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DIED.

GRrANEy-In wiuooski, July End, Dennis
Greaney, aged ~ years.
FAY.-In Jericho, Vt, July |, 1885,
Herbert Ransom Fay, only child of
Emory c. and Louisa j. Fay, aged 10 years, 3
months and II days.
BRowNtLI4--In Williston, July 3, at 1880 p.
m, j. Lester, youngest son OF Chauncy V.
and Martha Van Sicklen Brownel, aged -
years.
WATERs.-In Burlington, VI, July 4, 1885,
Emily Waters, aged years and months.
WILLIAMs.-At Essex, July 3, 1885, Hon
Lyman N. Williams, aged " years.
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Vermont Produce Markets.

RICHMOND, July :.
Butter market about the same as last week
Sales were made at 10 To II for fair TO good :;
l3 to Il for choice and IL cents for tine, Fac
tory cheese line to s cents dairy cheese is
6 to cents. Hogs, live weight, 3la cents
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err by Rev. A. w. wild of Charlotte :;
reading of Scripture by Rev. j. l.. Sewall
of Milton sermon by Rev. Edward
Halves, ID. d., of Burlington ordainng
charge 60 pastor by Rev. Austin Hazen of
Richmond right-hand of fellowship by
Rev. j. A. Bates of Wiliston benedic-
ton by the pastor.
The funeral of the late Judge l.. n. Will
liams occurred on Tuesday, and was at
tended by large number of tricnds....
Miss Anna Tracy leaves town soon for
the Fay6an House, White Mountains. .
Mr.. and Mrs. O. NJ. Bullock of Spring
held, Mass, are spending a short vacation
visiting her friends in Essex, Messrs Ran
som and Williams. According to Il vote of
District No. 4, the school house in that dis
| trlct Is to receive new coat of paint and
the school is to be supplied with globe
ana some other necessary articles of fur
niture. Mr.. Julius II. Ransom and wife
| were made happy by the arrival of nine
| pounds net weight of grandson on Mon
day of this week, and Mr.. and Mrs. ID. j.
| Williams were made equally happy in the
same event....A new enterprise has been
started at the Browns Run cheese factory
I by winch sugar Is made from the whey
made in the manufacture of cheese. Its
! success is assured, though it is only re
Gently commenced. 1t is under the ausp-
| ceS OF the company recently formed in
! Burlington for that purpose. The far
mers are delighted with the present pros
poets of the hay crop. 1t will undoubted-
! ~ be more than an average Other crops
are looking we'll Tor the season. .. The
council called for the ordination services
of Rev. VIM. +. English at the junction
! last week was composed of the churches
belonging to the Chittenden county con
| ference. The examination of the candi-
date was very satisfactory, showing him
to be sound IN the faith and thoroughly
orthodox. The sermon by DR.. Halves,
| and all the services were appropriate, in
structve and impressive. The young pas
! tor administered his first communion ser
vice at the Centre Congregational church,
the Methodist people, their pastor being
absent on his vacation. having no service
at their church united in it,. Rev. Mr..
Wilder and wife are spending their vaca-
ton in Connecticut, Rev. Mr.. English
| supplying his pulpit at the Junction
during his absence.
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LITTLE FALLS, July 3.
The cheese market has probably been the
most active of the year. Transactions are as
follows "a boxes skins at 634c; : lots, 1876
boxes, at &c 1 lots, 400 boxes, at 714c 81 lots,
6,5s9 boxes. at 73sc lots. 4SO boxes at 11ec; 7
lots, LIZ boxes, AT 1850 IL lots, 2,!I boxes, at
734 !; 3 lots, ~ boxes, at 7-Sc. Sales, 1850
boxes commissions, l,0O9 boxes total, l2,6e4
boxes. Ruling price, I3sc. Transactions one
yearago, l3Sl2 boxes at sac two years ago,
lh.nlh [ NiIn.
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COMM ERCTAL.


