The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-02
THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.
A DESPERATE BATTLE FOUGHT AND WON,
Ahc British Meet the Rebels Near
Trinkitat and Dcfcat Them.
Try cable IN ,be D,spatch.J

square, and the rebels were beaten at
every point. The IL NJ. special dispatches
10 tue Ddhy Telegraph confirm the report
that the British We're everywhere victorious
in yesterdays battle.
ONE THOUSAND REBELS KILLED.
LONDON, March 1-1s:30 Z. Md
vices from Trinkitat in regard TO yester-
days engagement give the following in
formation: The rebels were found In force,
with two guns mounted, at an old fort three
miles from Fort Baker. Firing was opened
on both sides, and lasted for long time,
when the rebels were finally repulsed, after
LOCO OF their men had been killed.
THE BRITISH LOSSES.
| LONDON, March 1.-The War Office is in
receipt OF telegram stating that the losses
OF the British IN the fight near Trinkitat
yesterday with the rebels are "a killed and
l42 wounded. The British forces captured
four Krupp guns, two howitzers, and one
machine-gun.
GENERAL GRAHAM's PRELIMINARY MOVE
MENTS.
LONDON, March L. Late dispatches from
Trinkitat give the following particulars in
regard to General Graham's movements
/ On Thursday night the expedition en-
camped near Fort Baker. The infantry
| bivouacked in front, the cavalry in the
rear. The troops were all assembled be-
! fore the sun set except the SiXty-tifth rcgi-
ment, which arrived at s. Friday morn
! ing fires were quickly kInded and coffee
made. Breakfast over, the forces were
formed in an oblong square, the front and
rear Of which were longer than the sides.
owing to the different strength Of
! the regiments. The Gordon Highland
ers i'm line formed the advance. with TWO
Calling guns and one Gardiner in the
right corner and two GARDENERS and one
! Calling in the left corner. The Eighty
ninth regiment in line formed the right
hand side OF the square, the Black Watch
regiment in the rear. 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 advanced in semi circle a
! 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 their Remington rifles, but the
range was too long, and their shots proved
| ineffective. The rebels in swarms occu-
pied the high ground in front and on the
TANKS of the British army. They retired
slowly us the English advanced, keeping
within about 1890 yards OF the main body
of the English forces. The British cavalry
followed, covering the rear upon the left,
formed in three lines and distant some 900
yards from the main army.
At $3.50 the gunboat Sphinx fired four
rounds from Trinkitat harbOr, but the
range was too great. The shells burst a
mile short of the enemy's position. The
firing was stopped, as the shells were dan
gerous to the English. The cavalry and
mounted infantry advanced on the left to
! touch the rebels. who moved Obstinately,
though they were not indisposed to
fight, The Infantry continued to advance
steadily. Two or three times a halt was
made in order to allow the sailors and ar
tilery. who were dragging the guns, to
rest. The square was well maintained, hut
where the ground was difficult the men
marched by fours-right in columns Of COM
panies. The road toward Teb was studded
with hundreds OF corpses OF Baker Pasha's
ill-starred fugitiyes, which filled the air
with pollution and around which swarms
OF carrion-fies lazily lowered.
After an advance Of three miles had been
accomplished the earthworks OF the rebels
came in sight. Guns were mounted and
standards were flying in the sultry air.
! The rebel fire had now almost ceased, eX-
cept on the extreme right and left, where
| it still continued to be directed at the
scouts. The British stepped forth as II OH
u holiday parade, the bagpipeS playing and
the Highlanders footing cheerily. They
advanced till they were within 800 yards
of the rebels position, where an old sugar
mill was standing, surrounded by num-
Der Of native huts, and where also stood Il
fort with two guns,
The BATTLE BEGUN.
| Here halt was ordered, and the scouts
rejoined 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 q
shell from a Krupp gun captured from the
Egyptians. The shell passed wide over the
SQUARE. The next two shots were aimed
with greater accuracy, and the shell:
burst close to the British, woundine
several. The rebels maintained rat
Ting fusilade with small arms, send
ing hundreds OF bullets, which whizzeC
around the ears Of the British. a mar
OF the Gordon Highlanders was the first
TO fall, badly wounded. As the shots III
creased the ambulance surgeons were fully
occupied. The English advanced steadily
in SQUARE, without answering the rebe
fire till they passed the north face OF the
rebel works. At this point a piece OF
shell wounded Baker Pasha in the face
and twenty men were hit. After an echeor
of thousand yards halt was ordered anC
the men were directed to lie down.
II was now noon, the day was clear, ant
the wind dispersed the smoke Of the rebe
fire. disclosing the rebels movement. Their
the British opened fire with guns and Mar
tint rifles, causing the rebel fire rapidly Z
slacken and almost cease. At this the bugl'
sounded fresh advance. The troops rose
wheeling round in the centre OF the square
and approached the rebel works. Th'
rebels were in no military order, but wer
scattered here and there, so as to take al
vantage OF the abundant cover which Tn
ground afforded. They chung to their pc
sition with desperate tenacity. Their
were 1000 rebels directly in front, wbll
many hundreds hung around the two side
of the square. AS the British moved for
ward, firing as they advanced, the rebels
armed with spears and huge cross-huieI
swords, rose within 200 yards OF the nd
yancing lines and rushed against the Bri
tish at break-neck speed.
NEEDLESS AND FEARLESS or DEATH.
The rebels fell right and left. Thong
some OF the brave fellows reached With
five PAGES of the square, none OF ther
= bolted. They only fell back sullenly whe
! thew were forced. Having cleared groun
] in front with their Martini rifles. th
| British attacked the fort. Colonel Brur
2 adv was the first to mount the parape
: firing double-barreled shotgun into tll
enemy around the works. The rebel
foul-h4 NTH fnrinns energY and frigh