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Show AFGHlXl.'iTAV Deti.-.ivo Vi!iory ior li.e SLiriU.sli. Ou the lie a (I to Culiul, Lahore, 5. Gcuir.'l Rubcrla telegraphs tele-graphs from Peiw.ir Khohil, under dale of the od, as follow: '"During the Dibt of December 1-t tbo Afghan position was turned by a 11 ml; march over Spcrgway pies. We eurprisid the enemy at daybreak cf the 2d, when tbe sevcn'-y-3econd IligliSanikrs and Oltb Giorkhas gallantly drove ll,e A'ghaua from several positions. Th.jy afterward endeavored to reach Peuvftr Khuiul, but iho assault could not be delivered cn that. tide. vYc then threatened tho enemy in the re.-.r una attacked and carried Peiwar K.ho!ol, about 4 o'clock in the afternou. The , enemy had ou the previous evening received reinforcements of four regiments. regi-ments. They fought desperately. Their artil'.erv was well served. Their defeat, however, was complete. We captured eighteen fiuus and a huge quantity of ammunition Our loss ivaa moderate, considering the number of our opponents, and tbe difficult nature of our country. Major Anderton of the pioneers, was killed, General Cobb, and Lieutenant Munro, of tbo Sevcoiy-aecond Highlanders, : were wounded. O ir men behaved admirably. Wo shall movo towards rihutar Gierdan pass on Thursday, Thurs-day, 5iii." London, 5. A Lahore dispatch eays it is believed there is no Alghao force between Dakk i cud Cabul, and that General Browne will occupy Jelallabad. Chicago, 5. Tbe Daily Keirs, Tendon, Ten-don, says of the column of which General Roberts is commander, it has been committed tho task of forcing the Peiwer pasa. This is the central pass of tbe three by which the Britith army is marching upon Cabul, Can-dabar Can-dabar and Herat. Brown's force has penetrated beyot-d Jeia'Ubad, and he has t5t-i:t a brigade for furaga acd reccnnoitre through both greai and littie Kbyber paise:?, eo that he virtually vir-tually has now no obstacle between him and Cat nl. The forces of General Gen-eral Baddulph may be called tbe left w;ng ot the army that is marching through the Quettah pass toward Can-dahiir. Can-dahiir. a comparatively friendly country. coun-try. The important victory of General Gen-eral Roberts opens up tho entire count-y ol Cabul to the British. The villages of Peiwer, Katland, ShuUr aud G:erdan are situated southeast from Cabul aud are all on the line of one of the routes leading from the ameer s capital in o British India. Thus Ihe Guardian Dewar is a village vil-lage of Afghanistan near the source ot the river Helmund. It has an elevation of 1,076 ieet. Tbe battle ought hy Gen. Roberts was evidently conducted on scientific piinciples, couKideriijg bis own email lo-s of less than 100 men and comparing it with that of his opponents, from whom be also captured iilteen cannon. Gen. Browne ia doubtless wailing for the support of Gen. Roberts' lorce before making a push direct for the capital by the betttr known rout3 of Kbyber pass. |