The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-19

sian embassy vas sen, IA Cabul. and that the
latter was q mere preteSt for the position now
assumed by England.
The Daily Nous U.ibcral organ) pub.
fishes an authoritative paragraph stating that
q resolution which the oppo.ition will intro
ducc ~ the House Of Commons will strongly
censurs ID. government hut viii no, refuse
supplies The Times, ~ In a leading editorial,
saya u has reason "a believe that the expenses
~ occupying the desired frontiers In Afghani.-
tan win only be- about ei,0o,Oo. A soon a.
g Roberts has succeeded In cSpclling the
Afghans from positions before him, the minis
tiers main object will be secured.
Parliament convened Dec. 9Th. The
Queens speech was unusually brief. Her
Majesty regrets being compelled Ia summon
Parliament earlier than usual. but the action
Of tho Ameer 81 AfghAaistAn compelled the
sending of an expedition Into his territory,
and the earliest opportunity has been taken TO
call Parliament together and making Ia n
communication ~ required by Law. The pa
| pers on ID, subject are a. be laid before Psrli.
smcnt. Her Majesty states that assurance
from all the foreign powers are friendly, and
that there Ia every reason 10 believe that the
arrangements Tor pscihca'ion made by the
treaty " Berlin viii be satisfactorily carried
out.
Tho following resolution will be- pro-
serted In both Houses of Parliament; "Rc.
solved, that Her Majesty having directed q
military expedition 81 her forces charged uron
the Indian revenues Ia he dispatched agalns,
the Amccr Of Afghanist,n, that this house
consents that the revenues 81 India shall, he
applied to defrsy the expenses ~ the military
operations which may he carried on beyond
the external frontiers Of Her MsIc.,y's Indian
possessions"
Irish members complained Of the ALB
sence In the royal speech Of any promise to
redress Irish grievances. Power and sullivan.
Irish members, protested against the Afghan
war.
A London correspondent says; In
influential quarters u IL believed that an ar.
rAngcmcnt with Russia Tor the settlement oi
the Central Asis question IL ON the tapis, and
u 10 likely Ia assume the form Of . partition
Of Afghanistan.
GERMANY.
A dispatch from Berlin announces
tina, on the Emperor. return the authoritie.
intend to declare Berlin In = state IL sIegc, un.
der the provisions Of the Socialist law.
ArouASisrAS.
Dispatches say that Gen. Roberts has
gaiosd complete victory over the Amer.
forces, capturing Ptcwar Natal and all tho
Afghan cannon. The ~eneiny's loss Ia heavy.
The British loss ,s eighty Killed and wounded.
Tho Ameer, In answer TO u commu
nica,ion from the viceroy u India. declares
that he cnieriains NJ cnmity against the Brit
ish government; that he desires 90 resume bic
former friendly relations, and win not resist
the Wait Of the British mission 90 Cshul. The
Amecr criticiscs the protested friendly in,en.
ton Of the British g%ovcrumen, aud alludcs To
its action In the past.
A Lahore correspondent says that
Gcaeral Roberts will probably winter on the
heights Of reiwsr Pace. His victory detsehcs
A,0o non -orthodox MussulmAns from the
Amecr's auth ,rity. According 10 private In
formation these MussulmAns are alrcady send
ing levies into the British camp II 10 report
ell tina, the khoara-C ahul ,rihcs are only kept
nom deserving the Amer by the presence Of
tho trcpe
Dispatches Of Dccembcr 9th say that
the British killed 1t pciwM are aow estimated
at ~ he vas, supplies which the Atghans
had accumulated for the win,er In the villages
round rciwar greatly relieve the eommissa.
riat General Roberts Is crec,iag huts in Pei
war Pass for q portian of his troops. I, has
. rumored that a advance GA Je,alahcd
has been ordered, and that the Amer of AZ.
ghsnis,an has hed 10 Turkistsn. Intelligence
has been received that the family ~ the Amesr
~ Afehanlsian has taken refuge in Russian.
Tarkis,aa. A Reconnaissance showing
khcjoics Pass IL not defended, aud General
Riddniph has been orderd 10 occupy Il.
A special from Dakka says the Brit.