The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-31
THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
The BasutO Rebellion
FizZleS Out.
THE OCCUPATION OF RoUMELlA
The Bulgarians in Roumelia
Still Drilling.
[By CABLE TO THE HERALD

BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.
. LONDON, March 81, 1879.
The news from Afghanistan this morning is
hardly satisfactory. The movement which has
been apparent recently on the part of the hill
tribes to carry on guerilla warfare
against the military posts defending the various
lines Of communication has evidently as
sumed more serious proportions than
the public has been gwen to be-
licye. An important despatch from Lahore
states that the British officer in command Of the
post at Ali Bagham, small village on the main
Peshawur road. leading through the Khyber
was attacked on March "a by 1000
Malliks. He routed the enemy after severe
fight, killing 145 The British are reported to
have lost only two killed aud six
wounded. The Standards correspondent at
Lahore states that according to official
information Yakoeb Khan is making no
serous preparations for resistance, but APP
pears to postpone his submission in order
to satisfy his subjects that he yields
to force. The Times correspondent ut Lahore
believes the government is not disposed to press
Yakoob Khan to q final decision until the snow
has melted.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
There is but little news Of Importance from
South Africa. special despatch to the Stand
ard from Cape Town, via MADEIRA, mentions q
report that the rebellious Basutos have already
deserted their chief, Morosi. Indeed, the go
called rebellion" OF Morosi is reduced to small
dimensions when the facts are known. The
Cape Argus says that ''smong the people
of the Bechuana Bay, allowed by the late
Chief Moshesh to settle in what is called
Basutoland were the Baputi, one Of the lowest
sections of the nation in the scale of human
ity. These were placed in the southeast
corner of the territory, under the rule Of
Moshesh, in country 50 mountainous that cul-
tivation OF the soil was almost impossible.
This section of the BasutOs has, from the
circumstances here briefly mentioned, always
been more troublesome than it's neighbors. The
local chief, Morosi, could not keep his people in
order, and it was sometimes said that the
gentleman who was magistrate in the district
not long ago was much to blame
as the chief, Morosi, himself" Not long ago.
however, the most troublesome man on the
Baputi territory Dodo, son of the chief Morosi,
was arrested on charge Of horse stealing A
very indifferent guard was placed over Dodo
and some Of his friends managed to effect
his escape. Dodo hid away among his
fathers people, and the magistrate called upon
Morosi to give up his This the Baputi
chief refused to do, and not only this, but
threatened to clear out the magistrate and
the local forces. The affair was ut first
simply a local one, though it was feared that
1t might be supported by other Basutos. But
the descrtion of Moross friends seems
to indicate that the English will have
but little further trouble A despatch
from Cape Town to the Daily Ners states that
Colonel Wood is intrenched ut Pongolo, waiting
for rcinforcements, in consequence of several
unsuccessful attempts to dislodge the enemy in
the mountains.
RoUMEILA-TURKEY-GRE
France, says the Temps, has thoroughly re-
solved not to contribute u contingent for
the mixed occupation of Roumea A
despatch from Constantnople says that
reports addressed to Lord Salisbury state
that the drilling Of Bulgarians in
Eastern Roumelia still continues, and that
10000 men are now being armed. The reports
cay that 1.-The mere moral effect of mixed occu-
patton must not be relied ON, and that
strong force is necessary" to keep
down any rising of the population. 1t is
evident that the Bulgarians in Roumelia
have not given up their intention to strike for
full union with Bulgaria when the opportunity
shall have arrived. Nor is the question of the
mixed occupation settled, for a despatch TO the
Morning Post from Berlin states that q report is
current in the Prussian capital that Count
Schouvaloff is urging u conference Of ambass.-
doris at st. Petersburg to settle the question of
the mixed occupation, fresh difficulties having
arisen respecting it between Russia and Aus
trin. In the meantime, however. the Bull
garans on both sides of the Balkans are
actively engaged in agitating for full and COM
plctc union of the divided nationality. A de-
spatch from Vienna states, contrndicting tho
rumors from Berlin, that Prince Bis
ton of the interior of Eastern Rou-
melia by Austrian, English and italian
troops; the northern boundary by Russian and
the southern boundary by Turkish troops. Tho
entire question is, however, ut the present mo-
nicnt in very unsatisfactory state.
Adcspatch TO the Times from Vienna says the
Porte Is inclined to accept the conditions tho
British government demands for its intervention
In obtaining loan, particularly those giving
England control Of the Asiatic provinces.
The Italian agent in Albania reports that the
Albanians will forcibly resist annexation to
Greece.