Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-04
The WAR IN INDIA.

Tho Potice Post of Mahomedxei Cap,uret
by IHsurEsnts Another British Post At,
tackled The News from the Front No,
OF HYPtful Characteristic Punist
the keb to Prevent a General Upris.
SIMLky@g 29.-News has been re.
ceived he OF another insurgent sue.
cess. I'M aulatzais, on Thursday last
captned&c police post at Mahomed.
zai, whlalwas garrisoned by detach.
ment OF border police. The garri
son rrtrV sd to a new post held by q
detachn of the Second Punjab in
1antry, 4h5ag there the next morn
AS the nylng column com manded by
Nol. nhar Isyn, which left IIangu
orV1 ay. p reinforce the post on
the Sa 6a range, which was attacked
by ing rs was returning after re-
bulsfi tTce 4neny, the latter rallied
and 1sc2t5he British force on the
plain. :ThA ttibesmen, however, al.
though, iAtrength, were again driven
off with heavy loss
On the british side Capt. Baird
Smith and Lieut.. North, of the Scotch
Fusileers, and eight men of the Pun lab
infantry were wounded. "
The British post at Lalska was at
tackled yesterday, The Fifteenth Silhs
with two guns, were sent to reinforce
the garrison, but their advance was
stubbornly opposed.
There was heavy firing all last night
in the direction of the Sunnawari post
on the SANTANA range. Col. Vaughan
commanding officer at Fort Lockhart
hearing of the large and threatening
gathering OF the Orakzais above Fort
Gullstan, on the Samana range, started
to the assistance of the garrison with
$50 rifles, The colonel reports that
shortly before his arrival at Fort Gul-
istan yesterday morning, a reconnoi-
tering party under Maj. Desyoeuxs,
who commands at Fort Gulistan, was
compelled to retire under fire.
In addition Lieut. Blair was severely
wounded while cutting off the enemys
water. But the Britsh force sue
ceeded in driving back the enemy's
picllets.
The latest news from the front is not
of more hopeful character than that
received the last few days, though it is
true the attempted raid on the Kotai
district has been repelled aud that the
Orakzals have taken to t.ie hills. But
against the temporary stay of the Brit
lsh arms must be set the very serious
state of affairs prevailing at Q1etta,
Beloochistan.
There is little doubt that If the fort
there is attacked the chances of the
garrison's safety are slight. The for.
tiications are practically worthless,
and the place is said to b. inadeduately
manned. The manler-in-chie can
not too speedily dispatch Il relief to
Quetta, for that place is almost en-
TREY isolated.
Another note Of alarm, and rather
incomprehensibl. one, in view of the
gallant defense made in the case of
Forts Ali-Musjil and Lundi Kotal,
comes his morning from Jamrud, from
which place dispatch announces that
the British military authorities yester-
day deemed it wise to disarm the Khy-
Der Rifles, forming part of the garrison
Of that place,
The situation of the outlying rarri-
son on the Samana range is, next to
Quetta, the center of interest. in view
Of the urgent .ed for rcinforcement,,
and Cjl. Gordon Tomorrow will lead
A column of troops through the liohat
pass into the Samaaa district.
On the other hand is hopeful sign
in the well-authcnticated report that
discussions have broken out among the
AfridiS.