National Republican., 1880-08-05
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
4 Sore Voyling In England Over General
Burrows nercat.
General Burrows, the Spaoys aud the Cav
airy blamed for the Ani,ir-rvacua-
tion of Cabui Censured. .
The defeat of ceneral Burrows.

! LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Times this morning
says: "Thore is no use in Disgusting the fact
that the disaster to General Burrows force
was very amcntable AFFAIR." First, General
Burrows was guilty Of au error of Judgment
considering the weakness of his force-in
abandoning his defensive position. Second,
he appears to have accepted battle in parallel
order aud not to have attempted any ma
r@uyring. Third, II is evident the Bombay
Sepoys wore of such inferior physque that
they could not stand up to the st,wart
Ghazis, who bore down upon them, sword in
hand Giving way to sudden panic, they
'mobbep the veteran Sixiy-sixth regiment
and caused almost tho total annihilaton Of
that fine corps. The cavalry do not seem to
have co.operated with much effect. The suf
ferings of the troops III their uninterrupted
Hight, over forty miles, must have been terri
bic, for the present season Is the hottest time
of the year there, and they had been fighting
and marching without food or water twenty.
four hours"
The March From cabuI Criticised.
LONDON, Aug 5.--Tho Times says eve
are by no means sure that the proposed cxpe.
dition of General Roberts to Candabar is wise
either stratogetically or politically. The
march from Cabul TO Can dahRr would occupy
nearly five weeks, and tho column would
have to cut of all connection with Cabul. 1t
might happen that the force would be
wanted after relieving Candahar to return to
Cabul. 1t would, however, be SO distant that
| II could not return In time to deal with any
sudden emergency. There is no reason for
| supposlug that the garrisons Of Candahar and
Kheat-t-G -Ghizti will be unable to hold out
another six weeks"
Abdurrahman Nervous.
LONDON, Aug. ga dispatch from Bombay
to the Standard, dated yesterday, says: "Mr.
Lepel IL. Griffin has had a second interview
with the ameer, who Is nervous on account of
| tho unsettled temper of his followers. Tho
| proposed durbar will not be held, the ameer's
| people being avorse to it,"
| Gladstone's Condition Improved.
LONDON, Aug. 5.--The Times says; "The
doctor visited Mr.. Gladstone at 1880 last
night aud found his symptoms so favorable
that he did not issue another formal bulletin.
| II there is no relapse tho doctor is hopeful that
Mr.. Gladstone will be we'll enough to appear
| in the house Of commons before its propagation,
though his friends Will urge him TO leave
town as soon rs 1t Is safe for him to travel
| to seek rest"
The Demands Upon the Porte.
LONDON, Aug "A COnstantinople dis
patch to the Times says: "The identical note
from tho ambassadors demanding Il settlement
Of the Montenegrin question, which has been
presented to tho porte, invites the porte to
| execute tho compromise proposed by Count
| Corti, Italian ambassador to Turkey, within
three weeks or hand over Ducigno 10 tie
Montenegrins,"
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Ane. 4.-Abeddin Pashn,
minister Of foreign affairs, at an interview
to-day with Mr.. Goschen, the British minis
| tor, Informed tho ter that the porto would
settle tho Montoncgrin question before the ex.
| piratiOn Of the three weeks named in tho
| identical note OF the ambassadors
lIanadi Pasha has been appointed governor
of Syria, vice Midhat Pasha, who has been up.
| pointed governor of SMYRNA.
farnclPs Agitation scheme.
LONDON, Aug. 5,-Accoriiug to present cal.
culations parliament will rise on the 9th or
2Sth instant. A circular addressed TO the home-
rule members requests them to attend a meet.
ing on Friday to consider Il line ofaction to be
taken In view of the rejection of the cOmpen.
sation bill. 1t is anticipated that Mr.. Pdrnell
will ut this meeting pronounce in favor of
plan of agitation throughout the English bor-
oughs aud counties in favor of land reform.
Several radicals have promised to cooperate
in this movement.
Russian Inccndiary Fire.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 4-.Thc N0roe Vremya
publishes the intelligence that ut Mini Novc-
gorod Oh the 3d Instant seventy houses near
tho fair were destroyed by great fire,
which is attributed to inccndiarios. Gonor,l
Ignaieif, on being appointed temporary gov.
ernor Of the town, was specially Instructed to
guard against iuccndarism.
American Clipper for Russia.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-Iho Standards st. PetorB.
burg correspondent telegraphs: "Ihc Russian
government has decided to construct ten clip
pcrs, five Of which will be built under con.
tract with Mr.. Barker, the American, in the
United States, and the remaining five In Eng
land and Germany"
The ex-cmpress of France
LONDON, Aug, 5.-'rhe London correspond
cnt Of the Elinburah Scotsman saws he undor-
stands that tho ex.Empress Eugeui0 intends
shortly to quit Chsclhurst and that sho will
take the remains of her son, the atc prince
imperial, with her.