DEFEAT OF BAKER PASHA.-FULL DETAILS.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 16, 9 February 1884, Page 2

DEFEAT OF BAKER PASHA.FULL DETAILS.

London, Feb. 6. j On Monday momiug" last Baker Pasha's force, cm n sis ring of (1600 men, engage! l a force of 3000 Arabs at a place about sev< n miles Irom Trinkitat. ! h^ Arabs exhibited the most desperate bravery, ami charged the cavalry, who fiV.d b-.fore the onsiau^ht. The Egyptian artillerymen fired one round on tbe enemy, aad . tben abandoned th-dr guns. '■ olonel Sartnrious ordered the infantry to form square, but owing to the f-anic prevailing- the movement was incompletely executed, and' 'he Arabs, charging- into the gap lel'r, completely routed the infantry, who thr^w aviav their arm*" and implored mercy. The slaughter was terrible, lhe Mas<orah black' troops ulone maintained si ./firm resistance, General Baker,, failing to rally his forces on tbem, a general fight took place. General,. Baker has since em barked t!»e remnants of his army ou'five ship;*, antlproceeaed with them to Souakim, The enemy's loss was small j. but the Kgyptian army lost 2000 men, and all their baggage and. gun* were captured. Seven l-nglish and 10 foreign officers are, missing. The immediate result of the d*-fc*at hns been •.• mns^aores -at Pink at and Tokar The further Egyptaindi aster is likely to seriouly damage Mr. Gla<L ■tonus credit in the coming general election. The Egyptian troops ih Souakim are reported to be mutinous, i and Jiuclined to fraternise .with the J j townspeople. A general rising is I feared- -