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that he was robbed by Barbaris. I am trying to obtain any papers they may have
taken off him. A look-out is being kept for him in Meshed.
It has been reported to my colleague that a party of Turks is coming to Meshed
and M. de Beauvais has been sent out with some Cossacks and the Karguzar’s
assistant to examine the party.
News from Turbat-i-Haidari. —One hundred Cossacks left Turbat on October
6th in the direction of Kain. Salar Khan Baluch and Ibrahim Khan Baluch are
fighting, and two men of the latter’s party have been killed.
News from Kariz. —Mirza Muhammad Khan, Customs Officer at Turbat-i-
Shaikh Jam, has arrived at Kariz on his way back to Meshed. He attributes his
recall to Russian influence and speaks of arranging for the assassination of the
Russian Commandant and his interpreter.
News from Turbat-i-Shaikh Jam. —The Kaudani and Yakutini branches of the
Taimuri have fallen out and the former have robbed the latter of some horses, rifles,
grain, and money. The Kaudanis are now laying in stores of grain and fortifying
their villages.
News from Herat. —Risaldar Yar Muhammad Khan reports that the Russians
have brought 20 guns to Pul-i-Khishti and are levying large contributions from
those living on the frontier. This is quite a new departure. The Risaldar usually
reports that the Russians have virtually no troops left on the frontier and are in
terror of the Afghans.
The Russians are sending Jamshidi immigrants back to Afghanistan.
The Amir has sent orders that the artillery men who failed to help the
Kurramis when the latter were attacked by robbers (see Diary No. 32) should be
imprisoned.
The epidemic in Kabul is said to have abated.
The officer sent to inspect the frontier posts has returned and reported that
he found all sowars and guards present.
Four thousand families f? om Ginshk have migrated to the Ghur district,
owing to the tyranny of the Governor of Girishk. The Governor of Herat has
ordered the Governor of Girishk to persuade the men to return to their homes.
There are at present in the ChaharBaghat Herat two Germans, two Austrians
and one Turk. One; of the Germans appears to be Paschen, who has returned
from the frontier. The Governor has lent them three horses to ride and has sent
them flowers from his garden. He has also forwarded with his own post a letter
from them to their friends in Kabul.
These Germans are said to be making secret preparations for leaving Herat.
I am arranging that then departure shad be specially reported A letter from
Daulatyar has been received from the German party on its P W ay to Kabul. It is
marching less rapidly than it was.
See Diary No. 40. The robbery of my post sowar In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman. between the frontier and
Herat was not the result of a German intrigue, for the postbags were untouched,
but the agent at Herat, in speaking to the Governor on the subject, attributed
it to the Germans. Orders have been sent to the Governor of Ghurian to trace
the robbers and recover the stolen property.
Political Summary.
Condition of the Country.—\t is reported that peace has been made between
'\! < u ‘Y , arls an . e J aimuns, but a Baroari who was coming from Shurak to
.Meshed has recantly been way laid by Taimuris, who cut his throat.
f r « bber named Hamza, formerly of the gang of Muhammad Kurshabadi, is
V i k ia r. 611 S ° •’ anC \ ^ no ^ ei ro bi>er named Muhammad, who lived near
i -shabur, has been poisoned by some of his companions.