ulsed by that portion of his force which had been left
for its defence.

The Governor-General having proceeded in person to the North-Western
Provinces of Bengal, had issued at Benares General Orders
congratulating the Army on the return of victory to its ranks, and on
the fresh lustre thus added to your Majesty's Arms.

FITZGERALD AND VESCI.

[Footnote 36: Sir R. Sale, who with his column had thrown
himself into Jellalabad on 13th November 1841, and had heard
Brydon's narrative, made a _sortie_ on 7th April, and secured
a great victory over Akbar Khan, whose force outnumbered
Sale's by five to one.]

[Footnote 37: General Pollock, whom Auckland had selected
for the command, and who found everything in confusion on the
frontier, swept the Khyber Pass of the enemy, and joined
Sale. The insurrection had spread to Candahar, where General
(afterwards Sir William) Nott was in command with a force of
10,000 men. He heard of Macnaghten's murder on 31st January,
and, like Sale, refused to follow the order received (under
coercion, as he believed) from Elphinstone to return to India.
On the contrary, he ordered all Afghans to leave Candahar,
marched out himself and attacked and dispersed the enemy,
12,000 strong; while a flank movement made by the enemy on
the city was repulsed with great loss. General (afterwards Sir
Richard) England started from Quetta with reinforcements, but
met with a reverse at Haikalzai; meanwhile also Colonel
Palmer had had to make terms at Ghuznee, and had to encounter
treachery. Nott, who was badly in want of money and ammunition
for the troops, sent imperative orders to General England to
reinforce him, which he did early in May.]

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_Viscount Melbourne to Queen Victoria._

SOUTH STREET, _10th June 1842._

Lord Melbourne presents his humble duty to your Majesty. He has
thought it better not to interrupt your Majesty with letters during
the bustle of the last week, but he cannot omit to express to your
Majesty how much he was struck with the letter of the 2nd inst. which
he received, and how entirely he concurs in the justice and propriety
of your Majesty's feelings and observations. Let us hope that we shall
have no more of these horrid attempts, which are generated by the
wild notions of the time, and by the expectation, extravagant and
unfounded, so