The Portland daily press., 1884-03-03
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GEN. GRAHAM WINS A VICTORY.
Routing the Rebels After an ALI
Day Battle
They Leave 1000 Killed aud Wounded
ON the Field After Brave Fighting.
The Loss to the British Said to
Have Been Very Slight.

The Loss to the British Said to
Have Been Very Slight.
TOKAR OCCUPIED BY ENGLISH
TROOPS YESTERDAY.
TRINKITAT, Mar The forces under GeIi-
eral Graham, marched mile beyond Fort
Baker yesterday, the rebels. constantly Skin
mishing with bis advance guards during the
morning. Suddenly large force Of rebels,
who were concealed among the shrubbery on
sandy knolls, opened heavy fire on the Brit
ish troops who had biVouacked on the field
thoroughly drenched by the tropical rain.
The battle lasted all day, the rebels finally
retreating In disorder, leaving 1886 nsn killed
and wounded on the field. The British lost on
ly ten killed and forty wounded.
On Thursday night General Graham's forces
bivouacked at Fort Baker, the infantry in front,
the cavalry in the rear. The troops were all
assembled before sunrise, save the Sixty-fifth
regiment, which arrived at 8 a. m. The front
aud rear of the square were longer than the
sides, owing to the different strength OF the
regiments. The Gordon Highlauders in line
formed the advance, with two Gatling guns
and one Gardiner in the right corner, and two
Gsrdiners and one Calling In the left corner.
The Eighty ninth regiment 10 line formed the
right hand side of the square. the Black
Watch regiment the Iear. The whole strength
of the British forces was something less than
1000 men. The length of the front was $50
yards. The Hussars acted as scouts and sd-
vsnced in semi-circle thousand yards.
The troops advanced over sand knolls and
scrub for a mile from Fort Baker along the
Teb road, when the rebels opened fire with
their Remington rifles, but the range was too
long aud their shote proved ineff, ctiye The
reoels in swarms occupied the high ground IN
front and in the fiuks of the British army
They retired slowly as the English advanced
keeping within about 1900 ards of the main
body of the English forces. The British cav
airy followed, covering the rear upon the left
formed In three lines aud distant some 900
yards from the main army.
AT 80 the gunboat Sphinx fred four rounds
from Trinkitat harbor, but the range was two
great The shells burst a mile oTt OF the en-
emy's position. The firing was stopped, as q Q
shells were dangerous io-the Englsh. The cav
left to touch the rebels, who moved obstinateIy
though they were not ndisposed I, fight. The
infautry continued 10 advance st auily. Twu
or three times halt was made in order to al
low the sailors aud artillery, who were drag
ging their guns 10 rest.
The tquare was we'll maintained, but where
the ground was difficult tho men marched BY
tours right IN column, Of companies. The
road toward Ttb WAS studded with ccrpses of
Baker Pasha's il-starred fugitives, which flied
the air with pollution, aud around which
swarns of Carton flies lsziy hovered. After
an advance of three miles hai been accomp-
hshed the eartnworks OF the rebels came iu
sight. Guns we're mounted and standards
we're hying in the sutry air. The rebel fire
had now almost ceased except on the extreme
right and left, where it still continued to be d-
recied at lhs soonls. The British stepped
forth as on a holiday Tarade, the bagpipes
playing aud the Highanders footing cheerily,
and ad vanced till they were within 800 yards
of the rebels position, wht ra an old sugar mill
was standing, surrounded by number OF na-
tive hute, and whore also stood fort with two
guns. Here halt was ordered aud the scouts
reioined the cavalry. Neither force seemed
disposed to open fire.
