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MARCH FROM MORAR TO KANDAHAR. 
Irrigation channels 
and Argasan River. 
Kandahar. 
Plenty of supplies. 
included. However, with the aid of some baulks of timber, 
belonging to the sappers, a sort of derrick was erected, the weight 
of the gun taken, swung to one side, the carriage then hauled 
out, and the gun lowered into its place. 
The latter marches, before reaching Kandahar, were much in¬ 
tersected by irrigation channels, which caused much inconvenience 
and delay to a battery of this description. At six or seven miles 
from Kandahar, the Argasan and Tarnak (large rivers) were 
crossed without much difficulty. 
Kandahar was reached on the 13th of January, 1879. It was all 
the elephants and bullocks could do to get in, and it was months 
before they, in any measure, recovered from their lameness and 
very low condition. At first, fortunately, fodder in Kandahar was 
very plentiful, consisting of lucern grass and green barley. Sup¬ 
plies for the native followers were also abundant; and the Bazaars 
were richly supplied with the far-famed Afghan dried fruits, which 
were especially acceptable to the troops after existing merely on 
rations for so many weeks. 
During the long march the health of the battery was very good, 
only two or three deaths among the natives, and those mostly 
from exposure. 
The conduct of the men throughout was exemplary. 
