. Cassell's history of the war in the Soudan. m the comfort of the war-ships. On the 21st February a mishapoccurred, when the transport Ncora,with the 19 th Hussars on board,•rrounded on an unknown reef nineteenmiles from Suakim. Admiral Hewettdespatched the Sphinx and Rant/er toher assistance; the I I timber, screwtroopship, and the Hecla, torpedo depotship, were moored near her, and aportion of the Hussars were broughtby the Retriever, telegraph ship. Thisevent caused great anxiety till thedanger was obviated, for if she went to THE EXPEDITION FOR TOKAB. U3 pieces on tlie reef the horses wou
. Cassell's history of the war in the Soudan. m the comfort of the war-ships. On the 21st February a mishapoccurred, when the transport Ncora,with the 19 th Hussars on board,•rrounded on an unknown reef nineteenmiles from Suakim. Admiral Hewettdespatched the Sphinx and Rant/er toher assistance; the I I timber, screwtroopship, and the Hecla, torpedo depotship, were moored near her, and aportion of the Hussars were broughtby the Retriever, telegraph ship. Thisevent caused great anxiety till thedanger was obviated, for if she went to THE EXPEDITION FOR TOKAB. U3 pieces on tlie reef the horses would belost, and the expedition would be shortof Cavalry. While this was causing excitementat Suakim, the enemy were suddenlyseen in considerable force movingtowards Osman Dignas position, stores, and performed other work, evento making nose-bags out of old canvasfor the chargers of the 10th Hussars. The orders which have been issuedfor the movements of the British Expe-dition, wrote a correspondent at thistime, are subjected to much hostile. ONE OF THE MAHDis MEN. leaving little doubt that there was amuster of the tribes in progress. Somecame so close to our outposts that theKrupp guns were opened on them,while the Caryi<fort shelled a body ofothers who were hovering on camelsnear the lagoon. Our seamen carried on their multi-tudinous labours with such activitythat tlie soldiers had little more to dothan look on; they unshipped horses, 39 criticism here (at Cairo), as it is arguedthat should Osman Digna fall back anddecline to fight, the troops, under thepresent arrangement, will, with therescued garrison of Tokar, sail fromTrinkatat for Suez on Wednesday next,and the enemy can then concentratethe whole of his forces against thesmall garrison left for the defence ofSuakim. However, appearances atpresent point to a stubborn fight before 114 CASSELLS HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN. Tokar is reached. Strongly adversecomment, too, is expressed here at themanner in which the w
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