The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-21 00:00:00

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4110.
SIXLA, SUNDAY.- -Yakoob Khan has announced hi.
determination of resigning the Ameership of Afg..an-
istau. General Roberta hoe counselled the Anmer to
re-consider the matter, but Yakoob Khan adhere.
firmly to his resolution. General Roberta lain c mee-
quence making provisions' arrangements for maintain-
ing order in Afghanistan.
An official despatch from Gola Ghat announces that
Mr. Dement, deputymornmiesioner in the NaKa
was murdered by ?inseam :Sagas on the 14th inst. Th.
aassilants were subsequently diepersed by a British
detachment.

SIMLA, SATURDAY. —The frontier tribes lathe Karam
Val.ey are in a state of commoti 13, but the extent of
the movement is at present uncertain. Reinforcements
are being sent to Colonel il,trdou's awistance. It is
believed that the despatch.' the expedition Xnchasti.e
the Uraksis and laimukht tribes near Thull will be
postpnned.. _ .

Linn.—Later intelligence from the Kurom Valley
force is of a more fasourabls chrsacter than the
accountant first
.received.

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. eneral Gough ha. reached Futtehabad.
Fiotber details have reached here of the attack on
the 14th inst. made on the &Wan troops at Gut
Shutargardan and Sirkai KAM. The latter place being
threatened by the enemy, Major Collis, with the 21st
Punjab Notive Infantry and two guns, was sent to
relieve the BMWb forces stationed there. He was
attacked by 2 000 of the enemy, and the AJ,thans,
having subsequently received a reinforcement of 2,000
men, made a desperate attack upon the British camp.
They were driven bock at the pint of the bayonet,
and fled, I.aving 40 killed and 200 wounded, besides
two standards. The British troops pursued the enemy
for a distance of two miles. The British lose was two
killed and 14 wounded, Captain Waterfield severely.
Aooordlng to the latest intelligence, the combined
frontier tribes are roported to be retreating.

•
THE OCCUPATION OF CABUL.
The general, with a large staff, made his formal
entry into the Bala Hisaar on the 12th. The road wee
I lined with troops, and presented an imposing spectacle.
The city people were ord rly spectators. A royal
salute was fired, and the Brit oh flag was hoisted at the
lah.we Gate, the Citadel, and the audience Chamber.
The general has issued a proclamation to the city, and
warned the people to abstam from resistance, if this
were not obeyed, the city would be levelled to the
ground. The British were just and merciful, and the
city would he epared All the building, interfermg
with the military occupation of the citadel would at
once be levelled. A very heavy fine would be inflicted on
the city. Martial law would preys I within a circle of
ten miles. A military governor would he appointed.
No arms could be carried under penalty of death.
The Embassy property mils. he restored under penalty
, of death. Afghan arms must be produced, and • small
fee paid with each, The severest panellise would be
Inflicted for hiding them. A reward of 50 rupee.
would be _leen for the capture of ...Idiom op to
us and rebel, to the Airliner. 50 rupees wou.d given
for the captors...l the captains and subalterns of the
Afghan army; 75 rupees for the fieldofiloses. 120 men of
the Ghusni regiments, proceeding to the relief of
! t 'Abu', fled 20 miles from here, boring 12 guns lbs,
cavalry has gone to fetch them. Alu.taphi Waseer, !
&hi s Khan, and Za Kariah Khan are impriwmed.
Ami itary committee will sit immediately. supplies
are plentiful. The marchants are glad of our arrival.
The gates of the city will be occupied to-morrow by !
the troops. The wounded are doing well. The action
of Charasiab Mid • gr a'. quieting effect on the tribe.
,In the rear. One guide and asveral great cutters have
arrived. The residency is rlkliel and in ruius.
conit letely commanded by the upper citadel Possibly I
phrp4sely the graves .1 M.. denkyns •nd L. euteusnt
Hamilton are shown. Major Cavagnaii and Dr.
Kelly are supposed to he buried under the ruins. a,
sea. oh will shortly hs mole. The impression is that
the Aumer is • tod in the ha of others, and
principally of those alre idy imprismed, and that the
backbusie of the resi.t ince is broken.—Daify Enos.
(By Taft/rapt.
A D.ily Telegraph ewinawur tele.rram my.: Gover-
nor Jellah ,bad reports Russian forces have occupied
Merv, after severe engagement.
Inliorl office has received from Vic roy substance
of proclaim ition which Gene cal Roberts lowed on
entering CabuL Its main provision. have bees already I
published.