On the morning of the 7th of November, we crossed the rich valley of Peshawur, and approached the city, having bidden adieu to the rocks and deserts of Afghanistan without a single regret, and with the fervent hope of never revisiting the realms of our ally, Shah Soojah.
FOOTNOTES:
[48] Most of the Company's cavalry regiments are composed of Mussulmans.
[49] A few days after this skirmish, Dost Mahomed surrendered himself to the envoy, and was sent a prisoner to Hindostan.
[50] This was the pass of Khoord Caubul, afterwards memorable in General Elphinstone's final retreat from Caubul.
[51] The well-known site of Sir Robert Sale's gallant defence.
[52] The coin which caused so much trouble and conjecture is now in my possession.
[53] The stockades are made of loose stones and beams.