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ROUGH NOTES
OF
THE
CAMPAIGN
IN
I838--9:
BEING EXTRACTS FROM
A PERSONAL JOURNAL
KEPT WHILE ON THE STAFF OF
Illustrateir foitb
pans
of
23d. Regt. N.
]&t?m
antj
Bfidat.
J.
M.
RICHARDSON,
I.
IN SINDE.
23,
MDCCCXL,
iHo;
CORNHILL.
JOWSUCH, hd^QiOURT,
/l]*<i^Wl;^LIAM STREET,
'^.
M988./g>^
TO
SIR
HIS MAJESTY,
WELL
AS FOR
THESE PAGES
ARE INSCRIBED.
PREFATORY NOTICE.
to consent to
Campaign
presume not
to
in
my
attempt a narrative of
dued.
token of
interest
my
whom
it
is
whom
it
will be
warm and
in
my
With
present-
accordingly offered as a
continued
proceedings
Army of the
my journal,
embodied
in
an Appendix.
J.
Bombay, March^
1840.
0.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
Page
'
Sinde
SindeTatta
The Ameers of Sinde
SindeThe Indus Hyderabad
Sinde. The submission of the Ameers
Sehwan The Arrul River
Shah Shooja ool Moolk Upper Sinde
Upper Sinde Cutch Gundava ....
Cutch Gundava Dadur
The Bolan Pass
.
Affghanistan
Candahar
Candahar
.
XIX.
Continued
XXI.
XXII.
48
56
64
71
79
88
98
108
141
149
158
Capture of Khelat
Journey from Khelat
164
Journey Continued
XXIV.
Arrival at Sonmeanee
Conclusion.
to
Sonmeanee 170
177
183
and Minister
Appendix
38
42
XXIII.
XXV.
20
28
XVIII.
XX.
12
at
Cabul
190
195
ERRATUM.
Page 52, lOth line, for " thousand'* read " hundred**
ROUGH NOTES
OF
THE
CAMPAIGN
IN
CAMPAIGN
IN
CHAPTER
I.
SINDE.
its
Moolk
to
Shah Shooja
ool
de-Camp
John Keane, K. C.
B.,
B 2
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the
anchored
off the
the
up the
28th.
river to the
encamp-
Lieutenant
made by
the
Ameers
them.
29th,
30th.
to
davie.
December.
2d.
;
the
Army of boats,
left for
back.
miles
Bhooj
3d.
forage,
and sheep
in the evening
Arrived
at
Bhooj
at
daybreak, forty
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
return to Mandavie.
tain
Ward
at
4th.
Mandavie
dispatched
merely to look
to feel the
to
my object
after camels,
being osten-
to
endeavour
Put up
knew
to be in our interests.
of Curachee, hearing of
whom
my
arrival,
intimated his
as
General, he must
really in progress
much con-
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IN SINDE
in affording aid
so
much
had made
men were
coming, reiterating
my
injunc-
The
to procure camels,
was
Ameers.
aid
to
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
at
without delay.
9th. Departed soon after midnight from Curachee,
accompanied by Sookram, one of Nao- Mull's brothers, he and his servant, and a camel-man and myself mounted on two camels. About 4 a. m. it became
so cold as to compel us to dismount and spread our
beds in the jungle till the sun rose, when we resumed
our journey, and travelled till midday; then dismounted for half-an-hour to rest the camels, which
were miserable brutes. In the evening arrived at
Gharry-Kote, where I found Nao-Mull surrounded
by Beloche camel drivers, whom he was endeavour-
He was much
my approach,
my presence to
but immediately
appeal to
me
for
camel-men, which I
at
declared themselves
and expressed their determination to join
the British
left that
camp immediately.
Accordingly, they
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filled
derable size.
The
it
About half
way
is
tered with
Mahomedan tombs,
Mahomedan
for
are frequently
'
Meer
Ali, the
Jam
of the tribe
**
The propensity
strangers,
men
to the
my
visitor
whispered to
other, is ludicrous to a
European.
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
me
that, understanding I was an officer in the confidence of the British General, he was anxious to
make a certain secret communication, and that he
me
purpose until
all
for that
drawn.
The
chief's
accordingly, and
me
certain
Deewan,
when all
or Secretary, waited
seals
showed
of
the
Ameers, and of considerable importance, as displaying their real intentions and treachery.
These were
offered for the inspection of Colonel Pottinger on
certain conditions, with permission to that gentleman
to copy them after ascertaining their authenticity
the chief giving as a cause for his faithlessness to his
sovereigns, that he had been despoiled and injured
To this communication I
by the present dynasty.
my
Dr. Burnes^
Visit to Sinde.
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seen grazing on
is
intersected
it
in great
by dry
The country
numbers.
every three or
artificial canals
four
altered
its
course.
At
which
me some
to visit
durria,'
It is
cities,
and
also the
one
The town of Meerpoor, which he menfrom that referred to in the text, and on
the eastern side of the Indus. *' From a similar change in
the course of the Indus, the ancient cities of Debal Sindy,
which occupied a site between Kurachee and Tatta, and of
Braminabad or Kullan Kote, which was near the latter
place, were also deserted, although at what date it is diffiAt Shahcult to surmise, leaving scarcely a wreck behind.
kapoor, a populous village in the vicinity of Meerpoor, are
still to be seen the remains of an extensive fort and city,
said to have been the residence of Dahooda Rai, the last of
the Soomra Princes, who flourished about the year one thousand and three hundred of our era. The bricks which form
part of these ruins are of large dimensions, measuring tAventy
following extract.
tions, is different
inches by eight."
Fisit to Sinde.
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
hundred yards broad, and up
hamlets.
On
passed
many
villages
rise
about two
generally small
was
also consi-
At
which
is
situated on the
or, as it is called,
Ghorabaree,
attributed
to
the
it
now
enjoys
this
Ameers, which encourages neither trade nor manufactures, and the populace appeared by no means
sorry to hail the arrival of Englishmen among them,
except when in the presence of the Beloche officials,
before whom they dared not display any such feeling.
The latter would willingly have given evidence of
their dislike to us, had they not been uncertain what
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10
The
the country.
11th.
the
much
river,
water
found
all
Few
nadiers.
the troops
Bombay
left
are
now complete.
15th.
by
Kumr
Nao-Mull arrived
Ali
sand camels
owing
to the
them to
on by a more
allow
in
camp, accompanied
all
one thou-
Ameer
of Meerpore to
circuitous route.
The
coming
information re-
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
on the arrival of the army at the
capital.
11
17th.
An
of the
it
to
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12
CHAPTER
SINDE
19th.
II.
TATTA.
ar-
allow
chief,
whose hostility
by
to the
this
his territory.
English
is
This
notorious and
acts,
army
The
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
as practicable at Curachee.
13
M/s
H.
recommended by
Sir
Being now
sufficiently
go up the Indus
in flat-bottomed boats,
heavy
stores
and
all
the troops
Commander-in-Chief determined to
advance to Tatta, and the preparations having been
completed by this day, we had accordingly the pleasure to depart from Vikkur, of which place we were
Artillery, the
heartily tired.
The
first division,
consisting of the
2nd Brigade
first five
which continued
to
'
A pontoon
Jug,' a tributary
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14
'
Chagloo' branch,
Marched
Somana Kote, nine miles.
25th December.
to
at half-past six A.
Sir
M.
memorandum
expressive of
his satisfaction,
in
The last four miles were partially covered with tamarisk jungle, and the road was as smooth as posour camp was pitched close to
sible the whole way
a grove of baubul trees of great size, the first we had
:
seen in Sinde.
I.
its
appear-
of eight cases,
fatal,
Two
The
first
new
camp we entered
About
a dense tamarisk
men
having been
wrong path
for
some
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
finding the route no longer practicable,
15
had
to coun-
till
past two
o'clock.
suffered
Sir
unequal
to their
it
few yards.
The
village of
Gholam Shah
is
the best
The
site of Tatta,
it
Burnes' Visit
to
Sinde.
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16
we have
yet seen
cultivated in
its
is
The
is
another
and indeed
throughout all that portion of Sinde which I have
yet seen, are irrigated by the Persian wheel, worked
considerable village.
fields here,
by camels.
marched
at sun-rise,
commence-
To
28th.
Tatta 12 miles
swamped
in a
its
six
were
and Ahmednuggur.
we
fortress.
Its
now receded
fort stands,
but
it
has
channel.
hills
on our
rear,
extending
as well as
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
having but
itself
The
little
17
it.
and
in
Some
India.
of the
domes
all
tiles
Koran.
Several Persian epitaphs, copied by Captam
Sidney Powell, proved to be from two hundred to
two hundred and fifty years old.
29th.
in the east
tents,
The
and a
ing with
bitter cold
of so impalpable a
intolerable dust,
it
nature, that
it is
in the
impossible to exclude
it.
It flows
rode
about
The water
is
desolate.
Altogether, the
Persian caravanserai.
Some
of the principal
domes
most beautifully
lackered, the patterns resembling fine mosaic of
and recesses of
brilliant colors.
The mosque is
state,
* "
and
in a
very dilapidated
With
c 2
Jumma
Musjid, or great
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18
in a
world, has
its
now
of the Ameers.
ever,
it
is
it
might be expected
generally squalid.
30th.
having
lost only
seems
to
diary force
Mahomedan temple
for the
one of these sovereigns; but it is already a gloomy dilapidated building, in Avhich the moping owl doth to the bat
Visit to Sinde j by J. Burnes^ K. H.
complain.* "
'
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
hills in rear of
camp.
19
much
being re-
difficulty,
Shikarpore
be required
for
the
Bombay army
alone.
How
they
Bukkur
to us.
The Ameers
of
Hyderabad
are
now
doughty
levy en masse.
to terminate at Shikarpore.
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20
CHAPTER
III.
may read
who
Bombay
in
ing not to
1839,* the
last
Talpoors.
'
The
original
named
Talpoor,
four Chiefs
who established
N amative of a
in 1827-28,
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
21
of the country,
ment
as tributaries,
eldest
Khan,
chiefly
by the
affairs, and
was shortly afterwards confirmed as ruler of the
country, by the patent of the king of Cabul, Timour
On
Shah.
his
own
to a participation in his
younger brothers, Gholam Ali, Kurm Ali, and Mourad Ali and the four agreed to reign together, under
the denomination of the Ameers, or Lords of Sinde.
;
While they all lived, the strong and unvarying attachment they evinced for each other, gained them the
honourable appellation of the Char Yar, or the four
friends.
'
Meer Futteh
1811,
The
Kurm AH
AH
in
died in 1801,
Gholam AH
in
who
scendants, was
are
22
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cold,
Com-
our intentions.
*
GENEALOGICAL TABLE.
Shahdad died
A. H. 1122.
Byram murdered
Chakur,
A. H. 1189.
Mustoo.
Gholam
Mahom.
Sobdarmurd.
Bejurmurd.
A.H.I 192.
A. H. 1192.
Tarn Hala
Boodho.
Futteh Gholam
Ali.
J_
'
Abdulla.
murd..
Sultan Ali
Ali.
Kurm Monrad
Ali.
Ali.
Gholam
Byram
Hussein.
Khan.
Gholam Shah.
&
Futteh
Ali.
Ali
Gholam
Mourad. Hyder.
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
23
officers or
offers to
customed
to receive similar
them followed by
assis-
were
even customary
which it
never was. It was useless, therefore, he remarked,
all we requito consider, or lay down, our marches
red being aid in camels, for v/hich we were ready to
pay any thing the Ameers should fix, as had been
sion could not be relied on,
it
to.
mere
repetitions to the
same
effect.
Nao
are, in conse-
quence, at present totally incapacitated from advancing, and have little prospect of doing so for some time.
24
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night, and
entrusted to natives of Sinde enthem, they are often carried off when
out grazing during the day.
2d.
I accompanied
Sir John Keane to a lake about seven miles in rear
gaged
if
to tend
all
is
wild
is
of
to the
Army. 5th. Reports have been received of an inroad by the Meerpoor Chief on Cutch, doubtless at
the instigation of the Ameers, to
dant, although they disclaim
all
whom
he
is
depen-
army
is
Beloche placed
in
left
25
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
which must by
us,
Ameers.
heretofore;
testify that
endeavours are now really being made by their Government to facilitate the advance of the army.
attempt to obstruct or check us; the object probably being to see our armies fully occupied by the
Affghans
is
a reasonable prospect of
and then
to
their country;
may hope
to
be able
left in
measures
to
prevent our
Heretofore, they
leave Sinde at the mercy of the armies about to assemble at Shirkapore, and their only chance, therefore, was to obstruct our advance but now that there
exists a prospect of our being engaged at a distance,
;
Army
is
advancing.
26
mined
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of landing
it
at Ciirachee,
a rupture, since
latter place
supposed that
it is
would be
Vikkur instead
landing at the
resisted.
11th.
Captain Peat, the Chief Engineer, returned from the surveying route to Curachee. He measured it to be fifty-eight miles, and found the road
level, with no obstacle to troops, except a scarcity
of water this year, owing to the two last seasons of
drought it is, however, to be found at most places
about six or seven feet below the surface, and the
soil being everywhere easily dug, an hour or two
would suffice to make wells. There is a great scarcity of forage also, in consequence of the unfavorable season, although it is said usually to abound
on this road. Captain Peat was not permitted to
enter Curachee, which he found jealously guarded,
and the Beloche garrison seemed well inclined
to quarrel, had he given room for it by attempting
:
He
me
in
communications
and a detachment also at
Gharry Kote ; (the same place passed by me, on my
route from Curachee to Vikkur,) up to which town
a small branch of the Indus is navigable for boats of
twenty candies burden. Captain Peat also agrees
with me in opinion as to the facility of disembarking
and landing stores at Curachee within command of
depot at Curachee,
of the reserved
to secure the
force,
our shipping.
12th.
