The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-12-11

Steadily subju8sting that
s6ptincnt, extending their conquestsl
veAr by year. the one advancing
from the north, the other from the
south, until they arc separated only
by the country of the Afghans. This
country is therefore regarded with
great jealousy by both powers from
stratcgetical. considerations, and any
advantage gained by one, is hastily
checmated by the other. Recently
the Russians have manifested inten-
tons of advancing their forces into
Afghanistan, and have acquired
great ascendency over the present
Ameer, Shere Ali. This growing
ascendcncy with its suspicious pur-
poses, has excited much alarm in
India, and an effort was made some
time ago to meet these Russian ag-
gressions, and gain position which
would enable the English govern
ment to keep watch over the enemy,
by establishing mission in Cabul,
the capitol. This mission was re-
fused by Shere Ali. The refusal ex-
cited necessarily much alarm, as
conclusive evidence that some secret
understanding existed between Rus
sia and the Amer, and seemed to
necessitate immediate action. Ac-
cordingly an ultimatum was sent to
the Amer which demapded, first,
an apology from thsvsAmeer, and
second, the establishment of per.
manent missionin Cabul. A reply
was dsnasnded by the goth of No
vomf, and failure it was delared,
l%S6ld be held as declaration OF
war. The reply was not received by
the goth, and a forward movement
was made at once by English troops
which had already been massed il
Peshawur, strategetieal point OF
the frontier, and the strongest fort
carried as related in our telegraph
, dispatches. The war therefore, IL
a war of strategy between
Russia and England, the purpose be
ing to forcibly checkmate the recen
aggressions of Russia since the sam,
purpose by peacable mission ha'
failed.
A serious complication has nov
arisen. There is in England, part,
radically opposed to the war, and tn
Afghan war seems to have been has
tened in order that the country ono
involved, the peace party would b
obliged to support it from sense O
national honor. From recent dis
patches, the opposition to the war i
England ia fierce and violent. Reso
lutions have been offered in Parlia
ment, violent and radical, condemn
ing the government emphatically
To add to the complication, repl
has been received from the Ameel
dated November 10th, which W
give:
The emir criticises the allege
| friendly intentions of the BIRTHS
government, and declares that il
action in the past had not been sue
as to raise presumption of friendl
intention. He explains that hi
refusal to receive Sir Neville Chan
berlain's mission was not intende
to be hostile, but was due to the fea
of loss of independence. He declar,
that no enmity exists between A
ghanistan and the British govern
ment, that he desires to- resume TO
mer friendly relations, and that /
will not resist the visit of sma
, temporary mission.
The receipt of this dispatch wi
give vigor to the peace party in En-!
land, and tie the hands of the go'
eminent. This reply to the ultim
tum though dated the 18th, one da
previous to that on which the ult
matum was to expire, is believed
have been written since the captul
of AL Musjid, but that win not d
: tract from its effects. 1t savors vei
strongly Of Russian intrigue, and
the peace party should force IL
government to retire from the pros
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