The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-01-11 00:00:00

THE AFGHAN WAR.

PROBABLE FLIGHTINOF YAKOOB

KHAN.

THE RAID INTO BRITISH
TERRITORY.

REPRESSION OF MARAUDERS.

OFFICIAL DESPATCH.

The following has been sent for publica-
tion from the Indian Office
[From VICEROY, JANUARY 7T11.]
"Roberts reports reached Yakubi Sun-
day. Hoped to reach Matun, the Khost
cantonment, on Wednesday. Mohammed
Akran Khan, Deputy-Governor of Khost,
came in to pay respects, with principal
Maltks. People seem friendly. Attitude
of Akran Khan mainly due to instructions
from Sirdar Wall Mohammed at Bab-al.
Khel Najirl Jirga now in Roberts's camp,
and accompanies him to Matan.
" eavagneri reports rumours that Yakoob
Khan is preparing to follow Shere Ali, find-
ing himself powerless at Cabul. Ghilzal
chiefs, with exception of Azamtullah Khan,
have all sent in friendly messages."
"Reports received from Dera Gliazl
Khan that military have intercepted some
of raiding parties and inflicted heavy loss on
them."

[FROM VICEROY, BTII JANUARY, 1879.]
" In consequence of news of threatened
raids on Bunnoo reinforcements have been
sent to that part of the frontier. Frontier
officers quite prepared. Cavalry Goini post
attacked party marauders, killing two, cap-
turing forty, and much cattle. Fourth
Panjaub Cavalry and detachment 4th Sikhs
intercepted and attacked party Suleiman
iChel, killing seventy. Our loss two killed.
Captain Shepherd and nine wounded. Dera
Ghazi quiet. BPlooch chiefs have offered
thousand horsemen for service on Dera
Ismail frontier if required."

CALCUTTA, Wednesday.

The party of Mahsnd Yaziris who made
an incursion into British territory have been
cut off, and have suffered heavy loss. The
Khyber Pass is now quiet.

Tho Belooch Chiefs have offered 1,000
horsemen for service at Dera Ismail Khan.

The 4th Native Cavalry and a detachment
of the 4th Sikhs have ;attacked the Snliman
Khel marauders, killing seventy of them.
The British loss was slight. This. operation
to which considerable importance was at-
tached, will, it is expected, produce quiet 'on
the frontier.

A RUSSIAN STATION ON THE
AFGHAN FRONTIER.

We (Globe) understand that General Groten.
helm, Commandant of the Russia fortress
of Petro Alexl,ndrovsk, Khlva, has forwarded

to the Government at St. Petersburg a pro-
ject for establishing a naval station on the
higher course of the River Oxus, on Bok-
haran territory, facing the Afghan frontier.

BERLIN, Thursday.

A report is current to the effeot that the
Russian Government has ordered the
Afghans accompanying Shere All to be dis-
armed while on Russian territory until the
close of the war.—Pall Mall Gazette.

JELLALABAD, Monday.

The Mir Akhor has gone to Cabnl.—Daily
News.

MATTOONED KHOBT VALLEY, Monday.
(Via Hazirpir, Thursday, 9.5 a. m.)

General Roberts and the British column
arrived at thd capital of the Khost district
to-day without meeting with any resistance.
The Afghan Governor and the garrison
have surrendered and have delivered up the
fort, which is in good order and will prove a
valuable position kr our troops.
The health of the men continues to be
good, and the road we have had to traverse
has been found easy.
Rainy weather appears to be imminent.—
Daily Telegraph
MATTOOND (THROUGH HAZIRPIR), Monday.

This morning General Roberts marched
ten miles to this place, and paid a visit to
the Fort, accompanied by Mohammed Akran
Khan, the Governor. The Afghan garrison
lined the road and saluted him as he
entered.

According to the latest news from Peiwar
the Mongol tribes are assembling in large
numbers, and with evidently hostile inten-
tions, in the neighbourhood of that post.
Brigadier-General Thelwall has telegraphed
to General Roberts for reinforcements.

Although we have just received the sub-
mission of the Governor of Khost our posi-
tion here is somewhat critical. Large
numbers of Mongols are hovering round the
camp. This evening General Roberts has
received information that strong- bodies of
hostile natives are collecting in the valley
with the object of attacking us. All has
been prepared to repulse a night assanit,
and strong pickets, with two guns, have
been placed on each flank of the camp.
The headmen of the surrounding villages
which have sent in their submission came in
after nightfall to assure the General that
their people were peaceable, and that they
had besought all intending raiders to leave
the villages. Although everything is pre-
pared, it is believed that the night will pass
over without an attack.

Tuesday, Morning.

We have passed an anxious night, every
man in readiness to seize his arms, and tiler
cavalry standing by their saddled horses.
No enemy, however, has made his appear.
ance, and the night has passed off without
an alarm.—Standard.