British and Foreign State Papers (Volume 104) (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1879. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ..., which relates to Central Asia, and nothing could be more 'actory than the spirit in which it was written, and the manner: iich his Excellency has reported to his Sovereign the language ad held to your Lordship respecting the policy of Russia in ral Asia, and your observations to him on that subject, he Emperor appears to have been gratified by what you said of mbordination of the Government of India to Her Majesty's rnment at home. Pith respect to Samarkand, Prince Gortchakow states in thia t that he had assured your Lordship of the desire of the ?ror to restore it to Bokhara, but that there was some difficulty: ertaining how this could be done without a loss of dignity and iut obtaining guarantees for the welfare of the populations 1 had accepted the sovereignty of Russia, and this object: he ) General Kaufmann is instructed to accomplish, is Excellency then spoke to me of a conversation which he had days previously with Mr. Douglas Forsyth respecting the nee that might be exercised by the Governments of India and a on the Asiatic States on their frontiers, and in which he had ved to Mr. Forsyth that, as the Government of India paid y to the Ruler of Afghanistan, while that of Russia was exacting indemnity from the Khan of Bokhara, the influence of the r should be greater at Cabul, and more should be expected it than from the latter at Bokhara. The case was different, er, he said at Kokand, and there, he felt assured, the advice of a, to live in peace with their neighbours, would be followed, e then said that Mr. EorRyth had also spoken to him of the iency of establishing friendly relations with Kashgaria and the nment of the Atilagh Ghazee, but he said, though that the might have established a Government de facto, Russia had es with China and co...