, 1881-02-15

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Hge, 6l ycRrs.
AFG1fANISTAN
PROTEST AGAINST CALCULATING CASpAlfAr@
*Vretat ~ L7llnM II'hes.
CALCUTTA, Jim. :W.-'Tho Enl!t1aflnr llcws
Of tho past week rtntes mainly Ii tlle
progress of Gen. wilkins expedition tu-
w,lrtls MnIwa,!tl antl to tho effect produced
by tho tlctinIt announcement of 0,f lmtetl-
tion to evac,latc tile clty. 1t secII,s to bc
CLEAR TINT tho approaching withdrawal Of the
British troops Is looked upon with dlsn,ay by
tho moro tcaccfulty+iisposcd people of
Southern Af}, hnnistnll.
Thu present position III Afghanlstan II
shortly this: Tlerc Gull be ITO longer any
doubt that tho Government, In defiance Vt
tho almost unanimous CONSENSUS Of opinion Of
bntll military nlld political experts, intentl to
withdraw nlt tho british troops from
Cundallay, II not from pIshln also, Il,
tile spring. 1t Is believed ilere
that thu InslIaM Government Is IN
! favor of tho retention Of 1'Is!si,l.
um tho grounds that 1t has bGen Under nnr
| protection for tWO years md that tho people
would be h,!rassei by tho kakars a1ul other
| tribes If wo left tIlcnt; but 1t Is more tlinn
| doubtful whether tlio llo,ne t;oyernllent
viii consent to hold crcM this Inst rnnr fruit
Of our two years war. Whether .tbdurraIi-
| nun Is strong enough t0 be able to occupy
| the EAMtallnr Province utter our departure
vi iy iio nIc,l1s assured, even III Nnrtl.cr,
Afglian!stan; whsIu In Southern 4kfy!anis-
,nn the leading puranI* nre @ nnds1s'ood sr to
| he partisans Ut Aynnb khatl, nMl AbdHrratl.
1Ilero will ben contest fur talltlaltar between
the two riva!S, who nre now rstni,iisileH IT,,
Speettselynt thc cinp0rtant points oiG G3'1sil ai'd
utIrr to cuntimilc II, ,,n,iisturbctl ross.ssioil
| Ut either uf lltse buses Of operations, u1lsl Il
| sucrrssful fnitiutlyu viii nrububiy decide Tho
foteS. H. ~ Miist HoIpM! .s "meas! @ t!o
1Hl,iSn .'ssIne"a, ~ t,uus "Io W,rn W.
nuacei,,I settlement If thu ronntry. Sow
tl,at t;c0k-l'epo lt's fallen: an!! tue road to
0s cI'cc wi| Il Inys taEcn % tno pace % Of airs, Ill.,
| #, nfl nrrf,uhlfty. nnyt sumner will so, us
itclpicss spectators Of q sinte Of n.arcl,y III
.5l,,i E5l,, w" ~ ,', ,.,ont tick ~ h"t,
asld INT to us. II Il ttlile,lt to uveresi!nate
thu elect which this Will i,lvc on tile british
prestige. not IN Ctntral Asla only, h,!t t nso
Te i"1ownE ,.a o HaR,e1n :Rpratar '',!to Hs
Is tSs0: Gu'''''' ~ - 0A'e" ''''"' o'' -
garti@ins @ GaneManr t.,, !. "a u.,,. ,,.,,,o ~,,,o,
!. we n.uy iun,ain in oeeipaton III support of
sumo antive ruler. .,
i. W. nlly annex tllu district, Or such portion
Of f. toguthsr ,sitil tno tow, nnd fnrsress ~
sty ''n.y lc,id ls u to dstnr,tc gu. '@'~''' ''~N
It ~ urged ngalnst tho retention OF Can!ahnr
I viii iro 'aTEo fo.c1 i"r its ste,,s1 1
that tho expense will bcar hcavtly III tho re-
sl,trccs Ut India. ~
thrlr contingencies of transport, which Will l'e
tn certain eonsequgnscs chs ot onr rstrehtlnx witli.
nctsy1 , 1 Without liz tx coIesatIol Of r tho % res-
onun ot ths annexed province una tho pronts Ut
oFtS"!s TS e, snenso :. m 1mpor,n oc
'o, iass % y hsr power @ '''in ,iini in,,asaee ii la
si, @ Ct IT IndiS. Thcre IL Is hariIy II i nc ercantu
sstrd ] il. comt',ercs Omit % With Issa, hury i rny
TINT lls not yltnl interest through snine Vi Ita
yos dG II oast u h s tho
tio nccupltion of CunlA.,tir sholi Id faIl upon
l!nElant; , ..,,..
IT they hnvo puss1sscl ,honlAovcs of llukhufn,
sAlourcand, ai,l Taul,kenu; II they, are abuut ID
whtch Is il fact we'll known. and n tart-
hcll ~ Il peopIu witnuut unity nutl with-
nut lo,ittnrs, WIN tu!t regards tho course nf
nbsY M.ss1 81 % INT u: nss s s.5
tl,om iii possession, vi fortress wllri,, ii. tl,ulr
hai.ls. VIZ bo rendered lnlprcenahl'. 9,ta VIII
Ngxrcason WHICH may b. measured by Ayuob
KliuIl'A rui,ld inlrch 10 Cn,nst,hnrY
rral,y bt, to tlo tlntanr to inlIa which u i:tsIo
extcis!un Of tho alliance wlicn actunlly existed
w",,d hMyo n,I,utctl, Thu ,lit,c,littes of the
1natnt. Of a1i nrfly tiro.lgh r1tEynL AMI mount
Dropin M I,rotoctiom: thoy ,puy 9,I0rtl sr0tcr-
nla hns tqo often s,,s.uwe N, to kuch xs!ta;
s"ie H,, IL, IT, re,,it,vn ,iiiIcitIns Wfom thnrS