Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-05
FOREIGN.
A Complete Victory Gained Over
the Ameer's Forces.
Parliament Convened Early by the
Queen--Her Brief Speech.
Desperate Flght---The Afghans Whipped
With Loss Of Eighteen Guns and q
Much Ammunition. ~
Another RumOred Slice OF Tur-
key for the British LION.

LAHORE, December 5.-General
has gained a complete victory
over the Ameer's forces, capturing
Piemar and Kotal and all of the Af-
CHAN cannon. The enemy's loss was
heavy. The British loss was eighty |
killed and wounded. Captain K.elso,
of the artillery, and Captain Allder-
son, of the pioneers, were among the
killed.
LONDON, December 5.-Parlia ment
convened to-day. The Queens 81 ,eech
was read in the house of lords an,l was
unusually short. Her majesty regrets
being compelled tosummon parlia ment
earlier than usual, but the action Of
the Ameer of Afghanistan compelled
the sending of an expedition into his
territory, and the earliest opportunity
has been taken to call parliament to-
gether and make to it the communiea
tion required by law.
Papers on the subject will be laid
before parliament Assurances from
all foreign powers are friendly and
there is every reason to believe that the
arrangements for the pacifcatiom of
Europe, made by the treaty Of Berlin,
will be satisfactorily carried out.
Estimates for the ensuing year will,
in due time, be submitted to the house
of commons. After full deliberiltion
upon the matters which have led to
this early meeting of parliament, and
after a suitable recess, parliament
should proceed to the consideration of
measure for public benefit which will
then be laid before it.
General Roberts telegraphs from
Peiwar Khotal, under date of tn g 3D.,
as follows; During the night of De-
cember 1st, the Afghan position. was
turned by a flank movement over the
Spengwai Pass. We surprised the
enemy at daybreak on the morning Of
the I'd, when the Seventy-second
Highlanders and Fifth Goorhas gal
lantly drove the enemy from several
positions. They afterward endeayored
to reach Peiwar Khotal, but the as
sault could not be delivered on that
side We then threatened the enemy
in the rear, and attacked and carried
Peiwar Khotal about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon.
The enemy had, on the previous
evening, received reinforcements Of
four regiments. They fought despe.
rately, and their artillery was wei
served. Their defeat, however, wal
! complete. We captured eighteen guns
and a large quantity of ammunition
Our loss was moderate considering tht
number of our opponents and the diff
cult nature of the country. Major
Anderson, of the pioneers, was killed
General Cable and Lieutenant Nun
e roe, of the Seventy-second High
n landers, were wounded. Our men be
V haved admirably. We shall move to
| ward Shutagardan, and pass Thursda.
the 9th.
f PEsTH, December 5.-At a confer
!. ence of the Liberals Premier Tisz,
j pointed, for the programme, to hi,
former declaration relative to annexa
tion and to Count Andrassy's recen
statements. The Liberals declared
: their readiness to support this pro
E gramme. Tisza declared himself an,
\ colleague ready to form a new cabinet
e PARIS, December 5.-Specie in tn
I banks of France increased POI, 1,0O
n last week.
J. Rumor on Bourse says that anothe
!, convention between England and Tur
u key cedes to England Alexandrietta
v a seaport of North Syria.
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