AT last attention was called, whereupon
the rebels, seeing the British move, began the
battle with a shell from a Krupp gun cap
tured from the Egyptians. Tbs she'll passed
vide over the square. Tho next two shots
we're aimed with greater accuracy, and the
shells burst close to the British, wounoing sew
eral. The rabels maintained rattling ftlsi-
iade with small arms, sending hundreds Of bull
let's which whizzed arouui the ears of the
British. A man of the Gordon Hlghlanders
was first to fall, badly wounded. AS the shots
increased the ambulance surgeons were fully
occupied. Tho Euglish advanced steadily
in square without answering the rebel fire
till they passed the north face Of the rebel
works.
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PaSha in the face, and twenty men we're hit
After an eschelon of 1000 yards halt was or
dered, and the men were directed to lie down.
1t was now noon, the day was clear, and the
wind dispersed the smoke of the rebel fire, dis
closing the rebels movements.
Here the British opened fra with guns and
rifles, and the rebel fire rapidly slackened. Au
advance was at once ordered. The troops rose
and approached the rebel works. The rebels
were in no military order, but h. Id their posi-
tion desperately. There were 1900 OF them in
front and hundreds en- the sides of the square,
As the British advanced, firing, the rebels rose
within 200 yards OF them and rushed headiong
with their spears upon the British line. They
fell dead right and lett. None of them bolted.
but fell back suleniy. Having cleared the
ground in froCt, the British attacked f. rt
Burnaby, and carried it after a desperate fight
They turned two krEpp guns against the
enemy, but the Arabs contested every inch.
The British then stormed a brick building,
and at one O'Clock the rebels bolted, the CAT.
ling guns aud Martini rifles creating great
havoc among them. The English forces adj
vanced to the fresh water well at Teb where
the rebels made their last stand. After four
hours OF arduous fighting the British gained
possession of the rebels camp. The cavalry
charged the retreating rebels who did not bolt,
but gave the troopers blow for blow. The
enemy retreated slowly, anu the British kept
up their fire. Gen. Graham decided to pass
the night ut the Teb well. The advance on
Toksr will be made to-day
The War Office is in receipt Of telegram
stating that the los es OF the British In the
fight we're "a killed and 142 wounded. The
British forces captured four Kfupp guns, two
howitzers and one machine gun.
A telegram received az the war office also
stues that four officers of the English forcs
were killed. 9
A later dispatch from General Graham say 8
that ninet ecu officers received wounds, includ
ing Baker Pashs and Colonel Burnaby, both
OF whom we're severely wounded. Nine hum
dred of the enemss dead were counted in
captured positions.
LONDON, March 1.-The news of General
Grsham's victory over tte rebel forces under
command of O5man Digna in the Soudan yes
terday caused immense enthusiasm, and the
complete subiugatnn of the Mahdi is now
freely predicted. On all sides the opinion ia
freely expressed that the government should
reC0bqutr the whole Oi the SOudAn before
making terms with the rebels. The dynamite
plots ceased to be the topic OF conversation,
ana, notwithstanding the TACT that the police
have found an internal machine at Ludgatu
hi railway saiiln, very little attention was
paid to it, the public beiog wholly eugrossed
With the brilliant victory of the forces under
General Graham.
LATER e
The war lee has just ceived an official
dispatch from Lieutenant General Stephenson,
commander-in-chief of TIE British forces in
Egypt, announcing the victory OF General
Graham over the rebel forces under Osman
Diena, which officially states the less OF the
British trooDs Al "a killed and 123 wounded.
SUAKIM, March 2.-Afttr the bate, Baker
Pasha aud Admiral Hewitt returned to Trink.
itat. The soldiers and sailors stationed there
heartily cheered Baker Pasha, who had been
SO severely wounded that he was uDable to
walk. The veterans who took part in The bat
tie say they never met a mole resolnts foe
The enemy trel ehes were found completely
filed with corpses.
The Arabs left 400 men dead on the field al
Teb. besides guns aud other munitions. Their
whole camp, including 3S5 tents and many
camels, was also taken.
CAIRO, March 2.-The garrison found at To
kar mum beFed 10 men Uho vuara n ~ gfarVed