A Fearful Slaughter.
LBeoeived Nov. 24. at 11.45 a.m. | LONDON, Nov. 23. Through the treachery of a guide the Egyptian army was induced to enter a rocky, wooded, and waterless defile, where, falling into an ambuscade, Hicks Fasba was unable to use his guns. He maintained his position for three days, but on the fourth his foroes, exhausted by thirst, were l entirely destroyed, with the exception of 50 taken prisoners. The Governor of \ the Soudan was killed. All the arms, guns, munitions, and camels were captured. The rebels lost heavily during the engagement. The town of Kordofan has been lost, and the entire Soudan I district is ablaze. The various garrisons in the Soudan, numbering about 40,000 men, are retiring on Khartoum, where the populaoe are said to be disloyal. [Previous messages on this subjeob will be found on our fourth page.]
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4858, 24 November 1883, Page 3
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