New-York tribune., 1884-02-28
AN ADVANCE ON TEB'
s,,p ENGLISH TROOPS READY FOR BATTLE
.Sx,rry OVER THE ExPEDuIoN-sUANiN lhNHA Az
FINED BY osMAN DIGNA.

ANXIETY OVER THE EXPEDffioN-sONN''
rSRp BY osMAN DIGMA.
c,,,o roh o7.-The advance of the English
.roons an Teb began before daybreak to-day. Two
h,ndrod and fifty men were left to garrison iiihh
90 ona n force of $500 men advanced 10
,be attack. 1t was expected that oa''ie
won,d be fought about o'clock III
tbs morning The naval brigade joined General
Graham with two nine -pounders Ihere Is growing
anxiety in Cairo about the result of the expediioh
and less confidence ia felt that the Englsh VIII DC
victorious.
The black troops at Suakim have been 1ouhd 10
he in communication with Ahmed Baronui' seconu
in command under Osman Digma. Admiral Hewitt
hos forbidden them to leave the camp and has
stationed the gunboats Decoy and Sphinx so that
their guns command the camp, with orders to open
fire if there are any symptoms of mutiny'
II is announced that Charles dc Lesseps VIII be i'll
Cairo in April for the purpose OF obtaining cohces
sions which will permit the construction OF
second canal across the isthmus of Suez Inc ne"
Sultan of Darfour refuses to leave KOrOsko until he
ne received CT 600 sterling.
THE SITUATION At TRINKITAT.
TRIxKITAr, Feb 27.-rhe British camp is well
protected with earthworks. Spies report that Us
man Digrna is threatening Suakm' Admiral Hewitt
has returned to Suakim. The rebels are massing
ish vedettes without however, doing any harn'
A Rrupp gun has lust been mounted at the FORT
Tho beach presents lively appearance lhe
lin Jackets. up to their necks in the water, are
landing the stores and carrying the soldiers
ashore through the surf. The Gordon Highland
ers and the Irish Fuseers are advancing
10 occupy the fort erected by BAKER
Pacha. They divested themselves Of shoes
aud stockings and walked bare-legged through the
morasses which lie between the harbor and the
mainland The distance to the fort is about four
miles. 1t was built on February to protect the
guns while crossing the morasses. The rebels re-
gard with exultatiOn the landing of the forces,
They are convinced that Allah has sent all as prey
for them.
ADvrCEs FROM Ell OBEID.
KuARTorM, Feb. PA man who has been tens
days in making the journey arrived here this morn
ing from El Obeid. lie reports that the
garrisons of Elfasher, Darra, Masteri and
Foga are still surrounded, while the garri-
sons of ON Shauga and kasl haVo
surrendered He says there had been no lighting
at Babrgazee. He saw. three Enghshmen al III
Obeld who were captured at kashgll. lhey were
well treated. The missionaries were not molesIGd
The Mahdi has only garrison at II Opeld' Inc
Arabs have gone to their villages, bnt are under
passing freely between here and Dongola.
SUAKIM, Feb. 27.-The captain of the Egyptian
steamer DamandOur has refused to obey orders 10
proceed with his vessel 10 lrlnkltat. AdmTsl
Hewitt has arrested the captain anu placeo HS
iight took place to-day on the Berber road, nine
miles from Suakim between rebels ana friendly
tribes Some of the latter cut their way through.
Two thousand men gathered from tribes numbering
10000 wish to come in tomorrow. Inc 1rlendly
tribes desire to fight if they are supported: of
Baker Pachas defeat, fifteen Austrian, four German
and four Swiss officers were killed.