Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-08
Horrible EraweGy at s'aEsui,

The London Standard is authority FIR The
statement that the Eogish Embassy st Ca
bu!, corsistng of NJ Jr CavsgnaI! auda Mill
!ary suite OF % persons. have been maS5ac;ed,
the Afghan regiments having ravoited aEd at
Il cked the embassy b!cius, they had net reccir
ed their pay. The regiments were i3iaed by
the po1u'aoe, and the Aaeer. far fran being
able 10 protect the m5assy, is himself bcsieged,
his aTseDa!s having beGn pluCGered, ard ne bees
for aid ircm the British army south CT the
passes. The aruy 10 advancing ga rapidly es
possible. Tie MSS cIe CAUSES great co1Eterna
ti0a at he ladl1n Office and tarcuShou, L}l-
don,
The Amer writes hat the troops at the is:
outbreak, after s:otiog the oficars, rushed TO
to the British Embassy end etouet it. Several
roeys were fired ireui the embassy 10 reurc.
y sccoDt Letter from toe Amer, teaicd SEP
'ember 4. says: Thousands assembled 10 de-
stray the British Embassy. Much lie vss lost
90 both siG,s |, wish five atteraaoss, hsva
been b siegcc aI cay Saturday. L.? to now
have 30 certain ccEs OF the Envoy, .hc;h be
was Killed 10 bis quarters or captured.
The L1DGon Standards CORES p0n5enL at
Bombay as:crts that symptoms Of discoG:Hut
have been noticed at Cabul for s,no ti1lc. The
beGiiog OF the popu!ai)n toward the nca!bara
OF the embassy hgs been deii.1!. The i1Ic,
dd+ntl1g the cmGas;V punberGi -. They
fought with the greatest blav,ry. L. Is slid that
tho Amer sou vas fataEIy irjured. \ largo
tunher ottho mu;!Detra were killed. After
the tuId!og5 CT The embassy were l!cd the suc
Ti7crs sailed GU a1a d:.codcd ,hat1aeEvcs &
rera!tI?, 6u' a'I wcro killed, incIuiing mgiGv
CaVosnari. Il is believed at PERKS and VltHra
tbot tho outbreak is due to Russian Intrigue
I,nEr tfe-onn.ri tnl.r-,,, I-,,,
tic Vi;eroy OF Iuda, dated Sunday lvc5icg, So
pouecDg tho death Of her husband.
Uodtr date rf Angus G e h?cGcn c,rtts-
po!dant TrJtc to the Nltion Lakco5 Man
ard Mi .jr CaraeGGIl are ct this rloUent in
precisely DC same position 10 Cahul o. were
Shah Snti III end Sir William McN:ehtcn il
1910. Il will be !itlo ltss THAI miraculous if
the tlrncr Eaal;sGman succeed in escaping lie
violent death when fell rpon tho latter"
LONDON, Sept. S.-Thc Times 10 lasiioz
ea!totia! article, this morning, 90 tic tut :ct Of
the revolt 10 AtghaUistar says: Oar en'y Is
TO act with c0urasc AID Grnuesa. WAIST has
happened by 20 iGcals creates new si,uall3p.
1t does cot supply sjug!o rev argument fer
anBexlog At2hsns!op Ter cur policy, how, var
modified 10 de,ei's, will be 10 keep steadily 10
| tho lines which have been already traced with
tee approval CT lu:lio opinion"
displcn 10 the Inns irtm C4!cl:te s.; ::
From Imperfect Information cbtainabc there
seems 10 be gooG Teas3n 10 iayor tie vie - that
tho disaifec.lon las act spread ell over 81 sla1'
lstan, but that tic affair is msEe'y o local
tmento which will speedily disappear Eht1 Tie
British troops arrive at Cabul
The government apparently does LoF doubt
the fidelity Of tho Amcer. Badshch k,Lu's
adhesion 10 the British cause is valuable Us re-
moving what might have been o. s'ace 10 tie
advance from kuraD to Catul. The iaci that
| the iDsurreo;ionists Id 20. wait until III, WIN
Ter SHOWS had blocked the passes or even urll
the British had evacuated Canaahar, seems 10
iud!cate]taat the rising was wholly uarr.meG
atcd.