Show LATEST TELEGSMIS THE AF IIAjJi WAR London 28 General Burrows brigade was detached from Ciiidaha garrison to cooperate with Shere Ali The British appointed tbaWali of Candahar against Ayoob Khan the aspirant to tho ameer hip and when Shere Ali ordered his forces tJ retire towards to Girishk his infantry deserted in a body bat were pursued by General Barrow who recovered the guns and wagons they had caniec off Weakened by desertion of Shere Alid infantryGeneralBurrorca effected a retrogado monument to Kasbko Nakied thirteen miles nearer Can dahar Ayoob Khans forces had reached Helmond river abovo Girishk and spies reported tnathe had crossed that river at Hyderabad and that 4000 Ghilziaa had joined him while parties of cavalry were foraging near the British camp It would scorn as if tho Indian government felt some misgiving with regard to General Burrows position po-sition for a fortnight ago the reserve division in Seinde was paced under orders for active service The division divi-sion comprises a battery of artillery one battalion of British and two regiments regi-ments of native infantry and one regiment of native cavalry By moving mov-ing this force quickly to the front the Quettab and Pisheen contingeuts can be relieved for active duty under General Pbayre Ayoob Khans forces will doubtless make a rush at Candabar but as the recent crop reports are very satisfactory the garrison will probably be well prc visioned Cbaman where Genera Phayrea force will concentrate is i about halfway between Quettah and Candabar and ninety miles from the latter place The governor of Bom bays telegram says > ve can send < another brigade if necessary The following is Renters dispute announcing the defeat of the Brtisb Simla 28General Burrows ha been severely defeated by Ayooh Khan sustaining a great loss His forces were dispersed and compelled to fly being pursued three miles They are now straggling back to Candahar in driblets Two gun were lost It is believed at the war office that General Burrows fore consisted of E battery of B brigade Royal Horse Artillery the Third Regiment a detachment of the Sixty Sixth Foot fourteen officers and 470 men the First Bombay Native Infantry and Nineteenth Bombay Native Infantry making a total of about 2700 The Marquise of Hartington elated in the House of Commons that government bad received further advices I I ad-vices that General Burrows brigade numbered between 2000 and 3 000 men The army under Ayoob Khan was stronger than expected consisting con-sisting of 12000 men and 36 guns well served Strong reinforcements had been ordered at the front and it i would perhaps be necessary to send troops from England Lord Harting ton confirmed the report that part of General Burrows force consisted of a battery of the British artillery and a battalion of the Sixty sixth British infantry in-fantry He said be did not know what force General Primrose had at Candabar independently uf General Burrows brigade but it was probably not over 2000 strong but when General Burrows brigade was detached some of General Phayres troops were about to reinforce rein-force Candabar If this reinforcement reinforce-ment was effected General Primroses Prim-roses force would perhaps exceed 2000 Lord Hartington further stated that he had received a dispatch from the Viceroy of India saying General Gen-eral Burrows had been seriously defeated de-feated Primrose has vacated his cantonments and Candabar and retired re-tired to the citadel Reinforcement are already on the way and will be pushed forward asi rapidly an possible possi-ble Additional forces will be sent from India It may bo necessary to anticipate the usual seasons relie from England Another dispatch had aha been received from the governor of Bombay Bom-bay who says We can furnish for emergency three batteries one regiment regi-ment of British cavalry half a regiment regi-ment of native cavalry and two 1 regiments of British and six regiments regi-ments of native infantry II I |