai'uce
WrmarcLci q. -ht lava. had only three shots fred az
IT, and reached ihr fort, our place o' destination, about
,.i,.L ,.,t u1tt'ur Ivtt,tire H. enemy heran
o. oyer our ui-k. AMI began 90 collect 20 considerable
'1ree. There Some sharp sArnishing. Ho"eS'r We
took the ior haVug had only twelve mcn ~oCbded-oue
officer severely.
W. got securely into thu .ri and crowned all tie sis
around Tia; sde enough rom tie IRE OF ID.
provisions Ine oft our OF it most H,is,Iau'e pa,
vou can usriuc-n shelter whacyer-and W. were not
allow taxi cent, ID 80 hat "a" prNaipu, We
suffered mere Beyond an ct'cfI 'on IN ts NItt a'' "
put ball rlions OF the very wosthind ana " RE
obliged 10 sleep oct under The VIDE canopy oi heaven io
eight nights, With the pouring nces'anuy upon -, alh
with a temperature below freezing point The following
morning alter len tbs place ihe other two reg nent',
With the aferv sapper.. MINER &c attempted 10 force
the pa. come assistance bat the shot country
W arms and lhsy - 81 AZ the very entrance
Of the pa, viii great ,au-hier They ide ihe zane al
rnrt two or three ssve tiv, but with lkei fortune
DOR brsier ani the oi brigade, n the very hrN
sn~et. Together -is Is or 20 oneeI, asa uod Ao"' -
many fning iGpp>sh "a come ~ our ,1ctof
Know M that mat be very soen gd' ed out The -
tca offered khyb-r chiefs $500 poun 4, sterling 10 a.
return. hut - eNi>@fard were l,N
II the trck hal pay Ell thtu that they answered, NO
Won NAV give money. bot VIII cut tie throdr %
every one have secured ln thr Tort
Nou vii hat were 10 rather an In, rassW ,fIt-
ION We remained tire tlrr tor nine days. until We
IA mt rre r,p u raj; and not ens any 49, stance
comm. were compelled % come o. Tie ~
termination Of cutrs C- 10 'afS on NE morning N
the u mt sai.d 0.i, u-t cot outside ~
,pr Nh j vney opened on tom gntEce " h4~~
nj every man be- NJ b>hn rock VITA ride 81 hand /
T inward, ert iu length our mu-ket. hl1 not til
i rl.- -luc- with them. / ~ could knock U over AZ
lnc o.. k-frv hai rot Tie ii shtc,i thancc OF reach
az Th de. scl.e r. Wa hep up during the whole of
tl. long maTch aud -heE l. lfI lot about hah ~aN
through The Pas found n Ssf G-r.si BY val ~ |
Twelve feet high and about ten broad, Of hneAs .cA ~
era ~~l-i with h,rn< Herr siani viii h-
mur,ef.... ain, pouring Their nncessing ire on u W.
Immediately - Up the sappers ans N nefs. ADJ
blew up and pulled 1oEa - rnciipn MOI iOfiEhdt
tor ~ TIE iprce thsi ~ la" iri trf- org uir' t1-
mast make i- attempt 90 mat day. ~ cut or .su
sud they made demonstration al the noah at tue fa>
and L. and Growing the heights abos the mouth
~ H. ke up ro-na IRE. Otherwise every man 81 u
mut have BEEN W.. however. arrived her
houi O'Clock, 7. VI. although NJ. earul lo>s We hsl
% our corps alone l7s kei and wounded III sd req
ads no e. ,tan Coz men and rOu y to p officers sed
pad wosndrd.