The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
TribeSmen Were Driven Back
With Great Loss.
Heavy Firing In All Directions
Heard Last Night.
Serious State Of Affairs in Spite of III:
Recent Successes.

Simla Aug 2S.-News has just been
received here of another insurgent su0.
cess.
The Daulatzais on Thursday last cap.
tured tho police post at Mohomedzai,
whirh was garrisoned by detachment Of
the border police. The garrison retreated
to now post held by detachment of
the Second Punjab Infantry, reaching
there. the next morning.
AS tho flying column, commanded by
Colonel Richardson, which left Haugu ON
Thursday to reinforce the post on the
Samana Range. was returnable after re-
pulsing the enemy. the latter rallied and
attacked the British force on the plain.
The tribesmen, although in great strength
were again driven Off with heavy loss.
On the British side Captain Baird Smith
and Lieutenant North of the Scots
Fusilliers and eight men of the Puujab In
fantry were wounded. -.
Tho British post at Laka was attacked
yesterday: The Fifteenth Sikhs, with
two guns. were sent TO reinforce the gar
rison, but their advance was opposed.
There was heavy firing all last night in
the direction Of the Sunnawari post on
tho Sumana range.
: Colonel Vaughn. commanding at Fort
Lockhart, hearing of the large and
threatening gathering of the Orakzals
above Fort Gulistan on tho ls,umana
Range, started TO tho assistance rof the
garrison with $50 rifles. The colonel re-
ports that shortly before his arrival at
Fort GUlistan yesterday morning recon-
noitering party under Major Des Voux,
who commands at.Fort Gillistan, was COM
pellod To retire under fire. In addition,
Lieutenant Blair was severely wounded.
hn MI ell. rlnA ffv,al lxy In
driving back the enemy's pickets.
But against the temporary successes OF
the British arms must be set the very
serious state of affairs prevailing az
Quetta. Beluohistan. There Is little doubt
that II the fort there be attacked the
chances of the garrison's safety are slight.
The Notifications are practically worth
less and the lace is said TO be inade-
quately manned. The commander-in-
chief cannot too speedily dispatch q relief
force to Quetta, for that place Is almost
entirely isolated.
Another note of alarm and rather In
COMPREHENSIVE one in view OF the gallans
defense in the cases OF Forts Ali-Musjid
and Lundi- -Kotal, comes this morning
from .Jamrud, from which place dis
match announces that tho British military
authorities yesterday deemed it wise TO
Gisarm the Khyber Rifles forming part
of the garrison of that place.
The situation of the outlying garrisons
on the SANTANA Range, Is, next to Quetta,
the center of interest, in view Of tho ur-
gent need for reinforcements, and Colonel
Gordon tomorrow will lead a column OF
troops through the Kohau Pass into the
Samana district.
On the other hand there is hopeful
sign i'm the we'll authenticated report that
dissensions have broken out among the
Afridis.
The latest news from the front Is not
of more hopeful character than that re-
ceived during the last few days. though
it is true that the attempted raid on tbs
Kohst district has been repellod and that
the Oraktias have taken to the hills.