National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-07-30
AY00B KHAN'S VICTORY.
A Feeling OfUncertainty as TO It's Extent
and Results.
Early Reports Believed Exsggerated-G Con-
eynl Burrows Uninjurod-GeneraI
Pri,nYoss's situation.
Afr,Irs Better rhau supposed Yesterday.

Affairs Better Than Supposed Yesterday.
LONDON, July 2O--Tbo 81. James Gasetie
this evening says: "Tbe news to-day from
Afgbanstan shows that Yesterdays tolegrams
exaggerated General Burrows defeat. Can.
dahnr ought to be perfectly safe 1t was sue.
esssfnlly defended in the old Afghan war by a
force inferior to General Primrose's against o
night attack by 10000 Afghous."
COMMENTS or THE LONDON PRRas.
LONDON, July 29.-Tho Times, in leading
editorial article this morning says: "rhore
need be but littlo cause for anxiety ia regard
10 tho immediate result Of AyoOb Khan's sue
cess. He will bo checked aud defeated with
out material difficulty. Tho chief cause for
anxiety lies in considerations which cannot
yet he estimated We must await future in.
formation before we eau judge how far this
sudden display of force indicated general
movement OH the part of tho AfgIlans in
Ayoub Kahn's favor. Tho disappointment of
speody settlement and Withdrawal from the
country may be only temporary"
The PdH 5faN Gd.elte in lcadug editorial
article says: Tho disaster at Candahar
would bo half compensation If it awakes the
country to u determination 10 come ont of AT.
ghanislan, bag aud baggagc;" have nothing to
do with Candahar aud as liltlo as possible
with Cabul; to abandon that imposter called
The Scientific Frontier and place ourselves
ut the earliest possible moment in position
from which we eau look back upon the mon
strous Afghan blunder Of our day, Us we look
back upon the monstrous Afghan blunder of "a
generation ago"
The Times in u leading article this morning
says I'VE do not believe that Ayoob Kham's
power in the field will prove more formidable
than that Of any other OF the Afghan soldiers
who have collected so-called armies and gained
I,..
ing numbers against small bodies OF British
troops.
ANOTHER GARRISON IN DANGER
A Bombay dispatch to tho Standard says
"Tbe news of tho disaster was brought TO
| Candahur by thirty Indian horseman, who had
| ridden for their lives. Great anxiety is felt
concerning the garrison Of Khelat.I. Gilzt,
consisting of four guns, squadron of the
Third s5cnde horse, two companies of the
Sixty-sixth regiment the Fourth regiment of
Bombay native infantry, and one company of
the Twenty-sixth regiment of Bombay native
Infantry"
| EXCITEMENT THROUGHOUT INDIA.
LONDON, July 20.-The correspondent of
| the Standard ut Bombay says The nows from
| Capdahar has caused immense excitement and
consternation throughout India. 1t had been
regarded so certain that General Burrows
| forco was perfectly capable of opposing Ayoob
hhiblI iITtSuIATS iHht ITO SnulOW OF anxiety
was felt for his safety. The viceroy SUM-
moncd his council in haste the instant the
| news of tho disaster arrived. and although
| some l0pc WAS expressed that tho report of
the losses had been exaggerated, there is
| nothing in the latest news Mt hand TO orcour.
| age the hope that auy considerable body of
infantry at least has escaped. Tho chief
anxiety at present is for the safety of
| Candahar. Tho loss OF this city would bo u
| terrible blow and fiightful misfortune TO
| the inhabitants, rs the city would certainly be
| looted by AyoOb Khan's troops. From Cabul
we learn that complications are already nrs.
| ing at Ghuancc, and there can be no doubt
| that tho defeat will exercise an immense
| effect on tho situation at Cnbul. Ii Is consid-
cred certain that Ayoob Khan's attitude will
| modify the resolution to leave Abdurmhman
Khan to establish himself aided only by
| money, and that the evacuation must be de-
layod. Opinion 10 unanimous as TO the abso.
Lutte NECESSITY Of complete revindication of
| our arms.
GENERAL PRIMRosEs SITUATION
LONDON, July 29-Elrl Granville, foreign
secretary, stated in the house of lords to-day
that General Phayre is at Cham9n.Choki
Communication is cut oil between him and
General Primrose. General Phayre says
Prmroso's only fear is scarcity of water.
Reuters dispatch from Smla says Prm-
roses last message stated That tho report Of
llt ulh.hLtI WIS tAdbtFdt'n, DHI lnlJ lhe loss
was severe. ReirturcementS were already on
tho way whom the defeat occurred.
Genoras Sandman aud Phayre are already
marching on Candahar, aud two or more rGgi-
ments should have reached Clndahar by this
time Two strong brigades with artillery and
cavalry will bo sent from India.
REINFoRcENENTs FROM ENGLAND.
LONDON, July 30-Troop.shi at Ports
mouth arc being prepared with the utmost
.n..ls
time. The troops now under orders for Bonn
hay arc the Thirty eighth regiment, tho first
battalion Of he Thirteenth regiment aud tho
kings dragon guards from the Capo of Good
Hope. The Indian troop-ship Euphrates was
to leave for Bombay in August; tho Malabar
and Jumna were TO leave IN September and
the Seraps and Crocodile in October. Two
OF these vessels can be ready in week.
BURROWS COMMAND DEM)RAL1ZHD.
Tho last telegram from Clndthar stated that
all discipline in Burrows command had dis.
appeared, and dsordcrly crowd OF officers
and soldiers was pouring into Candahar.
SUPPOSED RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE,
LONDON, July 3).-A dispatch 10 the Stand
ard from Bombay says the native mind is
greatly excited by the Candahar disaster. The
ha2 ,nrs are full Of rumors The natives think
that Russians assisted AyOob Khan and led
his troops.
A MUTGSY At CYPRUS.
LONDON, July 3O-A dispatch To the daily
Nc,rs from Laruaca, Cyprus, says il is reported
that company Of pioneers has mntmied. No
details are given.
EFFECT on THE TURKISH QUESTION.
Various special dispatches from Vienna,
Paris and Berlin state that the journals of
those capitals express the opinion that the
Afghan disaster is causing less activity in
Turkish affairs on the part of Eng'a
Vietorin's Letter to the Sultan,
LoEDoN, July 29.-In the house Of lords