Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-23
THE WAR IN A~roaAHIsTAH.
THE CzAR OF RUssIA's MES
SAGE TO THE AMER.
Lord Lytton's Proclamation Re
gardi.g the Cause OF the war
Part All Mu.Iid Abandoned BY
the A~fghAns.

BERLIN, Nov. 22.-General Kaufman
when delivering the sword to DO trans
mitted to the Ameer. said t: "My Illus.
trious Sovereign, on whose empire the
sun never sets, and whose raised finger
causes a million soldiers to take up arms,
sends this pledge OF friendship and IN.
changing affection to his friend and ally.
the noble and chivalrous ruler Of Afgh.
anistan ; and history teaches that Rus.
sia ever sspouses q just causs-that she
has always known how to protect her
allies from attacks OF any enemy how.
ever powerful. Whoever sides with
Russia need not fear that q hair OF his
head will be injured. The power Of the
Russian sword is great. This Is a fact
known to the enemies OF Russia as we'll
as to her allies. May God protect and
preserve the two powerful sovereigns.
the Car and the Ameer. May God pro.
mote the welfare Of the two allied coun-
tries to the benefit Of tho Afghans, the
Russians and humanity at large. May
the echo Of these words awaken conso-
lation and hope where oppression and
tyranny are paramount" The blade Of
the sword has the following inscription
in the Persian tongue "May God
give thee victory over the inhdels."
LAHORE, Nov. 22. Tho proclamation
Of tho viccroy Of India recounts the his.
tory Of tho relations between India aud
AfIhanistan during the last ten years.
II says: "In return for the kindness Of
our actions and intentions-as witnessed
by the Ameer's reception at Umbala. by
material aid afforded TO him from time
TO time and by FREQ commerce with India
accorded 20 the Afghans-we gained
only i'll will and ~discourtesy. The Ameer
openly and ~assiduously attempted. by
words aud deeds. to stir up religious
hatred and bring about a war. Although
he had repealed all efforts for amicable
intercourse by the Indian Government,
ho formally received a Russian Embassy,
and finally. while the Russian Mission
was still at Cabool, he forcibly repulsed
the English Envoy. whose coming had
been duly notified to him. and met all
attempts to promote friendly relations
with open indignity and defiance. The
Ameer. installing for weakness the long
forbearance OF the British Government,
thus deliberately incurred Its just re-
sentiment. With the Scidars and people
Of A~fghanistan the Indian Government
has nc quarel, and they have given no
.offense. The independence Of Afgha-
nistan will be respected. but the Gov.
eminent OF India cannot tolerate that
any other power should interfere in the
internal affairs Of Afghanistan." The
proclamation concludes rs follows:
upon Ameer Shers Ali alone rests the
responsibility OF having exchanged
friendship for the hostility Of the Em-
press OF India"
LONDON. Nov. 49, Lord Lawrence's
Afghan Committee have resolved TO
organize themselves on o permanent
bssis and publish a statement Of their
views.
The advertiser says: A private tsls-
gram received In London estimates the
killed and wounded In the operations in
the Khyber Pass ut 800.
A dispatch from Thull reports that
the Khurum column has formed a great
camp at Fort Kapiyanga. The cavalry
and a portion Of the infantry and artil.
lery have pushed forward eight miles
further to Hazarapir. The inhabitants
Of the valley are friendly, and are bring.
ing In supplies freely.
A dispatch dated Jumrood, Friday.
says: The garrison Of Ali Musjid has
bolted precipitately, leaving arms. food.
twenty-one cannon and forty or fifty
wounded. Considerable numbers Of
prisoners have been taken. aud II is re-
ported the Afghan commander IL among
them. Considerable firing was heard up
the pass this friday morning. in the
direction OF Tytler's turning force. II
is believed the Afghans are not in condi-
ton to make any further resistance.
LAHORE. Nov. 23.-The British col.
umn advancing into "Afghanistan by way
OF Quetta has occupied without resist
ance Sibi. due east OF Dszar.
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