The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-09-11
The Cabul Revolt and Massacre.

Adyices from India give particulars of the
attack upon and slaughter of the entire British
embassy at Cabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
The New York Herald correspondent at Lon
don telegraphs under date Of Sept 8:
The worst fears regarding the fate of the
British Envoy at Cabul have been realized
Positive information has been received that
Maj. Cavagnari and his suite have been mas
sacred. For this act on the part of the troops
of Yakoob Khan however unable he may have
been to control them, England will exact ter
rihle reckoning. In the intense interest felt last
night at all the clubs the supreme anxiety of the
patriot was mingled with the curiosity of the
politician. AS the details come in from the
Indian Government to the Foreign Office, the
prospect grows hourly more serious. The lat
est authoritative announcement is to the effect
that the attack on the residence of the British
agent at Cabul was opened by three regiments of
the Afghan army, which we're Joined later by
nine others.
Yakoob Khan writes that their regular troops
began by stoning small party of British Off
GERS on the streets. 1t seemed only an ordinary
attack by mob at first, but the report that all
the British at Cabul were to be killed spread
through the barracks and the city with great
rapidity, and before all the members of Mai.
Cavagnari's suite and his body-guard could be
collected from the various parts of the city
an immense crowd had assembled around
the Embassy building, and the troops, leaving
the camps and the barracks appeared in
large bodies upon the scene Meanwhile the
building had been stoned, and several shots
had been fired from the crowd, but without
perceptible effect A heavy volley of musketry
was then fired into the crowd from the Embas-
sy building, followed by several successive
volleys. The destruction of the British resi-
dency and the lives of it's inmates were de-
manded on all sides. death to the British"
was heard e '16d in every mouth. Meanwhile
regulars, had thoroughly surrounded the
building and cut off all possible means of re-
treat. The force defending the Embassy num-
bered seventy nine. They fought with the
greatest bravery. It is said that the Ameer's
son was fatally injured A large number of
the mutineers were killed After the buildings
sailed out and defended themselves desperate
ly, but all were killed, including Maj. Cavag-
mari. Intense excitement prevails throughout
India
The British Mission to Afghanistan consisted
of Maj. Cavagnari, his secretary (Jenkins), DIR.
Kelley and Lieut.. Hamilton, commanding the
escort, consisting of twenty-six cavalry and
fifty infantry and Sepoy guards The troops of
the Embassy were lodged in two houses in the
city, joined by quadrangle. The houses
were spacious, but, unfortunately, chiefly con-
structed of wood. The mutineers finally
burned down the doors of the Embassy and
swarmed in. The party made very stubborn
defense The loss of the rioters killed in the
fight is estimatcdat over 100. The British are
advancing on Cabul in three columns.
A dispatch from Calcutta says: From
the imperfect information so far obtain
able, there seems to be good reason to favor
the view that the disaffection has not spread all
over Afghanistan, but that the affair is merely
q local emeute which will speedily disappear
when the British troops arrive at Cabul. The
Government apparently does not doubt the
fidelity Of the Ameer. Badshah Khan's ad-
hesion to the British cause is valuable as re-
moving what might have been serious obsta-
Gle to the advance from Kuram to Cabul The
fact that the insurgents did not wait until the
winter SHOWS had blockaded the passes, or
even until the British had evacuated Candahar,
seems to indicate that the rising was wholly
unpremeditated