Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-10


LONDON, Dec. GA Darmstadt
dispatch says that the Grand Duch-
ess of Herr, Princess Alice, is seri-
ously i'll of diptheria. Princess
Alice Ia the second daughter of
Queen Victoria.
The Russian Eavoy bas Gone.
LONDON, Dec. 9.-The Chancellor
of the Exchequer, replying to the
inquiry of the House of Commons
to-day, said Schouvalof had in
formed Lord Salisbury that the
Russian Envoy had left Afghanis-
tan, and he learns from other
sources that the envoy has returned
to Russia.
Tho An,ees's isep,y to tnc British
Utttmstuas.
LONDON, Dec. 9th.-The follow
ing is the text of the letter of the
Ameer of Afghanistan to the
Viceroy of India in reply to the
Ultimatum: Be 1t known to your
Excellency that | have received
and read from beginning to end the
friendly letter OF your Excellency in
reply to the letter L dispatched by
Nawab Gholar Hussim Khan.
With regard to the expressions
used by your Excellency in the be-
ginning of your letter, referring to
the friendly character of the mis-
sion and good will of the British
government, leave it to your Ex-
cellency, whose wisdom and JUS
tice are universally admitted, to
decide whether any reliance can be
placed upon good will, if evidenced
by words only. But if, on the
other hand, good will really
consists of deeds, then
it has not been mani.
tested by the various wishes
expressed and proposals made by
British officials during the last few
years to officials of this God grant
ed government, proposals which,
from their nature, it was impossi-
BILE for them to comply with. One OF
those referred to by my undutiful
son, the ill-starred wretch, Nah
moud Yakoob Khan, and were con-
tanned In the letters addressed by
officials of the British government
to the British agent then residing
at Cabul. 1t was written in that
letter that, "If Yakoob Khan be
released and set at liberty our
friendship with Afehanisan will
| be firmly cemented, otherwise it
will not" There are several other
| grounds of complaint of a similar
nature which contain no evidence
| of good will, but which were effect
i've In increasing the aversion and
apprehension already entertained
by the subjects of this God granted
government. With regard to m Y
refusal to receive the British Mis-
sion, your Excellency has stated
that it would appear from my con.
duct, that l was actuated by feel
ings of direct hostility toward the
British government. I assure your
Excellency that, on the contrary,
| the officials of this God granted
| government, In repulsing tue mis-
sion, were not influenced by hos
tile or inimical feelings toward the
British government, nor did the Y
luteDu luut auy lusuiJ UT u IfOut
should be offered, but they were
afraid the independence of the gov.
ernmen nt might be affe CITE by the ar
rival of the mission, and the friend
ship which has now existed be-
tween the two governments for
several years, might be annlhilated.
A paragraph in your Excellency's
letter corroborated the statements
which they have made to this gov
ernment. The feelings of appre-
hension aroused in the minds of the
people of Afghanistan by the mere
announcement of the intention of
the British government to send a
mission to Cabul, before the mis-
sion itself had actually started or
arrived at Peshawur, has subse
quently been fully testified by the
statement In your Excellency's let
ter, that I would be held
res ponsibls for any injury
that might befal the tribes
who acted as guides to the mission
and that should be called upon to
pay compensation for any loss they
might have suffered, and that if at
any time those tribes should meet
with Ill treatment at my hands,