13 AUGUST 1881, Page 3

The accounts received from Afghanistan seem to show that Ayoub

is not following up his victory, and has either relapsed into indolence, or is embarrassed by a deficiency of arms. Abdur Rahman's force at Khelat-i-Ghilzai is in a condition, it is said, to resist an attack ; while Ayoub is causing much discon- tent in the neighbourhood of Candahar by his forcible enlist- ments. It still seems quite doubtful how-the duel will terminate ; but whichever way it terminates, we trust we shall not again take on ourselves the function of special Providence to Afghani- stan, for which we are wholly unfit.