The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-12-10 00:00:00

THZ AFGHAN WAR.
THS ItHYBEH PASS MAUR.
forncw. uron.]
•

The following telegram from the liirteroy, dated 3rd
of December, has been received by the Press Associa-
tion Fr on the India Office for publication : —"No dis-
turbances reported from the Khyber Paso to-day.
Authentic iotalfismte boa been received that
Jellalsbad is forecasted. and that there lay no troops
nearer than CabuL Stewart is at Kirla. Roberta
encamped. on the the lit of December, two miles
from Feiwer Kotal, to give the troops rest and allow
the commissariat to come up, having outstripped
supplies in the attempt t catch the retiring enemy
before they reached the Pam. 'rho enemy has taken
op • strong position at the top of the Pass, and are
known to have one horse and one mule battery. The
troops are healthy and in excellent spirit,. The
weather is fine, but cold. Reinforcemente front
Ktuohi are reported to have best&ered back to
Cabal."
)
LAHORS, Tuesday, 3.40 P.lll.—lt is retorted in well.
Informed quarters here to-day that a attle was pro-
ceeding all yesterday between General Roberts's
force and the Afghan troops defending the Piewar
Pees
General Stewart has reached Kids in the Bolan
Pass
News from Candahar WMOIIIIOI6 that the Afghan
Governor I. removing his family to Farah.
The Ameer has ordered two leos of rupees to be
levied upon the revenues of Candahar.
Latimer, Monday.—On the 30th ult. there WY COD-
tint:was firing between General Appleyard's tome and
the enemy. The Khyber POW la now clear, and con-
voys are reaching All hiasjid.
THU I.llWal PAIL
The troops are resting again to-day in order to secure
additional supplies, and to enable reconnaissanose to
be made.
The AfAtan troops are undoubtedly formidable, and
several parties of the Royal Engineers are engaged in
trying t discover some route by which the position of
the enemy on the crest of the Peiwar Pass may be
outflanked.
The enemy are firing betray, trying the range of
their vans upon all the points by which they con-
sider it probable that our troops will advance to the
assault.
The troops are in high spirits, and sager for the
order to attack.
Lance; Dec. 5, 12.30 p.m.
General Roberta telegraphs from Peiwar Kotul, on
the 3rd law, as follows:—
"[hiring the night of the let Ind the Afghan
posidon was turned by • flank march over the
when wteeP72nd riiViurprised
lanclere tie the nanylitt dablitti
drove the Afghan troops gallantly from several
ptitions.
l'hey afterwards endeavoured to reach Pelwar
Kotul, but the assault could not be delivered on that
sid We then threatened the enelny's rear, and
attacked Polwar Kota!, which wee occupied at four
o'clock in the afternoon-
• n• enemy. who had been reinforced by four
regiments on the previous evening, offered a desperate
resistance, and their artillery was well served. Their
defsat,however, was complete. We captured 13 guns,
and a large quantity of ammunition.
Our dor is moderate, considering the numbers to
which we were opposed sad the difficult nature of the
country. Major Anderson, of the 231 d Pioneers, was
killed. not Captain Anderson se at filet reported
General Cobbs, sad Lientenaist Munro, of the 73nd
hl anders, are wounded.
"The troops behaved admirably.
' We move towards the Shaturgardan Pam on the
sth inst."

111111 OATS.
News from the Treasyml states that an &Mackini
been made on a stronghold belonging to ate at
Pecticoenre petty Aids. The British troops destroyed
Iwo or three hundred buto and • quantity of rain.
The British lone in the lighting waisted of one mat
killed—viz, Sergeant Pegg, of the 13th Regiment.—
and eleven mo., including three natives, wounded.
Tbe disarmament et natives on the frontier is pro-
ceedlim quietly with one exception. Stockive, a petty
Tembit chief, Mis refused to submit, declaring that if
Lb. Government wanted urns they must come and
take them; but no apprehension is felt in consequenos.
In Griqiudand West all is quiet. The people are 41
In favor of annenstion of the colony. All the garrt
eon duties in Cape Town a,cl the vicinity have been
taken over by the volunteers. An •mneety has been
proclaimed among the rebels in Grlqualand.