The New York herald., 1879-09-29
YAKOOB MEETS THE BRITISH


HIS STAFF PARLEY WITH GENERAL ROBERTS
AT KUsHI-ANARcHx AT cABUL.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.1
LONDON Sept. 20, 1870.
The Viceroy sent the following despatch from
Simla to London yesterday:-'GeneralB Baker re-
ceived letter from the Afghan Commander-in-
Chief yesterday Mt Kushi asking whether he
would receive him and the Amcer's heir APP
parent in camp The General replied in the
affirmative. An hour later message came
from the Ameer Yakoob Khan himself asking
General Baker to receive him. The General
responded, saying that he would meet the
Ameer one mile from the camp. The Ameer,
his son and fatherin-law and General Damud
Shat (who was reported killed during
The Cabul outbreak), with u suite of
forty-fve persons and an escort of two
hundred men, arrived ut Kushi on the same day.
They report that Cabul is in state of anar-
,hy. The gates Of the city are closed. A num-
Der of Ghilzais are in the Ameer's suite. Cen
eral Roberts reached Kushi to-day" The
Daily Nc,cs Allahabad special says it is ex-
pected that Cabul will be entered OH tho
9th of October. Resistance is doubtful,
as the rebels lack leaders. General Roberts
II. "A
was severely wounded. A force sent to assist
lost five men. The Standards AliKheyl COR
respondent reports that General Baker has re-
connotred us far as Zargun-Shahr. The whole
of his forces will shortly be concentrated in the
Lorgar Valley for u rapid advance Cabul.
despatch from Simla announces that the
forces under General Hughes has arrived ut
Shakiri-Safi, half way to Khclat-Ghclza. The
Governor of the latter place has written. ex-
pressing his joy ut tho approach of the British,
hut it is reported that he is stirring up the
tribes to go to Cabul and join in the war. 1t is
reported from Hcrat that there has been figlt
at Macmana between the Amccr's Cabul and
the Hcrat regiments. The former were beaten
and have gone back.
The military correspondent of the Times
with General Roberts tclegraphs that when
the whole force has arrived ut Zargun Shahr
the advance on Cabul could be accomplished in
forty-cight hours.
KUsHI, 'THE VILLAGE OF ALL DELIaHTs"-
HIS ROAD TO CADUL AND HIS FORCES
The steep descent on the Cabul side of tho Shutur
gnrdan Pass leads down into the Logar Valley of
which Kushi is the only noteworthy hamlet. Bo-
shuturgardan lio the camping grounds OF Akhund
Kheyl and Dobandi--at each OF which the
presence OF trees water and pastur-
age has tempted human habitation-and
either side of Dobandi is difficult gorge.
the farther one being, however. easily turned by
''tho Grccn Pass" which leads straight to
Kushi. From Kushi General Roberts has choice
OF routes to the captal-ono by "Nawab" and
"Mahomcd Aga" no doubt two ordinary wayside
forts named after their possessors. and the other
by which tho Embassy taken, past
Zargum shahr or these two routes the left Is
threatened by any force that might be gathering
at Ghuzni. two roads from which cut in upon tho
line of General Roberts advance--one ut sheKhabad
and tho other tmuch nearer CabuD at Argandi. On
the right lies much OF the strength the Ghilzais
and all the moro dangerous tribes that in
habit the spurs of the Safed Koh be.
tween Jagdallak and the Shuturgardan-bo-
tween. In fact. tho Khyber and tho Kurrum
lines of advance The power Of these wild clans for
mischief. the reader, remembering tho events OF
former Afghan campaigns, can easily estimate for
himself, and it suifccs. therefore. TO say that
though always mischievous and troublesome. they
were never dangerous Nevertheless, General
Roberts, foresceing the molestation which may
thus bo offered to his advance, and con-
scious OF the numerous points IL may be ncces-
saty TO cover, has asked for increase to
his command At first this consisted Of an ad