LATE CABLE NEWS.
• [Br Tulkokapii.] (Per City of Sydney at Auckland.) LATEST FROM AFGHAN. AYOIJB KHAN’S DEFEAT. TEN THOUSAND AFGHANS CAPTURED. MURDER OF COLONEL McLEAN. London, Sept. 3. News from the Cape is unsatisfactory. The Basutos arc not submitting quietly to British authority, and decline to disarm. The Porte has issued orders for the Turkish squadron in tho Levant to he reinforced. The fanatical party are inlluenciug the Sultan, and urging him to proceed to extremities in defence of tho independence of Turkey. Tho Italian budget shows a great increase in the estimate for military purposes. The Government ask an additional two millions to render the army clfectivc. Sept 1. Ayoub Khan’s flight from the field of battle near Candahar was so precipiato that his whole camp and equipage fell info flte hands of tho victors. The spoils are immense. In consequence of the strategy of General Roberts a largo portion of the Afghan army was covert’d by the British artillery. Ayoub’s troops surrendered in thousands. 10,000 Afghans were captured. Tho total collapse of Ayoub’s force is duo to want of cohesion between the soldiers from. Herat and the mutinous regiments from Cabul. The Cabulese lied down Argandah Valley, and tho Herateso wore drawn off towards Helmund river. The cavalry started in hot pursuit, and killed bOO of the fugitives who refused to surrender. General Roberts brought his whole force up to the attack leaving only the garrison in Candahar. lie was aided by friendly Afghans under tho Wall of Candahar. The total loss, including killed, wounded, and missing, on the British side amounts to upwards of 1000, and of these only 00 were Europeans. Colonel McLean, who has been in the hands of the Afghans since the defeat of General Burrows, and who, up to recent date, was well treated by them, was murdered before the battle. The deceased olliccr was a general favorite in the army, and his sad fate is universally regretted. Calcutta, Sept. 7.
Since the decisive victory of the British over Ayoub Khan, the native population is far less troublesome, ami quiet seems to be restored. The road from Quettah to Candahar is re-opened aud free from interruption, and communication with the city has been resumed. London, Sept. 7. Cavalry patrols report that the villages near Candahar are full of the Afghan dead and wounded. It is stated that the British cava Iry will commence their return to India in a fortnight. Sept. Austria, Germany, and Iloumauia have concluded the treaty by which they guarantee the integrity of lioumauia with a view to its erection as a kingdom the object being to shut out liussia from Bulgaria. The “ Times,” in an article referring to the Prince of Wales having abandoned bis intention of visiting Australia for the present, says the Melbourne Exhibition is likely to bo interesting and instructive, but would be more successful if the Victorian Government would abandon its prejudices and allow exhibits to be sold duty free.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2338, 14 September 1880, Page 2
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