The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-19

transferred to the new camp. The camp follow
ers found abundance Of clothes in the heaps OF
tunics and kits which had belonged to the
Durani Highlanders, and were also discovered
in the arsenal. The superintendent of field
stelegraphs tried in vain to lay down wire
from Cabul to Gundamuck. The attempt was
soon abandoned, for as soon as the wire was
laid the hill tribes cut it to pieces. In short,
there was nothing for General Roberts to do
but to wait with such forces and such supplies
as he had until either the weather should be
mitigated or the viceroy should see the neces-
sity of Fastening the reinforcements from
Peshawur.
THE AND OF RUSSIA
The Pail Mall Gazette yesterday afternoon
limited at the third great danger which threat
ems the British at Cabul. 1t asserts that the
buried treasure of Yakoob Khan, recently re-
covered at Cabul was all in Russian gold, and
that some of the Afghan regulars were dressed in
Russian uniforms, which in many cases had the
Russian eagle on the buttons [YakOobpretended
that he had plundered seventy lakhs of rupees
from the mother of Abdulla Jan, Shere Ais
favorite son, and offered to surrender them.
party of soldiers were accordingly sent to dig
them up. Eight lakhs of treasure were found
in gold. There was also mine of gold coin i'll
bags and boxes, with rich silks, brocades and
precious stones. Experts asserted that the
value of all this property could not be less than
eighty lakhs. Many other boxes were left
unopened and put in charge Of Ma
ior Moriarty, the officer in charge of
the treasure-chest, and OF Lieutenant Neville
Chamberlain, Assistant Political Officer, and by
them transferred to General Roberts 1t was
one of the richest prizes ever found by victo-
rious army in India. 1t was also the more
ceptable to the British Us their treasure chest
had been much reduced by the enormous pur-
chases of the COmmissarat Carriage had been
80 scarce when they worked up from Ali Kheyl
that only few lakhs were brought with them
Poverty stared them in the face Bills upon India
were given to merchants of Cabul and Kill
Bash. Tribute was levied on Sirdars and fines
imposed. Most of these payments were made
in grain But it is reported that all the coin re-
ceived by General Roberts was either in Box
hara gold tellahs worth So each), or in
Russian five:ruble pieces accepted in the
Bazaar at the entirely fictitious value of So
each) As the currency of Afghanistan is more
closely assimilated to that of Persia than that
of British India the fact Occasioned little COM
ment at the time.
IN THE PASSES.
The fourth danger to the British arms is the
continued and determined hostility Of the hill
men. General Bright reports this morning that
the hill tribes attacked General Cough on the
10th inst. General Bright is sending forward
reinforcements. General Cough has for the
past month been charged with the task of keep
ing communications open between the capital
and Jugdullak. He adopted the Lutta-
bund road as the best for marching
purposes, being twenty miles shorter than
the Khurd Kabul. He had q meeting with
Bright and Macpherson four miles from Jug
dullak, and then, all troops being wanted for
local expeditions at Cabul, Bright marched back
toward Peshawur, Macpherson returned to the
capital and Cough was left at Jugdullak. Here
the first troubles were expected. Many dis
banded sepoys were lying in the villages round
about. General Cough made frequent sal
lies against them and carried out
vigorous system of punishment and loot.
The Lashkarzais, moreover, in the Kurrum Val
ley, led by their three moollahs-A Milan Sher.
Mamozai and Mir Afzul-were beginning to show
a most hostile front. The Poorndahs, or
Cabul, by the Gumar Pass, ON Tonk, and, to be
prepared for them, Colonel. Boisragon had
moved two guns of the Peshawur mountain
battery and the Fourth Punjaub cavalry
to Kulach The Safces were making
mur,lerous attacks on foraging parties
mt the juncturc of the Pangsher and
Cabul rivers. The Kohstanis, most for
nidable of all, though most of their khans had
brought hostages to the capital were burning
to avenge their chcftain, Abdul Karin, put to
death by order of Yakoob Khan. Malmud
Jan was threatening the Khybcr Pass with n
considerable force and gathering macontents
from all the tribes as he went. Altogether the
situation was even more perilous among the
Afghan mountains than in the valley of Cabul.1
LATEST NEWS FROM THE PAssEs-GENEKAL
GoUGu's DANGER AT JAGDALLAH.
The Standards Bombay correspondent says-
"Details of the fighting at Cabu show that tho
people Of the city and the villagers We'd with each
other in numbering and mutilatng stragglers and
wounded men of the British army, some being
actually murdered within two hundred yards
of the wall of Shirpur. The Daily Ne,cs Lahore
despatch says:--"The Cirii and Military Gazette
asserts that General Coughs brigade has taken
refuge in the fort at Jugdulluk. Several thousand
Ghclzars threatening it and are throwing up
defcnces on the hills. General Cough has only
six days provisions. General Baker telcgmphs
from Cabul, under date of the 18th inst, that
his troops are ia excellent spirits but he gave
no other news.
JOHN BRIGHT AND AMERICA.