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Thull Valley, Oct. 1, 1841. -- The Fifth Bengal and Thirty-third Queen's / passed through this morning on their way to the Front. Had tiffin with / the Bengalese. Latest news from home that two attempts had been made on / the Queen's life by semi-maniacs named Francis and Bean.
It promises to be a hard winter. The snow-line has descended a thousand / feet upon the peaks, but the passes will be open for weeks to come, and, / even if they were blocked, we have established so many depots in the / country that Pollock and Nott will have no difficulty in holding their / own. They shall not meet with the fate of Elphinstone's army. One such / tragedy is enough for a century.