Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-10
Eslo Reply Of the AsneeFo

The following is tho text CT the letter Of the
Amer Of Afshanstsn to the Viceroy of India
10 reply to the utimatum
Be it known to your Egcellency, that have
received lad read, from beginning to end, the
ftiendIy letter OF your ExseIienoy. sent 10 reply
to the Letter dispatched by Nawab Gbolan
Hnsss!a kheo. With regard to the express
sions used By Jour Exealiency 10 the beginning
o. Your letter, rater7iag to the friendly character
Ct the misslou aud tbs good will Of the British
GoFeEDDeGs, | leave it to your EXcelletcy.
#icsa Wsdarn AID justice are universally sd.
gifted, 10 decide whether any reliance can be
p aoed upon good will, if evidenced By words
odly. But i, oa toe other hand, good will
really consists Of deeds. then il has not been
naoitested ny The various wishes expressed and
proposals made by British officials during the
last few years to officials Of this God granted
proposals which. from their "a
iu!e. il Wss impossible for them to comply
with. Oue Of these referred to nv upduttul
500. tie III starred wretch Mahmond Yakoob
Khan, and was contained 10 lettor addressed
by the cm:ia!s ct The British Government to
the British agent, then residing at C.bul. Ii
YES TIittcu 10 that letter that if Yakoob Khan
DO released and set 1T liberty cur friendship
erwiss il will not. There are several other
contain no evids1cs Of good will but which, on
aversion and apprehension already entertained
boy the su'jtcs cf this God granted govern
| ment With regald to nv re!ussl to receive
the British missioD, your Egcel;eucy has stated
| that it would uppeSr from ICY conduct that l
EaB ac:uaicd by ieeoss ct direct hostility to-
wards the British Government. | assure your
Ezoreucy, Gu the contrary, the officials OF this
| God. granted government 10 repulslog the mis-
| sion we're rot irhuenoed By any hostile orluiml-
| cal feelings towards the British Government,
nor did they inieot that aDy lasult CT atIront
should b, offered; but they were afraid that
| the rdepeudeuce Of this government might BE-
affected by the arrival Of the mission, and that
| tbs tl!endship which has now existed between
| the two governments ioC several years might be
annihilatcd. 4 paragraph 10 your Excelleucy 8
| letter corro5Crated the statements which they
! have made to this government. The feelings Ct
| apprehension aroused 10 the mnds ct the pao-
| ple OF hfshaDi.tap by the mere aDnou1oameDt
| of the intention OF toe British Government to
serd mission to Csbu before the mission had
actually started or ars7ed at PeshaTur, have
subsequently, heeu fully justified by the state
rnoatiu YOUR EzcelIeucy j letter that l should
be held responsible for any injury that might
hefal tic tribes who seted as guides to the
mission, and that | should be called upon to
pay any loss they might have suffered, and
that II at Guy tine those tribes should
meet with i'll treatment at ny hsnds, the Brit
| ISL Government would 81 oooe take saps to
protect them. Had these approximations proved
erouUdcss, and had the object Of the
mission teen really irieaa'y, aud no force 0!
threats Of violence us,d, The mission would, as
a rist!cr Of cjursc, been allowed free passage,
as such missions are customary aud Of frequent
OCCURRENCE hntHecr allied States. / am VOW
silo.rely stating nv CIVIC feelings. Wnen say
that this government has maintained. and al
Ts5s will maintain. the former friendship
which existed between the two governments,
and ci,eerish;a &c f4I!ioes Of hostility or oppo
siion toward the British Government. 1t ls
also Incumbent upon the Officials It she British
Government that CUT Of respect and c)usIdera'
tion F.. the greatness aud emlnence OF theiI
own Government, they should not consent 70
ipfict an7 i, iary UPON ihssr we'll disposed
| uelsbhCrj or 10 Impose the borden or gre
7cus trouble upon the shoulders OF their sincsrGe
! friends But, ca tho contrary, they saou'd
sxerc themselves 10 maiuisin tho freddy itel
ings which have hitherto existed towards this
CID granted Government, il order that the re
la i 1Is between the TWO governments may re-
msio on he same footing as before, and if. 10
accordance With the custom CT allied States.
the British Goverpmena should desire to seud
puyeiy friendly ard temporary Mission to tbs
coontsy, vi q small csc r., not exceeding ~
or 90 uasmbaIs, similar to that which attended
th9 Russian ms.i,n, their s;I7ant OF God will
n1t oppose lis progress,