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army, as is well known. entirely persisted in TIA x....

army as ia well known, entirely persisted in tia x,.
Csbul Pass and only one man-Dr Brydon- amoss
dying reached Jelalabad and told the tale Jelsabol
and Candahar though closely besieged, the ors
two towns where the English garrisCns held AK
Although this created very great impres.r
yet the effect was not SO strong as would have been e
peced, for out OF the total number only 500 Wa 1.
Engishmen This remaining 800 native tr "eIe
aud OF the 1900 camp followers lin addition TO wowpS
aud children) little account was taken. Campaign .;
revenge was, however, decided upon, aud lyensr.ii
Pollock succeeded In forcing the various Passes arrival
Cabu Ia 1872 devastated the country, destroyed ~
growing crops cut down the mulberry and fruit tree
burned the greater part VI Cabu, Jelaabad Canlass
and GhaZn and returned to India without great Ioss
although he had had at least one serious battle with
Akber X han, the OF Dost Mohammed-eaving sbsS
Shua still in power. VINO was murdered soon aterwanI
Dost Mohammcd returned ana nnay was recognized low
the English lie remained IN power Until his deaIl n
1868, the OF nlnety-twO, lew days after his
capture OF Herat. Meanwhile, in 1890, lie had taken
Bilkn aud Afghan Turkestan and In 1893, after The
death OF his haltDrother, kohandii Khan mad come into
Dost Mohammed had thirty-two sons, ole of whom
Shere ALL succeeded him AS ruler. Various OF M,
brothers contested his claims aud TWO OF them reached
the supreme power, AfZu IN 1906 ana Ann, Who sue
Ceeded him in 1857 but regncd for only year. shere
All succeeded finally with English help III putting down
Aim Khan. aud his pephew Add lfIdhIian, the OF
Afzu suppressed other rebeOns, OF winch that or hs
own son lakub Khan who for many years held posses
sion Of Helq.t, was the PROMINENT AbUurraunan
alter being ANGER for lew months finally iorcel Ia
take refuge Sanarcduu. where lie lived under ihe
projection of tho Russians until 1850; and IL was thers
during my visit III 1873, that had the pleasure OF
making his acquaintance and OF holding long conYersa
ton with him.
General James Italian, who took part IN THESE guam
squdDbes. tbs history seems 10 De unknown. but 10
fills appeared "A counsellor or Runjeet SINGH the chief
Of the cIks leiOro they conquered by the English.
anu even went Tor him Oh ala embassy 10 DOst
MOamued, When lie claims 10 have caused dlssensiOns
III Tie royal family Oy melting the DrOthels OF the Abe er
To discomfort SuDseq aenty he entered the Of
DOst MODaiDmed himself, became Councillor oi state
AIDE tie camp and general OF the stan, and
negotiations with Burnes lie mas. already
America before the first English occupation. au, wrote
curious little BOOK published III Philadelphia III ls42
called A Memoir OF India and Afghan stan," Winch
with irrelevant remarks Oh Indian and Eug
policy with theories to the fulnmen vi the pIOpl-
eces Of Daniel contains vely ntere sting de- crptiOn Of
DOSt MOhanmed personally together with portrait
MIN and map OF the surroundings Of CaOul. lie eu-
tons IN, Personal Memoirs" giving full details OF
ufe in Cabu II would he interesting " Know whether
they stlil exist ana what has become OF his journal
EUGENE SCHUYLER