The Portuguese in Africa.
Attack Upon an English Expedition. ' Capetown, May 25. Afa attaok was made on the Oharteted Oonipany's expedition by the Portuguese and their, allies as, it waa proceeding up the PangW(S , Riv ( ei?i / Theyattacking force consisted of two hundred' Portuguese md five hundred natives, while that of the expedition numbered only sixty. The fight took plane between Massi Kesseand Fofb Salisbury, but tbo loss , on either side is not ascertained. The Por'tug"iiese authorities' have 'dlosed the Pungwe river,
Later. It ia now believed that Johuston's polioe were esuortiug 350 miners to the Mashoua plateau, aad they were attacked when within' tho Oompaiiy's territory, i The London Press ia awaiting the disc; us aion on the Abglo^PortiifMn^ Oonventfo 1 , which takea pkue i>> \he '; < ■'.-■ 30*u inßb, before ngaiu ri.i-.un>,' ■,„, t. w rn.wi.er.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 123, 26 May 1891, Page 2
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134The Portuguese in Africa. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 123, 26 May 1891, Page 2
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