The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02
TIE dFGHdN WAR.
Another Convoy Attncked-The Correspoad-
ence Between Russia and EaEiand.


LONDON, Dec THE Observer despatch
from Lahore dated Saturday. says MAJOR
Cayagnarl officially reports that all Is quiot in
he upper part Of the Khybor Pass and he
hopes 10 soon disporsc the band collected In
the lower part. Many members Of the band
have already left"
Reuters telegram from Lahore reports that
another strongly escorted convoy had been at
tackled. Its assailants were. however. driven
back and II is believed the convoy has arrived
at Ali MusIid. II was reported that the Amecr
had considerably reinforced the troops at
Jclplabad. Tho Viceroy. however. telcgraphs a
report that the treasure and ammunition have
b..u Withdrawn from that city,
Ihe official correspondenc' between England
and Russia relative 60 Central Asia Is pub
lishcd
Affairs. on July .. ls1s. informed Lord Augustus
LOTUS the British Ambassador at ST. Peters
burg that neither the Russian Government nor
Gen. Kaufman had ever sent, or Intended to
Honu. n representative to Chhul. lie subs--
quently said II was possible Gen. Kaufman
might have sent n letter. ant he gave assurance
of the stoupAgc ot all the military and political
when her rplntious Will Ru-sin w,ro -trniuod
Of the apuroueh of Russian forces iu the frontier
" Mghanisinn and OF thr rrrrd'ouo a Rus
sian mission 10y the Amecr. expressed thc hOpo
that tne mission would he Immediately recalled.
Russia. IN the course oi the 'ommuui .nilons in
~. Hrtrf@tflrr. declared lIINt tlH minister OIL
Foreign Anlirs was ignoranto' The mission,
which had hron sent hy Con. hHuluinnn on his
own rcspau,i ihi'iiy. England repllei that even
it eo the Minister Of Foreign Affairs WAS re-
NJ. Won GIcra writes. under date of sept o.
that the Russian despOsitions in central Asia
had been ai ctad by the relations between Eng
land and Russia during the late Eastern crisis.
but that those dispositions ARE now the same as
formerly and moi Of a nature 10 excite the sus-
picions ~ England. The mission to Cnhu was
merely provisional ono of courtesy. The Rus
sian Representative nt London explained that
there had mover boon any question OF the Car
sending u letter o. the Ameer.
Lord salisbury writes 10 lor,l Cranbrook on
Sept. 20 that he infers Tint VI, Won Gl"rs nc
knowicdges that all the former Russian as-ur-
anres in regard 20 Aghanistan have recovered
Tho ccorrcspondcncc also contains n despatch
from Lord Derby. datod june ~ 1871 warning
Russia that an advance 20 Merr would entail q
corresponding advance on the part OF Great
OEfsBuRG. Dec i-Iutolligence hns becn ro-
ceived from Cnhul that the Ameer has de-
minded "A special credit 10 deiruy the expense
~ the honors done the Russian Embassy, aud
has held dnrear H Yai,h ne eSrlained the
81 gratitude for kussia's hospitality 10 Afghan
traders. A declaration WAS read On the oc'a-
sion showing forth the power and fame OF Rus
aia and the chiefs present at the durbar ap-
plnuded II. The Amccr closed the Proceedings
by telling tho chio's to return to their posts and
sharpen their swords 70 meet tho enemy OF
their country.
Mi Gladstone. in a speech in Greenwich on
Friday night. repronched the Government for
not communicating anything for years to Par
lament relative to Afghan Affairs and the uues-
tion OF sending mission 10 Cuhul. and said
War has boon declared and nm invasion begun
before Parliament IL cOnyOked. Parliament.
formerly the grand council Of the nation. now
resembles the Parliament OF France before a
great revolution" He declnrrd that tho money
spent In the Afghan war would Dog spent for the
dshonor Of England, and that her reSponsi-
hitics will begin with her victory. lie de-
clnrcd the present war an unjust war, which
would weigh upon the national conscience and
reminded his hearers that Lady Macbeth y
words Here is the smell NJ blood. wcro still
u powerful pcromtion, and that unjust wars
lnll ~ nnllnnnl down NH.