NEW ORR, July ;.
FlnCR Receipts Of $3.50 barrels. Exports
If G9i9 bushels; without important change.
Common grades scarce and firm, Others
barely steady. Sales of 12,M0 barrel
hoicc to double extra Minnesota at > 80
,iJ -; No. at l0d3 30: Supcrne at 3 % a. 50;
common to Y cd ut 35Ud4 10: good to choice
IT ljd5 80 common to choice white whc 1T
wr", ern extra at 530d5 30; fancy do at 530l5 30;
| extra OHIO at 50d5 p: extra st. LOUIS at
3 5C655t: patent Minnesota extra good to
prime nj o0tp5 80 choice to double extra do
at > 60fl5 - 1909 barrels OF city mil ext a
at q a. 0U : 800 barrels OF inc at f0tt3 %
/ 800 barrels OF supernc at 2,fbj 50; ltU bar
rcls of extra M. . at 35OGi 10; $500 hdt-
rels winter wheat extra at 5O%2 w 44N
barrels of Minnesota extra a. 3 jDd1 10
southern quiet. Common to fair at $500
80 good TO choice at ,Ollj 30. RYE FLoUh
/ firm at 390l4 o..
GRAiN WuE,r-teceIpts OF 400 bu~nclS
| EvpoIs of 2,0.1i5 bushels; a 5 AIDE better
with an increased export demand. Sales OF
$4,000 bushels on spot. No. = Chicago at 81.
/ 49,; No. milwaukee, at 81. Rye lower
/ BARLEY nominal. talada al 9N0l Co. Goa
&c better, moderate export inquiry, Sp"eu-
nuon quiet, H%ceiplr 1t $40 .n.,,url,, Ny
7 ports OF 2OH03O bushels. Sttic> ~ $4,000 hH>u-
els ON spot. No. > at - ; No. at 53 ,,llji .
elevator y GLOW at 56.2; low mixed 1T 90
oli Otr, ,,c higher ON options steady.
. t,c,cipt, Of G5j.O bushels. Exports none
Sales uI 5000 b shci~ ON spot. \u.3 "a 3j
DO white an SIS, NO.2ur @ii 317, elevator
TO WuIIa at 30 9; WiNr' W'.... I y. 31t
white do -u 1H"iI Wt.tC state at IoHih
GIiDt Ei'| rs - ioFtLE steady ur N'H
-rcAn s,oaJo Gouuclqu Cat 5',l5.. ,.
eN.mt g 40 D. 05'L; white "\i" & "a D.,
o.; anlutd 4 a, Ga ia-Id cuulovt'ur-
r.-, \ at b'; ,ut 'v"j an" c"n~"-
.i AT a, t ..g, - ii" mo. - -,''' ...,
dam at 80: mu-raNoIo al 5,;. Frruou
l-wna. At % superior mHmlt at DIS; cAi'
uarila ut d. NDLN~sE~ steady.
PETROLEUM ulr.u at gu.i.
. PROVISIONS rAlLDW e.. ably, b.. PORN
rHdy Mes, ON spot quoted 90 w Pc. 81 81
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Utica Cheese Market.

