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Show THE WAR IN SOMALILAND. f Engagement In Which British Suffer atlHands of Mad Mullah's Men. Adlspatch from Aden, Arabia, says Brlgdlor General Manning, nftor an engagement with tho Mnd Mullah's forces, has relieved Colonol Cobbo. neaij Gumburm, Somallland, forty-flvo mllos wostward of Onladl. About 2.-000 2.-000 of tho Mullah's men woro killed. The Ilritlsh loss Is not known. Tho fow1 details obtainable of tho disaster to Colonol Pltmketi'B dotnehmont April 17th show the Mullah's forces consisted of 2,000. horsemon nnd 10,-000 10,-000 spfarmon. They surrounded Col-onoWlunkctt'g Col-onoWlunkctt'g force In tho open, and tho Somalia arter n heavy rlflo fire, charged repeatedly with tholr horsemen horse-men and spearmen on nil sides. Tho British detachment held out until Us ammunition wns exhausted, and thou charged with the bayonet, but it was 1 ultimately overwhdmed by wolght of numbers. The British forco fought until all of its officers nnd 170 men were killed. Most of tho handful of mon who reached tho camp woro , wounded. The Somnlls losses nro ro-ported ro-ported to have been cnormou3. Tho Mullah's forces aro reported to aggro-gate aggro-gate from 3.000 to 4.000 mounted men and about 80,000 spcarmon. |