We have no news from Egypt which is of any
real worth this week. The liudir of Dongola has fought so many great battles at Debbeh, that it seems almost a. farce to be told of another; but we are told of another, in which he has again defeated some of the Mahdi's troops, and we may believe about as much of it as we please. We have no trustworthy news of the condition of Khartoum, though the latest reports,—true or false,—declare that General Gordon is holding his own there, and has, indeed, proceeded some distance in his steamers, for the purpose of attacking the enemy who are not very earnest in their blockade. The complete absence of authentic information is not very creditable to the Government, who ought by this time to have overcome the difficulties in the way of a good Intelligence Department.
