NEWS OF THE WEEK.
AMO ST ominous telegram has been received from Cabul. We greatly fear that General Roberts, as we predicted would be the case, is fighting for his life. The message was flashed by the Daily News' correspondent there at 11 a.m. on Friday, and anceived here at 12 on the same day, occupying only seven hours, allowing for the difference of time, in transit. The Viceroy, who, it will be remembered, announced some days since that the Kohistanses, 3,000 strong, had given up their arms, on the 9th inst. admitted that they were trying to effect a junction with "a hostile gathering from the Ghuzuee direction "—in other words, 7,000 soldiers, known to be marching thence. He thought General Macpherson had stopped them, but the General, it now appears, failed. A force of Horse Artillery, escorted by two squadrons of her Majesty's 9th Lancers, and one of the 14th Bengal Lancers, were on the 12th inst. proceeding to join General Macpherson, when they met the united armies, under Mahommed Jan, within a few miles of Cabul. "The cavalry made a brilliant charge, but made no impression on the vast body of the enemy." Four guns got upset in retiring, and "were spiked and abandoned," though recovered later. "The enemy, who were admirably led, included 3,000 men armed with Sniders "—our own present to Shore "though they lost heavily by the artillery-fire and cavalry charge, never wavered." They advanced to the Cabal gorge, and though they were turned by the 72nd, despatched hastily by General Roberts from Sherpore, they "now occupy the heights to the eouth of the Bala Hissar. General Macpherson is now attacking."