The
company
now re-
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
27
28
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CHAPTER
THE
INDUS
Heavy
SINDE
17tli Jan.
IV.
HYDERABAD.
We
it
is
enemy
at
the
mercy of an
to
29^
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
Unfortunately, the Indus
to allow of boats
and
is
it is
Shikargahs.*
Started at 6 a. m., but had to go back
18th.
some distance
to regain the
half-past 7 before
we
recovered what
it
we thus
was
lost.
dark, that
The
* "
Game
first five
the
common
forests,
or to destroy
Sinde, by J.
game
in
Visit
to
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30
way.
19th.
We weighed anchor at half-past 6 A. M.,
and at half-past 10 anchored off Jerk (eight miles), a
large village on the right bank, where I landed with
Lieutenant Eastwick and walked through the place.
The people, being almost entirely Hindoos, were
Departed at 12 a. m., and found that, during
civil.
our absence, the coals had been emptied from the
tow boat, which was now cast off, an arrangement by
which we gained about a mile an hour. The banks,
throughout this day's journey, were quite free from
jungle, excepting at two extensive Shikargahs, one
on the left bank about half way, and the other on
the right, terminating nearly opposite to Hyder-
abad.
20th.
Weighed
at
bad, which
is
search of a
of the
capital.
to
site for
bridging, in
Ameers should
welcome
In the
bank in
case the contumacy
up the
river
21st.
Inspected the
fort
in the
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
Artillery
itself
fort,
31
which
is
in
are built of
many
parties
of
Beloches encamped
within the
Waited
summoned
till
to the durbar,
means
wretched low
mud
is
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32
IN SINDE
assembly of
23d.
fighting
all
men
at the capital.
completed
my
The
tentions of the
Ameers
hostile in-
all
and we
ascertain that
little
it
party,
and
that an
Under
these circumstances,
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
33
own
reached us
of
dismissal
Ameers
their
had
preparations.
This
hostile
break.
24th.
We
camp
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34
down
We
sent again to
to
all
the boats,
we should
positively depart at
in the
them with
to follow
made
which were
At 8 a. m.,
watching round
it.
The answer
we
we might
their Beloches.
25th.
mined
The army
it
being deter-
an additional
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
guard
is
sent
down
to
35
to
nobody
there,
we went on
Chief and
Ameers arrived,
Commander-in-
letters to the
an audience
camp
at
Hyderabad
Our
state,
is only intended to delay our advance until the whole of their army, which is hourly
increasing, shall have assembled.
30th.
The deputation delivered their messages,
friendly intentions of
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36
treaty,
and
solicited modifications in
above.
is
flotilla
to be three days in
who had
been missing since yesterday, were found. It appears that their distressing death had been caused
by accident alone, although at first it was conjectured that they had been murdered, and that the
jungle wherein their bodies were found had been set
No trace whatever was
on fire to conceal the act.
to be discovered, however, of wounds, or external
violence,
and
their
bodies, being
burned quite
It is
supposed
in the
has been on
fire for
I took
down between
all
up
six
to within a mile of
camp by
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
37
hommed
his army,
that
CAMPAIGN IN SINDE
38
CHAPTER
SINDE
1st
THE
V.
submit
to the treaty,
was
granaries
that
many
prevent
it.
and
They
to the capital.
If the
the Bengal
Army
They know
that our
is
also
we shall
may take
mean time
the
weak
reserve
we
leave
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
39
3d.
Marched
eleven
26th ultimo.
that the
bank of the
river,
army.
4th.
To
camp we left on the 24th ultiThere is now no vestige left of the Beloche
Army, which only the day before had occupied the
opposite bank for two miles, to the amount of between sixteen and seventeen thousand men. We
find that the Ameers have had the greatest difficulty
in inducing the Beloches to withdraw, and that
Shere Mahommed, having expressed his determination to oppose us was joined by the followers of
all the other Ameers, when the latter returned into
the fort the day before yesterday.
Late last night,
however, he had been prevailed on to retire, through
the earnest and repeated entreaties of his friend
Meer Sobdar Khan, (the prince who for his friendly disposition to us, has been favorably distinguished from the others in the new treaty) and by the
distribution of upwards of five lakhs of rupees, as
well as by its being represented to him that we had
engaged not to cross the river, and would immediriver opposite to the
mo.
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40
tribute, together
The
city.
officers of
Army
our
are permitted to
to prevent disturbances.
Engineer, the
nutely
inspected the
city,
fort,
and environs of
Hyderabad.
This pass
is
about
town of Sehwan.
It
may be
but
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
41
it
it is
42
CAMPAIGN IN SINDE
CHAPTER
SEHWAN
19th February.
VI.
Went on
to the
Lukkee ghaut,
seven miles, in anticipation of the arrival of his Excellency Sir Henry Fane, whose fleet
saw the
last
gun
is
hourly expected
made practicable in an
Henry Fane
No
signs of Sir
camp at
now making
caused by the former
the necessity of
is
hill
having
been
lately
To Sehwan,
hill.
stream
is
its
river,
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
43
ing.
21st.
Accompanied
Sir
John Keane
to the
junc-
tion.
came
fleet
in sight,
Generals met and embraced each other most cordibreakfasted in Sir Henry's boat, and passed the
ally;
had
staff,
each
member
of which
**
The
old castle of
ia
perhaps the only veritable relict of the age of the Greeks, which can be traced
in Sinde, and coins have been lately found in it, which,
when submitted to the careful inspection of Mr. Prinsep,
wiU probably attest its high antiquity, It is a mound of
is
44
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22d.
The
Artillery
ed
to Terooty, eight
23d.
March-
waited to see
them an hour and a half. Encamped on the banks of an extensive lake, covered
with wild duck and teeming with fish; route due
operation occupied
mountains branch
off
first
The Hala
in Sinde.
Macnagh-
who
is
occupied by the
enemy.
24th.
Fourteen miles:
Head-quarters'
The
day's cheerful
fertility,
Indeed
to yester-
it
is culti-
perhaps in the world, yet we manage matters so badly that our camp followers are
almost starving in consequence of the high prices
est grain country
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
pitched on the banks of the Indus.
45
25th.
To
had
risen so as to
be no longer fordable
much
a circum-
46
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9 the
From Larkhana
to Shirkar-
From
from Sehwan
to
to
river.
by the
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
they expand into the
when
is,
''
Munchur" Lake.
47
This lake
full,
From
channel.
river pursues a
and
fifty
its
mid
it
its
direct distance) to
some
The course
that of the
of the Arrul
Nara
is
remarkably straight,
name,
consequence.
its
surface,
and gain a
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48
IK SINBE
CHAPTER
YII.
INIOOLK
UPPER
SINDE.
Com-
missariat department were assembled in Mr. Macnaghten's tent, to afiord me the information required
by Sir John Keane. Wrote to His Excellency to inform him of the result, which was much more favorAn
able in some respects than he had expected.
appointed
was
Moolk
audience with Shah Shooja ool
but, \\hen the time arrived, His
for the aftcin)on
;
His Majesty for a few minutes, during which we remained on horseback. It is customary to approach
and leave the Shah with much ceremony, and this
etiquette is scrupulously observed by the British
he appears
Officers. His Majesty was very affable
between fifty and sixty years of age, and of mild
manners.
:
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
Walked through
3d. Sunday.
Shah
the lines of
which
army,
recently-raised
Shooja's
49
better
is
equipped than I had expected to find it; but no opportunity having yet presented itself of seeing the
levy out, I could not form an opinion of the state of
its discipline.
Sir
Lieutenant Pottinger.
The latter
distress
is
still
really
army was
was
power
The intended
it
is
known
approaching or not.
re-
whether
Sir Willoughby
as to
many days
wing of
will con-
not yet
now
consequence of
it is
Larkhana,
off
my riding
Bengal column.
camels half way
at half-
e2
army
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50
me
to his
favor, as I
am
it
is
The
all
con-
Candahar via
Khelat, is therefore under discussion, by ascending
the Moolan pass from Gundava, to inspect which
sumed.
practicability of entering
re-
embank-
The march
of the
Bombay Army
land carriage.
Notwithstanding
all
lost,
now
whilst
require
the assistance
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
derived from the Bengal Army,
it
is
51
quite evident,
ments,
Bombay Native
at
regi-
how
still
far
we
It is doubtful
difficul-
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52
to,
but westward
ment
that
pitious,
men
of,
The commence-
fifty
first
day.
advance,
was deputed
accordingly assembled
to quell the
them
mutiny, and
to the
all,
number
of
toms of giving
in.
camels to graze.
On
in future,
faithful
throughout should
pledge themselves for their good conduct: the required pledge having been given, they were sent to
their
duty.
The jemadars
however, remain so
security.
in
confinement
will,
further
53
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
8th.
The
lately refractory
dient to-day.
to-day,
10th.
of water will
we
are doubtful
11th.
in a
few
country
is
intermediate
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54
flat-bottomed boat,
was lying
in the dry
abqfjtt^
bed of the
proof that,
when
filled, it
craft.
A new
and around
itself,
in the
The
it
appear to be
ma-
Ten
13th.
smooth
any villages or
cul-
carried off by
We
men
hired to take
left
by the Brigade
several of our
which appears
own
to
that
had
pre-
them.
14th.
Stayed in the
effectual
place.
The
villages
for
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
55
in extent,
which now
abundance
is
found at
neighbourhood.
lies
all
before us.
Curbee
in
By some
56
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IN SINDE*
CHAPTER
UPPER SINDE
Messed
15th.
p. M.,
CUTCH
early,
GUNDAVA.
and sent
z.t
a rapid pace
Bivouacked
till
till
our baggage at
same time, and
off
marching
evening.
VIII.
half-past 8 in the
half-past 2, then
mounted
or four
first
and
The
three
sort.
as far as
three or four miles of the Hala mountains, here considerably higher than the
lage
is
of
some
Lukkee
range.
The
vil-
nmning
streams,
standing corn.
intersecting
The brother
of
beautiful
fields
of
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
51
district,
which
Todd
to
to
of,
is
made use
At 8
lages.
Shah Shooja
p.
M.
vil-
ool
Minister, from
much
Travelled
all
night,
levies.
and
at
dawn
left
of day
behind
me
waited there
till
me
me
pony
to
carry
to
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58
country
is
observable in
which
whole plain
peasantry,
when
my journey to
Baugh, 10 miles
still
behind.
accompanied
own armies
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
against
his
weaker neighbour,
59
such occurrences
four
In consequence of informa-
my
We
Gundava
purpose of despatching
The
is
troops.
Willoughby Cotton,
received while I was at Baugh, represented that
the head of his column was then within one march
of the top of the Pass, and although the Candahar
chiefs were said to have moved out with the intention of opposing him there, it was now quite impossible they could arrive in time.
It was supposed,
therefore, that they would return to Candahar, where
it is said they are making preparations to resist us,
last
it
is
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60
dering
martyrdom
it
Mahommedans
to die in the
faith.
field,
consi-
under an
how-
It is believed,
amongst the
and Mr. Macnaghten considers that everybe arranged through the agency of diplomacy, backed by gold. On my return to Gundava
in the evening, I heard of many mounted robbers
lurking in the neighbourhood of our camp, which is
now beginning to be harassed by plunderers in the
same manner as the Bengal Army and the Shah's
troops have been for some time past.
2 1 St.
In riding out to meet the Commander-inChief this morning, I met with an unfortunate
accident, which is likely to confine me to my couch
my horse, in making a sudden turn
for some time
when at speed, fell flat on his side, with me below
him, the result being that the bone of the pelvis,
above the hip joint, was fractured, in consequence of
coming into violent contact with the hilt of my
brothers,
thing
vi'
ill
sword.
will
No
other inconvenience to
probably
result
from
this,
me
but
it
than delay,
is
exces-
The medical
made
for Sir
John
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
Army
of the
of the Indus."
23d.
61
The Comman-
Cavalry, and half of the 19ch Regiment Native InfanII is Excellency pur{)Oses marching by the route
which skirts the hills, and expects to arrive at Dadur on the 27th instant.
24th.
Accounts have been received that the kafila of camels, now en route from Shirkapore, and on
which the advance of the Bombay division chiefly
depends, has been detained in consequence of the
Our
canals between this and Kunda being flooded.
only dependance now, is on some Camels expected
The days are becomto be sent back from Dadur.
ing exceedingly hot; and the thermometer has risen
try.
26th.
Shah's
by Beloche robbers,
to
be increasing, but
them
in
little
of
recovered as to admit of
to
change
my
my
accident.
my
being
In
fact, I
I
am
may be
am now
moved
so far
sufficiently
first
time since
recovering so
fast,
that
am
sufficiently to
permit
me
to
write.
bed
report has
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62
been received from Captain Stockley, who was proceeding in charge of a convoy of camels from Shirkarpore to Dadur, that he is beleagured by Beloche
plmiderers hovering around him, and carrying off his
camels while on the line of march, in open day, and
in the teeth of an escort of
He
in a deserted fort,
ving in detachments.
28th.
Letters
from
the
Commander-in-Chief
The
it
who were
to
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
63
I did
the palankeen
remain quiet,
unite, I believe I
to
not
it
not necessary to
bone to
64
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CHAPTER
CUTCH GUNDAVA
April
IX.
DADUR.
1st.
and en-
to shorten to-
service in India.
2d.
Marched
to Sooner,
the
first
at
Ahmed Khan,
is
who
since dead.
a person of
is
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
miles of camp, and the bodies
miles from
65
we saw were
eight
it.
Havildar and
N.
I.
own arms,
The
I.
is
supposed
have killed
were carried
to
halt.
F 2
66
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who, havwere surthe second wound-
march
them being
to
killed,
sleep,
ed, and left for dead, whilst the third effected his
escape.
