Knowles.
92nd Highlanders, Lieutenant-Colonel G.H.

Parker.
28th Punjab Infantry, Lieutenant-Colonel J.Hudson.
2ND INFANTRY BRIGADE.
Brigadier-General T.D.Baker, C.B., 18th Foot, commanding.
Captain W.C.Farwell, 26th Punjab Infantry, Brigade-Major.
72nd Highlanders, Lieutenant-Colonel Brownlow.
5th Gurkhas, Lieutenant-Colonel Fitz-Hugh.
5th Punjab Infantry, Lieutenant-Colonel J.Macqueen.
3rd Sikhs, Lieutenant-Colonel G.N.

Money.
23rd Pioneers, Lieutenant-Colonel Currie.] [Footnote 4: The late Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Macpherson, V.C., K.C.B., who died as Commander-in-Chief of Madras.] [Footnote 5: The late Sir Thomas Baker, K.C.B., who died as Quartermaster-General at the Horse Guards.] [Footnote 6: The late Sir Charles MacGregor, K.C.B.] [Footnote 7: Now Major-General Combe, C.B.] [Footnote 8: This promising young officer greatly distinguished himself at Kabul, and died a few years afterwards of cholera.] [Footnote 9: Now Sir Mortimer Durand, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E., British Minister at Teheran.] [Footnote 10: TELEGRAM DATED 6TH SEPTEMBER, 1879.
_From_ CAPTAIN CONOLLY, ALIKHEL.
_To_ FOREIGN SECRETARY, SIMLA.
'_Clear the Line._--Sirkai Khan, bearer of the Amir's first letter, confirms previous reports of disaster, and describes how Badshah Khan visited the spot, and saw the dead bodies of the Envoy, staff, and escort.

Of the latter, some nine sowars are said to have been out getting grass that day, and were not killed with the rest; defence was very stubborn, and the loss of the Kabulis heavy, put down at one hundred, or more.

Finding they could not storm the place, the mutineers set fire to the doorway below, and, when that gave way, swarmed in and up to the upper story, overwhelmed the defenders, and sacked the place.
'The second letter was brought by another messenger, servant of the Embassy _Mehmandar_, whose story in all but a few unimportant details is the same as that first received.
'If an advance on Kabul is decided on to revenge massacre of Embassy, and also to quiet surrounding tribes, whom any ( ?) action would tempt to break out, it appears to me all-important to secure safe passage of the Shutargardan, and with this object to subsidize Badshah Khan handsomely.
'I have detained the Kabul messengers pending receipt of instructions as to the line of policy to follow, and what to communicate to the Amir or Badshah Khan.