Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13
|ryDJEH'S OCCUPATION.
,,s11'S FLAG RAISED OVER
THE TOWN APRIL 2.

II Wrs.1t,S FLAG RAISED OVER
THE Town APRIL 2.
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ID .marofT Alleges that Pillagiue by the
N~n.comans ami AN Afghan Threat to
Hasso,ne the offensive Made the &C
= >ece.sary-Text of the Russian
II III Mcorerars xpla"ati"n.
% oxnox April l2.-The Ameer, upon
a,oo RtWau Pndi, express 'd himself
III ~sIn that the whole of Afghanistan
oeM ,d welcome the assistance Of the
sl ,t.b and Indian troops torepel Russia.
r., komaruf has made a d tailed
n tsnept tending to show that the At
nd nm. nroyoked the recent battle. The
d This statement, however has
H. weakened by reports received by way
to Austrian telegraph stations on The
..isn frontier. Pendieh was occu.
L. ly Col. Alikhanof on Auril ..
#nssiaexplajns that G n. Kom lroif was
n #fopd 10 occupy Pendj in order to stop
pfllacirg of the district hy Turco-
ami that thp Atghans had threat
IN Ito resume ntfphst' e operations. The
.iaa NJ ulster of War has se"t a con-
.wifarv m ssare to Gen. Kamarolf.
M,lbasfIrsctpd nm tn thank The troops
Mn. name Of the Gar aud TO announce
npm tbat all VINO took part in the
MreNill be rewarded according to their
K0NAROFF'S FXPLANATION.,
s&Tha OHriH NeSsehgpr, Of 81 Peters
H. uub i.hes the fpllnwtng telegram
- G.. knmar # dared April /:
Ion March - our q tachment ap-
&raAeH Dasbhehri. When near the
&Hga We saw an enfrencDment occupied
ir,h3.s. In order to avoid a cOuflict
at tM,tn .n-l my r. five versts a little
- tree m le~) from the Afkhan
shon Negotiali0ns with Capt.
A, member of Sir Peter
Mr.d S force, commenced on
Marh 25 When the Afgbans became
,iu ca that we n d no intention Of
.rcltg them they daily drew nearer
n our camp. On March - they dis
In ph ag inst a company OF ours
ring tconroitering party thrar
- Dp es with "a gun and some cavalry
next day heir audacity aud arro-
= nee increased. They occupied 2 high
commanding position on the left flank
our camp. made entertainments ard
cej 20 cavalry post in tn rear Of our
aad picket within gunshOt Of our
" TUE CLASH OF ARMS.
n 0n the 29th ! sent tn Afghap com
Bender an pf ereetis summons 80 ovacu-
@ left back of the ku-hk river and
,ri nj bank of the Mur4hab rv as far
An be- rl Ii of The kushk. He replied
,kDt actme on the advice Of the En- lish.
III Would NOT retire beyond the kushk.
sent p 90 private ietrar cOuched IN
Eniahit terms. On the 30 b. m order 10
1ppor' Hy drnand, / marched with my
a taciu-" nst the Afgnau p s'tiOn.
tNr.rtu pacific issue, but fir
M0m 3 ha artillery and an attack Of
i pir cavalry compelled me TO accept a
mnst.7
The - Petersburg JoarHal saws that
ippe0ng stat WeUt leaves mo ques-
Russian aggrf s.ion; that moreover
Ar far LumsdeH's see nd dispatch to
Br i~n Government justified Gen.
mHod's action, and THAI even Premier
Astore has shown praise worthy
nge'y 10 atom forthe un racious * ords
hut Russia h ch first escaped him.
Me mperial arSpn Is at Kronstadt
ie.s where IN Russia are heing worked
. heir utmost capacity, pr pairing field
m siege artillery. small arms and am
uniton tor Immediate service.
Il The Indian troops are moving toward
ueta AS rapidly as transport facilities
allow. The Third and Fourth army
Y PRS have been ordered to be rlaced on a
JM '0ating.
ORDERS FOR RUSSIAN TRANSPORTS.
Ib-RIs ian Consul ~ Cairo, Z ,ypt. has
dere HE RUSSIAN transports Nostrama
dS. Pet rShurg TO proceed to Nladi-
1sork. avo ding al Br'tis1 ports.
betra hrs departure from Raw1l Pin1i
h -da', he Am-er was invested with the
fanf Cross OF the Star Of India. Address
~ the officers present at the ceremony,
ir expr4--oIa nfldenr hop" ofcontinuad
endsh p pbrtwpen At hauistan and India.
n TURKEYS ATTITUDE
fbe Tur,ish Ministry is undecided
8pm the question Of IN alliance with
n n Hgand or Russia. Meetings OF Minis
are held frequ ntly. 1t is stated
lt thD Russ an Cove rnmout has of red
surrender kars and 10 allow Turkey to
unA the Balkans in return for the clos
OF the nardsnellps and \ sphorus
"nsi E1glish men-of.war. The Sultan
"Ws lhe adopt on OF a neutral policy.
THE CZAR's wARLIKE ACTS.
us reported that council Of war has
n gen leld 40 81. Petersburg at which the
- resided, and that the Gar has
lWn'hd Gen. komarrH Commander i'm
uNl ln iuwestan and has issued orders
H0rJer.
TIE SUEz CANAL IN DANGER.
Nla'les Marvin, journalist and eX-
'cI VINO rs the author Of several vaul
"O'hs on Central Asia. delivered AN
tNltant lecture on the Anglo. Russian
1nUsI0 at Sunderland lat evening.
warned the government that in case
gaF Russia will probably attempt 20
lhe outz canal, either by sinking
81 IN the channel or by blowing up
az certain points which ne
'ued where the canal is narrow and
"hss are high aud rocky.
Dyser en- states today that the
sian cruisers Nostrama and 81.
l''Urg have been passing 10 and fro
@ canal fur week, and that their
'"ehts require watching.
ON TO HERAT.
LONDON, April 13.5A M.-The Stand
Al :" w editorial, says that Gen. kOma-
N, 9ta ement is an elaborate pf no 10
uiy his attack. but that not n syllable
mat ne received orders from 81.
III rd ''urs not 20 advance. Everything
Indicate that he did not receive
S'0rrs' "We anXiously yawait Cant.
r, version Of Gen. knmirOh's
reconnOltering party. 10
NJ disngage facts from
Ol euphemistie insln-
no Russians unquestinnably
u' hrst forcing the Aighans
M better defensive position. The
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