The St. Petersburg Golos is very often repudiated by the
Rus- sian Foreign Office, and for that reason deserves attention. It states that Khokand must be conquered in the interests of order, and intimates that Kashgar may share the same fate, as its ruler is unable to maintain quiet in his dominions. Apparently the Russians suspect Yakoob Khan of fostering the religious outbreak which, according to other accounts, has occurred in the Rhanates, and gives their officers serious trouble. If the Russians really contemplate an expedition into Kashgar, which we doubt, the British Government will have at last to make up its mind, as Russia in possession of the passes crossed by Sir D. Forsyth would be really on our frontier, and could open direct relations with Cashmere and all malcontents in the Punjab.
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