Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-10
med OF, the Afghan
Frontier.
hs Russians Attack and De-
fss, the Afghana with
Heavy lofs.
,sz. sssupIsd By The Rsssiss'-
asvrts d lbs iiiair firm Eng.
Ash and Ras'iaB sOurta
..-.s.s BesnaRa. m tssssedtate
Rspianaftsu. and War II
neemedl Certain.

uuuls lGooUST or TEK RATTLE.
= puxssmRa. April She Ofscial
r...a.r publishes the following this
..-,sue General Kamar,f reports
=. d consequence Of hostile mani
ss.sssss BY the AfehsDs. he was CON-
Id b. attack them. The Afehsns
- p,ssed upon both tanks Of the
-, Kushk in fortified pssitiona The
"a. asurrsd 90 the 9oth Of last
,.w,k. The Afghan forcs consisted of
nB men. With eight guns. They were
ss.s,sd, With tbs loss of sol. All the
,,slgsfy, two standard banners end the
n.vs ssup outfit and ali the provisions
2 he Afebans we're captured. when
A. sshaine sllded, General Ksmaroff
.ursed serosl the river 10 the posi-
sas b had formerly occupied.
fhs EpssiAn loss wss two uubalterns
nd zen soldiers killed and tasaty- nine
pNnasd-
General Kanisrod also reports tbs
sus British officers we're eye siiness e.,
- n0s participants in ths engage
ana They appealed for protection TO
A. Russians when they saw that the
lishans wefe beaten, buisnnfortunatsly.
u ,ssa, ths osuyoy which he inmedi-
assly aiipainbsd toi the relief of these
offers vas unable 10 overtake the AZ
,Az, easalry, who carried the British
uvsy sish them in their fight.
szsss M sTALIE. The RsssisE AMRAs-
AADoh,
Ausyes that the fighting in Afghanis.
sa 10 esea more serious than has been
,scsatsd In the different rsess dis
,s,shes. NJ. Lessar, In an interview
isany, said the AfRhsHs caused the
iets through attacking a number Of
Eassian picksta and driving them from
taslr posas. The Russians then retail
sisd, xhsn . general engagement sn-
iced.
KusuAN vSEw 90 TIKI SITUATION.
yISxsi, April Sit ~ learned from
d. PessIstnrR that the Amser Of Al.
lhsnistan's plan Of campaign tn con-
ssniion with ahe EnRlish army In case
II gar with ksssia IL about as followa;
me Amssr's troops are divided into four
ssgys d'aIInes, one Of which remains In
eAbsi zhile the other three have taken
% positions aRainst the Russians. The
thsss esips embrace "a 800 infantry. $500
sasAiry and il6 guns. These three
sarYs d'armss stand .. present at He
at. 10 TaehsasnlA and in Ssripal. To-
esthsr With the troops In Cabnl she
kmsef he's an army Of 81 900 rnen.
Rnssia has Asobilised tvo divisions
sbIsh hslvs bseflssn 10 ihs Transcaspian
district. Indications OF feeling In the |
osaeasaa are favorable. ID 10 aamsrted |
slsi the Mnsselreen there are convinced
leai Turkey stands on the side Of Rus
80. This soliee IL the first positive In |
ksaiatisn received here from those re-
foas 10 diplomatic circles hers there |
suush disquiei rsspectingtha relations
Il Rn'sia TO England, and fears are en-
strained Of negotiations taking = grave
ain.
szsspH OCCUPIED ~ THE RUSSIANS.
losnoS, April 9-l2:30 p. MA dis
pIieh y The Tfass from Gulian, dated |
Apfi "a. states that the Rnssiilna, whils |
nakinR . pressxt Of changing the post
I'm Il their eusposts on the Afghan |
hsziisr. attached PeDIdh on March |
-, asd drose the AfekRns out Of |
Rsif position. The AfRhans stubborn
ssssissesi their assailanis. The wealth.
ms vat ~ the time Of the attack,
Raasfine The inuzzle- loading guns Of |
hs AiRhans useless. Two companies |
40 sae position against the Russians |
I'M The defenders were killed. The
klskans rstseaisd 10 Maraohak In PEI
- esdsz. Tbs Russians made no par.
~ The samhks remained nsasral, |
% plundsssd the Afghan camp. The
hasazn iossas sse said % be great. |
tat British otii,ers remained until the |
kiFhAns eaeesud their retreat. when |
~ ioiaed tie camp Of isr Peter |
Lsmsisn.
ns esAaErT on rHE NEWS NOT prxx |
InHKD.
Lssaos. April s.-The TsIegiapl pub |
sesd . fourth sdiiisn. which was on |
ns afeis little before 2 o'clock shls /
aefaooa- This states that tie srayisy |
: Ne hsvs nom the Afghan sordsr be. |
= oeea IN any degree diminished By |
- adsics rteeksed By the Gouernmest. |
- 'sieRsapa wires 10 Mesher have
A'sh ssi Tor sOsae days. The Ts,,grspa
dhpaieA from Allahassad Which |
sslzs lhai tisasral KaDarof, after his |
"s'ssy saoapist pehidh. which has long |
hsad by an Afghan garrison. The
a.si'nasA sa'srsses . fear that the Brit
= smssfs Tell In the root az Penjdh.
fEinl IrassnEs rokrIErn,o Hxalr. |
.1sneas April She C,eWesnmens |
asssa sAai Sir Peter Lnmsden. the |
Ah Afghan Boundary oo,nmission.
q pssssni At Asrai. which be sill |
aHfs and hsla. 10 necessary, against |
hssH'Ans. TIE ordinary dstenoes Of |
saa.
r,Nr SAIrn.
= = sssisd lhai ths pronii.ed orders
Asss The Russian advances stopus a. |
As1 n. he Giers. Raasias Foreign
asss, nave assurance be woals send, |
Nv 70 nAnsssd tAas they did nos
- ~ hsaSqoaTsars Of eiessrsl
aaaaasef, The Rassaan ensp,nnnder :,
u hssi. aael after his as,sek upon
" Aishans
cA1SET ootNcix.
ate Cabinet council i uev
k haA The rssals 81 iss a.asn<ra.
ss = asaiied With great asri.sy.
ssi1 nxiaAsArlox rax.Spxn
rssi'Ansnt SAseenhled lss.y as,.r
Aasssr rseess. In she Hans. AZ