The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-03

army he mGipains tho discipline and Furnishes any
Of the ns ruler Of Eastern Turssan His cominons east
ward seoas y sFd ESpnS on TS n "s ndsa
His coneueas The Aiagh now resides chiefly AZ ksshgsr
or the Resssns who have erected FORT and hrgc a the
fo and ADVANCE post mountains called By them
BY &c ohnsS as sr hso o nv sq ssSn
The Whole frontier cst strictly arded ana wacned and
authentic that Russian officers tried last autumn to enter
kashga and o S ose as n S wsTs
back at the frontier.
hst Khndsynr Khan had been removoi Khndayar il s
The and s quite under sns' sn Is
him and the nrkand ruler. The Russians do not
Khokand late last year. since then all ntercour so
has ceased between the two countries .,,o.,
supplied with Russian manufactures, as caicos cf mzea
e and sell for very high ses aany a ape
h EssnwsR oao The aaa p e tea sS
and expensiye the common tanQra green
4. few loads Of merchandise have reached LIE nom
Lahoul and much more ia now route
This report shows that the rumors that have been
1oating about for the past few months to the eject
that the Russians are still steadily pushing south
wsrd end, on the other hand the Complaints OF the
ST. Petersburg journals that the British authorities
are using every effort to extend their influence
among the governments to the north of India, are
both equally founded IN truth The subsidies that
have been made to the Ameer shere All have been
Openly and avowedly granted, ana they already
amount TO very large sum W. Twelve laos OF
embassy to the Kushbeg evnces the eagerness OF the
authorities to kE.t themselves In close bonds OF
friendship with the other interpreting barrier to the
fnrtner advance OF Russla-Eastern Turliistan. The
Iushbeg and the Ameer combined can, no doubt
oppose very strong front to an invading army,
while either has OF course, the power to grant i
Tree passage through their donlnions. The object OF
the present interest OF tho authorities in Turkstan
il, therefore, very apparent; and no doubt few
more months will bring about treaty Of alliance,
offensive and defensive, between the British govern
ment and the Kushbegi similar TO Inat which has
Already been concluded with the Ameer Shere All.
on the other hand, the news that the Russians have
advanced to within days march of the Kushbegi's
frontier is very unwecome to the British authori-
tes though rumors to the same effect have long ago
come to nand.
The Wnbabce Observation-Disclosures MT Al.
mere-Anticipated Famine AL Over Gle Pun.
Jab-Carions BralInin Ceremony An tici-
pnted Mt Travancore-The Rajnh 10 Make
Gift Of His Weight in GOid-News from
Afghanistan.
CALCUTTA Sept. I, 1869.
= About two months ago the authorities and the
general European public went mad with fear about
conspiracy which had been uncarthed by the vigil
lance OF the active detectives. From Conformation
received" 1t was determined to search the houses
OF two well known Mussulman merchants, who con-
trolled certain trade in Calcutta; and a number
OF papers were found which clearly revealed wide
spread scheme Of revolt. The conspiracy seemed,
1t was stated, to BIO confined to the most fanatI-
cal set Of Mussulmans, the wahabees, who
have, In the last fifty years. obtained firm
.oo.iio'u INNING .ue Mosieln OF lndia. Iheir
tenets are slnguarly bigoted ana intolerant: they
bo,d tho ooc,rlnos of TIM Korar a. ra,,ra :. 40
80 ,o ..' - s''o Moi"n - ies'io W ina-
liever-n the literal sense. They advocate also nm
osco,,c rn,o or tito rho n,orohant, 49, r-, 49, -.
ascetic RUE OF me- Inc merchants Ameer Khan ana
his partner, were conspicuous members OF this sect
ana carried out their faith as vigorously as circum-
stances permitted. No European could have even a
ousiness transaction with them without meeting
with insult and no great surprise was occasioped
"ion ~ WIS ui'ooVereu .'ia' .hey were among the
ieadefs OF the proposed plot. They were arrested
Where thew have since rem aned nendinr tna cn
mencement OF a secret trial o 49,
1t has now been announced that Ameer Khan has.
tie iaIl at (;ya near Calcutra and The nuhc ,yho
had almost forgotten tie conspiracy nre asDn1 w whv
information they have ratbered n the MOT ware
not so serious as was at rst stated or II Il were M
worse. nothing but good could result from an otiicni
revelation of the Whole business. Int nmnnnsnr
that it has turned out worse than expected motive
bic that in spite Of the onen hnsv Iuve pos ,
Mussulnien ana The Hindoos, they mad both aareai
to join hands for tie inauguration Of second revolt
Tie famine which has set In at Ajnere Ia randy
growing in intensity, and has already spread MI
over the States OF Rajpootana. At Ajmere the peo-
Runea-worm; the relief stations are daily besiened
by hundreds OF emacated skeletons, who greedily
Authorities. From MarWar the Seone ar e ~ bs
hundreds to the adjacent BRITISH territories In the
hope Of obtaining supply OF food Ihey are
too weak to work on the public enter
prises which the government are carrying
on to afford relief, and must starve unless charity
pure and unmixed, Is extended to them. And from
Delhi, Agra and Patna and all the principal cities in
the PunIaub the most startling reports have come to
hand. Rice has risen TO SIX and seven aaerz
for rupes-a starvation rate, when it is remcm.
bered that men are getting only an anna and half
or two annas there are sixteen annas to the rupee
per diem.
The non Official presses have already begun to
whisper about another and more terrible famine
than that ever-memo. able one OF Orissa in which
two years ago q million of human beings persisted
OF hunger. Should the crop in the Puniaub and
Upper Bengal utterly foil, sad indeed viii he the
story that VIII have to be told from India to the
civilized world during the next six months II is
something however, to know that the Durhar of the