camp soon after nightfall. The soldiers were at once formed into a
square around their baggage, and though, as we have said, the attack was
fiercely made on three sides at once, the famous square stood firm, and
the tribesmen were forced to retire.

Ten batteries of artillery and eight regiments of cavalry have been
ordered out from England to help suppress the insurrection in India.

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It is reported from the Soudan that a treaty of peace is about to be
made between the Mahdi and Great Britain.

The terms of the treaty are said to be that the Mahdi will not oppose
the British forces advancing as far as Khartoum, and that they may
station troops to keep possession of the land they have gained, but that
they must not attempt to go a step farther. The Mahdi is to remain King
of Khartoum.

It is not yet known whether the terms of peace will be accepted by
England.

An interesting find was made at Berber. When the British troops entered
the town they found on one of the boats in the river a uniform-case
marked Gordon Pasha.

The English officers to whom it was brought were much moved at the sight
of an article that had once been the property of the unfortunate General
Gordon, who was killed by the Mahdists at Khartoum on January 26, 1885.