HC Deb 21 February 1884 vol 284 c1607
MR. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT

asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, On what date, if any, General Gordon was informed of the defeat of General Eater's Array?

LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICE

The day on which General Gordon received the news was the 11th instant.

MR. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT

Will the noble Lord lay on the Table, or at least refer the House to the despatch in which Her Majesty's Government informed General Gordon of General Baker's defeat?

LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICE

I cannot undertake to produce further Papers without consulting the Secretary of State. There are several telegrams bearing on the subject.