The Portland daily press., 1883-12-10
FOREIGN.
Another Crushing Defeat of the
Egyptian Army.
The Flower OF. the Army Numbering $50
Men Cut to Pieces.


CAIRO, Dec. "a great force of tribes at
tackled five companies of Egyption troops
which were accommodating outside of Suakin
on the 9th. The Egyptians were completely
annihilated and their artillery captured.
Another account of the Egyptian defeat at
Suakin on the 9Th says spies entered Suakin
and reported that hill men were lowering near
the town. On hearing this Mahmoud Taper
Pasha anxious to efface the defeat at Tokkar
on the 9th on account of which court martial
was pending, sent forward 500 black troops
and 200 Bashi Bazouks against the hill tribes,
he himself remaining at Suakein. AT a dis
tance of three hours march from the town the
Egyptians were attacked by several thousand
men. The Egyptians fought sta bbornly but
were cut to pieces, and only fifty, of whom
one-half were officers, escaped. This defeat
of troops which were hitherto regarded as the
flower of the army bas caused great constern-
alton here as it tends to show that the task of
opening route from Snakin to Berber with
the material at Baker Pasha's disposal is near
ly hopeless one.
LONDON Dec. 9.-The correspondent of the
Daily News says that twenty cavalry men ac-
companied the Egyptian force defeated near
Suakin on the 9TH. The total loss was $50
men, The force was commanded by an Egyp-
tian major. Surviving officers say they were
surrounded by five thousand men. The
Egyptians formed square, the black troops
being stationed on three faces aud Bashi
BazouksIon the fourth face Of the square. The
latter fell back, throwing the black troops into
disorder. Tho blacks fought with great
bravery. One gun and all the arms and am
munition were lost. In consequence of the
disaster the garrison of Suakin is redu ced to
one thousand men.
Dervishes are appearing in Upper Egypt
who propose to preach holy war, and the
whole country beyond Egypt proper is ablaze
LONDON, Dec. "a Times despatch from
Suakim says: s'There is panic here among
the Egyptian officials, and the fall of the garri-
sons at Tokar and Sincat is expected daily,
owing to starvation. 1t is stated that Othman
chief of the slave dealers, was killed in the
fight. Her Majesty's ship Ranger holds this
town, and there is no fear for the safety of Eu-
ropeans.
A French Advance Expected Today.
HoNG KONG, Dec. Sit is expected that
the French will advance on Sontag tomorrow
(Monday)
A Night Attack RepuIsed by French
Troops.
LONDON, Dec. "a Despatch from Hong
Kong to the Daily News says: A Chinese at
tack on Haiphong has been frustrated by the
French. The Chinese advanced to Haiphong
and burned a village but French gunboats and.
enemy were routed.
America's Commercial Relations With
Cuba.
MADRID, Dec 9-Active negotiations have
been opened with the United States govern
ment for reciprocal concessions benifcial to
trade between Cuba and the United States.
O'DonnelI's Story.
LONDON, Dec. 9.-O'Donnell's wife who ar.
rived in Liverpool from Philadelphia on the
steamer British Princess has come to London
to visit her husband. O'Donnells brother
writes from Letter Kenny, Ireland, under date
of the 7th, stating that what O'Donnell had
determined to say in court il permitted to
speak, was that Carey drew revolver after
heated discussion which begun by Carey ours
ing Americans.
ODonnell struck the revolver from Uarey's
hand, and as the latter was STOPPING to regain
1t O'Donnell fred three shots instantaneously.
James Parish, steward of the Melrose Castle,
who testified he was present when the fatal
shot was fired, was not present during the
quarrel, but came upon the scene afterwards.
The PapaI Organ Chides Irish Clergy
LONDON, Dec. 8.-A Rome despatch states
strongly censures the Catholic clergy at New
ry, Ireland, for their attitude during the re-
cent agitation there. 1t especially condemns
the sermon of Father MacCarten in the cathe-
dral at Newry last Sunday, in which he
characterized the action of the government in
prohibiting Nationalist meeting there as
having tendency to drive the people to rebel
and as direct insult to the Catholic church.
The Moniteur de Rome also draws attention to
a paragraph published in the United Irshman
of Dublin, asking its friends in London to
furnish addresses and biographies of the jury
men in the O'Donnell case, in order to enable
their obituaries to be prepared.
Renounces the Catholic Church.
ROME, Dec. 9-Mgr. Savares, doctor of civil
and canon law, and until recently the Pope's
domestic prelate who has left the Roman
Catholic church, was to-day received into the
communion of the Episcopal church by Dr.
Nevin in St. Pauls American church on con-
fession of the Nicene creed and abjuvrtion of
dogmas of immaculate conception and papal
infallibility. He asks for the guidance and
protection of the Anglican Epscopale against
the usurpation of the bishop of Rome.
Foreign Notes.
A Rome despatch states that Signor Lovito,
who fonght duel with Baron Nicotera on
Friday last, has resigned the secretsryship of
the ministry of the interior. Both duelists
will be prosecuted.