The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-06
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LAHORE Drr r Gou Robert, tclNgtlrh.
fion Pciwar khotHl unicr date 81 Doc. 3. NJ
follows: Daring the night Of De-. I The Ah,hau
position was turned 10y a flank march over the
Sp.ugwa Pass. We surprised tho enemy ut
dayhrcak Of the 81 inst. whcn the Seyonty-
second HighIandcrs and Finh Goorkhas gal
lanily dru,c tho Afghans from several posi-
tors They aitcrward ondcavorcd 10 roach
rciwai- Khotl but The aasnull could not be do.
li,crcd ON that side We then threatened tho
cn0ny ia the rear and attacked and carried
Pciwar hhoia at about O'Clock ia the alter
neon.
The cnomy had on the pro,ious evening re-
ceiycd rctnfoIccmonis Of four rcgimcLs. They
fought desperately. Their artillery Wa vol
srryyd hcr defeat. however wis complc.r.
We have captured eighteen guns and large
quantity of ammunition. Our loss was mod
Crutr Cunaidcriul, tn numbcro OF ourorponcnt,
md the dlnicut nature of the country MAJOR
Anderson pi the Pioneers was Killed Gen.
u"hhr an Lieut. Munro OF hc S'vnty second
lliHiilandcrs wcre wuundcl. Our mon behaved
admirably. We rhnil mrNc toward the Shutar-
garden Pas. On Tlulrslry. The 9TH inst
LpSp1N. Dee. 5.-lArliamcni met to-day. The
pdDrn " speech was read ~ lho ll'usr ol Lords
by Royal Commission. II ia ~ follows.
Nv ,t" ~ 1.,1' ~ resrct that hs,. hecn
T,mhy om'.t g, lu in. a. 'n,cii ,.a.'u ~ hq.
AMc'i o. N-tmi.,'n amt u., mtnn,l in wn'h r r,
hu, nN iu,n ny n,. i lrt 'ng o. a 'illyc q t'
ur i,'u ii'ir-iid ha,e icr rud ~ expedition 60 hc
uuiN Ht cuhnc yhr i'rt'"er mn mrkinf to ri the
rutlHt Ni0 ltnu uifl ly Law ilNu directed fiint
ic pHf'r- %. The .ul ,ct s 40 hc laid 'r you &C.
cove om W fofrisn powers ASSURANCES ct thcr friendly
Nrituas gui have rNriy reason 10 believe that The
ran mcut- tor Tie pa'ifoatun Eutoue made hS the
treaty ~ o. vim viii - surrcssiuN carried into c0tct
thsfti NHN Uf uiN llursi nf tuNNNNt The estimates
tut tr ensuing year 90 course ui preparation, and
MI ln I've time. tc admitted to you
Nv ioun7 sNu If''itNts propose that alier lr'i dc
liberation ur"u III" n.aiers shch have led uc g. an
nttr yiir usual time of meeting and after snitahl,
should proceed 10 The consideration Of the
rons measures Tot tc public benefit which vail then be-
lul hciot. YOU 1 rUtfl,nilY commit g. YOUR wisdom
blessing of Almighty dud may attend your cpInscis
In tho House Of Commons this afternoon the
Hon. Edward Stnnhopc. Under Secretary Of
state Tor India. eavo notice that he would on
Monday nrNt submit motion that tho OK
ponscs OF tho Afghan war he doiraved from tho
lndiah royonuc. and Mr. Henry Fawcett Lib
cral membor from Hackney gave notice that
he would oppose Mr.. SianhOr4' motion.
The London Times Lahore despatch says
that an advance upon Candahar will probably
De impossible this year, on account OF the difti-
culties Of transportation.
LAHORE, Dec. 5.-All Is quiot In the Khyber
Pas-. \ reconnaissance has boon made as far
as Pcshbolak. Tho Amccr is collecting ovics
near Cabul. Gen. Biddneph has advanced many
miles northeast Of Queiah. The advance is
easy. and the natives arc friendly.