It is
much
other plunder
fell
to
the camp, where they continued their attempts during the whole night.
on the
alert,
cut
down
we
The
last
A violent
ranging from 104^ to 108^ in the shade.
storm of wind and dust blew during the night, accompanied by a few drops of rain: one camel-man was
wounded to-day, but no other damage was ascertained
have been done by the Beloches.
Marched at midnight to Noushara, eighteen
The baggage having been kept together and
miles.
to
4th.
was
offered to
it
and crossed occasionally by deep ravines. It is presumed that the reception the Beloches met with
S-oin the preceding Brigade
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
caution.
We
67
still
all
reports of large
neighbourhood.
We understand
from them
in the pur-
suit.
The
cries of the
some troopers
in-
mile distant,
To Dadur,
seven-and-a-half miles
nothing
CAMPAIGN IN SINDE
68
Army
Army had
Numerous
also fallen,
off.
who
watch around
us.
The
We
him.
6th.
69
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
his arrival yesterday at
He
on the 9th
instant.
It
the Beloches
This avowal, together with the systematic, determined, and continued aggressions of armed bodies
along our whole line of march, for so many days past,
makes it very apparent that our tormentors are instigated by something beyond mere individual plunder
and
can be
there
Mahommed Khan,
little
doubt
that
Dost
70
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swarms of marauders on our
loose
rear, to cut
off
mode
Whether they
we have no means of
have adopted
transpiring in advance
what
is
It is
first
detachment, consisting of
and
foot),
camp
valry, three
were
wounded
killed,
all
in the affair.
midst of camp.
An
officer's
is
in the
horse was,
unoccupied.
we
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
CHAPTER
71
X.
Our
booty,
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72
The
brown
colour.
it
which
indispensable
for the
camels,
sentry,
enemy lurking
in our front.
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
73
the
as regards the supplies to be expected
combined troops of the Shah and of the Bengal
column having been obliged to push on to Pisheen,
with only ten days' half-rations per man, and none
light,
which
This deficiency
yond.
demption, by the
Khan
is
thirteen
is
marches be-
Shawl.
Sir Alexander
Burnes had proceeded to Khelat, to bring the Khan
to the camp, and obtain his co-operation and assistance but little advantage is expected to accrue from
the measure, and our Division, having to follow in
lay
in supplies for us at
We
it is
are provided,
troops,
and rations
how-
for the
it
sufficient to subsist
is
hoped forage
them.
will
be found
Unfortunately,
little as-
any
convoys are on their way from Shikarpore (which is
;
for if
10th.
is
exhausted.
Marched
through a narrow
at
day-break,
defile
the
first
with precipitous
mile
scarps,
three
the ground,
fifty
in great
num-
having ventured
74
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down
N SINDE
were charged by
them, suffering no
to a
heavy
fire
who
cut
loss themselves,
the horse
down
five of
although exposed
After this
affair
whole
line of
impunity;
rearguard
showed themselves.
yesterday
seventeen times.
Left the river and
11th.
is
not a drop of
ground.
12th.
Advanced
13th.
road
much
Numbers
of our camels
two marches, owing to
the ruggedness of the road, and the paucity of food.
Passed several bodies of murdered followers of for-
last
mer detachments, lying a little off the road. Running water was met with occasionally during the
march, a delicious stream gushing from the side of
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
The
1^
hills
now ap-
Marched
at half-past
p. m.,
the
first six
more
hills
and
The
alteration in the
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76
less
there
and not
defile.
them. They were probably looking out for abandoned camels ; but the bodies of several persons on
the road, stragglers of the preceding columns, shewed
that they can
commit murder
when
also
the defence-
In the narrow
power.
defile, the
was dreadful.
The
being no water
fact of there
five
Marched about 3
and the
first
Seeree
we had seen
is
a considerable vil-
Shawl
which
had
side the
and, as hardly
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
11
it is
dead bodies
lie
exposed
in the
Seve-
fate.
neighbourhood,
supposed to be those of camp followers of the preceding detachments. All stores and baggage were
brought up in the course of the day except some of
the park waggons, for which the rear guard is de-
its
but,
Mahommed
their passage
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78
over
six
it
marches
to
Candahar.
on half
rations,
obtained
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
CHAPTER
AFFGHANISTAN
17th April. Quetta.
up.
The mules
XI.
CANDAHAR.
The
Artillery Brigade
it
came
leaving
7^
for
Candahar Chiefs
to
oppose us.
Some
officers, visit-
shrubs and
fruit-trees,
many
some
in full
Peaches,
blossom, and
apricots, plums,
sweet-briar, hawthorn,
May-
which last, in
luxuriant blossom, were brought to me, together
flower,
beautiful specimens of
is
disagreeable odour.
valley likewise
lily,
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80
18th.
Our
IN SINDE
preparations being
still
incomplete,
we
purpose.
Cossids.
20th.
To Hyderzye,
ten-and-a-half miles.
The
fifty
our
line of
follower,
cut
off.
march.
little
heights on the
No harm was
done
left
of
but a camp
exorbitant rates,
by our followers,
who
cannot
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
81
prove injurious.
The
that
it
will
is
now
Two
of the
left
using crutches.
22d.
distant,
G 2
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82
A mutilated
vance further.
The
ground.
it,
we did not
ad-
murdering
every
way. A peon, in
charge of three camels that were grazing close to
camp, was cut down this morning, and the camels
carried off, and an officer's horse was seized when
camp
follower
leading
down
who comes
to
water
at
in their
These turned
out, to resist
whom
armed
ra-
inha-
any attempts
to
encamp
officers,
It affords
which
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
subsistence of their men.
missariate
83
is
own
remain.
it,
Little
25th.
Marched
fort, I
A good road
joined in the
for
jaded
cattle.
and
camp
followers,
naced by the
hill
frequently
me-
ome
pass,
food.
owing
At 9
to
p. M. I
pushed on
in
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84
IN SINDE
considerable distance.
The remains
it,
of cultivation
in the mountains,
which
been cut
off,
as
my
time since
accident, I
mounted
first
a horse, riding
nience.
continue
dooly here.
many murdered
followers, others
I left
my
bodies of
Under
pre-
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
85
this
opposition.
Marched
27th.
at 8 a. m. to Mel-i-Nadir, thir-
wounded by the
for
natives,
little
We
died, but
had, fortunately, a
man
ed the
in
left at
it,
murdered followers being scattered also in this neighHere, however, no natives showed
bourhood.
aware that the practice of enticing our people to destroy them, had become notorious. In the neighbourhood are some paltry villages, entirely deserted but,
judging from the appearance of the cultivation in our
vicinity, the inhabitants must be near at hand.
At
9 p. M. moved on to Tukt-i-Pool, fourteen miles, arriving there at 1 A. m., and finding the camp of the
4th Bengal Brigade and Artillery Park on the point
of marching thence, we accompanied them.
;
28th.
lately
To
Dil-i-Hadjee, a considerable
village,
far to
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86
owing
to dissensions
the de-
fection of an
eminent
chief,
of
on
29th.
whom
this
fol-
march
alone.
The Army
want of provisions
is
in
30th.
Visited Mr.
Macnaghten
in the city,
where
The town
mud, and
is
is
one-
The houses
Hasty preparations for defence are everywhere visible around the walls in paltry outworks.
Although possessing a double wall and ditch, the
dirty.
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
87
could not
Artillery
it
At
This valley
commi-
is
cover-
least a
month
will
be required
88
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CHAPTER
XII.
CANDAHAR.
1st
May.
advancing on Herat
is
no
his
was
attended also by Mr. Macnaghten and the gentlemen
In the evening I accompanied Sir
of the mission.
John Keane to visit the Shah, who had sought an
interview, that he might consult about relieving the
wants of the army, and concert measures for the purfirst
who
it
and
to be raising troops.
2d.
An
two companies of European Inand one thousand native Infantry, three hundred Cavalry, and two guns but, in consequence of
certain overtures received from the fugitives, its march
3d. Waited on Mr. Macis for the present delayed.
Sirdars, consisting of
fantry,
naghten to arrange the programme of a military spectacle on the occasion of the Shah's first appearance in
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
public to receive the
homage of his
89
subjects. Every-
The Bombay
his Majesty.
affairs
Kojak pass
wards of
fifty
in
which up-
90
CAMPAIGN IN
SiNDie
who
are to strengthen
it
8th.
At sun -rise,
the
Sir
Staff,
awaiting
The Army
marched round
AND AFFGHANISTAN,
9th.
The
91
was
in the rear.
own
troops.
ties of
The
British
Army
in advance of his
scarcely dawned,
when
par-
joined the King, and, ere His Majesty had reached Candahar, he had been joined by about one thousand five hundred
well mounted, dressed, and caparisoned horse.
Mr. Macnaghten and the officers of his mission, with a small honorary escort, were alone in attendance, of the British force.
On His Majesty's entry into the city, there could not have
been less than between sixty and seventy thousand persons
present. The balconies were crowded with women the
and from all quarters a universal
streets lined with men,
We
*'
of
Timour Shah,
CAMPAIGN IN SINDE
92
had been
ly prepared, is ordered to
Sale
upon Girishk.
It is
detachment previous-
wheat
10th.
flour,
rupee, our
camp
est distress.
It
to
mined to extend to them the indulgence of half rations, which the followers of the Bengal Army have
long enjoyed.
11th.
be wondered
at,
to desperation.
and
a circumstance not to
To me
it
is
city.
In consideration of
camp
first
followers are
offence of the
pital
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
This morning the
whence
Girishk,
it is
expedition
93
marched
against
terms.
letter intercepted,
patched
to
Dost
Mahommed Khan by
cret agents.
we had been
of soldiers
Army
consists of no
five
it is
conjectu-
our
for-
tress is
letters.
more
a price
which
is
of
No
followers.
which
we
is
now procurable
is
soon be ready
the day
is
for
the harvest.
now becoming
excessively oppressive
still
cool
and pleasant.
Ge-
94
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is
frontiers of Persia.
was
still
before Candahar.]
15th June.
that Dost
by our long delay here, into the belief, that that city
would not be attempted until next year and who,
conceiving that our attention would first be directed
towards Herat, had posted a portion of his army at
JuUabad above the Khyber pass, with a design of
checking the troops of the Shahzadah and the Seiks,
is now, on learning our real intentions, in the greatIt is said that he is pressing the people
est alarm.
to labour on the defences of Ghizni, and that he has
disgusted the inhabitants of that fortress by destroying their orchards and vineyards in order to clear
that he distrusts all about him, and
the approaches
not long since, having assembled all his chiefs and
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
eflfect
95
certain arrangements
all
commissariate
Upwards
of thirty lakhs
17th.
We
are be-
Ghiljees,
us,
the Cavalry.
18th.
the Commander-in-
and
96
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tachment consisting of a Eegiment of Bengal CavalEegiment of Bengal Infantry, and two guns,
has been ordered out to meet and protect the latter.
19th.
The heads of four Affghans, who have
been slain in an attempt upon our camels, were
brought into camp. 20th.
The whole of the
camels, upwards of one hundred and fifty in number, belonging to H. M.'s 13 th Eegiment, were carry, a
unarmed Europeans
in charge of
it
It
AND APFGHANISTAN.
97
his kafila,
month.
H 2
for
a single
CAMPAIGN
98
IN SINCE.
CHAPTER
XIII.
GHIZNI.
27th June.
the
Head
camp two
miles beyond
A. M.
it,
marched
to
at
Abdool Azeez.
28th.
At 2
Mahommed Khan
but the
29th.
right
Killa-i-Akhoond,
bank of the
Tumuk
sixteen
river.
miles,
on
the
per-
is
quite des-
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
titute of verdure, save
such as
is
99
afforded
by patches
hills
by various
accli-
vities
tensive cultivation.
30th.
Encamped
Undaz on
many places by the
who had hoped by this means to retard the
st July.
Marched
difficulties
Accounts received
were never-
this
day from
muster at that
ments
to the
amount
It is
To
we may
hundred and sixty of his camels. These were probably taken by the party of Ghiljees who passed our
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100
the Turnuk.
the guns.
3rd.
Encamped
This
uncut.
amongst corn-fields
in advance,
is
My
ago.
tent
being
pitched
unfortunately
on
in this
who are
instance
my
mals,
notoriously
disturb the
both actually
One
of the ani-
juncture especially,
deavouring
4th.
steep
dem
to
and
to Killa-i-Ghiljee, a
about a mile
the
oflf,
mo-
being,
Excepting a few
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
mounted
scouts,
who
101
we
ob-
served no signs of the Ghiljees, and after our arrival proposals of submission were sent in
by one
of
the Chiefs.
it is
not to
this morning.
6th.
Encamped
the Turnuk,
at Sir-i-usp,
it
we struck
irrigation.
8th.
Advanced
to Tazee,
Within the
last
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102
9th.
Moved
at a distance from
At night two troopers
were attacked and robbed within the picquets by
some of our own camp followers, and one of them was
11th.
Marched ten-and-a-half miles to
murdered.
Chushma-i-Shadee.
Abdool Eehman, one of the
principal Ghiljee chiefs, this day tendered his submission, but on such impudent conditions that no
Chusmaanswer has been returned to him.
12th.
i-Punjah, seven miles, encamping at some springs two
miles to the left of the Turnuk. In consequence of a
report that the Ghiljee chief, Abdool Eehman, is in our
neighbourhood with five hundred horse, a reconnoissance was ordered, but nothing was seen of the enemy.
Accounts from the Bombay Brigade, two days in our
rear, state, that two attempts haye been made on
their camels, and that numerous murdered followers
still
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
small fortified villages.
103
In an endeavour to rescue
march, is marked by numerous little forts, constructed within musket shot of each other. Encamped at
Mokoos, twelve-and-a-half miles, on a smooth green
turf.
During this march, some baggage was plundered, and seven stragglers were butchered.
Accounts from the rear state that the Shah's AfFghans
have surprised a body of Ghiljees, killing many, and
capturing one standard, with the loss of several slain
and wounded.
