THE AFFGHAN WAR.
: ' Bombas’, January,ll. A-powerful trjbe of Manghas have assumed a threatening attitude. . General Roberts consequently decided to return to Kurunui [?) : to concentrate his forces. :; l \ The. Sirdars of Cabul have written to Maj or ‘ Caragnari in friendly terms. ; . , i; i ... 1 Later, advices state that Afzul Kahn, ’.com-, manding.the Affghans at. Caudahar, lias disbanded his, army, and left the province. General Donald Stewart was within one day’s march of Oandahar : qnjthe Bth, ; ; On the 12th the Deputy-Governor of Candahar tendered . complete submission to the 'British, and,;,now awaits the arrival of Generals Stewart’s and Biddulph’s forces : to surrender jibe, city, --n,, . ' Gandahar was formally entered on the 9th,. The leading officials and troops at Gandahar ‘fled to Herat. , , , , ,it;
Tt is semi-officially stated that the late Ameer is now in Turkestan, and that he will receive the sympathetic hospitality of Russia, but the idea of Russian mediation on his behalf is,illusionary. ; .. .. • V 1 ! ' : ; January-lSi ; , 'General Donald Stewart and• his forces inarched through Gandahar unopposed. , The excitement ; amongst the Natives caused by General Roberta’s’ victory is subsiding. ■ .. i■- .!• . i : : General Roberts has .decided to garrison thd fortress of Khost, and provision it for twb months, . London, January 13. , i The ‘Times 1 says it has reason to believe that Yakoob Khan has been: officially informed that :the. conditions’ of peace which will be offered to him are such as he can honorably : . ■ • -i jG
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Western Star, Issue 281, 25 January 1879, Page 1 (Supplement)
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234THE AFFGHAN WAR. Western Star, Issue 281, 25 January 1879, Page 1 (Supplement)
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