The Soudan War.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1624, 4 March 1884, Page 2

The Soudan War.

(Reuteurs Telegrams—Copyright,)

CAIRO, February 29. News has been received liere from Kassala, a town on the rivor Mareb, near the Abyssinian frontier, which has been in a state of siege for some time past, that the garrison of: Egyptian troops recently made a sortie from the place. A strong force of rebels was encountered, and an engagement ensued, resulting in their defeat \uth considerable loss. ' ,

LONDON, February 29,7 p.m. . Telegrams are to hand from Souakim announcing that the British troops, under Major-General Sir G. Graham, made an advance upon Trinkltat this morning, and came up with, the enemy. 1 at noon, when orders wore given for an attack in force to lie made. At the time of tho despatch of the message from Souakim, no further news had been received,

March 1,3 p,m, An official telegram has just been received giving news of a victory of the British troops under Major-General Graham over the rebels near Tokar. The message states that tho enemy was attacked in force yesterday, and a general battle ensued, The fighting was very desperate on both sides, and lasted till nightfall, The British were finally successful at every point, the rebels being driven from all their positions. Our loss was slight, and is set down at ten killed and forty wounded. Tho enemy suffered severely, ami are stated to have lost fully one thousand men, LONDON, March 1, Received Maxell 3, noon.—Evening telegrams to hand from Snakiin state after the liattle yesterday, the British troops under Major-General Graham, bivouacked at El Teb, and to-day advanced to Kar. Baker Pasha was wounded during the engagement. Accounts of tho engagement state that the rebels fought with great desperation, and only succumbed after a hard struggle for victory, March 1, (Midnight), Major General Graham telegraphs that tho engagemeut yesterday lasted fully three hours, and during that time the fighting was most severe. His troops captured seven guns and a quantity of war material. The British loss was 30 killed and 142 wounded. Among the latter were Baker Pasha and Colonels Barnaby and Barrow, all of whom suffered severe injuries. CAIRO, March 1. i Intelligence has been received from Khartoum that Gordon Pasha has issued a Proclamation in which he J rebukes tho Soudanese for rebelling, I and threatens that the British troops [ will come and punish tliem, The statement that two British regiments would shortly go to Assouan, on the northern Nubian frontier is now again current, LONDON,

March 2, morning,., Received March .3, 1.30 p.m.-., Latest telegrams to hand from Suakim bring news that Tokar has. been re lieved, The British troops left El Teb yesterday morning, and marched on Tokar, which they oajupiud durinj the afternoon without opposition. The Arab rebels who had invested the place withdrew before the British arrived, and offered no cheek to their advance.