New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-12


Like Mohammedans they are excessively sensual
whist their habits are gross and abominabe. They
are very avarcious and this passion is the safeaaar
wnlcn zoe ruling powers have against their religious
frenzy and uncomfortable ierocity. For money they
VIII do anything. They enlist in the ComDanys
service, and light against the King Of Delhi tn Pc
snaWur they have taken service az policemen and
ws'cnmenr and beng offered rewards for the sppre-
henson OF the ssifn thieves that used to inst the
city and the cantonments they send words 10 their
fathers and brothers In the hills Come now We
know now all the ins and oats and where ali the
property ls kept come all on sneh night, and we
shall manage everything niceIy.r The robbers come.
al are appFehended and their affectionafe sous and
brothers and cousins feast next day on uniuited
mutton. During the late insurrection the deIuded
sepoys ned IN large numbers TO the mountains where
they were readily received and entertained by the
pi0us Anghans upon condition that tbey sbould he
come Mussnlmans. They submitted to the paiufnt
initiatory rite got their heads shaved were fed whilst
ney learned 70 repeat the creed no great whiIe and
then gwen up TO the British authorities; for twenty
rupees head is better than keeping faith.
They are equally faithless TO public engagements.
Il would never even occur to their minds that an oath
On Ihe koran Is binding, If il ID against their inter
es Iney are thieysh and predatory 10 the last de-
gree. In the Kieyber there Is hole in the side OF
tne mountain, where the afghan mother resorts with
ner Infant son, puts his head in three times, and
prays leIvenly, mat ne may Be successful robber.
Almost the only means Of livelihood Of numerous and
large frontier tribes, is robbery They rob and lew
black mall on caravans well as single trayeIers
and carry away the cattle and property OF the villa
gen o. 'ne pains ana the poor, unwarke inhabi-
tans OF the plain (the only ones therefore that hear
the name Of Afghan, who have hitherto suhn,itfed Ii
the pHrposely Light taxation OF the Brifish Govern
ment ivein constant dread Of their forays and know
ing their courage and the inevitable fate of active
ponents, hardly ever dare to resist them
They are fierce and blood thirsty. Tbere ara fr;ha.
Ike the Zadurani "a subdivision Of the GhIIroEsS
who rejoice in the imputation Of cannibalism fhe
Afghans are never without weapons When grsyin0
W hca. uafl
tlng the soil, they are not parted from their arms
Those on opposite banks of river or water-course
diversity their pastoral agricultural Iabors bv bali
practice at each other Every tribe ana every clan
has It's internecne warseyery family has its heredi-
ary blood-feuds, and every individual his personal
foes- The English government have found them
selves mostly unable to do anything towards dirnn-
lshlng the ieuds, whilst they have been unwilling
agents OF increasing their number for by taking
Afghsns into their service as policemen or TROOPERS
in the irreguars, brother Is often brought 10 light
against brother and son against his father There In
hardly man whose hands are not stained with blood
Like the Indian his scalps, the afghan carefully pre-
serves the memory of bis murders Each tribe has
debtor and creditor account with its neQhbors life
for ite The origin of their feuds and the occasions
for hloodshed, are the most trivial imaginable.
IL happens now and then, such are their murderous
propensties that OF the particular families more i'm
mediatey concerned in these blood euds there Is no
male member let to take up the part Of the aveneer
OF piood. In such a case, volunteer Is found
Is
the old subject, and either Kill mar or Be killed
HIMSELF and thus help to carry the bloody success
sion or else after private light escape TO his home
and be the occasion OF pitched battle which neces
sariy by its consequences the long chain of mutual
reprsals in blood puts end to the abnormal state
OF peace, than which they think nothing is to be
more deprecated.
Retaliation and revenge are almost the only obliga-
tions they acknowledge 1t is curious to observe
how the practice OF hospitality which they acknow-
edge to be virtue, and obligatory, comes in conflict
with their predatory habits ANY person who can
make his way into their dwellings, will not only be
safe, but will be kindly treated But as soon as he
has left the tent Of his entertainer the latter sezes
the opportunity to kill or at least rob him.
Fighting is their profession, bunting their pastime
They are bandtt whom the natural strength of their
country protects. During the summer months when
no caravans either TO be pundered or escorted on
payment of black mail they live in their black goat
hair huts upon the produce Of their ioeks or herds
very small moiety OF them, near the British canton
ment seem to be inclined TO become the carriers and
sellers Of the wood from their mountain
sides, or OF the salt from the mines in that region
Those who have enlisted under the English Govern
ment, show themselves the descendants of those
chies of India more than once.
The Ahghans are probably the hardest men Of
Asa, (the kurds seem to be very much like theml
They can subsist where a camel might almost starve
They form great contrast with their neighbors the
Hindus, who eat hardly any animal food by subsst-
ing almost wholly uponit They can perform marches
which, to occidental troops seem wholly impossible.
INDUSTRIOUS BRUTALrTY.-The Bennington (vt.)
Banner states that while man was recently driving
some two miles or more from that village his horse
stepped into hole in such manner as to break his
leg, when the owner of the animal cooly got out of
the sleigh, cut off the leg where it was broken threw
i into the gutter and drove the horse home on three
legs the remainder of the distance, some two miles.
He then sued the town for damages The town should
send him to the penitentiary for excessive cruelty
TIRED OF THEM.-A number of the citizens Of
Pa, have petitoned the Legislature to
pass law prohibiting free negroes from coming into
hat State. They say that they are subjected to
rouble, Inconvenience and expense by such influx.
Including old negroes set free by their masters fugi
i've slaves, and other worthless darkies, most of
whom become public charge or q prey upon indi.
Tidual charity.
REVOLUTION IN MoSrEvIDEo.-Advices from
honteyideo to January 5th state that revolution
'roke out on the I'd, headed by Colonel Brigido
aiveira Barricades had been thrown up in the
reets of Monteyideo and at the latest dates the re-
'olutionary troops were approaching the city. An
was hourly expected. The foreign yes-
els of war in port including the American. had sent
shore parties of marines to protect the foreign resi-
lents The American commodore, at the request of
he others, had taken command of the foreign forces
MYSTERIOUS sDIsEAsE---During the last two or three