UTICA, July 8.
1t was quite Il surprise all around to ind an
advance of one cent per pound on cheese. 1t
was sought to keep the ruling price at IAc ;
but it could not be done, aud it went strong
mt Zee in fact, so very little sold below TINS
figure as to cause some astonishment Again
there are fears of a rebound in price next
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COMES tHe rush OF naylnP, though pOOu
many old meadows are reported 50 light
as to make very little rush anyway
Austin T. Booth of Ferrlsburg is buying
and pressing hay in his vicinity. He has
bought over one hundred and fifty tons of
> A. Williams and j. w, and J. b. Will
lams. Mr. Booth has just received an
improved portable press from ST. Louis
that Will much increase his pressing ca
pacity. IA. a. Wicker of Boston, son of
Ira b. Wicker, has purchased his part
ner'S interest and is continuing a very
successful business in the lumber trade
80. Last winter was an unfortunate one
for beekcepers hereabOuts. and bees have
not done as well us they should thus far,
falling shOrtin swarming and in the honey
supply Recent rains were welcomed
gladly enough by parties who are fatten-
ing cattle, as pastures were getting short
and brown. Grain has picked up Won
derfuly of late and promises IA good yield,
only late oats will have to chance the
rust i'll dog days. There is no use growl-
ing about dull times, but who ever saw "a
more complete stagnation in the dairy
and wool interests, and fat lambs are Il
comparative drug at "A season when grow
ers looked for good prices. Hay is boom
ing on account of the great scarcity.
East Charlotte.
The measles in mild form. have come
to one family in the community. .Mr
Ransom Beers will soon have completed
",'J W ,C ,'' u.s. ~ Wv II. ~ 10 ~
f i t az ''uiIeV' WIN ~ ~
Narney has instituted Il new Departure
in employment for ladies. She accepts an
engagement with parties at Saratoga
Springs, \. Y, to travel and sell phNsi-
hnrfil, H. ~ .u""n li'e'''l1 Jo'
J. Dumas of Bristol has been snpndino
3 q \. = p,Ik i'm
CoIchesier.
rbo Eo,rtl, cc t,,,,. ,,..,., ,.,,.,. l.. $500.
non,'Ie in raiin,,, ,,S,., ""2 t9pTnO nh o,'l
~. I,,,, "i,oi'7 m"f -h",'S "o'i "
TO-, th"rn "aaW rio,'o'i,ueu inc te'tola
nnnhnr ,.tbarod ~, t,o ,hnrng, r., a. 90
har ,,,,1, W., - W. 'i.e 10y
Na,, tho ni''nS i,G,i oCel LOW
H,,ht was piiHI
lrrii,,C,ton .,,T iio.,, w ,no2ohi any,
arranged in advance and the .ound en-
gagged. ii reports are true 1t seems high
time thaI our , officers were looking into
| ,le nituter. ne evening OF the FOurth
was spent ny the youth OF our village il
exploding hrecrackerS, torpedoes, sky
rockets, roman candies, etc, much to the
discontinue OF passing teams. fine
| ieaiil owned ny henry Smlth, ana driven
~ ,,.h I'r p It{'uS, was i9nttliGu Wv
the pole OF the carriage Luckily no on,
was hurt and after changing carriaAe, tnC
parties went on their way humewaI.i
Mr.. George Severance has had IA tnret
yea old colt quite badly cut on IL wiz,
fence Mr.. Joseph lombard has hi,
new mill dam completed, and Is nov
ready to do grinding again.
I.r;o,
1,Lo .a,,.,, :; -,
ne ."M IL - ~ lucui quile an expense
Thoro , aut t'tt iGta,,l"S VI p'ilSts
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MARRIED.

