The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-09 00:00:00

RISING AT OABI7L.
THE BRITISH EMBASSY ATTACKED
AND BURNT.
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St/ILA, SAITRIIAT.—At 1 late hour no Tharidas
night a (Mimi memienger, travellinz psi ha*, readied
Alikhel from Cabul, and reisirtei to Major Godly,
the political officer there, that the Briti.h Emlayat
Cabot had been attacked by several Akhaa regiments
which had aiwiembled in the city demanding their
arrears of pay.
The Embaoly escort were defendin; themvelveo.
Immediately this intelligence ratchet the Vicetsy
orden; were given to Captain Maevy at At Klwyl
move instantly upon the Shutarganian Pai. Gears'
Roberta liar been instructed to emceed to the Kiwis
Pau, and advance n Cabul, wlule I leneral Stewart ii
ordered to hold Candi/her. All the Britiii force, •is
the Candahar line a-ill concentrate at that place.
In the Khyber PAM the British force+ are beim;
strongly reinforced, and will operate on if ellalabsd.
Major Conolly telegraphed lavt night the vidstoce
of letters received from the Anieer himself, confirstiru
In effect the intelligence already received, but addia;
that the regiment.; who had mutinied were joined hie
the populace, and plundered and destroyed tee
Ameer's arsenal and vteen.

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They af terwanis attacked the Ernhasey in overwhelm.
tog numbers The Ameer slates that he was ampletely
surprised by the outbreak, and endeavoured to quell
it. He also sent General Daoudshah Is, Karr
Cevegnarrs imsistance, but the general was unhorsed
and lay dying from the injuries he had receieed.
The Ameer then dispatched his son, with th-
Governor of Cabal mid other influential pawner,
but the mob was wholly uncontrollable, and the
attack on the Embassy o,ntinued all through W.
day the 3rd inst., when a fire broke out in the
Residency.
The Ameer, writing on the 4th inst, says that he
in the greatest distress, and is himself beamed-
Lord Lytton and General Roberts have left to escs
the command at Peiwar Pass. The advance on Cebu]
will be made very speedily, and will be strongly sup-
ported.
British troops are reoweupying Candahar.
The Ammer Yakoob Khan barn asked for British ail
Badidtah Khan, who holds the country_ beyond
Bbutargardan, has offered his beryl= to the Britiab.
Two letters from Amax revived at Abitibi.
First, dated 3rd, idOt, morning, lays :—" Troops
assembled for pay at Bala Rimer soddenly teaks eat,
stoned their officers, than rusted to the lissidesey
and stoned it; and resolved volleys is Mara. TM
confusion reached heisht beyond control. INOPI
from city dad surrounding. count=i,...blabi 841
Hisser, sad
magazine. ben(' troops ands people attacUi Resi-
dency. The Ammo sent Dousdaltalt to help lisvn
He was unhorsed at Residency by ala" ae°
spears ;is dying. Than I sent Yshya Khoo aid ell
own MON tb also radial* to Mope
DO me. Disturbance onetinum till now, resat=
fuelon is beyond conception.' Latter edit
from Ameer, dated 4th, as .—" Yesterdaf,
morning to imembied to d5l
Embassy. Much lost both idea At undid
they sst fizs to Residency. All yroWirtisi. fa we.
I, with five attendants, have bees ; tot!.
certain news of Envoy, whether be absltgEllu'el
been killed in quarters, or seized and
st
re lareTemia dm was composed el •
Cs as Envoy and Mishits ;
J Service, SOSSSINTsad
Arad= t ; tenant W. B. p. Haat"
Commandant of the escort; and Dr. A. E. lelk7.
medical charge- The esoort consisted of 16
and 50 infantry of the Corps of Guides
[By Truce-ant.]
The Daily Naas nosed edition asp diva
bars
correspondent telegvaphe that meoetessa doubt
the bodies of the British envoy ead alea biog.
remains concerning their fat& NM derekre
et ro.ard' me
ing to the escort, who were riseamtd
loin of the Cabulees was heavy. ni_Ainiii.
last burned down the doorway, sad 11051
whole city seems in ineurrecties. Tbe
regiment which mutinied wsrs lisrateas
brought to the capital. The Atom ordered thin 4g
Turkestan; but they would not masa.
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Further deepatcbse have been received &trifle=
offios during the night and this monde& 01
the Intelligence of the =macre isdadiad =row
British Envoy. The dispatches bele
to Lord Cranbrook.deetntemberei the bdim
Conseil met this morning and dimmed Me we.
Inergetle arrangements are WM iaads is
itehisse
concentrate sufffniseit troops and stores for
calaPalgt, sind pesparstions will be swat at
Viliwo of rle ib
c coatiagewsiss.
thrseabisontlas lower.