Gun Lancers attached to ditto--1 rank and file, 1 horse, wounded; 1 corporal, since dead.

Her Majesty's 2nd, or Queen's Royal Regiment--1 lieutenant, 21 rank and file, killed; 2 captains, 2 lieutenants, 1 adjutant, 2 sergeants, 40 rank and file, 1 horse, wounded.

Her Majesty's 17th Regiment--6 rank and file, killed; 1 captain, 3 sergeants, 29 rank and file, wounded.

31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry--1 subadar, 2 rank and file, killed; 1 captain, 1 ensign, 2 jemadars, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, 14 rank and file, 1 bheestie, wounded.

Sappers and Miners and Pioneers--1 sergeant wounded.

4th Bengal Local Horse--1 rank and file wounded.

Total--1 lieutenant, 1 subadar, 29 rank and file, killed; 4 captains, 2 lieutenants, 1 ensign, 1 adjutant, 2 jemadars, 8 sergeants, 1 drummer, 87 rank and file, 1 bheestie, 7 horses, wounded.

Total killed and wounded--138.

_Names of Officers killed and wounded._

Killed--Her Majesty's 2nd or Queen's Royal Regiment--Lieutenant T.

Gravatt.

Wounded--Her Majesty's 2nd, or Queen's Royal Regiment--Captain W.M.

Lyster, Captain T. Sealy, Lieutenant T.W.E. Holdsworth, severely; Lieutenant D.J. d.i.c.kenson, slightly; Adjutant J.E. Simmons, severely.

Her Majesty's 17th Regiment--Captain L.C. Bourchier, severely.

31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry--Captain Saurin, slightly; Ensign Hopper, severely.

C. HAGART, Captain, Acting Deputy Adjutant-Gen Bombay Column, Army of the Indus.

_State of the Corps engaged at the storming of Kelat, on the 13th of November, 1839, under the command of Major-General Willshire, C.B._

Camp at Kelat, November 13th, 1839.

Staff--1 major-general, 2 brigadiers, 5 aides-de-camp, 1 acting deputy-adjutant general, 1 acting quartermaster-general, 1 deputy a.s.sistant-quartermaster-general, 2 brigade-majors, 1 sub-a.s.sistant commissary general.

Detachment 3rd Troop Horse Artillery--2 lieutenants, 2 sergeants, 36 rank and file.

1st Troop Cabool Artillery--1 lieutenant, 8 sergeants, 1 drummer, 1 farier, 58 rank and file.

Her Majesty's 2nd, or Queen's Royal Regiment--1 major, 3 captains, 7 lieutenants, 1 ensign, 1 adjutant, 31 sergeants, 10 drummers, 290 rank and file.

Her Majesty's 17th Regiment--1 lieutenant-colonel, 2 majors, 4 captains, 13 lieutenants, 2 ensigns, 1 quartermaster, 1 surgeon, 29 sergeants, 9 drummers, 338 rank and file.

31st Regiment Bengal Native Infantry--1 major, 2 captains, 3 lieutenants, 2 ensigns, 1 adjutant, 1 quartermaster, 1 surgeon, 12 native officers, 30 sergeants, 14 drummers, 329 rank and file.

Sappers and Miners and Pioneers--1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 a.s.sistant surgeon, 3 native officers, 1 sub-conductor, 7 sergeants, 3 drummers, 117 rank and file.

Total--1 major-general, 2 brigadiers, 5 aides-de-camp, 1 acting deputy adjutant-general, 1 acting quartermaster-general, 1 deputy a.s.sistant-quartermaster-general, 2 brigade-majors, 1 sub-a.s.sistant-commissary-general, 1 lieutenant-colonel, 4 majors, 10 captains, 27 lieutenants, 5 ensigns, 2 adjutants, 2 quartermasters, 2 surgeons, 1 a.s.sistant-surgeon, 15 native officers, 1 sub-conductor, 107 sergeants, 37 drummers, 1 farrier, 1,166 rank and file.

The Sappers and Miners and Pioneers were not engaged until the gate was taken.

C. HAGART, Captain, Acting Deputy Adjutant-Gen., Bombay Column, Army of the Indus.

Note--Two russalas of the Bengal Local Horse remained in charge of the baggage during the attack.

_List of Beloochee Sirdars killed in the a.s.sault of Kelat, on the 13th of November, 1839_:--

Meer Mehrab Khan, Chief of Kelat. Meer Wullee Mahomed, the Muengul Sirdar of Wudd. Abdool Kurreem, Ruhsanee Sirdar. Dad Kurreen, Shahwanee Sirdar. Mahomed Ruzza, nephew of the Vizier Mahomed Hoosein. Khysur Khan, Ahsehrie Sirdar. Dewan Bucha Mull, Financial Minister. Noor Mahomed and Taj Mahomed, s.h.a.ga.s.sa Sirdars.

_Prisoners._

Mahomed Hoossein, Vizier. Moola Ruheem Dad, ex-Naib of Shawl; with several others of inferior rank.

J.D.D. DEAN, Political Agent.

CAPTURE OF THE FORT AND CITADEL OF KELAT.

Political Department Fort William, Dec. 14, 1839.

The Hon. the President in Council has much satisfaction in publishing the following despatch from Major-General Willshire, C.B., with the returns annexed to it, reporting the capture of the fort and citadel of Kelat, by storm, on the 13th of November, which brilliant achievement was effected by a force consisting of only 1200 men, with the loss, his Honour in Council grieves to say, of 138 killed and wounded, including amongst the former one officer, Lieutenant Gravatt, of her Majesty's 2nd, or Queen's Regiment, and amongst the latter, eight officers.

Meer Mehrab Khan himself, and eight other sirdars, were amongst the slain of the enemy.

The general order issued by the Right Hon. the Governor-General, on the receipt of this intelligence, is republished, and his Honour in Council unites with his Lordship in recording his high admiration of the signal gallantry and spirit of the troops engaged, and in offering his thanks to Major-General Willshire, and to the officers and men who served under him on this occasion.

A royal salute will be fired from the ramparts of Fort William, at noon this day, in honour of the event.

By order of the Hon. the President in Council,

H.T. PRINSEP, Secretary to the Government of India.