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2 DANGER OF THI DOORAUNEE MONARCHY. [AppEfojix.
3 . The rebellion was first planned at Caubnl, where many of. the Ghiljit
4 chiefs happened to be. They ofiered the crown to Abdooreheem ; who,
5 though h<-' ti ll! lately been inpired bv the goveninHiit, was alarmed at the
6 danger ot an uisurrection, atul accepted tiieir proposal with great reluctance.
7 The dnaft then tet off to prepare their tribes, and Asewitik bdd other
8 flieetings, at which lliey iettled the plan of their opentioitt; - '
9 A Ibrce wm qypdnted to check die Doonu]iiee»«B Ond»h«r» oad the
10 rest of the troops were destined against Gaobul. .Xhhr hNt iMtkm moved
11 first towards Ghnziii : they took several small places in their way, and de«
12 feated the governor of Ghuzni in the fieU! ; but the town held out, and the
13 Ghiljics, atlcr destroying tlic tieids and orcliards iu the neighbourhood, ad*
14 vanced through Shilgur and Zooxmul into hogar : many Ghiljies joined
15 them<m tii^ir march.
16 • . The Doommee government waa ao little on ita gnanl agniit theia prepanb-
17 tions, that it was not till the advance of the Ghiljies to Ghuzni, that the
18 King received any information of their intention to rebel. It is impossible
19 to dein ihf tile consternation which this unexpected event created at Caubul.
20 Tlie government was new, and the greater part of the kingdom unsettled :
21 the few troops the King had, were detached to Pcshawer» and none re-
22 Binned about his pecMwi, Init some CHidlnm Sbmi^ and the retainert of the
23 Dooraunee Khanm who were at court. Tlie defidency in nmnben wm. in
24 •ome meMure, oempenHited faj the elacril^ and unanimity which 4fae cook
25 mon danger produced ; the Khaons, their rdations, and even their neniil
26 servants, armed and ufTored to sen-c without pay. Such as could not procure
27 arms, were equipped f rom the King's armoury i and A body WM thoa formedt
28 amounting to three or tour thousand men.
29 MooJditar OoiU>uhdi was released iiom conhoemcat on ilns occasion, and '
30 the diitf direction of the King'B troope wat eutiueted to htm. TIm^ aet ont
31 fimn Caubnl on the isth* of Noveqpber} and took the wftj to 'Gbwii, boi
32 aoon learned tliat tlie rebels had passed that city, and were advandng Arough
33 Logur upon Caubul. On this the King's troopa allend their course, and on
34 tlieir arrivrd ;it Sejawund, they met the Ghiljie army. Tliis body was at
35 least tweuiv Uiousand strong, but was composed almost eiitirely of infantr\%
36 all ill armed, aud^ some with uo weapon but a club. It was under little con-
37 tnri, and entirely devoid of every, thing Uke order. The Dooraunees drew
38 up in Une in threo diviaom. with dieir eaaael awivde in fiont^ and halted in
39 this ^orm to recehrd. the Qti^iei^ irbo nnhed'on in a cwrfbaed mam^ r^aid-
40 lemot the fire that waa kept upmithiai, Whmil^f hadpoMedllie camd^
41 Digitized kjy GoogL