A BATTLE DAILY EXPECTED.
The following London telegrams, dated 10th inst., appear in the Post:— Fresh obstacles of a serious character have arisen to obstruct the British advance on Cnbul. The Tajiks, a warlike people inhabiting Badak shan, a territory lying between the chain of the Hindu Kush and the Oxus, have assumed a very threatening attitude, and it is feared that they will join in the revolt with the hostile Afghans, with whom their sympathies are very strong. The roads to Cabul are at present closed, being occupied by tribes hostile to the British. In addition to the want of camels for the transport service, the advance of General Roberts is further delayed by these new obstacles, it being inexpedient to push on with the force under his command without the arrival of reinforcements. These are being sent to his assistance with all possible speed. — It is believed that tbe Government will not appoint another Resident at Cabul.— The Government denies having been fore-warned that an outbreak on the part of the Afghans was imminent. — General Massey is advancing on Cabul regardless of the defective means of transport. — The Russians have resumed their advance on Merv. Sept. 11. Refugees from Cabul report that the rebel Afghans have successfully stormed the Amber's palace, murdered Yakoob Khan, and sacked the town. It is further reported that having seized all the arms, ammunition, and stores they could find, they formed a column and commenced an advance to meet the British forces. A desperate conflict is expected in the course of a few days. Sept. 12. The advance column of the British army, under General Roberts, has occupied the Shutargardan Heights, about 70 or 80 miles from Cabul, without opposition. He has taken up a strong position commanding the Pass. It is not yet known whether he will continue to hold it until the arrival of the transport service and reinforcements, or whether he will push on at once to Cabul. The inhabitants of Herat, the western capital of Afghanistan, are hostile to the British, and it is conjectured that Russian influence has been brought to bear upon them
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 210, 16 September 1879, Page 2
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356A BATTLE DAILY EXPECTED. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 210, 16 September 1879, Page 2
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