, 1879-01-05
suspension Of the Corn
ish Bank of Truro,
Cornwall.
The Deposits of the Institution
Aggregate Five Million
- Pounds.
Moncasi, the Would-Be Reqi-
eide, Executed in
Madrid.
Angel to Return to the United States
!. in q Sai1ing-VesseL


AFGHANTSIAN
AN INTERVIEW WITH GEN. KAuFFMANN.
Ey cnbic 10 Neio 1ori Herald. >
TAsHKESD. Turkcstan, Jan. 2.-After Ion
Central Asian journey, / arrived On Monda
morning last at this city Of Russian Turkestar
where Gen. Kaufman has his headquarters
The General accorded me courteous rece1
tin1., ard inSited me to breakfast The Afgha
Embassy sent by the Amecr to implore Russia
ASSISTANCE WAS then in Tashkend. Tuesday
Was BY Gen Kautfnanp's courtesy pcEmitte
present during the farewell interview Of fou
cmiss9ries from Ameer- Gen. Kaufman
conveyed the unpleasant news he had to tel
with great tact. In his short address b
catceorically declared his Imperial Majcst.
the Czcr absolutely refused to intervene
in the affairs Of Afghanistan. j
was imoossible for the emissaries to concea
their disappointment. The emissaries and suit
Immediately left Tashkend, to rcjoin Shcre Ali
The same day ! wes inviteo to dinner by Gen
Kauftmanu. During my stay we conversed on
variety OF topics. The following is a summary
OF what related to
THE AFFAIRS OF ArGHAS1sTAN:
Correspondence desire to go to Cabul. VIII
you give me the necessary facilities?
Kautfmann-It would be useless. Ghe Amee1
has quilted Cabul, leaving hts sou, Yakoot
Khan. to nesotiatc With the English.
.Correspondent-Then you consider that the
war is at an cnds
kautfmanu-No, for the Ameer may disayow
his sons act, although OF all the Asiatics have
found Shcre Ali Is the least untruthful.
Correspondent Why should be disavow bis
sons :scts9
kauffmann-To recommencc a war which is
very 1seayv for the English, the climate being
too cold in winter, and Unexpectedly hot in
summer. The results up to the present arc
absolutely null for tho English. They have
only gained thirty miles Of territory, aud that
owing to money given the mountainecrs, q set
Of Afghan tribes who would fall upon the Brit
ieh at the first reverse.
Corre*pondent-Do you believe the English
hare experienced any rcrerscs?
kauffmaun-1hcv larc experienced several
which have been concealed by their journals.
For instance, the last letter from the Ameer
that you sec lying there says that in the last
engagement the English were only victorious
in the second days fighting. After coln-
plete defeat on the first day
TEE FACT WAS CAREFULLY CONCEALED
BY the English journals.
Correspondent did it happen the En-
Ctisl we're beaten the first day, and we're vic
torious tae second?
Kauhmann-By bad geuera1ship the Ameer
had scattered his troops to have some every
where, and, consequently, they were in force
nowhere In tue last battles the English,
who haye sixteen battaIions, had only
to fight Oh one occasion four Afghan battal-
lions, On another five, although lhe English
would have been beaten the first dav if the
troops Ind not been scattered. The Afghans
are excellent soldiers, but Tretchedly CON-
mandcd.
Correspondent is rumorcd in Europe that
the Afghans arc directed BY Russian officers.
Kauffmanu-1 learned that by Lord Lotus,
English Ambassador to Russia, saying that tue
Journal de Ca11sl had announced the arrival Of
my 4tde~de-Canp in the Afghan Capital. I re-
piled By stating 1 had long been III relations
with the Ameer through a native horsemau,
whom the Cabul journal mistook for my Aide
de-Camo.
Corcspondent-1o return to the war, Cen
eral. What is tue actual situation,
kauffmann-Thc Aneer has left his son,
Yakoob Khan, at Cabul, and retired north over
$50 miles, as far as Mazar lsharif, close to our
frontier. The last letter received from him
WIS the 9Th Of December. aud announced be |
would quit Cabul in couple of days. He mr.
rived at Aazar 1sharif probably to-day, and vas |
to write Immediately.
Corrcspondent-And should the Afchans |
Violate the treaty made by Yasoob Khan, |
where Will he the solution OF the dif1lculty1
s. Kauffmann-There Will be no solution. II |
tbe .Ameer rccommcnces the war it will be ]
lsdicu1t and almost impossible for the English |
% succeed. The latter can derive no more ad-
;agtase from it than they have obtained at |
present, and that is nothing.
-. THE ANEER's FLIGHT.
tn the 7T,esfer7, Axspciaftd 1'yxsx
LONDON, Jan. 4--The Viccroy OF India tcle-
yraphs the details, Of the Anccr's withdrawal |
rom Cabul. The Auieer held Durbar Dec 10.
Vhcn it was resolved that after the fall OF Ali
lusjid and Pciwar no further reliance
ould be placed on his troops or resistance
'dered. The Amecr, therefore, concluded
{ seek Russian protection and place his case
cfore European Congress, leaving Yakoob
1han. his son, in charge Yakoob was released
he same day, and the oath WAS administered
bat he should do IS the Ameer directed The ]
lmeer left Cabul Dec. la his authority had |
lmost disappeared. 4 Caoul Chief has written |
icn. Roberts, offering his services, and says the
4ucer has gone to St. Petersburg.
= GEN. GRANT.
=. INCIDENTS or HIS VISIT TO DUBLIN. |,
~ Cable to ..tsc 1ork Herald. l.
DUBLIN. jan. 4.--Gcu. Grant drorc to the
ice Regal Lodge Of the Duke Of Marlborough,
henix Park: this afternoon, where he had
ejeuucr with the Viceroy. He afterward ris-
ed the Geological Gardens. ,