The sun., 1891-12-12
HARD FIGHTING IN INDIA.
THE BRITISH TAKE FoRT CHALT FROM
THE FRONTIER TRLBEsMEM

THE FRONTIER TRLBESMEM
pr,,,.h Gmcers Wounded asd Many or II,
Tr,besmen KiiIed-Ths Conaict Said Il
Have Bceu the Outeone OF Hussias En-
.ro.chmert. ana the YouneAussana In
r,dent-Tsik In London About the Posi-
s,lity OF War with Russ:a
LONDON. Dec. 11-0fficial dispatches re-
s~iyed here this evening from Calcutta say
that there has been fighting between the Brit
ish forces and the tribcsmon in the vicinity o
Gcit, near tho Pamir frontier and not fai
from the new boundary line recently claimed
by russia The British troops are now face tc
TACO with frontier tribesmen In arms. who are
ssid to be under Russian protection.
At Gllgit thero Is British agency earrisoned
BY Ksshmires and Indian Ghoorkhas and q
battery OF artillery. According to the latest
sdviccs received from the front the tribesmen
OF Hunza and Magyar. two towns on tho river
Indus, and almost opposite each other. have
for some time been threatening the Chalt
fort. held by q detachment OF Kashmires.
This caused Col Durand. the British agent
at Gilgit. to make an advance upon the Chalt
fort. Tor the purpose OF relieving tho garrison.
This advance Of the British troops was mado
early in the present month. for on Nov. 70
Col Durand wired the Commando in chief
that he should move upon the enemy on Dec.
9. unless he was previously attacked by the
tribesmen. who were reported to be assem-
bling In large numbers and to have been insti-
ea,ed by Russian agents. Col. Durand also
telegraphed. the same day. thnt he feared So
rlous conflict was inevitable. although he had
done everything possible to prevent It.
A later despatch from Calcutta announces
that Fort Chalt was captured on Dec. 2. and
that seven Sepoys were killed and twenty. six
wounded.
Col. Durand. the despatch adds. and Capt.
Aylmer and Lieut.. Badcock were seriously
wounded. Several other officers. including
Lieut. Gortor. werc slightly wounded. Capt.
Aylmer und Iieuts. Boisragon and Badcock.
the despatch continues. displayed extraordi-
nary salantry. Capt. Aylmer led a storming
party. carrying a gun-c cotton petard. and In the
face Of a shower Of bullets. dashed up to tho
iron-bound gate Of the fort. affixed the pctard
tolt. lit the fuse. and retreated a short dis
tance The next moment there was q loud re-
port, and the Captain saw that the petard had
blown the gate ofthe fort to pieces.
Capt Aylmer and Lieuts. Boisragon and Bad
cock. followed by handful of seroys, then
made dash into the fort. and. after some des-
had been used effectively against the attack
captured nine prisoners. the remainder Of the
rebel tribesmen fleeing. leaving number OF
dead inside and outside the fort
The news OF this engagement on the Pamir
frontier is not quite clear on one point, viz.
what became OF the original Kashmire gar
rison of the tort. It Is presumed. however,
that tho rebel tribesmen captured the fort pre-;
ylolS t9 the arrival OF the British troops. and
81 sse eeaes reached this city
n time for them to spread to the clubs and the
stres. The result was considerable excite
4 ~ tks most ssfioas news that Ind come T from m
igLla for many day. The younger officers
Ssrs loud II their that the
s sq as s Se
about The CLUBS and such Iss Places was va that war
Tlth Russia was looming up on the horizon in
A constant exchange OF dispatches is going
Some oi Tie officials ei the India Once. who Who
uapS seassef fSns g e the h that
ton to inQuiEers than that. already given
above. One ofiicer OF high rank, however. who
the frontier, Of the Pam!r district had reached
a,I most delicate and dangerous, stage. The
greatly modified before even basis for nego-
tations could be established between the
three GIss, natons n concerned-Russia. China. and
The k2ssian Ambassador had a Iona, inter.
View with Lord Salisbury to-day. A Cabinet
ss Ho Rs'1Esss Esssfn
saeSsa al s % tRs seS ws' nan wha +
b5ering eight oiiSers. sixty horsemen and
aSsn GSa snaaqtfhssc snaa ths scH
'Is.l t%s lpsai5; nil; capt YSpnshasSsnd;a British q.
MAS S then On Journey to Chinese cSSif
SaS "sss - q :he RSsslan dsssaohmens stated @
tie british oifieer iRe met 1ai Russian in1Sg ad
tIgie ShGe tSst & and sent word Of its presence to
party met " BY CAPT. Y YounRh1sband e consisted d
supplies. five Russian officers. and a surveyor;
,sar.sd lad gons forxard 11n IN Tie 3Ts direcion
SsSaadi Ss1ui xsqy Gq%SsX s and trsstsd Cart YSanS
hl,Hweyer., informed the British officer that
kSoslna kkSssla Claimed tho whole country up to the
Yanoil then went on to Join 4 Russian advance
tSa hSa,y @ OF SIXTY mon and officers who were on
soasenlen NJ rode, up to Capt. Young ghus6and's
hEamp 10 surrounded his tent. and to his surprise
aca nH says he learned that their G mmandlng |
Sa"t SSaeI YSns was GSl Ya1o Tho latter Informed
t;an Gm TINT morning. from the Russian Governor
th".ihi: othnr R.,tha mat Sart. Younghusband and an
Tnny,., VIZ, Col; ianof however. informed Capt |
faInh faIuhgnusband that u he would UNDER |
tasn, tae TO proceed thither without re6n- |
Ssptsih q tSsi1taiH MoI2s G2Sss;ss which fs named the
tsaSmwsissse ttaSrwise hs would be escorted . by . de.
Son,aetnt Sonnntnt Of Cossncks: Under protest. Capt. |
lra ."aahg gnusband agreed to do as suggested. |
tnt ssd retired TO Taghdumbasl Pamir. where he
sot mnss mnrseantions to see that the Russians did
As Rops,,o,I RoUs forward on Hp1za or send arms TO
fea"I,oad wIHud appear. however that arms have
tSsc Sced ns luna for it was In that locality that
III WEp present trouble began.
"nsn Can't Younghusband started for Bozai
ssiI iIp9tay taay ne had sent Lieut. Dawson. who Is
issisno a to have been travelling In eastern Tur-
AIiSSn AIicSSmn. during his leave OF absence. to the
sIson sIGs5s wa. there At the Aiehur Pass Lieut. pa.
sacIs was found by Col Yanof and his Co.'S
he cSisI iand n spite oi the protests Of Chang
SO taken prisoner by the Ruaaiana Cnrrtad |