National Republican., 1880-08-17
THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGN.
The Situation of the British Troops Grow
Ing More Critical.
Ayoob Khan DcgIns the Siege of Candahar-
Firing Kept up ON Both sides
Wires Cut.
Movement OF Troops Severely Criticised.

Movement OF Troops Severely Criticised.
LONDON, Aug 6.--'rho military correspond
ent of the Times says: II seems possible that
General Phayro will not relieve Candahar, as,
owing to deficiency in transportation faci!i.
ties. he will not be able to advance before the
end of August, or ten days later than the
original date fixed upon. We have ut lougth
received u statement of the losses to the
British by the battle Of the 27th of July,which
positively places the number of casualties at
twenty.one officers, 800 Europeans and 700
natives killed or missing and Eve officers and
ninety men wounded. General Stewards forco
will reach Gumdamut tomorrow, whore lie
will make q short halt and thon march to
Peshawur. General Stewart aud the political
officers strongly favor evacuation. The country
is nearly exhausted of supplies. Tho camps
are tainted from long occupation. The troops
suffer greatly from expos ure on guard
and convoy duty, aud the tribes for the
moment are quiet. Any appearance of patron
age would be interpreted by the Afghans rs
tutclago and render the amoers rule unpopular.
One good result from General Roberts march
Is already obtained. News of his approach
has spread far and wde consequently no
rising of the tribes has talson place except in
tho immediate neighborhood OF Candahar.
A dispatch from Jagdalak to the Times says
Great fear is felt that Ayoob KHAN may eludo
General Roberts.
A dispatch to tho Standard from Quetta
to-day says: A large number of tribcsmen
attacked our troops Mt Ketch last night. The
garrison OF 300 of the Sixteenth Bombay
native infantry behaved with great stoadiness.
Tho enemy wcro repused, and left eighty
dead on the ground. Tho garrison pursued
them some distance.
CANDAHAR, Aug. 1t.--Colonol ST. John has
written letter to Ayoob Khan asking whether
tho report is true that he holds some British
officers captured at Kush-I- Nakhud.
LONDON, Aug 1.-THE Standards dispatch
from Quetta says The wire was cut just
after tho details of the rcpulse of the AGghans
at Kuch were received. Although the defeat
| of the trbesmcn appears to have been COM
pctc endorsements have boon sent in case
| further attacks are. made. Messengers from
| General Phayre to Caudahar have returned, as
| they were unable 10 enter the city. The siege
has now commenced in oarucst A heavy and
continuous fire is kept up OF both sides. Ayoob
Khan is attacking on two faces Of the city. A
| large number of men are pushing forward
trenches toward the walls. The messengers
deny that the Heratces have deserted Ayoob.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-A Calcutta dispatch to
the Times says: 1t is the almost universal
opinion in India that the action of the gov
ornment in simultaneously ovacuating Cabul
and sending General Roberts ON his hazardous
march to Candahar is unwise and rash in tho
| extreme.
PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 16-A troop ship left
here to-day for India with 9l5 men TO re
enforce tho army IN Aigha,astan.
a Tour Around the World.
LONDON, Aug 16.-'rho London CORE
spondent of the Manchester Guardian says
"Mr. Herbert Spencer, the well-known scicn
tifc philosOphic writer, intends next year Il
make a tour around the world by way of tht
United States aud japan. He will devote tive
years to IL, taking sociological observations ~
tho more important points on the route. One
or two scientific friends and ono of his secro
tsries will accompany him on the tour, whiol
will he tho immediate preliminary TO the com
pietion of his philosophical system as origi
nally planned"
The Dual standard In Germany.
LONDON, Aug. 16.--Tho Posts Berlin cor
respondent says: ''It is expected that ut tho
next session of the reiChstag the entire qucs
ton of the currency will be reOpcned, for
despite tho scmi-oHcial contradictions, tho
agitation against an exclusive gold currency !!
daily gaining ground. In government circles
II Is said Prince Bismarck favors the rcadop
ton of silver rs 4 legal tender. The president
of the Imperial bank has in q remarkable
treatise exposed the mistakes made in abolish
lug the silver standard"
Edwin Booth to Appear IN London.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-'rhe London correspond
ent of the Manchester Guardian hears that
definite arrangements have been completed
for the first appearance Of Edwin Booth, th'
actor, at the Princess theatre in October.
Marshal Baztine Not Dead.
PARIS, Aug. 16.'rho report of the death o
Marshal Bazaino is unfounded Letters have
been received which state that he is enjoying
excelent health.
A Turkish Lady StranGied.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-Tho correspondent o
tho 81 tdndard at Berlin says the lady of tn,
sultan's harem, who recently took refuge il
the British embassy at Constantinople unt
who WAS subsequently, surrendered, has been
strangled as an accompico in the palace con
spirUcy.