CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4708, 8 February 1884, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

Seuteb's Tele<jeamß

[Received February 8, 2 p.m.]

London, February 7

Sir Stafford Nortbcole has given notice id the House of Commons of hisiintern r tion to move on Tuesday next, the 12th inst., that the recent disaster to the Egyptians in the Soudan are the result of the wavering policy of the Government iq connection with Eygpt. The Marquis of Salisbury in the House of Lords gavi notice of a similar motion to that of fcj'r Stafford JNorthcote, and the discussion is also fixed for Tuesday. It has transpired that the Mediterranean Squadron, under [Admiral Lord John Hay has been ordered to procead without delay to Souakim. k force of twelve hundred marines is to embark at Portsmouth this week for the same destination.

The Daily News publishes a telegram announcing that Gordon Pasha has been captured and made a prisoner by the tribes near Karosko, who are now in revolt.

The Bank of England to-day rais J the rate of discount from 3 to 8| per cent.

London, February 6. Tho Soudan. Slau^litor. On Monday morning last Baker Pasha's force, consisting of thrt3 thousand six hundrd men, engaged a force of thr.o thousand Arabs at a place about seven miles from Trinkitati The Arabs exhibited the most desperate bravery a> d charged the'cavalry, who fled before the onslaught The Egyptian artillerymen fired one round on the enemy, and then, abandoned their guns. Colonel Sartorious ordered the infantry to form a square, but owing to the. panic prevailing, the movement was incompletely executed, and the Arabs charging into the gap left, completely routed the infantry, wlsd threw away tl:eir arms and implorr.l mercy. The slaughter was terrible. The Massowah black, troops alone maintains! a firm resistance, and .General Baker failing to rally bis force on them, a general flight tcok place, the Arabs took refuge behind the earthworks near Trinkitafc. "_ '

General Eaker has since embarked the remainder of bis army on five ships and proceeded with them (o Soukit. The enemy's loss was small, but the Egyptian army lost two thousa'jd men, and all their baggage and guns were capfcur d.

General Baker acd Colonels Scrtorious and Buridley narrowly escaped being taken prisoners. Seven English and ten foreign officers are missing. London, February 7. Five hundred sailore and marines, on board the troopship Orones, have been ordered to Souakim. Government h?.s also ordered the traD9port of troops frcm Aden to Egyptian ports for parrison duty. In its issue of this morning the Drily News publishes a telegram from its correspondent in Upper Egypt stating that the tribes in the neighbourhood of Koomsko have revolted, and that Gordon Pasha is unable to proceed further on his journey from Koomsko to .Khartoum,

Id the Houss of Commons last night an amendment was proposed to the report on the Address in Eeply, being i j effect a motion for a vote of consuya on the Government for its policy in regard to affairs in the Soudan. London, February 6. TII3 Orient steamship Rome arrived at Plymouth to-day, from Melbourne, Dec. 30.. [Specials to the Puess Association.