New-York tribune., 1884-03-03
THE BRITISH in TOKAR,
ADVANCE OF GENERAL GRAHAMs TROOPS

A RATTLE WITH osMAN DIGMA EAiEO i'D
MARCH FROM TEB
o.. >,,roh o 4 ne British entered Tokar at
- ~ So,nrlav few shots were exchahgeu
,,;,h tho onomv. when the four thousand IepelS
.oI1;nc tho town fed. Osman Dgma is encamped
.irh, niles distant from Suakin. battle WIN
b,m is expected when the British troops return 10
euakim from Tokar. All the reports commend 'no
eteadiness with which the British moved on leo'
The square in which they advanced 20 the pa''io
was never broken. The determination ana DIdnei9
of the rebels shown in the fact that wheh 'ey
were charged by the cavalry great numbers ol
.hou, tbreyv themselves upon their backs on the
ground and speared the horses OF the troopers aS
they dashed over them.
D1sorGANlzED RETREAT OF THE REBELS.
= The march to Tokar was accomplished IN four
hours from Teb. The hussars secured the country
and kent up dcsultory skirmishing with the ohenS'
who retired in disorganZed masses IN the dlrec1lon
of Tamanieb The Arabs lost 11OO men dcau oh
the field at Teb besides guns and other mui'i'io9'
Their whole camp, including 80 tents ana inany
eamels was also taken. Ihe cOndiIloh VI 'n0
camp showed that the Arabs had relleu uPon
beine victorious General Graham will send part
of the Tokar garrison TO Trnkitat and will destroy
,bo y,orls of forti6cation. He will then march to
Tamanieb. where he will convoke the shelks OIL 'le
friendly tribes and those submitting TO MN
IN make arrap prcments to keep open the route De-
tween Suakim and Berber. =.
After the battle Baker Pacba and Admlral hewe'V
returned 10 Trinkitat. The soldiers ana s"'ioi'
stationed there heartily cheered Baker Pacha, liz ,io
Ia lee, .o ~, erelv wounded that he was uuauIo
!u,oT 'u Veterans who took part in the battle say
tbat they never met a more TesOlute Zoe ne . onT
n,v's trenches were found completely Hllou Hll " v
co,1ses Baker Pachas wound Is not serious. ~ 80
believed that Osman DgmA power Als 5 ueei setv
The garrison found at Tokar numbered % SeNeioS ioS
men who were half-staryed Inc ienHiuu' F 1i'ne R"v
ioiped the rebels. The BODIES OF ~ ~Mo,.eo ~ rb 10 .
Surgeon Leslie and four OF her Europeans WY ny
were killed in the fight between bahtr t III and
troops and the rebels, were tound Il! leo '.iiu tI
buried. SIR Evelyn Barring, IN teeglaptun6 ,Ii
news of Fridays victory to General Gordon usGu
lie Arabic language, IN order that the news might
Plans OF GENERAL GORDON
CAIRO. March 2.-The Government feeling con-
WINGED that Gcderal Gordons mission will fan ana
his life be put in imminent peril offered to Abd-ei-
Kader Pacla. Minister of War, under the
sanction Of Su Evelyn Barring the brl'lSh
Minister. the Goyernorshlp OF hhahoun'
Ahd-dEa6.r Pacha refuses TO accept the
office, however unless General Uordoh assent''
General Gordon has ordered Colonel stewart, tHe
commander of the expedition sent up .the " Lll9 W
Nile not to attack the natives unless nc - dThou
BY them. bat to try TO negotiate WIN oeIH Dus q
CaraS 10 90 10 khartOun. III that snelh pieIeIs "
tight hc will precpitate rising OF al the tribes III
Darfour and Kordofan and attack hhartoulni -
Nubar facha, ue rune 'iilstoIi IIii.iL N;,,tstar
fuencc Of SiT Evelyn Barring, the British Minister
has suppressed the losphore Egypte9, the Leading
Journal OF Cairo. NJ. Giraud, the editor who re-
Gently received the decoration OF the legion I ~ oi
Honor has appealed to NJ. BaTrere, the french Con-
eul-General, protesting that the only charge
AGAINST him is that lac denounced with energy tle
faults of the English rule.
LoNDoN Mar. Admiral Hewett led the mar
ines in the attack on Tcb. The surgeons behaved
noblv. Queen Victoria has sent q telegram congra,
tnlating the troops their victory. General
Graham tecgraphs follows: " Iokar has been
relieved. The rebels held the town since February
1O expressing the garrison and the lnlaOlt2htS'
The rebels fled to the mountains" 1t has been
Inv Egyntiau soldiers The Arabs of HOudelda have
declared in favor of FL Mahdi The Governor has
telcgraphcd to Senuaar for troops.