Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22
THE WAR WITH AfcHAHlsTAH.
L0RD CRANBERIS's REVIEW OF
ENaLAND's GRIEVANCE.
usw sherc All suubbed the Rep
preventative of the Impress
Quees-iIe Must Now Take the
Consequences.

Cranberk. Secretary OF State for India,
to Lord Lytton, Is an indictment Of the
frontier policy OF Gladstone. and an al.
mission and defense Of the present Gov.
eminent. Il gays: "The consistent
aim Of the British Government duringa
series Of years has been to establish on
its northwestern border a strong. friendly
and independent State with interests in
unison with those Of the Indian Gov
eminent and ready to act in certain
e~ventualities as an auxiliary in protec-
ton OF the frontier from foreign in
trigue or aggression. II was considered
that the objects Of the British Govern
ment would be best obtained by winning
the friendship and alliance OF Shere Ali
and his people by friendly recognition
Of the existing order Of things and a
policy OF non.interference. The out
posts Of Russia were then distant from
the borders OF AfghAnistan and his
Lordship's Government attached no
special importance to the probability
and danger OF the growth OF the former
power in the direction OF India. which
they considered would in any case best
be restrained or rendered inocuous by a
friendly understanding ON the subject
between the English and the Russian
Cabinets, and early in 1869 friendly nego-
| t~iations were initiated at st. Petersburg
which terminated in a very distinct I'M.
derstanding and in the recognition by
the Cars Government Of the limits OF
| the Ameer's territories in complete &C.
| cord with the wishes OF Shere Ali and
the British Government. The capture
Of Khiva by the forces Of the Car in the
Spring Of 1873. and the total subordina.
ton Of that Khanate to Russia caused
Shers Ali considerable alarm. and led
him to question the value OF the pledges
| with reference to Afghanistan which had
| been given by the Car to England and
communicated by England to the Ameor.
Lord Northbrook was prepared to assure
the Ameer that under certain conditions
the Government Of India would assist
him to repel unprovoked aggression. but
Her MaJesty's Government al home did
not share His highness apprehension
and the Niceroy ultimately informed the
Ameer that discussion Of the question
would be best postponed to n more con-
venient season. The effect Of this an
nouncement on His Highness, although
conveyed in coneiliatory language, was
not favorable. The policy which die
titated 1t was unintellisibie to his mind.
and he received 1t with feelings OF chs.
grin and disappointment. HIS reply
was eouehed In terms OF ii-disguised
sarcasm. lie TOOK no houee OF the nee
roy's proposal TO depute a british OF.
beer to examine the northern frontier oil
A~fghanistan. lie subsequently, refused
permission to Sir Douglas Forsythe to
return from kashgar to INDIA through
Cabool. lie let untouched q gut OF
money lodged TO his credit by the in'
dian Government, aud generally as
sumed towards II an attitude OF suhen
reserve. Sueh was tno Pos'uoh OF
Affairs when her MaJcs'y present
advisers assumed oniec ine ,nau-
tenanee OF Aisnanis',n rs . suons
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where they couid aequire trustworthy in'
teiiigenee OF events nkeiy 10 threaten
the tranquility anu independence OF Al
ghanistan. Sueh access Vas necessary
AS substantial proof OF the unity OF the
Ameer's interests with those OF Great
Britain" The abortiyo ending OF the
mission OF Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly is
then narrated. n the facts are brought
out that the oilers TO the Ameer
were exceedingly liberal ana the
demands upon MN not oppressive,
but he met both by a rehearsal OF grew
anees dating IRON 1874 anu though the
negotiations al feshawur were terini'
mated by the death oil the Ameer' s envoy,
yet Shere All language and conduct
had been 80 inimicai AS to Justify Lord
Lytton IN assuming mat his overtures