New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-03
PEYJDEH EVACUATED BY RUSSIANS.
THE ArGHANs D-CoRREsPoNDENCE
WITH RTssIA
patch from

LONDON, June "a dispatch from
sinJou says: "Thc Russians arc ovacu-
auns Pcnjdeh. but public notice OF its
ccs-on La, bcor posted at Herat The Afghan soldiers
arc inccn'-d. They had expected to aycnco their
defeat. influential Afrhans here explain that they
would prefer to nght Russia alone first in order
to show the Molahs that they are fighting tor
Isam not Tor England. and thus light
n religious fame and mako every Afghan man. woman
and child q Ghuzi."
LoNpoy, June 2.-The second set of official
dispatches sng 20 tho Afghan dispute are now made
public az they throw much now light upon the subject
Earl Granville. on April H. wrote to Sir Edward
Thornton as follows:
q" Baron dc stlal Informs mo that he has received a
dispatch from II. de Gcrs ascrbing the collision at
Pcujdeh to the military aspect Of Sir Peter Lumsdcn's
Boundary Commission which. he says, encouraged
Afghan prctcnslons NJ de Gicrs declined to ad.
init that General Komarod provoked the collision
ON April 10 Earl Granville wrote to Sir Edward Thorn
ton declining admit that Sir Peter Lumsden's com
mission had any bearing the question and refuting
VI de Gerss statement that English officers hal d
rccicd the Afghan attack In this dispatch the English
Foreign Minister said that England would not accept
General KomaroG's account Of the affair as lna and
that both sides 20 the controversy make every en-
dcayor ascertain the facts. which should be tried
the basis OF the agreement OF March lG aud Justice done
accordingly
VI de Gers in his reply to this declined to sacrifice
the interests of Russia submit the pctJlch affair
further inquiry.
Earl Granville replied through Baron do staal proposing
arbitration and the resumption OF the Afghan frontier
negotiations Baron de staa said he believed that
Russia would decline the proposal to submit the dispute
to arbitration and that even II Russia should admit the
principle she would intst the task of arbitration to
none except Emperor william, who would decline TO
serve
To this Earl Granville said that England hat no ohiec
In arli frat nj 10
that IL both England aud Russia should ask him to arhi
trae 70 would he impossible for him 10 refuse. At this
point NJ. de Gicrs proposed 10 neutraZe the feI1deh
district pending the result OF the Afghan frontier neg
ta'ions, and Earl Granville stipulated that both the
Russian aud the Afghan soldiers he Withdrawn from
Pendch. ON May 1, Earl Granville replied to Baron de
the Afghan frontier, and 10 submit the PenJde dispute
the decision OF arbitrator. II Russia and England
found Themselves unable to settle 1t otherwise.
The Times the impression created by The perusal
this second batch OF AFGHAN dispatches ia that W. dc
Gcfs took quietly To insure Russian success,
leaving the honors OF the debate to Earl Granville who
busted himself constructing the most admr4he RrSu-
ments which, however had the awkward laDt OF as
appearing at the moment one expected the 10 lssuc
forth In action There can hardly be question that IN
the whole controversy Earl Granville demolished every
Of the Russian arguments ana excuses ana arlayc9
his side ali the considerations or morality, ana
then rallied to draw any practical conclusion. -
The Tmcs's ConsantinOple correspondent reports an
Interview which lie had with General Sir Peter Llms-
den. The General said that If tho Russians had been
confined to the desert 2Onc" no plausible prcteX
would remain for them seek to expand or To encroac
when that limit had been Ovcrstcpped then the water
supply pasturage and the other elements Of Russian
chicanc arose to complicatc the matter For
ibis reason, General lumsden believer si thnt
the difficulty had been only ,ore temp0TTsIr,iiy STsIiy
upon reOpening the question within few weeks or
months Mt best General Lumsden believes that the OD-
OF Russia IN her demonstrations against the
Integrity of the territory of Afghanistan was To conce-
trate the attention OF Great Britain by directly menac-
ing her Indian interests, iu order that sie tHuss
might freer her operations In the direction
OF the possessions OF Turkey.