Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-23
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break this morning Gen. Brown
stood on a little plain beyond jun
rood watching the march to the
front. A picket of the enemy's
cavalry was visible on the top Of
Shagai Ridge, beyond range. The
advance marched briskly on and
presently crestd the height whence,
at ten o'clock, a skirmishing fire
was opened on the enemy's picket.
The latter retired after a desultory
resistance, our force pressing on and
occasionally firing in their effort to
reach Shagai Ridge, from whence
Ali Musjid is clearly visible. AT
noon Ali DIusjid fired the first shell,
which burst in the air. The second
shell, we'll aimed, flew over the flag
staff on Shagai Ridge and fell with
out bursting beyond.
A long halt was necessary to al
low our heavy battery to come up,
and the interval was utilized by the
horse artillery in placing guns on
the height to our right. Fort Ali
Musjid replied, and the firing be-
came somewhat brisk, meanwhile
firing was heard to the left of Fort
Ali Musjid, and some persons con-
strued it that it was McPherson's
turning movement, our right coming
into operation. But the Afghans
about the Fort Ali Musjid held their
ground, although thus apparently
threatened on the flank and front.
Our horse artillery fire was fairly
served. The Afghans replied with
spirit from Fort Ali Musjid at first,
but afterwards Stacking.
At 1 o'clock p. N. the forty
Founders reached the scene, as also
the Magnaiss nine-pounders. The
horse guns then moved off the ridge |
and gave their place to a nine
FOUNDER battery, while the forty
Founders played against the right of
the Afghan position. The Afghan
guns slowly but steadily replied,
good practice, especially
from their seven-pounders in the
central bastion. About 2 o'clock
two fOrty-pounder shells crushed
into the central bastion and crum-
bled a great portion of it, ap-
parently dismounting the guns
which had been so stubbornly
served.
LONDON, Nov. %, 6 p. ma
special dispatch from Jumcood,
dated Friday morning and pub
lished in an extra edition of the
daily News, says: "The Afghans
abandoned Ali Musjid in the course
of the night, Gen. Eval Tyler's
brigade having occupied a defile in
their rear. We took possession
this morning without firing a shot,
and dispositions for advancing are
now being made"
LAHORE, Nov. 22.-The procla-
nation of the Viceroy of India
recounts the history of the rela-
tions between India and Afghan~
istan during the last ten years. 1t
says: In return for the kindness
of our actions and intentions, as
by the Ameer's reception
1T Umballa, by the mutual aid of
Fered to him from time to time, and
oy the free commerce with India,
accorded to the Afghans, we have
gained only i'll will and discourtesy.
The Ameer openly and assidu-
ously attempted, by words and
deeds, to stir up religious hatred
and bring about a war upon the
British Empire in India, and al !
.hough he had repelled all efforts
'or an amicable intercourse by the
Indian Government, he formally re-
,eived a Russian Ambassy, and
inally, while the Russian mission ,
vas still at Cabul, he forcihlY res
pulsed the English envoy, whose
coming had been duly notified to
lim, and met our attempts to pro- !
note friendly relations with open
and defiance. !
The Ameer, mistaking for weak
hess the long forbearance of the s
British Government, thus deliber- {
ltely incurred in its just resent s
nent. With the SirdarS and people t
If Afghanistan, the Indian Gov
'rnment has no quarrel, as they !
lave given no offence. The inde- i
,endence of Afghanistan will be re- i
pected, but the Government of t
india can not tolerate that any t
'ther Power should interfere in the !
Internal affairs of Afghanistan. The |
concludes as follows t
Upon Ameer Shere Ali alone rests
he responsibility, having exchanged t
rIendship for the hostility of the /
Empress of India. c