15th.
Halted.
The Shah arrived. During his
Majesty's last march, his flanks had been assailed by
numerous Ghiljee plunderers, of whom many were
mounted
others on foot occupied a range of hills
commanding the road of these latter, thirteen were
killed by the Shah's Goorkah Battalion, in an attack
which ended in their dispersion. 16th. Marched
fourteen-and-a-half miles to Oba, by an excellent
;
we advanced, and
innumerable small
A native
still
widening as
by
surrounded by cultivation.
Court Martial,
camp
1
followers.
7th.
conflict-
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104
Mahommed Khan,
but it now appears certain that his eldest son has, with
four guns, reinforced the Governor of Ghizni, his
younger brother, who has already eight pieces of Artillery, while the troops assembled in that fortress, the
amount to
two thousand horse, and the like number of foot;
and it is confidently stated, that the Khan himself
marched yesterday from Cabul, en route to place
ancient capital of Affghanistan, are said to
The
Khan in
no
Heavy
rain
fell
during
the night.
have been
up by
forced marches.
Another heavy
fall
of rain
Marched by
it
was
fired
105
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
of the enemy's horse, who,
were driven into the hills.
fifty
20th.
To Azga-Name,
after a
few shots,
eight-and-a-half miles,
moved over
the intermediate
reached Ghizni
No
after a
march
enemy opened
a few guns
after a
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106
The
fort
in return,
camp
fortress,
on the road
to Cabul.
In consequence of a
who had
Throughout
on
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
107
Bombay
same reason,
fall back
Brigade to
to order the
Bombay Cavalry
On my
in support.
rejoining
fire
of the Garrison
was
and
showed
so hot
and those
which in some measure screened them, affording me no protection whatever, had I even been able
to obtain access to them, I may consider myself fortunate in having been able to deliver my orders without interruption.
Judging from my limited military
;
walls,
experience, I
nor can
it
be
here.
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108
CHAPTER
XIV.
22d
At break
July.
of day, the
Commander-in-
to carry it
failing in
By
tillery.
is
teries,
to
commanding heights.
The storming party is to
the
saulting
column
to
reserve.
The
in
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
fications far stronger
109
loss
but
such a mode of proThe enemy's Cavalry, commanded by one of the sons of the Ameer Dost
Mahommed Khan, having been joined by the
disaffected Ghiljee Chiefs, are conjectured to muster upwards of three thousand sabres.
They are
now watching a favourable opportunity to fall upon
ceeding impracticable.
morning
Khan
to the
himself
is
northward.
Dost
Mahommed
with
all
his
Two
of his
Ma-
Cavalry, supported by
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110
number
Having
finding no
Meeting
the
Shah's
contingent,
consisting
detachment of
of
about one
hundred and fifty infantry and matchlock-men, under a European officer, I suggested to him the
propriety of an immediate attempt to force the enemy
from the heights, in the direction where I had just
He expressed
my
orders
his readiness
and, relinquishing to
me
we ascended
The matchlock-men
gallantry, advancing
steadily
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
Ill
first
unfurling of
mob
had
called together a
personal exposure,
belief that they
The whole
ard-bearer.
up with
the stand-
a general
paces of
fifty
down
was
seized,
second
hill,
whither I deemed
it
useless to follow
proved
among which
it
to
be a suc-
was not
practi-
Having
retired,
rested
bearing
oflf
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112
enemy, of thirty or
and wounded, in addition to about fifty
made prisoners by the Cavalry one of these latter,
a total loss, on the side of the
forty killed
throughout this
in killed
affair,
amounted
to about
twenty
and wounded.
The storming
party, led
by
commanded
fire
Thomp-
it
These, ex-
An
in.
them
for a
it
in rear of the
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AND AFFGHANISTAN.
113
in every direction,
floated
rose.
The capture
moment
tack the
official
from
first to last,
at
men
killed.
The
in addition to
darkness, which
the slain
not fewer
and
fifty-eight alone
having
fallen in
against a
company
of
* Vide Appendix.
1
Numbers
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114
wards of
fifty
rupted progress.
I
command
to
the western
which a num-
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
gardens (marked
walls,
116
8. 8.)
my
fall
of Ghizni,
its
Governor,
Mahommed
Hyder Khan, the son of the Ameer Dost Mahommed Khan, was discovered concealed in a tower,
with about twenty of his adherents
latter surrender until
life
of their
So many as fifteen or sixteen hundred prisoners have fallen into our hands,
together with upwards of eight hundred horses
our soldiers having also destroyed many other horses,
in self-defence, numbers gallopping loose about the
streets of the town, and being withal so wild and
chief should be spared.
which
latter
62^pr.
garrison.
It
appears that
morning, with
make an
attack
116
our
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fire
on the
fort
day dawned,
when, seeing the British colours waving over the towers of the citadel, he hastily fled towards Cabul, abandoning his elephants, and the whole of his baggage, at
a village about three coss distant, whither the Shah
has despatched a party to take possession of them.
24th.
This morning I accompanied the Commander-in-Chief to the fort, where everything is
still
all
At
being strewed, in
least five
himdred
in the pursuit,
camp
followers,
Several
through a breach in one of the towers, being observed in the act of plundering. His Excellency
directed that all, who might be caught, should be
severely flogged.
firing
was
this
mirably calculated
28th.
for a hospital.
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
state, that
JubbulKhan Nuwab
is
l7
Mahommed Khan,
These avant -couriers state, that, on
learning the fate of Ghizni, which had, hitherto,
been looked upon as perfectly impregnable, the
ex-ruler assembled his chiefs, and, after declaring
his conviction that the disaster had arisen solely
from treachery, commanded those among them, who
overtures on the part of Dost
his brother.
draw
at
To
once.
him
Mahommed Khan,
own
the British
29th.
who
peremptorily refused
him.
departed, after
condescension.
On
being informed
Mahommed
to subscribe to
own
determination to
demanded,
118
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and received, his dismissal. A party of Kuzzilbashes came over to the Shah from Cabul, deseiters
from the standard of Dost Mahommed Khan, whom
they represent to have moved out at the head
of his army to Meidan, a march on this side of
the capital.
AND AFPGHANISTAN.
119
CHAPTER XV.
The army
of the Indus
resumed
its
march towards
gade
to follow
it
Bombay
Bri-
TheDefender of the
State.
120
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IN SINDE
Commanding
Cavalry; Lieutenant
Horse; Captain Keith Erskine, Poona Auxiliary
Horse Lieutenant Broadfoot, Shah's Goorkah Bat;
Lieutenant Hogg,
talion;
Bombay
Staff;
and Doc-
At 4
p.
were
in readiness; but,
also to
we waited
effective
have been
men
although
we should pursue
Meidan,
in order to take
;
such a mode of proceeding, overtaking Dost Mahommed Khan, who had already obtained a start of twentyfour hours, that he would ultimately consent to fur-
hills
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
along the channels of
many
until 7 A. M.
rivers,
121
channels of mountain torrents, and the face of precihills. After proceeding ten miles, we bivouacked until 2 o'clock, when the moon having risen, we
pushed on again until 7 a. m. of the 5th, surmounting
pitous
the
Pugman
finally
encamping
came up with
evening.
Barely
Kadur-i-
fifty
of the AfFghans
march
in our front,
of a successful issue.
Having
insisted,
p.
I order-
m, but waited
be assembled,
in all
122
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At
He now
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
123
arrive;
it
our advance.
All accounts agree in representing the fugitive to
be escorted by at least two thousand followers, of
whom
and
by
com-
the party
is
who
is
litter,
his
over to
upon
me
my
tent,
in
of our
to
impress
numerical strength
own Aflfghans
\^
Ma-
ere traitors,
upon
whom
many
in the
124
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us or stayed behind.
I
the country, as
it
an hour.
The
for assisting
arrest
the
Dost
latter
were overheard
to
more than
upbraid him
Mahommed Khan,
Ameer had
enquiring wherein
Hadji
admit the truth of all that they
had advanced. It rained and hailed violently during
the night, and our people have had nothing to eat
for the last two days, except a little parched unripe
result of their deliberations did not transpire,
corn.
to
AND
AFFGHAlSflSTAN.
CHAPTER
125
XVI.
We
7th August.
campment
of yesterday.
Khan
him of
him to come on
to apprize
at
drive the
Ameer
to desperation,
titdheer (precautions)
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126
treated
me
rather to detain
me by
force,
than to permit
Upon
this I
my
broke
Mahommed Khan
I
prove unsuccessful,
Ms would be the
when, should
disgrace,
and
men knocked
at
Hurzar,
it
We
Guk
feet
us.
When compared
we had
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
127
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128
my
delaying, we, in
the
fugitive
He
certain,
but
was
in
that
risk our
Khan
unmolested, so long as
him
concluding
by assuring him,
upon those who hung
back from the encounter, and would in no degree atable to overtake
would
fall
my
we
to effect the
Khan
horse, the
On my
we had been
dis-
proceeding to mount
menaces of
force,
which ended
Breaking
my men
with-
which he had,
shame.
In the course of this day
we surmounted
the pass
which
Bumes,
the month
the altitude
who, finding
of
is
it
We
to
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
sand
feet
we had
129
travelled yesterday
way up
which flows
we
into the
Oxus,
less
ghans coming up. On learning from me my intention of pressing on to Bamian at 2 o'clock in the
morning, Nusseer-ood-Dowlah implored me not to
think of advancing until dawn, few of his own people having yet arrived, and there existing, in his
opinion, no probability whatever of Dost
Mahommed
Khan's escaping beyond that place. At length, finding that all other arguments failed in shaking my
determination, he plainly informed me that he was so
surrounded by traitors amongst the AfFghans, that
them
on, but if
hommed Khan,
will I
be responsible that
far
to wait
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130
two
symptoms
shall
with this
little
band,
we
who may
survive
and
it is
an object of pa-
met by the
friends, in
whose memory he
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
CHAPTER
131
XVII.
9th August.
in the act of
mounting our
Dost
Mahommed Khan,
yesterday at Bamian,
as,
instead of halting
we had been
led to antici-
to-night, at
the
is
*'
at
Mahommed Khan.
we
who had shortly
Ameer and they, as
by the
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132
whom we
all
this
They
now
of a letter which
left for
forwarded through
Hadji Khan Kakur to the Chiefs who accompany
the Ameer.
Here we have obtained both green
corn and peas for our people, and, although no grain
is to be had, there is abundance of good forage for
I yesterday
the horses.
1
0th.
seer-ood-Dowlah requested
my
attendance at a meet-
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
133
having no food
*'
it,
cannot
fail
to
by
their
awe of
until, at least,
now only
To all
his presence."
and, once
be destroyed by the
my determination
restrained
this,
how-
not to
move
own
whom
knew
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134
to be independent of
to
From an apprehension
to remain.
seer-ood-Dowlah,
conclude,
of oJfFending
Nusno
they returned
retire,
exclaimed,
to-morrow morning ;" and then, taking off his turban, he added, '* and I call upon you all to witness
that, bare-headed, I have entreated the Sahib to
return
me to-morrow
are, therefore,
now on
his
own head."
Khan
in the
morning.
llth.
to us,
failing to
Khan had
severely
by the Khan
interview.
made
he sent to request an
answer that he was alsentiments, and that, as
for departure,
I returned for
ready in possession of
my
He came
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
135
mined not
to leave us,
my
own
Sir,
On
instant, I
my
on the 9th
with in-
to address you,
The accompanying
extracts from
my journal will
136
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have elapsed to
admit of an answer arriving from the adherents of
Dost Mahommed Khan to the letter addressed to
this place, a sufficient period will
instant, if
patched by Hadji
it
have now
reason to doubt.
'
You
Nusseer-ood-Dowlah,
if
blameable, throughout
conduct of
backwardness having
pushed on,
urged him
as
to do,
capable of doing.
It will be seen, from the diary, that the fugitive
might have been overtaken at Hurzar on the morning
of the 6th instant, had not our guides, who were
under charge of Nusseer-ood-Dowlah 's people, de'
that the
Khan then
half-way to
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
137
my personal
soli-
12th.
Retraced
situated
at
stream which
falls into
the Oxus.
13th.
Marched
two-and-a-half,
hours.
after
Halted
and
the
descent
one-and-a-half
Hajee
Guk
pass,
Hadji
least,
him
we could induce
march during our advance, when expedition
to
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138
far
he suffered us
to
proceed by ourselves, to
good horse-road.
An
Guk
pass,
on the
dewal
of which
is
situated.
in the saddle,
or nineteen miles.
15th.
it.
Five hours in
numerous
summit of
a pass, the name of which has escaped me and
thence descending the whole way through a narrow
miles, the
first five
valley.
16th.
teen miles
same
dan,
valley,
17th.
Kot-i-Ashroo.
which widens and terminates at MeiOver the Oomjee pass to Cabul, six
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
hours.
The path
easy,
139
steep, and the
Mahommed Khan
which
Masson,
May
Bombay Geo-
last.
purchasing his
fidelity
but
it
has
now
transpired
140
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Mahommed Khan,
shown
is
It is
now only
neces-
141
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
CHAPTER
XVIII.
On
jesty
Shah Shooja
ool
Moolk,
for
to the King.
none of whom
The undertaking
was, however, of necessity postponed until the arrival from Candahar of the treasure convoy, expected
and
Ghiljee Chiefs,
if
possible to arrest
effect, viz.
the refractory
the
Mama;*
and to establish the newly-appointed Ghiljee Governors, Meer Allum Khan, Zeman Khan, and KhuUeel
Khan to punish the inhabitants of Maroof, who, in
;
142
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IN SINDE
and
my
in consequence.
my
orders
is
com-
posed of a wing of the Shah's 1st Cavalry and Goorkah Battalion, and Captain Abbott's Battery of 9-prs.
from Cabul
which
har by Captain Macan's Regiment of the Shah's Infantry, half of the Shah's
2d Regiment of Cavalry,
Artillery.
