The semi-weekly miner., 1885-02-11
FOREIGN.

! PARIS, Feb. 7.-O6icial dispatches
from Tonquin state the French forces
on their way to Lang Son captured
a detachment of Chinese troops en-
trenched ip camp at Dong. Song.
The French cauaelitles are slight
The march to Lang Son will be con
tinued without delay, 50. g. =.
CAIRO, Feb, 2-Sir Evelyn Bar
ring, British consul general, has tel
egraphed to the government advis-
ing dispatch Of 2O, 600 Indian troops
for service in Egypt.
ROME, Feb. THE Italian expe-
dition consisting Of 12,O0) men is Or
dered to proceed at once to Sakim.
1t is reported $4,000 more troops are
being mo5ilized for service in Egypt.
London dispatches from Korti to-
day indicates a serious state of af
fairs at the British position near
Metemneh. Lord Wolseley telegraphs
the war office that courier, just ar
rived from Gumbat, reports Col. Bcs.
cover, commander of that place. Sc,
riously ill and the Mah6i's forces
preparing to attack the British camp.
The Arabs have several heavy guns
which are gradually b ing placed in
20 o,ition to bear on the British camp.
Other field pieces are beig manmuv-
cred for the same purpose. The ma
t,ves report that the Mahdi has 30
900 men scattered between Berber.
Shendy. and Metemneh and the force
at the latter place is daily receiving
reinfOrcements.
PARIS, Feb. 7.-Gen. Briere Dal
Isle, telegraphed Yesterday to the
government from Dong Song as fol-
lows: Our troops yesterday carried
three forts commanding the Chinese
camp. The men displayed such
spirit, decision and dash that night
alone checked their zeal. At daylight
the whole camp Of the enemy was
captured. Our losses were sligh. The
enemy were driven to Mandarine.
LONDON. Feb. ION his way from
Gubat to Khartoam, January 26, Col.
Wilson was told by natives along the |
rout that Gen. Gordon had been
fighting hard for fifteen days Jan
uary y the natives reported Gordon
dead. On their return from Khar-
toum to Gubat several natives re-
ported to Wilson'S party that
Gordon and all Coptlc troops who
stood by him had been captured by
Ell Mahdi's men and put to de Ath,
Later on during the return juorney,
several ShOgiyleh men came aboard
of Col. Wilson's boat and declared
it was the intention of their tribe to
join Mahdi. These men said Gordon
mad consulted with Nicoli. who had
so Greeks and some soldiers, and
when pressed with desperation shut
themselves in the Catholic Church,
whittier they had removed q GUAM
tty of ammunition and provisions.
foom Gubat, dated Feb. !,
give gloomy statements about the
condition of Stewards little army.
These mea dave been placed on
rations. These have
been supplanted once with beans and
fresh meats. Shendy, on the orpo-
site bank of the Nile, and Metnemeh,
three miles from Gubat. are occa-
shelled by the steamer. Tue
troops are busily engaged clearing
ground In front of the camp, and in
detached work at adjoining villages.
Tne main earthworks erected for the |
protection of che camp from the river
front has already been greatly
1t is calculated they
would be completed that night. Sew
eral men have been wounded in the
desert battles, and died in camp since
the arrival of the army at Gubat. Toe
others are doing we'll. Tie remain
der of the Royal artillery and naval
brigade, with 10 guns, including one
Gardner, arrived as convoy, and has
been sent back to Gabdul Wells for
more stores, aud have taken forty of |
the wounded along.
Out of12,OO0 sheep belonging to the
Montana sheep company, on Flat
Willow Meagher county, only forty
one have died since the drst Of No
vember.