The Afghan war is growing. The idea of a rush
has been given up, and the two invading columns of the Koorum and of the Khyber are each to be raised to 12,000 men. The general plan is, that as 80011 as transport can be secured, General Roberts, leaving 5,000 men to protect the Peiwar, the Koorum, and his line of communication with India, should advance over the Shuturgardan upon Cabul. He will be sup- ported by the Khyber column, under General Bright, which will occupy Dhakka and .Tellalabad, and from thence afford General Roberts all necessary assistance. General Stewart again, as soon as transport has arrived, will send a division from Candahar eastward, and divert the Afghans by attack- ing Ghuznee. Sir Michael Kennedy, an Engineer officer greatly trusted in India, has been selected to control both Transport and Commissariat Departments, and it is believed that he can collect—that is, it is hinted, take, of course with compensation— the requisite number of animals. The Punjab has, however, been swept bare of camels ; ponies, though useful, are a pour substitute, as they want so much to eat; and the old difficulty of efficient drivers is increased by the excessive dislike of Pun- jabees and Hindosta,nees to enter Afghanistan. They say they die of the climate, which in winter is true.
