, 1880-08-02
Ten. Burrows Defeat Alleged to
Have Resulted from
Incompetence,
Alliod with n Good Deal of Too
Common Soltltcrly
Arrogance.
The Fight, However, One That
Was Very Hotly
Contested,
And the Afghan Chief Believed to
Have, Suffered Consider
able Loss.
tlr. Gladstone Suffering from Soyorc
Congestion of tho Lungs,
Which Will Keep Him from Public Duties
for some Time.
Serious ntois Rcpoftod from One of The
Russian Provinces.
ATGIIANI5TAN.

A WEIf-COSfESTED BATTLE.
I,ovpox, Aug. 1.-1'he Standards Bombay
correspondent telcgraphs: Tho battle be-
tween Gen. burrows furcc md tho Atghnns
Is said to have been well contested. The
British cavalry mid artillery wera batlfy eat
.lp ut tho commencement OF tito light, hit
Tho infantry inflicted sucl, l,eavy loss upon
Ayoob Khnn tl.at lse ,las not ycntured TO MT
vance amn cantta''ar.
REMAINED BEHIND.
Tho Viceroy of In.lia tctrgraphed Su'i-
day that Ayooo 1Slnn did not follow up the
British retrcat. ......,
ARRIVED At C4ATDAtrAT.
Gen. Dufrnws' forco hAs arrived Mt Cnnda-
har. When the messenger left Ayuob Khan
was cncaulprd where tho action was fought
This seems to- cunilrni the news ti1at Aynob
Khau Ind suffered heavily. This lie,ss was
brought BY natives to Qncttah.
~ TIE crrApEIn
Tho Vtccroy's telegram says, "Our whole
ARMY Is not In the citadel at Candallar," but
the word "not" IL probably tclegrapliic
error for "n0w."
Al.JunisA1lslAS KHAN.
The Dat'y Nc1cs' Cab,tl correspondent NIL
rnuncc8 tint Mr. Gritl!tt, British representa-
tive, has met Abt!ltrrah,nan ut II prisnte liz
teryiew. Ills tlentcanur was excellent. There
were but few troUps With him.
THE OUTLOOK. :
A Times Cnfn,l correspondent snys: The
prospcct Of 4 favorable settlement With Ab-
tlurrnhman and tlIo speedy withdrawal Of
the army from Cabui nre, l,o doubt, seriously
mcnacetl by tho disaster Mt. Calitla[lar, but
Gen. Stewards force Is adequate fur any
emergency, nMt need fcnr NJ combination
which can be brought against 1t. Nr. Grlllin
has twice he'll interviews With AtHlnrrall-
man. Gen. Siewurt will meet Ahtiurrahnlnl
In public tl1rbnr Mt tel. doNgh's calAp ut
Calahajl Al0hAay.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
A Ttmea CRsut correspondent anys: :" htr.
Griffin Ind MI lntpryi,'% witt, AbtlnsrAh,nall
Saturday NJ XINmn wltch l;!sieI t'lro l'ours.
Thu British cscArt consisted Uf three sNllMts.
5S9s na&y # fSyr XS!r 5 III Aesii syicsy sSdyf; s
strcs nur friendship, hlt feels ttlse0uro until
he Is inore snSGsssfl In SntnlnK oyer tllt
trUnps are 1nost slsplrtolis, md he tllda h
necessary to il,lntnr theln."
I,CnEows 0urutSENAIED.
A T'tlnca CnloM!ta a..enYreslmltluNf sRys
s.Eycryli,II,g Hct.sst lt+tpt.lt fen, }urruW:
i1aynr licnn nHtgcnnraleu, nt the t'ntlle III
Phushst Nahkstl will probably !m tlere;tftgt
as Drlial, History liself-of Il gallant arm.
being r,llncu hy the infAtl,at}0l alltl lnc0l!llA.
tcnre Of its icat1er md tl1e trtnchury Ut Il
allies, as there eAli he little doubt tllAt til
Walls rarnlry wGnt over To tic enemy.
4 tsANElsuS ENDANGERED.
A Times lln1nlAy dispatch tc,H,rts that til
Khelate Ghiizn! gayrlB'A. il In y very ~
curious st.tr. Tic trihes are Eattloretl III ti1
vicis.ty ,lt! much anxiety II frls fnr tlia ks,i
risDn unless t;el,. rhnyro rc!inyes II, whlc
would tlelny Ills lnnrcll tn CA!lllNEar.
THE SEws or nES. Ht'HluawR C0NFtRstEt
.SlMLA, AuR 1:--I!cinrts fru'i t}uettall 4
s|,cnte thnt AJnnb Khan t|itl not futfuw lip II
Victory it Is stated TINT ten. Burrnws sui
ccetlcll lr bringing largc botly Of his trout
into CRnllalar.