The Portland daily press., 1879-10-13
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Afghan Campaign.


LONDON Oct. ia despatch from Sima
says that Roberts telegraphs that in Mondays
affair the enemy were evidently so placed that
Ghilzals and the other irregulars should attack
his flank and rear, while the regular Afghan
regiments opposed his advance to Cabul.
Twenty guns, instead of twelve,were captured
Monday, making SO guns captured thus far.
Roberts hopes to be able to restore his COM
munications through Khyber Pass in a few
days. The date of this despatch from the
British camp before Cabul is not given, but is
presumably later than last nights news.
Uraguay's New Ministry.
Advices from Montevideo state that the cab
met has resigned and a new ministry been
formed, constituted as follows: Senior Coyena,
minister of Justice; Senior Gonzales, minister
of foreign affairs; Senior Gorilla, minister of
the interior, Senior Praza, minister of finance;
Senior Pelegritt, minister of war.
Nihilists Sentenced.
BERLIN, Oct. 1.-THE recent great trial of
Nihilists at st. Petersburg is completed. Mir
ski, Gen. Drentelus' assailant, is to be hanged,
and Wermar, who was concerned with Scolo-
vieff, the person who attempted the life of the
Czar, is 10 bo Vanished ~ e,ihvriss.
Rumored Trouble Between Russia and
Turkey.
PARIS, Oct. lit is rumored that Russia
has demanded from Constantinople reparation
within "a hours for the insult to which
the Russian consul-general at Salonica
was recently subjected by the populace of that
city, threatening to send war vessel to Salon
lea if the demand is not complied with. The
other foreign consuls at Salonica have asked
their governments for Instructions
Proceeding Against M. Humpert.
PARIS, Oct. I'm. Puteaux Humbert, the
returned communist, was to-day elected men,
Der of the municipality for Javelle Quarter. 1t
is announced that proceeding are to be institu-
ted against M. Humbert and the Marseillaise,
newspaper, for insulting the magistracy and
defending occurrences which the law charac-
terizes as crimes.
Gen. Roberts to Enter Cabul.
SIMLA, Oct 11.-Gen. Roberts telegraphs on
the 10th inst from Seropsiugh that during the
night of Wednesday the enemy confronting
Gen. Baker fled, abandoning twelve guns
The British cavalry pursued for several miles,
that only small parties were overteken. Gen.
Roberts intended to make a public entry into
Cabul and take possession of Bala Hessar on
the 18th and 18th insts.
Foreign Notes.
A letter from Jamaica reports that a COM
pany has been sent from that city in a vessel,
with arms and ammunition, for the purpose OF
taking SAINT iago. Cubans state that the rea-
son why this news has not reached this country
officially is that the Spania.ds have control Of
the cable.
The North German Gazette says that Russia
has intlmated her Willingness to permit the
destruction of Cabul, but will not allow the
destruction of Afghanistan.
A despatch from Rome states that Cardinal
Jacobna has beeu appointed Secretary Of
State.
The iron ship-builders of marlborough,
Hartlepool and Stockton, England have
struck against the proposed reduction of
wages.
Princess Thyra of Denmark, wife of the
Duke of Cumberland, has given birth to a
daughter.
After prolonged discussion the Great Coun-
Gil of Geneva adjourned the consideration of
the separation of Church and State until May.
A dispatch to the London Daily News from
Alahabod, Sunday evening, says: Leading
merchants of Cabul have come into Roberts
camp. On the night of the Sth inst. a ire
mendous explosion was heard in Cabul, and it
was believed that the mutineers had blown up
the magazine.
A private messenger from Simla states that
Gen. Roberts is in possession of Bala Hessar,
the citadel of Cabul
The thanks of Her Majesty's government
has been conveyed to the U. S. government
for assistance rendered by the U. S. man-of-
war to the British iron-clad Iron Duke, when
the latter was aground in the Woosung river.