One thousand
pany
me
them
me
against the
Ghiljees.
After addressing
them to afford
them of the fate
fail in
the pro-
143
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
per discharge of their duty, His Majesty accompanied by Captain Macgregor, Assistant to the
Envoy
On my
pedition.
by the AfFghan
my
approaching ex-
Chiefs,
who importuned me
met
for leave
On
this
7th.
me
the
day.
Continued
None
8th.
my
of the
Affghans arrived.
Mahommed
on the Loghur
river.
Heavy
rain
fell.
9th.
Aga,
Halt-
of
whose services I had secured, joined me in the afRain in the evening, and a heavy fall again
ternoon.
that the
letter
from the
me the
Affghans,
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144
who
are all
now on
the road
Mr.
Macnaghten
also
Marched
placed at
my
12th.
1th.
nineteen-
district.
of the
p.
left
my object
whom,
have ascertained to be
in close
connexion
ly gone off
we
in
vernors
whom
am
to instal.
He
Khurwar
pass
at the village
and his
AflT-
my
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
145
permission to their remaining behind until to-morrow, in order to assist in bringing over their baggage, which
14th.
sixty
is still
hills.
Khan,
for the
valry,
composed
of
Shah's
the
and
Skinner's
my
detachment
Khurwar
The AfFghan
Buxee Khan.
to pre*
are in great
allies
slain
none
of the kings
the
it,
said
to
amount
two ranges of
to
hills,
some thousands.
We passed
and at 1 p. m., after a march of
Khan.
fort of
Futteh Oolla
in the
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146
many neighbouring
forts
is
On
first
entering the
Allum Khan,
to ascertain
and reported that although the fuwas in the fort in question so late as last night,
he had fled this very morning with all his relatives,
and had left the place empty.
18th. Joined by a wing of the 16th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry, under the command of Major
McLaren. Several of the principal families in the Zoormul and Gurdaiz districts tendered their allegiance to
the Shah ; and it was ascertained from the leading men,
in the evening,
gitive
who
to
to
them
all
Chief, calling
Khan by
the detachment
left for
that purpose at
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
Khurwar.
surprise the
21st.
Made
Kanjuk
147
banditti,
whose haunt
had
as-
Even
the
killed,
women
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148
nearly
ny's mark,
British
all
Compa-
army during
its
advance.
23d.
in all probability,
Marched
vanced
to
;
where they
be executed, in presence of
25th.
26th. Ad-
28th.
To Moosh-
ed.
linda,
On
the 29th,
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
149
CHAPTER XIX.
Marched
and directed the detachment of the Shah's 1st Cavalry, under Lieutenant Nicolson, to return to
Cabul; all the horses behig completely knocked
2d.
up, from hard work and want of forage.
To
Ooshlan, fourteen miles, where we halted on the
3rd, and were joined, from the camp of General
Willshire, (which is three marches on our right,)
by the Poona Auxiliary Horse, under Captain Keith
Erskine.
4th.
Advanced
to Deelah, thirteen-and-
which
men-
I estimate
on the banks
flows into
it,
Marched
in
Mun-
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Pushed on
5th.
making
6th.
Eeached Killa-i-Murgha, the fort of
Abdool Eehman Khan, the principal Ghiljee Chief,
whose father, when disputing empire with Shah
Zeman, besieged Cabul with fifty thousand horse
and foot and the same who himself kept our army
so much on the alert during its march from Canda-
hours.
har to Ghizni.
hold
a well-constructed
tadel and a
me
to
Mama
make
w^ould be sufficiently
forts are
march of Killa-i-Murgha,
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
151
They
then suddenly dashed on horseback past our picquets, and unfortunately no warning having been
given in the manner intended, for the Cavalry to
close in, the enemy were unchecked in their rush,
and dispersed in every direction, followed by the vi-
dettes,
the fugitives.
Owing
to the
extreme darkness, the picquets were unable to distinguish friend from foe, and thus every man escaped.
On
Chief, the
my
Khan
of the Teerkies,
who being
secretly
interests,
some
But
setting sun,
when
this illusion
had the
mortifica-
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152
camp
as a friend
the
camp
ty miles
common
how
This
is
ed; and
we have
found necessary
it
has been
our cattle
ter as surely
murdered.
It
when
having gone to
me
to act
he should be
in occupation of his fort.
The flight of Abdool
Rehman Khan has rendered this less probable, but
I still entertain hopes that certain emissaries of mine,
who
are
now with
ducing him
9th.
the
in case
in in-
to hold out.
The necessary
been brought, no movement has been made. A detachment, consisting of a wing of H. M.'s 17th Foot,
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
153
rities, at
Mokoor, in order to apprehend certain persons residing at the latter place, who stand accused of the murder of Lieutenant Inverarity at Candahar in May last.
In the evening I rode to General Willshire's camp,
Khan Teerkee, ten miles, whither my detachment
to
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154
13th.
14th. Halted.
Sperioury,
Left the
eleven-and-three-quartcr
camp
at 1 a. m.
miles.
15th.
17th.
Bombay
command of
in
fort of Maroof,
of the
we had
being constructed with double gates, a ditch, faussebraye, and towers of solid masonry, which might have
all
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
155
remainder.
20th.
teen miles.
Eight
23d. Halted.
miles.
21st.
twelve miles.
22d.
four-
Gokaruk,
the last
moun-
miles.
The garrison
human
25th.
Near
Khan Kakur,
ha-
24th.
to
Toba,
eight miles.
The
we found
it
totally deserted.
all
their property
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156
had
also absconded.
quire that
it
To Shah
26th.
Badshara,
The
should be destroyed.
nine
Gullee,
miles.
thirteen
28th.
miles. 27th.
Soorkar,
eighteen
of Dragoons, to support
29th.
Eetraced
my
if
necessary.
evening.
By
commanding,
greatest joy;
which supplies
as
is
it
stream
mercy
thus holding
all
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
Made
a double
march
157
and on the
Column,
to Quetta.
Bombay
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CHAPTER XX.
Horse
Artillery,
the
fifty
Irregular
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
159
both water
to form
and forage proved to be so abundant, that the whole
of the division might have marched without the
expectations
smallest difficulty.
11th.
We
are
from him,
A letter
little
this
day received
short of defiance.
It
and warns
them
to take the
which he avows his intention of moving out today with his whole army. Although our sources of
information are not much to be depended upon, we
have every reason to believe that Mehrab Khan has
actually assembled at his capital, upwards of two
thousand of the elite of the warriors of Belochistan;
and we know the Wullee Mahommed Khan, the
Chief of Wudd and of the Menghul tribe of Beloches, who is styled 'Leader of eighteen thousand,' is
with him, together with many others of the principal
to
is
from Noshky. Our own force is therefore sufficientbut we have, of course, no misgivings as to
Should the chief meet us in the field tothe result.
morrow, as he threatens to do, our success will proIf he wait for
bably be immediate and complete.
ly small;
overcome
we may have
greater
fail-
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160
practicable, but
gateway
is
no ditch around
mud,
My
my
sistant Quarter
of his
having
fulfilled
moving
oiit
of about
fifty,
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
ing US
my forming my
but upon
161
Khelat,
any
effect.
This
They then
ofi*,
fired a volley,
Had
left
ground as we best might, but it so turned out that the enemy continued their flight to Khelat,
upon perceiving which our party recovered courage,
and followed them a short distance. Our march
this day was fifteen miles over a good road.
During
to stand our
the night the troops were kept on the alert in anticipation either of an attack on the part of the garrison,
or of a
3th.
left in
the
Marched
rear.
at sunrise, the
encampment we had
just
to them,
gal-
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to keep them at
we continued our march, without further
molestation, about six miles, when, on our surmounthills, the town and fortress of
Khelat suddenly burst upon our view. It was truly
an imposing sight.
Some small hills in front were
crowned with masses of soldiers, and the towering
citadel, which frowned above them in their rear,
was completely clustered over with human beings,
ladies of the
harem
chiefly,
to
all
of
whom, with
Khan
the
at their head,
to the
No
Column
showed itself, than the enemy's guns, of which there
were five in position on the heights, opened upon it
sooner
British
efficient
man
of
the charge of
it,
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163
withdraw to the fort. The cool and determined demeanour of our veteran General inspired every one
present with confidence of success, nor shall I ever
forget the obvious feeling of delight with
soldiers
which
his
Loosen cartridges,'
evincing,
as
it
did,
se-
might be expected.
The following plan of assault was then communicated by the General.
Under cover of the Artillery,
the three redoubts on the heights are first to be carried by four companies of each Eegiment.
Two
companies are to advance through the gardens, on
our left, the remaining ten companies are to form the
reserve.
The heights once in our possession would
serve in a great measure to cover our camp from the
Artillery of the fort, and would aflford us a commanding position from which to annoy the Garrison.
rious opposition
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IN SINDB
CHAPTER XXI.
CAPTURE OF KHELAT.
All being in readiness, the three columns of attack
moved
his Grenadiers,
and
all
if
una-
events
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
165
enter by
following
it,
up
this
it
up,
itself.
The General
at
same time despatched me to G., with instructions to bring up the Light Companies under Major
Penny cuick to H.,* where a mud wall, about four
the
yards of
to that
near
to
it
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166
point E. in
my
after seeing
them
in secure occupation of
whom
met
which, I
close to the
immediately despatched
Company
me
He
of the fort.
Company
spur of the
hill,
to a considerable
fire,
167
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
suburbs.
soon dispersed,
we
When
had obtained
possession.
effiect,
first
gunpowder
to
from
all
attempts to enter
it
All hostilities
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168
craved by cries of
Aman'
when
every person of
Some
anxi-
my
rejoining
him
consequence of
him
that, as the
decamp by the
that the
Khan was
still
within the
fort,
since
he
hommed Khan
of
to the citadel
Wudd, and
with
WuUee Ma-
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
169
14th.
Working parties have been employed the
whole day in removing and burying the dead, as well
in collecting prize property.
Scattered as the dead
bodies
over
are
every
among
booty
is
it
number
The amount of
but we
away, nor
pose of it.
is
it
The arms
Khan
in particular,
manship,
members
is
which
is
The
army have with one accord re-
of our
little
170
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CHAPTER XXIL
tary duty
by Colonel Pottinger
My
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
171
Wul-
lee
leave
camp
at midnight.
we agreed
Having accordingly
Halted at
slain
in the conflict, or
flight.
One
men
but even
females were on
foot.
By
these
my
friends
the
172
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as old acquaintances,
and a
Mehrab Khan's
They proved
to
be
principal minister,
we kept
while
all
their griefs,
and having been previously introduced by my companions in the character of a Peer, which holy disguise I had afterwards to support during the whole
journey, I was most especially called upon to symThis I did by assuming an
pathise in their woes.
air of deep gravity and attention, although in reality I
and
in the
relieved the
my
Mahommed
Hoossain
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173
sustain;
common
was
to
therefore,
a description to
wont
to
Whether from
be embroidered.
this cir-
trifles,
we took
the very
first
opportunity of
We
rent directions
to
my
friends the
Syuds always
when
they found so
much
The sensation created by the news of the overthrow of Khelat, and by the fate of Mehrab Khan
with his chiefs and vassals, was very great; and so
far as I
could comprehend,
many were
the curses
poured out upon the heads of the Feringees, and numerous were the vows of vengeance and retaliation
to
argument by which
to
of their countrymen.
them
to
their national
employ every
interrogated,
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174
yesterday passed us in
flight,)
in
that
it
porate altogether.
this night
we
was
state
of the
country,
inquisitive
persons
Amongst many
at Khelat.
who had
minister, with
to trudge
that he
Khan's
my
fall
in the citadel.
in the
what
sally
on the part of
considerable mirth
assembly
brother,
This
fail to elicit
foolish thereat.
AND APFGHANISTAN.
largely,
175
ject in view than to raise the clans, and thus cut off
subsequently
tilities.
arms
loches would
now venture
his
own
cowardice.
An
indi-
dition, that I
sence
having accord-
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176
my assumed character,
mery of muttering over
of
words
may God
We
mum-
to
go through the
it
a string of cabalistic
traces of horses
Wudd.
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CHAPTER
177
XXIII.
On
the 17th
ten hours
destroyed by the
Khan
its
comfortable asylum for the night, and were exempted from the society of strangers, of whom we fortunately met none during this day's march; the few
hamlets that we had passed, being at this season entirely deserted.
18th.
at daybreak,
My companions
cattle.
having discovered that certain persons, whom they
thought it prudent to avoid, were on the high road
to Nal, we occupied five hours in reaching that
path impracticable for laden
place
it,
armed attendants
we waited
for
them
N 2
even-
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ing.
he went back
leaving
me
so uneasy, that
my
alone with
As
them,
domestic Hoossain, to
we
who passed
way home from
close to our
the
fields.
however,
without a guide,
and, destitute of
once
fail
to
determined,
therefore,
by threats of the
We
my Syud
freinds
might
were on our way accordingly, and I was consoling poor Hoossain with the
prove of some
avail.
;;
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
assurance that his
events secure,
life,
when
as a
179
Mahommedan, was at
all
we
joyfully recognized
us.
we
We
them
for
two
we
at length discovered
coronach
them
for the
journey.
Resolved to outstrip the news of the Khelat cataswe now pushed on throughout the night at
an ambling pace of at least five miles an hour not
trophe,
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180
level road,
prove
how greatly we must have descended since leavIt is satisfactory also to find, that we
ing Khelat.
have
Not
at least
a trace of any
human
habitation have
much
down on
we seen
therefore with
it is
we
are about to
sleep.
little
little
property that
we
possessed,
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
styled the
'
Oomach.'
