Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-06-28 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

PASHA. AFGHANISTAN. The Vienna correspondent of the Times, under date The Times correspondent, under data Peshawur, June 22nd, says: The news from Constantinople as June 22nd, says: On the morning of the Bth inst. I e recall of Mahmoud Nedim Pasha, the fall rear of Sir Samuel Browne's force, consisting of t :illaireddin Pasha, and the formation of a Rasura Mountain Battery, the Guide Cavalry, and t '••• ,Lry under the former seems, to some 27th and 45th Native Infantry, vacated the lnt •' to have been connected with the charges British camp at Gandamak. At four a.m. the batter) •,..ht against Osman Pasha. The latter affair fired a parting salute of twenty-one guns in honour 01 ,: iced a state of internal crisis which was the Ameer. All precautions had been taken, and .1 advantage of by all those hostile to the pm. the previous evening a guard of the Ameer's troo •n• Cabinet for a joint attack on the whole Cabinet. had been placed in charge of the stores left behind f r It does not, however, seem to have been quite as for. the Ameer's use. The evacuation of the camp was midable as the news represented it. The recall, much witnessed by a good-humoured crowd of Afghans, who more the appointment of Mahmoud Nedim as Grand hastened to possess themselves of the left lumber of the Vizier, was a wish rather than a fact, the report being camp. The evacuation of Fort Bettye, the next post, itself part of the combination. The crisis, if it was was effected on the 9th, and the rearguard, having one, is by this time over. The Politische Carrrspredens reached Jellalabad on the 10th, continued its march gives the following details of the charges made against towards Londi-kotal on the 13th. The last of the re- Osman Pasha by Fuad and Nusri Pashas. Previous turning troops were clear of the Khyber on the 18th. to leaving Plevna as prisoner of war, Osman Pmha Fort Daka is being rapidly cleared of its stores, and divided the military treasury among the field the 45th Native Infantry will then join the permanent officers, taking as his own•share 8800 Turkish 1. garrison of Lundi-kotal. Them, after his return to Constantinople, he indeed TWO OUTBREAKS OF AFGHAN SAVAGERY, replaced, but in mimes, pocketing the difference, The The Times correspondent at Candahar has the treasurer of the palace, who, for unknown remons follcwing under date June 21st: During the past ten has become his adversary, 'will probably be sumdays two outbreaks of Afghan savagery have occurred, sunned as a witness in this affair. Further, Osman On the llth inst. a Sikh grass cutter was found dead, Pasha, since he was placed at the head of the War stabbed in a field near the high road. The motive Department, has taken considerable sums for himself of the murder and the event itself are equally un- out of the revenue devoted to the wants of the army., known. On the night of the 17th the sentry on one Osman Pasha demanded satisfaction or a withdrawal of the gates of the town was fired at and slightly of the charges. A report of the matter having been wounded. The proclamation of peace seems to made to the Sultan, a special Cabinet Council was have given the few savages and fanatical spirits in called to investigate the case. Instead of defending this part of the country courage to assert them- himself, Osman raised grave charges against Fuad, and selves again. Frequent outbreaks are not, however, both are said to be determined on bringing the matter 'to be expected. It is reported that Sirdar Shir Ali before the tribunals. Khan, who was left in charge of Cabul during Ameer