, 1880-08-04
( $FOREIGN.
D(x xSY}ed Account of the; Re-.
iS:'nt British Defeat In
r" Afghanistan. !.
English Troops Borne Down.
!. by d Vastly Superior ,
Force.
Ayoob Khan at Last Accounts
Preparing for a Fresh
Attack.
The Irish Compensation Bill De-
feated III the House of
Aorus' -:
French Republicans Win a Decisive
Victory in the Councils - y, !:
Elections. ..:;::
I'll t-tl
H:,i
.
The Baroness Burdett-C Coutta'
About to Marry Her ~,
Secretary. ~
A Cunning Peruvian Ruse by Which a
-Chifian Transport Was De.
stroyed,
And One Hundred and Fifty Persons
on Board Lost Their Lives.
The Baroness Burdett-Coutta
About to Marry Her -,
Secretary. -
a Cunning Peruvian Ruse by Which a
Gillian Transport Was De.
stroyed,
And One Hundred and Fifty Persons
on Board Lost Their Lives,
ATGIIANIS1AN.


telegraphs the following report from Gen.
st. John. under dnte Cantiahar, July ~:
Gcn. Burrows marched from Knshk Nakud
Oil the morning Of the 2stll, having heard
that Ayo0b kha!l's advanced guard had oc-
cipied the mntn road, three miles from the
latter plncc. The enelny's cavalry appeared
advancing from the direction Of uyderabud.
The artillery md cavalry ensnged them
aboltt O'Clock In the morning. Shortly
afterwards the whole force OF the enemy ap-
pearct. formed In line Of battle with seven
regiments Of regulars In tho centre, three
others In reserve, Z, eco cavalry on the right,
400 cavalry md 1900 Irregular
infantry OIL the left, a11d other cayalr,:and L.
regulars III reserve, and Xye or SIX batteries
Of guns, including one OF brcccll-loaders, tho
total forco being ]a,ooo, The ground wns
slightly undulatEng. The enemy were
posted fs the best position. Until
l. o'clock In the afternoon tho action
was confined to artillery fire, Which
was 50 we'll susta!nod md directed by the
enemy that our superior armament failed to
compensate for tho Inferior number OF guns.
After the riile fire sboguf our breccll-loatlers
told, but tho vigorous atlvnneo OF the cavalry
ngafnst our left and of tho Qhazis atonE the
front caused tho nntivo Infantry to fnll back
In confusion On the Sixty-sixt!l Regiment.
ABANDONING TWO nrS8.
Our fornlntIon being lust, tho Infantry re-
treated slowly, III spite Of tho gallant efforts
Of Zen. Burrows to. rally them, al,d were cut
of from thu cavalry and artillery. This was
Mt O'Clock In tho afternoon, and tho CAMP
followers md baggage were streaming
towards Cnntahar. After severe fight iu
a1l lncl0scd ground, Gen. Burrows succeeded
III cxtrfcnting the Infantry, and brought them
Into line III retreat. No efforts would turn
tho fnEltiyes frout tho matn ruad, whIcl, Is
without wutcr ut this season Of the ycar, and
thus tho majority Of tho casualties occurred
from men falling from thirst aud exhaustion.
The encnay'a pursuit. continued to within
ten miles Of Cnlalal,ar, but was not yigor-
Gus. Tho cavalry and artillery, with few
infantry, reached tho banks OF tho River
Argan1alc, f0rty miles from tllo Bcene
Of notion, Mt Z O'Clock tho next nor,l-
inG, many not having tasted water
since tho previous morning. Nearly
I'LL onr ammunition was lost, ls also were
l,lo0 rifles and two nlnc-poul,tler guns. Our
loss Is estimated. Killed md missing, Sixty
sixth Regiment, 400; Krenadlors, $50; Jacobs
rifles, 35o; artillery, u; snppers, @l; cavalry,
60,
Tho DuranIs hayo been expelled from
candalnr. Provisions and ammunition arc
ple1tltul
GEN. nt7RRows' DEFEAT.
LONDON, Aug. 0.--Tho Times says tho tele-
gram from Its correspondent ut Caildahnris
quito In harmony With tho statements that
{ion. DurrowB' cavalry md artillery were ell
ttcetl into an Alubuscadc. Putting various
scraps OF intelligence togethar. we ars III
clIncd to believe tho Afghans tried to got
into the rear of our force. The fact TINT
most OF the Losses arc said to hayo occurred
during wllat Is cuphemlst tscally termed IT.
treat, Is strong proof TINT tho actton ended
lit ul1 utter ruut of the force. Though tho
brigade Is not literally aunihllatod, 1t will,
owing to tic wounds, exhaustion, n,,tl defnor-
nllzatinnt for tho present add very little to
Gen. 1'rlmrosa's strength. Tho nuws that
preparations arc making for sege is very
bad, md by no mcans satisfies public craving
Tor details. ..'..
NO NEWS Pi,o11 cANpAIlAn.
= In tho l10nsn Ut Cnnlll0ns this afternoon
tho Marquis Ut harrington said the Govern
nent llnAl I0 news fr0n. Calltlallar or FROM
that lnu OF the frontier. Te'cgrams hive
boels received to-tlny from, tho Vleesey which
referred to Cabul adviees certainly as Lutte N
tho Int lust. It contained notIllng about
communication being Interrupted, anl. 10
alarnllng nuws whatoyer, ana stated that Up
to the 1st lust negotiations with Ab4urtah-
nlan kh1ii .wcrn proceeding.
IHTEllCE1'rlSH SUPPLIES.
In the House ut Commons the Marquis Of
Huntington stuffed t!lat soulc Afghan cuya,ry
nre supposed to be moving III the direction Of
knk0an tor the purpose Ut tnterceptlng SUP
plies to Cuudah1r.
GEN. STEWART
Ws,.Iet' 3,es retrrne1 to cabul from the camp at
THE DunDAn POSTPONED, -.
OAnu17 Aug, 8.--'rl,e postponeanent Of the
aurbnr ut 4en, Coughs camp, near KnlninJi,
on the s4 inst, ut Which ueh. Stewart was
to llaye let AhAurrAllilan Klall, is attrfhr
nted to tho excitement among Abdusratlnnil
kllall'a followers. tWign' uEltlii,, IN batur
lay, met Ahtlnrralltilatt tho latter's people
wUru 30 excited tllat n display Of our lnfnntry
was necessary 1laar tho place ot meeting.
AYoon KIsAS'5 FORCES.
III the House Ut Commons this evening the
Marquis Ut Harrington ANNOUNCED tliAt tAo
british Agent ut Qllttla teeRraphs, ~ Inst,
tltut 1t ii said AyoUb Kiln llus marched
to Mir Kubcz Mld detailed u force for nu !
Attack on ChainAM Ch0kt. f
ORDERED yoRwAllD. ' -
.. In The House uf Lords Earl Granville an
n0llIlcad th4t the Vlceroy Ut 1n1iA halt tele-