Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-02
FREIGN.
mile Tnrned---A Brilliant
the !u. the British Army
in Egypt.
...a Tribute TO Genius-
ln'c. yellow Memorial Bust
Westminster.
tSNI L.
.RITISII VICTORY.

phelS were u'hlth ~ SNVly
,TEp-A ,ecial dispatches to the daily
d do SSyq re, confirm the report that the
saso MS drure everywhere victorious in
,,,,,TIoS battle.
ll l'.H.-----.-t.s or THE BATTLE.
TED, b he March l.-Thursday
,h ,. care 'r Of nor Graham's expedition en-
w. fort Baker. The troops
waNTEDmblei before sunset, eX-
- regiment, which arrived
TIED s 10 or Friday morning, Break
,ase o. so en- the forces, about 1900 strong,
y II. ferdlnar oblung square, the front
---..- van ing longer than the sides,
~ hq pirsts ie different strength of the
M le'..- Gordon's Highlanders
ROOM advance with two Calling
---Yne Gardiner in right corner
RENlIn mo q, ardiners and u Gatling in
! 'O'' ,rner. The S9lh regiment
.,-----nt hand side of square, and
wANwatch regiment the rear.
E1snA Fgth of the front was,
(1,i lent 10 baired and fifty yards. The
4 H. 7. ths ed as scouts, advancing in
w.yrE,s, 900 yards ahetd, cover
Ut and TANKS of the main
I BoARpEbB troops advanced over the
IN, corner a,,d so,nh for - Mia from
10 AR along the Teb road, when
lo"-lpeued fire with Remington
EEAs0NAB;le ran ge was SO long that
e nnc ,, stoV cSIoved ineffective. Rebels
SsplS.oarSctushbrccupied the high ground
Inc yea. olda Oh the TANKS of the Brit
and leviNrhey retired slowly as the
r ni' and and weiEanced, keeping about 200
lfdeslred, the main body of the Eng
rnsd io oyer ~ y The British cavalry fol
apr ring the rear upon the left,
800. three lines, distant
RkNiTTds from the main
!. cor At $3.50 n gunboat
1, nnm TriGketat, but the shells
ssidennile short of the enemies posi-
rSr. he cavalry and mounted in
1sSi advanced on the left to touch
prsmrebels, who moved obstinately
~ STnot indisposed to fight. The
an strs continued to advance steadi-
rsro or three times halt WAS
ZEN allow the sailors and artillery
1gging up the gus to rest. The
an Leb was studded with hun
IT, corpses. Baker Pashas fugi-
(ALLlling the air with pollution
SD which swarnis of carrion flies
ed. After advancing three miles
firth works of the rebels came in
iwhen the guns were mounted
,e standards We're set flying.
" rebel fire had now almost
4 exceli on the extreme right
left. The British stepped
as on h, i,uaS pa, ..ue, w.t. Tue
ipes playing ana the Highland
ling cheerily. They advanced
,feighty yards of the rebel posi-
where there was an old sugar
Grounded by n number of huts,
trthwith two guns were situated.
~ halt was ordered and the
rejoined the cavalry. Neither
.seemed disposed to open fire. AT
attention" was called, where
bn the rebels, seeing the British
I've, began the battle with shells
IN Krupp gun, which passed
de over the square. The next shots
ere aimed with. greater accuracy and
q shells burst close to the British,
several. The rebels main.
ned rattliug fusiilade with small
ms and "a the shots increased the
ubulance SUI geDns We're fully occu'
kd. The knglish advanced steadily
Ia square without answering the
u fire Till they passed the noitn
of the rebel WORKS. AT this point
Ice of shell wounded Baker Pasha,
twenty men were hit. After an
Iielon of one thousand yards, q halt
! ordered and the men directed tC
own. 1t was now MONDAY; the
Hther was clear, and the wind dis
lsed the smoke of the rebel fire, dis
Sing tine rebels movements.
Then the British opened fire, and
rebel fire rapidly slacSened. Al
ance was at once ordered
troops rose and approach
the rebel works. The
els were in no military order but
ID THAR position desperately. There
Re two Thousand of them in from
hundreds on the sides of thu
are. AS the British advanced fir
the rebels rose within 200 yard
hem and rushed headlong will
ars upon the British line. They
dead right and left; none..of then
ted. but fell back suIlenly. Havini
AIRED the ground in front, the Brit
attackea Fort Barraby, and carried
after desperate fight. The.
ned two Krupp guns against Tn
my, but the Arabs contested ever.
b rha Rriu-n then stormed tn
elk buildings, and at / o'clock tn
els Uoileu, tue Gau,ing guns an
rtini rifles creating great havo
ong them. The En- ,lish forces nd
.ced to the wells at Teb, where lii
els made their last stand. After
hours' arduous fight the BIRTHS
ed possession of the rebel camp
cavalry charged the retreatin
Is, who did not bolt but gave Tn
pers blow for blow. The enem
|ated slowly, and the British keI
heir fire. Gen. Graham decide
IS the night at the Teb wells. A
nee on TOkar will be made to-da,
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
pdon, March Later advice
TriBkitat gave the following II
tion: The rebels were found
with two guns mounted at u
ri thrn" mil . rom Fort Bake
opened on both sid IS, and las
ins .,,..e IN. ieDsis We're ma
ulsed, after one thousand OF the
lad been killed. British loss, te
and forty wounded.
MILITARY MATTERS.
English government has give
elton to ii4patching two BIZ
tallions to Assouan. Popular e
I'm, 30 strongly aroused wht
al Gordon's mission was a
ed, is subsiding at Khartour
- confidence is felt In the stu
IL Is feared the tribes beyor
pum will ridicule Gen. Gordon
hat pompous proclamatio
ewArt will 20 aunin nm NJ