THE SOUDAN.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1140, 7 March 1884, Page 3

THE SOUDAN.

London, February 29. Telegrams to hand from Snuakin announce that the British troops under Major General Sir G. Graham made an advance from Trinkitat this morning, and came up with the enemy at noo , when orders were given for an attack in force to be made. At the time of the oespatoh of the message from Rouakin no further news had been received. March 1 An official telegram has just been received giving news of the victory of the British troops under Major General Graham over the rebels near \ oaki, I’he message state that th 4 enemy was at tacked in fo-oe yesterday and a general ba’ tie ensued. The fighting was very desperate on both sides, arid lasted till nightfall. Til • British were finally successful at every point tire rebels being driven from all their p si’.ions. Our loss is slight, and is set down at ton fei led and forty wounded. The enemy suffered severely, and are stated to have lost fully a thousand men. News has been received lu re from Kassaid, a town on the River March, near tire Abyssinian frontier, which lias been in a state of aeige for some time past, that the garrison of Egyp ion troops recently made a sortie from the place. A strong force of rebels was encountered, and the engagement which ensued resulted m their defeat wr hj considerable loss.

G-meral Gordon, as Governor of the Soudan, has issued a proclamation stating that he summoned the British troops to Khartoum to punish the rebels. A force, under Major-General Graham, has received orders to advance against the enemy, and a forward movement will be made to-morrnw (Friday). Two battalions of Egyptian troops, under command of British officers, started for Assouan, on the Nubian frontier, at the first cataract of the Nile, with the object of opposing the advance of the lebels iu that direction. News to hand from the Soudan states that General Graham baa commenced his advance against the Arab rebels.