The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-03

TRINKITAr, March 2-On Tnursday night
Gen Glaham's expedition was encamped
near Fort Baker. The troops were all assem-
biad before sunset, except the Sixty fifth reg
i.nent. which arrived at 8 o'c!oc!, Friday
morning Breakfast over, tho forces, about
A,OOo strong, formed in an oblong
square. the front and rea: beir:;
longer than the sides, owing to the
different strength Of the regiments. The
Gordon Highlanders formed the advance,
with two Gatling guns and one Gardner in
the right corner and two GARDENERS and one
GatIiug on the left. The Eightieth regiment
formed a right-hand-side square, the Black
Watch regiment in the rear. The
length of the front was $50 yards. The
hussars acted as scouts, advancing
in sem-circle 1000 yards ahead,
covering the front and fanks of the main
force The troops advanced over sand knolls
and scrub for mile from Fort Baker, along
the Teb road, when the rebels opened firs
with Remington rifles but the range was SO
long that the shots proved ineffective. The
releis in swarnls occupied the high ground in
the front and on the TANKS of the British
army They retired slowly as the Eng
lsh 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 800 yards from the main
army. At $50 gunboat fired from Trinki-
tat, but the shells burst a mile ShTt
of the enemy's position. The cavalry
and mounted infantry advanced on
the left to touch the rebels, who
moved obstinately, though seemingly not in
| disposed to fight The infantry continued to
| advance steadily.
/ Two or three times a halt was made to al
low the sailors and artillerymen dragging
| the guns to rest. The roai toward Teb was
studded with hundreds of the corpses. s.ofi Baker
| Pasha's fugitives, filling the air with pollu-
| ton, and around which swaims of carrion
| flies hoyered.
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 left. The British
stepped forth as if on holiday parade, the bag
pipes playing and the Highlanders footing il
cheerily. They advanced till within s0t
yards of the rebels position, where az
old sugar mill stood, surrounded by g
number of hutS, and two guns wert
I
and the scouts rejoined the calvalry. Neither
force at first seemed disposed to open fire, but
at last attention." was called, and ths
rebels, seeing the British move, began tht
battle with shell from a Krupp gun, whicl
passed wide over the square. The next shot
were aimed with greater accuracy, and TIN
shells burst close to the British, woundinS
several.
The rebels mained rattling fusilade witt
small arms As the shots increased tn
ambulance surgeons were kept busy. Th
English advanced steadily in a square, with
out answering the rebel fire till they passeC
the north Of the rebel works. At this poin
piece of she'll wounded Baker Pasha ans
twenty men were hit. After an echeloI
movement of 1000 yards, halt was orderet
and the men directed to lie down. 1t wa
now MONDAY, aud the winds dispersed tn
smoke of the rebel fire, disclosing the latter
movements.
Then tho British opened fire and the rebe
fire rapidly slackened. An advance was a
once ordered The troops rose and ar
| preached the enemy's works. The rebel
were in no military order, but held their pc
sition desperately. There were 6, 900 of then
in front and hundreds on the sides of th
square.
As the British advanced, still firing, tn
rebels rose within 200 yards of them an
rushed headlong with their spears upon til
British line They fell dead right and left
but none of them bolted, but fell back sui
ienly.
Having cleared the ground in front, tn
British attacked Fort Burnaby, and carrie
it after desperate fight They turned tw
krupp guns against the enemy, but the Arab
contested every inch of ground The BritiS
then stormed brick building, and at
o'clock the rebels fled, the Gatling guns an
Martini rifles creating great havoc anon
them.
The English forces advanced to well q
Ieb, where the rebels made their last stan6
After four hours of arduous fiehtin
the British gained possession of the rebel
camp The cavalry charged the retreatin
ebels, who did not bolt but gave the t-oo,
ers blow for blow.
The enemy retreated slowly and the Britis
kept up their fire. Gen. Graham decided +
\ pass the night at the Teb wells. The adyanc
On Tokar will be made Immediately
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