Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-07
Ell MAHDI GAINS GROUND.
BAKER PASHA'S ROUT UNITING
THE FANATICS.

Gen. GORDON Compelled to StoD on His
Advance-NO Mercy Shown by the
Fictors-Baker Pasha's Cowardly
Force Put to Flight by One-Third
Their Number.
LONDON, Feb. 6.-Later advices bring
more and more particulars of the disas-
ters to Baker Pasha's troops. The
slaughter of his forces continued all the
way back to Trinkitat. The Egyptians
were panic stricken and fell upon their
knees, but their appeals for mercy were
fruitless. The Arabs seized them bv the
necks, thrust their spears into their backs
and savagelY cut their thrOats. The Eng
llshmen missing are Morris Bav. Surgeon
Leslie, Capts. Forester and Walker and
Lleuts. Carroll, Smith and Watkins. Ten
other foreign officers are missing. The
Iugltlyes huddled together on the shore at
Irlhkltat and might easily have been
slaughtered, but the enemy gave over the
pursuit. The men embarked as quickly
as possible upon six transports which
were lying there, and with Baker Pasha
ana Col. Sartorius arrived at midnight at
ouaklm. Intense excitement prevails in
Suaklm to-day and an attack of the enc
my IS expected. The forts are occupied
by English marines. The French agent
has telegraphed for man-Of- war.
TEWFIK BEY CUT TO PIECES.
SUAKIM, Feb. 6.-The enemy have sur
rounded and destroyed Tewfk Bev and
4OO followers between Sinkat and the
coast. This disaster was not unexpected
For many weeks Tewfk Bey has been
maintaining an obstinate resistance in
Sinkat, which was closed and beset on
all sides with enemies, in the hope that
forces would be sent to his relief. Word
from him reached Suakim Thursday last,
announcing that if relief did not arrive by
saturday he should make a desperate
EFFORT to cut his way through the enemy
to the coast, as his condition forbade a
further attempt to hold the town. This eff
tort has proved futile.
THE COWARDICE OF THE EGYPTIANS.
LONDON, Feb. Z, 2 A. M.-According to
later reports giving details of the fight
near Tokar, the Egyptian cavalry threw
away their saddles and turned their
horses loose, effecting their escape on
ioot IN order that they might not be sent
back to fight again.
Earl Derby, the British Colonial Secre-
tary, in speech at a Liberal dinner to-
night, said that the government would
not engage the honor and resources of
England In the task of recovering Soudan.
The government had no intention of con-
Vertlng the occupation of Egypt into an
neXation.
IOKAR AND SINKAT HOPELEsSLY LOST.
All the special dispatches agree that
Tokar and Sinkat are hopelessIv lost.
The fact that the British gunbOats have
left Irlnkitat creates a bad impression
upon the minds of the Egyptians. and
encourages the rebels in their fanaticism.
Ihe rebels captured five guns, sc. 900
pounds of cannon ammunition. 3. 600 rifles
and an enormous quantity OF cartridges.
A SPECIAL CABINET MEETING.
A special Cabinet council was held this
morning for discussion of the disaster
to Baker Pasha. Premier Gladstone Dre-
sided. A second Cabinet council unon mon
the same subject was held in the after
noon.
Egyptian shares have greatly declined.
SUAKIM TO BE FORTIFIED.
Mr.. Gladstone stated in the House of
Commons to-day that Admiral Hewitt
mad decided to strengthen the forts at
Suaklm and that the government had
taken measures to increase his forces in
order TO ensure the safety of that CITY,
Baker Pasha has telegraphed to Sir Eve
lyn Barring, the British Minister at Cairo,
that the force by which he was attacked
was less than / 200 strong, but the Egvp-
tians threw away their arms and fled.
ONE THOUSAND SAILORS TO GO TO
SUAKIM.
One thousand sailors on board the trans
port OrOntes, now at Suez, have been or
dered to Suakim. The government has
received advices confirming the report of
the massacre of Tewfik Bev and his fol-
lowers. The Conservatives intend to
move an amendment on the report of the
address in reply to the Queens speech,
which will more sharply challenge the
governments Egyptian policy than did
that offered by Mr.. Bourke.
BELIEF IN Ell MAHDI INCREASING.
A correspondent at Suakim says: seThe
wires between MassOmah and Kassala
have been cut. Osman Digna has in
duced the tribes along that line to loIn
him. The landing of marines here has
greatly reassured the pOpulace, but a
strict lookout is kept for treachery on the
part of the Egyptian officers who refuse
to do duty. The belief in Ell Mahdi is in
creaSing."
FRENCH VESSEL TO GO TO SUAKIM,
PARIS, Feb. 6.-Admiral Pevron. Minis
ter OF Marine, has ordered the commander
OF the Levant naval station to send the
dispatch vessel lnfernet to Suakim.
GEN. GORDON AT A sTANDsTILL.
CAIRO, Feb. 6.-The tribes bevond Ko-
rosko are in full revolt. Gen. Gordon.
who has arrived as KOroskO, is unable to
proceed On his journey to Khartoum.