THE WITHDRAWAL FROM BURG YS Sir William Lockhart and Gaselee's brigade were by this time well on their way back to the Chora Pass. The other column was to return, as it hadcome, by the Alachi. Before withdrawing, General Symons blew up tlae towers of Burgand Karamna. While this wasbeingdone an unfortunate accident occurred. Lieutenant Tonge,R.E.,had placed two charges under one of the towers. One of them exploded,and after waitingawhile,and decidingthat the second fuse had failed, the lieutenant went up the tower, accompanied by a native sapper. Just as he up the ravine, and the others followed in their turn. Tlae Afridis followed closely and persistently, andapproached within a hundred yards of the Madras Pioneers, thus giving our mena much better chance than usual, and many were seen to fall. Our losses were two men of the Royal Sussex severely wounded,and oneof the Madras Pioneers killed, four severely and one slightly wounded. On the 2Qth theFirstBrigade returned to Ali Musjid. The withdrawal was closely and boldly followed by the Afridis,who in places got quite near,being aided by clouds FORT JAMRUD, AT THE FNTRANCE TO THE KHYBER I on the hills. They followed the rearguard for six miles,and shot well. Our casualties weresix men of the Derbyshire Regiment severely reached it the other charge exploded,andhe and his companion were buriedin theruins andboth killed.

wounded and three other men slightly wounded; one rifleman of the ist Goorkhas dangerously wounded. Several of the casualties occurred in withdrawing the pickets from the hills round Karamna camp. They were all eventually passed through the strong rearguard placed in position at the exit of the camp. The baggagewas all sent on ahead, and the operation of tlve withdrawal was skilfully executed, tlae troops' supporting each other admirably. Brigadieril Hart himself came in with the last company. The transport did very well,not one load being lost."

"The subsequent withdrawal of the forcefrom Burgup a steepravin the correspondent ofthePioneer)"was anextremely difficult operation. The pickets on the hill-tops reported the enemy in force on the south of the camp; and the rearguard, consisting of the Royal Sussex and the 21st Madras Pio he latter in the rear, were heavily engaged for several hours. Thegreatdifficulty was to get the pickets down safely. There were ten of them, all pinnacled on steep, rocky hills, and Lieutenant-Colonel C.H.W. Cafe, who commanded the rearguard, managed the operation admirably. The more distant pickets were brought down and passed Iiiits retirementover the Chora Pass to Fort