MAYo-DExTER.-I Orange, Mass. June 23,
at the residenC" of the brides father, 5. $.
Dexter. by Rev. George ID. Reid, Martin w.
Mayo and Carrie NJ Dexter.
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boxes, gt 7c; lots, 2l5 boxes, at 1Ac 81
lots. 5,s52 boxes, at 719c p los. Z, 1O2 boxes at
734c; lot, ~ boxes, D. e.; g lots, 1,i0a boxes,
| com; farm dairy, St3
Business on the morning market WIS done
| 0na basis OF Ony onc-fOurth cent advance
! from week AFRO, the range being 6LU1IIc.,
wi II the bunk AZ G4Mic.
sold. nearly all of which brought 1890. few
lubS brought lSC. Twcuty-thrcc packa 1cS
farm dairy sold at l56ll7c.
The Locai Market.
New potatoes are in market this week,
and blueberrics have taken the place Of
Strawberries. Market prices for meats
aud groceries are practically unchanged
Eggs are rising in price. Garden products
are plentiful and Of good quality. The
| following were quotations in market yes
terday.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Strawberries, scarce at 10 cents quart.
Bueberries are II cents quart.
Bananas are 40 to 80 cents Il dozen,
Messna and Valencia oranges are
ID to 40 cents per dozen. Figs
are 20 to 30 cents pound and dates ID
cents. Pineapples are ID to 10 cents each.
Messina lemons are % to 40 cents IL dozen,
according EQUALITY. French prunes are II
to2O cents. pound. Home grown spinach
and lettuce are out of market. Rad
isheS are cents Il bunch; paronips
are out of market. Bermuda onions ,
cents pound; fresh onions cents Il
/ bunch potatoes 90 to So cents Il bushel.
New potatoes are ~ cents Il peck Apples
are out of market New Cabbages. u to 10
cents pound pickles 30 to 60 cents Il gal
Ion, plain or mixed. Asparagus is out Of
market cucumbers to cents Il piece
fresh tomatoes II to 10 cents pound; and
new beets cents IA bunch new turnips
$ cents Il bunch. Aprcots, % cents a
dozen.
Dairy Products and EJ;gs
Butter is 1S to 20 cents a pound. Cheese
is l2I2 to ID cents. Eggs are lScents Il dOZ.
Fancy cheeses are as follows; Pineapple
cheeses % cents to Sl.4O each according to
size ; Roquetort cheese 40 cents pound
English dairy p cents Edam ST. each
Neutchatel cents II package; Guada
cheese, 40 cents pound. Mix ) cents
quart Purse Jersey cream 30 cents Il
quart
Flour, Sugar, etc.
! st. Louis flour is So 80 to So Dbl: Michi-
gan, 1919 to 6.25. Spring patents, s. to
$3.50. formulated sugar is ~ cts "a pound.
Light brown, i cents. Maple SUGAR is Sto
II cents pound and maple syrup Is Sill II
gallon in cans and 90 cents to 81 in bulk.
White clover honey is 90 cents a pound
Nuts, all kinds assorted, 20 cents pound.
Meats and Fish.
Spring lamb is quoted at 90 to 25 cents
for headquarters and 10 20 cents for fore
q quarters Spring chickens are 81 30 to : -
; per pair. Fresh veal Is quoted as follows 4:
{ Roast, 10 to Is cents; chops l2t3 to 20 cts;
I outlets is cts; breasts, Scents. Beef porter
J, house is still quoted % cts; sirloin,
T. 20 cents; round, - to IS cents.
o Hams, sugar cured l2j5 to Is cents
a per pound, breakfast bacon IS to 20 cents,
tripe 10 cents, picked pigs feet l2i5
" In poultry, chickens are IS to - cents IA
" pound, and turkeys % to p cents Lake
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WATERTOWN, July :.
,C1ttlc, Market supply light and prices I'M
changed.
Mull,ct Beef Extra, s. Oo0S 30, first quality.
COZ, -, second qIElitS, - O0dG -, thIrd
quality, - UUdi 10.
Cattle Receipts of sos head.
Cutlc-Store Cattlc-W urliug oxen, per
pair, from $1,000 S225, Farrow COWS slj1$3l.
Fancy COWS eJUuSU. mich COWS and cave,
e25"i is. NearllngS $1,000. Iwo-ycars-otu,
Sli03O Three, 2iu42.
Sw,uc-RccclptS or Sl5S.
Swine - Western fat, live a ifS u H..
Northern dressed hogs 5di4c pm.
Shccp and IamhS-R Receipts of 1913.
Sheep and Lambs-ln lots 5UGi 80 extra
at 15,g525;
Veal Caves at 21adjl9
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Underhill.

Services in Calvary (EpiscopaD church,
village of Underhill Flats on Sunday
next, July 12th, at p. m. also on
Sunday, July 10Th, at 1870 Il. m, and 4
p. m
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week, but II the weather does not run hot it
is believed this will be avoided. White cheese
IS in better demand than cOored. 2 lots, 175
BOXES, ~ e; lots, 2j boxes, at ne; 81
lots. 5,s2 boxes at 719c q los, 2 102 boxes, at
34c lot. " boxes, y. t.; % lots, l,i05 boxes,
com; farm dairy, Sl3.
business on the morning market WIS done
on basis OF only onc-fOurth cent advance
IRON week AFRO, the range being 6L014c.,
wi II the bunk AZ G34Mic.
Iherc were IS packages of creamery butter
sold, nearly all Of which brought lG1ac A few
tubs brought lSc. Twcuty-threc packa lcs
farm dairy sold at l5fr re
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st. George.

tune To fail on the Kitchen hDor and iujure
one hip quite severely. Allison Smltn is
quite sick with cholera morbus -. The
funeral of Mr.. John Sullivan from the
residence of his father, Maurice Sullivan,
was very largely attended, in spite OF un-
favorable weather.
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Williston.

