The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-29

that 1000 GbaZls had Joined MIN. wblle par
ties OF his cavalry were Forging near The
British camp.
II would seem rs n the India GoyerDmet
felt some misgiying with regard TO General
Burrows's position, for a fortnight ago a
reserve division in Scinde was placed un-
der orders for active service. BIZ moving
this force quietly 10 the front the Quettall
and Pisheen coDtingents can be relieved for
active duty under General Phayre. AyOob
Kban's forces will doubtless make rush on
Candahar but as the recent crop reports
are very satisfactory The garrison will pro-
badly be we'll proylsioned.
ANOTHER REPORT or THE DISASTER.
LONDON, July 2S.--The following IL the
Reuters dispatch announcing the defeat OF
the British:
".Simld, July 2S.-General Burrows has
been severely defeated by Ayoob Khan. stis-
tanning great loss. His forces were dis
persed and compelled to fly, being pursued
three miles. They are now Struggling back
10 Candahar in drblets. Two guns were
lost.v
The Death Of the Prince Imperial.
THE FIRST CORRECT DESCRIPTION OF THE AF-
FAIR AS REPORTED BY ZULUs WHO PARTlCT-
PATED IN THE ATTACK-THE YOUNG
PRINCES DESPERATE FIGHT AGAINST OVER
wHELMING ODDs.
LONDON, July 2S.-Brigader-Genera
Sir Evelyn Wood, who accompanied the
ex. Empress Eugene to Zuzuland, has sent
to the papers description OF the death OF
the Prince Imperial. collected from indie
pendent narratives of eighteen Zulu> who
participated in the attack on the Princes
party. These narratives show that the at
iacking party numbered forty, twelve OF
whom followed the Prince. eight OF them
being Immediately concerned in his death.
The Zulu; having nearly surrounded the
Princes party. fred and rushed on them as
they were mounting. The Prince not hav-
ing succeeded in mounting, ran alongside
his horse until the animal broke away from
him. The Prince followed his horse into
the donga until, being closely pressed by
biz puIsuers, he turned upon them, Ia The
words Of the ZulUs, - ike a lion at bay
Being struck by an assagai inside the left
shoulder he rushed ut his opponent, who
fled. Another Zulu then fired at the Prince
when only ten yards from him. The Prince
fred bis pistol and faced his rapdly-in-
crea>ing fees until menaced from his right
and rear. and struck by another assagli
he regained the level on which he had
first stood in the dODga. where he was
speedily surrounded. lie then seized an
as,agai, which had been thrown at him,
lin struggling with his terrified horse his
sword bad fallen from it, scabb1rd,) and
with this a>>agai defended himself against
seven or eight Zulus, who stated that they
did not dare 10 close on him until he sank
exhausted on his hips.
The above facts were elected from the
ZuluS, who were examined separately on
the scene OF the attack. Ii NAV be re-
marked that this i, the first col rect dc>crip-
ton OF the affair that has yet been pub
| lished.
ESCAPE OF A GENERAL AND FORTY FOLLOWERS
HALIFAX, n. s, July 2S.-Captain VIII
liams. cf the brigaDtine Sarah Carney, at
this port from Turks Island, reports that
shortly before he sailed a Cuban inSurgent
general, with forty followers, was landed
at Turks Island by the mail steamer from
Uavti bound to New York. They had
escaped from Cuba to Hayti in small yes-
sci, and were closely pursued by Spanish
man .Of-war. While at that place their mo-
ney. and property were cOnfscated. and
they were ordered by the !Iaytien authorl.
ties TO leave. The CublnS then got aboard
I the mail steamer and were landed at Turks
Island. Shortly after their landing there q
spanish war.vessel arrived and demanded
tie surrender OF the CubanS, which the
Governor Of Turks Island refused. The
affair caused some excitement, and Captain
Williams brought dispatches TO the naya
authorities here giving the details concern
ing it.
Various Foreign Items.
LONDON. July 2S.-A st. Petersburg dis
patch SAYS in refutatiOn Of the rumors Of
The death Of General SkObelOtf, NOrie IRE
mia states 1t has received dispatch from
him reporting all well.
A Constantinople dispatch says the extra
ordinary Cabinet council to-day TUESDAY
completed their reply to the collt ctiye note Of
the Powers. In the evenin" the sultan,
trade was issued, approving the text OF the
reply. The Minister OF Foreign Affairs then
signed it, and it was handed to the ambassa'
d0rs the same evening. The reply, which
is vigorously worded, is substantially The
same as the previous version, which
was given rs follows: 1t points
ont that article a OF the treaty o!
Berlin merely expressed wish for and au-
thorized the Powers 10 offer mediation, not
arbitration. II declares that the decision OF
the recent conference gives Greece more
territory than protocol l3 OF the treaty
Berlin indicated, and that the proposed cess
| sion includes positions which 1t Is lmp0s,i'
| bic for Turkey 10 surrender The reply
was drawn up by Musurus Pasha, who re-
turned to Constaninople recently at the re-
quest Of the Sultan.