THE AFGHAN DIFFICULTY.

Kumara Times, Issue 675, 26 November 1878, Page 2

THE AFGHAN DIFFICULTY.

As our cablegrams of yesterday an* p noiinced the advance df the British troops* and that they had" crossed the Afghan frontier from the Ceylon Ob'i server we extract the following telegrams, which show the action takeii by the Indian Government up to that date:—-

AjjjiAi&JcD, Odhfoeik The storming of Ali Mitsjid was fixeft first for the sth and then fdr to-day, but has now been indefinitely postponed by orders from head-quarters, as diir force is considered inadequate, and it returns td Peshawur.

October 9: llid Pioneer s Peshawur' correspondent telegraphing on the 7th, says that all time-expired men have be*en ordered to' serve an additiorial'year, The following is the force now a* Jbwrodd (—Seven regiments and thrde batteries, including a forty-pdunder battery. Gdndral ltdss is" prepared to assault and take Ali Musjid j but his force is not strong enough to hold it, and he is therefore ordered to wait reinforcements. Detachments of the 9th and the 81st and ddtachmeutd df the Ar* tillery have arrived from dherati

LahoAbj October, 9. Ah Musjid has been stroijgly reinforced by the Ameer's troops. The arrears of pay due to the Atnder's t'rodps have been paid up with three months' advance added. The Russians are said to have dffered one' crore of Bokhara tillas fdr a footing iri Herat, and to be purchasing grain for troops in large quantifies. The Indiaif troops are mas&lg oh Peshawui 1 .

x . . October & Large reinfofrtteiffentef afe ordered t» v Peshawur. Aniongst dthe'r troops, the 72nd and 10th Bengal,Laticers. The Civil and Military Ga&tfce publishes the follows ing reports, namely, that Russia haff offered a million tillas, equivalent to* £690,000, for a footing St Herat and Tuktapdol, on the road between BalkK and Tashkurgan j alsQ that Yakub Khan,, being released, has enlisted in defence of Kandahar. Ahmed Ali Khan has de* parted from Kurn with a large' force. Ali Musjid is strengthened by 10 fegimenfe. The Cif il and Military Gazette publishes*' a special telegram frdm Peshawur that the 1 Ameer's heavy guns are firing in the 1 Kliyber. JumroOd is being.Jh.it in a.state*, of defence. , ". The commander'-dfn-chiefy Sf£r'& fiaines,-' will command the: Peshawur force*, which' will amount to 3E?,000 trodpsj all available' artillery being brought into! requisition. Invalids' have beeri Recalled front the hills. It is rep'orted that ahildren,' and sick have be"en ordered fropi Pesha-j wur to Sfowshera' .forthwith/ (Ertiops and artillery are passing througK Msy bbttf for MooltJrti and Peshawur:

Ali/Asabad; October*'i(X The Pioneer's Peshawur dbrrespottdentf telegraphing on the Bth, says* :~-F« A ninepowder battery, with- amnfunitioja' from 4 Ferozepofe and treasure',- passed • Sfowshera for Peshawur' this ufttder a', strong guard of the 27th NVL- The'Envoy Nawab Ghoolam Hposeitf,.h'ais' returned.' There aVe guner at All sides of the Kyber. Our cbtrimfesariat is 5 defective. The ls# Sikhs, the Guides,: and a mountain ba&iery reached JurorooriV yesterday. The enemy' is* ifepbjrted to' have been reinforced.

-: x SificLif, October 9. Nawab 1 GhooMn Hoosein, our' envoy,is known to be" well, but other reports' - here about hfttf are disjffedited. There; has been a considerable movement of troops on both sides of the' frontier. A' reconnaissance proves Ali Musjid. to bestronger in guns- than was expected/

[pidM is£ i&ftftta-iH rifitt.-]' ...... CAbcuTML, October 8. Thef attack on Ali Musjid has been post-" ponedy owing, it is befievedy to news re-" ceived -£hat the' enemy are* stronger ,than at first supposed 5 ,' having 6*ooo armed men 4 and 18 gims near the fort. The forije at Jumrood has been largely strengthened, six of the Ameer's regular regiments being within four miles. It is" reported that the Ameer has appointeof Yaknb Khan to command at Khurrum.' Jellalabad afrd Kandahar are being largely reinforced.