We
dry
181
generally speaking,
little
green grass.
we had possessed
first
forage that
having hith-
erto subsisted
browse
a luxury which,
time during
On
quite
refreshing,
was
my
last night's
moonlight march.
little
to enliven
To me, even
the
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182
fringes
day's march,
a
human
we saw
being.
neither a
human
it
occasionally
During
this
habitation nor
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183
CHAPTER XXIV.
ARRIVAL AT SONMEANEE.
at the full,
mountains surrounding
fields of
juwarree
ing India
and
the
also
dell ly-
and seemingly
of the world by the wild
sterile
and we marched
In a sequestered
first I
hills,
it,
we passed
had beheld
several
since leav-
Not-
184
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IN SINCE
Making a pretext
heat, I
my
of the
companions, and
little
distance,
my
of the
12th October,
bability,
the spot, had not an officer (Major Neil Campbell) fortunately passed at the very moment.
By that gen-
tleman
it
when no
him a
safe pass-
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
185
were, I have not the slightest idea, but this rencontre served as a
from
my
in future
warning to
me
how
I exhibited the
In the evening,
newspaper.
for se-
at others
hemmed
altitude.
In
in
narrow channel.
Except
ed
itself
eighteen hours.
which lasted
dow, and next lighted up by the brightest moonbeams, was striking and beautiful; and
in
many
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186
clumps of the
**
prickly pear" I
of
much
rab
Khan
The daughter
Mehwho is
of
it is
my
holy charac-
ter.
22d.
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
A large
kafila of
187
Bombay
The
by the barking of
their dogs,
Bombay
heard in
to arrive there,
it
we
catechising.
it
until the
day
By the
inhabitants of Beila
my
friends
most unpleasant consequences. Pursuing our journey until 1 p. M., we rested on the bank of the Porallee, at a spot where no village existed.
From
Beila there are two roads to Sonmeanee, and I determined on adopting that by Lyaree, the other, although more direct, having already been explored
by Colonel Pottinger.
23d.
We marched yesterday evening at 8 o'clock.
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and
after travelling
sing
the paltry
Sonmeanee
little
at 10 in the forenoon,
Owing
to the want of
whole tract of country which extends from Beila to the coast, although perfectly
population, the
level,
In addition to Beila, Lyaree, and Sonmeanee, half a dozen hamlets, each consisting of a
few miserable huts, were the only human habitations
that I saw between the hills and the sea.
a desert.
In the Appendix the reader will find a detailed account of my route from Khelat to Sonmeanee,
when I
made myself known to the Hindoo Agent of Nao Mull
of Curachee, who treated my companions and myself
with great hospitality, and provided
In
it
with
embarked
me
me
with a boat.
and
my
sixteen
fifty-five
miles
in
seven
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
189
me
irrita-
would appear, that information of my journey and disguise had been received by this chief
the day after I passed through Nal.
To the forced
march of fifty miles, therefore, which was made
thence by our party, with the design of outstripping
the flying tidings of the overthrow of Khelat, I may
tion.
It
my
me
my escape
at the
seaport of
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CHAPTER XXV.
CONCLUSION.
LETTER FROM THE ENVOY AT CABUL.
When
press, I
deemed
its
my journal,
will not
probably be
inappropriate.
To Captain Outram,
&c.
*SiR,
ool
am
&C.
&C-
ces,
His Majesty desires me to specify three instanon which your merits and exertions were parti-
cularly conspicuous.
AND AFFGHANISTAN.
'First,
191
in placing
in dispersing a large
storm of Ghizni.
*
when your
Mahommed Khan,
all
probability
have been crowned with success, but for the treachery of your AfFghan associates.
'
And thirdly, for the series of able and successful
operations, conducted under your superintendence,
which ended in the subjection or dispersion of certain rebel Ghiljee and other tribes, and which have
had the
effect of tranquillizing
mark
to be, &c.'
W. H. Macnaghten,
Envoy and
Minister.
APPENDIX
o 2
APPENDIX
No.
1.
DECLARATION
Of the Right Honourable the Governor-General of
India, on the Assembly of the Army of the Indus.
Simla, October
1,
1838.
Supreme Council,
directed
His Lordship deems it proper to publish the following expowhich have led to this important measure.
It is a matter of notoriety, that the treaties entered into by
the British Government, in the year- 1832, with the Ameers
of Sinde, the Nawab of Bahawulpore, and Maha Raja
Runjeet Singh, had for their object, by opening the navigasition of the reasons
and
produce.
With a view to invite the aid of the de facto Rulers of Affghanistan to the measures necessary for giving full effect to
those treaties, Captain Burnes was deputed, towards the close
of the year 1836, on amission to
Chief of Cabool.
The
196
APPENDIX.
DECLARATION.
APPENDIX. DECLARATION.
197
his undisguised
and
Power
in India,
dis-
APPENDIX.
198
DECLARATION.
make a
The
all
intercourse
The
of Cabool), have
and
vowed
full
their
knowledge of
its
crisis of affairs
own
territories.
an Ally, who
is
The welfare
of our possessions
and
es-
APPENDIX.
DECLARATION.
199
selves in subservience to a hostile power, and seeking to promote schemes of conquest and aggrandizement.
After serious and mature deliberation, the Governor-General was satisfied, that a pressing necessity, as well as every
considerationof policy and justice, warranted us in espousing
the cause of Shah Shooja ool Moolk, whose popularity
throughout Affghanistan had been proved to his Lordship
by the strong and unanimous testimony of the best authorities.
Having arrived at this determination, the GovernorGeneral was further of opinion, that it was just and proper,
no less from the position of Maha Raja Runjeet Singh, than
from his undeviating friendship towards the British Government, that His Highness should have the offer of becoming
Mr. Macnaghten
a party to the contemplated operations.
was accordingly deputed, in June last, to the Court of His
Highness, and the result of his mission has been the conclusion of a Tripartite Treaty, by the British Government,
the Maha Raja, and Shah Shooja ool Moolk, whereby His
Highness is guaranteed in his present possessions, and has
bound himself to co-operate for the restoration of the Shah
The friends and enemies of
to the throne of his ancestors.
any one of the contracting parties have been declared to be
the friends and enemies of all. Various points have been
adjusted, which had been the subjects of discussion between
the British Government and His Highness the Maha Raja, the
identity of whose interests with those of the Honorable
Company has now been made apparent to all the surrounding
States.
A guaranteed independence will, upon favorable
conditions, be tendered to the Ameers of Sinde
and the
;
or in progress,
it
may
while,
200
APPENDIX.
DECLARATION.
His Majesty Shah Shoqja ool Moolk will enter AfFghanissurrounded by his own troops, and will be supported
against foreign interference, and factious opposition, by a
British Army.
The Governor- General confidently hopes
that the Shah will be speedily replaced on his Throne, by
his own subjects and adherents, and, when once he shall be
secured in power, and the independence and integrity of
Affghanistan established, the British Army will be withdrawn. The Governor-General has been led to these measures, by the duty which is imposed upon him of providing
for the security of the possessions of the British Crown, but
he rejoices that, in the discharge of this duty, he will be enabled to assist in restoring the union and prosperity of the
AfFghan people.
Throughout the approaching operations,
British influence will be sedulously employed to further
every measure of general benefit ; to reconcile differences
to secure oblivion of injuries
and to put an end to the
distractions by which, for so many years, the welfare and
happiness of the Aff'ghans have been impaired. Even to the
Chiefs, whose hostile proceedings have given just cause of
oifence to the British Government, it will seek to secure
liberal and honorable treatment, on their tendering early
submission, and ceasing from opposition to that course of measures, which may be judged the most suitable for the general
tan,
advantage of
By
tlieir
country.
order of the
of India.
(Signed)
W. H. Macnaghten,
NOTIFICATION.
With
APPENDIX.
DECLARATION.
201
to the
Envoy and
Minister.
to
command
Envoy and
Minister,
and
W. H. Macnaghten.
202
APPENDIX.
CANDAHAR.
No.
2.
CANDAHAR.
General Orders by His Excellency Lieutenant-GeNERAL Sir John Keane, K. C. B., G. C. H., commanding
THE Army of the Indus.
Head-Quarters,
i,
1839.
l.The combined forces of Bengal and Bombay, being nowassembled at Candahar, the Commander-in-Chief congratulates all ranks on the triumphant though arduous march
which they have accomplished, from distant and distinct
parts of India, with a regularity and discipline which is
much appreciated by him, and reflects upon themselves the
highest credit. The difficulties which have been surmounted
have been of no ordinary nature, and the recollection of
what has been overcome must, hereafter, be a pleasing
reflection to those concerned, who have so zealously, and
in so soldierlike a manner, contributed to effect them, so
as to arrive at the desired end. The Engineers had to make
roads, and, occasionally, in some extraordinary steep mountain-passes, over which no wheeled carriage had ever passed.
This was a work requiring science, and much severe labour;
but so well has it been done, that the progress of the Army
was in no manner impeded. The heavy and light ordnance
were alike taken over in safety, by the exertions and good
spirit of the Artillery, in which they were most cheerfully
and ably assisted by the troops, both European and Native,
and in a manner which gave the whole proceeding the
appearance that each man was working for a favourite object
of his own.
2.
His Excellency shares in the satisfaction which those
APPENDIX.
CANDAHAR.
203
troops must feel (after the difficult task they have accomand the trying circumstances under which they have
plished,
is
well
known
to
them-
effect,
and
tions of the
3.
campaign
hitherto.
acknowledgment
O., dated
to
Major-
Sir
Presidency
to this
thaV
like state.
The Commander-in-Chief entertains a confident exsame orderly conduct, which has gained for
troops the good-will of the inhabitants of the states and
4.
the
countries through which they have passed, will continue to
May
On
Shah Shooja
ool
5.
Moolk
APPENDIX.
204
CANDAIIAR.
homage
observed
The whole
of the troops,
now
at head-quarters, will
be
to-morrow
after-
The
Army.
from the
right.
Horse Artillery, Cavalry Brigade, Camel BatBrigade of Infantry, 4th Brigade of Infantry.
Bombay. Horse Artillery, Cavalry Brigade, Infantry
Bengal.
tery, 1st
Brigade.
of
of
the left flank, for the purpose of keeping the space in advance
Edgah gate
Bombay
of the town,
Artillery will be
and
Majesty.
On
be
fired
APPENDIX.
from the batteries in
line,
CANDAHAR.
^05
Stevenson.
Minister, and officers attached to the misCommander-in-Chief and his personal staff, and
the officers at the heads of departments, and Affghan Sirdars,
are to be stationed on the right of the throne, Syuds and
MooUahs on the left, the populace on both sides and rear of
the Shah, restrained by His Majesty's Cavalry, 4th Local
Horse, and Poona Auxiliary Horse.
The Envoy and the Commander-in-Chief will present
nuzzurs, as representatives of Government.
The officers of the Shah's Force will also present nuzzurs,
sion, the
leaving their troops for that purpose, after the Shah has
passed, and returning to receive His Majesty.
The Shah's
march
At the
Cacolumns of
companies, in slow time
the columns will move up to the
wheeling point in quick time. The columns, having passed,
will continue their route towards the encampment, the 4th
Brigade of Bengal Infantry moving on to the Cabool gateway, at which His Majesty will enter the city, where it will
form a street, and salute His Majesty as he passes.
The troops are to appear in white trousers, the officers of
the general staff in blue trousers and gold lace.
Corps will parade on the occasion as strong as possible,
and the encampments will be protected by the convalescents,
and by quarter and rear guards ; such extra guards as may
be considered essentially necessary, to be placed over treaclose of the ceremony,
past, the
the Infantry in
Officers
commanding
commanding Brigades.
when
called for.
command
206
APPENDIX.
CANDAHAR.
MayS.
Sir
jesty's Court, to
APPENDIX.
GHIZNI.
No.
207
3.
GHIZNI.
General Orders by the Right Honourable the
Governor-General of India.
Secret Department.
Army
in the three
Presidencies.
By
of India.
T.
H. Maddock,
G.
My
Lord,
208
APPENDIX.
It is
GHIZNI.
it
more
so than I
had reason
that I received of
own
service,
it,
who had
to suppose,
it
understand
by nature and
it is
art, far
as impregnable, but
officers in
our
in their travels.
Aff*ghan soldiers,
commanded by
APPENDIX. GHIZN I.
209
pear
but,
citadel
and
was
to
make
the
enemy show
My
object in this,
and
must have done great execution, and occasioned great conBeing perfectly satisfied on the point of their
sternation.
fire
to
and placed the troops in bivouac. A close reconnoissance of the place all round was then undertaken by Captain
Thomson, the Chief Engineer, and Captain Peat, of the
Bombay Engineers, accompanied by Major Garden, the Deputy-Quarter-Master-General of the Bengal Army, supported
by a strong party of H. M.'s 16th Lancers, and one from
H. M.'s 13th Light Infantry. On this party a steady fire
was kept up, and some casualties occurred. Captain Thomson's report was very clear (he found the fortifications equally
strong all round), and as my own opinion coincided with his,
I did not hesitate a moment as to the manner in which our
approach and attack upon the place should be made. Notwithstanding the march the troops had performed in the
morning, and their having been a considerable time engaged
with the enemy, I ordered the whole to move across the
river (which runs close under the fort walls) in columns to
the right and left of the town, and they were placed in position on the north side, on more commanding ground and,
cease,
p 2
210
APPENDIX.
GHIZNI.
securing the Cabool road, I had information that a night atcamp was intended from without. Mahommed
eldest son of
Dost
we were
ill
prepared). Cap-
APPENDIX.
GHIZNI.
211
A
all were at the post at the proper time.
few minutes before 3 o'clock in the morning, the explosion
took place, and was completely successful. Captain Peat, of
the Bombay Engineers, was thrown down and stunned by
On
it, but shortly after recovered his senses and feeling.
hearing the advance sounded by the bugles (being the signal
for the gate having been blown in), the Artillery, under the
the ground, and
Camel Bat-
Infantry,
closely
post of
fort
APPENDIX. GHIZNI.
