The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-28
THE INDIAN REBELLION
British Post at Lakha Attacked
-Reeonnoitering Party
Driven Back at Fort
Gulistan.
[By Cable to The Associated Press ]

tBy Gable to The Associated Press
SIMLA, Aug. 2S, 1897.-News has just
been received here of another insurgent
success. The Daulatzais, on Thursday
last, captured the police-post at Mahom-
edzai, which was garrisoned by detach-
ment of the Border Police. The garrison
retreated to new post held by detach-
ment of the Second Punjab Infantry,
reaching there the next morning
AS the flying column commanded by
Colonel Richardson. which left Hangu on
Thursday, to reinforce the post on the
Samana range which was attacked by
Insurgents, was returning after repulsing
the enemy, the enemy rallied and attack
ed the British force on the Plain. The
tribesmen, however, although in great
strength, were again driven off with
heavy loss.
On the British side, CaptainBair-S Smith
and Lieutenant North of the Scots Fusi-
liers and eight men of the Punjab In
fantry were wounded.
The British Post at Lakka was attacked
yesterday. The Fifteenth Sikhs, with two
guns, were sent to reinforce the garrison
but their advance was stubbornly op-
posed. There was heavy firing all last
night in the direction of the Sunnawari
Post on the Samana range.
Colonel Vaugn, commander at Fort
Lockhart hearing of the large and
threatening gathering of the Orakzais
above Fort Gulistan, on the Samana
range, started to the assistance of the
garrison with $50 rifles. The Colonel re-
ports that shortly before his arrival at
Fort Gulistan yesterday morning, re-
connoitering party, under Major Des-
voeux, who commands at Fort Guilistan,
was compelled to retire undr fire.
In addition, Lieutenant Blair was
severely wounded while cutting off the
enemy's water. But, the British force
succeeded in driving back the the enemy's
pickets.
The latest news from the front as not OF
a more hopeful character than that re-
ceived during the last fe wdays, though
it is true that the attempted raid on the
Kohat district has been repelled and that
the Orakzais have taken to the hills. But
against these temporary successes of the
British arms must be set the very seri-
Gus state of affairs prevailing at Quetta,
Beluchistan.
There is little doubt that if the fort
there is attacked the chances of the gar
rison's safety are slight. The fortifica-
tions are practically worthless, and the
place is said to be inadequately manned.
The Commander-in-Chief cannot too
speedily despatch a relief force to. Quet-
ia, for that place is almost entirely iso-
lated.
Another not of alarm and rather in
comprehensive one, in view OF the gall
liant defence made in the cases of Forts
NJ TtIS nd i-Ka
morning from Jamrud, from which place
a despatch announces that the British
military authorities yesterday deemed it
wise to disarm the Khyber Rifles, form
ing part of the garrison of that place.
The situation of the outlying garrisons
on the Samanantange is, next to Quetta,
the centre of interest, in view of the
urgent need for reinforcements and Col.
Gordon, tomorrow will lead a column of
troops through Kohat Pass into the
Samanan district
On the other hand, there is a hopeful
sign in the well authenticated report that
dissensions have broken out among the
AfridiS