The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-03-04 00:00:00

LIST OF BRITISH LOSSES.

CAPTURE O' TORAH.

The following telegraphic despatch hub... received
at the War 0113 n, addressed by Major-CI novel Sir G. '
Graham, at Teb. to the :garret try of :State for War.
It was dispatch.] frota Suakim on Saturday :
No reply received to memage sent to rebel °blot
" Advanced yesterday. from Fort Baker with entire
available force of 3.000 Infantry, 750 moon:el t oope,
and 113 of Naval Brigade, six machine guns. and eight
Royal Artillery 7.pounders. Found rebels entrenched
at tab with Krupp guns. Moved to tight, so as to
tars their ertrerchm ram, wb ch were at ,rme,l and
caroled in rear. two atlOCaali.ll positions being taken.
Captured four Koupp guns, two breed howitzer., ant
a Clatling, beside, • q entity of arm, and
ammuniti in, Les of rebels very heavy, nearly
900 too lin being alrsady °wiriest in p oil on captu-ed.
irrespective of cavalry operations. Action laated
three h ins, en-my ehowing deepen:et resolo,lon
041 tenacity ; their (iron la r wee la. ab art 10,000.
Our loss amounted to 28 kiliod, two missing. 143
worm ,ed. The infantry moved at first in a boll tw
square, with trareport animals carrying reeerve
ammuniti O. gun ammunition, and hnpical equipment
only treble, but form I some 3311 .ulty in attack-
ing in that for nail,., which w o acc innerly alt-red.
Our loos would bare been far heaver ha I the entrench-
ment. ...sem attacked in front. Toe cavalry were very
ably handed, and made some dashing charge. ; but I
regret their heavy ins- Torts an I every necessary
appliance for the w ourded have been ',applied from
base. I leave this post suer. ached to-m irriw, and
push on to Tokar. Moderate water .apply bare.
Have mat through pris mete a OWOIIIOOII ti toe chief
at TO tat to WA* .n60'41400 to-morr.w, and have
repeated the tnins offered yesterday. List of rural-
tjam as follow.) _ .

: Lieut. Proem sn, 191 h fluaesre ;
Major Slade, 10. b Hussar.; Lieut. Pr obyn,9ts B-ngal
Cavalry ; Quartermaster Wilkins, 3rd Batt SUM King's
Royal Rifles.
Of FICUS WOO/WSJ • General Baker Pasha.
severely • Lieutenant-1..1"Tel Burnaby, severely ;
Lieut.4o.onel Barrow. 19th Elusoare, danrer oil,;
Lieutenant Rori. R.N., dangeroutly ; Brevet- ‘1 .1 ir
Brabas in, 10th Rue.ars, all4baly ; 12 )(ell's,
Royal Artillery, elitht y ; V..terinary•Sorro .n Be •ch,
slightly ; Quavernauter Watkins, Irl.ll Fusille s,
•li4btly ; Surgeon Tomer, slightly ; M.l Dsgety,
York and Lancashire It •giment, *lightly • Liente.lafit
.•ordon (I Wolrige ion) an 3 Macl. od, R .y.sl
Rirblanders, slightly ; Captain Green, Royal En-
gineere, and (Jiptain Wauchope, R iyal H.ghl an lere
Stiff, slightly • Cai.tvio and Adjutant P 41, an I
Ntaj ir Allen. Royal Marines, slightly; Stiff-Surgeon
Nlartin, R.N., olivbtly.
"Th. garrson left at this place hays order, to
mare!! B.ker's b tie-Seldaol bury liuropea,

" N Av.—The cssoal.i.. among the sows 'minis.
alone ~16)ers and toe.. will be publiehwl when thAr
Dames sod r.-giuntl numbers bay, boon checked by
the Pay Ll4e."
The following telegram has been received by the
Admiralty :

" Swaim, Sunday, 3.20 p.m.
"The Tatar garrison Ina been rel‘eved. It hod
been In posmesion of the Arstes since Feb. 16.. h. Tosy
are moob 'stoics.' at their deliverano.. Later intern.
repos by Sphing.—Lleut. Soya deal."