Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-15
KOmaroff's Encounter on
the Kushk River.
CURRENT RuMoRS AS 10 HOW THE
CONFLICT AROSE.
Russia Refuses to Yield an Inch
Of Territory.
GENERAL GRANT SUFFERS FROM WEAKNESS
AND EXHAUSTION.
Mrs. Grant Receives an Aztec
tionate Letter.
BAD EFFECTS OF THE REL
REBELLION.
KomaroH,s Encounter.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 13.-The Official
Messenger publishes the following telegram
from General Komaroff, dated April LIST:
son the 25th of March our detachment ap-
preached Dash-Kapri. When near the
bridge, we saw an intrenchment occupied
by Afghans. In order to avoid a conflict /
stationed my troops five versts "a little
over three miles) from the Afghan posi-
ton. Negotiations with Captain Yates Ia
member of Sir Peter Lumden's force COM
menced on the Goth. When the Afghan
became convinced that we had no inten-
ton of attacking them they daily drew
nearer to our camp. On the 9th, they
dispatched against a company of ours a re-
connoitering party of three companies, with
a gun and some cavalry. Next day, their
audacity and arrogance increasing, they
occupied a high and commanding position
on the left flank of our camp, made in
trenchments, and placed a cavalry post in
the rear of our line and a picket within
gunshot Of our fort.
"On the 18th / sent the Afghan COM
ulhuuoI Ill cu0I SOtlC SuluhOuo w 6tdCuhtC
the left bank of the Kushk river and right
bank of the Murghab as far as the mouth
of the Kushk. He replied that, acting on the
advice of the English, he would not retire
beyond the Kushk. / then sent him q
private letter couched in amicable terms.
On the 30th, in order to support my de-
mand, I marched with my detachment
against the Afghan position, still expecting
a pacific issue, but fire from the Afghan
artillery and an attack OF their cavalry
compelled me to accept combat"
The Journal says: The foregoing
statement leaves no question of the Afghan
aggression. Moreover it shows that Sir
Peter Lumsden's second dispatch to the
Bri ish Government justified General
Konaroff's action, ard that even Gladstone
has shown praisworthy anxiety to atone for
the ungracious words about Russia which
first escaped him."
A rumor is current that the coahict
between the Russians and Afghans arose
in the following way: Some of the English
officers stationed at the Afghan outposts
invited some Russian officers on the other
side to breakfast. The Russians were I'M
able to accept the invitation. but they sent
an invitation to the English officers. The
latter accepted and stayed in the Russian
camp until late at night and then asked for
an escort. General Komaroff disguised
some of his officers as privates to accom-
pany the escort, with the object of obtain
ing news of the Afghan forces. When the
escort arrived at the Afghan camp, one of
the Russians was observed taking notes in
his pocketbook. The Afghans tried TO take
away the book when u struggle ensued and
q shot was fired, from which side is not
known. The Russians hurried back to
their camp, the Russian troops were called
to arms. and the Russians were advanced
against the Afghsns next morning.
LONDON. April 13.--The effect OF Gen.
Komarof's detailed statement, which
showed that the Afghans provoked the re-
cent battle, has been weakened by reports
received by way of the Austrian telegraph
on the Russian frontier, that Penjdeh was
occupied by Col. Alikhanoff on the Cd in
slant. Gen. Komaroff states that he was
obliged to occupy Penjdeh in order to stop
the pillsging of the district by the Turko.