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Aid for the Sufferers by the Flood
tn L SOUDAN.
The Rebels Capture Sinkat.

cussing the Egyptian question.
/ p. M.-Ofticial dispatches confirm the
report of the capture Of Sinkat The Cabinet
are painfully impressed 1t is probable that
large achievements of troops and marines
will be Immediately despatched to Egypt.
1880 T.. M.-There are rumors now that
Tokar has fallen into the hands of the rebels.
The news of the fall of Sinkat reached
Suakim this morning. 1t was brought by
friendly Arab chief. The garrison made
sortie, and was for long time successful in
repulsing the rebel attacks, but at last the
attacking forces gained the upper hand and
the garrison was completely destroyed, ex
cept few who were made prisoners. The
fate of the women and children is unknown.
The streets OF Suakim present heartrend-
ing appearance. They are thronged with
women whose weeping and wailng give I'M
mistakable evidence of their distress and fore
holdings. Further advices state that Tewfk
Bey, prefelring death to surrender, blew up
The Notifications. spiked lac guns, and made
sortie. His 600 men were all massacred.
Seven men of war belonging to the channel
quadron have been ordered to Egyptian
waters.
England's Egyptian Policy.
In making a motion OF censure in the
House of Lords to-day, the Marquis of Sails
bury said the news would now run through
the whole Mohammedan world that England
had been defeated again and again, and was
now being hunted out of Egypt, and Eng
and contempt TO the Egyptians. He cx-
horted the Lords not to he the accomplces
IN this dishouor. Earl Granville said that
he policy of the gOvernalent was not direct
ID according TO the articles in the foreign
journals Engand and India bad no iu-
,erest in Souan, nor ind, cd had Egypt any
permanent interest in that country. Since
he defeat OF b tker Pisha it has been alto
5ether impossible to relieve Sinkat. The
government had no intention of annexing
Egypt. 1t would remain there simply
long enough u secure staple gov
eminent. The Marquis OF Salisbury's mo-
lion was carried by vote Of
81 to ISL. SIR Stafford Northco,e made in
he House Of Commons to-day motion of
censure similar TO that of the Marquis of
Salisbury in the House Of Lords. He said
that Egypt had not received the support
from England that she had every right TO ex-
pect. He declared that the conduct Of the
government would greatly compcatc pres
ent issues and would probably close the great
'rade route from the Equatorial lakes to the
Red Sea, and would give impetus to the
prestige. The debate was adjourned.
Mr.. Gladstone rising 10 reply was
greeted with lOnd and prolonged cheers. He
denied that there had been any vacillaiion or
inconsistency in the governments Egyptian
policy. The situation IN Egypt was not a
situation which the present government Gre
atcd, but one which they had found. lie
said that 1000 men had been ordered to
Suakim, aud that General Gordon had I. plan
OF his own Tor eXtrCating the garris0ns and
restoring the country to its former pacific
condition. Mr.. Gladstone said that General
GOrdon's plan would restore the former rulers
to their ancestral power u5urped by Egypt.
lie strongly opposed a reconquest OF the
Soudan. He asked the House to accord the
government the acquittal to which 1t was
| entitled. As be sat down he was again
loudly cheerod.
Gen Gordon SIN >anguIne.
General Gordon ;elegraphs that in spite OF
B iker Pasha's defeat he is still ssnguiue of
success. He has appointed Col. Coetlogon
commander at khartoum and has sen,
| fresh messages to the shekhs to meet him.
French Doubt of Englaud's Power.
The Paris press pretends to doubt Eng.
| lands power now to protec. Egypt sg4ins,
Ell Mahdl, much less TO accomplish her pur-
poses in Soudan.
England's Humiliation.
CAIRO, Feb. ~ The disaster 10 Baker
Pdsha's army caused nothing like the sorrow
which prevails among Englishmen here over
| the massacre at Sinkat. There is a universal
| feeling Of humiliation and shame that the
gallant men Of Sinkat were killed almost
| within sight of a British ship.
How Sinkat Was Taken.
SUAKIM Feb. l2.-For a Fortnight the
heroic garrison At Sukat had been eating
roots and tree leaves. 1t was an cnfeebled
| baud which solled to die amid'sr the rebe
hordes Tewfk Bey harauen d his men by
saying that by ti4lting they might save
themselves, but by remaining they must die
from hunger in n few days, AS flight was i'm
| dossible. The men thus animated, will
rewik Bey, destroyed the military stores
| exploited The magazine, after they had
nlled their pouches 10 the utmost will
cartridges and issued forth SIX hun
dred strong. Osnan DiGma's mel
rushed to the attack. Iewtk Bcy anC
his men fought nohly for a long time. They
repulsed every attempt TO break their ranks
out finally superix members prevailed anC
with tremendous rush the rebels burs
through one Of the SIDES nj tn" Egyptia,
square. A general massacre insued aud no
q soul escaped. According 10 The latest re
ports only four sic!, men Who were unable L
take part in the surtic, aud Cadi OF Sinka
and thirty women were spared by th'
rebels. Before the Sprte he rebels she'll
approached SInkat and summoned Tewhl
Bey to surrender, say inG that his lite would
be spared. The garrison answered dcfiantly
During the sOrtir women ard children fol
lowed ia the lca' OF the soldiers. Larg
numbers of rebels we're kllei and the rebel
are now. massiuG IN The vicinity of Suakim
Slnkat coutugru, having joined the mai
, body. An attack ON Suakim is believe
immint nj.
Further Movements of the Rebels.
In the Houar ot Commons today MI
Gladstone said that Gcspatchcs had been re
ceived from General Gordon stating that til
reported massacre Il women and childre
+ was improbable fhc efforts OF the rebel
wcr. con,r,d t. iuCiung ti'vir noighbors t
revolt. Ia 30 ln,tanct had the rebels in on
district invaded The soil If their neighhol;
/ Event, 10 the yiciDliy of Suakim have NJ
q endanG' rcd The s,fcy OF lhe gHrrisons
= Kpaltoum gud bIbcr.
i The Movements Of Baker Pasha.
CAIRO, Feb. IS. -Despatches from Bak,
Pasha report Suakim quiet and no firing
+ the ouprss Official letters had been sci
to Tokar nrgius the garrison to hold or
d until The lrOnps aTIiVeh. Gen. Gordon wit