So intense was the cold that the ink froze in my pen, and I was obliged to keep my inkstand under my pillow at night.] [Footnote 4: This party marched towards India on the 14th November, followed by a second convoy of sickly men on the 27th idem.

On this latter date the strength of the 1st and 2nd Divisions, Kabul Field Force, and the Reserve at Peshawar was as follows: -- ------------------------------------------------------------- | British Force.

| Native Force.

|Total.| |----------------+-----------------| | |Officers.|Rank &| British |Troops.| | | |File.

|Officers.| | | -- ------------------+---------+------+---------+-------+------| 1st Division, at | | | | | | and around Kabul ..