The New York herald., 1878-12-14
ENGLAND VS.. RUSSIA.


series of dispatches relating to Central Asia and
Russian progress toward India The correspondence
lacks general interest until 1876. when the
diplomatic struggle between Russia and England
for the confidence of the Aneer of Afghanstan
crops out The British native agent at Cabui
several times informed the Indian government that
kaufmann was sending letters under various pretexts
by the hands Of native ENJOYS to the Ameer
of Aghanistan. The pretence usually was
that Of giving the Aineer an account OF
Russian aggression in Khokand. In September,
1876 the yiceroy of India apparently loses all patience
with this evasion of the Russian pledge regarding
Aghanistan and asks the Foreign once TO remon.
strate With the Russian government on account OF
Kaufmanns persistent efforts to keep going
correspondence with Shere Ali. The Rus
sian government simply denied that kiufnann
chad taken any action Cabu by an
agent or in any other manner" although our
native agent informed that the Russian envoy was
stiil there trying to get shere Ali to sign treaty OF
commerce. On september IL, 1876. the Viccroy or
India points out that from 1870 letters from the Rus
sian General Kaufman Kolpakovoky have
according to the reports of the British native agent
at Cabul. been sent to Shere ALL and that these let
ters are not merely complimentary. but affect the
foreign and domestic affairs of Afghanistan. They
show signs Of increasing in frequency and worst or
all, to quote from the book AeY
Tho Amser though first regarding the
tho % Ills reply acknowledges their
receipt IN cordial terms and without consulting the govern
appendsa extracts from s the diaries u Argus. II
aHs e Few %esEs in
and left sahh Angus. @ rom, for SaS9l bearing aS
that the arrival Of this second agent his
a
taking place between him and The Anioer.
TREASURED ALWAYS.
The action open to the Indian government, IL is
stated is limited to putting pressure on tho Ameer
for the purpose OF stopping this intercomnunica-
ton. Still the vceroy is willing to cooper
ate in such steps & as the Imperial "a. Govern.
deny that apy agent had been sent. aud then
(p. 1927 that the bearer OF kauflnann's letter
was sent to the Ameer OF Bokhara and was not au-
thorzed to assume the character OF Russian agent
at Cabul. Meanwhile the Russians sti press on the
Turcomans. and at last Lord Derby writes
Russia does not mean to attack Merry next.
stating that any signs Of action in that
direction would impose upon England the necessity Of
making similar advance. In June. 1877, the India
Office is again alarmed by news that RUSSIAN
envoy Is s,. on his way to oaGn ana at asaa sha
Russian government knew nothing about the
matter On August last the Viceroy Of India
teleeraphs, that, according to native Indian
medical officer who returning from Cabul, Rus
sian mission had arrived there and had been received
The viceroy proposed. as preliminary counter step
to insist the reception OF suitable British mission
at Cabul And not only there Russian mission at
Cabul but at the back Of it an army Of 1900 strong
moving in three columns through Turcoman terri
tory on the line of the Oxus. and conyerging on
points menacing to Afghanistan. Mr.. Stanhope re-
called the attention OF the Foreign Office to this fact
and recalled the pledges given by the Russian Ambas
sador in this country inthe spring Of 1876
HISTORY EXPLAINED
According to the letter OF Mr.. Plunkett, British
Charge Atalres, from st. Petersburg, Of date May
12 1873, he NJ. de Gers, and, reminding him that
ing upon the Eastern question in Europe, interro-
gatea him about the doings OF Kaufmann in Central
Asia. M de Gers declared that. though he could not
be answerable for details of their military movelnents
yet he was able 70 speak as to the principles that
had guided them. He SAID that no Russian envoy
had been sent from the Gar to Shere All
n ssposshy there might have been u letter from
General Kaufmann." .The military measures in
Central Asia" said M. de Giers. which Russia had
as much right TO take, in view Of the impending
risk Of war, Great Britain had to bring Indian
troops to Malta, had been stopped" Mr. plunkett
and M. de Giers at replied. Everything has
been stopped. The political we'll the military
precautions which We thought ourselves justified in
taking against you-everything has been stopped"
This slight reference makes it easier to
understand how England forced to
accept the Schouvalof memorandum. On
May 10 Lord Salisbury recapitulates the
Russian assurances as to Aghanistan and writes to
Mr. Piunkett desiring him to inform Prince Gortscha
koff OF the continued reports a. to the presence of
Russian envoy at Cabul and expressing q hope
that IL he has not left he be at once re-
was not able to receive Mr.. Plunkett when
he called to give effect to these instructions
but he puts them in writing, dwelling specially on
the fact that Russian force "has proceeded far
as Kari short distance to the north Of tho from.
tier of Afghanistan. and that Russian mission,
headed by General Abramof Governor OF Samarcand
the Ineer"
HOW TO coFRcr AN ENEMY
That the Russian Envoy not losing time at
Cabul is from remarkable document Forwarded
to Peshawnr, IRON an authentic source" tany
was good enough to serve Russias purpose, OF date
June IL, 1885,
The gusssan Envoy stationed at Cabul laid before the
Amecr the under mentioned proposals the Of the
l. That the Ameer may permit the location Of Russian
Csbu and ut other places in his territory where
Russian natonay and that the agents should enjoy the
That permission he accorded for the quartering Of
troops at four suitable places the Of
3 That the Russian be allowed to construct
from smarcand to Cabn via Kata Kurghan, Khols
Salih Balk then from Cabul Herat course
Pana and Firds Koh and from Mss. q Cam
l. When pscsssty arises tho Cabal government may al
low sy roa.s, y m may ps desirable to
That slssrsp s, Sire ss g, up between ssmeresnd
where the troops or BE- Stationed
q That when necessary .ussan troops may be supplied
the country Of Asbanstan 70 the Representatives
heirs Of Anicer in perpetny Ia accordance
fhs. ,he Russian will in no way interfere
in the internal affairs Of Afghanstan and the administa
. That tie government WIN ever afford proper
assistance againssD the external and internal enemies Of
10 The RUSSIAN suthoritios will consider tho enemies of
the Ameer as their enemies
This shows better than anything yet printed how
Englands fear of Russia the Indian frontier was
traded on by the willy Gortschakof and SchouvaloR.
HOW LIKE THE SWORD SPEECH.
Z Then comes OF reports, ali more
or less contradicted in subseaucnt letters.
and all sensational the story recently
circulated about the sword presented to the Amcer
by General Kaufman and the speech accompanying
it. Az in this last instance there neither sword
speech, in this blue book much that is stated
on '.reab1e" authority is found to be mere bazaar
talk and without doubt originated by the agents
OF Russia probably in the pay OF both the Queen and
the Czar. The correspondence ends with mutual
reassurances September a. lsTs) Then followed the
Afghan war and much that is NOT even forcshadowed
In this State publication.
NEW LIGHTS ON THE sAILsBuRY-scHoUvALoF
MEMORANDUM OF THE RUSSIAN poll
IcY.
from the PAIL Mall Gazette