Bit The Dust

Caiko, Au?. 8. - On Saturday General Grenfell engaged the dervishes near Toski and completely routed them. It li estimated the dervish dead numbei 1,.".(X). The dervishes fought desperately, throwing themselves upon the advaneing columns repeatedly and refuslnjf quarter. The crisis of the battle was reached wheu the dervishes attempted to turn the extreme right of the Egyptians. The steadiness of the troops was admirable. The cavalry here swept through the Unes of the enemy, breaking them un. One thousand prisoners are reported to have been taken. The cavalry pursucd the retreating rebels for miles. General Grenfell ordered the gunboats to piek up fugitivas and wounded. The Egyptian loss wag seventeen killed and 131 wounded.