AFFARIS IN EGYPT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 58, 7 February 1884, Page 2

AFFARIS IN EGYPT.

i Baker Pasha Ronte^i. '". ' ' Hieavy tO8g; : L:-u A. Regular Stampede. A. Terrible Slaughter. Force Utterly Routed. The Guns Seized; - Soukin to be Defendjed The Rebels Triumphant Policy In Egypt Condemned <BY BT.BOTBip TBLEQBaPH. — COPYRIGHT.) , v (CIEUTEB'.S TBLEGIUM3.)' *' ■'•■ Cairo, February 5. Intelligence is to hand from ;Souakim . | reporting that Baker Pasha made an advance for the "purpose of relieving 1 •tho garrison at Tokar, but was attacked near the latter place by a strong force of Arab rebels. An engagement took plape whioh resulted m Ihe dafoat. of the Egyptian troops with the loss of 2000 men, four Krupp guns,, and a Gattlihg gad.' Baker Pasha is now returning to Stiakim with the remainder of his force, finding further" advance impossible. : . Much alarm was felt at [Soukin at the success of the followers 6f El Mahdi and a force of mariners has landed, from the British war^yesgells .. lying off the tqwn m ordep );q .pjiftvant,. a panic occuring aniqng inliaWtanUs. The defeat of Baker Pasha's troops was rendered the relief of ;the beleaguered garrisons- at Sinkat and Soukar h^opejess, , . „ . ■ ; .^ t s e . r « ..' The Egyptian troops, of whjch (us force largely consisted, proVe,d;utt,ei:ly nntr nst worthy, and when (jailed upon to advance, .refused to fight, and a fled ignoniiniously. Ihe Europeans and Turkish detachments stjood r r-th.eir i ground, but were overpowered anil out-' numbered, and were cut to pieces.