The New York herald., 1879-03-13
LATEST CABLE NEWS.
An Eye Witness Account Of the
Revolt in Tashgourkand.
THE RIVAL CLAIMANTS.
Destruction Of the Hungarian
Town OF Szegedin.
EIGHTY THOUSAND PERSONS HOMELESS.
Preparations for the Royal We'd
ding in England.
THE De BROGLlE IMPEACHMENT.
Lord Salisbury to Russia on the
Berlin Treaty.
THE AFGHAN ANARCHY.
NARRATIVE OF THE RUSSIAN SURGEON JAvoR-
sKY--REvoLTs OF YAKooB's ELDER BROTHER
AND NEPHEW.

AND NEPHEW.
[By CABLE TO THE HERALD1
TAsHKEND, Turkestan, March IL, 1871
have just learned the following details
Of the events which occurred at Tashkour-
gan immediately previous and subsequent
to the death of the Ameer, Shere
Ali. They were given to me by the
Russian surgeon, Javorsky. the only Euro
pean who witnessed them. The Ameer was
not yet dead when three pretenders to the
Afghan throne sprang up in Tashkourgan.
Among them was Hamid, the nephew of
Shere Ali, who was known to be in commu-
nication with the English. Hamid's party,
urged, no doubt, by English agents. began
active operations on the evening before the
Ameer's death. They were joined by the
entire garrison, led by the commandant,
Feis. and the Governor Of the town,
Leinab, in spite of the efforts made by the
two other pretenders, Ibrahim, the eldest
living son Of the Ameer, and Ahmed Ali,
the grandson of Shere Ali (son of his eldest
son, Mahomet. who died in 1867. These
latter proceeded to the fortress of Tashta-
paul, where, however, they were despoiled
of everything by the commandant, who had
been gained over to Hamid's party. Hanid
had provided for oil eventualities. They
were compelled to fly to the mountains.
pursued all night by the Governor.
Leinab. Tho Ameer died on the follow
ing morning at eight o'clock. Then
the garrison of Balhk. which had
not been bought over, hearing of
the events which had occurred, fastened
at once to tho aid of the fugitives with q
couple of cannon and bombarded Tashta-
paul. Despairing Of success, the party
of Hamid sought and exhibited to the
people another pretender, Abdoullah
Dian, son and heir of tho Ameer's favorite
blister, who died recently at Cabul. Shere
of the same name, intended him for his
heir ; but, in trouble, had replaced him by
Yakoob Khan. The soldiers, however, re-
fused to accept Abdoullah. Then the party
OF Yakoob Khan, with whom there had been
no question of profting by oil these
divisions, placed Achmed lisa. o
son of Yakoob Khan, ON an ele-
phant. and proclaimed him Governor
of the province. They proclaimed Ya-
koob Khan as the Ameer Of Afghanistan.
They triumphed. Reprisals we're immedi-
ately begun against the party of Hamid, and
all his officers we're massacred. With
che consent of the victors, ON the following
day. February %, the house of the Gov
ernor. Leinab was given up to be looted
the women of his harem were aban-
doned to the soldiers and general pill
lage followed oil over the town. Even
after tho salute Of tventy-one cam
non had been fred, which welcomed
the proclamation of Yakoob Khan as
tho Amecr. and Notwithstanding the threats
of the now Governor to arrest the authors of
the outrages, they continued to rob and
plunder, unchecked by their officers. They
even stole the hay which DR.. Javorsky had
purchased for his horses This state of
anarchy lasted for Ave days, and order was
not restored until tho 26th. To sum up.
the English party is crushed by the patri-
otto party. The Afghan Ambassadors are
leaving Tashkend.
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