The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-09
The Amesr of Cabul Sends a
Hostile Letter.
FLIGHT OF sIIERE ALI.
Winter Quarters on the In
dian Frontier.
CONSIDERATION OF THE AFGHANs.


LONDON, Dec 8, 1873.
The Telegraph's correspondent at Lahore
says that General Biddulph telegraphs that
he has found ON open road to Candahar.
despatch from Lahore, dated Sunday,
December 8. midnight, says :-"General
Roberts is erecting huts in the Peiwar Pass
for portion of his troops. 1t is rumored
that an advance on Jelalabad has been or
dered, and that the Ameer ofAfghanistan has
fed to Turkestan." A special despatch to
the Standard from Thull says:-'The
British killed at Peiwar are now estimated
at twenty. The vast supplies which the
Afghans had accumulated for the winter in
the villages around Peiwar greatly relieve
the commissariat." A special despatch to
the Daily Ne,os from Lahore says it is re-
ported that the Ameer Of Afghanistan has
lied because of a revolution in Cabul.
THE AMER STILL FIERCE.
The Daily NeWs' correspondent at Lahore says
the viceroy telegraphed o summary Of the Ameer's
The government consequently was aware thereof
when 1t opened Parliament. As the letter ex-
presses Willingness to comply with the
viceroy's specific demands operations will proceed if
possible actively in consequence of the Ameer
rresoluton, SO as to acquire as much pos
e;1, t,apn ~
General Brownies advance on Jelalabad is GER
tain. The tone Of the Ameer's letter il
shown by one of the opening remarks. that if good
good will really consists Of deeds, not words
various proposals of the British officials.
The correspondent Of the Times at Lahore states
that high officials say the last letter of, the
Ameer Of Afghanistan is as unfriendly as his
conventional. The real tone is indicated by q re-
monstance in regard to the British tamper-
ing with the Afredes. The messenger who brought
the letter explained that it delayed because he
reached Alimusjid on November a. during the fight
ing. and returned to Cabul. He says the Ameer was
jncensed at his return and ordered him to proceed
POLICY.
telegram from st. Petersburg states that General
Timachef. Minister Of the Interior has resigned and
the appointment of Count schouvalof as his sue
cessor is considered probable. The London CORE
spondent Of the Paris Joyad, es De1ats denies that
Russia has announced her intention to occupy Mery
The Times correspondent at Pcsth says the new
Turkish Ministry has resumed negotiations with
Russia relative to defnitive convention
at the point where they were dropped
by their predecessors The conditions Of evacuation
are alone unsettled, but England has suggested .
scheme. which she has advised the Porte to accept
and TO which Russia has already assented.
TURKEYS AFFAIRS.
A despatch from Constantinopie says that
Mahmoud Damad Pacha has been ap-
pointed Grand Master of Artillery The
Sultan has declared that the appointment OF
Caratheodor Pacha to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
implies the intention of carrying out the Treaty OF
Berlin. and that the new Ministry formed to
satisfy Europe and attempt internal reorganization
AsDnAssY's MONEY.
The Austrian delegation ut Pesth has passed pro-
possl. which was supported by tho Minister OF War.
granting the government 10000 600 horins for occu-
patton expenses in 1870 instead Of Is as fxcd
by the Budget Committee.