of
a Smuggler. Jurruk. Belochee Thefts. Feat of a
Native Trooper.

CHAPTER II.

Singular fate of Three Officers of the Queen's
Royals. Evacuation of Jurruk by the Inhabitants.
Desertion of Camel Drivers. Preparations for the
attack and defence of Hyderabad. Submission of
the Ameers. Consternation of the Natives at the
arrival of a Steamer in the Indus. Baida.
Accident to a Dragoon. The Lukkee Pass. Kotiah.
Loss of Two Soldiers of the 17th Foot. Sehwan.
Arrival of Sir Henry Fane. Asiatic Jugglers.
Conversion of a European Soldier to the
Mahommedan Faith.

CHAPTER III.

Larkhana. Departure of the Commander-in-Chief
for Candahar. Capture of Belochee Thieves.
Ludicrous scene in the Bazaar. Tremendous
Hurricane. An Irish Colonel's appeal to his men.
Murder of Cooks belonging to the Army. A Native
Funeral. The Bholun Pass. Massacre of Camp
Followers. Ill-timed Merriment. Animal Instinct.

CHAPTER IV.

Skirmish with the Enemy. Belochee Waggery.
Cleverly planned Capture of a Bruhee. Sufferings
from want of water. Valley of Shawle. Quettah.
Belochee Cruelties. Adventures in a Stone
Quarry. Treachery of the Khan of Khelat. Murder
of another Cook. Poisoning of the Wells.
Fortunate Discovery.

CHAPTER V.

The Khojuck Pass. Descent of the Troops.
Shocking Death of a Camel Driver. Detection and
Escape of an Affghan Thief. Loss of Cavalry
Horses. Candahar. Arrival of Shah Soojah.
Condition of the Troops. Attempt of the Natives
to cut off a Convoy of Provisions. Asiatic
Mendicants. The Mosque at Candahar. Arrival of
Affghan Auxiliaries.

CHAPTER VI.

Installation of Shah Soojah. Attack on the Camel
Guards. Heroism of an Affghan Youth. Murder of
Cornet Inverarity of the 16th Lancers. Departure
from Candahar. The Ghiljie Hills. Locusts.
Arrival of new Auxiliaries. Camel Batteries.
Hyder Khail. Arrival at Ghuznee. Tomb of
Mahommed. Remains of the Old Town of Ghuznee.

CHAPTER VII.

Reconnaisance of the Fortress. Skirmish with the
Enemy. Rejoicing of the Garrison at our Supposed
Defeat. Preparation for a Coup de Main. Engineer
Operations. Storming and Taking of the Fortress.

CHAPTER VIII.

An Affghan Heroine. Capture of Hyder Khan the
Commandant of Ghuznee. Escape of Ghool Mahommed
Khan. Singular Discovery of a Map on the person
of an Affghan Chief. Description of the Affghan
Women. The Rul