The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08
CHRONICLES BY CABLE.
AFFAIRS IN DISTANT COUNTRIES.
The London Police Hot Upon the Track
OF the Dyn8miters-The Battle Of
Teb--Move of Forces In
the Soudam-Other News.
THE fENIAN PLOTS.

discovery OF the authors of the dynamite
Outrages and that they will soon effect their
capture. 1t has been learned that three
men landed at southampton February 20
from New York steamer Two Of these
were gentlemanly in appearance, and
the third rough and sailor-like.
They purchased two pOrtmanteaus,
one of which has been identified
as that found filled with explosives at Char
ing Cross station, while the other was that
found in Victoria station A portion OF the
overcOat found in the Charing Cross station
HAS also been discovered to
have been similar to that worn by
one of the men. 1t is believed that
three other men who have not been traced
landed likewise in Southampton
and acted in concert with the three whose
movements have been partially traced The
first three went to London and stopped at
the Waverly. A reward is offered for the
apprehension of the five men, two of whom
are described as Americans. The Clan-na-
Gael are expected on st. Patrick'S Day To
substitute the knife for dynamite, and kill
some officials.
CAIRO March 6.--OSman Digma has his
camp ten miles from Suakim, and will give
battle to the British as soon as his forces are
gathered in sufficient numbers. lie has
now 1000 men mt Tamanieb and about five
thousand some twenty miles from Suaklm.
The slaves have determined to support Os-
man Digma. An Arab who arrived at Sua-
kim from Osman Digma's camp reports that
the rebel leader is still bitterly hostile
to the English. The British troops from
Trinkitat will not land at Suakim, but lit
tie south of the place Admiral Hewitt and
General Graham have issued joint decree
summoning the Sheikhs to Suakim under
penalty of punishment. Several of these
Shekhs have sent ENJOYS Offering to desert
Osman Dgma and assist the English
if paid for their services. General Gordon's
reports of the submission of Sheikhs Is dis
trusted here. 1t is said that he is the dupe
of the Sheikhs, who take brides and delude
him. 1t is reported that Sheikhs lbahim
and Busser are advancing on khartoum
with seventeen thousand Arabs.
rRINKITAT, March 3.--On Thursday night
General Graham'S expedition was encamped
near Fort Baker. The troops were all as
sembled before sunset except the Sixty
Fifth Regiment, which arrived at eight
o'clock Friday morning. Breakfast over,
the forces, about four thousand strong,
formed in an oblong square, the front and
rear being longer than the sides, owing to
the different strength of the regiments. The
length of the front was $50 yards. The
hussars acted as scouts, advancing in
semi-circle one thousand yards ahead,
covering the front and TANKS of the main
force The troops advanced over sand
knobs and scrub for mile from Fort Baker,
along the Teb road, when the rebels opened
fire with Remington rifles, but the range was
so long that the shots proved Ineffective
The rebels in sWarmS occupied the high
ground in the front and on the tanks of the
British army. They retired slowly as the
English advanced, keeping about twelve
hundred yards from the main body
of the English force. The British cavalry
followed, covering the rear upon the left,
formed in three lines, distant nine hundred
yards from the main army
After advancing some three miles the
earthwOrks of the rebels came in sight The
rebel fire had now almost ceased, except on
the extreme right and lett The British
stepped forth as if on holiday parade, the
bagDipes playing and the llghlanders footing
it cheerlly. They advanced till within eight
hundred yards OF the rebels position, where
an old sugar-mill stood, surrounded by q
number of huts, and two guns were placed
In position Here a halt was ordered, and
the scouts reiOined the cavalry. Neither
force at first seemed disposed to open fire,
but at last A ttention ~ was called, and the
rebels, seeing the British move, began the
battle with shell from Krupp gun, which
passed wide over the square. The next
shots were aimed with greater accuracy, and
the shells burst close to the British, wound
ing several
The rebels maintained rafting tusilads
with small arms. AS the shots increased
the ambulance surgeons were kept busy.
t;yl aJy Of in a
without answering the rebel fire till
they passed the north of the rebel
works. At this point piece of
a shell wounded Baker Pasha and
twenty men were hit. after an echelon
movement OF one thousand yards, halt
was ordered and the men directed to lie
down. 1t was now MONDAY, and the win is
dispersed the smoke of the rebel fire, dis
closing the latter's movements.
As the British advanced, still firing, the
rebels rose within two hundred yards of
them and rushed headlons with their spears
upon the British line They fell dead right
and lett, but none of them bolted, but fell
back Suleny
Having cleared the ground in front, the
British attacked Fort Burn by and carried
1t after desperate fight: They turned two
Krupp guns against the enemy, but the
British then stogmed brick building, and
at one o'clock the rebels fled, the Gatling
guns and Martini rifles creating great havoc
among them.
The enemy retreated slowly and the Brit.
ish kept up their fire. General Graham de-
cided to pass the night at the T3b wells.
The advance on Tokar will be made at once,
LONDON, March 3.--The War Office has
received "a telegram stating that the losses
of the British in the fight near 1rinkitat
were twenty-four killed and l42 wouIsled.
The British captured four Krupp guns, two
h0witzers and one machine gun The rebel
loss is one thousand killed.
KHARTOUM, March 4.-El Mehdi has
forbidden Sheiks on the White Nile and
Blue Nile to advance to Khart0um or pro-
woke hOstilities.
FL Mehdi has stored up all his rifles, say
ing they belong to the Egyptian Govern
ment, and he will deliver them to its repre-
sentatives. FL Mchdi received General
GOrdon's letter naming him Sultan of Ker-
dOfan with ecstacies of delight and gave the
messenger VINO brought the letter robe of
honor.