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SnltN. Aug -. News has been re-
ccivcd here uf another inSurgsnt sue
ccss. The naulatzais. on Thur,lny last.
captured the police post at Mahomed-
zai. which wa, garrisuncd by dctach-
ment of the border police. The garri-
SON rctrcatcd u new ppSt held hy a
detachment of the second runjab in.
fantry, reaching there the next morn
Ing.
A. the dying column com mandcL hy
Col. Richarl,nn, which icft Hang 4
On Thursday. t. reinforce the post ON
the Samaua range. which was attacked
10y insurgents, was returning after re-
pulsiug the enemy. the latter rallied
anI attacked the British force on the
plain. The tribcsmcn, however. al
though ia strength. were again driven
on with heavy los&
On the British side Capt. Baird
Smith aud Lieut.. North. of the Scotch
fu,ilccrs. aud eight mcn of the Punjab
infantry were wounded.
The British post a. i.a'tlSa was at
tackled yesterday. The Fifteenth SiShs,
with two guns. were scnt Il reinforce
thc garrison, but their advance was
stubhornly opposcd.
There was heavy firing all last night
in the direction of the Sunnawari post
ON the Samana range. Col. Vaughan
hearing oi the large aud threat ming
gathering Of the OralSzais above Fort
t,ulistan. on the Namaua range. started
Ia the assistance Of the garrison with
l5l ribs. The colonel reports that
shortly before hi, arrival al Fort Gull
istan yesterday morning. rccunnoi-
tcriug party. under Maj DcSvoeuNS.
who eommands at Fort Guli>tan. was
| compelled to retire under lire.
la addition Lieut.. Blair was severely
wounded while cutting oil the encmy'S
water hat the British force sue
rcsded Ia driving back the cncmy's
pickcts.
The latest news from the frout is not
of more hopeful character than that
received the last few days. though II il
true the attempted raid On thc kutai
district hus been rcpcllcd ani that the
oralszais nave taken t. tie hi lis. liut
against the temporary stay Of the Brit
lNh arms must bc set the very seriou,
state of affairs prevailing at IA eta,
l.clpochi,tan.
There Is little doubt that il the fort
there is attacked the chances of the
garrison's safety are slight The fo,-
ttcatlpns are practically worthless.
aud the place is said to b. inadcquat,ly
manned. The commanicr-iu-chicf can
not too speedily dispatch relief To
ouctta, for that place is almost en-
tirriy isolated
Another not Of alarm, and n rather
incomprchenSibl, one. in view of the
gallant dcfcns, made in the ease Of
Fort, Ali Mnsiid and Lundi kotal,
comes this morning from Iamrui. from
which place u dispatch announces that
the British military authorities yc,ter-
day deemed II wise to dlsarm the khy-
Der Rides, forming part of the garrison
uf that place.
The situation Of the outlying garri-
SON on the Samana range is neNt To
9nctta. the center Of interest iu view
of the urgent IA scd for rcinforc sneuts,
aud Cll Gnrton tomorrow viii lead
column Of troops through the kohat
pass into the Nauala district.
On the other hand is hopeful sign
in the well authenticated report that
disscusious have broken out among the
AfriIf.