The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-14 00:00:00

AFG El ANISTAN.

The India Office reoeired a tolegritm from Gemmel
Roberta dated Shutargatdno, 841 of October ; Char.
'Bich, Bth, at eight in the evening. ttooonnoitring
parties sent out towards CabuL Enemy advanos In
great force from tbe city. tMon i.fterwwl. bills were
crowded with tr.mps and city ;people.
appeared 011 ban &Ali Of the CeMD. Report+ wire
received that the road along which General Macpher-
son advanced was threatete I. Warning and assistance
was sent. It became nee...mary to carry the heights
'before the evening. General Raker advanced to mink
with • wing of the 92nd, three ~uns, 120 3rd pioneers,
and two squadrons of Punjatib cavalry. 'titer obstin-
ate resistance the enemy was dri ran if the main hills and
twej., guns were captured. Thirteen of or men were
killed and wounded. Baker himself, with the 72nd
Highlanders and a wing of the sth ahorkas and other
force*, made • turning movement to the left, carrying
height after height. Three officers were wounded, and
about 70 men killed and wounded. The enemy's lose
was considerable; they fled in confusion. Hope to
march near Cabul to-day (Tennis .) The head men
of the Csbul suburbs have tendered a submission.

(From V CIRO; Ilth October, 18793
" Roberta telegraphs that the fight OD the 6th had
evidently been arranged on plan that Ghilsaia and
others should attack our rear and flank, while our
advance WU opposed by force from Cabul on hills above
Charsaisb.
_ _ .

"Latest information gives twenty guns taken that
day, not twelve as first reported, making a total of
ninety-eight guns already taken before Uabul. Roberts
hopes to open communication with Khyber line in •
few days."
(From Victitor, October 12th, 1679.)
The following from Roberts, outside Cabul, 10th
"Baker was unable to attack on evening Bth, owing to
darkness. Before daylight yesterday, Macpherson
joined him with the 67th not., the 28th Native
Infantry, and four Horse Artillery guns on elephants.
The enemy, however, fled during the night, leaving in
their very strong position 12 guns, six of them field
and six mountain. The cavalry pursued for several
miles, in two detachments, under General Massey and
Hugh Gough, but the enemy had so completely
dispersed that they only overtook a few small parties.
Bra Hinsmi (near Cabul), October Sth.—Seventy.
eight guns have been found abandoned at Sherpur by
General Massy's Cavalry, which has been detached to
cut the retreat of the enemy by the Bamian road.
General Baker ham marched with his brigade to attack
the enemy entrenched iii a strong position ~n the
Awnalkoh Hill above the Bala Mere. A vigorous
resistance is anticipated. These entrenchments
carried, Bala Hirer, which is held by three regiments,
will be commanded by our guns.
LATER. —I send off a special messenger with the ho.
portent news which Ice Just reached us that the Bala
Hisser has been evacuated by the enemy. It is
probable that there will be no further resistance, and
a peaceful entry will at once take place.
I" TIMIS" 17110/LANSI
°ursine Cnista, October, 7th—Three regiments
from Kohistan, which arrived too late to take part in
the action on the 6th above Charasiab have abandoned
the fortified cantonment of Sherpur and 78 guns.
Joined by remnants of other regimente and many city
people, they withdrew to • strong position on the high
hi is west of Cabul, with several guns, and began
intrenching themselves.
The following are additional particulars of the
engagement on Monday :
The enemy was discovered in force at 8 o'clock in the
morning holding a position three miles from Cabul.
The 92nd held them in check. Our attack was
developed at 11 o'clock, General Baker commanding.
A lofty and precipitous peak on our left was stoutly
defended for two hours, and then captured. Our
Principal loss was at the main position, which consisted
of sand hills two or three hundred feet high. They
were stormed at two o'clock. The enemy, disheartened
when turned on their right, suffered heavily, retreating
to the open country. They fought splendidly at first.
The casualties were mostly among the Ghoorkhas and
72nd ; total, 60. Dr. Arthur Duncan was dangerously
I wounded. Eighteen guns were captured. Fighting
I continued until five o'clock. The troopers bivouacking
two miles distant from CabuL
Len&

—.—
The arrangements to surround the three mutinous
regimens holding the hill above the city failed owing
to their retreating at ten o'clock at night, abandoning
twelve guns, and slipped past our cavalry, which was
in their rear. Four elephants, many mules, horses,
and an entire field park were captured.
The leading merchants of Cabul have come in to the
camp.
. . . .

On the Bth the cavalry reconnoitred and videttes
were pushed to the walls of the Bala Hisser without
drawing fire.
On the night of the Bth a tremendous explosion warn
heard. It is believed that the mutineem have blown
up the magazine.
Of the eighteen guns captured on the 6th thirteen
were in position and five were abandoned n the road
home. :3ome of them were breechloaders. Our loos
was sixteen killed and sixty wounded. The 62nd were
the chief sufferers. _

A Daily News Allahahod telegram states :—" The
sown) who escaped are hurrying to meet the Ghuznee
regiments. All villages or Cabul are hostile to
British. No quwter I. given to any found firing. and
prisoners taken fighting are shot. The leaders ..f the
mwineers are toe Ameer's most trusted friends.
Koshbial Khan, who met Cavaguari, is the prominent
loader." .

he Standard telegram says "The routed
Afghans were pursued fifteen mile.; twelve stutr,
prisoner; and storeo warn captured. The cavalry in
returning, rode through Cabul. No more fighting is
expected"