A council was called by the Congregation
al churches of Essex Junction and Essex
Centre for the ordination of their present
minister, VIM. +. English, July 2d, at 10
O'Clock a. III. Rev. Edward Halves, ID. d.
of Burlington was chosen moderator and
Rev, j. X. Williams of Underhill, scribe
After quite a long discussion of the adj
visibility of ordination without installa-
ton, the candidate read statement of
his theological belief and gave an account
of his religious experience. The council
then voted to consider the examination
satisfactory and while expressing their
ing without installing in view of the eX-
ceptlonal character of the circumstances
they voted to proceed to the ordination.
The service was held at two O'Clock in the
afternoon. The programme was as fol
lows; Reading of the minutes of the
council by the scribe Introductory pray
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THE Local Market.

New potatoes are in market this week
and blueberrics have taken the place Of
aud groceries are practically unchanged
Eggs are rising in price. Garden products
are plentiful and of good quality. The
following were quotations in market yes
terday
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-07-01
FOR HIS SAKE.

Hold closer still my hand. dear love,
Nor fear its touch viii soil thine own
No palm is cleaner now than this.
So free from earth stzin has II grown
Since last you held it clasped so close,
And with it held my life and heart
For my heart beat bat in your smile.
And life were death We two apart.
l loved you so. And your All, well.
have no word or thought OF blame
And even now my voice grows low
And tender. whispering your name.
You ganged my love by yours-that's all.
lido not think you understood;
There is pJint you men can treach,
Up the white height Of womanhood.
You love us-so at least YOU say,
With many tender smile and word;
You kiss US both on mouth and brow
Till all our heart within is stirred
And having, unlike you, you see,
No other interests 1T stake,
" e give our best. and count that death
Is blest when suffering for your sake.
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being driven into the river, and turn
ed the enemy back when he consid-
cred that the victory was IN his
hand Why General Grant did not
have anumber of boats at Pittsburg
Landing Is not understood, as it was
a most favorable position for their
use, and the 5000 Confederates
spread over large area Of ground
would have offered many opportn-
mites fer them to throw in an ei-
fertive fire.
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than we were at the breaking out Of

than we were at the breaking out of
the Rebellion.
When President Lincoln entered
upon the duties of his office his pos
ition toward Virginia differed some
what from that which he assumed
toward the States further South. 1t
was deemed desirable that the Gov
eminent should do nothing to wound
the sensitive feelings of the Virgin
ians, and General Scott, the General
in Chief of our Army, was particu-
larly solicitous that the Government
should give the State of Virginia no
excuse to secede. There were sever
al reasons for the extra tenderness
toward Virginis one of the princi-
pal navy yards, filled with South
ern officers, was within the limits of
the State. The commanding officer,
Commodore McCauley, was consider
edloyal and had inhis day stood high
in the service, but he was now old,
aud at a time when. he should have
maintained his self-possession he ap-
peared to have completely lost his
head.
The Secretary of the Navy, Mr..
Wells, knew very little of the condi-
ton otiairs in his department His
position was a difficult one for a
man advanced in years, for the du-
ties were complicated, and such as
only an expert could be expected to
fathom. Mr.. Wells was surrounded
with officers and clerks whose 10y
atty was doubted, and one bureau
in the Department in particular,
presided over by an officer of South
ern birth and of National reputation,
was the headquarters OF navy officers
who were plotting the downfall Of
the country TO which they owed
their position and whatever impor-
tance they possessed.
A short time before Fort Sumter
was fired upon the commandant OF
the Washington Navy Yard gave a
large party at his quarters, on the
occasion of the marriage Of his daugh-
ter, to which the President and his
Cabinet were invited. A number of
disloyal naval officers we're present
and the house was every where fes-
toned with the American flag, even
to the bridal bed. Yet, just after
Sumter was fired on, the command
ant, with most of those under his
command Including his new SON
in.law), resigned their commissions
and left the Washington Navy Yard
to take care of itself. At that very
time the secession of Virginia had
been resolved upon, which was
known to these disloyal officers, al
though not to the Government, for
the action of the SecesEonists had
been delayed and kepsl, secret, so
that the blow would De bore decisive
and enable the conspirators to seize
the public property at Norfolk and
elsewhere to help them to carry out
their designs.
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There is tradition in the Navy
which will go down to posterity
that the Taylor and Lexington on
that day prevented our army from
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-14
Wales in Ireland.

