To set the seal of our triumph on Cabul it was determined to destroy the great Bazaar, where the mutilated body of Macnaghten had been exposed to the insults of his murderers. It had been first intended to demolish the citadel, but the Suddozye chiefs pleaded so earnestly for this last remnant of their royalty, that Pollock consented to spare it. During two days, October 9th and 10th, the work of destruction went on, and though every precaution was taken to prevent any farther loss beyond that ordered, and particularly any excess on the part of our soldiers, many suffered, and there was much excess. On the 11th the homeward march began. Futteh Jung had implored the safe conduct of the British from a kingdom where he was no king, and from subjects with whom his life was not worth an hour's purchase, and with him went for the second time into exile his blind old grandfather Zemaun Shah. By the Khoord-Cabul and Khyber Passes, the scenes of so much misery and such grievous humiliation, the victorious army returned in triumph to Hindostan, and ere Ferozepore was reached they heard that the last of the Suddozye line had fled, that Akbar Khan had seized the throne in trust for his father, and that Dost Mahomed himself was even then on his way through the Punjab to resume his old dominion. And so the English army left secure on the throne of Afghanistan the dynasty they had spent so many millions of treasure and so many thousands of lives to overthrow. LONDON: GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, ST. JOHN'S SQUARE, E.C. Transcriber's Notes Obvious punctuation errors repaired. Inconsistent hyphenation fixed. P. 22: He proceded to Teheran -> He proceeded to Teheran. Pp. 19 (twice), 57: Dost Mohamed -> Dost Mahomed. P. 30: to be be applied -> to be applied. P. 32: five brigades of of infantry -> five brigades of infantry. P. 33: Burnes with with him -> Burnes with him. P. 51: you own terms -> your own terms. P. 85: salutatations were exchanged -> salutations were exchanged. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The First Afghan War, by Mowbray Morris