National Republican., 1880-07-29
A BRITISH DISASTER.
sudden Outbreak OF the A. hans at Can
dahar.
AyouD Khan with Twelve thousand Men
Attacks and Destroys General
Durrows' Brigade.
Unexpooted Revcrse In Tho Arehap car

LONDON, July 2S-1;3i p. mIn tho house
of commons to-day the Marquis of Harrington,
secretary for India, announced the receipt Of
a telegram from Bombay which reports
torrbe disaster in the aunihilation of Gen.
eral Burrows brigade at Candahar. No do.
tails arc given.
LONDON, July 2s-2 p. m.--Tho telegram
from the governor of Bombay says: Major.
General Primrose telographs to-day from Can
dahar as follows: "Genoral Burrows force
Is annhilated. We are going into tho cita.
DEL" Tho Marquis Of Harrington, in au-
nouncing the news in the house of commons,
added: General Phayre has been instructed
to collect what forces he eau and march to
Candahar / have telegraphcd to Simla to
send another brigade If necessary"
LONDON, July 2S.-Regar1ing the reported
disaster ut Candahar. tho Marquis Of Harting.
| ton, In tho house of commons to-day, said (.
General Phayre's relieving force will conccn-
| trate at Cbaluau. As the only news respect
ing General Burrows expedition has been tel
| cgraphic, am unable TO give tho details of
his force, but believe it consisted Of one
Brigade the composition of which and the
| number Of men arc unknown.
Tho Marquis of harrington stated in tho
| house later that the government had received
further adviccs. General Burrows brigade
numbered between two and three thousand
men.
The army under Ayoub Kahn was stronger
than was expected, consisting of 1000 men
and thirty-six guns well served. Strong re-
| Inducements have been ordered 10 the front,
and it would perhaps be necessary to send
troops from England
Lord Harrington confirmed the report that
part of General Burrows force consisted Of
r ttls..
the Sixty-sixth British infantry. He said he
did not know what force General Primrose
had at Candahar independently of Cen
cral Burrows brigade; ho thought It
probably not over 5000 strong; but
when General Burrows brigade was de-
tached some of General Phayres troops woro
ordered TO reinforce Caudah0r. If this REIN
forcement was effected General Primrosc's
force would, perhaps, exceed 2,000 Lord
Harrington stated further that he had re-
ceved u dispatch from the yiccroy of India
stating that General Burrows has been
severely defeated. Primrose has vacated his
cantonments at Candahar and retired to tho
citadel.
Roiulorcements are already on the way aud
will be pushed forward rs rapidly AS possible.
Additional forces will be sent from India. 1t
may be necessary to anticipate the usual sea-
sons relief5 from England.
| Another dispatch has also arrived from tho
. |
nisli for the emergency three batteries, one
regiment of British cavalry, half II regiment
| of native cavalry and two regiments of British
| and six regiments of native infantry, besides
Il battery and two battalions in Scindo."
General Phayre telegraphs "rhe fragments
of Burrows force arc arriving ut Candahar."
Phayre had been conversing by telegraph
with Primrose, but tho wires are now cut.
Phuyre aud Sandeman proposed to abandon
tho Mari line and concentrate in the BUlan
pass route unless strong reinGorccments are
Immediately available.
The viceroy, replying to an inquiry rs to
what troops Burrows had, says: Horse ar.
tillcry l and b, company Of sappers, six COM
panios of the Sixty-sixth, two squadrons of
Scinde horse, one regiment OF Bombay cavalry
aud the First and Thirteenth native infantry.
Nothing more is known. Tho telegraph is
interrupted"
stMLA, July 2s.-Gcneral Phayrc has been
ordered to concentrate his forces and advance
| to Caudahar Immediately TO support General
Primrose. Ills line of communication with
the rear viii be strengthened by Bombay aud
Bengal troops who have been ordered 10 march
| immediately.
LONDON, July 2S.-Gencral Burrows brigade
was detached from the Candahar garrison to
cooperate with Shere Ali, whom the British
APPOINTED wall of Candahar against Ayoul
Khan, tho aspirant to the ameoiship, and
when Shere Ali ordered his forces 10 retire to.
ward Grishk his infantry deserted in q body,
but were pursued by General Burrows, who
recovered the guns and wagons they had car
ried of. Weakened by the desertion of Shere
Ais infantry, General Burrows effected u
retrogrudo movement to KushlSi-Nakud, thir-
tocn miles nearer Ctndahar. Ayoub KhHn's
forces reached Helmond river above
Girishk, and spies reported that he had
crossed that river ut HydeHbad, aud
that 1900 Ghazis had Joined him while
, parties of his cavalry were foraging near the
British camp. 1t would seem as if the Indin
government felt some misgiving with regard
to General Burrows position, for fortnight
/ ago reserve division in Scinde was placed
under orders for active service. The division
, comprises Il battery Of artillery, ono battalion
of British and two regiments Of native in
hntry aud one regiment Of native cavalry
, BY moving this force quickly TO the front the
Quettah and Pishcen coutingents can be re-
lieved for active duty under General Phayrc
= Ayoub Khaus forces will doubtless make q
rush on Candahar, but Rs the recent crop re-
@ ports arc very satisfactory the garrison viii
probably he well provisoned. Chaman, where
- General phayre's forces will concentrates, is
, about half way between Quettah and Cdnda
q hur, and ninety miles from the latter place
= The governor of Bombay telegram says: I'VE
. can send another brigade Unnecessary"
i. LONDON, July est is believed Mt tht
+ war office that General Burrows force con
"A | sisted Of II battery OF Is brigade OF the Royu
!, horse artillery; the third regiment Of Send,
: horse, the PoOna horse, u detachment Of th,
/ Sixty.sixth foot, Ia officers and 40 men; thu
a First Bombay native infantry aud the Nine
;. tecnth Bombay infantry, making Il total o
= about 2,700 men,
The following is Reuters dispatch, datet
Simla, July 2S, announcing the defeat Of th
British: General Burrows has been severel!
IS defeated by Ayoub Kahn, sustaining great loss
q His forces were dispersed and compelled to fly
= being pursued three miles. They are nov
y struggling back to Candahar in dribblets Tw
u guns were lost"
Q LONDON, July 29,--rho Standards BON
% bay correspondent telegraphs: The fact tha
o was specially stated that two guns were los
IS leaves ground for hope that a portion of th,
!. force was enabled to escape with tn
n other four guns.
y LoNp on, July 29,-Shortly after midnlgh
! Il telegram was received ut the India oilic
e from the vieeroy informing tho goycrnmen
d of the arrangements for the dispatch q
IT troops from Quota and Bombay. Nothin
N definite is yet known Of the attack on Con
" erdl Burrows force.
+ The Bribed Wimbledon Marker.
i LONDON, July 2S,-Afer consideration O
| A. tai btr of iTy