DUBLIN. April ia scene of great
excitement attended the departure OF
the Prince and Princess of Wales to-day,
for the so1th of Ireland. On their
route to Kngsbridge railway station
their royal highnesses passed Dublin
Castle Hall; an immense crowd had
assembled to witness the departure of
the royal visitors Lord Mayor John
OsConnor happened to drive past the
City Hall few minutes before the
royal carriage appeared; the crowd
recognized him and Missed him severe
ly. Mr.. O'Conner, at this few into a
violent passion. His display of ire
only made the crowd more demon
stratiye in their derisiye greetings.
The Lord Mayor, unable to withstand
the storm any longer. stopped his car
riage and mounting the City Hall steps,
called for cheers for Parnell. The re-
spouse was not great and did not indi-
cate that O'Connor had any great num-
Der of sypathiZers in the blage.
He then addressed the gathering and
told them they would be sorry for hav-'
ing Kissed him. He said he would tel
egraph Parnell at Cork an account of
what had occurred in Dublin, and they
would see what the result surely would
be. Soon after the Prince and Princess
of Wales were driven past the City Hall
on their way to the railway station.
They were greeted with tumultuous
and prolonged cheering.
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The Afghan Affair.

LONDON, April 12.-The effect of Gen.
Komaroff7S detailed statement which
showed the Afghans provoked the re-
cent battle, has been weakened by re-
ports received by way of Austrian tele-
graph stations on the Russian frontier,
that PenJdeh was occupied by Colonel
Alekhanoff. on the ID inst. General
Komaroff stated that he was obliged to
occupy Penjdeh in order to stop the
pillaging of the district by Turcomans.
Afghans had threatened to assume
offensive operations. The Russian
minister of war has sent congratulate
ing message to General Komaroff and
has directed him to Thank the troops in
the name of the Gar, and announce to
them that all who took part in the
battle will be rewarded according to
their rank.
ST.. PETERSBURG, April 12.-The Official
Messenger publishes the following tele-
gram from General Komaroff, datedApril
LIST: "On the 25th of March our de-
tachment approached Dash Kapri !:
when near the bridge we saw an
entrenchment occupied by Afghans.
In order to avoid conflict, stationed
my troops five vests Ga little over three
miles) from the Afghan position. Ne
gotiations with Captain Yates Ga mem
Der of Sir Peter Lumsden's force) com
menced on the Goth. When the Afghans
become convinced that they had no
intention of attacking them, they
daily drew nearer to our camp. On
the 9th they dispatched against COM
pany of ours accommodating party of
three companies, with a gun and some
cavalry. Next day, their audacity and
arrogance increasing, they occupied a
high and commanding position on the
left flank of our camp, made entrench-
ments and placed cavalry post in the
rear of our line and picket within
gunshot CT our fort. On the 10Th l sent
the Afghan commander an energetic
summons to evacuate the left BAN.
of the Kushk River and the right
bank of the Murgahab, as far as
the mouth of the Kushk. He re-
piled that acting on the advice
of the English. he would
not retire beyond the Kushk.
/ then sent him private letter, couched
in amicable terms. On the Both, in order
to support my demand, L marched with
my detachment against the Afghan
position, still expecting a pacific issue.
But the fire from the Afghan artillery
and an attack of their cavalry compelled
me to accept combat.