text:  This incredulity and apathy is the more to be lamented as it was pretty well known that on the occasion of the _shub-khoon_ or first night attack on the 35th native infantry at Bootkhak a large portion of our assailants consisted of the armed retainers of the different men of consequence in Cabul itself large parties of whom had been seen proceeding from the city to the scene of action on the evening of the attack and afterwards returning