'Captain Mainwaring, Commissariat Officer to the force, has been indefatigable in his efforts to keep the garrison well supplied, and his arrangements in very difficult times have merited my highest praise. Captain Moorhouse, 35th regiment Native Infantry, has satisfactorily discharged his duties as Brigade Quarter Master; he was severely

wounded on the 7th instant.

'It is gratifying to me to forward the opinion of my second in command, Lieutenant-Colonel Monteith, C. B., placed on record without solicitation, of the merits of the 13th Light Infantry, of which corps I am proud of being a member: I fully concur in the sentiments which he expresses, and hope the distinctions which he recommends for the officers of his own corps will be accorded. The cheerful and persevering manner in which the native soldiers labored with the shovel, mattock, and hand-barrow was as surprising as their steadiness and courage in the field were conspicuous.

'I have to acknowledge the zealous manner in which Brevet-Major Fraser, Light Cavalry, Brevet-Captain Gerrard of the corps of Jezzailchees, Captain Burn, and Lieutenant Hillersdon, of the Khyber Rangers, and Lieutenant Dowson, of the Janbazes, when their services could no longer be available with their corps, volunteered to do duty with any regiment in which they could be useful.

'I must finally express my gratitude to Providence for having placed so gallant and devoted a force under my command; in every way it has exceeded my most sanguine expectations, and I beg leave, in the strongest manner, to solicit the interposition of Major-General Pollock, C. B., who has nobly labored and fought to relieve it from its critical position in the midst of a hostile empire, in now committing it to the protection and favor of the Right

Honorable the Governor-General in Council, and through him of the Court of Directors, and of our Sovereign.'

'I ask permission specially to recommend the following officers for honorary distinction, or Brevet rank, or both, viz., Lieutenant-Colonel Monteith, C. B., commanding 35th regiment Native Infantry, now second in command; BrevetMajor Fraser, Light Cavalry, who acted as my aide-decamp on the 7th instant; Captain Abbott, Commandant of Artillery, and Commissary of Ordnance; Captain Backhouse, commanding the Mountain Train, and senior officer of the Shah's troops with my force; Captain Broadfoot, commanding Sappers, and Garrison Engineer; Captain Oldfield, 5th Light Cavalry, senior officer of that arm; Captain Seaton, 35th regiment Native Infantry, particularly recommended for his conduct on the 7th instant, by Lieutenant-Colonel Monteith; Captain Younghusband of the same regiment, who was distinguished with the advance guard in the Khoord Cabool Pass, and there severely wounded; Captain Burn, late commandant of the Khyber Rangers, and doing duty with the 35th regiment N. I.; Captain Wilkinson, on whom the command of the 13th Light Infantry devolved in the field on the fall of Colonel Dennie, C. B.; Captain Fenwick, Her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, whose highly deserving conduct in the Pass of Jugdulluck was noticed then in my despatch: Captain Havelock, Her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, Persian Interpreter to Major-Generals Elphinstone and Pollock, and attached to me as staff, and who commanded the right column in the final attack on Mahomed Akbar's camp; and Captain Hamlet Wade, Her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, my Brigade Major, whose exertions in the action of the 7th I have elsewhere highly commended. Both these latter officers rendered most valuable services throughout the investment and siege. The officers of all

ranks and soldiers of all arms, European and Native, I have likewise to represent as generally and individually deserving of reward and encouragement, and I hope that Government will sanction my calling upon Commandants of corps and detachments to send in rolls of such Native officers as they may deem worthy of the insignia of the order of "Merit" and of "British India."

'I have the honor to be, etc.,

'R. SALE.

'Major-General Commanding, Jellalabad.'

CHAPTER VIII.

FROM 1843 TO 1851.

APPOINTED PERSIAN INTERPRETER UNDER GENERAL POLLOCK.BATTLES OF ISTALIFF AND MAHARAJPORE. THE PUNJAUB.— BATTLES OF MOODKEE, FEROZESHA, SOBRAON.-DEATH OF HIS BROTHER AT RAMNUGGER.-DEPUTY ADJUTANT-GENERAL AT BOMBAY.-RETURN TO ENGLAND.-SETTLES HIS FAMILY AT BONN.-RETURN TO INDIA.

Ar the close of General Elphinstone's disastrous career in Affghanistan, and on the appointment of General Pollock as his successor, the following recommendation of Captain Havelock was written by Sir Robert Sale:

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'P. S. Understanding from the 3rd para of the letter from the Adjutant-General, that the Major-General Elphinstone has ceased, I venture to mention to you that Captain Havelock, 13th Light Infantry, was appointed, in general orders, Persian interpreter to the Major-General so long as he continued to command in Affghanistan. He was by his permission, however, attached to me from the period of my force leaving Cabool, and I have received from him very valuable assistance in every way throughout our operations, as I have already intimated in public despatches. I trust you will pardon my undertaking to say, that if you will be pleased to re-appoint him to the same situation under

yourself, I feel persuaded that his local experience would render him most useful to you. In the meantime I have nominated him Persian interpreter to myself, subject to confirmation, as I cannot, under present circumstances, dispense with his services. Be good enough to make this known also to H. E. the Commander-in-Chief.'

In consequence of this strong testimonial Havelock received the post to which he was recommended under General Pollock, by whom his " very valuable assistance in every way' was highly appreciated, as well as by Sir Robert Sale. He now obtained his brevet majority and was made a Companion of the Bath. No one was better qualified to aid by his counsels in circumstances of perplexity and danger. The significant language of Sir Robert Sale in this recommendation might be very amply illustrated, if it were proper to mention the numerous cases of difficulty that arose during these campaigns, in which his 'local experience,' his military science and resolution, were placed at the disposal of the distinguished men who had the benefit of his assistance. Long before he fought his way to the responsible posts he ultimately filled, he was well known to possess all the qualities of a great General; and having a modest and unobtrusive nature, he was satisfied to nourish the fame of others without coveting glory for himself. These efficient counsels were highly valued, not only by the Generals already named, but also by Lord Hardinge and Lord Gough, and other distinguished men, who would have borne witness to the value of the counsels he gave them