, 1880-08-15

AYooB AND ABDUIsEIIAMAN IN COLLUSI


Special Cabh:
LONDON, Aug, 14.-There is still great ex
citement in English military circles owe
Gen. Burrows defeat. The Government
promise to institute an inquiry has some
what pacificd pnblic feeling, but
will be necessary to extend the re
search beyond personal responsibility,
for the disaster. The whole subject O
the Indian staff service and the Englisl
differing Of native regiments must b.
opened up. The Indian Oflice has beer
startled by the announcement from St
Petersburg by the wcll-infor1ned correspond
ent OF the Daily Nc,os that Ablurrahma1
and Ayoob Khan arc acting III collusion
Considering the rlralries Of the branches t
which the Princes belong, it is diff
cult to believe the story. 1t is al
legged that such an alliance was brought
about by Russia, which is always the English
bette noir. There are some singular cor
roboratiye circumstances. For months
past Ayoob is known to have
been In active communication with Russia
aud Persia, -Abduurrahnan has also main
tanned communication with Gen. Kaufman
Telegrams announce the murder Of the mes
senger and the theft of Abdhrrahman's dis.
patches to Cen kaufmann. Nevertheless,
the India Office discredits the collusion story.
THE RELIEF OF caSDAnAK.
There is much anxiety respecting the re-
lief Of Candahar. Ayoob Khan has already
lost his opportunity. lie should have de-
taclled portions Of his force to mask Canda-
har, and then gone to Ghuzni and raised the
whole country in Jehad against the British
forces. The Tory free lanccs are making
capital Of Gen. Roberts march. They pro-
fess alarm at his progress without a base at
Cabul. The Government shelter
themselves under the fact that his
movement is adopted on Gen.
Stewards recommendation. Gen. Roberts
chief difficulty will arise if Ayoob Khan re-
treats Oil Uerat or eludes him by ascending
the Urgundab toward Cabul. Such Par
THAN tactics may cause trouble. The Russian
press fear Ayoob's retreat will draw the
British to Herat Great complaintsare made
the delays which attend Gen.
Phayre's advance toward Chaman. Antici-
pating that he may need supplies, All enor-
nous provision train has been organized to
follow him at the end of the month.
TEEAcnERy OF ABDURRAuM4AS KAHN.
To the Western Associated Fre*s-
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE following Is tho
verbatim copy OF the dispatch received by
the Daily Ncus from its correspondent at
st. Petersburg last night: ~ have grave
reason to believe that Ayoob Khan has been
acting in concert with and been assisted by
Abdurralnlan Khan, and that the
worst suspicious are not without
some foundation. I would assuredly
not send such dlsconcerting intelligence ex-
,ept on the most serious grounds" The ex-
preston, "woTst suspicious" is interpreted
% refer to Russian intrigues, Dr possibly to
.umors OF actual Russian cooperation with
4yoob Khan.
a St Petersburg correspondent has grave
.eason to believe that Ayoob Khan is acting
IL concert with and has been assisted by the
present Ameer.
AYooB's FORCES.
The Standard has the following from
2uettah: Fresh native reports state that
Ayoob Khan still intends TO attack Canda-
lar: Ills hesitation to attack does not arise
n disbelief Of his capacity, but because he Is
uncertain whether to attack BY escalade or
ap and mine"
THE RECENT MURDER.
The Standards Berlin correspondentsays
The dead Afghan, mentioned on the l2tl,
S having been found on the road from
,a1narcand to Russia, was an Afghan Chief
yt1o was attached to Abdurrahllan before
he latter left Iurkcstan. He was the bearer
# dispatches from Abdurratlnan Kahn to
zen. haufmann.'