The Sun. — 1842-07-05 (London, England)

AFTGIIANISTAN.  General Pollock arrived at Jellalabad, and effected a junction with the troops composing the garrison of that fortress, •°a the 16th of April. The British force met 'With no opposition or annoyance after passing Ali Musjid, except that arising from the attempts of a few maurauding bands of Kbyberrias to plunder and carry off the baggage. With the exception, however, of a few camels, everything belonging to the troops was brought in safety to Jellalabad. General Pollock would have arrived there two or three days sooner, but as the defeat of Akhbar Khan on the. 7th of April had secured the safety of Jellalabad, and rendered rapid movements on the part of the advancing force unnecessary, the General halted on the bank of the Caubul river, and seat strong detachments of cavalry and infantry to Lallpoora on the opposite side, for the purpose of restoring Torabaz Khan in his rights over. that place. This chief has invariably been friendly to the British. He supplied Gen. Sale's force with provisions for a considerable time. By this means he drew on himself the enmity of Akhbar Khan, and was compelled to fly to Peshawur. The worth:), chief was reinstated in his possessions without difficulty, but we regret to say that .three men belonging to her Majesty's 3d Dragoons were swept away by the current and drowned in attempting to cross the river. On the 26th of April, Captain Colin Mackenzie, of the Madras army, arrived at Jellalabad. This officer had been released on 'his parole by Akhbar Khan, and was , the bearer of proposals from that chief and Mahomed Schell Khan, the Ghilzie, to General Pollock, for the release of the ladies and other persons taken in the disastrous retreat from Caubul. How far the negotiation has progressed, or what may have been the tenure of Gen. l'ollock's reply, has not yet transpired. The whole of the prisoners were confined in two small forts in the Tezeen valley, and were tolerably well treated hr their captors. Capt. Mackenzie brought intelligence of General Elphinstone's death, which took place either on the 23d or 24th of- April. The General's remains were to be brought to the British camp for interment, Akhbar Khan having offered to forward the body to Jellalabad; which place it was expected to reach on the night following Captain Mackenaie's arrival. The day previouS.to his death the unfortunate General signed a demi-tient containing a detailed account of the proceedings connected with the Caubul insurrection. This narrative cannot but prove highly interesting, and as Lord Ellenborough seems laudably desirous of giving publicity to everything connected with the recent transactions beyond the Indus, we trust ere long to be able to lay the deceased General's account before our readers. All doubt as to who took the most active part in the assassination of Sir W. Macnaghten is now at an end; Captain Mackenzie having asserted that he saw Akhbar Khan perpetrate the murder. The brigade under Colonel Bolton, consisting of her Majesty's 31st not, one trJep of Horse, and a half battery of Foot Artillery, the Gth Bengal Native Infantry, end the 3d Irregular Cavalry, having under their charge a large quantity of treasure, together with the whole of the ordnance and commissariat stores, as also the greater part of the private baggage of Gentral Pollock's army, reached Ali Musjid on the 20th of April, without having experienced the slightest -molestation from the Khyberries. On the following day Colonel Bolton effected, a junction with Colonel Monteath, the latter officer.having been detached by General Pollock with the 33d and 35th Regiments Native Infantry for the purpose of assisting in guarding the passage of the stores and treasure through. the defiles. It was generally understood at Jellalabad, that immediately the convoy arrived, preparations would be made 'for the advance of the army towards Caubul. There is no doubt -of Shah Soojah having_ been murdered. The city and adjacent country is in a state of anarchy consequent on the dissensions between the rebels and the partisans of the late King. It is not probable, therefore, that the British will meet pith any serious opposition in their pragress to the :Afghan capital. The numerous followers who formerly adhered to the standard of Akhbar Khan have dwindled down to a small party of about 100 horsemen.