212
by the
13th, forced
and
17th,
the cheers of
ranks.
all
it
Her
citadel of
open,
at 5
Majesty's 13th
Ghuznee, amidst
Instant protection
was granted
to
the
received
its
security.
of
Her Ma-
whole of the
Major-General Sir
to
my satisfaction,
W.
the orders he
making
possession.
desultory
fire
shelter in houses,
Hay, ordered
with a
we were
Garrison,
and greatly
to
my
satisfaction.
Bombay Native
Infantry,
under
APPENDIX. GHIZNI.
213
deeply regret to
illness,
having shortly
it
wholly impossible for him to mount a horse that day), consisting of Her Majesty's 16th Lancers, under LieutenantColonel Persse (momentarily commanding the Brigade, and
vision), the
greatly to
my satisfaction.
Moolk, and the British Envoy and Minister, Mr. Macnaghround the citadel, and a great part of the fortress. The
ten,
Governor,
King, to
first
make
to
when
afterwards,
the
his submission.
214
APPENDIX.
made
GHIZNI.
that
in
Prince
prisoner
Sir
all.
Alexander Burnes
an arrangement
very agreeable to
the former.
From Major-General
Sir
party,
directed,
which he received
Brigadier Stevenson, in
all 1
command
of the Artillery,
was
To
command-
XPFENDIX.
GHIZNI.
215
your Lordship,
have derived from the manner in
which all their duties have been performed up to this day,
and that I look upon them as promising officers, to fill the
higher ranks.
am
also
much
To
To Major
Ma-
my
campaign.
Captain Alexander, commanding the 4th Bengal Local
Horse, and Major Cunningham, commanding the Poena
this
216
APPENDIX.
GHIZNI.
throughout
I have,
this
utmost
as-
my
officiating
my
Persian Interpreter,
sonal
staff.
and Deputy-Adjutant-
Military Secretary,
The nature
which we are
my sending
a single staff
respect the
Our
name
of a British soldier.
happy
to
It is
my
they are
all
wounds
of
some
am
of the
doing well,
APPENDIX.
GHIZNI.
217
hospital, to continue
my
march to
have, &c.
John Keane,
(Signed)
Lieutenant-General.
List of Killed,
the
command
in the
Army under
3 horses wounded.
2 rank and 2 horses woimded.
4th
do.
horse
rank and
2d Regiment Bengal Cavalry. horse
wounded.
horse
and
4th Bengal Local Horse. rank and
missing.
Her Majesty's 3rd Light Infantry. Irank and
16th Bengal Native Infantry. captain wounded.
48th Bengal do. do. lieutenant, and 2 rank and
2d Troop Bengal Horse
3rd
Bombay
Bombay
do.
Artillery.
do.
file,
do.
killed.
killed, 1
file
file
file killed.
file
wounded.
Total killed.
Total
rank and
wounded. 1
file
and 2 horses.
and
file,
and 6 horses.
Total missing.
rank and
Names
file,
and
horse.
of Officers wounded.
(Signed)
R. Macdonald, Lt.-Col.
General
Stafi".
1 colonel, 1
major wounded.
218
APPENDIX.
GHIZNI.
3(1
Troop Bombay Horse
wounded.
Artillery.
rank and
file
4th do.
do.
do.
1 rank and file, and 1 horse
wounded.
Bengal Engineers. 3 rank and file killed, 2 rank and file
wounded, 1 rank and file missing-
Bombay
Engineers.
1 lieutenant, 1
rank and
file
wound-
ed.
Bombay
and
Her
file
file
wounded.
rank and
killed, 5
wounded.
7 horses
file killed,
and
rank and
havildar
Light Cavalry.
4 rank and
and 26 rank
wounded.
file
rank and
file
wounded.
havildar, 6 rank
and
file
wounded.
5 rank and
35th do.
do.
8 rank and file wounded.
48th do.
do.
2 havildars
file killed,
killed,
1 havildar,
5 rank and
file
wounded.
Total killed.
Total wounded.
file.
Names
of
;;
Al-i-JiWUiX. GHIZNI.
fantry, slightly
219
slightly.
do.
Lieutenant Yonge,
Lieut.-Colonel
slightly;
Orchard,
slightly;
;
LieuLieutenant Fagan, slightly
Maddock,
Memoranda
The accounts
those
it,
were such
very
much
repair, built
rendering
it
nugatory.
In addition to
this,
220
APPENDIX.
GHIZNl.
had been enlarged, screen walls had been built beand filled with water,
stated to be unfordable, and an outwork built on the right
bank of the river so as to command the bed of it.
The Garrison was variously stated from 3 to 4000 strong
including 500 Cavalry, and from subsequent information we
found that it had not been overrated.
On the approach of the Army, a fire of Artillery was opened from the body of the place, and of musketry from the
neighbouring gardens. A detachment of Infantry cleared
the latter, and the former was silenced for a short time by
shrapnells from the Horse Artillery, but the fire from the new
outwork on the bank of the river was in no way checked. A
nearer view of the works was, however, obtained from the
gardens which had been cleared. This was not at all satisThe works were evidently much stronger than we
factory.
had been led to expect, and such as our Army could not venWe had no battering
ture to attack in a regular manner.
train, and to besiege Ghuznee in form a much larger one
would be required than the Army ever possessed. The great
eommand of the parapets, from 60 to 70 feet, with the wet
ditch, were insurmountable obstacles to an attack, either by
mining or escalading.
It therefore became necessary to examine closely the whole
" Contour" of the place, to discover if any other mode of attack could be adopted. The Engineers with an escort went
round the works, approaching as near as they could find cover.
The Garrison were on the alert, and kept up a hot and wellregulated fire upon the ofiicers, whenever they were obliged
However, by keeping the Infantry beto show themselves.
yond musket range, and the Cavalry at a still greater disthe
tance, only one man was killed and another wounded
former being hit by men sent out of the place to drive off the
angles,
reconnoitring party.
The
fortifications
all
round, the
*^
Coup-de-main," The
road to the gate was clear, the bridge over the ditch unbroken,
APPENDIX.
GHIZNI.
221
there were good positions for the Artillery within 300 yards
of the walls on both sides of the road, and
that the gateway
was not
we had
information
from Ca-
The
was a report
if
immediate attack of Ghuznee, the only feasible mode of proceeding, and the only one which held out a prospect of success, was a dash at the Cabool gateway, blowing the gate open
by bags
of powder.
His Excellency decided upon the attempt, the camp was
moved that evening to the Cabool road, and the next morning, the 22d, Sir John Keane, in person reconnoitred the proposed point of attack, approved of the plan, and gave orders
for its execution.
Preparations were made accordingly, positions for the Artillery were carefully examined, which excited
the jealousy of the Garrison, who opened a smart fire upon
the party.
It
was arranged
officers of
Mc. Leod, 3
Serjeants,
dresses, carrying
300
lbs.
way
daybreak.
At midnight the
move down
to the gate-
at
first
battery
left
by Lieutenant
by Lieutenant Anderson. The ground
the guns was prepared by the Sappers and Pioneers,
right,
The
Artillery
was
all
and ready by 3 a. m. of
dawn, the party under
the gateway, accompanied by
in position
first
six
222
APPENDIX.
GHIZNI.
low.
As soon
was
hurt.
APPENDIX.
GHIZNI.
223
Parties
column
made
and a good deal of deAs soon as daylight showed that the citadel had been abandoned by the
enemy, the whole of the works were in our possession before
as
it
its
streets,
A.
M.
We lost
visions.
(Signed)
This weapon
is
almost
unknown
in our
it is
a certain number of
firing
men
in every
Regiment practised
in
them.
is
from 60
to
in ordinary cases
sive that the
much on
120
lbs.,
and
this
is,
open
doubtless, sufficient
we were apprehen-
at
our being so
or wholly built
up the gateway.
Q
It
APPENDIX.
224
GHIZNI.
that
gate,
but brought
down
it
was
placed,
which proved a
is,
of course, the
any
casualties.
first
In cases of
night.
tillery
lock
and
to retire.
undisciplined troops,
of
men engaged
in
is
fire
The
which
an enterprise of
this nature.
Blue
lights
APPENDIX.
GHIZNI.
225
glaring
to
men
firing
through loop-
holes.
The party
and file.
was made of this strength not only to keep up a heavy
fire upon the parapets, and thereby divert attention from the
party at the gateway, but also because we were not aware
whether the fausse-braye was occupied or not, and as it ex-
tends so
it,
to
much
in
advance as
reverse,
it
tern
while another party under an officer. Lieutenant Jennings, accompanied me as far as the tower A, so as to check
itself,
any attempts that might have been made from the faussebraye on the left, and at the same time keeping up a fire on
such of the enemy as showed their heads above the parapet
of this party one man was killed and a few wounded.
Nothing could have been more gallant than the conduct of
Lieuts. Durand and Mc.Leod, and the men under their
command, or more efficient than the manner in which they
in sand-bags, of a
file wounded.
The heaviest fire was certainly outside the bridge for the
enemy, near the gateway, being marked whenever they attempted to show their heads above the parapet, were obliged
to confine
is
men moving
about.
APPENDIX.
226
A high loop-holed
a
profile
but
ill
GHIZNI.
wall, although
adapted
imposing in appearance,
is
The enemy were perfectly aware that we were in the gateway, but appeared to have no idea of the nature of our operaHad they been so, they might easily have rendered it
tions.
impossible to place the powder-bags, by throwing over blue
lights of which they had a large quantity in store. The powder
pots and other fire-works, so much used by the natives of
Hindoostan, would certainly have rendered the confined
space leading to the gate much too hot for such an operation;
but the ignorance of the besieged was known and calculated
upon, the result shews how justly.
Their attempts at resistance were confined to the fire from
the loop-holes, and throwing over large pieces of earth, some
of which appeared to be intended to knock off" the portfire.
I on this occasion received an excellent lesson on the necessity of not allowing preconceived opinions to lead to any
carelessness, in accurately ascertaining the result of any
operation of this nature. The gateway appeared, from what
I had seen from the hills to the north, to lead straight into
the town and, on running in to examine it after the explosion, I was so much impressed with this idea, and so much
convinced of the probability of the gateway having been
blocked up during the day, that I was led to believe that it
had actually been done, from seeing, in front of the gate that
had been destroyed, the outline of an arch filled up with
brick masonry. The true entrance turned to the right, and
would have been discovered by advancing a few paces, and
that in perfect safety, for the interior was secure from all fire.
Lieutenant Durand, on first going up, saw, from through
the chinks of the gate, that there was a light, and a guard
and, from that circumstance, was
immediately behind it
convinced that no interior obstacles of importance existed.
My mistake, therefore, was luckily immediately corrected,
without any bad consequence resulting,
A party of Sappers, with felling axes, and commanded by
Lieutenant Wemyss, and two scaling ladders, in charge of
Lieutenant Pigan, accompanied the assaulting column.
;
APPENDIX.
GHIZNI.
227
down by
(Signed)
A. G. Peat, Captain,
Bombay
Engineers*
APPENDIX.
228
No.
CABUL.
4.
CABUL.
NOTIFICATION BY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.
Secret Department.
Simla, the 26th August, 1839.
The Governor-General
tained.
Army in
the
three Presidencies.
By
India.
T.
H. Maddock,
APPENDIX.
229
CABUL.
My
Lord,
We
Upon
the
this it w^as
father,
their
latter
thirty -six
arranged that
joint forces,
according to
our information,
ton,
of
officer of Artillery,
and,
to
proceed
afterwards,
may be found
in
230
APPENDIX.
CABUL.
Cabool and the Balla Hissar, in the name af. and for His
Majesty Shah Shooja ool Moolk, and the King's order will
be carried by his own officer with this party, for preserving
the tranquillity of the city of Cabool.
We
We have,
&c.,
John Keane,
(Signed)
Lt.-Genl.
Commander-in-Chief.
W.
(Signed)
?>d
H. Macnaghten,
Envoy and Minister.
August, 1839.
T. H. Maddock,
Oifg. Secy, to the Govt, of India,
Camp
" It gives
me
infinite pleasure to
be able to address
my
men
officers of this
APPENDIX. CABUL.
small guns resembling wall pieces,
ried on camels.
We
231
named
jingalls,
heartily congratulated
made every
APPENDIX. CABUL.
232
that
thus,
road
with
all
handed over
to
Shah Shooja
ool
T. H.
0%.
now
Mo oik."
Maddock,
"
By
a letter signed jointly by His Excellency LieutenantGeneral Sir John Keane and myself, dated the 3d instant,
the Right Honorable the Governor-General was apprised
Mahommed Khan.
"The Ex-Chief was not accompanied by any
followers
person
APPENDIX. CABUL.
of the 7th inst.
in
the
233
234
APPENDIX.
GENERAL
ORDERS.
No. 5
GENERAL ORDERS
By THE Right Honourable the Governor-General of
India, on the breaking up of the Army of the Indus.
Secret Department.
Camp
was
this
The
Military operations
was undertaken.
The plans of aggression by which the British Empire in
India was dangerously threatened, have, under Providence,
been arrested. The Chiefs of Cabool, and Candahar, who
the expedition
235
teotion.
power.
conciliatory conduct
through which
it
to
the
inhabitants
of the
countries
236
who
Command
offer the
thanks of
Government to Major-General Willshire, C B., Commanding the 2nd Infantry Division, to Major-General Thackwell, C. B. and K. H., Commanding the Bengal Division, to
the
Brigadier Roberts,
Brigadier Stevenson,
my,
to Brigadier
Brigade, and to
mented death
mand
Com-
To
237
memorable operation.
In testimony of the services of the Army of the Indus, the
Governor-General is pleased to resolve, that all the corps,
European and Native, in the service of the East India Company, which proceeded beyond the Bolan Pass, shall have
on their regimental colours the word " AfFghanistan," and
such of them as were employed in the reduction of the fortname, the word " Ghuznee," in addition.
