The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and AustraliaParbury, Allen, and Company, 1842 - Asia |
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Affghanistan Affghans Ahmednuggur Akhbar Khan amongst appeared April army arrival artillery Assist attack Aurungzebe Basava Bengal boats Bombay Brahmanism Brev brigade British Buddhist Cabool Cabul Calcutta camp Candahar cantonments Capt cavalry Ceylon charge China command coolies Court of Directors daughter despatch detachment ditto Dost Mahomed Dost Mahomed Khan duty East-India Company emigration enemy Ensign envoy European favour Foot force Government Governor Governor-General Governor-General of India guns hand hear Herat hills Hindu honour horse India infantry Jellalabad killed labour lady late letter Lieut Lord Lord Auckland Madras Mahomedan Majesty's Majesty's Government Major Major-General Kennedy March Mauritius ment miles native officers orders Pali party passed Persia Peshawur possession present proceeding prom proprietor purch Quetta rajah Rangoon received regiment regt river Sanskrit sepoys Shah Shoojah shew Siva stockade Surg tion tribe troops whilst wounded
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Page 160 - Death, to whom monarchs must bow ? Ah, no ! for his empire is known, And here there are trophies enow : Beneath, the cold dead, and around, the dark stone, Are the signs of a sceptre that none may disown.
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Page 229 - You have already been informed of my arrival on the borders of the Red Sea, with an innumerable and invincible army, full of the desire of relieving you from the iron yoke of England.
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Page 219 - I feel quite assured that the British government cannot permit the extension of the Persian monarchy in the direction of Affghanistan, with a due regard to the internal tranquillity of India ; that extension will, at once, bring Russian influence to the very threshold of our empire...
Page 14 - General commanding feels assured that officers and men will cheerfully make any sacrifices to attain so noble an object. He therefore now calls upon the Brigadiers to assemble the commanding officers under their orders, and determine on the least quantity of baggage and the smallest number of camp-followers, with which their regiments can advance.
Page 103 - Be for ever blest ! Faith and doubt leave far behind thee ; Cease to love or hate ; Let not Time's illusions blind thee ; Thou shalt Time outdate. Merge thine individual being In the Eternal's love ; All this sensuous nature fleeing For pure bliss above.
Page 275 - That illustrious garrison, which, by its constancy in enduring privation, and by its valour in action, has already obtained for itself the sympathy and respect of every true soldier, has now, sallying forth from its walls, under the command of its gallant leader, Major-General...
Page 88 - My fears for the camp and followers are great; but alas, I know not myself. My back is bent with weakness and my feet have lost the powers of motion. The breath which rose is gone, and left not even hope behind it. I have committed numerous crimes and know not with what punishments I may be seized.