The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-11-29
WIPED OUT.
An Entire Egyptian Army slaugh.
tered In Soudan.
Thousands or Soldiers Slain BY the
False Prophets Hordes.

liable dispatch from Cairo EeyptI
The aemt IT Hicks Pasha has been an
initiated by the forces df N Mahds, the False
Prophet. Nearly 10000 Egyptian soldiers
were slaughtered, and the correspondents Of
several European newspapers are among the
bend. ThE fighting lasted thrcc days and
nights. hi, fbr,cs bf I'll Mahdi comprised
| about 500 tito mGn. InGludink dcrvishcs, Bed
onius inulattoes and rtgiilarsi while the forces
of IIicas Pasha numbered 20, 00U NTH. accord
Ing tdponc account and 10, 500 by another.
According TO the first accounts as brought
| to khartoum Ivy COptic official, the forces
Gf FL Nahdi aud Hicks Pasha came together
near III Ubt,d nh tho morning Of Nov. .. FL
Mahdi first sent forward bis dervishcs, de-
claring that they would vanqulsl tho enemy
by divine aid. These fanatics were nrincd
with swords and spears. and. despite the I'M
ncnse carnage, they threw themselves rcck-
lcssly UPON tho Egypt ans. The False Prophet.
| seeing they were being slaughtered without
achieving my result, ordered his regulars
| TIP Mud soon the engagement became gem
| Grail. The forces vt Hicks Paaha were
divided into two bodies. but by al
most snpcrhuman cxcrtons the actions
| fought their way O9cr masses Of dead bodies
and were reunited III out noon Of tho first day.
| Tic Egyptians then formed II square and re-
| sis c1 tho In idels for two days, Finally, on
the third day, the Fakc PROPHETS troops
| broke the square, and began massacrcinH the
Egyptians ~ Wholesale. spariny none.
Hicks fasha had divided his army. sending
! half 10 FL Ohicd to demand tho surrender OF
that place, nnd with the rcma ndcr he await
cd the arrival Of III Mahdi, WHO was ndvanc-
| ing from the southeast. Mahdi. however,
met the half OF Hicks Pasha's army advance
ing To III 0biel and attacked II. Hearing the
| fir.ng, Hicks pasha came up with his whole
force and formed hollow square. Mahdi
brought mp his fresh regulars. These num-
bercd 5000. The square OF Hicks Pasha was
broken, and his army was annihilatcd. The
English officers with the Egyptian army
| fought Vullnntly.
Anot or report of the fight ga, 4 tia. Mahdi
sent fis d 'rsisht 8 to treat with Hicks Pasha's
| native of GERS. sa ing to the Egy ptia"s: I'VE
| like yon ionn Mrss, lmans. Wis fyhis
4 surrender Tie ccryishCs were received
BY sollcs. and then tho lattlc e mmcntei !.
| The 1000 soldiers now seattle cd among the
| small fOrs on the Nile will be concent ated
| at kharioum, where there are alrc. d, 1000
troops.
The catastrophe seems to have wholly para
lyMd the Egyptian Government. Unless very
speedy action Is taken, 1t IL feared Suakim
will fall into the hands of the tribe;
| in revolt nc ing In concert with Madhi.
The latter IL thought to he near
khartoum. II that place should be
captured there would he no good dc.
feasible position between Madhi and
Cairo except Minich. which Is only six
! hours distant from Cairo. No one b.
| lievcs Madhi will rest content with the con-
| quest OF SoGdan. 1t Ia feared Turkey will In
| tcrfere and mss on reconqucring the lost
province. Neither English nor French wish
| this. The prospect thus bristlcs with serious
complications.
| Evelyn Barring has advised the Government
| to ABANDON the Soudan and establish II strong
| frontier line from khar,oum 10 Saukim II
il also reported that the recent orders for the
n.y. Inn M hN fkp ktif Sh
| have been countermandcd, and that several
| new regiments will hc sent here.