Daily Republican., 1885-04-18
The Penjdeh Fight.
|GENERAE'e KOMAROFF AWARE
OF THE UNDERsTARDlNG
BEFORE THE BATTLE.
LU MSDEN'S REPORT.

LONDON April 17.-Mr. Gladstone,
in tho House Of Commons Friday after.
noon, stated that the government had
to-day received from Sir Peter Lums-
den reply to their request for an in
report upon the PeDjdeh in.
c!dent. In this 1t is stated that General
Komarof WAS aware at as early date
as the 28th of March of the understand
ing agreed upon on March 18th between
Russia and England. According to
the terms Of the undertaking Eng.
land was TO deter the Afghans and the
Czar was to deter his troops from ad-
vanciDg beyond the positions they then
respectively occupied until come subse
quent agreement about the demaIca-
ton of the Afghan frontier could be
reached between the two governments.
The battle on the Kushk was fought
therefore several days after General
KomaroT had been made aware OF the
agreement TO not advance. 1t will be
remembered that Captain Yates, a
British officer who witnessed the battle.
was assured By o Russian officer who
commanded In the fight that he knew
nothing of the understanding OF the
l7th of March. Sir Peter Lumsden's 3
DICbChb LCDOib appears W Whtiahe thc
In ference that whatever General
Komaroff knew officially about ct.
Petersburg's agreement with London
he kept to himself.
THE OCCUPATION OF PESJDEH.
Mr. Gladstone being asked if the
government had protested against the
recent occupation of Penjdeh by Gene.
raj Koniarom end his establishment Of q
Russian ad ministrativI there, answered
that the government had not yet made
either occurrence a subject of official
communicati with Russia. The
government WAS awaiting further in.
formation, the Premier said, concerning 3
these events.
Continuing Mr.. Gladstone sa i'd, 1--WE
asked Sir Peter Lunsden for q full and
consecutive account of the events OF the
30th of March (the day the b title on
the Kushk was foughD. A telegram
from him has arrived since We sent our
request. This telegram is dated at
is now being deciphered. We shall be
unable TO say anything further upon
this branch OF the subject until this
despatch Is fully deciphered. The fact
that the Russian commander was aware
Of the agreement of the 18th of March
before the Both of March and the ques-
tion as to whether or not he acted upon
instructions or contrary to Instructions
concerning that agreement, would form
the subject OF the future communication
between the government and Russia.
In regard to the reported establishment
by the Russians of administration at
Perjdeh the government knew nothing
officially and must await fuller infor-
nation"
Mr.. Gladstone concluded by saying
" The government will on Monday or
Tuesday next ask tho House to sane
tion a vote of credit. When this is re-
quested we will state how much money
| is wanted and what It is.wanted for, and
then shall probably be able to cover the
entire question fully"
PEACE BUT TEMPORARY.
Several days must elapse before the
government will be able to make def
nitc statement of the result of her
treatings with Russia There was a
large attendance in Parliament last
night in expectancy that Mr.. Gladstone
| would make 6 reassuring statement, and
| despite the infinite nature OF the state.
ments he actually made a hopeful feel.
ing continue to prevail, the belief
being that the Czar will be influenced
| by urgent advices from the Emperor ol
Germany to maintain peace. At the
Same time politicians agree that it car
only be temporary. Russia will push
forward the railway TO the Afghan
frontier.
AFGHAN oUTPosTs EVACUATED.
General Komaroff reports to the Czsl
as follows "The Afghans have evacu
| p posts now occupying their former posi-
tions.I will proceed soon to inspect oul
loutposts."
| Komaroff's Influence with his govern
ment is explained ut Berlin by The
statement that he is the natural son o.
the Gear Nicholas and therefore uncle
to the present Gar.