Russian Afghan battle report from Murghab siege
Despatch from Meshed confirms a fighting at Murghab on the Murghanb River where the Afghan camp fell to Russian forces after a brief, bloody battle. Afghan losses were heavy, with five hundred killed. Russians lost about fifty. The engagement occurred in a driving rain that hindered muskets, with two Afghan companies annihilated by artillery. British officers praised Afghan valor. reports note mobilization of British troops and tensions with Russia across the region.
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Tragedy at Nashville Insane Asylum
Early morning in Nashville an insane asylum patient from Overton County struck two attendants and patients with a floor map, killing Everett B. Buchanan and Thomas C. Layton, aged 23, aged 20, before an attendant from another ward restrained the assailant. Both victims died within hours.
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The Mahdi Defeated at El Queid Ends Ramadan Risk
Doxcona April 9 The Mahdi suffered a severe defeat at El Queid and states he will not attack Dongola until after Ramadan, which lasts three months. The message notes a postponed assault and hinges on the Muslim fast period.
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