In behalf of the Queen's Regiments, the Governor-General
will recommend to her Majesty, through the proper channel,
that the same distinction may be granted to them.
The Governor-General would here notice with approbaress of that
and men attached to the disciplined force of His MaShah Shooja-ool-Moolk. This force was newly raised,
and opportunities had not been afforded for its perfect organization and instruction.
But it shared honourably in the
labours and difficulties of the Campaign, and it had the good
fortune in repelling an attack made by the enemy in force,
officers
jesty
to the
much
Wade, who was employed upon the Peshawur Fronand who, gallantly supported by the officers and men of
all ranks under him, and seconded by the cordial aid of the
Sikh Goveriiment an aid, the more honourable, because
Colonel
tier,
rendered at a painful
enemy
at that quar-
APPENDIX.
238
GENERAL
ORDERS.
ter, at
general operation.
By command
ral of India.
T. H.
Offg. Secy, to the Govt, of India,
Camp Paniput,
The Right Hon'ble
the
Maddock,
with the Gov. Genl.
heavy
by the Commissioned
losses
Officers
Pass.
239
APPENDIX. KHELAT.
No.
6.
KHELAT.
Secret Department.
Camp
insti-
of Khelat, at
a
time when he was professing friendship for the British Government, and negotiating a Treaty with its representatives,
ment
of
this
the
opportunity
signal
gallantry
to
record
and
is
happy
to
his high
spirit
of
the
avail
admiratroops
H. Maddock,
to Govt, of India,
APPENDIX. KHELAT.
240
G. C.B.
avowed
hostility of that
Agent
in Shawl,
'^^
,,
^^
Artillerv
Two Ressalas
Local
Horse.
Queen's Royals.
H.
's irih Rest.
31st Bengal N.
Bombay
x'
was obliged
to despatch to Cutch Gandava the
^^^le ^f the Cavalry, and the greater
.i
a
wi,
^-u
po^^^ion of the Artillery, takmg with
on the route
,.
to Khelat, I
j>
2.
I.
Engineers.
^^
o^i^y
gin, leaving
inst.
menced
came
I
N. W. face of the
were covered with Infantry,
protected by small parapet walls.
fort,
and
with
five
guns in position,
APPENDIX.
KHELAT.
241
in support.
hill
commanding
towards the base of the heights, and, when within the refire upon the Infantry and guns,
under cover of which the columns moved steadily on, and
commenced the ascent, for the purpose of carrying the
heights exposed to the fire of the enemy's guns, which had
commenced while the columns of attack were forming.
Before the columns reached their respective summits of
the hills, the enemy, overpowered by the superior and wellquired range, opened a
directed
fire
of our Artillery,
ing to carry off their guns, but which they were unable to do
at this moment it appearing to me the opportunity offered for
the troops to get in with the fugitives, and, if possible, gain
possession of the gate of the fortress, I despatched orders to
the Queen's Royal and H. M.'s 17th Regiment, to make a
rush from the heights for that purpose, following myself to
R 2
APPENDIX.
242
KHELAT.
summit of the nearest to observe the result ; at this moment, the four companies on my left, which had been detached to the gardens and plains, seeing the chance that
the
moved
and
fire
Bombay Horse
Lieutenant Foster,
defences above
its
gates
and
Artillery,
vicinity,
while the
upon the
of two
fire
commanded by Lieutenant Cowper, Shah's Artilwas directed against the gate itself, the remaining two,
others,
lery,
dred yards,
open
commenced
fire for
to the
road on the
it
it
on observing this, T rode down the hill
towards the gate, pointing to it, thereby announcing to the
they instantly rose from their cover,
troops it was open
those under the command of Major Pennyand rushed in
cuick, being the nearest, were the first to gain the gate,
headed by that officer the whole of the storming column
from the three Regiments rapidly following, and gaining an
entrance as quickly as it was possible to do so, under a
heavy fire from the works and from the interior, the enemy
making a most gallant and determined resistance, disputing
every inch of ground up to the walls of the inner citadel.
At this time I directed the reserve columns to be brought
near the gate, and detached one company of the 17th Regt.,
under Captain Darby, to the Western side of the fort, follow^ed by a portion of the 31st Bengal Native Infantry,
commanded by Major Western, conducted by Capt. Outram,
in one-half of
APPENDIX.
acting as
my
KHELAT.
243
is
situated,
Having driven
the
off
enemy from
and
that side.
it
saw
it
it.
command
Eastern
to
of Lieutenant Creed,
Bombay
Artillery,
by the
to,
had
it
been necessary, as
well as the gate of the inner citadel, the Infantry joining the
other detachments
making
their
way through
town
citadel,
show
under
my command
present
at the capture.
APPENDIX.
244
KHELAT.
nying return, that on the part of the enemy must have been
great, but the exact number I have not been able to ascertain.
Several hundreds of prisoners were taken, from whom
the Political Agent has selected those he considers it necessary for the present to retain in confinement
the remainder
me
sufficiently to express
my
having elapsed from the formation of the columns for the attack to the period of the troops being within the fort, and
that performed in the open day, and in the face of an enemy
so very superior in number, and so perfectly prepared for resistance, will, I trust,
how deserving
brought to
point.
To Captain
APPENDIX. KHELAT.
245
vices.
It is
ledging
my
me
and the
my
column
made
to our geographical
From my Aides-de-Camp, Captain Robinson, and Lieutenant Halkett, as well as from Captain Outram, who volunteered his services on my personal Staff, I received the
utmost assistance, and to the latter officer I feel greatly
indebted for the zeal and ability with which he has performed
various duties that
with
much
satisfaction I
am
utmost cordiality has existed between the Political Authorities and myself, and to acknowledge the great assistance I
have derived from Captain Bean in obtaining supplies.
After allowing time to
my
make
descend into Cutch Gundava by the Moona Pass, having received a favourable report
of the practicability of taking guns that way.
I have deputed Captain Outram to take a duplicate of the
despatch to the Honorable the Governor of Bombay by the
direct route from hence to Sonmeanee Bunder, the practica-
for continuing in
march,
I shall
246
APPENDIX.
KHELAT.
bility or
sider
it
con-
I have, Sic.
(Signed)
T.
Willshire, Major-General,
of the Indus.
247
KHELAT.
APPENDIX.
Return of casualties in the Army under the command of Major-General Willshire, C. J5., employed at the storming of
Khelat, on the 13th November, 1839.
Wounded.
Killed.
i
o
Corps.
fe
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-a
CS
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3
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H H ^
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p:
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Detachment 3d Troop
Horse Artillery
Troop Cabool
1st
None
Artil-
lery
to do.
H. M.'s 2d or Queen's
Royal Regiment
H M.'s 17th Regiment
31st Regt. Bengal N. I.
Miners, and
Sappers,
21 22
6 6
2 3
....
Pioneers
29
14
29 34
4 2
87
69
39
47
33
1
Total
40
22 25
1
107 138
11
Missing, None.
Names
Remarks.
Rank and Names.
Killed.
Corps.
H. M.'s 2d
1 corporal,
Wounded.
H.M.'s2dorQueen'sRoyalRegt. Capt.W.M.Lyster,severely.
ditto
ditto
ditto.
.ditto.
ditto.
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto.
.ditto
"
ditto
.ditto.
T. Sealey,
ditto
.Lt.T.W.E.Holdsworth, do.
" D. J. Dickinson, slightly.
Adjt. J.E.Simmons,severely
Capt. L. C. Bonschier, do.
" Lawrin, slightly.
ditto
(Signed)
C.
HAGART,
Captain,
APPENDIX.
248
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APPENDIX.
KHELAT.
249
Remarks.
Names,
Meer Mehrab Khan
Meer Wullee Mahomed
Abdool Kurreem
Dan Kurreem
Mahomed Ruza
Chief of Khelat.
Khysur Khan
Dewan Bechah Mull
Noor Mahomed and
Taj 00 Mahomed.
.
Ahsehiee Sirdar
Financial Minister.
Shahgassee Sirdars.
Prisoners
Mahomed Hussen
Moollah Ruheem Dad
.
With
Wuzzeer.
Ex-Naib of Shawl.
(Signed)
J.
D. D.
BEAN,
Political Agent.
(True copies.)
T. H.
(Wg. Secy,
to Govt,
MADDOCK,
250
No.
7.
LONDON GAZETTE.
Downing
Aug.
Street,
12,
1839.
Grand Cross
to
Commander
be a Knight
William
Hay Macnaghten,
251
East India Company, on the Bengal Establishment, Envoy and Minister from the Government of India to His Majesty Shah Soojah-ool-Moolk
and
Colonel Henry Pottinger, in the service of the East India
Company, on the Bombay Establishment, Political Resident
tlie
in Cutch.
War
Dec,
Office,
1839.
13,
To be
Lieut.-Colonels in the
Army
Major
Charles Ro-
Foot; Major
DermotDaly, 4th light Dragoons; Major Richard Carruthers, 2nd Foot; Major Geo. James M'Dowell, 16th Light
cis
Dragoons.
To be Majors in
Bombay N.
bell,
tain
Capt.
Neil
Camp-
N.
I.
(Dep.
Quarter-master-Gen.);
252
I.
N.
I.
Bombay
(Deputy Adj.
Bombay Engineers;
To have
Eldred Pottinger,
Major in Affghanistan
Lieut.
Bombay Artillery.
Downing
and
appoint
Colonel
been pleased
also
Her
to
Majesty's service, to be
De-
Company,
litary
Infantry.
Lieut.-Colonel
Thomas Stevenson,
of the
Bombay
Artil-
lery.
Lieut-Colonel
Infantry.
Thomas Monteith,
APPENDIX.
Lieut.-Colonel
LONDON
GAZETTE.
253
of
the
Bengal
Native Infantry.
Lieut.-Colonel
Charles
M. Carmichael Smyth,
of the
Cavalry.
Bombay Native
In-
fantry.
Downing
graciously pleased to
nominate and
Com-
of the Bath, to be a
APPENDIX.
254
ROUTE.
OUTE
From Khelat
Lyaree.
Remarks.
14
s. s.
w.
small
Rodinjoe
of fine water
village
small stream
road excellent
about
between
hills,
which could be
the
southern- wood
hills,
camel
shrub
must be
plentiful in spring.
12
s.s.w. Surmasing
hills
or 8 miles
no
the last 6
village or vegetation
shrub
hill sides.
10
13
36
S.S.W.
1st
APPENDIX. ROUTE.
255
Remarks,
13
36
ter; road good,
till
it
no villages
from Rodinjoe to this
w, Sohrab
cluster of villages of
that
s. s.
westerly direction.
The vil-
24
point.
19
68
Gun-
APPENDIX. ROUTE.
256
Remarks.
19
10
68
5
s. s.
w. Lakoora
tion,
10
s.
s.w. To
Jewa valley
contain-
tion,
serted.
the
first
hills
20
S.E.
abouthalf a mile,
feet, very
rocky and steep, requiring much labour
3 miles to dry
to clear it for guns
bed of river, running from northnext ten
east, rocky in some places
miles the road is good, across a level
plain to the site of a village, and remains
of much cultivation, but could see no
;
2 9
103
APPENDIX.
ROUTE.
257
Remarks.
29
103
reach Parkoo, road for the last 16 miles
very good.
14
S.E.
Nal
a considerable
village,
and
district
fertile
Forage
and supplies plentiful. Crossed a high
range of hills (ascent about 500 feet
and descent 1000) by a path quite impracticable for laden cattle of any description; the high road from Parkoo
to Nal, said to be good (with no great
ascent or descent) running through the
hills
17
Road
15
44 149
258
APrENDIX.
ROUTE.
B^
44i
Remarks.
149
rage, but
no grass.
Road
excellent;
without a stone; nine miles undulating kunkur ground, -with slight descent
to
run
distant) for
14
some miles.
no
villages,
no grass; road
perfectly-
South.
Bed
of River
For the
Durruk river
off, then
runs due west; road good the whole
way, except for the last half mile, when
there
is
12
horses.
ascent,
52 J 189
ArPENDiX.
521
BOUTB.
2^9^
Remarks.
:r:
189
nels,
with
S.E.
18
descend 7 miles to the spring, gradually and by a similar and equally good
road for the first 4 miles, till the road
enters the dry bed of the Oornach river,
which is much broken and very rocky.
Oornach village on the river a little to
the right of the road, which leaves the
river about 2 miles below the spring,
and takes across hills to the left for 5
15
East.
vation, the
water in
it;
for
Artillery,
East.
Top
of hills
ml 213
From water
winds along the sides
and ravines only wide enough
of Poorallee Pass
APPENDIX.
260
O 3
^
ROUTE.
Remarks.
^
5?
70J 2J3
for
ascent gradual.
East.
To bottom
of Pass
descent exceedingly
abrupt, and rocky at one time, confined some distance between perpendi-
of turning it;
it
saw no means
be improved water
bottom of a deep glen a
if at all,
at the
it
is
seen
little off
at.
East.
Springs of water, but scanty, at the bottom of a ravine; road pretty good, but
there are three deep ravines to cross;
S.
E.
no water.
r^ 225
APPENDIX.
a
E.1
llo
ax-
ROUTE.
261
.2
is
05
77J 225
15
S.
E.
very
by high
some
No
mels.
traces of
human habitation
9J
10
S.
E.
Road,
still
brackish springs
S.
E.
CrossthePoorallee River
fine stream;
12
river
till
to it;
cultivation
miles.
101
12
97^! 281
its
large
2G2
APPENDIX.,
Remarks,
11
97J 281
place
for
no
village
road good
South. Cross
Poorallee
river
considerable
no
village,
tions passed
lent,
14
12
South.
An
10
24
Sonmea-
name empties
itself
into the
355
111^
outlets.
(Signed)
John Such, Printer,
9,
Dove
J.
OUTRAM,
Capt.
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