Show WAR ASIA mew from the afghan Can dahar makes heady to repel ayoob bj cald DEFICIENT facilities aug 17 A military cor respondent of tho tinus it teems possible tatt gen will not relieve Can dahar a owing to the deficiency in transportation facilities he will not bo able to advance before the end of august or ten days later than the original date fixed upon we have at last received a elate ment of the losses to the british by the battle on the of july chieh positively places NUMBER OF casualties at 21 officers europeans and natives killed or missing and officers and 90 men wounded general stewarts force will reach tomorrow to morrow where he will make a short halt and then march to Pesha gen stewart and political officer favor evacuation the country is nearly exhausted of supplies eup plies the ampa are tainted from long occupy ion and the troops suffer greatly exposure on guard and convoy duty the tribes are for the moment quiet any appearance of patronage would be interpreted by the afghans as tutelage and render the ambers rule unpopular one good result of gen roberts march is already obtained the news has spread far and wide of the approach of gen rob arts and no rising of tribes has taken except in the immediate neighborhood ot Can dahar A despatch rom Jag dalak says great fear ie felt hat ayoob khan may elude gen roberts THE GARRISON AT aug 16 A dispatch from Jag dalak dated the ibah says general rit ewarts force has reached in the gholsie country warner enters in to aay babul is quiet Can dahar advises of the detato that the irregulars occupy the neigh wring villages ayoob khan bae brought a few guns to bear on the ity but they are too for away to do much damage about afghans have been expelled from the city the garrison is well provisioned ex epi wilh fresh meat rumor of en roberts advance have reached WITH aug 16 native ire so unanimous as to the presence f three european officers with ayoob khan that there can be little doubt they re true the de fences are complete and ayoob khan is three miles from h ENEMY aug 16 the enemy s throwing up siege works around he city which up to the present art the enemy have many guns infantry tay and ghazis |