, 1879-01-08

Sales Gallant Defense ThIray-Sovon Year,
Ago.

nNfRrnA THtR1Wz&nwATY
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u!e.a.aoaa IS 'nenofnole u Ene,,sh military
lu Tic winter Of 1si1-'2 Tho Gh1isics h.vinT
usthcrct1 will, n view tn cutting an The nrItl.h
con,,nnn,cottor w,,1, rn;1,a Gon r,,,tn..aaa
eo''.'.,auts"t'ou ~ s ~Na 4uu's' "e'' H'lhnstoha
Cabul to force tho Kl'ool Pass. Sale set out On
tho 18th OF October aud fought bis vav Through
n n1cl,1ahod ,hh.h Ia +aochot, a, ,ho 1o,i, ~
N,r.s,,,or .1nn.. inna,,,",a,s ~ .t.".s ~" .-.a y.
body OF Afghan horscmen brought letter from
the weak and confldtpr Elphfnstope, tu which
tic convention entered into with Ahtar Khuu
~, ,nrnrrooa ,,,1 Nj. 80. 49,,
cmptosliy TO march with arms, ammunition,
and Bturcs to Ecsh0Wnr, the AfgLana prom!s-
Ing that tho "troops would not bo mo-
lasted IN the way.n pcrIoua a, vo.
Sale caleb council Of war. Whrh fthonrn thnfc,
yas .tln,,bk and hcHitatf6rl ticritirts moinis
through Tho t,crasatsnca al HayrIors: NH Wrn"I
foot. fu remain At Dfoinlaiaa md 1fafen,i % ~,
place against ali cotncrs. il then consisted I u
Tatuparts, With Vcr1nctcr OF about 4. 100 I'D.
Tho works wcrn Of earth wftbont nsrnna1s
dItches, covered way or outwvrk Of INV snrt
there Wero th!rty.thrco bastions. but the3r con-
str1,rtinn WIS 20 fauity thnt thoy wcra xnT.o
than useless, The toYn contained httt mi;
"sos om,1 Ind tnc reo,,tatto,, ~ hs ~. ~, ~ ~
tho flthjea nlaces in tnr FAT II ,sas s,,r.
rounded on ali ytdes with valfcd r"r-
ttuna. tncIosed Heida. rninch fnrts mi
nnsn,,ea. atYnrt1tnV admirnhtc rnv.r ~
NJ, ri,etnv. m thrsn sidrs' a. dtsts,c. ~ ~
sbout W6 Yards, Iay tho Tuins uf tho waIis nf
tlIo anclent city; Opposite tho southwest anrlo
mi, a rntro Of hichts COMPLETELY nyc1Ioakinv
the town: aud psrallct to Tie nurtt, siic wii,if
in vnr,s. thrre wa. 1nud hsnt nc.ri.+~s"
feet in hI.ht. This cxtcuaeti several rniic. -
tho cast, End Afforded q secure md upsect, m.
Thrse 5iays .fisr lie eo,,ncii Ind ,,cc,dea tbot
I. Il wo,,l not h. nr,lsnt ~ ~ ,.o,. sSas
tocutnent. and that thu garrison vnmli tis,s.
fora rstna}u wners Il w.. mnti fnyth.r ",r,"rs
sentinel saw tnouptcd man In tha .,istanrs. =
riisr Who aupcared 10 be- EMronron' 1a.rt ~
,Tu,,ndef rnnin0 m s,sif.atarynt s,nx t.1,e "ua
tfo nass: il wa 81. Kry,inn. tt,c otlv mnn MI ~
Einninstone,s force that reached ]lcIsisbn,I. ~
was faint b.ceIlug, aud covered witi, yo1,n,Is' h
and rrasut.l in nis hantS n,s,nII fra,ncn, "
swor1t. hi oEiy wcsnou. Fnnr InIrs fr"m town ~
Tic caynirynru sent Out to br,nr bIm IN foun., I
ths tnt,ttatsI remntns Of tbrr. r. III "n.nnnns
tnn. af,nr Eiir~ son ~ af@, us & eo,npam t
n,..G ~ IL" iii. Isnvin'. H.,;o,. .~n hs ss"d d
ia"ecl bc,,t"d r. To.s ,,n,,o,;... H.. wv oaa
n,hcr living an1l cafsa thrnnI,i, thn rass thnnnh
for snmn ghts lantsr,,s ynre I snsot,a ~,
nrcs sioye thn walls. and tns hnoins .",,,s,lea -"
r. enrnnrnrs s4rnrrlcrs saI" ~, hi,ssn'f -,
t'-sn"r. fn<o sic.e sni Sh"i. ~. sea ,.,1s 49,. ~
manned viii, ul,snn hi, nis tr,inca :" h,ruio
n;t.s m,,ic c,,s ri oi hs,ns. nj n,,o-
sr ths rurrisom tnrn: n,,t !" f.,rss,e ~ y.
.v! IN III ,:,t1. arT IN .a,, ~ ,.s.s sMo
~, iain T., M, nsit.', Ts,s ,' a..
iatter srmt mi 10 rrazr nrar the s"t1. anT sas
mi nns,ax hat ,n.ht ofY". ,ovor ~, ascs
s.crs ,t nrn an ey,.,, ths a,,re. ~, ,.;,y
oaS - -. nona". .,ss sne NV, snn WI"
"i ~. 9,'ai ~ ~ TeG totn a"aT 5na
aHhar Kh,n's srx srrivs't ~" h"t,ts III
n!ci' ..s." .srn,,W ni-.s,v ~, gox ~ he! s.
n. MSm Ms'r ~ nsi tns io,h tas sun opmy peoniln
III Ia .st ~ ~ ~ sn.r ,rra ~ tMo sm anleeu
~. ~ .t.',ss snu sSt mi ~ 49,. i ,a ~. 'seuuH o.
.su WI a1a' 1n .ms souna 81
taoasauu !. ma9oas 59ls'ne ana 1ot
~ stFckcp, M r:hca out Of tc treuclss an IN an
s'stan. "9t,s a"u Moas1s 1p'.tt.nk AaHnues csnle
eta.nan4 ~ ~, uoHn. , "mo'o 'ns pasapeta VETO
aeaaesu ~ aE nsaps u .u.nx. pseaenes
s,' @eIe a1 ~ ~ ae ~ ,h e ,I tan anf
r"a.,,,nI ,ictxxn ~ fri,,rst1 H. n H.. @ .1 w
.ns thcu"vn ,,rdti III. ,,,rir nf ti,r. n,..s
st, ,,,it4t,is .ns ,su.I, a!".tnss
r.s" '.,,i T., store. "eso
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