The former invokes our aid; the latter expresses himself, through his messenger, anxious to serve us.

Once in Logar valley, where they have had a bumper harvest, we could live on the country.'] [Footnote 11: TRANSLATION OF A LETTER FROM THE AMIR OF KABUL TO GENERAL ROBERTS, DATED KABUL, 8 A.M., THE 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1879.
(After compliments.) The troops who had assembled for pay at the Bala Hissar suddenly broke out and stoned their officers, and then all rushed to the Residency and stoned it, receiving in return a hail of bullets.

Confusion and disturbance reached such a height that it was impossible to quiet it.

People from Sherpur and country around the Bala Hissar, and city people of all classes, poured into the Bala Hissar and began destroying workshops, Artillery park, and magazine; and all the troops and people attacked the Residency.

Meanwhile, I sent Daud Shah[*] to help the Envoy.