SOUDAN WAR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1647, 29 March 1884, Page 2

SOUDAN WAR.

(Reuters Telegrams—Copyright,) ADVANCE OP THE BRITISH. CAIRO, March 2G The latest telegrams from Souakim state that the British troops have com-: menced their march towards Osman Digneh's camp in hill country, near Tameneh. At noon the column had arrived midway between the , latter place and Souakim, when a halt was called, 400 mon being prostrate by the intense heat and the difficult nature of the road, The advance will not be resumed until daybreak. The cavalry have had some skirmishes with the enemy, who are closely watching the movements of the British troops, and a: number of the Arabs have been killed. ' CAIRO, March 27. Received March 28, 2.20 p.m.—Th'e Telegrams to hand from Suakim announce that Colonel Graham has dispersed the rebels from the neighborhood of Amaneb. The British troops having bivouacked last night at a point midway between Souakim and Tatnaneb, thoy resumed the march at .day break, and advanced some distance beyond the latter plac 0 where they came up with the enemy,'

Graham at once ordered the troops to open fire , upon the rebels, who offered no resistance, but fled hastily to the mountains,

No attempt was made to follow them, but Tamaneb was burned to the ground by the British troops before returning to the camp,