The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-10-18 00:00:00

AUTUMN GOODS,
IN MATERIALS EXPRESSLY FOR CHILDREN'S

DRESSES. •
JFERGUSON, having returned from LONDON, now
• offers to the inspection of his Customers a variety of
NEW MATERIALS, suited for CHILDREN'S DRES-
SES, which he will warrant to wash and wear well.
The following are respectfully recommended :
FRENCH MERINOS.
ANGOLA AND CASHMERE PLAIDS.
CLAN TARTANS.
PRINTED AND PLAIN VELVETS.
PRINTED MERINOS AND FLANNELS.
GAMBROON AND CHALLY MIXTURES.
FANCY CLOAKINGS.
These (taking into consideration the quality of each) at
Prices exceedingly low, and in any length that may be re-
quired.
4, Bold-street, Ist October, 1842.

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TEitMINATION OF TtiE4A'lF,GliAkaWillt;

(From yesterday's Herald.)
We hasten to lay before the public the substance of an
important communication on the subject of the Affghan war,
which has been received from a most respectable quarter.
By a letter from Jellalabad, by the last mail, it would
ippear that the Affghan war is, in all probability. by this
'me, at an end. The negotiations which Akhbar Khan had
ened with General Pollock would, there was every reason
believe, be immediately brought to a successful termination..
hbar bad proposed to surrender his captives at once on
iving an assurance that Dost Mahomed would be relea-
q the Indian Government, and that Affghanistan would
acuated by the British army. These terms had been
so favourably received by Generals Pollock and Sale. that
they were about to be accepted by those gallant officers.
The writer of this letter adds that the release of the British
captives might be expected shortly, and that the war in
Affghanistan was in reality terminated. The writer was
himself a party to the negotiations, and his letter is addres-
sed to a near relative in this country, deeply interested in the
happiness and comfort of one of the captives.
The silence of the Indian press, and of the correspondents
of the English journals, on this point, cannot be allowed to
militate against this intelligence ; such a negociation would
necessarily be perfectly secret, and the utmost care would be
taken that no hint of it should escape in India. The very
fact of its existence being thus transmitted to this country is
the best assurance we can have of the likelihood of As suc-
cessful termination.
We do not undertake to reconcile all the news received by
the last mail with this piece of interesting intelligence; and
though the advance of General Mott from Candabar towards
Cahoot has certainly the appearance of hostility, that move-
ment, it will not escape observation, must have been directed
before this negociation had commenced, or at least before it
had advanced to the lengths stated. At all events, that there
was such a negociation in progress, and likely to terminate
as we have indicated, there need be no doubt.
It is with the utmost satisfaction that we make this an •
nouncement, which involves, in all human probability, the
conclusion of the Affglian war. In a war commenced alike
against reason and morality—without the forms required by
constituted governments or civilised people—and without
even the knowledge of the nation in whose name it was made,
and by whose strength it was executed—it will be significant
if we thus find in its conclusion a corresponding absence of
such results as usually flow from hostilities which have justi-
fiable or intelligible objects.
The Affghan war has—if this intelligence be confirmed—
concluded not by satisfaction granted—for there was none to
demand ; not by danger averted—for there was none to repel ;
not by rights secured—for there were none infringed ; not by
righteous ends proposed—for there were none but wicked
ones in view ; and not by pretensions withdrawn—for there
were none advanced. An.unjust assault, lawlessly made,
though temporarily. successful, has ultimately recoiled on
ourselves, and punishment and discredit have been inflicted
on us for our future instruction. Lawful war is made„that
peace may be secured ; we made war in Affghanistan to dis-
turb peace ; no friendship can then be anticipated to arise
from the cessation of hostilities. Termination of the contest
leaves the crime perpetrated by the originators of the war
undetected at home, as it establishes the evidence of our na-
tional guilt abroad.
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