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

mont About tho Afghan Frontier.
LONDON, April 15-In the Cabinet
Council to-day the Anglo Russian sit
uation, it is said, was represented to
be as follows: England and Russia
have agreed upon a basis for the de-
limitation Of the Afghan frontier, sub
ject to q satisfactory explanation by
Russia Of the recent attack OH the
Afghans. According to this scheme,
it is said that Penjdch will be ccded to
Russia, provided the Amcer consents.
Recruiting for the British navy con-
tinucs with great activity, the admiral
ty having invited navy pensioners to
volunteer.
PARIS, April 15.-La Pair says that
in the event Of war between England
and Russia other powers, especially
France, must remain neutral. Follow
| ing the above occlaration, La PuiT
hints that these powers have already
reached an agreement to remain ncu-
tral.
LONDON, April 16.-A special dis
patch from Vienna to the Doily Tclc.
| graph gives the following: NJ. De
Giers, the Russian Premier, sent tel
egram to Baron De Staal, the Russian
Minister at London, in these words:
"l 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 q prompt and simple ar
rangcmcnt will be established" In
reply to this, Baron DC Staal tclc-
graphed NJ. 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 O,
pcnjdch to Russia had not vet beer
completed, but that negotiations wcrc
proceeding favorably. The Amccr
he thought, would offer no cbicctio,
to the ccssion Of Penjdch to Russia. rs
the tribes occupying that place an(
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 LuIns-
den reply to their request for an Jude
pendent report upon the Pcnjdch Incl
dent. In this it is stated that General
komarOff was aware, at as early a
date rs the 28th Of March, of tie
understanding agreed upon on March
II between Russia and England. Ac-
cording TO the terms of this under
standing England was to deter the
Atghans and the Car was to deter his
troops from advancing beyond the
| positions they then respectively occu-
pied until some subsequent agreement
| about the dcmarkation Of the Afghan
| frontier could be reached between the
two governments. The battle on the
hushk River was fought, therefore,
several days after KomaroT had been
made aware of the agreement to rot
advance. 1t will be remembered that
Captain Yates, the British officer whc
witnessed the battle, was assured by
The Russian officer who commanded il
the fight that he knew nothing Of the
understanding of the 18th of March
Sir Peter Lumsdcn's report appears tC
warrant inference that whatever Kom
aroff knew officially about the St
Petersburg agreement with London h,
| kept to himself.
ST. PETERsBuRG, April 17.-Gener;.
Romaroff reports TO the Car as fol
lows: "Thc Afghans have evacuated
all their frontier posts. Our outpost
now occupy the former positions.
will proceed soou to inspect our out
posts"