. Pictorial history of China and India; comprising a description of those countries and their inhabitants. eans of avoiding certain destruction ; there-fore it was resolved rather to brave the dangers of retreat than to remainwith the wretched prospect of perishing for want of food and clothing. The march was commenced on the sixth of January, 1842, and no soonerhad the cantonments been evacuated, than the Afghans rushed in, and setfire to them, carrying off every article that had been left. This hostilemovement was followed up by the pursuit of the retreating army, and, not-withstanding the t
. Pictorial history of China and India; comprising a description of those countries and their inhabitants. eans of avoiding certain destruction ; there-fore it was resolved rather to brave the dangers of retreat than to remainwith the wretched prospect of perishing for want of food and clothing. The march was commenced on the sixth of January, 1842, and no soonerhad the cantonments been evacuated, than the Afghans rushed in, and setfire to them, carrying off every article that had been left. This hostilemovement was followed up by the pursuit of the retreating army, and, not-withstanding the treaty made with Akber, the baggage was seized, and those <64S INDIA, HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE. who attempted to defend it were cut down by the well-armed and mountedbarbarians, large bands of whom kept hovering around. It ought to be bornein mind tliat the fugitives were not all soldiers, but that many were womenand children, and that the mere camp-followers were more than double thenumber of the troops, whose difficulties were considerably increased by thecare of so many helpless persons. ., ^hA. British Troops en route from Cabul. The circumstances attending the annihilation of that unfortunate armywill long be remembered. Some perished miserably in the snow; otherswere made prisoners ; but the greater number fell in the narrow passes ofthe mountains, under the murderous attacks of the Ghilzies, Khyberries,and other barbarous hordes, whom Akber had promised to restrain fromviolence. From the very commencement of the march, the chief had keptnear the army, for the purpose, probably, of taking advantage of every cir-cumstance that might arise, but contriving, at the same time, to preservesuch an appearance of good faith, that many believed his intentions werefriendly, until undeceived by subsequent occurrences. His first act was toget into his power some of the principal officers and their families, whichhe .did, by presenting himself, about three days after their departur
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