The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-09-17
GOING 10 HIS GRAVE.

IaHOob hhGn's Capital.
A letter from Caoul to the London Times
of Aug. 80: had the following: The British
embassy entered Cabul on the morning OF
the oath of July. About four miles from
the city, Sirday Abdoolah Khan, accom-
panied by the minister for foreign affairs
and an escort of cavalry, met the envoy,
Two elephants, with gilt and silver howaahs.
had been sent for the use of the envoy and
his staff. Close to the city the whole of the
Cabul garrison, consisting of two cavalry
regiments, two batteries of artillery and
nine infantry regiments. were drawn up in
close column, and presented arms as the
cortege passed. The bands plaved what
they imagined was "God Save the Queen
AS the ENJOYS elephant entered the
gate of the Bala Hissar, or citadel
of Cabul, a salute of seventeen guns was
fired by heavy battery posted on the rising
ground in front of the city. The housetops
and shop windows were crowded with sight
seers, but the conduct of the crowd was or
derby and respectful in the extreme. A
guard of honor was drawn up sholt dis
lance from the gateway of the quarters ap-
pointed by the ameer for the residence of
the British embassy, and as the envoy
allghted from his elephant the commander
ln-chief aud the finance minister waited on
him and conveyed friendly inquiries from
the ameer. In the afternoon Mai. Sir Louis
Cavagnari. and staff paid formal visit to
the ameer. The building IN which the
members of the embassy are lodged is yery
commodlous, and is considered one of the
best dwelling houses in Cabul. There are
two houses, one four stored, the other two
stored, connected by side walls, so there is
a spacious quadrangle in the centre.
Ihe superstructure of these houses ia princi-
pally OF wood, with small kiln-baked bricks
built in between the frameworks of wood.
This ls said to be the best style of building
to Withstand, earthquakes, which are very
frequent in Cabul. The houses had been
thoroughly cleaned and whitewashed, and are
oy no means uncomfortable. During the
whole OF the journey the officers and escort
OF the embassy we're the guests of the ameer.
Large trays of cooked food of various de-
scriptions were sent three times day to the
officers, and rations were served ont to the
escort and camp followers. Fruit was sup
piled in such great profusion that the bag
gage animals we're seen feasting off of q large
heap which the camp followers were unable
to dispose of. p IS g.. ......
The peaceful and uneventful Journey of
the embassy, and the honorable and osten-
tatious reception it met with when entering
Cabul, will, it is to be hoped, give quietus
to the pesslmists who are disposed to ques-
ton the ameer's power throughout his king
dom. Some went so far as to doubt whether
Yakoob Khan really intended to receive a
British embassy at his court. That there
are difficulties in front of the envoy cannot
DO denied, but there ia every hope that these
can be grappled with, and that in the course
OF time the ameer and the people of Afghan
lstan Will cease to brood over the memory of
the past, and no longer resent or view with
suspicion the presence Of British officers in
any part of the country.