FURTHER DETAILS OF THE CABUL MASSACRE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 6, 12 September 1879, Page 2

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE CABUL MASSACRE.

'■■ «. — : (Prom Evening Post.)^ .. , f London, September 6. Telegrams from the .Ppnjaufo ; ,re<. port a most alarming mutiny on the part of some of the Afghan troops, and the massacre of nearly everyone connected with the British Embassy at Uabul. A number of the soldiery who had served under Shere Ali against the British had for some time manifested considerable disaffection - towards the new Ameer, Yakoob Khan, their discontent bein^greatly < <■ aggravated by arrears of pay beflig due to them. No , serious' consequences, however, were- I V . until the men broke out into open mutiny, and, being joined by a considerable number of the inhabitants of the town, marched upfln /r tWJ^iji>. r tish Residency. The guurilj -j,od by ; Major Cavagnari, the riritish' Resident, made a desperate defe^e, but were speedily overpowered' by tie superior numoers of the mutineers, and it is believed that everyone of the defenders, including Major Oavagnari himsolf, has fcffcen massacred. The mutineers then set fu|| to the • buildings occupied by the British Embassy, which were hurnel to t^e r . ground. ■ . The Ameer, Yakobb Khan, haying - gathered a portion pf^'Ms^4*ii^fit~^' around him, did everything J in j TKb ' power to quell til© disturbance^ ™t his efforts were quite inetfec.tuk';'' 5 He found that by far the greater portion of his troops were inspired by hatred to the British, and had joined the mutineers. With the comparatively few men who remained loyal to him, he had to take rofuge in his palace, where, according to the latest advices, he was being

closely besieged by the rebellious aoldiorp ao-^populaco. f , JJpoh theV ews o f the massacre \reaching the^Q overnoi ...Q enera i o f laffia^hß^it once ordered the Khyfcepand Kandahar passos to be reoccupied by the British troops, and directed Generpl Roberts with the advance column of the British army to march immediately to Cnbul, to take prompt measures to puf. down the outbreak, and relieve the Ameer. September 7. Further telegrams received here state that the fears entertained as to the fate of the British Residency at Cabul are but too strongly confirmed. The mutineers have publioly exposed to view the bodies of the officers of the Embassy whom they had killed in the attack. It is believed that nine Sowars (native horse soldiers) escaped from the massacre. . September 8. The emotion which the news of the Cabul massacre has excited throughout India is unequalled by anything of the sort since the great Mutiny. The excitement is intense, and the instant punishment of the offenders and tho dismantlement of Cabul is demanded. The Viceroy is taking the most prompt and decisive action in the way of avenging the massacre and relieving the P Ameer. The latest news represented the latter as being still besieged, and considerable anxiety- is manifested on his account, as it is con^ aidered doubtful whether, with the small force at his disposal, he will be able to hold out till the arrival of General Roberts.