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Foreign News: Important From India--Defeat Of The Afghans

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Day
23
Month
May
Year
1842
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Public Domain
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The Ulster Times of Thursday says- When our reporter wus yesterday in Lisburn, attending ihe meeting theie, a gentleman of that town real to hirn the Ibllowing extract of' a letter which had just been received: Extract of a leuer from Cawnporo, dated I6tb Feb. We have just received letters from the Com. mander-in-Chief's camp, giving Candahar newi up to the 12th uit. An action had taken placa beiween our troops and the Aflghans, in which we were victors, killing 153, and wounding 200 ,.t" the enemy. Ou. loss was only three orficera wounded sliyhtly, two privates killed, and 20 wounded Letters from Gen. Sale have been receivedup to the 30th ultimo, on which date the troops were in high spirits, having captured 175 Oullocks - a gieat windfall for tbeml But th .Dost important piece of news (our letter contin nes) is. that Shah Sjojah, who hasostus millionsof moncy, has all along been playing afals ajinie. He has addressed a letter to Shser Sigh, and other native Pnnces, imploring them to aid him in getting rid of his enemies - meaning the Brltish - but too cautious to name us. It noW appears that he couid have procured provisionl tor our starving iroops at Cabool. fighting hif baúles. The day of retribution is not far off- soidier'sdeath would be too good lor him; and I hope, tr long. th gallBw wiü claim WmWÏW

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