The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-09
THE OLD WORLD.
The Coming Struggle with Nlhlllsts
IN Russia.
Gloomy Reports Of Crops and Trade
In England.
Movements Of the British FOrcs on
Cabul.
The English Carry the Heights Be-
'-.-s fore the City.
AFGHAAISTAN.

LONDON, October S.-General Roberts
IN his dispatch, dated Charosiab, October
18th, says: Reconnoitering parties SEM
out on all the roads leading To Cabul al
daYbreak this morning reported the en-,
emY advancing In great iorce from the
direction Of the city. These parties had
to retire soon afterwards. The high range
OF hills intervening between OharosiSb
and Cabul were crowded with troops and
people from the city, while parties oil
Ghilsears appeared on the hills running
along both sides Of the camp, and reports
were received that the road TO Seahidabad
was threatened. Along this road Nc.
Pherson was advancing with large con.
voy Of stores and ammunition. Warming
was sent to MCPHERSON and some assist.
ance In cavalry.
II was absolutely necessary TO carry the
heights In front before evening. Baker
was entrusted with this very difficult
duty, which he completed in the most ad.
mirable manner. He sent a party under
Major White, OF the Ninety. y.second High.
landers, consisting OF a wing of that regi.
ment, three guns OF the Eighth Battery,
Third Brigade Royal Artillery, 100 OF the
Twenty.third Pioneers and two squadrons
Of the Fifth Puniaub cavalry, to ADVANCE
by the right Of thegorge. After an obsti.
nate resistance, Major White succeeded in
driving the enemy of the main hills, and
later in the day captured twelve guns.
Our loss here was four killed and nine
wounded.
Baker with the Seventy.second High.
landers, q wing OF the Fifth Ghoorkas, 100
OF the Fifth Punjaub infantry, the remain.
der OF the Twenty-third Pioneers, four
guns OF No. Mountain Battery and eight
Gattltng guns made turning movement
to the left and was soon hotly engaged, He
reports that the advance OF the troops was
made To his entire satisfaction, height
alter height being carried in gallant style.
Our loss was as follows: Capt Young,
PunjGub Infantry; Lieut.. Ferguson,
Seventy.second Highlanders, and Dr..
Duncan, TwentY-third Pioneers, were
wounded, and about seventy men killed
and wounded. The enemy's loss Is IN.
known but must have been considerable.
They fled in great confusion and lost two
standards. We havestrong pickets pOsted
as large numbers OF Ghilsears are still in
the neighborhood, but hope TO morrow to
be able to march within short distance
Of Cabul.
The Ameer states that the palace OF
Gala Hlssar is no longer in possession OF
people be can trust.
A special dispatch from AfChanistan re-
ports that at one time during the attack
OF the 9th inst, on the principal heights
before Cabul, two companies Of High
landers were opposed to two thousand
Afghans. The latter held their ground
until the Highlanders were within twenty
yards.
The total Afghan force is said to have
been eleven regiments, with artillery and
an immense number Of hill men. The
backbone OF the resistance is broken for
the present, but the whole country is
sse,,1I seeth1IlnG g.. with excitement; The people
the British. The whole British force was
to be within striking distance OF Cabui on
the 7th inst