Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-22
dyed fully as binding on them the pledges
,lven by Sir Neville Chamherlain to the friend.

edged fully as binding on them the pledges
given by Sir Neville Chamberlain to the friend
/! ~ chiefs and people who undertook the safe
conduct OF his mission they desired to make
| an effort to avert the calamit;es Of war, and
with this object instructed your excellency to
] ADDRESS to his highness demand in temperate
| language, requiring full and suitable apology
within given time. for the affront to which he
has offered the British government, the recep-
ton OF a permanent British mission
within hia territories, and reparation for any
injury inflicted by him on the tribes who at
| tended Gen. Sir Neville Chamberlain, and
| Major Canagnari, as well undertaking not to
modest them hereafter. These instructions
were promptly carried into effect by your ex-
cellency's government, and the ameer has been
! Informed that unless clear and satisfactory
| reply be received from him by the goth of No
vember, you will be compelled to consider his
intentions as hostile, and to treat him a
declared enemy. 1t only remains for me to as
SIRE your excellency of the cordial support Of
| her majesty's government in the onerous cir
cumstances in which you placed, and to
state that have received the commands of her
| majesty to publish this dispatch for the general
| information of the public in anticipation of
| the papers connected with the important ques-
| ton with which it deals.
| THE AFGHAN WAR.
BOMBAY, Nov. 21.-A special dispatch from
Thai to-day announces that British troops oc-
cupied Fort Kapion without resistance, the
! Afghans retiring hurriedly. Fort Kapion. or
Kipiyanga, is a station beyond the frontier, OPP
posite Thai, or Thull. Its abandonment was
anticipated. No resistance is expected until
the upper end of tue Kuhrum valley is reached.
The native tribes in the valley profess good
will towards the British. Gen. Roberts COM
mands.
CALCUTTA, Nov. 21.-All the columns have
been ordered to cross the frontier to-day. All
kilograms detailing the movements DISPOSE
ton of troops have been stopped by tho mill
tary authorities. The first troops crossed this
morning, the Tenth Hussars at 3 o'clock. They
found Fort Kapyanga abandoned, but three
children had been left there. Gen. Roberts
force at once moved forward on Fort Anne
dishama, five miles further up the valley.
LONDON, Nov. 21.-There is no excitement
over the Indian news. The precincts of the
stock exchange and Bank of England are quieter
even than usual.
DEPLoY1NG TO THE FRONT.
LONDON, Nov. 21.-A correspondent tele-
graphs from the camp of the Khyber column
Thursday at daybrcak as follows: The first and
second brigades have long since started. The
first intends to turn Fort Ali Musid by the
mountain road, whilst the second will attack
the mountain Kohtaskos commanding the fort
vi "AlCu VAC hlSudl5 nave pldCeu a DdJtery.
The third and fourth brigades are Just about to
start by the main road up the pass, but this
latter movement is only intended as demon
stration, as it is thought the turning movement
will compel the Afghans to abandon their de-
lenses.
THE PROGRAMME.
A dispatch from Lahore on Thursday SAYS if
the attack on Fort Ali Musjid is successful, the
advanced brigade will press forward and en-
camp outside the pass. 1t is only intended to
push the advance of this column to Dakka,
near Lalferra this year. The Guettah column
will halt at Sishoon until it is Joined by Gen.
Stewart The Khurum column has occupied
Fort Ahmedishams. Up to O'clock last even
ing no news had been received concerning the
attack on Fort Ali Musjid.
FOOLISH BOAST.
dispatch from Berlin reports that Gen.
Kaufman presenting sword to the Afghan
envoy at Tashkend for transmission to the
Amer, declared that whoever sided with Rus
STA need not fear that hair of his head would
be in urQd.
THE ADVANCE.
LAHORE, Nov. 21.-The British force advan-
cling from Guettah has arrived at Kushlak ten
miles distant. The cold is intense. About 100
men are sick in each regiment. Warm clothes
are urgently required. Anxiety is felt regard
ing the weather. A proclamation of the vice
roy has been read TO the Belooch Chiefs stat
ing that war will only be wagcd against the
Ameer, and advising the people to remain at
their homes. The Guettah colum numbers s.
$50 men. division commanded by Lieut..
Gen. Donald Stewart, numbering $3.50 men,
has left Moohlan for Guettat.
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND HARMONIOUS.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 2l.-The Russian organ, LIE
No1a, in an article on the Afghan war, says the
reports which will doubtless be propagated rel
alive to complications between England and
Russia, may be characterized beforehand az
false. All prosnects Of such eventuality may
be put out Of question with perfect assurance