THE SOUDAN.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 126, 5 November 1884, Page 2

THE SOUDAN.

Intelligeirce^Ws'^beerf" received] that El Mahdi is gathering his! iprcesL: aroundriKharfcoum ■ aid • iis \ summoned v surrender. j ' c LbiJDbN, Nov. 2. j Lqrd IVplseley-r^and Staff Jiave I arsv6a^at f - Dongbla. froni Kh^g^lßijß'tates^hat General) Qy^off; ;ha?A .nwdffft sprMeo^ao the j ehemy capturing a ,)argg quantity of | corn and pro vibions. REPQ^TED ABANDONJM[EiI^r OF /;^i|jpABTOUM Atyfipigimß.--'^yMF: GENERAL G^JBI)%.- ■ s]^ ;

'■'■ intelligence hasr 1 been' 'feceited front -"Khiartouoi through i : a. -wte& < Arab .sheikh,, who reports that it the end Qfi September the i greater i-g&fc tion of the garrison there^ were, deserting, and that, General Gordon! had embarked with two, thousand soldiers and refugees^andVsteameji ! nprthWard, but the rebels, succeeded ] m sinking several of the vessels,: ■which completely barred the passage of ;%!river;jto -Berber^ c ;The; only j steamer that -succeeded m passing j upwards was "that ■ lv with ' Colonel ] Stew^l; ! jboa.wj, wiicHXwia& ?i lsub- ! sequently wrecked. General Gordb4; k wjjh^e ;^;bf jOotuia-; succeeded ' m retreating as ° ?ar as *te fe we W^I ic-aptur. Ed hy the, rebels, jjjh.is iiji%matiori requires official confirmation. ; --. _.:-•. ■-■-■. - •■----■ ■— . O v:---8r--I In the House of Lords to-day, j -^Pf^ Grraj^^ille took occasion to d^'luid^^igiißnt^^iat was current thij| tfie*shedive hati>ired to^he Queen that^ Kharlpum Had iallen j an^'Qeneral Gordon fiadfeaMsde |a\ prjaorier^ ; The tf tepbrti : t^ f|Jiat ! effiact is generally disbelieYe^ ;