The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-23
PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
England and Russia Como to an Agree
mont About tho Afghan Frontier.

England and Russia Como to an Agree-
mont About tho Afghan Frontier.
LONDON, April Is In the Cabinet
Council to-day the Anglo-Russian sit
uation, it is said, " IS represented to
be as follows: England and Russia
have agreed upon basis for the de-
limitation Of the Afghan frontier, sub
ject to satisfactory explanation by
Russia of the recent attack OH the
Afyhans. According to this scheme,
it is said that Penjdch will be coded to
Russia, provided the Ameer consents.
Recruiting for the British navy con-
tinucs with great activity, the admiral
ty having invited navy pensioners to
volunteer.
PARIS, April 15.~-La Puir SAYS that
in the event Of war between England
and Russia other powers, especially
France, must remain neutral. Follow
ing the above declaration, La PuiT
hints that these powers have already
reached an agreement to remain neu-
tral.
LONDON, April 16.-A special dis
patch from Vienna to the Daily Iele.
graph gives the following: NJ. De
Gicrs, the Russian Premier, sent tel
egram to Baron De Staal, the Russian
Minister at London, in these words:
"I am charged by the Cars personal
command to request you TO inform
the British Government that in the
Czar'S opinion war would be dcplora-
bic TO both countries. The Car firm
ly hopes that prompt and simple ar
rangcmcnt will be established" In
reply to this, Baron DC Staal tclc-
graphed M. Dc Gicrs that the English
Cabinet gladly accepted De Gicr's com
municatiOn.
M. Lcssar, the Special Envoy of
Russia, i'll an interview to-day, said
that arrangements for the ccssion of
Pcnjach to Russia had not vet been
completed, but that negotiations were
proceeding favorably. The Amcer,
he thought, would offer no objection
to the ccssion Of Pendch to Russia, as
the tribes occupying that place and
other portions of the territory which
have been in dispute have for long
time caused him much uneasincss on
account of their rcbcllious spirit and
acts of violence.
LONDON, April 17.-Mr. Gladstone,
in the House Of Commons this after.
noon, stated that the government had
to-day received from Sir Peter Luns-
den reply to their request for an indie
pendent report upon the Pcnjdch Incl
dent. In this it is stated that General
KomaroH was aware, at as early a
date as the 28th Of March, of the
understanding agreed upon on March
II between Russia and England. Ac
cording to the terms of this under
standing England was to deter tho
Afghans and the Car was to deter his
troops from advancing beyond tho
! positions they then respectively occu
pied until some subsequent agrcemcn
about the dcmarkation of the Afghan
| frontier could be reached between tht
| two governments. The battle on thc
| kushk River was fought, therefore
several days after KomaroH had beer
| made aware of the agreement to 10
! advance. 1t will be remembered tha
Captain Yates, the British officer whC
witnessed the battle, was assured b,
| the Russian officer who commanded il
the fight that he knew nothing Of the
understanding of the 18th Of March
Sir Peter Lumsden's report appears tt
warrant inference that whatever Kom
aroff knew officially about the st
| Petersburg agreement with London ht
| kept to himself.
ST. PETERsBURG, April 17.-Gencr.
Romarotf reports TO the Car as fol
lows: "The AfghauS have evacuated
all their frontier posts. Our outpost.
now occupy the former positions.
| viii proceed soon to inspect our out
posts"