The New York herald., 1878-12-16


empire Britain the most contemplate depen-
dency account of their occupation of Cyprus. which
had formerly possession of the Romans and also
on account their later proceedings in Egypt" He
then bestows counsels upon the few wise men
to themselves to cause their nation Ito COM
mune with themselves and to return forthwith from
the path of excess to that or moderation; and,
are nallible their IDEAS and to beguile them
selves the Of their extensive acquisitions and
their protracted continuance under their Alas
1t will long before this people reces its conduct
unless God has otherwise ordained. To apprehen
sion its selfove greed and covetousness are on the
Increase
Passing over long resume of English treachery to
Afghanistan in former times, the attempts made
at the Umballa Durbar four years ago aud ut Pesha
last year to induce the Ameer Shere Ali to sur
render the of his kingdom to the British and
of the immediate antecedents of the present, give
at length the Afghan publicists predictions of the
probable results OF the struggle, with which his in
| teresting article is brought to closet
PROBABLE RESULTS WAR.
"The probable results OF the present design Of the
| English may be deduced from several considera-
j. He who is conversant with the manners and dis
| positions OF mankind knows that the Afghans arc
| robust race. brave, resolute jealous or their
honor, enthusiastic in their religion and determined
not to submit to foreign rule as long as their hands
/ can WELD a sword 1t is scarcely conceivable that
the English have forgotten the bitter taste which
they had of the Afghany blades at time when they
were armed with the most perfect guns and muskets.
and the Afghans had firearms ut all How, indeed,
they forget it, when the mountains that bore wit
| ness to the conflict were bathcd in the
blood of their countrymen and it's valleys
| were crammed with their bones and skulls
What is it again invites them into that country
Of which they have already had such tragical expe-
| rience ? TO chastise and punish the Ameer, say
the English Journals apparently obliyious OF the
fact that he possesses upward OF sixty thousand
well disciplined troops, fully equipped with firearms.
| and thirty thousand more among whom are to be
those parts informs me, Russian officers and engi-
neers. Take my word for it, tho English have got
themselves into scrape, and are rushing headlong
into vortex of troubles out of which it will be dn
hcult for them to escape
being sure that they will not be forced to beat
| treat with diminished army. How disastrous
| would be the consequences were that to happen!
| The flames of revolt would break out in India, as
they did when the army OF the Shah approached he
rat more especially if the Shaikh of the Mountains
| the Akhund Of Sawat, should proclaim religious
5. After the rivalry which has already arisen be
| tween the English and tho Russians for the friend
ship Of the Aneer it is not improbable that on the
outbreak Of hostties Russia would seize the oppor
tunity to contract secret alliance with the Aneer
and enter secret offensive and defensive treaty
| with him, to which the Shah OF Iran would also be
party, binding each to aid the other in uproong tho
| foundations of English rule in India and OF appor-
tioning its territories among themselves Perchance
they are deceived by the official declarations Of the
again that they would not extend their author
\ ity to Urkanj and Khiva, and that they were
in reality as appeared afterward. they doing the
| very opposite Further, 1t is more probable than
otherwise that the Amir has already entered into an
understanding with those Nawabs and Rajahs OF In
dia who only watching for opportunity to take
up arms against the English and to wipe out the dis
grace of the last insurrection there when their tenn
pies were profaned their leaders and spiritual chiefs
! sain and when the English, despite their high pre-
tensions Justice. put sixty persons to death tho
! suspicion that each was the Mana Rao Sahib, con-
vcrtcd the royal palace at Delhi into stable for their
caf.le and a sorehouse for their war material and
| impements, as they did also the famous college in
| stituteffor religious poets at Lucknow.
DANGER ACQUISITION.
A. Moreover, it is not improbable that the Afghanis
OF sheer haired and spite may be induced should
they with reverse to offer their country to the
Russians in which case the English Will ind cloven
/ foot instead Of an ally.
s. supposing the English to effect entrance into
Afphanisan will not the Russians the Oxus and
occupy Bakh, under the plea that it is province of
Buk khara, inhabited by Usbeks, which had been un
justly annexed by the Aghanis and will oblige them
| to surrender it? Almnah will then fall into the
hands of the Russians, who will convert it into
serve camp from which to march their troops to
Herat and Kandahar-for there are no natural mped
inents on that route-and will despatch troops of
mounted Cossacks to seize the of the Hindu
Kush, taking possession OF Bamiyan, which Is the
key to Cabul
istan either they will remain there and annex It to
their territories, in which they will be conter
mnous side by side. with the Russians. and thereby
expose themselves to endless disputes and dangers.
the other hand should they retire from the coun-
try after reducing the Ameer. taking him under their
protection, then any war against him would be Q war
against them. But IL they should rest satisfied with
occupying the passes leaving the Ameerate to take
ITSELF in that they will have succeeded in
making the Afghanis-a wariLe people. inexorable in
their hate, and bent retaliation and revenge-a
ready instrument i'll the hands OF Russia to use
1t 1t peases, and thus the upShOt would be more
disastrous to the English than But should it
be objected here that the English will have safe
guarded their territories by the occupation Of the
passes leading to India and would thenceforward be
under no apprehension either from the Russians
the Afghanis, repy:-First. The possession
OF the passes will not prevent the Afghany tribes
inhabting the mountains overlooking India from
making raid after raid upon the British ter
rltories. Second Should the Russians. under
the circumstances supposed desire to make
war upon the English, they will ally them
selves with the Mghanis. viii assemble
af Iu,,I Iob. md from fhnpra m Fms gnnkb
and thence to Kala encountering no opposi
ton from the people of Boan. aud thence toward
that by sajistan leading Kaa tNasr. where there
physics obstacles to be overcome And here
cannot help asking what has possessed the Eng
lish contemplate the occupation of the island of
Ram-Hormuz IN order to make it depot for their
troops and material. and from whence in case of
need, they may march an army to blockade
the road by the two last named routes to
Gundawa and Sajstan. Such proceeding would be
act of overt hostility to the Shah. and would dis
pose him to side with Russia. Moreover, 1t would
be useless to them, for in the absence Of physical
impcdiments il is not likely that they would be able
to cope with the combined Russians and Afghanis.
Further. it must be borne in mind that were they to
obtain possession OF the passes they would have to
100000 OF whom, owing 70 their marcatnent by tho
English ut the time of the mutiny already referred
them the Weapons which had been supplied them to
fight their enemies.
LOSS OF THE MosLEM SUBJECTS.
z. by declaring war against Aghanistan the Eng
lish will deprive them themselves OF all hope of
friendship toward them on the part of the Ottoman
government and its Moslem subjects. For how, In
that case could they expect the attachment of the
Ottoman sultan to whom the Moslems apply the title
of Khaiiah, religious office, the bearer of which
could not consistently hold amicabe relations with
those who wage with Moslcm Amirate an Ami
rate devoutly welded to Islam than any other?
He (the Sultan) is now seeking the sufirages OF
the Moslcns at large, but nc will assuredly fail
therein should he abstain from fulfilling the duties
OF his position And how the English venture to
rely sincerity of the Moslem subjects of the
sultan after these latter have had such experience Of
thcm and seeing in addition thereto. that they
preparing to make war upon their Moslem breth
rem? IT is passing strange tnat Notwithstanding all
this conduct on their part the English people persist
III regarding themselves the boundcn protectors
and defenders OF tho Moslems. who have suffered
evils at their hands such they have and
suffer from any other quarter 1t is they who
have deprived them of India, great and large coun
try fertile in its productions aud the inhabitants OF
which exceed 2O0,U00O00, of whom so 900 600 Mos