Show THE items from india and from barlia ment great excitement consternation and sorrow by union NOTES OF conversation LONDON july 29 the following dispatch has been from the governor of bombay gen replying to a telegram asking all the particulars of the disaster telegraphs from Qu ettah today to day as follows the following are the notes of conversation held yesterday with gen primrose before the wires were cut gen primrose eaid I am anxious to see you coming in with as large a force as you can small parties of gen burrows force are constantly arriving 11 would appear as though they were only pursued three or four miles I have not yet ascertained the losses but fear they are severe I have sent out men to assist the stragglers the enemy are very strong in artillery they have shirly five guns which they work well gen burrows and the wall shere ali are all right the latter has reached Can dahar dr harvey says only two of our guns were lost the others are coming in here follows a list of eight british officers killed and five wounded nine of the officers arrived safely at canda liar this is all we know HOW THE NEWS REACHED july 29 the news of the disaster was brought to Can dahar by thirty indian horsemen who had rid great is fell concerning the garrison consisting of our guns and a third horse two companies of the sixty sixth regiment and one company of the twenty sixth regiment of the bombay native infantry in lantry SIMLA july 29 gen ha been ordered to concentrate his force and advance to Can dahar immediately to gumport gen primrose his line of communication with the rear will be strengthened by the bombay and bengal troops who have been ordered f march at once COSI HOPE complications are already arising at nee and there can be no doubt that the dt feat will exercise an immenga effect on the situation here it is considered certain ayoob ehms attitude will modify the resolution to leave abdurrahman dur rahman khan to establish himself aided only by money and the evacuation must be delayed the opinion is unanimous aa to the abaca lute necessity of a complete of our arms BOMBAY july aa arthe news arop Cand abar caused immense excitement and consternation throughout india it has been regarded as cers tain gen burrows force was perfectly capable of opposing ayoob ahans khans irregulars and that no shadow of anxiety was felt for his safety the viceroy summoned sum moped his council jn haste the instant the news of the disaster arrived and although soni chopo was that the report of leases had been exaggerated there is nothing in the latest news at hand to encourage the hope that any considerable sid erable body of infantry escaped the chief anxiety at present is for the losa of this city would be a terrible bov to us an a fright fia misfortune to tho as the acty woula certainty be sacked by ayoob khan troop BOMBAY july 29 abo fact that two guns were lost leaves grounds for the chopo that a portion of bur rows force was enable to escape with he aither four enn tab LONDON july 29 the viceroy replying to inquiry as to what troops burrows bad says horse artillery I and B a company of sappers six companies af pf tha aty sixth two coni papi e of the lprse one regiment ol 01 calary ana te first and thirteenth native infantry LONDON july 29 shortly after midnight a telegram was received at the india office from the viceroy informing the government of arrangements for fhe of troops from luotta and bombay defit nite is known yet of tho attack on gen burrows discipline LONDON july dispatch from bombay the natava mind is really excited by anc itaster the bazars are full of rumors the natives think busbia assisted ayoob khan and told his troops the last telegram from can dahar states that discipline in Burro 78 pom roand bad disappeared and disorderly crowd of officers and sold ierg WM pouring into canda bar CHEAT IN THE COMMONS LONDON july news caused jerreat excitement in be houe of commons the of hartington expect dl to mako a further statement today to day it h not known whether beneral burrows himself is saved the queen was immediately telegraphed on receipt ol 01 the news and all the ministers had an informal confer ence the date of the attack is not given but he military authorities bellevo it took on saturday or sunday att P TS OF kids LONBON july 29 earl branville Or slated in the house of lord today to day that general is at chaman cboski communication Is cut be tweed him apa primrose general y only fears anro scarcity of water A di patch from simla aada gen prim rosei hut message staled that the report leaa piagge ral bd but the loaa was bevre alein force were already on the way when alie defeat occurred general and arc already marching on Canah tr ana tiro or more regiment should fiata there by this time TITO bereng brigades with and cavalry win be bent from india when lord hartington aroi to aavo furter information that ha had received of the burrows disaster a pin could have been heard falling there wa little comfort in what he had lo 10 gay on the contrary the W general impression among members was that affairs were in a worse condition than the government admitted many persons acquainted with indian affairs ex presed their fears lest the afghan success should lead to a general rising of abo clang and eventually to an uprising in india itself which would be more difficult to suppress than the mutiny althe troops MB AT THE LONDON july 29 the st james gazette baya the news today to day from afghanistan shows that yesterdays telegram exaggerated gen burrows defeat Can dahar ought to be per factly safe it was successfully defended in the old afghan war by a force inferior to general primroses Prim roses against a night attack by afghans therall mall gazette ina leading editorial article says tho disaster would be half compensated if it awakes the antry to a determination to come out of afi gani stan bag and baggage haya nothing to do with Can danar and as little as possible with babul to abandon that imposition called scientific frontier the standard says one distinct andred that our supremacy must be signally and effectively vindicated and the crushing disaster in the sight of afghanistan and india the times in its financial article says the disaster depressed eastern exchanges and weakened indian securities curi ties PROFOUND impression IMP BESSION IX ICELAND 29 news of the disaster at afghanistan caused the deepest and consternation here so profound an impression has not been produced on the public mind since the first battle of the crimea LONDON july 26 it is reported the government has decided to send out reinforcements to india |