Show DONE WITH DIPLOMACY The Russians Attack and Bout the Afghans on the Mnrghat i Intense Excitement in London The British Cabinet in Session Grave Complications Looked for Between Be-tween Russia and England Almost a Financial Panic LONDON April 9il 30 a InThere is great depression in financial circles here this morning It is but too evident that the leaders of the street now feel that war certain Console which closed last night at 97 716 for both money and account open this morning at 913 for both Russian securities are about as weak as they well can be having declined three points since the close last night 12 SO p mConsols have made further heavy declines and the feeling upon the street is decidedly panicky Consols are now quoted at 95 for both money and account Russian securities made a further fur-ther decline of three points There is great excitement in the London Lon-don Stock Exchange amounting almost to a panic over the news of the fight in Afghanistan Which is regarded as equivalent equiv-alent to a declaration of war Foreign funds are demoralized Russians are quoted at 82 11 08 a mThe feeling is slightly better and consols Lave advanced to 95J for both money and account 130 p m Consols have receded to 95 for both PARTICULARS OF THE AFGHAN FlOUT ST PETERSBURG April ItThe Official Messenger publishes the following this morning General Komoroff reports that in consequence of hostile manifestations manifesta-tions by the Afghans he was compelled to attack them The Afghans were posted upon both banks of the river Kushk in fortified positions The fight occurred on the 30th of last month The Afghan force consisted of 4000 men with eight guns and they were defeated with a loss of 500 All the artillery two standard banners the entire camp outfit and all the provisions of the Afghans were captured cap-tured The Russian loss was three subalterns and ten soldiers killed and twentynine wounded I MORE SERIOUS THAN REPORTED LONDON April 9Baron de Staal Russian Rus-sian Ambassador believes that the fighting fight-ing in Afghanistan is even more serious than has been reported in the different press despatches M Lessar in an interview in-terview today said the Afghans caused the fight by attacking a number of Russian Rus-sian pickets and driving them from their posts The Russians then retaliated when a general engagement ensued When the fighting was ended General Komoroff returned across the river to the positions he had formerly occupied General Gen-eral Komoroff also reports that some British Brit-ish officers who had been eyewitnesses but not participants in the engagement appealed to the Russians for protection when they saw that the Afghans were beaten but unfortunately he says the convoy which he immediately despatched to the relief of these officers was unable to overtake the Afghan cavalry who carried the British away with them in their flight THE AMEERS PLAN OF CAMPAIGN VIENNA April 9It is learned from St Petersburg that the Ameer of Af ghanistans plan of campaign in connection connec-tion with the English army in case of war with Russia is about as follows The Ameers troons are divided into four corpesdarsheone of which remains re-mains in Cabul while the other three have taken up positions against the Russians The three corps embrace 27 800 men 8800 cavalry and 116 guns These three corps darmee stand at pas ent at Herat in Tochtapel and in lIes pul Together with the troops in Colon the Ameer has an army of 67000 men RUSSIA HAS MOBILZED two divisions which have been sent to transCaspian Indicative of the feeling in Caucassus it is asserted that Mussel mans there are convinced that Turkey stands on the side of Russia This notice is the first positive information received here from those regions In diplomatic circles here there is much disgust respecting re-specting the relations of Russia to England Eng-land Fears are entertained of the negotiations nego-tiations taking a grave turn TIlE LONDON TELEGRAPHS ADVICE LONDON April 9The Teleqraph has published a fourth edition which was on the streets a little before 2 oclock this afternoon This states that the gravity of the news from the Afghan border has not been in any degree diminished by advices received the government The I telegraph wire to Meaner has been cut for some days The Telegraph has a dispatch I I dis-patch from Allahabad which states that General Komaroff after his victory occupied occu-pied Penjdeh which has long been held by an Afghan garrison The Telegraph I fell in officer expresses fear that a British i the rout at Penjdeh now THE AFGHANS FOUGHT LONDO April 9Russian securities continue to fall rapidly A dispatch to the Times from Gueron dated April 3d states the Russians while making a pre of their out text of changing the position posts on the Afghan frontier attacked Penjdeh March 30th and drove the The out of their positton Afghans Afghans stubbornly resisted their assailants assail-ants The weather was wet at the time of the attack which rendered the muzzleloading guns of the Afghans useless Two companies held one position against the Russians The until its defenders were all killed Afghans retreated to Marauchak in per order The Russians made no per fect suit The Snrnhks remain neutral but camp Tho Rus the Afghans plundered losses are said to be great The sian Afghans British officers remained until the effected their retreat when they ghans the camp of Sir Peter Lumsden joined Russian bonds of the issue of 1873 which closed last evening at 90 > now at 80 quoted Office has received TO official Indian The concerning the battle dispatches ficial and Afghans Gen the Russians between dispatch published in KomarofPs eral has been tele Messenger graphed the Official to each member of the cabinet graph mConsuls are LONDON April 9 3 p m now quoted at 95 for both r THE CABINET IN SESSION 94 1l1Th Cabinet April p LONDON the result of and council is now sitting Jv S s 4 o its deliberations is awaited with great anxiety GLADSTONES STATEMENT LONDON April 9St Petersburg merchants have telegraphed their agents at Paris not to consign goods for them via the Balticsea in English vessels The Parliament reassembled today after the Easter recess In the House of Commons Mr Gladstone confirmed the intelligence of the battle between the Russians and Afghans and said From information which the government have received of the fight the Russians have apparently been guilty of an unjustifiable attack on the Afghans Af-ghans England has demanded from Russia full explanations in regard to the affair In conclusion he said that the government had received no information corroborative of the report that the Russians Rus-sians had occupied Penjdeh TORONTO Ont April 9The news of the battle between the Russians and Afghans has created great excitement here and newspaper bulletin boards are I surrounded by groups of people Old soidiers are preparing for active service in i accordance with a notice posted up last week at the pension office LUMSDEN WILL HOLD HERAT LONDON April 9The government believes be-lieves that General Sir Peter Lumsden British Afghan boundary commissioner is at present at Herat which he will fortify I for-tify and hold if necessary against the Russians The ordinary defenses of I Herat are reported to be in good condi I tion It is stated that the promised orders or-ders to have the Russian advance stopped which M DeGiersx Russian foreign minister gave assurance he would send were so managed that they did not reach the headquarters of Gen Komar off Russian commander at the front until un-til after his attack upon the Afghans |